| David Schwarz | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | David Schwarz | ||
| Nickname | The Ox | ||
| Born | (1972-07-24)24 July 1972 (age 53) | ||
| Original team | Sunbury | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1991–2002 | Melbourne | 173 (244) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1999 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2002. 2 Representative statistics correct as of 1999 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
David Schwarz (born 24 July 1972) is a formerAustralian rules footballer,who retired in2002 after playing for theMelbourne Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL) for 12 seasons.
Recruited fromSunbury, Schwarz made hisAFL debut in1991. As a player for theMelbourne Football Club, he was known as "the Ox" for his beast-like build. He playedcentre half-forward orfull-forward, and in1994 he kicked nine goals straight againstSydney.[1] He also had some stand-out finals performances this year, including baulking an opponent in the right forward pocket and taking on a second defender to score a goal, and a memorable blind turn againstCarlton.[2] Schwarz was renowned for his strong marking, agility and athleticism, until he suffered numerous knee injuries, playing only two games in1995 and missing the entire1996 season.
Schwarz resumed playing in1997 at a weight of 103 kilograms (227 lb), which was 3 kilograms (6.6 lb) above the weight he subsequently carried in 2000. He capped his effort by winning the club's best and fairest in 1999 and passing the 100-game mark—something that was unthinkable a few years earlier when knee injuries left his career in tatters. In typical style, he celebrated with 20 of his closest mates and his mother, who had brought him up single-handedly since the age of eight. His father had been murdered.[3]
Late in his playing career, just after his 150th game, he appeared as a panellist on theAFL Footy Show in a memorable show whereSam Newmanthrew a pie in his face (a reference to being a gift from thePies for Melbourne's disappointing performance the week before).[4] A visibly angry Schwarz pushed Newman down to the ground, with the latter lucky not to suffer serious injury. However, Newman later admitted the whole bit was a setup.[5]
He retired in the middle of2002 having played 173 matches and kicking 244 goals.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Led the league after season and finals |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 1991 | Melbourne | 44 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 16 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | Melbourne | 5 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 239 | 115 | 354 | 112 | 40 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 5.2 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 1.8 |
| 1993 | Melbourne | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 42 | 114 | 49 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 12.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| 1994 | Melbourne | 5 | 25 | 60 | 23 | 280 | 126 | 406 | 173 | 34 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 16.2 | 6.9 | 1.4 |
| 1995 | Melbourne | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | Melbourne | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Melbourne | 5 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 18 | 75 | 37 | 4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| 1998 | Melbourne | 5 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 123 | 63 | 186 | 56 | 22 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| 1999 | Melbourne | 5 | 22 | 38 | 27 | 206 | 133 | 339 | 107 | 18 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 15.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| 2000 | Melbourne | 5 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 246 | 138 | 384 | 117 | 43 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 15.4 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| 2001 | Melbourne | 5 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 231 | 123 | 354 | 105 | 53 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| 2002 | Melbourne | 5 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 91 | 43 | 134 | 31 | 23 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Career | 173 | 243 | 162 | 1589 | 822 | 2411 | 807 | 248 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 13.9 | 4.7 | 1.4 | ||
Following his football career, Schwarz joined new sport radio stationSEN 1116 in 2005 in Melbourne; at his time on SEN, he admitted that during his football career he had a gambling problem and whittled away most of his income. He hostedThe Run Home on SEN from 3–7 pm weekdays with Mark Allen until 8 December 2017. From 2007 to 2010, Schwarz was a part ofChannel Seven's AFL commentary team.
In 2018, Schwarz joined Macquarie sports radio alongside Mark Allen to host the drive slot after their dismissals from SEN. On 1 November 2019, the pair concluded their term at MSR as the station's entire line-up was axed.
Since 2020, Schwarz and Allen presentThe Twilight Zone on3AW from 5–7pm on Saturdays and Sundays, mainly during the AFL off-season. He is also a commentator with 3AW and its Perth sister station6PR.
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