Career
He was the Gold Coast Football Club"s first selection, number 24 overall, in the 2011 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft. The 196cm full-back played for the North Hobart Demons in the Tasmanian Football League. In 2010 he represented the Tassie Mariners as an overage under-16 player at the national championships, and also played in the 2011 American Federation of Labor-Congress Under 18 Championships.
He was then invited to the American Federation of Labor-Congress draft combine.
Schade gained his Tasmanian Certifiate of Education from Guilford Young College Hobart in November 2011, days after being drafted.