WA Players Impress at Telstra AFL and AFLW Draft Combines

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WA Players Impress at Telstra AFL and AFLW Draft CombinesTuesday, October 8, 2024 - 1:03 PM

The 2024 Telstra AFL Draft Combine and Telstra AFLW Draft Combine wrapped up over the weekend, with a series of physical tests at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre that showcased some of the nation’s top talent.

Athletes competed in key events, including the standing vertical jump, running vertical jump, 20m sprint, and agility tests.

These followed Friday's 2km time trial at the AIA Centre, which set the stage for a weekend of standout performances.

Western Australia’s Malakai Champion turned heads in the agility test, finishing just behind Queensland’s Leo Lombard.

Champion's impressive 7.836 seconds secured him second place, just 0.024 seconds off the lead. Will Hayes (7.850) and Bo Allan (7.940) completed the top four in a tightly contested event.

WAFC State Talent Manager Adam Jones said this was a great result for the WA players who have been consistently training since the WAFL home and away season finished.

“We are super pleased with the results of all boys and girls over the course of the National Combine,” Jones said.

“It’s a credit to the time and effort the athletes put into the training for the event.”

On the AFLW side, East Fremantle’s Zipporah Fish made her mark, clocking the fastest agility time with 8.388 seconds.

In the 2km time trial, Molly O’Hehir also shined, taking second place with a strong 7:35-minute finish.

Fish continued to impress in the 20m sprint, where she and fellow WA athlete Taya Chambers claimed second and third place respectively, rounding out a weekend of impressive performances from WA’s rising stars.

WAFC Manager Female Talent, Trent Cooper said the female players had put on a great performance during testing.

“The girls trained for the National Combine under the guidance of our Strength & Conditioning team and the experience gained in the various tests helped them perform at a very high level,” Cooper said.

All testing at the Telstra AFL Draft Combine and Telstra AFLW Draft Combine was conducted by Rookie Me.

The State Draft Combine will take place on Sunday 13 October from 10am at the Gold Netball Centre.

Below are the top 10 results from each of the tests conducted at this year’s national Draft Combine events.

Boys

2km time trial

Name	State	State League Club	Community Club	Time (min:sec)
Joel Cochran	NSW	Sydney Swans Academy	UNSW Bulldogs	6:05
Tobie Travaglia	VIC C	Bendigo Pioneers	Sandhurst	6:13
Angus Clarke	SA	Glenelg	East Gambier	6:16
Will Hayes	WA	Claremont	Subiaco	6:16
Hamish Davis	WA	Claremont	Subiaco	6:18
Harry Charleson	VIC C	GWV Rebels	East Point	6:21
Adrian Cole	VIC C	Sandringham Dragons	St Bedes/Mentone	6:24
Harvey Langford	VIC C	Dandenong Stingrays	Mount Martha	6:24
Christian Moraes	VIC M	Eastern Ranges	Knox	6:25
Luke Urquhart	WA	East Fremantle	Melville	6:25

20m sprint

Name	State	State League Club	Community Club	Time (sec)
Gabriel Stumpf	VIC M	Northern Knights	Warrandyte	2.815
Leo Lombard	QLD	Gold Coast Suns Academy	Broadbeach	2.851
Rhys Unwin	VIC C	GWV Rebels	Cobden	2.914
Jasper Alger	VIC C	Oakleigh Chargers	Warragul	2.931
Malakai Champion	WA	Subiaco	Mines Rovers	2.938
Charlie West	SA	Woodville-West Torrens	Henley	2.957
Jaxon Artemis	WA	South Fremantle	Jandakot Jets	2.959
Charlie Nicholls	SA	Central District	Mintaro Manoora	2.962
David Colbert	IRE	County Dublin	Kilmacud Crokes	2.965
Luke Urquhart	WA	East Fremantle	Melville	2.975

Agility

Name	State	State League Club	Community Club	Time (sec)
Leo Lombard	QLD	Gold Coast Suns Academy	Broadbeach	7.812
Malakai Champion	WA	Subiaco	Mines Rovers	7.836
Will Hayes	WA	Claremont	Subiaco	7.850
Bo Allan	WA	Peel Thunder	Halls Head	7.940
Rhys Unwin	VIC C	GWV Rebels	Cobden	8.012
Kayle Gerreyn	WA	West Perth	Joondalup Kinross	8.082
Harry Armstrong	VIC M	Sandringham Dragons	Ormond	8.132
Finn O’Sullivan	VIC C	Oakleigh Chargers	Koroit	8.136
Thomas Sims	VIC M	Northern Knights	Montmorency	8.136
Jasper Alger	VIC C	Oakleigh Chargers	Warragul	8.141

Standing vertical jump

Name	State	State League Club	Community Club	Height (cm)
Gabriel Stumpf	VIC M	Northern Knights	Warrandyte	76
Jack Whitlock	VIC C	Murray Bushrangers	Shepparton Bears	75
Floyd Burmeister	VIC C	GWV Rebels	Redan	74
Bo Allan	WA	Peel Thunder	Halls Head	72
David Colbert	IRE	County Dublin	Kilmacud Crokes	71
Jonty Faull	VIC C	GWV Rebels	Redan	71
Josh Smillie	VIC M	Eastern Ranges	Park Orchards	71
Matt Whitlock	VIC C	Murray Bushrangers	Shepparton Bears	71
Charlie West	SA	Woodville-West Torrens	Henley	70
Lucas Camporeale	SA	Glenelg	Brighton	69

Running vertical jump

Name	State	State League Club	Community Club	Height (cm)
Alix Tauru	VIC C	Gippsland Power	Warragul Industrials	94
Finn O’Sullivan	VIC C	Oakleigh Chargers	Koroit	93
Bo Allan	WA	Peel Thunder	Halls Head	92
Lucas Camporeale	SA	Glenelg	Brighton	91
Jack Whitlock	VIC C	Murray Bushrangers	Shepparton Bears	91
Floyd Burmeister	VIC C	GWV Rebels	Redan	90
Thomas Sims	VIC M	Northern Knights	Montmorency	90
Matt Whitlock	VIC C	Murray Bushrangers	Shepparton Bears	90
Noah Mraz	VIC C	Dandenong Stingrays	Narre North Foxes	88
Joel Cochran	NSW	Sydney Swans Academy	UNSW Bulldogs	87

Girls