WA players impress at inaugural Women’s Draft CombineThursday, October 12, 2017 - 10:41 AM

WEST Australian players showcased their talent at the inaugural NAB AFL Women’s Draft Combine at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne earlier this month.

Perth Angels FC player Rachel Ashley and Kate Bartlett from Peel Thunderbirds finished in the top 10 for the running vertical jump. Ashley ranking fourth on 57cm, and Bartlett finished eighth with 55cm.

Swan Districts player Tayla McAuliffe made the top 10 for the vertical jump.

The AFL's female football talent Operations Manager Aasta O'Connor was thrilled with how the players embraced the combine.

"We're all stepping into the unknown, in a way, but it was just really special," O'Connor told AFL.com.au.

"To see the camaraderie built [among] the 46 players and doing something like this on a national scale for the first time was great.

"It was something I'm sure every player will be really proud to be part of. Essentially, it is a one-stop shop for the clubs to get as much information on the player as possible, so there's always going to be improvements … but it's something that's really of value."

WA Players
Ashton Hill (West Perth)
Kate Bartlett (Peel Thunderbirds)
Rachel Ashley (Perth Angels)
Tayla McAuliffe (Swan Districts)

20-metre sprint
Pippa Smyth           3.24 secs
Calista Boyd            3.30
Renee Cowan          3.30
Maddy Guerin          3.32
Loveth Ochayi          3.33
Jessica Allan            3.34
Emma Pittman         3.35
Sophie Abbatangelo  3.35
Ruby Blair                3.36
Jasmyn Hewett         3.39 

Running vertical jump 
Jessica Allan         76cm
Pippa Smyth         65cm
Jasmyn Hewett     60cm
Rachel Ashley       57cm
Tiahna Cochrane   56cm
Darcy Guttridge    56cm
Calista Boyd         55cm
Kate Bartlett        55cm
Renee Cowan       54cm
Daria Bannister    54cm

Agility
Ruby Blair                8.495 secs
Daria Bannister         8.574
Sophie Abbatangelo  8.681
Darcy Guttridge        8.723
Renee Cowan           8.726
Reni Hicks               8.730
Tahni Nestor            8.777
Jasmyn Hewett        8.799
Loveth Ochayi          8.803
Eden Zanker            8.810

Yo-Yo
Bridie Kennedy       17.3
Jasmyn Hewett       17.1
Loveth Ochayi         16.8
Ashleigh Riddell       16.6
Sophie Abbatangelo 16.5
Pippa Smyth            16.4
Haneen Zreika         16.3
Courtney Webb        16.3
Ruth Wallace           16.2
Renee Cowan          16.1
Maddy Guerin          16.1

Vertical jump
Jessica Allan        61cm
Jasmyn Hewett    60cm
Renee Cowan      58cm
Pippa Smyth        57cm
Tiahna Cochrane  54cm
Ashleigh Riddell   53cm
Reni Hicks           51cm
Loveth Ochayi      51cm
Tayla McAuliffe    50cm
Maddy Guerin      50cm 

2km time trial
Bridie Kennedy     7min 29sec
Jasmyn Hewett     7min 40sec
Haneen Zreika      7min 51sec
Ashleigh Riddell     7min 54sec
Loveth Ochayi        8min 02sec
Courtney Webb       8min 3sec
Jessica Henning      8min 4sec
Pippa Smyth           8min 5sec
Tiahna Cochrane     8min 9sec
Tahni Nestor          8min 10sec