The AFL has released player biographies for all the small defenders, midfielders and forwards invited to attend the NAB AFL Draft Combine in October.
Eighty-one players will attend the 2016 NAB AFL Draft Combine in Melbourne at Etihad Stadium from Thursday October 6 to Sunday October 9.
A further 100 players will attend State Combines in Melbourne (October 9), Adelaide (October 15) and Perth (October 16).
Medium defenders
Medium midfielders
Medium forwards
Tall defenders
Tall forwards/ruckmen
2016 NAB AFL Draft Combine – National
Small Defenders, Midfielders & Forwards
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Tyson Stengle Woodville-West Torrens / Portland
19.10.1998 Height: 171cm Weight: 69kg
Quick and elusive small forward with innate ability around goals to convert from crumbs and snaps. His three goals against the Allies in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships highlighted his potential.
Ben Jarman North Adelaide / PHOS Camden
5.5.1998 Height: 175cm Weight: 68kg
Small midfielder / forward who is an elite user of the ball and clean ball handler. His three goals against Vic Country at Etihad Stadium in his small forward role was impressive. Son of Darren and eligible for both the Adelaide Crows and Hawthorn under the father/son rule.
Kym LeBois North Adelaide / Koonibba
22.5.1998 Height: 175cm Weight: 66kg
Quick and agile indigenous small forward with excellent goal sense and footy smarts. Can turn his opponents inside out with his quick change of direction. A competitive player with a neat step through traffic.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Liam Baker West Perth / Aquinas College
27.1.1998 Height: 174cm Weight: 67kg
Prolific ball-winning small midfielder who averaged 17.7 disposals for Western Australia at the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships this year. Outstanding at winning the contested ball and has the good feel for the game.
Shai Bolton South Fremantle / Forrestdale
8.12.1998 Height: 177cm Weight: 67kg
Small indigenous midfielder / forward with electric pace who takes the game on. Smart around goal and averaged 13.5 disposals in four matches for Western Australia in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.
Zac Fisher Perth / Guildford Grammar
15.6.1998 Height: 175cm Weight: 61kg
Left-footed small forward / midfielder who was a star for Western Australia in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, winning its Most Valuable Player award and All-Australian honours. Averaged 21.5 disposals, 4.5 clearances and 4.5 tackles across the four matches.
VICTORIA
Ben Ainsworth Gippsland Power / Morwell
10.2.1998 Height: 179cm Weight: 74kg
Small forward / midfielder with elite power, clean hands and goal sense. Strong overhead for his size and very good one-on-one. Earned All-Australian Under-18 honours in 2015 and won an AFL Life Members Scholarship the same year. Member of NAB AFL Academy.
Callum Brown Eastern Ranges / Bulleen Templestowe / Marcellin
27.4.1998 Height: 177cm Weight: 69kg
Tenacious small midfielder / forward who wins the ball at stoppages and is creative with his hands. Has good goal sense and is a team-orientated player who averaged 19 disposals, winning All-Australian honours. Son of former Collingwood champion Gavin Brown.
Cedric Cox North Ballarat Rebels / Camperdown / Halls Creek
19.8.1997 Height: 184cm Weight: 70kg
Exciting versatile indigenous player from Hall Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia who moved to Camperdown in Victoria this year. Played last 10 games with the Rebels in the TAC Cup averaging 15.2 disposals where his game sense and agility were features of his exciting play at this level.
Josh Daicos Oakleigh Chargers / Bulleen Templestowe / Camberwell Grammar
26.11.1998 Height: 178cm Weight: 69kg
Small midfielder / forward who impressed with his one-touch hands and elite kicking in three games for Vic Metro in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, averaging 11 disposals in limited game time. Son of former Collingwood champion Peter Daicos.
Andrew McGrath Sandringham Dragons / East Brighton / Brighton Grammar
2.6.1998 Height: 179cm Weight: 75kg
Dashing defender / midfielder who is a prolific ball-winner and a great distributor. A tough competitor, he's strong in the air and provides terrific rebound. Winner of Vic Metro's Most Valuable Player award and co-captain.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Brandan Parfitt NT Thunder / Nightcliff / North Adelaide
27.4.1998 Height: 179cm Weight: 78kg
Small midfielder who is hard and courageous in his attack on the ball. Awarded All-Australian honours in 2015. Averaged 26 disposals for Northern Territory in Under-18 matches this year before playing for the Allies, averaging 12 disposals and five tackles. Member of the NAB AFL Academy.
2016 NAB AFL Draft Combine – State
Small Defenders, Midfielders & Forwards
Dan Allsop Dandenong Stingrays / Red Hill / Padua SC VIC
23.3.1998 Height: 175cm Weight: 64kg
Rohan Armstrong Claremont / South Alice NT
18.5.1998 Height: 175cm Weight: 65kg
Tarir Bayok East Perth / Ellenbrook WA
8.3.1998 Height: 174cm Weight: 71kg
Hayden Blythe Calder Cannons / Glenroy VIC
5.2.1998 Height: 181cm Weight: 73kg
Andrew Boston Southport / Gold Coast Suns QLD
23.3.1994 Height: 182cm Weight: 84kg
Louis Cunningham Oakleigh Chargers / Bulleen Templestowe VIC
24.2.1998 Height: 182cm Weight: 78kg
Sam Fowler Dandenong Stingrays / Dromana / Padua SC VIC
2.11.1998 Height: 169cm Weight: 66kg
Jordan Harper Canberra NSW/ACT
3.9.1993 Height: 181cm Weight: 79kg
Jermaine Jones North Ballarat Rebels / Heywood VIC
29.9.1998 Height: 177cm Weight: 76kg
Kayle Kirby Bendigo Pioneers / Tyntynder VIC
31.8.1998 Height: 181cm Weight: 86kg
Nelson Lane Eastern Ranges / Heathmont VIC
14.2.1998 Height: 179cm Weight: 74kg
Lachlan Murphy Northern Knights / Diamond Creek / Ivanhoe Grammar VIC
4.12.1998 Height: 173cm Weight: 74kg
Tyson Pickett South Fremantle WA
20.12.1997 Height: 182cm Weight: 79kg
Reece Piper Dandenong Stingrays / Berwick VIC
30.12.1998 Height: 177cm Weight: 75kg
Jake Pitman Norwood / Golden Grove SA
1.8.1998 Height: 177cm Weight: 77kg
Cam Polson Sandringham Dragons / Haileybury Grammar VIC
11.3.1998 Height: 177cm Weight: 76kg
Willie Rioli Glenelg / Tiwi Islands NT
4.6.1995 Height: 177cm Weight: 75kg
Michael Romero Footscray VFL / Calder Cannons VIC
9.10.1998 Height: 175cm Weight: 70kg
Ben Ronke Calder Cannons / St Bernard’s VIC
18.12.1997 Height: 181cm Weight: 75kg
Liam Ryan Subiaco WA
2.10.1996 Height: 184cm Weight: 76kg
Keanu Shandley Claremont WA
10.9.1998 Height: 181cm Weight: 70kg
Sam Simpson Geelong Falcons / St Joseph’s VIC
14.6.1998 Height: 179cm Weight: 64kg
Calvin Thorne Peel Thunder WA
16.2.1998 Height: 175cm Weight: 62kg
Isaac Wallace Murray Bushrangers / Wodonga VIC
22.7.1998 Height: 178cm Weight: 82kg
Matt Wilson Sydney Swans NSW/ACT
30.8.1997 Height: 178cm Weight: 68kg
Stan Wright East Perth / Augusta Margaret River WA
18.3.1998 Height: 175cm Weight: 79kg
