. ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Schul z ▁attended ▁Con cord ia ▁College ▁in ▁High gate , ▁South ▁Australia ▁and ▁played ▁football ▁for ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Central ▁Y or ke ▁C oug ars ▁Football ▁Club . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old , ▁Schul z ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁All - Austral ian ▁under - 1 7 ▁side ▁against ▁Ireland ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁R ules ▁series . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Ron ▁Bar ass i ▁Medal ▁as ▁best ▁player ▁for ▁Australia ▁during ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Schul z ▁was ▁draft ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁National ▁A FL ▁D raft , ▁No . ▁ 1 2 ▁overall , ▁and ▁then ▁trad ed ▁by ▁Ad ela ide ▁with ▁K ane ▁Johnson ▁and ▁pick ▁ 2 8 ▁to ▁Richmond ▁for ▁Jason ▁Tor ney , ▁pick ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 3 2 . ▁ ▁A FL ▁career ▁ ▁Richmond : ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 9 ▁Schul z ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁against ▁Ess end on , ▁but ▁only ▁saw ▁two ▁minutes ▁of ▁action . ▁Schul z ▁had ▁a ▁prom ising ▁start ▁to ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁Richmond , ▁including ▁a ▁ 6 - goal ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁L ions ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁that ▁earned ▁him ▁an ▁A FL ▁R ising ▁Star ▁nom ination . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁was ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁forget ▁for ▁Schul