11 Facts About Wayne Schwass

Wayne Schwass was born on 27 November 1968 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Wayne Schwass was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, to mother Rae and Maori father Colin.

Wayne Schwass began playing Australian Rules at the South Warrnambool Football Club at the age of 10.

An outstanding talent, Wayne Schwass was recruited by Kangaroos as a junior and captained the North Melbourne under-19s to the premiership in 1987 and took out the Morrish Medal as the best and fairest in the under-19s.

Wayne Schwass won the club champion award, the Syd Barker Medal, twice at North Melbourne, in 1994 and 1995.

Wayne Schwass was one of the best in the Kangaroos' 1996 premiership side against Sydney and was named vice-captain to Wayne Carey.

At the Sydney Swans the following year, Wayne Schwass was an instant leader, taking out the club's best-and-fairest award and earning All-Australian selection.

Wayne Schwass would retire a few seasons later, playing just short of 100 games with the Swans, ending his serviceable AFL career.

In 2012, Wayne Schwass was a player-coach for the New Zealand representative AFL side, the New Zealand Hawks, against the Australian AIS-AFL Academy team.

Wayne Schwass has long been a great supporter and ambassador for Australian rules football in New Zealand.

Wayne Schwass is still involved with AFL as a commentator for Triple M on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons.