Jay Schulz
| Jay Schulz | |||
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| Full name | Jay Schulz | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 12, 2002 National Draft | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2003–2009 | Richmond | 71 (58) | |
| 2010–2016 | Port Adelaide | 122 (272) | |
| Total | 193 (330) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jay Schulz (born 18 April 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A high marking forward, he previously played for Richmond. Jay was delisted from the Port Adelaide Football Club in late August 2016.
As a 17-year-old, he played for the All Australian under 17 side against Ireland in the International Rules series. He won the Ron Barassi Medal as best player for Australia during the series.
Schulz was drafted in the 2002 National AFL Draft, No. 12 overall, traded by Adelaide with Kane Johnson and pick 28 to Richmond for Jason Torney, pick 2, 18 and 32. He attended Concordia College in Highgate, South Australia for his high school and played for the Central Yorke Cougars Football Club.
He made his debut in 2003 against Essendon and only saw two minutes of action. Schulz had a promising start to his career at Richmond, including a 6-goal game against the Brisbane Lions in 2004, that earned him an AFL Rising Star nomination.
2005 was a year to forget for Schulz after breaking his ankle twice. He started the year being caught drink driving and speeding, that resulted in Richmond's major sponsor, the Traffic Accident Commission withdrawing their sponsorship of the club. He would only play 4 games for the season. After playing the first two games of the season in 2006, he hurt his shoulder and missed a few months. He returned in Round 13 and kicked 3 goals against Collingwood. He had a career high 8 tackles against the Western Bulldogs a few games later. Schulz kicked 16 goals in the last 9 games of the season. He was used in a variety of positions, highlighting his ability to play multiple roles. However, he will be looking to cement a permanent spot, either forward or back, to give some stability to the Tigers structure. Schulz started the 2007 season very well, kicking 9 goals in the first 4 games. However, he couldn't hold his spot for the entire season. He finished the year with 14.14 from 12 games.
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