2023 Preseason Testing Top 5s – Tasmania
THE TASMANIA Devils convened at the Silverdome in Launceston recently to partake in their annual preseason testing event, under the eye of Rookie Me. Under 18 talent from both the boys and girls squads underwent a range of physical tests; from vertical jumps, to sprints and endurance running.
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There was no player quicker than Rocky Barron in the boys’ portion of testing, with the 179cm over-ager topping the timesheet in both the 20m sprint and agility test. He finished in front of Bowen Clemons in the former, as Clemons showcased his speed-endurance mix with a fourth-place yo-yo test result.
Elsewhere, Blake Harper joined Clemons as an under-ager to have impressed, He snaring podium finishes in the standing and running vertical jumps. A pair of AFL Draft prospects also fared well in the yo-yo test. Midfielder Colby McKercher was last to finish on level 21.5, while fellow top-ager Tom Beaumont came in third, a couple of levels behind.
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Bottom-ager Taia Lette was the star of the girls’ testing, achieving top five results in four of the six events. She put up unbeaten scores in the standing and running vertical jumps, as well as the 20m sprint in a terrific all-round effort.
AFLW Academy member Georgia Clark displayed her aerial ability with top five finishes in all three jumping tests. Top-ager Madison Lamb topped the running vertical leaps, finishing level with Grace White on 60cm.
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TOP 5 RESULTS – BOYS
STANDING VERTICAL JUMP
Liam Jones – 76cm
Jack Dolliver – 74cm
Blake Harper – 74cm
Heath Ollington – 73cm
Lenny Douglas – 73cm
RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP (R)
Jack Gilligan – 93cm
Blake Harper – 92cm
Heath Ollington – 88cm
Jarvis Breen – 87cm
Tom Beaumont – 85cm
RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP (L)
Maverick Gerrard – 89cm
Oscar Van Dam – 89cm
Campbell Atkins – 88cm
Mitch Nicholas – 87cm
Jack Dolliver – 86cm
20M SPRINT
Rocky Barron – 2.842 seconds
Bowen Clemons – 2.850 seconds
Oliver Woodcock-Davis – 2.897 seconds
Blake Harper – 2.927 seconds
Lenny Douglas – 2.938 seconds
AGILITY TEST
Rocky Barron – 8.010 seconds
Riley Wells – 8.107 seconds
Harrison McLeod – 8.145 seconds
Marty Brereton – 8.188 seconds
Ely Blizzard – 8.222 seconds
YO-YO TEST (level)
Colby McKercher – 21.5
Marty Brereton – 21.4
Tom Beaumont – 21.3
Bowen Clemons – 21.3
Max Roney – 21.3
TOP 5 RESULTS – GIRLS
STANDING VERTICAL JUMP
Taia Lette – 54cm
Taylah Cornish – 53cm
Temo Robertson – 53cm
Georgia Clark – 52cm
Grace White – 51cm
RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP (R)
Taia Lette – 67cm
Natasha Furjanic – 63cm
Evie Bingham – 60cm
Georgia Clark – 58cm
Jaslyn Freestone – 58cm
RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP (L)
Madi Lamb – 60cm
Grace White – 60cm
Taia Lette – 59cm
Taylah Cornish – 59cm
Georgia Clark – 58cm
20M SPRINT
Taia Lette – 3.149 seconds
Lucah Conkie – 3.236 seconds
Meg Harrison – 3.243 seconds
Natasha Furjanic – 3.249 seconds
Temo Robertson – 3.271 seconds
AGILITY TEST
Candice Belbin – 8.671 seconds
Temo Robertson – 8.675 seconds
Natasha Furjanic – 8.676 seconds
Georgia Perry – 8.745 seconds
Ava Read – 8.873 seconds
YO-YO TEST (level)
Meg Harrison – 16.4
Jasmyn Thompson – 16.2
Ava Read – 16.2
Mischa Barwin – 16.1
Candice Belbin – 16.1
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