Chloe Scheer (born 7 October 1999) is an

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFLW).

Early life and state football

Scheer was a talented underage

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er, classed as a top order batswoman. She played four years for the Gawler Centrals all-boys cricket team, after which she transferred to Northern Jets and played there for six years. Since the age of 12 she played in Grade A teams, and won two Grand Finals. She also represented South Australia's state team in 2010, 2012, and 2015. Despite being turned away by her club due to her not being male, Scheer stayed determined to play football and joined Salisbury West's under-16 team. With them she won a premiership, and after a year there joined

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, where she played her junior football. She won the

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, the medal given to the under-18

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in the

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(SAWFL), three consecutive times in the years 2015–2017. In 2016, she also won the Dutschke Medal, the medal given to the senior best and fairest in the SAWFL. Scheer was also a key player for

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in the inaugural season of the

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in 2017. She was one of North Adelaide's best players in the Grand Final, which they lost to Norwood. At the

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, Scheer represented South Australia and was selected for the initial squad of the All-Australian team.

AFL Women's career

Scheer was supposed to be drafted in the

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, but ruptured her left

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late in the season. Following rehabilitation, she was drafted by

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with their third selection and thirty-seventh overall in the

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. She made her debut in the one point loss to the

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in the opening round of the 2019 season. In round 5 of the season, she was nominated for the

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award. Scheer played in the

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, in which Adelaide claimed their second premiership. During the match, she suffered another

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, this time to her right knee. Following the 2019 season, Adelaide re-signed Scheer on a two-year contract. Scheer was traded to at the conclusion of the

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Personal life

Scheer was born in

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and went to school at

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. Her older sister, Abbey Scheer plays football for Payneham Norwood Union Football Club. It was revealed that Scheer could move to in the wake of the

. She officially requested a trade to Geelong on 29 May 2021.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheer, Chloe 1999 births Living people Adelaide Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Geelong Football Club (AFLW) players