{"id":914365,"date":"2026-10-03T06:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T06:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/914365\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T06:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T06:46:08","slug":"nephew-of-collingwood-premiership-hero-makes-afl-draft-combine-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/914365\/","title":{"rendered":"Nephew of Collingwood premiership hero makes AFL Draft Combine history"},"content":{"rendered":"

Preliminary results from a raft of AFL Draft<\/a> Combine test have been made available, although they await verification.<\/p>\n

The spring-heeled Sam Gayfer, nephew of Collingwood premiership hero Mick, has re-written combine history, with his left-footed running vertical jump surpassing the mark set by athletic GWS defender Leek Aleer<\/a> at the 2021 iteration of the event – pending verification.<\/p>\n

Two of Gayfer’s three attempts broke the record, with his last attempt registering 114cm – seven centimeters clear of Aleer’s 107cm mark.<\/p>\n

Related Coverage<\/p>\n

Gayfer memorably took an absolute screamer while playing for the Northern Knights in the Talent League earleir this season, and franked those hops with his efforts at the Combine.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Sydney Swans<\/a> academy prospect Mason McGroder – a national-level long jumper leaning towards football as his chosen pursuit – equalled Aleer’s mark, whilst also notching the fastest time in the 20m sprint, in a showcase of his athletic wares.<\/p>\n

Greater Western Victoria Rebels product Ethan Drever – viewed by many as a potential first-overall pick contender – posted the fifth-fastest 20m sprint time, in a real statement from the big bodied midfielder.<\/p>\n

Western Jets utility Lachlan Hicks won the agility test and finished top 10 for the 20m sprint himself – especially fitting given his sprinting background.<\/p>\n

Clubs view Hicks as a player on the fringes of first-round selection.<\/p>\n

Ivanhoe product, and Pick 1 contender Harry Van Hattum finished inside the top six for the left and right-footed running vertical leaps, further pushing his “unicorn” status in front of recruiters.<\/p>\n

Van Hattum, at the event, told\u00a0Zero Hanger\u00a0that he views himself as the “best player of the open pool”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dandenong Stingrays defender Darcy Szersyn, whose start to the year was heavily delayed by a shoulder injury, put his best foot forward at the Combine, finishing inside the top 10 in multiple disciplines.<\/p>\n

Szersyn’s Stingrays skipper Gus Kennedy did his draft prospects no harm, despite bravely battling an illness that he kept him bedridden in the lead up to the three-day testing window.<\/p>\n

Kennedy has drawn Jordan Dawson comparisons throughout his draft year<\/a>, and showed some of Dawson’s trademark grit in running a 6:35 2km time trial, after failing to finish a 10-minute run earlier in the week, such was his condition.<\/p>\n

Haileybury’s school and football captain in George Dimer showed off his pace and agility – two traits that are non-negotiable pre-requisites for a small forward. Dimer finished third in the agility test, while also posting an impressive standing jump.<\/p>\n

PRELIMINARY, UNVERIFIED TEST RESULTS:<\/p>\n

Right-footed running vertical jump<\/p>\n

Player
\nDistance<\/p>\n

Sam Gayfer
\n94cm<\/p>\n

Gus Kennedy
\n92cm<\/p>\n

Mason McGroder
\n91cm<\/p>\n

Tyson Bradley
\n90cm<\/p>\n

Sam Devers
\n90cm<\/p>\n

Harry Van Hattum
\n88cm<\/p>\n

Ethan Drever
\n87cm<\/p>\n

Will Antrobus
\n87cm<\/p>\n

Sonny Smiler
\n86cm<\/p>\n

Andrio Sousa
\n85cm<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Left-footed running vertical jump<\/p>\n

Player
\nDistance<\/p>\n

Sam Gayfer
\n114cm<\/p>\n

Mason McGroder
\n107cm<\/p>\n

Sam Devers
\n97cm<\/p>\n

Gus Kennedy
\n97cm<\/p>\n

Ethan Drever
\n96cm<\/p>\n

Harry Van Hattum
\n95cm<\/p>\n

Xavier Ladbrook
\n92cm<\/p>\n

Ethan Herbert
\n91cm<\/p>\n

Darcy Szersyn
\n89cm<\/p>\n

Andrio Sousa
\n89cm<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Standing \/ Counter-movement jump<\/p>\n

Player
\nDistance<\/p>\n

Sam Gayfer
\n88cm<\/p>\n

Sam Devers
\n85cm<\/p>\n

Mason McGroder
\n85cm<\/p>\n

Gus Kennedy
\n82cm<\/p>\n

Andrio Sousa
\n80cm<\/p>\n

Darcy Szersyn
\n78cm<\/p>\n

Ethan Drever
\n77cm<\/p>\n

Lewis Houndsome
\n76cm<\/p>\n

Tyson Bradley
\n75cm<\/p>\n

George Dimer
\n75cm<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Agility Test<\/p>\n

Player
\nTime<\/p>\n

Lachlan Hicks
\n7.8s<\/p>\n

Wil Malady
\n7.833s<\/p>\n

George Dimer
\n7.893s<\/p>\n

Archie Spencer
\n7.905s<\/p>\n

Harvie Cooke
\n7.962s<\/p>\n

Jordan Knapp
\n7.999s<\/p>\n

Leo Steed
\n8.068s<\/p>\n

Andrio Sousa
\n8.095s<\/p>\n

Darcy Szersyn
\n8.103s<\/p>\n

Toby Krasna
\n8.104s<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

20m sprint<\/p>\n

Player
\nTime<\/p>\n

Mason McGroder
\n2.827s<\/p>\n

Cameron Maynard
\n2.898s<\/p>\n

Wil Malady
\n2.9s<\/p>\n

Andrio Sousa
\n2.902s<\/p>\n

Ethan Drever
\n2.905s<\/p>\n

Darcy Szersyn
\n2.914s<\/p>\n

Sam Devers
\n2.925s<\/p>\n

Anthony Long
\n2.94s<\/p>\n

Lachlan Hicks
\n2.948s<\/p>\n

Gus Kennedy
\n2.965s<\/p>\n

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