TOP 5s | 2026 South Australian Preseason Testing
A BUNCH of South Australian state academy members have impressed at the recent preseason testing combine, as several prospects featured across the leaderboards. Though, it was Eagles top-ager Hunter Rowe who stole the show with a high of three top-five finishes out of the handful of events.
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Rowe could not be separated from Eagles teammate Seb Cavallaro atop the 20m sprint standings, stopping the clock at 2.891 seconds. He further showcased his speed in the agility test with a time of 8.004 seconds, and soared high in the standing vertical leap to record the equal-fifth best jump (72cm).
No one rose higher than Central Districts top-ager Connor Gammie, who notched up the best standing (79cm) and running (98cm) jumps. Fellow Bulldog Jesse Paul was also among the small group to produce top-five results in multiple tests, including a third-place finish in the agility test.
State squad member Cain Florance topped an all-South Adelaide podium in said event, completing the course in 7.911 seconds. He also landed in equal-fifth for his 88cm running vertical jump to be the only player in the state program to have chalked up more than one top-five result.
Souths teammate and bottom-age Port Adelaide NGA prospect Zemes Pilot was also amongst the action, slotting into fourth for the running vertical jump (89cm). It was no surprise to see basketball convert Kale Matthews-Hampton just behind him in equal-fifth, jumping 88cm.
Meanwhile, top-age pair Memphis Webb (75cm) and Harry Franz (72cm) were at the pointy end for the standing leap. Sturt bottom-ager Taj Garrett impressed in the yo-yo test having reached level 21.6, bowing out just one level behind a trio of frontrunners.
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TOP 5s: 2026 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PRESEASON TESTING
STANDING VERTICAL JUMP:
1. Connor Gammie (Central District) – 79cm
Eq. 2. Cooper Clayfield (Sturt) – 75cm
Eq. 2. Memphis Webb (North Adelaide) – 75cm
4. Jesse Paul (Central District) – 74cm
Eq. 5. Finn Blieschke (North Adelaide) – 72cm
Eq. 5. Harry Franz (Glenelg) – 72cm
Eq. 5. Hunter Rowe (Woodville-West Torrens) – 72cm
RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP:
1. Connor Gammie (Central District) – 98cm
2. Jack Nelson (Sturt) – 93cm
3. Rhett Read (South Adelaide) – 91cm
4. Zemes Pilot (South Adelaide) – 89cm
Eq. 5. Ben Copping (Glenelg) – 88cm
Eq. 5. Cain Florance (South Adelaide) – 88cm
Eq. 5. Kale Matthews-Hampton (Sturt) – 88cm
20m SPRINT:
Eq. 1. Seb Cavallaro (Woodville-West Torrens) – 2.891 seconds
Eq. 1. Hunter Rowe (Woodville-West Torrens) – 2.891 seconds
3. Jesse Paul (Central District) – 2.898 seconds
4. Oliver Dixon (Sturt) – 2.906 seconds
5. James Jervis (Norwood) – 2.912 seconds
AFL AGILITY TEST:
1. Cain Florance (South Adelaide) – 7.911 seconds
2. Sam Walsh (South Adelaide) – 7.947 seconds
3. Callan Hart (South Adelaide) – 7.997 seconds
4. Hunter Rowe (Woodville-West Torrens) – 8.004 seconds
5. Mitchell Quinton (Woodville-West Torrens) – 8.063 seconds
YO-YO TEST:
Eq. 1. Josh Bell (West Adelaide) – 21.7
Eq. 1. Oscar Fraser (North Adelaide) – 21.7
Eq. 1. Tom Waugh (Norwood) – 21.7
Eq. 4. Taj Garrett (Sturt) – 21.6
Eq. 4. Lucien Kravinskis (Woodville-West Torrens) – 21.6
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