Wayne Schwass, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Wayne Schwass

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1968

Place of Birth: New Zealand

Profession: sports commentator, Australian rules footballer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Wayne Schwass

  • Wayne Schwass (born 27 November 1968) is a former Australian rules football player in the VFL/AFL who debuted in 1988. He is notable as one of only a few New Zealand-born players of Maori heritage in the history of the VFL/AFL. Schwass moved from New Zealand at the age of 10 to Warrnambool in Victoria, Australia area where he began playing Australian Rules before being recruited by VFL club Kangaroos. "Swatta" was a champion wingman, known for his blistering pace and courage who played in the Kangaroos' 1996 premiership side before becoming a leader in the Sydney Swans side. In 2006, Schwass announced that he had suffered from depression during his successful AFL career.
  • In 2006, Schwass set up The Sunrise Foundation to help other athletes who suffer from depression.
  • On December 13, 2017, Schwass posted on Twitter an image of himself celebrating when receiving his 1996 premiership medallion with the caption "this is what suicidal looks like".
  • He goes on to describe his smile as "fake" and his feelings of isolation in what was the highlight of his career.In 2012, Schwass was a player-coach for the New Zealand representative AFL side, the NZ Hawks, against the Australian AIS-AFL Academy team.
  • He has long been a great supporter and ambassador for the game in New Zealand which has had several AFL and numerous Australian State league players play in the past five years. Schwass is now founder and CEO of PukaUp, a social enterprise who state their vision is "to create the environments for every person to have authentic and genuine conversations about mental health and emotional wellbeing.” A regular on the public speaking circuit, Schwass also hosts the PukaUp Podcast with PodcastONE.
  • Schwass is still involved with AFL, as a commentator for Triple M on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons.

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