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Wayne Schwass's Biography
Wayne Schwass is one of the
most highly rated performers in the AFL history, playing 282 AFL games over 14
years with the North Melbourne Football Club (1988-1997) and the Sydney Swans
(1998-2002). Founder of The Sunrise Foundation, Wayne is a versatile,
motivating and inspirational speaker.
Born in New Zealand, Schwass moved to Warrnambool
in Victoria at the age of 3 where he began playing Australian Rules before
being recruited by VFL club, Kangaroos.
During his 14 year career Wayne won 3 Club Best
& Fairest awards, was an All Australian, 3 x State Representative, 1996
Premiership player, 1995 Night Premiership Player, Morrish Medallist (VFL U/19
Best & Fairest), AFL Life Membership and North Melbourne Life Membership.
Wayne retired from AFL Football in June 2002.
Wayne has since forged a name for himself as a
highly respected AFL Broadcaster on TV, radio and online with AFL.com, AFL
Live, Triple M Footy and AFL Central- hosting such shows as Off The Bench
TV, Footy Feast and calling AF on the AFL Live. The 2016 season will see
Wayne return to the commentary team at Triple M and talking all things footy
with PRIME7’s Off The Bench TV.
In 2007 Wayne became the face of the AFL Coke
Zero Dream Team website and a co-presenter on the AFL’s online game preview
show Saturday Central as well as the AFL’s online review show The
Final Siren both on AFL.com.
Wayne is also the
Founder of ‘The Sunrise Foundation’, an organisation he created after becoming
one of the first AFL footballers to openly speak out about his battle with
depression. Though no longer operating, the Sunrise Foundation was created to
develop and deliver purpose built preventative education programs addressing
depression for young people aged between 12-24 with a particular focus in the
education system, athletes from all sports across all levels including the
elite and rural Australia
Wayne’s vast
experience from being an AFL player to media personality, from the private
sector to establishing the Sunrise Foundation has also developed him into a
versatile and motivating Keynote Speaker and MC.