{"id":208656,"date":"2026-02-20T15:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T05:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=208656"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:47:26","slug":"top-5s-2026-queensland-girls-preseason-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2026\/02\/20\/top-5s-2026-queensland-girls-preseason-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP 5s | 2026 Queensland Girls Preseason Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>QUEENSLAND&#8217;S top footballing talents were put through their paces over the weekend as the Gold Coast Suns Academy and Brisbane Lions Academy members took part in the Sunshine State&#8217;s Preseason Testing event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>>> SCROLL for the Top 5 in each test<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The talk of the event was <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"159209\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/lily-quigley\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Quigley<\/a>&#8216;s record-breaking agility test with the former Giants Academy member &#8211; now at the Lions Academy &#8211; blitzing it thanks to an 8.146-second score to be the fastest ever score for Rookie Me testing records. She also easily won the yo-yo test as well with a high endurance run of level 17.05.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"188847\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/summer-carriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summer Carriage<\/a> was the star in the jumps, winning the vertical and coming equal fourth in the running vertical alongside Quigley, while athletic star <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"188500\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/aiyana-pritchard\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aiyana Pritchard<\/a> recorded measurements of 53cm and 68cm respectively. She was only marginally pipped by fellow National Academy member <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"136292\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/mia-geere\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mia Geere<\/a> in the running vertical, as Geere recorded a combine-high 69cm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top ranked athlete at the event by Physical Performance Rating (PPR) was 16-year-old <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"156324\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/grace-cooper\/\" target=\"_blank\">Grace Cooper<\/a>, with the Suns Academy member finishing second in the 20m sprint (3.235 seconds) and fourth in the agility test (8.760 seconds) to record a PPR of 90.6. Also testing well was <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"187949\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/abbey-crowe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abbey Crowe<\/a> (84.4 PPR) with an equal second in the running vertical jump, and Libby Robinson (87.5 PPR) who was next best behind Quigley in the yo-yo test. <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"188890\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/harriet-howe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harriet Howe<\/a> won the 20m sprint with a time of 3.233 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TOP 5 RESULTS: QUEENSLAND GIRLS PRESEASON TESTING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VERTICAL JUMP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Summer Carriage (Lions Academy) 56cm<br>2. Lily Moana (Suns Academy) 54cm<br>Eq. 3. Aiyana Pritchard (Lions Academy) 53cm<br>Eq. 3. Daisy Minz (Lions Academy) 53cm<br>Eq. 3. Anna Powell (Suns Academy) 53cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Mia Geere (Lions Academy) 69cm<br>Eq. 2. Aiyana Pritchard (Lions Academy) 68cm<br>Eq. 2. Abbey Crowe (Lions Academy) 68cm<br>Eq. 4. Summer Carriage (Lions Academy) 67cm<br>Eq. 4. Lily Quigley (Lions Academy) 67cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>20M SPRINT:<\/strong><br>1. Harriet Howe (Suns Academy) 3.233 seconds<br>2. Grace Cooper (Suns Academy) 3.235 seconds<br>Eq. 3. Lily Quigley (Lions Academy) 3.246 seconds<br>Eq. 3. Amelia Ella (Suns Academy) 3.246 seconds<br>5. Lily Moana (Suns Academy) 3.262 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AGILITY TEST:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Lily Quigley (Lions Academy) 8.146 seconds<br>2. Molly Ferguson (Lions Academy) 8.546 seconds<br>3. Kya Wills-Rawlings (Lions Academy) 8.556 seconds<br>4. Grace Cooper (Suns Academy) 8.760 seconds<br>5. Nikki Sandeman (Suns Academy) 8.763 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>YO-YO TEST:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Lily Quigley (Lions Academy) 17.05 level<br>2. Libby Robinson (Lions Academy) 17.02 level<br>3. Amelia Ella (Suns Academy) 17.01 level<br>Eq. 4. Annabelle Foat (Suns Academy) 16.06 level<br>Eq. 4. Freya Ross (Lions Academy) 16.06 level<br>Eq. 4. Kya Wills-Rawlings (Lions Academy) 16.06 level<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc-block-dc-mention _dc_mention\"><div class=\"section-heading_wrap\"><span class=\"section-heading is-small\">Mentions<\/span><span class=\"hor-border\"><\/span><\/div><ul class=\"js-overflow-list overflow-list\"><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/lily-quigley\/\">Lily Quigley<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/summer-carriage\/\">Summer Carriage<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/aiyana-pritchard\/\">Aiyana Pritchard<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/mia-geere\/\">Mia Geere<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/grace-cooper\/\">Grace Cooper<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/abbey-crowe\/\">Abbey Crowe<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/harriet-howe\/\">Harriet Howe<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"js-dropdown dropdown overflowed\"><button class=\"btn btn-icon-only\"><span class=\"icon btn-icon\">\n                    <!-- icon - 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