{"id":22588,"date":"2016-07-25T18:14:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T08:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afldraftcentral.com.au\/?p=22588"},"modified":"2016-07-25T18:14:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T08:14:25","slug":"80-players-invited-to-the-2016-afl-draft-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2016\/07\/25\/80-players-invited-to-the-2016-afl-draft-combine\/","title":{"rendered":"80 players invited to the 2016 AFL Draft Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oliver Florent- scored one of 19 Vic Metro national combine invites.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FOR the draft crop of 2016, the AFL Draft Combine is the first sign that their AFL dreams are a step closer to fruition. An invitation to the AFL Draft Combine means that at least five AFL clubs have expressed interest in the player. The AFL Draft Combine is a way for clubs to determine the players’ physical strengths as well as getting one-on-one time through combine interviews.<\/p>\n

Draftees take on each other in a series of tests that challenge their speed, endurance, reflexes and skills to determine their strengths and weaknesses. Combine results are taken into account by clubs when deciding between players and whether they believe they can take the next step into the AFL. A total of 80 players have been invited to the 2016 AFL Draft Combine.<\/p>\n

Vic Metro<\/strong> lead the other Under 18 sides with 19 players selected to take part in October’s\u00a0National Combine.<\/p>\n

Metro went through the Division One carnival as the only side to go undefeated, winning their first title since 2012.<\/p>\n

Their rivals Vic Country<\/strong> themselves weren’t far behind with 18 nominations despite a winless carnival, down on their 22 nominations from 2015.<\/p>\n

Coburg’s Luke Ryan<\/strong> is the sole representative from the state leagues across Australia, with strong performances at VFL level averaging 21 disposals, seven marks and seven rebound 50s (to Round 15 of the VFL).<\/p>\n

Father Son prospects Ben Jarman<\/strong> (Adelaide\/Hawthorn), Callum Brown<\/strong> (Collingwood), Joshua Daico<\/strong>s (Collingwood) and Jake Waterman<\/strong> (West Coast) have all made the list and have caught recruiters eyes throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Murray Bushranger tall Esava Ratugole<\/strong>a has made the cut and will be a name to keep an eye on throughout the Bushrangers final series.<\/p>\n

ESAVA\u2019S EIGHT PROMPTS VIC COUNTRY CALL<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Vic Country injured trio Alex Witherden<\/strong>, Jy Simpkin<\/strong> and Mitchell McCarthy<\/strong> have made the cut and will be hoping to take part in some form of testing at the combine.<\/p>\n

North Ballarat Rebels<\/strong>\u00a0excitement machine Cedric Cox<\/strong> has been nominated and will be one to keep an eye on in the second half of the season. Cox is the cousin of possible top five draft selection Sam Petrevski-Seton,\u00a0<\/strong>while his older brother Daniel is currently on the Fox 8 TV Show ‘The Recruit.’<\/p>\n

Eastern Ranges<\/strong> forward Joshua Begley<\/strong> continues to rise in season 2016. After missing the original cut for the Ranges squad, 187cm Begley forced his way into the side and has kicked 23 goals in 11 games this season.<\/p>\n

NSW-ACT<\/strong> led the way for the division two teams with 11 player picked, with only Todd Marshall<\/strong> and Benjamin Davis<\/strong> not eligible for academy selection. Queensland<\/strong> have six players nominated, while Northern Territory<\/strong> have three prospects nominated. Tasmania<\/strong> had no players nominated for the national combine.<\/p>\n

Coburg’s Luke Ryan<\/strong> is the sole representative from the state leagues.<\/p>\n

Clubs will now again nominate players for the state combine, which is for players that have at least two but up to four clubs that are interested in them. Similar tests are conducted at the state combine.<\/p>\n

The National Combine will begin on Thursday, October 6 and go through to Sunday, October 9 and will again be held at Etihad Stadium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Invites:<\/strong><\/p>\n

NSW\/ACT (11):<\/strong>
\nIsaac Cumming
\nBenjamin Davis
\nSam Fisher
\nRyan Garthwaite
\nMax Lynch
\nHarrison Macreadie
\nTodd Marshall
\nKobe Mutch
\nHarry Perryman
\nWill Setterfield
\nZachary Sproule<\/p>\n

Northern Territory (3):<\/strong>
\nBen Long
\nTony Olango
\nBrandan Parfitt<\/p>\n

Queensland (6):<\/strong>
\nJacob Allison
\nJack Bowes
\nElliot Himmelberg
\nBrad Scheer
\nDeclan Watson
\nJosh Williams<\/p>\n

South Australia (10):<\/strong>
\nBrennan Cox
\nJack Graham
\nWill Hayward
\nMitchell Hinge
\nBen Jarman
\nKym Lebois
\nJonty Scharenberg
\nTyson Stengle
\nAlex Villis
\nSam Walker<\/p>\n

Vic Country (18):<\/strong>
\nBen Ainsworth
\nJoseph Atley
\nJosh Battle
\nJarrod Berry
\nWill Brodie
\nCedric Cox
\nSean Darcy
\nWillem Drew
\nJack Henry
\nBailey Morrish
\nHarry Morrison
\nHugh McCluggage
\nMitchell McCarthy
\nMyles Poholke
\nEsava Ratugolea
\nJy Simpkin
\nTom Williamson
\nAlex Witherden<\/p>\n

VFL (1):<\/strong>
\nLuke Ryan<\/p>\n

Vic Metro (19):<\/strong>
\nJoshua Begley
\nHamish Brayshaw
\nCallum Brown
\nDylan Clarke
\nJoshua Daicos
\nTaylin Duman
\nJudah Dundon
\nOliver Florent
\nJordan Gallucci
\nOscar Junker
\nPatrick Kerr
\nPatrick Lipinski
\nAndrew McGrath
\nJack Maibaum
\nSam McLarty
\nJordan Ridley
\nJack Scrimshaw
\nTim Taranto
\nDaniel Venables<\/p>\n

Western Australia (12):<\/strong>
\nLiam Baker
\nShai Bolton
\nTimothy English
\nZac Fisher
\nMatt Guelfi
\nGriffin Logue
\nQuinton Narkle
\nSam Petrevski-Seton
\nSam Powell-Pepper
\nJoshua Rotham
\nJake Waterman
\nCameron Zurhaar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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