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Adam Schneider knows what side he’d rather be on.
The left-footed livewire was a key component of St Kilda’s AFL NAB Cup premiership in just his second game for the club since being traded from Sydney at the end of last year.
Schneider gathered 22 possessions and launched the Saints inside their attacking 50m zone five times during their hard fought five-point win over Adelaide at AAMI Stadium last night.
The 23-year-old confirmed the Saints were a club on the rise in 2008, a season in which his former club, the ageing Swans, are tipped to fall.
“They are two different sides,” Schneider said.
“We have got a very young side here and very talented, whereas Sydney have got the old and experienced type players who were unstoppable in their time.
“We are building towards a good year.”
Schneider conceded the Saints weren’t fussed about the result of last night’s pre-season playoff in Adelaide.
For the third preseason match in a row, St Kilda came from behind to emerge victorious – this time heading Adelaide after the Crows took the lead early in the last quarter before their adoring home fans.
“We got out of the game what we wanted,” said Schneider.
“You can never take away from winning, it means we are playing the way we wanted to play.
“But we weren’t too fussed about the result.
“We were just trying to focus on the way we played and we were able to do that.”
Schneider was considered a specialist forward at Sydney but revelling in a new midfield role with the Saints.
The damaging recruit has bolstered an on-ball brigade already the envy of most AFL clubs, featuring established stars such as Lenny Hayes, Luke Ball, Nick Dal Santo and Robert Harvey – all prominent performers in Saints’ first preseason flag since 2004.
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