Ryan Schoenmakers
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Ryan Schoenmakers is an Australian rules football
er with the Hawthorn Football Club
in the Australian Football League
(AFL). He was selected with the last pick of the first round selections, pick 16, in the 2008 AFL Draft
.
Schoenmakers started his career with the Tea Tree Gully Football Club, becoming the first Tea Tree Gully player to play in the AFL. He moved to Norwood
as a junior. Schoenmakers played at centre half-forward for the South Australian Under 18 side, as well as for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League
. He is 193 cm tall and weighs 85 kg.
He was impressive at AFL Draft Camp, with the top ranking in the repeat sprints and in the top six in both the 20m sprint (2.90 sec) and standing vertical jump (69 cm).
Schoenmakers attended St Paul's College, situated in the north eastern suburbs of Adelaide.
He made his debut for Hawthorn in the opening round of the 2009 AFL season
, in the rematch of the 2008 AFL Grand Final
against Geelong
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er with the Hawthorn Football Club
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL). He was selected with the last pick of the first round selections, pick 16, in the 2008 AFL Draft
2008 AFL Draft
The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...
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Schoenmakers started his career with the Tea Tree Gully Football Club, becoming the first Tea Tree Gully player to play in the AFL. He moved to Norwood
Norwood Football Club
Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
as a junior. Schoenmakers played at centre half-forward for the South Australian Under 18 side, as well as for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
. He is 193 cm tall and weighs 85 kg.
He was impressive at AFL Draft Camp, with the top ranking in the repeat sprints and in the top six in both the 20m sprint (2.90 sec) and standing vertical jump (69 cm).
Schoenmakers attended St Paul's College, situated in the north eastern suburbs of Adelaide.
He made his debut for Hawthorn in the opening round of the 2009 AFL season
2009 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:...
, in the rematch of the 2008 AFL Grand Final
2008 AFL Grand Final
The 2008 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on the 27th of September 2008...
against Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
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