TASMANIAN Kade Kolodjashnij has starred at the NAB AFL Draft Combine, showing his talents in particular in the jump testing.
Kolodjashnij is expected to be a top 10 selection at November NAB AFL Draft on the Gold Coast, and with the GC SUNS holding selection 5, will certainly be a player the coasters will be watching closely.
Joining Kolodjashnij as players the GC SUNS are tipped to be keeping a close eye on, who are expected to be taken before or just after the number 5 selection are Victorians Josh Kelly, Luke McDonald, Ben Lennon, Christian Salem, Marcus Bontempelli and Jack Billings, Western Australian Dom Sheed and South Australians, Matt Scharenberg and James Aish.
Kolodjashnij, had a 79cm vertical relative jump, beating fellow Tasmanian Brady Grey (76cm), Queenslander Fraser Thurlow (75cm), and West Australian Tom Vandeleur (72cm).
Kolodjashnij was also the standout in the running vertical jump off the right leg, jumping 97cm.
Queenslander Archie Smith, who had the best running vertical jump on the left leg, matched Kolodjashnij's leap of 97cm.
Smith is a recent convert to the AFL, having previously played basketball. His father, Andre Moore, was a former NBL star with the Brisbane Bullets.
The 200cm prospect is a member of the Brisbane Lions Academy, which means the Lions have bidding rights over him when the clubs meet next week.
Like the rules for the father-son bidding system, if no club bids for Smith the Lions can automatically list him with their last draft pick. If another club does place a bid for the 18-year-old, the Lions can choose to match it.
Vertical Jump relative (cm)
Kade Kolodjashnij (79cm)
Brady Grey (76cm)
Fraser Thurlow (75cm)
Tom Vandeleur (72cm)
Nathan Drummond (72cm)
Jarman Impey (72cm)
Louis Herbert (71cm)
Archie Smith (70cm)
Aliir Aliir (70cm)
Jonathon Marsh (70cm)
Running vertical jump (right leg), relative (cm) Kade Kolodjashnij (97cm) Brady Grey (92cm) Jason Holmes (88cm) Jake Kolodjashnij (85cm) Jarman Impey (84cm) Fraser Thurlow (83cm) Nathan Drummond (83cm) Ben Brown (82cm) Loius Herbert (81cm) Josh Kelly (80cm)
Running vertical jump (left leg), relative (cm) Archie Smith (97cm) Brady Grey (89cm) Tom Vandeleur (89cm) Tom Barrass (89cm) Jake Kolodjashnij (88cm) Fraser Thurlow (87cm) Josh Kelly (86cm) Jarman Impey (85cm) Louis Herbert (85cm)
