[1] After playing just six league games the following year, Strooper nominated for the 1991 AFL Draft and was picked by Sydney with the 43rd selection.
[1] He was unable to repeat these efforts with a struggling Sydney side in 1993 and added just 10 more games, all of which were in losses.
[1] Delisted, he was given another chance by St Kilda, who secured him with the fourth pick of the 1994 Pre-Season Draft.
He appeared in the opening two rounds of the 1994 AFL season but was hampered by injuries during the year and played just four more games.
[2] Strooper was later part of a successful Northcote Park side, which competed in the Diamond Valley Football League.