Rick Schoff is a former

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 who played 215 games for Sturt in the

SANFL The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

from 1959 to 1971.

Utility As a topic of economics, utility is used to model worth or value. Its usage has evolved significantly over time. The term was introduced initially as a measure of pleasure or happiness as part of the theory of utilitarianism by moral philosopher ...

Rick Schoff played in a variety of positions during his career but was at his best at centre half back. It was there that he represented South Australia at the 1966 Hobart and

1969 Adelaide Carnival The 1969 Adelaide Carnival was the 17th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. Four teams competed in the carnival, South Australia, the Victorian Football League, Tasmania and W ...

s, gaining

All-Australian The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-perf ...

selection on both occasions. In all he played for South Australia 13 times. In his early years, the heavily built Schoff was used up forward for Sturt and topped their goalkicking in 1961. He was soon moved to half back where he would spend most of his time and was a key member of their team which won successive premierships from 1966 to 1970. Schoff missed the 1966 premiership side through injury but played in the next four, as well as winning their 'Best and fairest' in 1968. When Sturt named their official 'Team of the Century' in 2000, Schoff was put on a half back flank. The following year he inducted into the

South Australian Football Hall of Fame The South Australian Football Hall of Fame enshrines those who have made a most significant contribution to the game of Australian Football. The Hall of Fame was established in 2002 when 114 outstanding individuals became inaugural inductees. S ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schoff, Rick Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian rules footballers from South Australia Sturt Football Club players All-Australians (1953–1988) South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees