2024 Telstra AFL/W State Draft Combine Testing Results

Oct 15, 2024 | WA Football

The top results from physical testing conducted at the 2024 Telstra AFL State Draft Combine and 2024 Telstra AFLW State Draft Combine have been confirmed.

The state Draft Combines followed the national Draft Combine for boys and girls which was hosted in Melbourne from October 4-6.

Physical testing across Sunday’s WA Draft Combine included a 2km time trial, standing vertical jump, running vertical jump, 20m sprint and agility test.

WA’s Hugh Boxshall finished in the top five across the 2km time trial, agility test, standing and running vertical jump.

“I had a couple of good tests in the agility and the sprints and the jumps,” Boxshall said.

Boxshall did miss six weeks during the season with a quad injury but bounced back to play in the WA U18s side and become a Colts premiership player with Claremont.

“Coming off an injury, I was pretty happy to even get the chance to go out there (and represent WA) because obviously I hadn’t had much footy in the lead-up to the South Australia game, so I was happy to play my footy and play the way that I did,” Boxhall said.

Boxshall has taken every opportunity given to him this year with the aim of getting picked in the AFL Draft.

“I think probably at the start of the season I wasn’t expecting to have as much opportunity as I have, so I’ve been really stoked with the amount of exposure I’ve had to all the footy,” Boxshall explained.

Perth’s Loch Mactaggart finished second in the running vertical jump and top five in the agility test and standing vertical jump.

East Perth’s Sabella Banks made her mark at the WA Combine, winning the standing vertical jump and she finished second in the 20m sprint with a time of 3.159 seconds and second in the agility test.

Below are the top five results from each of the tests performed at this year’s state Draft Combine events.

Boys

2km time trial

Name

State

State League Club

Community Club

Time (min:sec)

Patrick Retschko

VIC M

Oakleigh Chargers

Caulfield Grammarians

6:07

Hugh Boxshall

Claremont

Swanbourne

6:08

Luke Kennedy

VIC M

Sandringham Dragons

Ormond

6:08

Sam Davidson

VIC M

Richmond (VFL)

St Kevin’s

6:12

Nathaniel Sulzberger

TAS

Sandringham Dragons

North Hobart

6:17

20m sprint

Name

State

State League Club

Community Club

Time (sec)

Lennox Hofmann

VIC M

Sandringham Dragons

Old Brighton Grammarians

2.861

Blake Leidler

VIC M

Oakleigh Chargers

Surrey Park

2.887

Jayden Nguyen

VIC M

Calder Cannons

Aberfeldie

2.897

Benny Barrett

South Adelaide

Happy Valley

2.913

Jacob Molier

Sturt

Onkaparinga Valley

2.920

Agility

Name

State

State League Club

Community Club

Time (sec)

Oliver Hannaford

VIC C

GWV Rebels

Sandhurst

7.922

Lucca Grego

VIC M

Western Jets

Keilor

7.961

Hugh Boxshall

Claremont

Swanbourne

7.980

Loch Mactaggart

Peel Thunder

Donnybrook

8.075

Jayden Nguyen

VIC M

Calder Cannons

Aberfeldie

8.126

Standing vertical jump

Name

State

State League Club

Community Club

Height (cm)

Josh Murphy

NSW

Murray Bushrangers

North Albury

Hugh Boxshall

Claremont

Swanbourne

Jayden Nguyen

VIC M

Calder Cannons

Aberfeldie

Keighton Matofai-Forbes

VIC M

Western Jets

Keilor

Loch Mactaggart

Perth

Northam Saints

Sam Toner

VIC C

Dandenong Stingrays

Narre Warren

Running vertical jump

Name

State

State League Club

Community Club

Height (cm)

Ajang Kuol Mun

VIC C

Geelong Cats (VFL)

Anakie

Loch Mactaggart

Perth

Northam Saints

Luke Quaynor

VIC M

Oakleigh Chargers

Doncaster East

Hugh Boxshall

Claremont

Swanbourne

Oliver Hannaford

VIC C

GWV Rebels

Sandhurst

Jayden Nguyen

VIC M

Calder Cannons

Aberfeldie

Girls

2km time trial

Name

State

State League Club

Community Club

Time (min:sec)

Ellie Hall

NSW

GWS Giants Academy
Murray Bushrangers

Narrandera Eagles