Angus Schumacher (born 16 March 1999) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er playing for

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in the

West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League (WAFL) is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The league currently consists of ten teams, which play each other in a 20-round season usually lasting from March to September, ...

(WAFL). He previously spent a season with in the

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(AFL). Originally from

Naracoorte, South Australia Naracoorte is a town in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, approximately 336 kilometres south-east of Adelaide and 100 kilometres north of Mount Gambier, South Australia, Mount Gambier on the Riddoch Highway (A66). History Before the ...

, Schumacher moved to

Strathfieldsaye, Victoria Strathfieldsaye is a suburb of the Greater City of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia. It is located south-east of the Bendigo CBD. History A Strathfieldsaye post office opened on 1 January 1864 and a Strathfieldsaye North office on 8 December ...

, at the age of 12 and played junior football for the local club. He supported Carlton from a young age after receiving a club

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. As a junior, Schumacher played midfield and defensive roles, employing his penetrating kicking skills to rebound from the back half. He played for the

Bendigo Pioneers The Bendigo Pioneers is an Australian rules football team in the statewide Victorian under-18s league, the NAB League. Synopsis The Bendigo Pioneers is an Australian rules football team playing in NAB League since 1993 based in Bendigo, Victoria ...

in the

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from 2016, becoming vice-captain in 2017 and finishing third in the club's

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. Schumacher represented Vic Country in two matches of the

2017 AFL Under 18 Championships The 2017 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships was the 22nd edition of the AFL Under 18 Championships. For the previous two decades, the Under-18 Championships had been split into two divisions – with traditional football regions Vic Metro, Vic Coun ...

and tested at the 2017

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, performing particularly well on the goalkicking and field kicking tests. Schumacher was selected by Carlton with pick 70 in the 2017 national draft. He wore number 19 while at the club. Schumacher spent the majority of his Carlton stint with the

Northern Blues The Preston Football Club, which trades and plays as the Northern Bullants, is a long-established Australian rules football club based in Preston that plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL). It plays its home games at the Preston City O ...

, the club's

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affiliate, playing 32 games and kicking four goals over two years. Near the end of the 2019 season, he made his AFL debut against in round 20, but was delisted post-season without playing another match. He trained with prior to the 2019 draft in the hope of continuing with a second AFL club, but signed with East Perth after missing out on selection. Schumacher is currently studying a Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) at

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia. Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, ...

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