{"id":180436,"date":"2025-02-15T17:10:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T07:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=180436"},"modified":"2025-02-15T17:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T07:10:51","slug":"top-10s-2025-preseason-testing-south-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2025\/02\/15\/top-10s-2025-preseason-testing-south-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10s | 2025 Preseason Testing – South Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NATIONAL Academy member Harley Barker<\/a> has dominated the SANFL Under 18s preseason testing combine, achieving top five results across three events. The speedy wingman placed second in the 20m sprint (2.86 seconds), fourth in the agility test (8.00), and equal-fifth in the vertical jump (74cm).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Sturt prospect is renowned for his line-breaking ability and displayed his strengths on-field with the state Under 18 side last year. Barker played three games for the Croweaters as a bottom-ager, featuring along the wing and half-back flank. He plays in the mould of Blake Acres<\/strong> and Miles Bergman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fellow state summer squad member Luke Candy<\/a> also featured prominently atop the scoreboards. His spring-heeled leap was on show with a second and sixth place finish in the standing and running vertical jumps respectively. The top-ager also stopped the clock sixth-fastest in the 20m sprint (2.891 seconds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having returned an outstanding preseason with the state program, North Adelaide midfielder Sam Cumming<\/a> showed his wares with an equal-10th finish in the running vertical jump (89cm). Norwood pair Fergus Myall<\/strong> and Bayln O’Brien<\/strong> also featured within the top 10 of the jumps, and are in the state squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elsewhere, Hunter Rowe<\/strong> (Eagles) and Logan McCabe<\/strong> (West Adelaide) achieved strong results across several tests. McCabe took top spot in the 20m sprint with a lightning time of 2.85 seconds, among three top 10 finishes. Gus Downs<\/strong> ranked highly in both the agility and yo-yo tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SANFL Under 18 season gets underway on Saturday March 15, with a blockbuster day of action taking place at The Summit in Mount Barker. Reigning premier Woodville-West Torrens begins its flag defence against Sturt in the season-opening fixture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q&As: <\/strong>Harley Barker<\/a> | Matthew LeRay<\/a> | Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier<\/a> | Jevan Phillipou<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SANFL PRESEASON TESTING TOP 10s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Lucas Rust (North Adelaide) – 86cm
2. Luke Candy (Glenelg) – 82cm
3. Memphis Webb (North Adelaide) – 77cm
4. Cooper Clayfield (Sturt) – 75cm
eq. 5. Hunter Rowe (Eagles) – 74cm
eq. 5. Harley Barker (Sturt) – 74cm
7. Brady McDonald (South Adelaide) – 73cm
eq. 8. Tim Alver (Glenelg) – 72cm
eq. 8. Cooper Bray (Glenelg) – 72cm
eq. 8. Fergus Myall (Norwood) – 72cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Jack Mumford (Eagles) – 97cm
2. Fergus Myall (Norwood) – 96cm
eq. 3. Connor Gammie (Central District) – 95cm
eq. 3. Logan McCabe (West Adelaide) – 95cm
eq. 3. Memphis Webb (North Adelaide) – 95cm
6. Luke Candy (Glenelg) – 94cm
eq. 7. Tim Alver (Glenelg) – 91cm
eq. 7.  Cain Florance (South Adelaide) – 91cm
9. Seb Lennon (Norwood) – 90cm
eq. 10. Seb Cavallaro (Eagles) – 89cm
eq. 10. Sam Cumming (North Adelaide) – 89cm
eq. 10. Rex Jones (Glenelg) – 89cm
eq. 10. Bayln O\u2019Brien (Norwood) – 89cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20-METRE SPRINT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Logan McCabe (West Adelaide) – 2.85 seconds
2. Harley Barker (Sturt) – 2.86
3. Hamish Collins (North Adelaide) – 2.87
4. Will Prescott (Norwood) – 2.883
5. Hunter Rowe (Eagles) – 2.885
6. Luke Candy (Glenelg) – 2.891
7. Zane Peucker (Eagles) – 2.893
8. Mitchell Macdonald (Eagles) – 2.90
9. Kodah Edwards (South Adelaide) – 2.910
10. Jesse Paul (Central District) – 2.911<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Fletcher Dillon (West Adelaide) – 7.78 seconds
2. Jackson Moody (Sturt) – 7.92
3. Freddie Wilson (Eagles) – 7.99
4. Harley Barker (Sturt) – 8.00
5. Zack Lloyd (Eagles) – 8.07
6. Hunter Rowe (Eagles) – 8.09
eq. 7. Gus Downs (West Adelaide) – 8.13
eq. 7. Ethan Schultze (Sturt) – 8.13
eq. 9. Jayden Nunan (Sturt) – 8.14
eq. 9. Kyle Staker (Sturt) – 8.14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Jeff Rozenbilds (Norwood) – 22.4
eq. 2. Ollie Carones (Norwood) – 22.2
eq. 2. Oscar Fraser (West Adelaide) – 22.2
eq. 4. Gus Downs (West Adelaide) – 22.1
eq. 4. Lucien Kravinskis (Eagles) – 22.1
eq. 6. Oliver Hein (North Adelaide) – 21.8
eq. 6. Ned McCarthy (Glenelg) – 21.8
eq. 6. Jesse Nye (South Adelaide) – 21.8
eq. 9. Lawrence Adriani (West Adelaide) – 21.7
eq. 9. Charlie Best (Norwood) – 21.7
eq. 9. Harvey Croker (Glenelg) – 21.7
eq. 9. Scott Delean (South Adelaide) – 21.7
eq. 9. Will Rooney (Glenelg) – 21.7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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