[1] He played in Richmond's first match in the VFL competition, against Melbourne, at the Punt Road Oval, on 2 May 1908.

[1] In 1913, Schmidt kicked a goal after the siren to destroy Carlton's chances of making the finals; it is the first recorded instance of a VFL player kicking a goal after the siren to win the match.

[2] He was a member of the St Kilda team that lost the 1913 VFL Grand Final to Fitzroy.

He again crossed back to Richmond in 1921[5] but he realised he was getting too old for the VFL standard required and he returned to Warracknabeal.

He then coached Richmond for one season, 1933, where they lost the Grand Final to South Melbourne.

The Wimmera FL had split in 1932, and the larger clubs were playing in a Ballarat base competition.