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EASTERN Ranges defender Rod Ali was among the top performers in the 2025 AFL State Draft Combines last month. Ali recorded a remarkable 109cm running vertical jump – 19cm clear of his nearest State Combine rival – while also winning the standing vertical jump by seven centimetres.
On top of his huge jumps, Ali finish second in the agility test (7.958 seconds) and fourth in the 20m sprint (2.896 seconds) in an all-round complete indoor physical testing performance. Ranges teammate and tall Marcus Krasnadamskis was another eye-catcher with the 202cm athlete finishing in the top five for his standing and running vertical jumps, and second overall in the 20m sprint.
Gippsland Power’s Mitchell Stevens took out the honours in the 20m sprint with a blistering time of 2.885 seconds, pipping Krasnadamskis by two hundredths of a second. South Fremantle’s Ryda Luke – who was fifth in both the standing vertical jump and agility test – finished third with 2.889 seconds.
In the agility test, West Australian Dale Sutherland raced home in a lightning 7.833 seconds, pipping Ali as the only other State Draft Combine invitee with a sub-eight second time. Claremont’s Charlie Banfield was third as the West Coast father-son prospect finishing in 8.031 seconds.
Banfield’s best performance came in the 2km time trial however, just edging out fellow West Australian Toby Whan by three seconds (6:08 to 6:11), with Sandringham Dragons’ Xavier Bamert (6:10) splitting the pair on the podium.
The top five results from the State Draft Combine invitees are as follows:
Standing Vertical Jump:
1. Rod Ali (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro) – 82cm
eq. 2. Zac Harding (Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country – 75cm
eq. 2. Tallis McMillan (Giants Academy/NSW-ACT) – 75cm
4. Marcus Krasnadamskis (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro) – 74cm
5. Ryda Luke (South Fremantle/Western Australia) – 72cm
Running Vertical Jump:
1. Rod Ali (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro) – 109cm
2. Hudson Walker (Subiaco/Western Australia) – 90cm
3. Balyn O’Brien (Norwood/South Australia) – 89cm
4. Marcus Krasnadamskis (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro) – 88cm
5. Bryce Sanders (North Adelaide/South Australia) – 87cm
20m Sprint:
1. Mitchell Stevens (Gippsland Power/Vic Country) – 2.885 seconds
2. Marcus Krasnadamskis (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro) – 2.887 seconds
3. Ryda Luke (South Fremantle/Western Australia) – 2.889 seconds
4. Rod Ali (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro) – 2.896 seconds
5. Jim Kelly (Norwood/South Australia) – 2.949 seconds
Agility Test:
1. Dale Sutherland (Perth/Western Australia) – 7.833 seconds
2. Rod Ali (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro) – 7.958 seconds
3. Charlie Banfield (Claremont/Western Australia) – 8.031 seconds
4. Harry Scott (Richmond VFL/Victoria) – 8.076 seconds
5. Ryda Luke (South Fremantle/Western Australia) – 8.081 seconds
2km Time Trial:
1. Charlie Banfield (Claremont/Western Australia) – 6:08
2. Xavier Bamert (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro) – 6:10
3. Toby Whan (South Fremantle/Western Australia) – 6:11
eq. 4. Felix Kneipp (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro) – 6:15
eq. 4. Blake Kelly (Swan Districts/Western Australia) – 6:15
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