Brad Scheer (born 31 August 1998) is a professional

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er who plays for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Scheer was born in

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but moved to the

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at the age of 13. He played his junior football for the Palm Beach Currumbin Lions in the local Gold Coast league and set a club record for the youngest senior debutant at the age of 15. He also joined the

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in his teenage years while attending

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. He was selected to represent both Queensland and the Allies at the

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. While playing for the Allies, Scheer kicked the game-winning goal from the boundary to seal a huge victory over the Victorian Country team. Despite spending the early part of his life in Western Australia, Scheer was eligible to be academy drafted by the Gold Coast Suns as he spent the required five years in their academy zone prior to being drafted.

AFL career

Scheer made his AFL debut in the Gold Coast's twenty-five point win against at

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in round seven of the 2017 season.Gold Coast academy graduate Brad Scheer will make his AFL debut this week
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References

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