Chloe Scheer

Chloe Scheer
Scheer playing for Adelaide in January 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Gawler, South Australia
Original team(s) North Adelaide (SANFLW)
Draft No. 37, 2018 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs, at Norwood Oval
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 14
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019–2021 Adelaide 17 (13)
2022 (S6)– Geelong 32 (41)
Total 49 (54)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Chloe Scheer (born 7 October 1999) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Early life and state football

Scheer was a talented underage cricketer, classed as a top order batswoman.[1] 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.[2]

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 Modbury,[2] where she played her junior football.[3] She won the Rell Smith Medal, the medal given to the under-18 best and fairest in the South Australian Women's Football League (SAWFL), three consecutive times in the years 2015–2017.[1][4] In 2016, she also won the Dutschke Medal, the medal given to the senior best and fairest in the SAWFL.[5] Scheer was also a key player for North Adelaide in the inaugural season of the SANFL Women's League in 2017.[6] She was one of North Adelaide's best players in the Grand Final, which they lost to Norwood.[7][8] At the 2017 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships, Scheer represented South Australia and was selected for the initial squad of the All-Australian team.[9]

AFL Women's career

Scheer was supposed to be drafted in the 2017 AFL Women's draft, but ruptured her left anterior cruciate ligament late in the season. Following rehabilitation, she was drafted by Adelaide with their third selection and thirty-seventh overall in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.[1][10] She made her debut in the one point loss to the Western Bulldogs at Norwood Oval in the opening round of the 2019 season.[11][12] In round 5 of the season, she was nominated for the 2019 AFL Women's Rising Star award.[3] Scheer played in the 2019 AFL Women's Grand Final, in which Adelaide claimed their second premiership. During the match, she suffered another anterior cruciate ligament injury, this time to her right knee.[13][14] Following the 2019 season, Adelaide re-signed Scheer on a two-year contract.[15]

Scheer was traded to Geelong at the conclusion of the 2021 AFL Women's season.[16]

Personal life

Scheer was born in Gawler, South Australia and went to school at Gawler and District College.[2][10] Her older sister, Abbey Scheer plays football for Payneham Norwood Union Football Club.[17]

It was revealed that Scheer could move to Geelong in the wake of the 2021 AFL Women's season.[18] She officially requested a trade to Geelong on 29 May 2021.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c "AFLW: Crows choose Chloe". Adelaide. Telstra Media. 23 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Gawler's Very Own Young Gun: Chloe Scheer" (PDF). Gawler and District College. 8 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b Walsh, Liz (5 March 2019). "Adelaide forward to be nominated for the 2019 women's rising star award". news.com.au.
  4. ^ "Rell Smith Medal". Adelaide Footy League. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  5. ^ "The Village Tavern SAWFL 2016 Dutschke Medal Night". Adelaide Footy League. 12 September 2016.
  6. ^ Argent, Peter (11 March 2019). "Scheer is a joy to watch". Barossa and Light Herald.
  7. ^ Argent, Peter (4 April 2017). "SANFL: Redlegs claim inaugural women's crown". The Footy Almanac.
  8. ^ "AFLW list changes". Adelaide. Telstra Media. 12 September 2018. Li was drafted to Carlton from Norwood's SANFLW team with pick No.28 in the 2017 AFLW Draft after being named best on ground in the Club's 2017 Grand Final win over North Adelaide.
  9. ^ Black, Sarah (18 July 2017). "AFLW U18 All Australian squad named". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  10. ^ a b Abbracciavento, Daniela (28 October 2019). "Chloe Scheer overcomes ACL injury to realise AFLW dream and be selected by the Crows". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  11. ^ Argent, Peter (25 March 2019). "Scheer grand final bound". Barossa and Light Herald. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020. Scheer debuted in round one of the current season...
  12. ^ Black, Sarah (1 February 2019). "TEAMS: Injury-hit Docker finally locked in for debut". AFL Women's. Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  13. ^ Argent, Peter (1 April 2019). "Scheer's heaven and heartbreak". Barossa and Light Herald.
  14. ^ Black, Sarah (30 December 2019). "Scheer will: How Adelaide's other Grand Final knee victim is tracking". AFL Women's. Telstra Media.
  15. ^ Smith, Matthew (3 July 2019). "The forgotten hero of the AFLW grand final, Chloe Scheer, and her long road back from injury". ABC News.
  16. ^ Black, Sarah (8 June 2021). "Tayla a Demon: Mega-trade confirmed with SEVEN players involved". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Bulldogs break through for maiden victory". The Advertiser. 3 March 2019. Abbey Scheer, the older sister of Crows AFLW midfielder Chloe Scheer...
  18. ^ Beveridge, Riley (17 May 2021). "Cats target Crow to kickstart rebuild". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  19. ^ Black, Sarah (29 May 2021). "Sign and Trade Period preview: Flag Crow wants out, star Tiger to join rivals". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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