AFL Draft Combine/Camp 2020

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Draft Combine: Tigers father-son prospect headlines list of 96 players invited

Matt Balmer
September 4, 2020
FOX SPORTS

Richmond father-son prospect Maurice Rioli jnr is among the group of players invited to the 2020 AFL draft combine, in a year that has run like never before.

The AFL on Thursday released a list of 96 male players and 82 female players invited to test over coming months – but the combine won’t run as a big group event in Victoria as per the norm.

For most states, the combine will be held over the next five weeks, with Victoria’s event yet to be locked in due to the COVID-19 restrictions in the region.

Victoria has the largest group of players invited, making up nearly have of the total invites across the combines.

In recent weeks, AFL clubs were asked to submit a list of players to attend the combines, with all invitees receiving nominations from at least three clubs.

In total there are four father-son prospects and two father-daughter prospects, with Alice Burke (daughter of St Kilda great Nathan) and Maurcie Rioli jnr (son of Richmond champion Maurice) headlining the list.

Rioli is also eligible for Fremantle under father-son rules and Essendon as a next-generation academy prospect. The small forward has boarded at Melbourne’s Scotch College at recent years, impressing in the APS school boy competition.

Tarni Brown (daughter of Gavin), Luke Edwards (son of Tyson), Taj Schofield (son of Jarrad) and Ewan McPherson (son of Steve) are the others included in the list.

In total, there are 19 academy prospects including in the male list, with nine players linked as next-generation academy prospects.

The Western Bulldogs are set to match a top-five bid on key forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, while Port Adelaide prospect Lachie Jones could also feature in the first round.

Gold Coast is set to a major draft bonanza given they have access to Alex Davies and Joel Jeffrey, while Sydney and Brisbane both have a number of top class prospects.

AFL DRAFT COMBINES (subject to State Government restrictions)

New South Wales/ACT
Girls – Tuesday 29 September
Boys – Sunday 25 October

Queensland / Northern Territory
Girls – Saturday 3 October
Boys – Saturday 3 October

South Australia
Girls – Wednesday 30 September
Boys – Wednesday 30 September

Tasmania
Girls – Week of Monday 21 September
Boys – Week of Monday 21 September

Victoria
Girls – TBC
Boys – TBC

Western Australia
Girls – Wednesday 30 September
Boys – Wednesday 30 September


AFL DRAFT COMBINE INVITES

NSW [4]
Braeden Campbell (Sydney Academy)
Charlie Byrne (Murray Bushrangers)
Errol Gulden (Sydney Academy)
Joshua Green (GWS Academy)

NORTHERN TERRITORY [3]
Joel Jeffrey (Wanderers/Gold Coast Academy)
Maurice Rioli jnr (Oakleigh Chargers)
Brodie Lake (Southern Districts/Central District (SA)/Gold Coast Academy)

QUEENSLAND [6]
Alex Davies (Gold Coast Academy)
Blake Coleman (Brisbane Academy)
Carter Michael (Brisbane Academy)
Jack Briskey (Brisbane Academy)
Max Pescud (Gold Coast Academy)
Saxon Crozier (Brisbane Academy)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA [20]
Brayden Cook (South Adelaide)
Caleb Poulter (Woodville West Torrens)
Corey Durdin (Central District)
Henry Smith (Woodville West Torrens)
James Borlase (Sturt)
Jye Sinderberry (West Adelaide)
Kaine Baldwin (Glenelg)
Lachlan Jones (Woodville West Torrens)
Luke Edwards (Glenelg)
Luke Pedlar (Glenelg)
Malachy Carruthers (Sturt)
Mitchell Duval (West Adelaide)
Phoenix Spicer (South Adelaide)
Riley Thilthorpe (West Adelaide)
Taj Schofield (Woodville West Torrens)
Tariek Newchurch (North Adelaide)
Tom Powell (Sturt)
Tom Highmore (South Adelaide)
Xavier Robbins (Glenelg)
Zac Dumesny (South Adelaide)

TASMANIA [4]
Jackson Callow (North Launceston)
Oliver Davis (Clarence)
Patrick Walker (North Hobart)
Sam Collins (North Hobart)

VIC COUNTRY [21]
Blake Reid (Geelong Falcons)
Cameron Fleeton (Geelong Falcons)
Charlie Ham (Geelong Falcons)
Charlie Lazzaro (Geelong Falcons)
Clayton Gay (Dandenong Stingrays)
Elijah Hollands (Murray Bushrangers)
Henry Sharp (Greater Western Victoria Rebels)
Henry Walsh (Geelong Falcons)
Jack Ginnivan (Bendigo Pioneers)
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Oakleigh Chargers)
Josh Treacy (Bendigo Pioneers)
Nick Stevens (Greater Western Victoria Rebels)
Noah Gribble (Geelong Falcons)
Oliver Henry (Geelong Falcons)
Ryan Angwin (Gippsland Power)
Sam Berry (Gippsland Power)
Seamus Mitchell (Bendigo Pioneers)
Tanner Bruhn (Geelong Falcons)
Will Bravo (Dandenong Stingrays)
Zach Reid (Gippsland Power)
Zavier Maher (Murray Bushrangers)
Dominic Bedendo (Murray Bushrangers)

VIC METRO [25]
Lachlan Carrigan (Sandringham Dragons)
Archie Perkins (Sandringham Dragons)
Bailey Laurie (Oakleigh Chargers)
Campbell Edwardes (Calder Cannons)
Cody Brand (Calder Cannons)
Connor Downie (Eastern Ranges)
Conor Stone (Oakleigh Chargers)
Corey Preston (Eastern Ranges)
Eddie Ford (Western Jets)
Ewan Macpherson (Northern Knights)
Finlay Macrae (Oakleigh Chargers)
Fraser Rosman (Sandringham Dragons)
Jake Bowey (Sandringham Dragons)
Josh Eyre (Calder Cannons)
Joshua Clarke (Eastern Ranges)
Liam McMahon (Northern Knights)
Liam Kolar (Northern Knights)
Luke Cleary (Sandringham Dragons)
Matt Allison (Calder Cannons)
Max Heath (Sandringham Dragons)
Max Holmes (Sandringham Dragons)
Nikolas Cox (Northern Knights)
Ollie Lord (Sandringham Dragons)
Reef McInnes (Oakleigh Chargers)
Will Phillips (Oakleigh Chargers)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA [12]
Blake Morris (Subiaco)
Brandon Walker (East Fremantle)
Denver Grainger-Barras (Swan Districts)
Heath Chapman (West Perth)
Jack Carroll (East Fremantle)
Joel Western (Claremont)
Kalin Lane (Claremont)
Logan McDonald (Perth)
Nathan O’Driscoll (Perth)
Shannon Neale (South Fremantle)
Zane Trew (Swan Districts)
Isaiah Winder (Peel Thunder)

AFLW DRAFT COMBINE INVITES

NSW/ACT [5]
Abby Favell (Murray Bushrangers)
Emily Pease (Belconnen Magpies)
Jayde Hamilton (Queanbeyan Tigers)
Kiara Beesley (Southern Power)
Tarni Evans (Queanbeyan Tigers)

QUEENSLAND [13]
Annise Bradfield (Southport)
Beth Pinchin (Coolangatta)
Brooke Spence (Coorparoo)
Chloe Gregory (Maroochydore)
Christine Okesene (Yeronga)
Courtney Bromage (Yeronga)
Daisy D’Arcy (Hermit Park)
Ebony Peterson (Coolangatta)
Laura Blue (Coorparoo)
Lucy Single (Bond University)
Madison Goodwin (Yeronga)
Maddison Levi (Bond University)
Zimmorlei Farquharson (Calamvale/Yeronga)

NORTHERN TERRITORY [4]
Janet Baird (Palmerston)
Mattea Breed (Southern Districts/Norwood)
Freda Puruntatameri (Palmerston/Calder Cannons)
Stephan Williams (Darwin Buffaloes/Geelong Falcons)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA [4]
Amber Ward (North Adelaide)
Ashleigh Woodland (North Adelaide)
Indy Tahau (South Adelaide)
Teah Charlton (South Adelaide)

TASMANIA [1]
Charlie Vandenberg (Wynyard)

VICTORIA [43]
Abbey Jordan (Dandenong Stingrays)
Abbi Moloney (Sandringham Dragons)
Alana Barba (Essendon VFL)
Alice Astbury (GWV Rebels)
Alice Burke (Sandringham Dragons)
Alice O’Loughlin (Oakleigh Chargers)
Alyssa Bannan (Northern Knights)
Amber Micallef (Oakleigh Chargers)
Amelia Velardo (Western Jets)
Annabel Strahan (Bendigo Pioneers)
Ashleigh Snow (Northern Knights)
Brooke Hards (Bendigo Pioneers)
Carly Remmos (Geelong Falcons)
Daisy Walker (Sandringham Dragons)
Darcy Moloney (Geelong Falcons)
Eliza McNamara (Sandringham Dragons)
Ellie McKenzie (Northern Knights)
Georgia Nanscawen (Essendon)
Grace McRae (Gippsland Power)
Isabella Eddey (Sandringham Dragons)
Isabella Simmons (GWV Rebels)
Isabelle Pritchard (Western Jets)
Jemma Finning (Bendigo Pioneers)
Jessica Fitzgerald (Northern Knights)
Jessica Matin (Dandenong Stingrays)
Joanna Lin (Oakleigh Chargers)
Laura Gardiner (Geelong Falcons)
Luka Lesosky-Hay (Richmond VFLW)
Maeve Chaplin (Northern Knights)
Maggie Caris (GWV Rebels)
Megan Fitzsimon (Gippsland Power)
Mietta Kendall (Eastern Ranges)
Mimi Hill (Oakleigh Chargers)
Nikia Webber (Gippsland Power)
Olivia Barber (Murray Bushrangers)
Olivia Meagher (Eastern Ranges)
Renee Saulitis (GWV Rebels)
Sarah Hartwig (Sandringham Dragons)
Shanara Notman (Gippsland Power)
Tarni Brown (Eastern Ranges)
Tyanna Smith (Dandenong Stingrays)
Winnie Laing (Sandringham Dragons)
Zoe Hill (Dandenong Stingrays)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA [12]
Abbey Dowrick (Subiaco)
Brianna Hyde (Swan Districts)
Ella Smith (Claremont)
Isabella Lewis (Claremont)
Jessica Low (Claremont)
Maggie MacLachlan (Subiaco)
Mikayla Hyde (Swan Districts)
Mikayla Morrison (East Perth/Swan Districts)
Roisin Walsh (East Fremantle)
Sarah Verrier (Peel Thunder)
Sarah Wielstra (Swan Districts)
Shanae Davison (Swan Districts)

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2020-afl-2020-afl-draft-combine-when-will-the-draft-be-held-fatherson-prospects-academy-picks-top-10-prospects/news-story/ead7d4429c713d4b395b995104d80f5a

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Vic Metro Draft Combine results

2km time trial

Harry Sharp       5:28 minutes
Fraser Rodman  5:52
Liam Kolar           6:02
Nik Cox                6:03
Sam Berry           6:10

20m sprint

Reef McInnes     2.779 seconds
Max Holmes       2.801
Liam Kolar          2.870
Zavier Maher     2.887
Fraser Rosman  2.896
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan 2.897

Running vertical jump

Eddie Ford     94cm
Sam Berry      94
Archie Perkins 92
Jake Bowey    89
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan 86
Liam McMahon 86

https://www.afl.com.au/news/523501/rebel-with-a-cause-running-machine-smashes-2km-time-trial-record


South Australian Draft Combine results

20m Sprint

PLAYER   CLUB   TIME (SECONDS)
Brodie Lake   Central District/Northern Territory   2.907
Xavier Robins   Glenelg   2.978
Taj Schofield   Eagles   3.041
Caleb Poulter   Eagles   3.058
Brayden Cook   South   3.103
Mitch Duval   West   3.103

Agility Test

PLAYER   CLUB   TIME (SECONDS)
Brodie Lake   Central District/Northern Territory   7.90
Mitch Duval   West Adelaide   7.98
Taj Schofield   Eagles   8.31
Malachy Carruthers   Sturt   8.40
James Borlase   Sturt   8.43

Running Vertical Jump - Right

PLAYER   CLUB   HEIGHT (CM)
Brodie Lake   Central District/Northern Territory   81
Caleb Poulter   Eagles   81
Taj Schofield   Eagles   76
Jye Sinderberry   West   75
Brayden Cook   South   72

Running Vertical Jump - Left

PLAYER   CLUB   HEIGHT (CM)
Brodie Lake   Central District/Northern Territory   94
Jye Sinderberry   West Adelaide   81
Taj Schofield   Eagles   78
Mitch Duval   West   75
Xavier Robins   Glenelg   75

Standing Vertical Jump

PLAYER   CLUB   HEIGHT (CM)
Taj Schofield   Eagles   63
Brodie Lake   Central District/Northern Territory   62
Jye Sinderberry   West   59
Brayden Cook   South   58
James Borlase   Sturt   57
Xavier Robins   Glenelg   57
Mitch Duval   West   57

2km Time Trial

PLAYER   CLUB   TIME (MINUTES)
Jye Sinderberry   West   6.28
Malachy Carruthers   Sturt   6.30
Zac Dumesny   South   6.35
Xavier Robins   Glenelg   6.38
Caleb Poulter   Eagles   6.38

https://sanfl.com.au/league/news/nab-afl-sa-combine-results/


Western Australian Draft Combine results

Vertical jump (cm)
Isiah Winder 76
Jack Carroll 74
Chris Walker 74
Kellen Johnson 73
Shannon Neale 73

Right foot vertical jump (cm)

Kellen Johnson 94
Chris Walker 93
Shannon Neale 91
Isiah Winder 90
Jack Carroll 88

Left foot vertical jump (cm)
Isiah Winder 92
Chris Walker 90
Denver Grainger-Barras 87
Shannon Neale 86
Kellen Johnson 84
Jack Carroll 84

20m sprint (seconds)

Isiah Winder 2.873
Nathan O'Driscoll 2.931
Jaiden Hunter 2.969
Kellen Johnson 2.982
Denver Grainger-Barras 2.993

Agility

Nathan O'Driscoll 8.12 seconds
Denver Grainger-Barras 8.13
Isiah Winder 8.18
Chris Walker 8.27
Kellen Johnson 8.27

2km time trial (min:seconds)

Heath Chapman 6:20
Nathan O'Driscoll 6:23
Logan McDonald 6:33
Shannon Neale 6:35
Isiah Winder 6:51

https://www.afl.com.au/news/513606/possible-top-five-pair-shine-at-wa-combine

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MJ's numbers?

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MJ's numbers?

In the last group was meant to be:

Group four
Bailey Laurie
Finlay Macrae
Reef McInnes
Will Phillips
Conor Stone
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Maurice Rioli Jr

... Looks like 6 of them, and clearly no Rioli.

https://twitter.com/Jen2310/status/1322362838833225728

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/2020-draft-and-trades-thread.1232991/post-67758702

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AFL releases best results from the 2020 NAB AFL Combines

125 of Australia's top junior male footballers completed the 2020 NAB AFL National Draft Combines held across multiple locations across Australia over the last few months.

Players from all states and territories were represented at the 2020 NAB AFL Draft Combines with a spread of talent across Australia including Queensland, NSW/ACT, Northern Territory and Tasmania.

The 2020 NAB AFL Draft Combine assessed each player's athletic ability through several tests including 20-metre sprint, two-kilometre time-trial and vertical jump. Players height and weight were also recorded.

Among the players tested were AFL Club Academy eligible players including Blake Coleman, Jack Briskey, Carter Michael and Saxon Crozier from the Brisbane Lions Academy, Godfrey Okerenyang and Josh Green from the GWS GIANTS Academy, Braeden Campbell and Errol Gulden from the Sydney Swans Academy and Alex Davies, Joel Jeffrey, Brodie Lake and Max Pescud from the Gold Coast SUNS Academy.

A further nine Next Generation Academy players in Joel Western and Brandon Walker (Fremantle), Reef McInnes (Collingwood), Cody Brand and Josh Eyre (Essendon), Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Western Bulldogs), James Borlase (Adelaide Crows), Lachie Jones and Tariek Newchurch (Port Adelaide), and Conor Downie (Hawthorn) also completed the 2020 NAB AFL Draft Combine.

Three Father-Son eligible players in Luke Edwards (son of Adelaide Crows' star Tyson) Taj Schofield (son of Port Adelaide star Jarrad) and Ewan Macpherson (son of Western Bulldogs' star Steve) were also tested.

2km TIME-TRIAL
NAME            STATE         CLUB              RESULT
Harry Sharp   Vic Country   GWV Rebels           5:28
Fraser Rosman  Vic Metro  Sandringham Dragons    5:52
Liam Kolar     Vic Metro   Northern Knights      6:02
Nikolas Cox    Vic Metro   Northern Knights      6:05
Sam Berry     Vic Country  Gippsland Power       6:10
Ryan Angwin   Vic Country  Gippsland Power       6:11
Matthew Allison Vic Metro  Calder Cannons        6:17
Finlay Macrae   Vic Metro  Oakleigh Charges      6:17
Heath Chapman      WA       West Perth           6:20
Nathan O’Driscoll  WA       Perth                6:23
Archie Perkins  Vic Metro Sandringham Dragons    6:23
William Bravo  Vic Country Dandenong Stingrays   6:23

 
20m SPRINT (non-VIC)

NAME                 STATE          CLUB        RESULT
Godfrey Okerenyang   NSW   GWS GIANTS Academy    2.86
Isiah Winder         WA       Peel Thunder       2.873
Aiden Fyfe           Qld Gold Coast SUNS Academy 2.898
Braeden Campbell     NSW   Sydney Swans Academy  2.90
Brodie Lake          NT     Southern Districts   2.907
Marc Sheather        NSW   Sydney Swans Academy  2.910
Carter Michael       Qld  Brisbane Lions Academy 2.912
Nathan O’Driscoll    WA          Perth           2.931
Jack Briskey         Qld  Brisbane Lions Academy 2.935
Isaac Chugg          Tas     Tasmania Devils     2.953

 
20m SPRINT (VIC)

NAME                STATE         CLUB           RESULT
Reef McInnes      Vic Metro  Oakleigh Charges    2.779
Max Holmes        Vic Metro Sandringham Dragons  2.801
Liam Kolar        Vic Metro  Northern Knights    2.870
Seamus Mitchell  Vic Country Bendigo Pioneers    2.880
Zavier Maher     Vic Country Murray Bushrangers  2.887
Joshua Eyre       Vic Metro   Calder Cannons     2.893
Fraser Rosman     Vic Metro Sandringham Dragons  2.896
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan Vic Metro Oakleigh Charger    2.897
Will Phillips     Vic Metro  Oakleigh Charger    2.906
Liam McMahon      Vic Metro  Northern Knights    2.923

*Due to COVID-19 Protocols, Victoria Combine testing was completed outside on a different surface and exposed to potential tailwind

RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP – Right Leg

NAME                  STATE          CLUB         RESULT
Godfrey Okerenyang     NSW    GWS GIANTS Academy   92cm
Isiah Winder           WA        Peel Thunder      92cm
Seamus Mitchell   Vic Country   Bendigo Pioneers   91cm
Archie Perkins     Vic Metro  Sandringham Dragons  91cm
Chris Walker           WA       East Fremantle     90cm
Denver Grainger-Barras WA       Swan Districts     87cm
Joshua Eyre        Vic Metro    Calder Cannons     87cm
Shannon Neale          WA       South Fremantle    86cm
Liam McMahon       Vic Metro   Northern Knights    86cm
Aiden Fyfe             Qld Gold Coast SUNS Academy 84cm
Kellen Johnson         WA        West Perth        84cm
Jack Carroll           WA       East Fremantle     84cm
Isaac Chugg            Tas      Tasmania Devils    84cm

 
RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP – Left Leg

NAME                 STATE           CLUB         RESULT
Dominic Bedendo   Vic Country  Murray Bushrangers  99cm
Godfrey Okerenyang   NSW       GWS GIANTS Academy  95cm
Aiden Fyfe           Qld   Gold Coast SUNS Academy 95cm
Jack Briskey         Qld    Brisbane Lions Academy 94cm
Kellen Johnson       WA           West Perth       94cm
Brodie Lake          NT        Southern Districts  94cm
Eddie Ford        Vic Metro      Western Jets      94cm
Sam Berry        Vic Country    Gippsland Power    94cm
Chris Walker         WA         East Fremantle     93cm
Joshua Eyre       Vic Metro    Calder Cannons      93cm

https://www.afl.com.au/news/523863/statement-afl-releases-best-results-from-the-2020-nab-afl-combines

[Diocletian]

MJ's numbers?

In the last group was meant to be:

Group four
Bailey Laurie
Finlay Macrae
Reef McInnes
Will Phillips
Conor Stone
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Maurice Rioli Jr

... Looks like 6 of them, and clearly no Rioli.

https://twitter.com/Jen2310/status/1322362838833225728

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/2020-draft-and-trades-thread.1232991/post-67758702

So he didn't go?

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MJ's numbers?

In the last group was meant to be:

Group four
Bailey Laurie
Finlay Macrae
Reef McInnes
Will Phillips
Conor Stone
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Maurice Rioli Jr

... Looks like 6 of them, and clearly no Rioli.

https://twitter.com/Jen2310/status/1322362838833225728

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/2020-draft-and-trades-thread.1232991/post-67758702

So he didn't go?

There's no mention of him being at the combine. Not even in the media articles stating which father-sons were in attendance. He must not have gone.

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Shifter Sheahan on SEN just said MRJ will be the last one to be tested.