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Played a great GF in the first couple of qtrs too
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Said this before - will say it again - Schoey is the reverse Lake - defender for years switched FWD and kicks ass. Much prefer him as a FWD but maybe his time as a defender has given him qualities as a FWD he would never have developed otherwise. Really excited to see him play again this year
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You've been saying it wrong then.
Schoenmakers was one of the top forwards in the country for his age right up until he got drafted.
Lake was also recruited as a forward. Undiagnosed sleep apnea. The Dogs switched him to the backline around the same time his sleep apnea was diagnosed. The rest is history.
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I'm aware of that. But I'm also aware of Schoenmakers playing as a defender at Hawthorn for a large number of years before being switched forward
In essence I'm saying Lake brought in attributes normally associated with a key power forward and maybe Schoey's time back has allowed him to bring in attributes as a key defender to his fwd role.
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Just watching some of the replays from late last year, it's striking me again just what a strong mark Schoey is. Or at least has the potential to be a consistent clunker of contested grabs.
As I said earlier on, I think we're in good hands (pardon the pun)
As I said earlier on, I think we're in good hands (pardon the pun)
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Weird. I agree. Is there a psychological difference to clunking them fwd as opposed to marking as a defender? Probs.
Still think his time as a back has helped his development as a fwd player. Marking against the great fwds likey has given him schooling on how to do it much like how our taggers end up as good mids
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Yep. Massive difference between being able to just straight-up present, and the purely reactive nature of key position defence...
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Lake always at least looked like he was straight-up presenting
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Shoey was 2008 draft where the kpp types were notably watts, hurley, vickery and roughead jordan
Only the last was available to us, hurleys only lived up to his hype in the last couple of years. Vickery for longer.
Its arguable that hes trackin OK for a kpp who had a knee recon
