Laurence Schache was an Australian rules footballer, playing in the Australian Football League with the Brisbane Bears and the South Australian National Football League with Sturt, West Torrens and Woodville-West Torrens.
10 Facts About Laurence Schache
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Laurence Schache played in the minor grades at Essendon as a forward with some success, which included a haul of 25 goals in an under-19s match against Sydney in round 22,1985, but he never managed to play a senior game for Essendon.
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Laurence Schache moved to Adelaide in 1988 to play for Sturt, before moving to West Torrens in 1989.
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Laurence Schache was drafted by Brisbane as the number one choice at the 1990 Mid Year AFL National Draft and made his AFL debut for the Bears against Geelong in round 4,1991.
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Laurence Schache played 17 games for Brisbane in 1991, winning the club's leading goalkicker award in his first season with 47 goals, including a best return of six goals against Adelaide in round 14.
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Laurence Schache had a less successful year in 1992, playing 12 games for 17 goals, and subsequently was delisted by Brisbane at the end of the season after 29 games and 64 goals.
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Laurence Schache returned to South Australia in 1993 to play for the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles.
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Laurence Schache played in the Eagles's first premiership but injured his knee the following year, forcing his retirement.
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Laurence Schache briefly coached Latrobe Football Club in Tasmania before returning to Adelaide, where he was diagnosed with amyloidosis in July 2002.
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Laurence Schache was 34 and left a widow and two children.