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Draft hopeful’s insane test smashes records; top prospects light up: Full AFL Combine results
An AFL draft combine record has officially been smashed, with a top 20 prospect posting a jaw-dropping running vertical jump at Saturday’s combine.114cm leap was confirmed on Sunday by the league, smashing the previous record of GWS defender Leek Aleer by 7cm from back in 2021.
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Gayfer’s extraordinary showing was backed up by an 88cm standing vertical jump, also the best result of any prospect at the combine.was another standout across the testing, recording the fastest 20m sprint at 2.827 seconds, while finishing second in both the running vertical and standing vertical jump .showcased his athleticism across multiple disciplines, topping the agility test with a time of 7.800 seconds, after placing second in the 2km time trial and ninth in the 20m sprint.also featured prominently, finishing fifth in both the 2km time trial and agility test before recording the equal-10th best running vertical jump.were among the other consistent performers, with the Dandenong Stingrays pair both featuring inside the top 10 across the sprint, agility, running vertical and standing vertical tests.also impressed with his explosiveness, finishing equal-third in the running vertical jump and fourth in the standing vertical , while also cracking the top 10 in the 20m sprint.meanwhile proved the combine’s endurance king, becoming the only player to break the six-minute barrier in the 2km time trial with a 5:59 run.
“Yeah, I didn’t really know what I was going to get. I hadn’t done a 2km for about two years,” Walker told“My PB was 6.15 and I was just happy to get under 6.20, get close to my PB. Last lap, I had a bit of a kick, so I was feeling pretty happy. I was pretty happy with how it went. ”
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