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VFL PROSPECT Luke Ryan will be the only mature-age player at this year's NAB AFL Draft Combine after 80 players were invited to test at the four-day trial in October.
The 20-year-old defender started the season in Coburg's development team but forced his way into the senior side and has caught the eye of AFL recruiters, with each player needing at least five nominations to be awarded a spot at the combine.
Ryan was first eligible for the national draft two years ago but has taken a little longer to develop his game into the damaging and running defender he has become this season in the VFL.
Nearly half of the 80 players invited to test at the combine between October 6-9 will come via Victoria, with under-18 champions Vic Metro providing 19 players, including Collingwood father-son prospects Josh Daicos and Callum Brown.
Hamish Brayshaw, the younger brother of Melbourne's Angus, has also been selected after showing strong form in recent weeks for the Sandringham Dragons.
There were 20 players invited from the Allies' squad (made up of players from the division two teams), but no representatives from Tasmania.
Will Brodie, Hugh McCluggage and Ben Ainsworth – all contenders for the No.1 pick – lead Vic Country's contingent of combine attendees.
Jy Simpkin and Alex Witherden both missed the championships with broken legs and are likely to sit out the rest of the season, but have been invited to test at the combine.
More than 100 players will also be tested at state screenings in October.
NAB AFL DRAFT COMBINE LIST
NSW-ACT
Isaac Cumming (Broken Hill)
Ben Davis (UNSW)
Sam Fisher (Ainslie)
Ryan Garthwaite (Murray Bushrangers)
Max Lynch (Murray Bushrangers)
Harrison Macreadie (Henty)
Todd Marshall (Murray Bushrangers)
Kobe Mutch (Bendigo Pioneers)
Harry Perryman (Collingullie)
Will Setterfield (Sandringham Dragons)
Zachary Sproule (Murray Bushrangers)
Zachary Sproule celebrates an Allies win at this year's carnival. Picture: AFL Media 
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Ben Long (NT Thunder)
Tony Olango (NT Thunder)
Brandan Parfitt (NT Thunder/North Adelaide)
QUEENSLAND
Jacob Allison (Aspley)
Jack Bowes (Cairns)
Elliott Himmelberg (Redlands)
Brad Scheer (Palm Beach Currumbin)
Declan Watson (Aspley)
Josh Williams (Surfers Paradise)
Brad Scheer in action for the Allies. Picture: AFL Media
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Brennan Cox (Woodville West Torrens)
Jack Graham (North Adelaide)
Will Hayward (North Adelaide)
Mitchell Hinge (Glenelg)
Ben Jarman (North Adelaide)
Kym LeBois (North Adelaide)
Jonty Scharenberg (Glenelg)
Tyson Stengle (Woodville West Torrens)
Alex Villis (Norwood)
Sam Walker (Glenelg)
Tyson Stengle (left),Alex Villiis (2nd from left) and (right) Jonty Scharenberg. Picture AFL Media
VIC COUNTRY
Ben Ainsworth (Gippsland Power)
Joe Atley (Bendigo Pioneers)
Josh Battle (Dandenong Stingrays)
Jarrod Berry (North Ballarat Rebels)
Will Brodie (Murray Bushrangers)
Cedric Cox (North Ballarat Rebels)
Sean Darcy (Geelong Falcons)
Willem Drew (North Ballarat Rebels)
Jack Henry (Geelong Falcons)
Bailey Morrish (Dandenong Stingrays)
Harry Morrison (Murray Bushrangers)
Hugh McCluggage (North Ballarat Rebels)
Mitch McCarthy (Dandenong Stingrays)
Myles Poholke (Dandenong Stingrays)
Esava Ratougolea (Murray Bushrangers)
Jy Simpkin (Murray Bushrangers)
Tom Williamson (North Ballarat Rebels)
Alex Witherden (Geelong Falcons)
VFL
Luke Ryan (Coburg)
VIC METRO
Joshua Begley (Eastern Ranges)
Hamish Brayshaw (Sandringham Dragons)
Callum Brown (Eastern Ranges)
Dylan Clarke (Eastern Ranges)
Josh Daicos (Oakleigh Chargers)
Taylin Duman (Oakleigh Chargers)
Juhdan Dundon (Western Jets)
Oliver Florent (Sandringham Dragons)
Jordan Gallucci (Eastern Ranges)
Oscar Junker (Western Jets)
Pat Kerr (Oakleigh Chargers)
Patrick Lipinksi (Northern Knights)
Andrew McGrath (Sandringham Dragons)
Jack Maibaum (Eastern Ranges)
Sam McLarty (Oakleigh Chargers)
Jordan Ridley (Oakleigh Chargers)
Jack Scrimshaw (Sandringham Dragons)
Tim Taranto (Sandringham Dragons)
Daniel Venables (Western Jets)
Jordan Gallucci and Andrew McGrath celebrate a goal. Picture: AFL Media
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Liam Baker (West Perth)
Shai Bolton (South Fremantle)
Timothy English (South Fremantle)
Zac Fisher (Perth)
Matt Guelfi (Claremont)
Griffin Logue (Swan Districts)
Quinton Narkle (Perth)
Sam Petrevski-Seton (Claremont)
Sam Powell-Pepper (East Perth)
Josh Rotham (West Perth)
Jake Waterman (Claremont)
Cameron Zurhaar (East Fremantle)
