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.
Stats:| NAB AFL Under 18 Championships | ||||||||
| Team | Mt | K | HB | D | M | HO | T | G |
| S.A. | 5 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Draft Camp highlights: 1st repeat sprints (six x 30m sprints) 24.82sec
6th 20m sprint 2.9sec
=7th standing vertical jump 69cm
What sort of player are you?
I’d say I’m an athletic centre half-forward. I like to cover a fair bit of ground and deliver the ball to the full-forwards.
Strengths?
My biggest strengths are probably my skills and my athleticism. For a big guy, those two attributes come in handy and I’m not too bad at taking a mark overhead either.
Weaknesses?
My weakness is probably at the one-on-one contests. I tend to get pushed out the way at marking contests a bit, so I need to work on my upper body strength and get better in that area.
Which AFL club do you support?
I’ve always been a Crows man.
I suppose I’m a bit similar to Ryan O’Keefe. He runs a lot, has good skills and works up the ground a lot, as well as kicking goals, so he’s someone I watch a lot.
