Brad Scheer (born 31 August 1998) is a professional

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Scheer was born in

Esperance, Western Australia Esperance () is a town in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth and south of Kalgoorlie. The urban population of Esperance was 12,003 ...

but moved to the Gold Coast at the age of 13. He played his junior football for the Palm Beach Currumbin Lions in the local Gold Coast league and set a club record for the youngest senior debutant at the age of 15. He also joined the

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in his teenage years while attending

Palm Beach Currumbin High School Palm Beach Currumbin State High School is an independent public, co-educational, secondary school, located in the Gold Coast suburb of Palm Beach, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment ...

. He was selected to represent both Queensland and the Allies at the

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. While playing for the Allies, Scheer kicked the game-winning goal from the boundary to seal a huge victory over the Victorian Country team. Despite spending the early part of his life in Western Australia, Scheer was eligible to be academy drafted by the Gold Coast Suns as he spent the required five years in their academy zone prior to being drafted. Scheer was delisted at the end of the Suns' 2019 season, subsequently signing with the

Southport Sharks The Southport Australian Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, that competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Southport is one of the most successful football clu ...

. In January 2020 Schee
pled guilty to drug possession
after being caught with cocaine on a night out in December. He was charged with a three-month good behaviour bond and attended a drug education program. Scheer announced his retirement from football in 2021 to focus on triathlons.

AFL career

Scheer made his AFL debut in the Gold Coast's twenty-five point win against at

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in round seven of the 2017 season.Gold Coast academy graduate Brad Scheer will make his AFL debut this week
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scheer, Brad 1998 births Living people Gold Coast Football Club players Southport Australian Football Club players Australian rules footballers from the Gold Coast, Queensland Australian rules footballers from Western Australia People educated at Palm Beach Currumbin State High School