{"id":19056,"date":"2015-10-13T11:03:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T01:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boundforglorynews.com.au\/?p=19056"},"modified":"2015-10-13T11:03:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T01:03:17","slug":"winners-from-the-afl-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2015\/10\/13\/winners-from-the-afl-combine\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners from the AFL Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Charlie Curnow. Credit: Brian Bartlett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The AFL Draft Combine is done and dusted for another year. While many of the top prospects did not test with minor injury issues, there were a few guys who elevated their draft stocks. All the top ten results are listed at the bottom of the article.<\/p>\n

Winners<\/strong>
\nDaniel Rioli
\n<\/strong>Rioli had the most to gain of anyone in this year\u2019s draft pool. He\u2019d shown a few signs, but recruiters needed to see if his athleticism matched his flare. Rioli tested well in just about everything; with a high relative vertical leap, the second quickest 20 metre sprint (2.89 seconds) as well as winning the repeat sprints, arguably a better test of speed than the 20 metre sprints. Rioli also had the equal sixth quickest three kilometre time trial and he had the third highest score in the clean hands test.<\/p>\n

Josh Schoenfeld<\/strong>
\nHe wasn\u2019t a standout in the National Championships in the weak WA side, but Schoenfeld showed enough back then to look like a possible late National Draft prospect. He won both the beep test with an outstanding 16.2 (second highest of all-time) and he broke the three kilometre record, doing it in nine minutes and 15 seconds.<\/p>\n

Jacob<\/strong> Weitering<\/strong>
\nWeitering had nothing to lose or gain from the testing, but everything we knew was confirmed. He ran a 15.1 beep test, good for fifth best. He also came third behind Mabior Chol and Gach Nyoun in the absolute standing and running jump tests.<\/p>\n

Jade Gresham<\/strong>
\nGresham is a fairly solid athlete, but his best work came in all three of the skills tests. He scored 5\/5 in the goal kicking test, as well as hitting 26 out of 30 targets via hand. Gresham came sixth in the kicking test, hitting 21 of 30 targets.<\/p>\n

Gach Nyuon<\/strong>
\nArguably the best ruckman in the draft, Nyuon performed well in the leaping tests, equalling Nic Naitanui\u2019s record in the absolute running vertical jump and coming second in the absolute standing vertical jump. What was even more impressive was his 2.95 20 metre sprint. We know he\u2019s a good decision maker, but it was great to see his explosive power.<\/p>\n

Alex Morgan
\n<\/strong>The 19 year-old missed plenty of football this year with injuries, but his terrific work across a range of tests at the combine would have helped tick a few boxes for recruiters. He had the second highest relative vertical leap, the quickest 20 metre sprint and the second best agility time.<\/p>\n

Darcy MacPherson<\/strong>
\nThe Bulldogs father-son prospect also missed plenty of football this year, but he performed well in a range of areas. His relative running vertical jump was seventh best, while his agility testing and beep test score both were in the top ten. He also came second in the clean hands test and third in the kicking test.<\/p>\n

Mitch Hibberd<\/strong>
\nThe Tasmanian blitzed the running tests, coming second in the beep test with a 15.4 and a 10.02 three kilometre time trial. He then got the highest score in the kicking test, with 24\/30 and he also nail four out of his five shots on goal.<\/p>\n

Charlie Curnow
\n<\/strong>It was a mixed bag for Charlie Curnow. He disappointed in the 20 metre sprint, with a time of 3.15. Speed was never his strong suit, but he would have hoped for a better time than that. Curnow came tenth in the kicking test, with 21 of 30, which was encouraging as his kicking has been question. He excelled in the endurance testing though, getting a score above 14 in the beep test as well as performing strongly in the three kilometre time trial.<\/p>\n

TOP TENS<\/strong>
\nAbsolute standing vertical jump (cm)<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Mabior Chol – 334cm
\nGach Nyuon – 330
\nJacob Weitering – 327
\nAndre Parrella – 325
\nMitch King – 324
\nJesse Glass-McCasker – 323
\nJack Firns – 322
\nMatthew Flynn – 321
\nCallum Moore – 319
\nEric Hipwood – 318<\/p>\n

Absolute running vertical jump (cm)<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Gach Nyuon – 362cm
\nMabior Chol – 357
\nJacob Weitering – 344
\nAndre Parrella – 342
\nJesse Glass-McCasker – 340
\nCallum Moore – 340
\nMatthew Flynn – 339
\nEric Hipwood – 338
\nLiam Jeffs – 338
\nHarry McKay – 337
\nLachlan Tiziani – 337<\/p>\n

Relative vertical jump (cm)<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Jordan Snadden – 75cm
\nAlex Morgan – 71
\nMitch King – 70
\nDavid Cuningham – 70
\nLachlan Tiziani – 69
\nOleg Markov – 69
\nStephen Tahana – 69
\nDaniel Rioli – 69
\nTom Doedee – 68
\nJack Firns – 68
\nMatthew Kennedy – 68
\nDarcy Tucker – 68<\/p>\n

Relative running vertical jump (cm)<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Lachlan Tiziani – 97cm
\nGach Nyuon – 94
\nMatthew Kennedy – 91
\nMabior Chol – 90
\nLiam Jeffs – 90
\nJordan Snadden – 90
\nDarcy MacPherson – 89
\nBlake Hardwick – 86
\nHisham Kerbatieh – 86
\nCallum Moore – 86
\nStephen Tahana – 86<\/p>\n

20m sprint<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Alex Morgan – 2.88 seconds
\nKurt Mutimer – 2.88
\nLiam Jeffs\u00a0– 2.89
\nDaniel Rioli\u00a0– 2.89
\nThomas Glen\u00a0– 2.90
\nDeclan Moutford – 2.90
\nCallum Moore – 2.91
\nDavid Cuningham\u00a0– 2.91
\nHisham Kerbatieh – 2.94
\nJordan Snadden – 2.94<\/p>\n

30m repeat sprints<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Daniel Rioli\u00a0– 24.15 seconds
\nMabior Chol\u00a0– 24.30
\nOleg Markov\u00a0– 24.32
\nThomas Glen\u00a0– 24.46
\nDavid Cuningham\u00a0– 24.51
\nJordan Snadden – 24.54
\nWayne Milera – 24.61
\nWill Snelling\u00a0– 24.64
\nLiam Jeffs\u00a0– 24.74
\nLuke Partington\u00a0– 24.76<\/p>\n

Agility<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Kieran Lovell\u00a0– 7.90 seconds
\nAlex Morgan – 8.07
\nClayton Oliver\u00a0– 8.11
\nAidyn Johnson\u00a0– 8.15
\nTom Doedee\u00a0– 8.19
\nJesse Glass-McCasker – 8.22
\nOleg Markov\u00a0– 8.23
\nWill Snelling\u00a0– 8.24
\nDarcy MacPherson – 8.24
\nBen Crocker – 8.25<\/p>\n

Shuttle run (beep test level)<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Joshua Schoenfeld\u00a0-16.2 level
\nMitchell Hibberd\u00a0– 15.4
\nDarcy Tucker – 15.3
\nDeclan Mountford -15.2
\nJacob Weitering – 15.1
\nMatthew Kennedy – 14.12
\nKieran Lovell – 14.10
\nWill Snelling – 14.10
\nTom Cole – 14.10
\nOleg Markov – 14.8
\nDarcy MacPherson\u00a0– 14.8<\/p>\n

Three-kilometre time trial<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Joshua Schoenfeld – 9:15 minutes
\nThomas Jok – 9:47
\nMitchell Hibberd – 10:02
\nDeclan Mountford – 10:04
\nBrayden Hackett – 10:06
\nBen Keays – 10:09
\nDaniel Rioli – 10:09
\nWill Snelling – 10:10
\nMason Redman – 10:12
\nNash Holmes – 10:16<\/p>\n

Clean hands test<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Kieran Collins – 29 (out of a possible 30)
\nDarcy MacPherson – 28
\nTyrone Leonardis – 28
\nDaniel Rioli – 27
\nRhys Mathieson – 27
\nMitch King – 27
\nJade Gresham – 26
\nBailey Rice – 26
\nDarcy Tucker – 26
\nDeclan Mountford – 26
\nKurt Mutimer – 26
\nJordan Snadden – 26<\/p>\n

Goalkicking test<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Jade Gresham – 30 (out of a possible 30)
\nNick O’Kearney – 30
\nOleg Markov – 30
\nClayton Oliver – 30
\nKieran Lovell – 25
\nTyrone Leonardis – 25
\nMatthew Kennedy – 25
\nMitchell Hibberd – 25
\nLiam Jeffs – 25
\nEric Hipwood – 25
\nMatthew Allen – 25
\nNick Coughlan – 25
\nMitch King – 25<\/p>\n

Kicking test<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Mitchell Hibberd – 24 (out of a possible 30)
\nNick Coughlan – 23
\nDarcy MacPherson – 22
\nThomas Glen – 22
\nMatthew Allen – 22
\nJade Gresham – 21
\nNick O’Kearney – 21
\nRhys Mathieson – 21
\nDeclan Mountford – 21
\nJordan Snadden – 21
\nBen McKay – 21
\nCharlie Curnow – 21<\/p>\n

*Thanks to AFL.com.au for the statistics*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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