THERE were plenty of draft hopefuls putting their hand up for draft selection in November’s National AFL Draft at the Victorian and Rookie Me state combine last Friday with impressive performances across a number of athletic tests.<\/p>\n
While the state combine did not feature additional tests such as the kicking, goal kicking or 2km time trial like the national combine, participants took part in the 20m sprint, agility test, vertical jump (both standing and running) as well as the brand new yo-yo test. Among the top performers were Essendon VFL pair Nick Hind<\/strong> and Alex Boyse<\/strong>, Calder Cannons’ Dylan Landt<\/strong>, Murray Bushrangers’ Jy Lane<\/strong>, Sandringham Dragons’ Seb Williams<\/strong>, Glenorchy’s Harrison Gunther<\/strong> and Gold Coast Suns Academy member Connor Nutting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Hind and Boyse showed off their lighting pace with the top two places in the 20m sprint, with Hind blitzing the field in an eye-catching run of 2.92 seconds. Aspley’s\u00a0Oskar Baker<\/strong> finished equal second with 2.98 seconds, while Landt was the highest TAC Cup performer, finishing in 2.99 seconds, just ahead of Geelong Falcons’ ruck Dane Hollenkamp<\/strong> and Williams.<\/p>\n Gippsland Power’s Callum Porter<\/strong> squeezed in between Gunther and Nutting in the agility test, with Gunther getting home in 8.22 seconds, just three hundredths of a second quicker than Porter who marginally recorded a time better than Nutting. Hind, Landt and Boyse all finished in the top 10, with other notable performers including Oakleigh Chargers’ Noah Answerth<\/strong> and Gippsland Power’s Nick Hogan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Lane had no peer in the vertical jump, smashing both the standing (83cm) and the running (100cm) to be the clear top prospect. Boyse was the other standout in the standing vertical jump, recording 79cm, while Sandringham Dragons’ pair Kai Owens<\/strong> and Joel Amartey<\/strong> recorded 93 and 90cm respectively in the running vertical jump.<\/p>\n Finally, in the yo-yo test, Williamstown’s Brett Bewley<\/strong> showed off his endurance with an impressive 22.1 in the final event. The 22 year-old midfielder lasted the longest in the test to win ahead of Williams, Geelong Falcons’ Cooper Stephens<\/strong> and Northern Knights’ Max Dreher<\/strong> who have all known to have big endurance bases.<\/p>\n The draft prospects will now continue training in the lead-up to November’s draft where they hope they will be selected, and if not the National Draft, then hopefully thrown a lifeline in the rookie draft. See the full results below:<\/p>\n 20m sprint:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nick Hind (Essendon VFL) 2.92 seconds Agility test:<\/strong><\/p>\n Harrison Gunther (Glenorchy) 8.22 seconds Standing vertical jump:<\/strong><\/p>\n Jy Lane (Murray Bushrangers) 83cm Running vertical jump:<\/strong><\/p>\n Jy Lane (Murray Bushrangers) 100cm Yo-Yo test:<\/strong><\/p>\n Brett Bewley (Williamstown) 22.1 level THERE were plenty of draft hopefuls putting their hand up for draft selection in November’s National AFL Draft at the Victorian and Rookie Me state combine last Friday with impressive performances across a number of athletic tests. 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\nAlex Boyse (Essendon VFL) 2.98
\nOskar Baker (Aspley) 2.98
\nDylan Landt (Calder Cannons) 2.99
\nDane Hollenkamp (Geelong Falcons) 3.01
\nSeb Williams (Sandringham Dragons) 3.01
\nDoulton Langlands (Murray Bushrangers) 3.02
\nJoel Amartey (Sandringham Dragons) 3.03
\nConnor Nutting (Gold Coast Academy) 3.04
\nHarrison Gunther (Glenorchy) 3.04
\nMark Baker (Northern Knights) 3.04<\/p>\n
\nCallum Porter (Gippsland Power) 8.25
\nConnor Nutting (Gold Coast Academy) 8.29
\nNick Hind (Essendon VFL) 8.36
\nDylan Landt (Calder Cannons) 8.37
\nNoah Answerth (Oakleigh Chargers) 8.38
\nNick Hogan (Gippsland Power) 8.48
\nAlex Boyse (Essendon VFL) 8.52
\nMark Baker (Northern Knights) 8.56<\/p>\n
\nAlex Boyse (Essendon VFL) 79
\nOskar Baker (Aspley) 73
\nTom Boyd (Murray Bushrangers) 73
\nJoel Amartey (Sandringham Dragons) 72
\nConnor Nutting (Gold Coast Academy) 71
\nSeb Williams (Sandringham Dragons) 70
\nDylan Landt (Calder Cannons) 68
\nNick Hogan (Gippsland Power) 68<\/p>\n
\nKai Owens (Sandringham Dragons) 93
\nJoel Amartey (Sandringham Dragons) 90
\nConnor Nutting (Gold Coast Academy) 88
\nCooper Stephens (Geelong Falcons) 87
\nDylan Landt (Calder Cannons) 86
\nAaron Darling (Dandenong Stingrays) 85
\nAlex Boyse (Essendon VFL) 84
\nNick Hogan (Gippsland Power) 84
\nNick Hind (Essendon VFL) 84
\nSeb Williams (Sandringham Dragons) 84<\/p>\n
\nCooper Stephens (Geelong Falcons) 21.4
\nSeb Williams (Sandringham Dragons) 21.4
\nMax Dreher (Northern Knights) 21.4
\nTom Murphy (Dandenong Stingrays) 21.2
\nLewin Davis (Bendigo Pioneers) 21.2
\nBayley Fritsch (Casey Demons) 21.2
\nCallum Porter (Gippsland Power) 21.1
\nHarrison Gunther (Glenorchy) 21.1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"