THE SWANS Academy convened in Sydney this month 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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Explosive over-ager Bililign Robertson was a standout in the boys’ testing, achieving top five finishes in all-bar one event. He topped the running vertical jump and 20m sprint charts, as the sole athlete to breach the 100cm-mark in any of the leaps.

Top-age talent Max Rider joined Robertson among the highest tier of leapers, featuring among the top handful of scores in all three jump tests. AFL Academy member Caiden Cleary was also impressive off either foot, and proved his endurance with the third-best yo-yo test score.

Cleary finished one level behind father-son candidate Indhi Kirk in the endurance-based test, with both players poised to feature on either side of midfield for the Swans this year. Kirk, the son of Brett, was overlooked in last year’s draft and did not turn out for the Allies.

Elsewhere, over-age talls Christian Webster and Tye Gander brought their mobility to the fore, both nabbing podium places in the agility test. Gander, who measures up at 192cm like Webster, also put up an unbeaten effort in the standing vertical jump (75cm).

If Robertson was the male standout, Holly Cooper took out that honour in the girls’ portion of testing. Her running vertical jump was the best of the day at 67cm, and was one of five top-five finishes she achieved across the six events.

London Ashcroft also fared well in the jumps department, reaching highest in the standing vertical leap and also proving her spring in the 20m sprint. There, she clocked up a time of 3.2 seconds to be the second-quickest of any Swan. It was her fourth top-five finish.

The AFL Academy members were also well represented atop each chart. Marnie Robinson put her name up in lights in the running vertical jumps off either foot, while Olivia Morris showcased her speed-endurance mix by snatching podium finishes in the 20m sprint and yo-yo test.

TOP 5 RESULTS – BOYS

STANDING VERTICAL JUMP

Tye Gander – 75cm
Bililign Robertson – 72cm
Cohen Ferguson – 67cm
Ned Hawkins – 67cm
Max Rider – 67cm

RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP (R)

Max Rider – 93cm
Cohen Ferguson – 88cm
Bililign Robertson – 84cm
Ethan Hyams – 83cm
Caiden Cleary – 80cm

RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP (L)

Bililign Robertson – 102cm
Tye Gander – 97cm
Max Rider – 86cm
Ned Nawkins – 84cm
Caiden Cleary – 80cm

20M SPRINT

Bililign Robertson – 2.964 seconds
Oliver Rouse – 2.987 seconds
Ned Hawkins – 3.036 seconds
Max Rider – 3.046 seconds
Cohen Ferguson – 3.054 seconds

AGILITY TEST

Cohen Ferguson – 8.006 seconds
Tye Gander – 8.393 seconds
Christian Webster – 8.405 seconds
Ethan Hyams – 8.464 seconds
Bililign Robertson – 8.467 seconds

YO-YO TEST (level)

James Lugsdin – 21.05
Indhi Kirk – 21.04
Caiden Cleary – 20.08
Ned Hawkins – 20.08
Liam Lieschke – 20.08

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TOP 5 RESULTS – GIRLS

STANDING VERTICAL JUMP

London Ashcroft – 60cm
Holly Cooper – 54cm
Gabby Eaton – 49cm
Kate Salmon – 48cm
Asha Turner-Funk – 47cm

RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP (R)

Gabby Eaton – 64cm
Holly Cooper – 61cm
Marnie Robinson – 60cm
London Ashcroft – 60cm
Serina Baukes – 60cm

RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP (L)

Holly Cooper – 67cm
Olivia Morris – 67cm
London Ashcroft – 65cm
Marnie Robinson – 58cm
Asha Turner-Funk – 57cm

20M SPRINT

Imogen Brown – 3.118 seconds
London Ashcroft – 3.2 seconds
Olivia Morris – 3.216 seconds
Holly Cooper – 3.264 seconds
Georgina King – 3.317 seconds

AGILITY TEST

Imogen Brown – 8.54 seconds
Holly Cooper – 8.588 seconds
Marnie Robinson – 8.611 seconds
Abby Latimer – 8.723 seconds
Gabby Eaton – 8.86 seconds

YO-YO TEST

Claudia Gray – 16.08
Olivia Morris – 16.08
Abby Latimer – 16.04
Imogen Brown – 16.02
Holly Wickham – 15.08