TOP 5s | 2026 Tasmania Girls Preseason Testing
TASMANIA’S junior female footballing talent was put to the test recently as part of the Devils’ Preseason Testing event. While potential top pick next year Matilda Lange – who starred as a double bottom-ager in the testing last year – was unavailable – there were still plenty of eye-catching results.
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Bottom-age tall Luca Murgatroyd and double bottom-age talent Lucy Stoneman were among the top performers on the day from the Apple Isle. Murgatroyd recorded a top 10 finish for her age in the running vertical jump, clearing the rest of the competition by seven centimetres with a 66cm effort. She also finished third in the 20m sprint (3.264 seconds) and second in the agility test (8.528 seconds) to produce an all-round athletic performance.
Her efforts resulted in an 85.9 physical performance rating (PPR) which marginally tipped out Stoneman (85.7), though the latter did not take part in the yo-yo. Stoneman did win the standing vertical jump with a score of 49cm, while squeezing into second for the 20m sprint (3.214 seconds) and fourth in the agility test (8.686 seconds) for an equally eye-catching event.
National Academy member Evie Ward also came to impress, blitzing the 20m sprint with a sub-3.2-second 20m sprint, while recording a third on the yo-yo test and top five finishes in both the standing and running vertical jumps. Saskia Grodski was consistent across the board, with her third placed finish in the running vertical the highlight of her day. Other test winners were Kacey Morehead (Launceston) who took out the agility test in 8.481 seconds, and Prospect’s Annabelle Marshall who recorded a 16.05 level on the yoyo.
The top five results from the event are as follows below.
TOP 5 RESULTS: TASMANIA GIRLS PRESEASON TESTING
VERTICAL JUMP:
1. Lucy Stoneman (Sandy Bay) 49cm
Eq. 2. Sophie Dean (South Launceston) 48cm
Eq. 2. Kacey Morehead (Launceston) 48cm
Eq. 4. Skukuya Broomhall (Burnie) 47cm
Eq. 4. Olivia Lyons (Ulverstone) 47cm
Eq. 4. Evie Ward (Lauderdale) 47cm
RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP:
1. Luca Murgatroyd (Clarence) 66cm
Eq. 2. Shukuya Broomhall (Burnie) 59cm
Eq. 2. Saskia Grodski (East Launceston) 59cm
4. Evie Ward (Lauderdale) 58cm
Eq. 5. Evie Bingham (North Hobart) 57cm
Eq. 5. Imogen Verdouw (Kingborough) 57cm
20M SPRINT:
1. Evie Ward (Lauderdale) 3.191 seconds
2. Lucy Stoneman (Sandy Bay) 3.214 seconds
3. Luca Murgatroyd (Clarence) 3.264 seconds
4. Eliza Dennis (Penguin) 3.278 seconds
5. Lacey Tilyard (Clarence) 3.281 seconds
AGILITY TEST:
1. Kacey Morehead (Launceston) 8.481 seconds
2. Luca Murgatroyd (Clarence) 8.528 seconds
3. Lacey Tilyard (Clarence) 8.645 seconds
4. Lucy Stoneman (Sandy Bay) 8.686 seconds
5. Evie Bingham (North Hobart) 8.708 seconds
YO-YO TEST:
1. Annabelle Marshall (Prospect) 16.05 level
2. Annabella Burt (North Hobart) 16.03 level
3. Evie Ward (Lauderdale) 16.01 level
Eq. 4. LJ Atkins (North Launceston) 15.08 level
Eq. 4. Shukuya Broomhall (Burnie) 15.08 level
Eq. 4. Mia Sullivan (Kingborough) 15.08 level
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