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Results for the AFL 2023 State Draft Combines

Here are the top fitness test results from the 2023 State AFL Combine. In addition to the national combine held in Melbourne on October 6-8 (see results), some players were invited to state draft combines in Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia.

The state combine invitees from VACT, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria were tested at the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne on Sunday, October 8 (after the national Combine). South Australian and Northern Territory players were tested on October 14 at Nazareth College. The Western Auustralia players were tested on Sunday, October 15 at Curtin University.



The fitness tests conducted were the standing vertical jump, running vertical jump, 20m sprint, agility test and 2km time trial.

Victoria Top Performers

Standing Vertical Jump

Billy Willson (Dandenong Stingrays) – 75cm
Ry Cantwell (Eastern Ranges) – 72
Jacob Grant (Dandenong Stingrays) – 72
Lachlan McArthur (Western Jets) – 72
Geordie Payne (Tasmania Devils) – 72
Cooper Trembath (Eastern Ranges) – 70

Running Vertical Jump

Ry Cantwell (Eastern Ranges) – 91cm
Jacob Grant (Dandenong Stingrays) – 91
Billy Wilson (Dandenong Stingrays) – 91
Cooper Trembath (Eastern Ranges) – 88
Geordie Payne (Tasmania Devils) – 86
Patrick Snell (Lions Academy) – 86

Agility

Kristian Ferronato (Northern Knights) – 8.108 seconds
Ry Cantwell (Eastern Ranges) – 8.237
Geordie Payne (Tasmania Devils) – 8.357
Billy Wilson (Dandenong Stingrays) – 8.357
Oskar Smartt (Bendigo Pioneers) – 8.413

20m Sprint

Billy Wilson (Dandenong Stingrays) – 2.938 seconds
Ry Cantwell (Eastern Ranges) – 2.950
Georgie Payne (Tasmania Devils) – 2.981
Lachie Charleson (GWV Rebels) – 2.991
Kobe Shipp (Dandenong Stingrays) – 3.010

2km Time Trial

Harvey Thomas (Giants Academy) – 5:55 mins
Tom Anastasopoulos (Geelong Falcons) – 6:11
Kynan Brown (Oakleigh Chargers) – 6:12
Oliver Poole (Bendigo Pioneers) – 6:16
Michael Rudd (Geelong Falcons) – 6:17

South Australia Top Performers

Standing Vertical Jump

Jed Dignan North – 71cm
Harry Francis Glenelg – 69
Alex Holt Sturt – 69
Henry Maerschel Sturt – 67

Running Vertical Jump

Harry Francis Glenelg – 95cm
Logan Evans Norwood – 88
Patrick Weckert Eagles – 83

Agility

Jed Dignan North – 8.259 seconds
Harry Grant Central – 8.296
Luca Slade Sturt – 8.407

20m Sprint

Loch Rawlinson Sturt – 2.894 seconds
Luca Slade Sturt – 3.044
Logan Evans Norwood – 3.063

2km Time Trial

Henry Maerschel Sturt – 6:15
Luca Slade Sturt – 6:17
Harry Grant Central District – 6:19

Western Australia Top Performers

Standing Vertical Jump

Hine-Baston, Oscar (Perth) - 77
Wills, Riley (Subiaco) - 77
Cocking, Jack (East Fremantle) - 72cm

Running Vertical Jump

Hine-Baston, Oscar (Perth) - 97cm
Cocking, Jack (East Fremantle) - 94
Fonti, Joe (Claremont) - 94
Wills, Riley (Subiaco) - 94

Agility

Van Rooyen, Sam (Claremont) - 7.898 seconds
Fonti, Joe (Claremont) - 7.977
Wills, Riley (Subiaco) - 7.985

20m Sprint

Fonti, Joe (Claremont) - 2.884 seconds
Wills, Riley (Subiaco) - 2.920
Hine-Baston, Oscar (Perth) - 2.937

2km Time Trial

Wills, Riley (Subiaco) - 6:29
Ferreira, Ashton (South Fremantle) - 6:30
Hine-Baston, Oscar (Perth) - 6:31

source: results as published on https://www.afl.com.au/ in October 2023.



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