{"id":150209,"date":"2024-02-14T15:29:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T05:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=150209"},"modified":"2024-02-14T15:29:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T05:29:47","slug":"top-5s-2024-waflw-preseason-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2024\/02\/14\/top-5s-2024-waflw-preseason-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP 5s | 2024 WAFLW Preseason Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CLAREMONT teenager <\/strong>Ella Gilbey<\/a> and Swan Districts top-ager Indiana West<\/a> were among the best performers at the WAFL Women’s Preseason Testing day, recording multiple top five finishes. Alongside leading draft prospect Zippy Fish<\/a> – who topped the agility and finished sixth in the jumps and 20m sprint – the pair impressed at Curtin University on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gilbey shared the running vertical jump spoils with East Perth’s Makayla Rogers<\/a> for a leap of 66cm, while also managing 53cm off the standing start, ranking fourth. Gilbey clocked up a time of 8.483 seconds in the agility test behind Fish and South Fremantle’s Ella Matthews<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West was second in both the standing vertical jump (56cm) and 20m sprint (3.195 seconds), being one of just three players to clock sub-3.2 seconds on the latter. East Fremantle duo Ruby Redman<\/a> and Alicia Blizard<\/a> were the other two on the podium. West also shared third in the running jump with a score of 64cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the yo-yo test, Claremont bottom-ager Juliet Kelly<\/a> lasted longer than anyone else with a score of 17.02, while teammate and reigning league best and fairest winner Jayme Harken<\/a> recorded a 17.01. East Perth pair Lucy Greenwood<\/a> and Jess Verbrugge<\/a>, and West Perth’s Megan Norbury<\/a> rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VERTICAL JUMP (STANDING):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Courtney Zappara (Swan Districts) 57cm
2 Indiana West (Swan Districts) 56cm
3 Sabella Banks (East Perth) 55cm
4 Ella Gilbey (Claremont) 53cm
5 Sarah Spratt (Perth) 52cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VERTICAL JUMP (RUNNING):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

eq. 1 Ella Gilbey (Claremont) 66cm
eq. 1 Makayla Rogers (East Perth) 66cm
eq. 3 Olivia Wolmarans (Subiaco) 64cm
eq. 3 Lillian Ninyet (East Perth) 64cm
eq. 3 Indiana West (Swan Districts) 64cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20M SPRINT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Ruby Redman (East Fremantle) 3.171 seconds
2 Indiana West (Swan Districts) 3.195 seconds
3 Alicia Blizard (East Fremantle) 3.198 seconds
4 Taya Chambers (East Fremantle) 3.224 seconds
5 Ella Matthews (South Fremantle) 3.226 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AGILITY TEST:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Zippy Fish (East Fremantle) 8.357 seconds
2 Ella Matthews (South Fremantle) 8.478 seconds
3 Ella Gilbey (Claremont) 8.483 seconds
4 Hannah Seaborn (Claremont) 8.502 seconds
5 Sabella Banks (East Perth) 8.504 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YO-YO TEST:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Juliet Kelly (Claremont) 17.02 level
2 Jayme Harken (Claremont) 17.01 level
eq. 3 Lucy Greenwood (East Perth) 16.08 level
eq. 3 Jessica Verbrugge (East Perth) 16.08 level
5 Megan Norbury (West Perth) 16.06 level<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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