Here are a selection of fitness test results from the State Screening part of the 2013 AFL draft combine. In addition to the players that were tested in Melbourne, the next level of players are invited to attend a state combine event. The protocol used is slightly different, at the state screenings the players have just one day compared to the national combine where the tests were spread over several days, with much more time for recovery. Compare the results below to the top national draft camp results for 2013.
Selected Results - WA (13 Oct, 2013)
The players tested included: Brendon Abbott (Claremont), Josh Cuneo (East Fremantle), Brent Edmonds (Perth), Matthew Johnson (West Perth), Tim Kelly (South Fremantle), Francis Watson (Claremont), Rowen Powell (Claremont), Ian Richardson (Claremont), Thomas Shanahan (East Perth), Ben Sokol (South Fremantle) and Ryan Lester-Smith (East Fremantle) - who did not test due to injury.
The players were put through their paces at Revolution Sports in Shenton Park.
- East Perth midfielder Thomas Shanahan - agility test 8.0sec., finished third in the beep test with 13.8 behind South Fremantle forward Ben Sokol and Jack Clarke medalist Jacob Green, and scored 2.93 secs in the 20m sprint.
Selected Results - SA (Wayville, 12 Oct, 2013)
The players tested included two players from the Northern Territory and 21 South Australians: Korey Beard (Port Magpies), Luke Buckby (Central Districts), Campbell Combe (North Adelaide, Nick Favretto (West Adelaide), Tom Gray (Port Magpies), Liam Jacka (North Adelaide), Baydon Ngalkin (NT Thunder, NT), Jed Redden (Glenelg), Peter Steffe (South Adelaide), Byron Sumner (WWT Eagles), Joel Tippett (West Adelaide), Josh Waldhuter (Central Districts), Robert Young (Port Magpies), James Aish (Norwood), Trent Dumont (Norwood), Orazio Fantasia (Norwood), Nathan Gordon (North Adelaide), Alex Spina (North Adelaide), Riley Knight (Woodville West Torrens), Malcolm Karpany (Woodville West Torrens), Cameron Giles (Woodville West Torrens), George Hewett (North Adelaide), Jake Pitt (Glenelg), Willy Rioli (South Fremantle).
Standout was West Adelaide defender Joel Tippett, who recorded the highest vertical leap, was third in the 20m sprint, second in the agility run, and second in the 30m repeat sprints. Soreness ruled him out of the beep test, won by Glenelg's Tom Pitt.
Running Vertical Jump
- Joel Tippett, West Adelaide - 95cm
- Tom Gray, Port Adelaide - 85cm
- Byron Sumner, Woodville-West Torrens - 82cm
Standing Vertical Jump
- Joel Tippett, West Adelaide - 79cm
- Liam Jacka, North Adelaide - 68cm
- Tom Gray, Port Adelaide -66cm
- Baydon Ngalkin, Northern Territory - 66cm
20m Sprint
- Baydon Ngalkin, Northern Territory - 2.902 secs
- Robert Young, Port Adelaide - 2.908 secs
- Joel Tippett, West Adelaide - 2.92 secs
- Liam Jacka, West Adelaide - 2.92 secs
Agility
- Robert Young, Port Adelaide - 7.83 secs
- Joel Tippett, West Adelaide - 8.00 secs
- Jake Pitt, Glenelg - 8.40 secs
30m Repeat Sprints
- Liam Jacka, North Adelaide - 24.34 secs
- Joel Tippett, West Adelaide - 25.01 secs
- Josh Waldhuter, Central District - 25.25 secs
Beep Test
- Jake Pitt, Glenelg - 14.11
- George Hewett, North Adelaide - 14.01
- Korey Beard, Port Adelaide - 13.08
Selected Results - VIC (3 Oct 2013)
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NEAFL Combine
TOP PERFORMERS IN THE NEAFL COMBINE (Qld players)
Vertical Jump (Standing)
1. Blake Grewar (Redland) – 79cm
2. Jesse Wallin ( Morningside) – 78cm
3. John Macansh (Southport) – 73cm
4. Adam Eckermann (Mt Gravatt) – 72cm
5. Stephen Thynne ( Southport) – 72cm
6. Todd Grayson ( Labrador) – 72cm
Running Vertical Jump (best of right and left feet)
1. Jesse Wallin (Morningside) – 97cm
2. Blake Grewar (Redland) – 91cm
3. Steven Gaertner (Redland) – 87cm
4. John Macansh (Southport) – 87cm
5. Todd Grayson ( Labrador) – 87cm
Agility
1. Regan Salter (Southport) – 7.73 sec
2. Henry Joyce (Morningside) – 7.87 sec
3. John Macansh (Southport) – 7.91 sec
4. Scott Clarke (Morningside) – 8.04 sec
5. Adam Eckermann (Mt Gravatt) – 8.12 sec
20m Sprint
1. Eddie Mallan ( Southport) – 2.87 sec
2. Todd Grayson (Labrador) – 2.96 sec
3. Jesse Wallin (Morningside) – 2.98 sec
4. Regan Salter (Southport) – 2.98 sec
5. Steven Gaertner (Redland) 2.99 sec
Beep Test
1. Adam Spackman (Morningside) – 14.10
2. Henry Joyce (Morningside) – 14.9
3. Eddie Mallan (Southport) – 14.6
4. Todd Grayson (Labrador) – 14.5
5. Josh Wagner (Aspley) – 14.3
Kicking efficiency Test
1. James Ives (Aspley) – 20
2. Steven Gaertner (Redland) – 19
3. John Macansh (Southport) – 17
4. Stephen Thynne (Southport) – 17
5. Declan Bevan (Aspley) – 16
6. Jesse Wallin (Morningside) – 16
Clean Hands Test
1. John Macansh (Southport) – 29
2. Todd Grayson (Labrador) – 29
3. Adam Clarke (Labrador) – 29
4. Regan Salter (Southport) – 28
5. James Ives (Aspley) – 28
6. Henry Joyce (Morningside) – 28
Sources
- Results as published online at AFL.com and elsewhere online
Related Pages
- National draft camp results for 2013.
- AFL Draft Camp Top Scores for each year.
- Description of the AFL Draft Camp Tests.