Reginald "Reg" Schumann was an

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 Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er and a captain of the

Port Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where it is nicknamed the ...

in 1949. Schumann played in the full back position his entire career. He made his debut for Port Adelaide in 1939, the year Port Adelaide won the premiership over West Torrens in the grand final. The next year, in 1940, Schumann was awarded Port Adelaide's best and fairest award. In 1949, he acted as captain of the club and in the

Magarey Medal The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Willi ...

polled the highest votes for his club. He retired in 1950. Over his career, he played 116 league games, all for Port Adelaide, as well as 7 games representing South Australia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schumann, Reginald Australian rules footballers from South Australia Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Possibly living people Year of birth missing