Adam Schneider

#13 - Adam Schneider - St Kilda FC
Personal information
Birth	12 May 1984 (1984-05-12) (age 25)
Recruited from	Osborne/NSW-ACT U18
Height and weight	179cm / 77kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 1, 29 March 2003, Sydney Swans vs. Carlton Blues, at Telstra Stadium
Team(s)	St Kilda Football Club 2008 - 43 games, 34 goals Sydney Swans (2001–2007) 98 games, 99 goals In Total 141 games, 133 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2009 season
Career highlights
St Kilda Minor Premiership Side 2009 St Kilda AFL Cup Winning Side 2008 Sydney Premiership Player 2005 Sydney Swans Rising Star 2003 18 AFL Finals Series matches International Rules Series 2006

Adam Schneider (born 12 May 1984) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Schneider formerly played for the Sydney Swans.

[edit] AFL career

Schneider at training prior to the 2009 AFL Grand Final

Originally from the small town of Osbourne, Schneider spent most of his teenage years at St Francis De Sales Regional College in Leeton, then Kooringal High And Trinity High School in Wagga Wagga where he decided to pursue Australian rules football after also excelling in cricket.^{[citation needed]}

Schneider was recruited from Osbourne and NSW-ACT U18 by Sydney Swans in the 2001 AFL Draft. He was Sydney's 4th Round selection and number 60 overall.

During his first season at the club, Schneider suffered minor injuries and illness which sidelined him for over three months.

However, in 2003, Schneider hit the ground running. Through the pre-season and practice matches he was in great form and earned his senior AFL debut. He debuted in Round 1 of the 2003 premiership season against Carlton. His form was good enough for him to hold his place in the seniors for all 24 matches as well as kicking 30 goals for the season.

2004, however, was a completely different story. Schneider suffered a hamstring injury which saw the young goal sneak sidelined for a month. He managed to be selected for just 12 matches, half as many as the previous season and managed to kick only nine goals.

In the 2005 season, Schneider gradually improved and towards the second half of the season he was again a regular starter. He went on to play for the Swans in the grand final and scored Sydney's second goal of the match.

[edit] St Kilda Football Club

At the end of the 2007 season Schneider was traded from Sydney to St Kilda Football Club.

Schneider wears the #13 guernsey for the Saints, the same number he had at Sydney.

[edit] 2008 season

Schneider played in St Kilda’s 2008 NAB Cup winning side, the club's third AFL Cup win.^[1][2]

[edit] 2009 season

Schneider played in 21 of 22 matches in the 2009 AFL Premiership Season home and away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the 2009 AFL Finals Series, winning the club’s third minor premiership.^[3]

St Kilda qualified for the 2009 AFL Grand Final after qualifying and preliminary finals wins. Schneider played in the grand final when St Kilda was defeated by 12 points.

As of the end of the 2009 AFL Premiership Season, Schneider had played in 18 AFL finals series matches - including 3 AFL grand finals - and 1 AFL Cup final.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: St Kilda Football Club

• Adam Schneider profile on the Official AFL Website of the St Kilda Football Club
• Adam Schneider's statistics from AFL Tables

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