All things Draft Combine

[Quigley]

1.20 is the time that is ascribed to him which is definate bottom 10 material. Guys who lead the sprint last year went under 1. 1.20 is very very slow.

 

[NiceCunnington]

Fair enough I'll try to get some confirmation on this today. Sounds pretty dodgy to me. Power and acceleration are clearly among Smith's greatest strengths.

 

[dlanod]

Will Harveys good results in the leap and 20m sprint improve his draft currency, he didn't get a lot of the footy in the TAC cup this year.

It'd improve them, but it'd probably take him from a rookie list prospect to a mid to late draft prospect at my best guess.

 

[swansfan51]

Will Harveys good results in the leap and 20m sprint improve his draft currency, he didn't get a lot of the footy in the TAC cup this year.

I would be extremely concerned if his results drastically improved his draft position. You've had all year to watch him play and see his speed in practical game situations - if a recruiter prefers to base his decision off a 20m sprint in a testing centre rather than 12 months of game footage, then you would have to seriously question their process.

 

[DamoESP]

Ryan Brabazon has been listed in a few of the top 10's. What's he doing there? I thought he was only invited to the WA state screening.

There was an Article on AFL.com last night that mentioned something about it:

I’m still here!

The big question during the sprint testing on day two of the AFL draft combine was, “Just who is the redhead with the No.102 in sticky tape on his back?” Former Sydney Swans player Ryan Brabazon was unlisted among the 100 players selected to go to the national camp, but he was so keen to put himself before recruiters that he paid for a flight from Perth, enabling him to become a late inclusion. Brabazon, 23, finished fifth in both the 20-metre sprint (2.84 seconds) and the agility test (8.04).

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=103442

 

[albyplus]

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The new draft combine handball drill

 

[NiceCunnington]

There was an Article on AFL.com last night that mentioned something about it:



http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=103442

Weird. So you can just rock up if you really, really want?

 

[WALL-e]

Caddy breaking the 3 was impressing and my main man Prestia goes #2 in agility, smashes repeat sprints and gets 2.93 in the 20. Watch the beep tests.

 

[wceblog]

Taking that into account his performance was still very disappointing. He plays in the midfield and the ability to go from standing start to full speed quickly is important. I believe they do two run throughs and take the average so his time so it would not have been the case of him just missing the start. Is he tanking hoping to fall to a preferred club?

They take the fastest time of 3 attempts IIRC.

It wouldn't help him fall to a preferred club - any recruiter worth his weight should be able to accurately assess a players athleticism from observation - I'm sure you've seen Smith play on enough occasions, would you say he's slow?

Recruiters would also have a number of previous times with the AIS and SA U16/U18 Academy etc. from this year and previous years if athletic testing results is something they take into account.

Most BigFooty posters place way too much stock in Draft Camp athletic tests, good recruiters will place very little, if any.

 

[Toadvine]

From Twitter

AFL_Shifter

Jed Lamb wins kicking test at #aflcombine with impressive 97% efficiency. Josh Caddy, Dyson Heppell the best in the new clean hands test.

Great work by Lamb.

 

[PRANKSTER666]

From Twitter

Great work by Lamb.

That won't help what little chance he was to slide to our PP.

 

[Prem87]

Lamb was never a chance to last to our PP.

Good to see Heppell feature again in the best. Surely he must be warming up as our man at 4.

 

[worsfold]

Kicking Assessment - Top 10
1 Jed Lamb 29/30 97%
2 Aaron Young 26/30 87%
3 Tom Liberatore 25/30 83%
4 Gerald Ugle 24/30 80%
5 Ben Jacobs 24/30 65%
6 Nick Murphy 23/30 65%
7 Billie Smedts 23/30 64%
8 Tom Gordon 23/30 64%
9 Lucas Cook 23/30 64%
10 Callum Sinclair 23/30 63%
Clean Hands Test - Top 10


1 Josh Caddy 28/30 93%
2 Dyson Heppell 28/30 93%
3 Mitch Wallis 27/30 90%
4 Josh Farmer 27/30 90%
5 Jarryd Lyons27/30 90%
6 Tom Hickey 27/30 90%
7 Jai Sheehan 27/30 90%
=8 Ben Reid 26/30 87%
=8 Alex Fasalo 26/3087%
=8 Jamie Cripps 26/30 87%
=8 Joel Wilkinson 26/30 87%

 

[WCE_phil]

Is it just me or are a lot of these stat sheets that are coming up wrong. I know that there are mistakes in the height charts. The standing vertical leap number 1 was wrong on the sheets. The 5 metre times are either in the wrong order or are the 10 slowest at the camp and there are people in the top 10 at the camp in a quaint little kicking test with 63% as their score. There are a lot of stats being put up from this combine which dont ring true.

 

[worsfold]

Lamb was never a chance to last to our PP.

Good to see Heppell feature again in the best. Surely he must be warming up as our man at 4.

Not sure about that if gold coast don't take him by 15 don't see any one else who would use their first rounder on him

 

[Barnzy]

I thought Heppell was an elite kick. Can't make top 10 in kicking test?

Stats do look wrong though.

4 Gerald Ugle 24/30 80%
5 Ben Jacobs 24/30 65%

How's that possible?

 

[Prem87]

23/30 = 77%

They must have some pretty dumb people putting these stats up.

 

[crowsarethebest]

I thought Heppell was an elite kick. Can't make top 10 in kicking test?

Stats do look wrong though.



How's that possible?

Man these tests are pretty dumb to be honest... Gary Rohan won it last year and you'd say he was an average kick at best. I doubt recruiters would take much notice of it to be honest... a stupid test won't determine if you're a good kick or not. It might however see how a kid handles the pressure with limited opportunities/time to hit the targets.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Maybe remember that the guy who designed that kicking test traded Henderson and pick 12 for Fevola and pick 27.

I thought Buckley designed the kicking test

 

[Quigley]

Maybe remember that the guy who designed that kicking test traded Henderson and pick 12 for Fevola and pick 27.

Geez didn't realise that Buckley was involved with the Lions.

There you go you learn something new every day.

 

[WALL-e]

I don't think the kicking and hands tests are MASSIVE in indication.

These recruiters have seen these guys game and again and know exactly what their skills are like on the field.

What it's good for is springing people up or confirming thoughts etc.

 

[swansfan51]

Geez didn't realise that Buckley was involved with the Lions.

There you go you learn something new every day.

Oops

 

[albyplus]

Hector 15.8 beep test
Gaff 15.3
Gilbee 15.1
Lynch 14.8

 

[bulldogsman]

Kicking Assessment - Top 10
1 Jed Lamb 29/30 97%
2 Aaron Young 26/30 87%
3 Tom Liberatore 25/30 83%
4 Gerald Ugle 24/30 80%
5 Ben Jacobs 24/30 65%
6 Nick Murphy 23/30 65%
7 Billie Smedts 23/30 64%
8 Tom Gordon 23/30 64%
9 Lucas Cook 23/30 64%
10 Callum Sinclair 23/30 63%
Clean Hands Test - Top 10


1 Josh Caddy 28/30 93%
2 Dyson Heppell 28/30 93%
3 Mitch Wallis 27/30 90%
4 Josh Farmer 27/30 90%
5 Jarryd Lyons27/30 90%
6 Tom Hickey 27/30 90%
7 Jai Sheehan 27/30 90%
=8 Ben Reid 26/30 87%
=8 Alex Fasalo 26/3087%
=8 Jamie Cripps 26/30 87%
=8 Joel Wilkinson 26/30 87%

Shouldn't this be around the other way? This would make more sense

Kicking Assessment - Top 10
1 Josh Caddy 28/30 93%
2 Dyson Heppell 28/30 93%
3 Mitch Wallis 27/30 90%
4 Josh Farmer 27/30 90%
5 Jarryd Lyons27/30 90%
6 Tom Hickey 27/30 90%
7 Jai Sheehan 27/30 90%
=8 Ben Reid 26/30 87%
=8 Alex Fasalo 26/3087%
=8 Jamie Cripps 26/30 87%
=8 Joel Wilkinson 26/30 87%

Clean Hands Test - Top 10
1 Jed Lamb 29/30 97%
2 Aaron Young 26/30 87%
3 Tom Liberatore 25/30 83%
4 Gerald Ugle 24/30 80%
5 Ben Jacobs 24/30 65%
6 Nick Murphy 23/30 65%
7 Billie Smedts 23/30 64%
8 Tom Gordon 23/30 64%
9 Lucas Cook 23/30 64%
10 Callum Sinclair 23/30 63%

 

[mitchzz]

Hector 15.8 beep test
Gaff 15.3
Gilbee 15.1
Lynch 14.8

Who is Hector? New draft camp record

I knew Gaff would do well.

Is the 3k trial today?