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Schmidt on the rise

Schmidt on the rise
1:00:42 PM Wed 13 December, 2006
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Chris Schmidt has left behind a life on his family’s pig, sheep and crop farm at Robertstown in South Australia to pursue his AFL football dream with the Brisbane Lions.

The composed 17 year old has gradually progressed through South Australia’s junior football ranks and had his first taste of senior football this year playing four matches with West Adelaide in the SANFL.

He was a standout for South Australia in this year’s under 18 championships and was unlucky to miss All-Australian selection. While much of the fuss surrounded his high profiled South Australian team-mate and number one draft pick Bryce Gibbs, Schmidt averaged 18 possessions and ranked second for South Australia in hardball gets.

Although he was unable to perform any physical testing at the AFL Draft Camp, Schmidt was widely considered as one of the country’s best young talents.

The Lions took little time in reading out Schmidt’s name with their third round selection (pick 34) at the 2006 AFL National Draft which they received from the Western Bulldogs in return for Jason Akermanis.

Schmidt arrived in Brisbane almost two weeks ago and has begun to settle in well to the Queensland lifestyle.

“I’m very excited (to be in Brisbane),” he said. “I was a bit nervous to begin with, but the more I think about it, the more I enjoy being up here.”

Schmidt has moved in with fellow South Australian and West Adelaide product Cameron Wood, who was drafted by the Lions in 2004.

“It’s great staying with Cameron (Wood) and his mum because I knew them from back in South Australia,” he said.

Lions Assistant Coach Shaun Rehn presents another familiar face for Schmidt, having coached the ‘Westies’ for two seasons prior to joining the Lions at the end of 2005.

While he settles into the new environment, Schmidt is focused on training hard and preparing for his first season in the AFL.

“I’d really like to get through pre-season injury free and get as fit as I can,” he said. “If all goes well I might get the chance to play a couple of games in the NAB Cup. I’ll then go from there and hopefully get a few senior games during the season. I’ll just work hard and see what happens.”

Considered by Brisbane Lions Football Manager Graeme Allan as a “ready-made player for the football club,” Schmidt’s body is developed enough to play senior football next season. He is a tall and quick running midfielder that is most suited on the wing or at half-back and at 188cm is the same height as Lions Nigel Lappin, Josh Drummond and Tim Notting.

However, Schmidt’s size and style of play is probably best likened to Adelaide’s Brett Burton.

“I will probably play on a half-back flank to start with I’d say and then hopefully move into the midfield at some stage throughout the year,” he said.

While Schmidt lists his decision making, reading of the play, endurance and use of the ball as his best football attributes, his hands are inherently unique.

Schmidt was recorded as having the fifth largest handspan among the 72 young players tested at the AFL Draft Camp and was the only player in the top ten that stood under 192cm.

“It’s an advantage having good-sized hands, no doubt,” Schmidt said. “Especially in the wet, that’s when you probably notice them more. I find I can handle a wet ball more easily than some players.”

His hands may be an indication that Schmidt could yet grow to the size of his powerfully built brothers who stand at 192cm and 197cm.

“(My brothers) didn’t stop growing until they were about 21 so all indications are that I’ve still got some growing to do,” he said.
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THERE is no rushing Brisbane Lions draftee Chris Schmidt. On the field, and off it, the South Australian exhibits none of the frenetic dash that typifies an AFL rookie.
Neither is there any impatience nor swagger. What you discover, even in the first days of the Lions' searching pre-season sweat, is a 17-year-old with all the time in the world.
"Time seems to slow down for him," said West Adelaide football development manager John Timms, who watched Schmidt grow from a skinny country kid with potential into a silky-skilled defender.
"Sometimes when you watch training, it's just this flurry of arms and legs.
"Schmidty never looks like he's exerting himself but he gets the job done."
The Lions, having rated him a first-round draft choice, were delighted when the 188cm half-back was still available at pick 34 in last month's national draft.
Having represented South Australia at each age group since under-12s, Schmidt was a standout at this year's under-18 national championship.
West Adelaide coach Wayne Weidemann was clearly a fan, pitching the youngster into four senior games for the Bloods late in the season.
The youngest of three siblings, Schmidt should have no trouble acclimatising to life as one of the youngest players in the Lions' den.
He grew up on the family's pig, sheep and cereal crop farm in Robertstown, a speck of a town about 130km north of Adelaide.
From the age of 13 he would "sit in a forward pocket" in the seniors, learning when to swoop on the ball and when to dodge older and stronger bodies.
"It's a great atmosphere playing country footy, and you learn by being exposed to the big bodies at an early age," the youngster mused.
Although he bears a striking resemblance to Adelaide Crows high-flier Brett "Birdman" Burton, there are few similarities in their play.
Schmidt's giant hands – he was fifth at the AFL draft camp for handspan – are skilled but he is more suited to ground battles. "I don't take hangers too often," he admitted, when asked about the Burton comparison.
Timms says the teenager is a great decision-maker.
"There's a resemblance to Birdman but Schmidty's more of a loper," he said.
"He's a Rolls Royce of a kid. He did that trip (from Robertstown) about two or three times a week but at no stage did we ever hear him complain about being tired."
Schmidt is enjoying his first weeks as a Queenslander, where he is sharing a house with ruckman Cam Wood, another young Lion from West Adelaide.
There are few limits to what role he eventually fulfils for Brisbane.
Schmidt is most comfortable playing as a floating half-back but, with growing left to do, there may be other possibilities. His dad Mickey is tall, while brothers Matt and Nick also stand well over 190cm and did not stop growing until they were 21.
"I'd love to eventually get out onto a wing or in the midfield," said Schmidt, who is skilled on both sides of his body. "I've always had my eye on playing in the AFL.
"It's good to be a step closer but I'm not there yet."
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At draft camp Schmidt had the 5th biggest handspan

Handspan
Jesse White - 26.7cm
Kurt Tippett - 26.3cm
Brent Renouf - 25.4cm
Tom Collier - 25.2cm
Chris Schmidt - 25.2cm
Justin Hardy - 25.0cm
Sean Hampson - 25.0cm
Mark Austin - 24.9cm
Andrejs Everitt - 24.9cm
Daniel Currie - 24.6cm
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AIS Profile

Chris Schmidt

Name: Chris Schmidt

Sport: Australian Rules Football

Position/event:

Date of birth / birthplace: 20 March 1989 - Elizaabeth, SA

Are you also a SIS / SAS scholarship holder, and if so what institute / academy?

What year did you begin your AIS scholarship? 2005

What is your most significant achievement in sport? U16 State football team

What is your major sporting goal? Play AFL football

Who are your idols, and why (not necessarily sporting)? Warren Tredrae because he has such a big work ethic

Who has most influenced your sporting career, and why? My dad and my brother because they have always helped me out in everything, especially football

Do you work or study while training - if so what? Full time year 11 student. Work 2 night a week at our local general store

How do you hope to be remembered when you retire from your sport? As a clean, fair and skillful player

What are your career goals after sport? PE teaching

What do you regard as the most memorable sporting moment? Winning U12 National Carnival with South Australia
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South Australian Chris Schmidt is set to wear No.13 - the same guernsey he wore for the Croweaters in this year's under 18 carnival. Martin Pike was the most recent Lion to wear No.13.
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Chris Schmidt
SA, 20-Mar-89, West Adelaide, Medium Defender, 188, 80.8
Composed defender/midfielder who had an excellent year progressing to senior level in 2006. Good decision maker, neat user of the ball and great endurance (14 plus Beep Test). Impressed for SA in NAB AFL U18 Championships averaging 18 possessions and ranking second for South Australia in hardball gets. From Robertstown F.C.
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Phantom Draft Profile (Huge Blues Fan - Carlton)

#35 - Chris Schmidt - Medium Defender (West Adelaide, SA) - 187cm, 78kg. DOB 20/03/1989
Thought he would be long gone by now. We looked very closely at a couple of talls here, but Schmidt is too classy to pass on at #35. IMO was the second best player for SA in the under 18 championships behind Gibbs. Is bottom aged and a great reader of the play, is poised, rarely beaten man on man and is surprisingly strong and corageous for his slight frame as well as being strong overhead. Playing loose man in defence for SA, saw him put himself in the path of Hawkins lead and get crucnched then bounce straight up.....also knocked out Hansen doing a similar act at Skilled Stadium. Also in the champs he seemed to have an understanding with Gibbs and they frequently teamed up to bring the ball out of defence, so all the more reason to get him to Carlton at this pick. Is an AIS academy member and broke through to play SANFL seniors as a 17 y.o. By all reports his coach at wests was impressed with the few games he played before getting injured. IIRC he trained with Port during their last pre-season and was praised for how quickly he picked up the drills. Seems a very smart kid and very coachable and makes good decisions. Will probably start in a back pocket and gradually work his way up to be part of the midfield rotation in time. I'm a bit cautious to say it, but he reminds me a little of a less athletic version of Brett Burton. Not the first tiime i have heard that comparison. He has some development left to get to that level, however if he continues to develop he won't be far off that. Adds further class to the future Carlton midfield rotation. Also happy for him to room in with Gibbs and help make the SA boys feel at home.
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TOA's Phantom Draft

Pick 36 – ESS – Chris SCHMIDT (20/03/89) – 186cm/87kgs
Bottom-age classy flanker who uses the ball well and can play in a variety of positions. The type of modern footballer AFL clubs love; nice height, athletic, shows poise, good overhead etc Plenty to work with and should go in the first three rounds. Essendon will take him quick smart if he last this long, a very good value option at this stage in the draft. Port will probably consider him strongly at pick 23.
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Weaver's Phantom Draft

20. Chris Schmidt (Essendon) - Quite quick with passable skills off the half-back flank. Was second only to Gibbs at the Championship in a poor SA side. Has the right combination of size, speed and skills to be a valuable utility at AFL level. Needs to learn to keep his kicks down and get penetration on them – he kicks too many floaters. Also prone to fumbling which will hurt his chances in the centre square. Courageous in the spoil.
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Macca69's Phantom Draft

35. Carlton - Chris Schmidt
Tall midfielder utility type, who can play HBF or wing. Smart player, who’s good overhead, has a bit of pace and just seems to have a lot of time when he gets the ball, is one that reminds me of Sam Butler in a way. Is a good get at #35, but to me doesn’t have a whole lot of upside, due to a lack of a standout quality. Will probably become a serviceable to good player at AFL level, but is a very safe option to do so.
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Lions make fans happy
Tuesday 6 February 2007
Andrew Browne
Sportal for afl.com.au

The Brisbane Lions have enthralled and entertained several hundred young fans in the first two days of their AFL Community Camp.

Like St Kilda on the Mornington Peninsula, the Lions have elected to stay close to home this week in visiting two of the fastest growing regions around Brisbane - the south-western and northern suburbs.

The Lions began the week in Ipswich visiting schools and playing a variety of fun games before moving the program a little closer to the CBD with a visit to Brothers Recreational Centre, Logan Civic Park on Tuesday.

Senior players and new draftees were greeted with unbridled enthusiasm at both centres where activities organised by Life Be in It, local councils and AFL Queensland had young fans from local schools and the Logan PCYC participating with the Lions in a series of fun games.

The youngsters demonstrated some handy skills in upstaging their older rivals in activities such as crazy cricket, sack races, earth ball and the big foot challenge to name a few before seeking some all important autographs.

One of the participating schools at Logan Central on Tuesday was Park Ridge State High School, which is one of only six schools in the state labelled an AFL Queensland School of Excellence and has australian rules as a subject.

School spokesperson Craig McBrien - who moved into the area only three years ago after playing with Lavington in Victoria's Ovens and Murray League.- said there was annual intake of 60 boys and girls at year levels eight and nine to study the code as part of its physical education program.

This is only the second induction after recently retired skipper Michael Voss opened the program last year.

For young Lions draftee Chris Schmidt, it was a matter of being on the other side of the fence as it was only a few years ago the 18-year-old South Australian was an interested spectator as the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide visited his hometown of Robertstown in the Riverland district for their Community Camps.

"This is a great opportunity to give something back and meet all the young fans," Schmidt told afl.com.au admitting coming from such a strong football state to one still developing was a culture shock.

"It is different to home but that is why we are out her to promote the game and I'm sure people will enjoy it once they get into it."

Following the activities at Logan Central the fun continued into the evening at the Logan Hyperdome Shopping Centre.

Captaincy candidates Luke Power and Jonathan Brown - fresh from his pleasing knee scans - entertained the young audience with some 'storytelling tales' about some of their fellow Lions.

That was followed by Indigenous All-Stars captain Chris Johnson also recalling some of his favourite childrens' books before he flys out to Darwin on Wednesday morning to prepare for Friday's dreamtime clash with Essendon.

On Wednesday, the Lions will join the Kangaroos - who are also in Queensland for their Community Camp - at Movie World to launch a 'new era of AFL on the Gold Coast'.

Thursday and Friday will see the Lions arrive in Brisbane's northern suburbs to spread their AFL message in the Pine Rivers and Redlands Shires respectively.

However, if there is one example that typifies the spirit of the Community Camps it occurred on Tuesday at Logan Central.

A young girl from nearby Kingston State School is a very keen Lions fan but is yet to see a game live at the Gabba.

So Tuesday was the first chance to see her heroes in the flesh and grab a few autographs. A Lions staffer then presented the young fan with a supporter pack full of Lions goodies normally reserved for paying members.

Well her joyous reaction was obvious and the huge smile priceless as at the end she left with a story to tell her friends and memories that will last forever.
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Chris is the youngest player on our 2007 list,
serendipity would have tempted me to "honour" him with the #12 jumper, having been drafted with the WBD 2nd rounder for JA

Accidentally fortunate?

Not on your life,

I'm hoping this kid will be the templete of the "modern utility".

At 188cms and still growing, 81kg, a beep of 14.1, 2.96 for the 20m sprint, quoted as a "ready-made", "good decision maker", with "the hand span".

I'll be watching with interest any game time Chris earns come the NAB.
 
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VERY impressive at the Intraclub.

The press clippings posted above are spot on, he's just got great poise and footy smarts.

Has plenty of time, even in congested packs and always seems to make the right decisions.

Apart from one dodgy fumble, he didn't put a foot wrong.

Will play some senior footy this season I reckon.
 
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TheBrownDog said:
VERY impressive at the Intraclub.

The press clippings posted above are spot on, he's just got great poise and footy smarts.

Has plenty of time, even in congested packs and always seems to make the right decisions.

Apart from one dodgy fumble, he didn't put a foot wrong.

Will play some senior footy this season I reckon.
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Slow that Bandwagon down TBD!!


I'm running as fast as I can and wish to hitch a ride. :D

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blynd_freddie said:
Slow that Bandwagon down TBD!!


I'm running as fast as I can and wish to hitch a ride. :D

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I'll have to throw you a rope, because this bandwagon isn't slowing down!
 
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TheBrownDog said:
I'll have to throw you a rope, because this bandwagon isn't slowing down!
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OK, let's fast forward then....

2009 GF

Proud slides close to, over? boundry line in FP knocks ball back into play, to Sheldon.... GOAL!!!!

LIONS by 5pts over PIES. :D :D
 
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blynd_freddie said:
OK, let's fast forward then....

2009 GF

Proud slides close to, over? boundry line in FP knocks ball back into play, to Sheldon.... GOAL!!!!

LIONS by 5pts over PIES. :D :D
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Ohh, of course Chris Schmidt out of the centre. :D
 
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The only concern that I have with Schmidt is getting the ball. For those who have been around a while from reports he reminds me a bit of Nathan Clarke. When I first saw Clarke play in 2000 I thought the kid was going to be a star. Great size for a mid, smooth hands, great disposal, chose the right option, seemed to have time when he got the ball. The only problem was that he didn't get enough of the ball and he never really was able to develop that knack and then he went backwards in other areas.
 
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I doubt that will be an issue with Schmidt, Quigs.

Gibbs was the only player to beat him in for hardball gets for SA at the National Championships last year. All the spotlight was on Gibbs -- rightly so to an extent as he was exceptional -- but the next best two or three SA kids kinda got ignored. From what I saw Schmidt was their second best player as a hands-on Goodes/Hadley-style onballer.
 

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Schmidt is an absolute gem, can’t believe we passed on him. We instead went for KPP Kurt Tippett. I saw him play on a number of occasions last year and each time I was thoroughly impressed. As others have noted he is just so composed, it looks as though he has an eternity whenever he’s in the action. He has very good skills and always makes the right decision. He has deceptive height and shouldn’t be too far off playing AFL footy. I have little doubt that he’ll be a 200 game player in this league. :thumbsu:
 
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Schmidt in his first outing - the intraclub. While he didn't star, he impressed with his poise and decision making.
 
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Chris Schmidt (No. 13): Schmidt, who hails from Robertstown in South Australia, boasts good size for a utility and was solid across the half-back in last week's intra-club match. The 18-year-old was identified as a ready-made AFL footballer by Lions football manager Graeme Allan when he was taken in the 2006 national draft and he has already shown one invaluable gift in the pre-season - that of appearing to have all the time in the world when it comes to disposing of the football. The No. 34 selection used on Schmidt was the one the Lions received from the Western Bulldogs in exchange for Jason Akermanis.
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Nice to start at AFL level for Chris. Got a little bit of the ball against Geelong. The really impressive thing for me was his disposal by foot. He took the right option each time and hit the targets every time as well. If he gets a bit more of the ball and keeps that up he has a long career ahead of him.

Running around out there I was thinking he reminded me a bit of the footage of Vossy from his first season. I think it was probably him being fitting in pretty well at this early stage and being fair haired and skinny that did it and the fact that I reckon his final physique is going to be absolutely nothing like it is now. It would be nice if he has a similar type of career.
 

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Yeah. His decision making and kicking is exceptional, he might remind you of Vossy, but he reminds me of Lappin, tall, skinny, good kick. I'd like to see him play HB or wing when he has bulked up.
 
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Still thinks he looks like Screech from Saved by the Bell.

Good debut last week tough, am really loooking forward to seeing him develop.:thumbsu:
 

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