The majority of the NT Thunder Under 18 Academy boys did their State Combine testing in Melbourne on Wednesday 17 April. NAB AFL Academy players, Joel Jeffrey and Malcolm Rosas did not test due to illness/injury, and Essendon NGA player, Jeffrey Simon also did not test due to injury. The top performers across the different disciplines were:
20m Sprint
- Matthew Green - 2.8 secs
- James Box - 2.9 secs
- Beau O’Connell - 2.911 secs
- Isaac Seden-Kurnoth - 2.951 secs
Yo-yo Run
- Jonty Patrick - Level 20.7
- Marly McGreggor & Andy Moniz-Wakefield - Level 20.6
- Joel Budarick, Matthew Green, Braith Hodges, Ben Jungfer - Level 20.4
Agility
- Ben Jungfer - 8.204 secs
- Beau O’Connell - 8.568 secs
- Andy Moniz-Wakefield - 8.544 secs
Standing Vertical Jump
- Matthew Green - 96 cms
- Braxton AhMat - 95 cms
- Wade Derksen - 93 cms
Running Vertical Jump
- Matthew Green - 106 cms
- Marly McGreggor - 90 cms
- Wade Derksen - 88cms
Well done to all the boys who showed great commitment throughout the day.