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Always looking to the future, Alistair Clarskon and his team have used their National Draft picks to secure five exciting young prospects for the years ahead. Some pundits, including myself, believed that the Hawthorn Forward line would be self sufficient for the short term and the Hawks' attention should have been in building a strong and tall backline. Of the five players picked up in the National Draft yesterday, just one player, Jordan Lisle, looks like he can add real defensive support in the future. Below are the profiles of the new Hawthorn players you may see on the big stage at some time next year: Selection 16 - Ryan Schoenmakers Date of birth: 8/11/90
Height: 189cm
Weight: 85kg
Club: Norwood (SA) Bio: A forward with good endurance, Schoenmakers is strong overhead, effective with both feet and a handy goalkicker. A South Australian under-18 representative in 2008, Schoenmakers is from Tea Tree Gully FC. Jason McCartney says: Ryan played a bit down back early in the carnival, but moved up forward in the last couple of games when SA played very well. He was that third tall who covered the ground really well and had a fantastic set of hands. He was a real key to his side's success here in Melbourne in those last two games of the carnival. He's just a really good size and shape and he won the repeat sprint test at draft camp which tells you a bit about his running ability. Key Draft Camp Performances
1st repeat sprints (six x 30m sprints) 24.82sec
6th 20m sprint 2.9sec
7th standing vertical jump 69cm |
