2012 AFL Draft Combine - News and Invitees

[Chris25]

National Draft Combine

Small Forwards, Midfielders and Defenders

Ben Kennedy, Chris DeLuca, Shannon Taylor, Jarrod Stokes, Will Hams, Nathan Hrovat, Jack Viney, Nathan Stark, Jed Anderson, Jake Neade, Adam Saad, Tom Temay, Sam Colquhoun, Harley Montgomery, Adam Carter

Medium Forwards

Rory Atkins, Steven Baldasso, Brian Coleman-Broome, Tullio DeMatteis, Dayle Garlett, Taylor Garner, Louis Herbert, Ben Kearns, Sam Mayes, Matt McDonough, Tim Membrey, Troy Menzel, Brodie Murdoch, Jason Pongracic, Josh Simpson, Tim Sumner, Marvin Warrell, Laine Wilkins.

Medium Midfielders

Jack Martin, Jacob Ballard, Matthew Crouch, Lachie Hunter, Nicholas Graham, Josh Kelly, Jonathon O'Rourke, Lachie Whitfield, Oliver Wines, Dean Towers, Dominic Barry, Andrew Boston, Tim Broomhead, Luke Dunstan, Emmanuel Irra, Jesse Lonergan, Jimmy Toumpas,

Medium Defenders

Jason Ashby, Cameron Banfield, Matthew Dick, Martin Gleeson, Matthew Haynes, Sean Lynch, Jackson Macrae, Paul Marschall, Jake McKenzie, Leigh Osborne, Jackson Ramsay, Tom Tyquin, Nick Vlastuin.

Tall Forwards

Jordan Bourke, Matthew Brett, Michael Close, Brant Colledge, Jesse Hogan, Tim O'Brien, Marco Paparone, Josh Scott, Mason Shaw, James Stewart, Jake Stringer, Mitchell van den Berg, Spencer White, Mason Wood.

Tall Defenders

Clay Cameron, Tom Clurey, Aidan Corr, Kristian Jaksch, Tom Langdon, Harrison Marsh, Kamdyn McIntosh, Lachie Plowman, Nick Rodda, Sam Siggins, Tanner Smith, Jackson Thurlow.

Ruckmen

Aliir Aliir, Myles Bolger, Joe Daniher, Darcy Fort, Sam Gilmore, Brodie Grundy, Jack Hannath, Liam McBean, Toby Nankervis, Lewis Pierce, Chris Prowse, Cameron Symonds.

Internationals

Brendan Beno, Gideon Simon, Chen Shao Liang, Yoshi Harris, Kurt Heatherley, Emmett Bradley, Sean Hurley, Benjamin Shearry, Eric Wallace, Yannick Crowder.



State Screenings

Victoria

Anthony Bonaddio, Andrew Galucci, Sean Hetherington, Brady Jones, Sam Martyn, Mark Walsh, Harry O'Meara, Kenny Ong, Nick Rippon, Anthony Tipungwuti, Jordan Williams, Ajdin Elkasovic, Tom Gribble, Daniel Hachem, Jake Lloyd, Tony Lockyer, Tim McGenniss, Josh Newman, Billy Rolfe, Josh Saunders, Brandon Wood, Myke Cook, Leigh Kitchin, Kyle Martin, Jason Williams, Jaye Bowden, Mitch Crawford, Tom Fields, Blake Grewar, Brandon Jack, Brad Plug, Dylan Roos, Stephen Wray, Michael Wyld, Tyler Blake, Joseph Curran, Tom Grimes, Ryley Hall, Zak Sherman, Caleb Vearing, Nick Newman, Jacob Zboril, Joseph Redfern, Josh Freezer, Michael Riseley, Harley Walshe, Jordan Weir, Josh Woolley, Jesse Boyd, Jake Calvert, Scott Clouston, Liam Flaherty, Sam Gordon, Khan Haretuku, Ryan Morrison, Josh Porter, Matt Rennie, Simon Deery, Kyle Hendy, Lachlan Mirams, Dean Robertson.

South Australia

Todd McKay, Ben Rioli, Harrison Gill, Oliver Johnson, Jake Liston, Patrick Wilson, Dylan Alice, Eddy O'Connor, Luke Thomas, Sam Underwood, Mitch Wilkins, Chase Bower, Jarrad Leinert, Aaron Luccon, Joel Tippett, Matt Wallis, Kaiden Brand, Ethan Gill, Justin Hardy, Brad Hartmann, Tom Schott, Daniel Currie.

Western Australia

Brayden Antonio, Dylan Clarke, Shaq McKenzie, Shane Nelson, Tom Lee, Mack Byron-Prendergast, Max Duffy, Alex Howson, Riley Hutchinson, Dean Kent, Chris Yarran, Dale Hamilton, Tim Kelly, Sam Lowrie, Ben Saunders, Brendan Verrier, George Hampson.


Results

STANDING VERTICAL JUMP
Dean Towers - 85cm
Jesse Lonergan - 83cm
Spencer White - 82cm
Eric Wallace - 80cm
Laine Wilkins - 75cm
Harrison Marsh - 73cm
James Stewart - 73cm
Adam Saad - 72cm
Clay Cameron - 72cm

RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP
Spencer White - 100cm
Laine Wilkins - 97cm
Jesse Lonergan - 91cm
Eric Wallace - 91cm
Benjamin Shearry - 89cm
Dean Towers - 89cm
Jake McKenzie - 89cm
Clay Cameron - 88cm
Aliir Aliir - 87cm
Kurt Heatherley - 87cm
Jed Anderson - 87cm

20m Sprint (secs)
Adam Saad - 2.81
Kurt Heatherley - 2.84
Leigh Osborne - 2.86
Matthew Dick - 2.88
Matthew Haynes - 2.89
Dean Towers - 2.89
Aiden Corr - 2.89
Clay Cameron - 2.91
Jordon Bourke - 2.92
Cameron Banfield - 2.93
Jarrod Stokes - 2.93

Agility (secs)
Lachie Hunter - 8.00
Jesse Lonergan - 8.25
Tim O'Brien - 8.30
Jordon Bourke - 8.30
Emmett Bradley - 8.31
Zac Williams - 8.32
Laine Wilkins - 8.33
Mason Wood - 8.35
Jason Ashby - 8.36
Jason Pongracic - 8.36

Repeat Sprint (secs)
Matthew Haynes - 23.91
Harrison Marsh - 24.32
Dean Towers - 24.48
Leigh Osborne - 24.74
Joshua Kelly - 24.91
Tim Broomhead - 24.98
Jesse Lonergan - 25.12
Gideon Simon - 25.18
Dominic Barry - 25.19
Tim O'Brien - 25.19

Clean Hands Test
Matthew Dick - 29
Laine Wilkins - 29
Jake Stringer - 28
Nathan Hrovat - 28
Jordon Bourke - 27
Matthew Brett - 27
Brodie Grundy -27
Toby Nankervis - 27
Dayle Garlett - 27
Harrison Marsh - 27
Nick Rodda - 27

Kicking Test
Laine Wilkins - 29
Rory Atkins - 29
Josh Simpson - 29
Jack Martin - 28
Will Hams - 28
Brodie Murdoch - 28
Dominic Barry - 27
Kamdyn McIntosh - 27
Aidan Corr - 27
James Stewart - 27
Matthew Haynes - 27
Louis Herbert -27
Jason Pongracic - 27

Goal Kicking Test
Andrew Boston - 30
Jesse Lonergan - 30
Jake Stringer - 30
Will Hams - 25
Jake Neade - 25
Shannon Taylor - 25
Cameron Banfield - 25
Jackson Macrae - 25
Sean Lynch - 25
Brodie Murdoch - 25
Josh Simpson - 25
Laine Wilkins - 25
Tim Broomhead - 25
Josh Kelly - 25
Jack Martin - 25
Tom Clurey - 25
Nick Rodda - 25
James Stewart - 25
Toby Nankervis - 25
Mason Wood - 25

Beep Test
Tom Clurey - 15.1
Mitchell Van Den Berg - 14.9
Kamdyn McIntosh - 14.8
Joshua Kelly - 14.6
Will Hams - 14.4
Jonathan O'Rourke - 14.4
Sam Siggins -14.4
Oliver Wines - 14.3
Jason Ashby - 14.2
Brodie Murdoch - 14.2
Jacob Ballard - 14.2
Dominic Barry - 14.2
Jesse Hogan - 14.2

3km Time Trial
Josh Kelly - 09:48
Tom Clurey - 10:01
Dominic Barry - 10:09
Kamdyn McIntosh -10:14
Jake Neade - 10:16
Sean Hurley - 10:17
Tanner Smith - 10:18
Sam Siggins - 10:19
Mitch van den Berg - 10:19
Sean Lynch - 10:20
Jesse Hogan - 10:20

Height
Cameron Symonds - 203.4
Liam McBean - 203.1
Darcy Fort - 202.7
Chris Prowse - 202.5
Lewis Pierce - 202.3
Brodie Grundy - 201.8
Yannick Crowder - 201.6
Myles Bolger - 201.6
Joe Daniher - 201.0
Sam Gilmore -200.6
Jack Hannath - 200.6

Weight
Cameron Symonds - 104.9
Benjamin Shearry - 102.9
Eric Wallace - 102.5
Brodie Grundy - 99.8
Toby Nankervis - 99.8
Yannick Crowder - 98.9
Nick Rodda - 98.1
Jesse Hogan - 97.4
Jack Hannath 97.2
Myles Bolger - 94.7

Hand Span
Yannick Crowder - 26.8
Spencer White - 26.1
Mason Wood - 25.3
Eric Wallace - 25.2
Brodie Grundy - 25.1
Kurt Heatherley - 25.1
Jason Ashby - 25.1
Cameron Symonds - 24.8
Nick Rodda - 24.8
Jesse Hogan - 24.8
Jacob Ballard - 24.8
Emmanuel Irra - 24.8

 

[Chris25]

So basically, this list includes anyone who is under 180cm.

Probably not a huge deal of surprise selections really. Good to see both Neade and particularly Stokes getting some attention. DeLuca would have to be the early favourite to take out the skin folds category.

Hard to say if anyone has been 'unfairly' overlooked at this stage. With heights often being incorrect, they could easily end up slipping into the 'medium' category. But off the top of my head, I'd have three as being genuinely unlucky so far - Nick Amato, Emmanuel Irra and Sam Heavyside. While there are some others who possibly should have gotten a state screening invite (in my opinion at least).

 

[Godogs247]

So basically, this list includes anyone who is under 180cm.

Probably not a huge deal of surprise selections really. Good to see both Neade and particularly Stokes getting some attention. DeLuca would have to be the early favourite to take out the skin folds category.

Hard to say if anyone has been 'unfairly' overlooked at this stage. With heights often being incorrect, they could easily end up slipping into the 'medium' category. But off the top of my head, I'd have three as being genuinely unlucky so far - Nick Amato, Emmanuel Irra and Sam Heavyside. While there are some others who possibly should have gotten a state screening invite (in my opinion at least).

Just Spoke to stingrays friend and 6 got invites

 

[Godogs247]

Just Spoke to stingrays friend and 6 got invites

Picking-
Whitfield Pontiac Calvert garner wright and maybe nick Newman

 

[wallycleaver]

So basically, this list includes anyone who is under 180cm.

Probably not a huge deal of surprise selections really. Good to see both Neade and particularly Stokes getting some attention. DeLuca would have to be the early favourite to take out the skin folds category.

Hard to say if anyone has been 'unfairly' overlooked at this stage. With heights often being incorrect, they could easily end up slipping into the 'medium' category. But off the top of my head, I'd have three as being genuinely unlucky so far - Nick Amato, Emmanuel Irra and Sam Heavyside. While there are some others who possibly should have gotten a state screening invite (in my opinion at least).

Word round the campfire AFL have tightened invite criteria.

 

[wallycleaver]

Picking-
Whitfield Pontiac Calvert garner wright and maybe nick Newman

So the mock draft has three Dandenong kids who didn't get invites?

 

[Raymann]

So the mock draft has three Dandenong kids who didn't get invites?

The above info is not quite right...

5 stingrays got combine invites, 7 got state screening. All of the Dandenong kids who were in the mock draft got an invite to one or the other!

 

[wallycleaver]

The above info is not quite right...

5 stingrays got combine invites, 7 got state screening. All of the Dandenong kids who were in the mock draft got an invite to one or the other!

That's impressive.

 

[Dragonss]

State Screenings

Victoria

Anthony Bonaddio, Andrew Galucci, Sean Hetherington, Brady Jones, Sam Martyn, Mark Walsh, Harry O'Meara, Kenny Ong, Nick Rippon, Anthony Tipungwuti, Jordan Williams

South Australia

Todd McKay, Ben Rioli

Western Australia

Brayden Antoniio, Dylan Clarke, Shaq McKenzie, Shane Nelson

I don't quite understand the state screenings because there are some kids like Shane Nelson who wasn't drafted last year..

 

[Patron]

I can see nelsons career ending up like blackwells. He'll always be there performing but people just won't draft him. I like most were gob-smacked when he wasn't drafted last year.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

I can see nelsons career ending up like blackwells. He'll always be there performing but people just won't draft him. I like most were gob-smacked when he wasn't drafted last year.

Blackwell was drafted and didn't make the grade at AFL, victim of the F/S rule that has now been fixed with the addition of rookie F/S selections.

Guys like Nelson and Antonio should get a crack.

 

[Patron]

Blackwell was drafted and didn't make the grade at AFL, victim of the F/S rule that has now been fixed with the addition of rookie F/S selections.

Guys like Nelson and Antonio should get a crack.

Blackwell like Tom lee's original drafting feels a world away.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Lee was listed for a single year with Adelaide, he's grown 2-3cm since he was drafted three years ago and he's still 21 years old.

Blackwell is a small midfielder lacking any real acceleration, he's nearing 26 years of age and spent four years at Carlton.

Nelson and Antonio have something that Blackwell is missing and that's pace. They aren't undersized pack horses like him and they are 18 and 19 respectively.

Seem like three very different scenarios to me.

 

[Patron]

I understand you have never cared for blackwell. Many think he has deserved another shot. Probably too late for him now though.

 

[Schtinker]

• National combine: * Dayle Garlett (SD); Jesse Hogan, Jack Martin, Shannon Taylor, (Cl); Harry Marsh, Marco Paparone, Josh Simpson, Cameron Symonds (EF); Jackson Ramsay (EP); Kamdyn McIntosh, Laine Wilkins (Peel); Brandt Colledge (P); Myles Bolger, Adam Carter, Sean Lynch, Mason Shaw, Marvin Warrell (SF); Chris Deluca (Su); Nick Rodda (WP).

• State combine: *Tom Lee (Cl); Jack Byron-Prendergast, Max Duffy, Alex Howson (EF); Riley Hutchison, Shaq McKenzie (EP); Dean Kent, Chris Yarran (P); Dale Hamilton, Tim Kelly, Sam Lowrie, Ben Saunders, Brendan Verrier (SF); Dylan Clarke, George Hampson (Su); Brayden Antonio, Shane Nelson (WP).

 

[Chris25]

And just in case you needed any further proof as to how small the pool of ruckmen is this year, there it is.

Two WA ruckmen were picked for the Combine - both mature aged. Myles Bolger was overlooked last year, and has barely played this season due to injury. And I'm pretty sure one of the main reasons he was overlooked, was because of his injury history. And Cameron Symonds has been overlooked in the previous two drafts.

 

[HarbourMaster]

• National combine: * Dayle Garlett (SD); Jesse Hogan, Jack Martin, Shannon Taylor, (Cl); Harry Marsh, Marco Paparone, Josh Simpson, Cameron Symonds (EF); Jackson Ramsay (EP); Kamdyn McIntosh, Laine Wilkins (Peel); Brandt Colledge (P); Myles Bolger, Adam Carter, Sean Lynch, Mason Shaw, Marvin Warrell (SF); Chris Deluca (Su); Nick Rodda (WP).

• State combine: *Tom Lee (Cl); Jack Byron-Prendergast, Max Duffy, Alex Howson (EF); Riley Hutchison, Shaq McKenzie (EP); Dean Kent, Chris Yarran (P); Dale Hamilton, Tim Kelly, Sam Lowrie, Ben Saunders, Brendan Verrier (SF); Dylan Clarke, George Hampson (Su); Brayden Antonio, Shane Nelson (WP).

Few names missing.

 

[LemmingMaster]

If you're looking for a ruck this year, there is very slim pickings.

 

[HarbourMaster]

Lowrie not getting a look in at the national combine while Ramsay manages a spot gives you a fair indication of where he sits in the pecking order.

 

[Futbolista]

Strange if the ruckman pool isn't large that the clubs haven't sourced out David Madut. Maybe being injured cost him.

 

[HarbourMaster]

He's not big enough, and he has a torn ACL.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Lowrie not getting a look in at the national combine while Ramsay manages a spot gives you a fair indication of where he sits in the pecking order.

Ramsay has pace, but nothing else.

Jack Byron-Prendergast would be a cool selection.

 

[Futbolista]

He's not big enough, and he has a torn ACL.

Not tall enough? Of course he's tall enough. He's already up around the 197cm mark and still growing and can leap twice as high as any competitor in colts footy. But yes, the injury is a concern. He's back in action this week against East Perth, so we'll see if he's made a full recovery. Hopefully he isn't rushing things.

 

[Eagles222]

How is Myles Bolger getting a gig?

 

[HarbourMaster]

He's tall, mobile and there's a massive hole in terms of tall options.

Pity he has feet like Travis Gaspar.