Keith Hansen Schow (3 December 1930 – 3 November 1988) was an

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er who played with Collingwood in the

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(VFL).

Career

Early career

Schow started his career at

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, in the

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. He was joint winner of the

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in 1950, at the age of 19. Also in 1950, Schow represented Canberra at the Brisbane Carnival.

Collingwood years

A defender, Schow joined Collingwood in 1951 but had to wait until the

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to make his league debut, in the club's round 10 win over

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. During the game he suffered a bruised thigh, which ruled him out of contention for Collingwood's next fixture. He didn't get another chance at senior level and instead played in the seconds for the rest of the season.

Queanbeyan, St George & Turner

From 1953 to 1955, Schow played for Queanbeyan-Acton. He was a member of their 1953 and 1954 premiership sides. He then played for Sydney club

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from 1956 to 1958, as captain-coach for the last two seasons. While in Sydney, Schow was a New South Wales interstate representative. In 1959, Schow returned to Queanbeyan, which had split from Acton. He was captain-coach for three years and steered them to a grand final in 1961, which they lost narrowly to Ainslie, by eight points. Schow was playing coach of

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(now Belconnen) from 1962 to 1964. He died from illness on 3 November 1988.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schow, Keith 1930 births Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Collingwood Football Club players Queanbeyan Football Club players St George AFC players 1988 deaths