COATES Talent League prospects are set to be put through their paces on Saturday, as all 12 Victorian regions convene for their annual preseason testing event. Under the guidance of Rookie Me, athletes will participate in three vertical jump tests, a 20m sprint, agility test, and yo-yo test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
>> FIXTURE: 2023 Coates Talent League<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Clubs will each bring up to 35 players to partake in the day-long event at the Maribyrnong Sports Academy, which looms as a chance for all youngsters to showcase the hard work they have undergone during preseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The day also presents an opportunity for AFL club recruiters to meet and watch the prospects they will closely analyse throughout this year and beyond. Rookie Me Central will chat to over 60 players from across the regions, too, with plenty of content to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prospects such as consensus top AFL Draft talent Harley Reid<\/a> will be in attendance, along with Nick Watson<\/a>, Zane Duursma<\/a> and a host of other AFL Academy athletes. Of them, Northern Knights forward Nate Caddy<\/a> will not participate as he recovers from a fractured fibula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Another injury casualty on the eve of the Coates Talent League season – Northern Knights forward Nate Caddy has a fractured fibula. Set to miss around 6 weeks.
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