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52 Herald Sun, Saturday, March 27, 2010 heraldsun.com.au Herald Sun, Saturday, Marc
HUNTSMANSCHNEIDER
MISSING IN ACTIONTHEY were the sprayed shots at goal that still keep awake at night.
The behinds kicked by Adam Schneider, StephenAndrew McQualter – the most glaring in a Grand Finthat read: St Kilda 9.14 (68) to Geelong 12.8 (80).
The Saints faithful won’t need reminding that the dtrio misfi red for a combined 2.6 after being lethal inall year.
Schneider is not into making excuses and while itfeel sorry for him, St Kilda’s only multiple goalkickemoved on from the missed chances that derailed a match-winning performance.
Asked for the fi rst time to recall a couple of pivotthe 2009 decider, he offers his thoughts.
1ST QUARTER 9-minute mark
Schneider receives a brilliant handball from McQuaforward pocket at the Punt Rd end and races towardgets to the top of the goalsquare, but chooses to snslices his left foot kick for a behind.
Schneider:“Things happen in games and it was extout there. I’m not going to make an excuse or anythI got a quick decision in my head to snap because I would have more control over the ball drop and I did
wind would take it out of my hands that way.“But unfortunately it did and I missed by a bit. Peo
goals, it doesn’t matter where it’s from or what gameveryone does it, as long as you learn from your mi
2ND QUARTER 16-minute mark
Nick Riewoldt fl ies at the city end to mark Jason Grand with three Geelong defenders up with him the Snumbers at ground level. Schneider swoops and swleft foot to snap from 35m, but hooks the ball right. an easy chance, but by his standards it’s gettable.
4TH QUARTER 10-minute markWith the game at fever pitch, Schneider marks in acjust inside the centre square at half-forward and bautiring Tom Harley. He runs to 45m out and steadies shot fades to the right.
Schneider:“I guess it was the last quarter of a Grawet game and the body was very heavy. You can haat goal and you’ve got to make sure you kick the onthe most, but unfortunately I had a day where I missthat you need to kick and it proved costly.”
IT’S been three years sinceAdam Schneider was a Swan,
but the man himself says itfeels like 30.
Entrenched in the St Kilda
system, the clever forwardwill renew acquaintances witha few familar faces at ANZ
Stadium tonight.“It feels like a long time ago
now. There’s a lot of playersthere who weren’t therewhen I was and lot have left,”
Schneider said.“I’ll always have mates for
life up in Sydney. I’ve shared
some amazing things withthose guys. Th e fi rst couple oftimes I played them it was a
bit weird, but they’re just like
another team now.”But there is one man
Schneider is looking forward tolocking horns with – returningIrishman and good mate Tadgh
Kennelly.“I’ve spoken to Tadgh. It’s
great to see him back and great
that he got to go home and dowhat he always dreamed of
doing,” he said.“He’s going to be a huge
boost for the Swans, he’s
such a great player. He mighthave lost a bit more hair whenhe was back home, but I
don’t think he’s lost any talentwhatsoever.
“He’s very important for
Sydney.”
SCHNEIDER ON THE SWANS
AdamSchneiderhaswrestledwithhisdemons, andbeatenthem,as SAMEDMUND reportsINHIS darkestmoments,Adam Schneider blamedhimself.
Foraman whohasmadehisname as a goal shark with alethal left foot, his crucialmisses in St Kilda’s heart-breaking Grand Final defeatlast year have left their scars.
They are of the horrible ifs,buts and maybes variety thatinevitably come after suchlosses.
IF he had kicked a droppuntinsteadofsnappingfromthe top of the goalsquare inthe first quarter, would hehave goaled?
BUT the conditions wereslippery, wet and windy.
M AYBE he should ha vetaken an extra stride or twoa f t e r s i d e s t e p p i ng T o mHarley in the last quarter so
hiskickhadmorepenetrationrather than fading right.
Schneider ended up theS a i n t s ’ o n l y m u l t i p l egoalkicker, but he would haveasked himself how could hefinish with 2.3 when on mostdaysitwouldprobablybe4.1?Maybe even five straight?
Of course, we’re talkingsplit-second decisions madein the fiercest of battles, butthat hasn’t made the grievingprocess any easier.
Schneider admitted thisweek the myriad what-ifs hadhaunted him.
‘‘It’s definitely somethingthat’s never going to slip yourmind,’’ he said.
‘‘At some part of the day, if not twice a day, it comes upand you think back.
‘‘Of course you do (blamey o u rs e l f ), m a t e. Y o u g othrough all the ifs, buts andmaybes and that happens allthetime.I’msureeveryplayeri n t h e t e am w o ul d h a v elooked b a ck a nd thoughtabout one little instance theywere involved in. That’s justhuman nature.
‘‘Unfortunately, I had a daywhere I missed the ones thatyouneedto kickanditprovedcostly.’’
Schneid er (34 goa ls, 19behinds) and fellow forwardsStephen Milne (46.28) andAndrew McQualter (22.7) fin-ished the 2009 season withmore than 100 goals betweenthem and conversion ratestha t w ould d o a ny sm a llforward proud.
Which is what makes theircombined 2.6 in a 12-pointloss to the Cats all the moredistressing.
Milne kicked two behindsand a dribbler from 40m thatfailed to score, McQualtermanaged one point from run-ning into an open goal.
As coach Ross Lyon knows,the match has been analysed
to death. But it was awayfrom the media glare that theramifications of defeat hithome for Schneider.
Intheweeksafterthegame,the routine trips to the super-market, petrol station andbakery became minefields aspeople left him in no doubtwhat they thought.
D e s p i t e h a v i n g t h ematurity to turn the othercheek , he copp ed his f a irshare.
‘‘It definitely happens, butit’spartofthejob,I guess,’’hesaid.
‘‘You get it, of course. Youget little kids coming up toyou as well saying things youwouldn’tthinkthey’dsay,butthat’s all part of it.
‘‘You’ve got supporters outthere who are definitely goingtotalkaboutit andyou’vegotopposition supporters whoare going to talk about it aswell. You learn to deal withthat kind of thing.
‘‘You’veactually got tobeatyour own demons in your ownhead first anyway.’’
The 25-year-old from the
tinyRiverinatownofOsborneha s p la yed in thr ee AF LGrand Finals in nine seasonssince making his debut withSydney in 2003. Each one hasbeen a tight, tense battle tothe end.
There was glory with theSwans team that outlastedWest Coast by four points in2005 and defeat at the handsof the same opponent by apoint in 2006. But nothing, hesaid, compared to the pain of last year.
‘‘There’s no such thing as agood Grand Final loss, youcan’t say that at all. But theSydney one, we were fortu-nate enough to win it the yearbefore,’’ he said.
‘‘We got so close and lost bya point and it definitely hurtbecause we put so much effort
into it.
‘‘Lastyear,aftertheyear wehad, was a huge disappoint-ment because we had such asuccessful season and a verygood on-field year. We put alotofworkintoit andit’sbeensuch a long time since thisclub had team success and Iguess that’s the most disap-pointing thing, to get so closeyet so far is definitely some-thing that hurts you.’’
Schneider sought sanctu-ary with several teammateson an end-of-season trip toBali, before partner Nikkitajoined him there for a two-week break to clear the mind.
‘‘The first couple of weeks Iwas pretty down, I suppose.Then I went away . . . I justreally relaxed and I guess itwas a good place to forgetabout things and get your
mind set to come back and
work even harder to go thatone step better next year,’’ hesaid.
Six m onths on f r om theGrand Final, Schneider is asmall representation of hisclub. He hasemerged from thedespair with a renewed vigourthatgoes beyondthemundanecliche or weak pre-season vow.
Anger and disappointmenthave given way to a determi-nation to improve, to comeback harder than ever.
H e ha s hur t a s m uch a sanyone, perhaps more, but asSt Kilda launches its cam-paignagainstSydneytonight,you sense a renewed resolve.
‘‘Mate,I’llneverbeoverit,tobe honest, but I’ve put itbehind me. You’ve just got tomove on because there’s noth-ing you can do about it now. If
you dwell on it too much, it’snot going to get you anywheresoyou’vejustgotto learnfromyour mistakes,’’ he said.
‘‘It’s now a new year and I’mjust really excited about it.We’vegotaprettysimilarteamto last year and the oppor-tunity to play some good footyisgoingtogiveuseverychanceof success this season.’’
Schneider became a fatherlast year, with son Koby help-ing put life in perspective at adifficult time, football-wise.
‘‘Footy is our job. We live it24/7 and it’s obviously some-thing you love doing, but thisshows you it’ s not ever y-thing,’’ he said.
‘‘It does change your life. Iguess when you have a hardday, you can go home and seeyoursonandit putsasmileonyour face, for sure.’’
Schneider has thrived onthe summer training pro-gram.Itisthe firsttimeinfiveyears he has not had post-season surgery.
His NAB Cup form has beenexcellent, highlighted b yextendedstintsin themidfield.
‘‘I’vehad theopportunityinthere, which is something I’vealwayswantedto do,’’hesaid.
‘‘It’s pretty hard to get inwith Lenny Hayes, (Leigh)Montagna, (Nick) Dal Santoand (Brendon) Goddard andthose guys. If I get the oppor-tunity to get in there for fiveminutes (during the season),I’ll definitely love it and makethe most of it. I just have towait and see and play what-ever role ‘Rossy’ wants me toplay for the team.’’
Schneider looks slimmerthan in previous years, butasked ifhe had lost weight, helaughed. ‘‘I’ve had a few peo-p le a sk m e that, b ut I ’ veactually put on a kilo. I’mheavier than I’ve ever beenplaying footy,’’ he said..
‘‘It must be the new pre-
season jumpers. I think thefullpre-seasonhasmadea bigdifference, getting the bodymore toned and into it.’’
The internal expectationsh a v e o n l y i n c r e a s e d a tMoorabbin during summer,butSchneiderisemphatictheteam is perfectly placed toclimb of f the ca nva s a ndprove the doubters wrong.
‘‘No one has taken the footoff; if anything we’re goingharder. The expectations area lot higher on ourselves nowso we’ve really set ourselvesup to not have a year thatprobably everyone thinks youmight have,’’ he said.
‘‘As a team the theme is toimprove again. Why can’t we?Footy is measured by winningGrand Finals and we didn’twinaGrandFinal,soofcoursewe can improve. Everyone hascome back and worked onwhat they need to as an indi-vidual to help the team.
‘‘Every side is flying at thistimeofyearanddoingPBsandall that, but we’ve really setourselves a challenge. We’vegot to take it to another level.’’
BREAKING NEWS I LATEST SCORES heraldsun.com.au AFL ROROUND 1 AFL
Missedopportunities:AdamSchneider’spoor
kickingfor goalinlast
year’sGrandFinalplayed
heavilyon hismind,
particularlyafterthefinal
siren.
Pictures: MICHAEL
KLEIN,DARREN
TINDALE
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DUMPED Test spinner NathanHauritz — his disenchantmentwith Australian cricket complete— hasgiven away hiscricket gear.
In a bizarre scene, the New SouthWales spin bowler was sitting in front of a cardboard box at his Sydney flat as hegave away his kit on Saturday.
Just weeks ago he was lining up withhis Test teammates at the Ashes squadannouncement at Sydney OperaHouse.
As those players preparedfor thethirdTest in Perth, Hauritz had a garage sale,selling unwanted items along with the
Test jumpers he gave away.Heavy wool, long and short-sleeved,
and training gear, some with the tagsstill attached, were mixed with NewSouth Wales and generic gear.
Hauritz didn’t need a sign. He simplysaid: ‘‘I don’t play for them any more.’’
The Coogee yard sale was a typicalscene. People wandered in an outlooking at old video recorders, a coupleof bookshelves and an array of cricketbooks including a Viv Richards biogra-phy, cricket histories and a couple of Max Walker numbers.
Whether or not Hauritz, who has
played 17 Tests for 63 wickets at 34.98,hasresignedhimselfto notbeing pickedfor Australia again, no one can say.
But those words — ‘‘I don’t play fort he m a ny m ore’ ’ — bet ra ye d t he29-year-old’s disillusionment.
A day after helping the Blues tovictory over South Australia in theSheffield Shield with three wickets anda knock of 148, he was ridding himself of Test gear as if it was junk.
The jumpers would have been handywhen Hauritz was taking Englishwickets in the 2009 Ashes series, butthey were last year’s version and theyand their former inhabitant are clearlynot required for Perth on Thursday.
Hauritz had planned to donate themto the St Vincent de Paul charity, butgave them away on the street instead.
Western Australia’s Michael Beer hasthe Test spin spot after Xavier Dohertyreplaced Hauritz for the first Test.Doherty was then dropped after thesecond Test loss in Adelaide.
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