WEST Adelaide premiership youngster Hugh Haysman and Claremont forward Shane McAdam have emerged as the standout performers from the SA and WA State Combines this weekend.
Small midfielder Haysman had a breakout season this year at SANFL level with 15 senior games, including the Bloods' Grand Final win over Woodville-West Torrens last month.
Haysman, 18, aced three tests – the beep test, agility test and repeat sprints - at Sunday's SA combine, which was attended by 13 draft prospects and all 18 AFL clubs.
"He's an 18-year-old who played consistently for SA in the nationals during the year and topped off a fantastic year to be a member of the premiership side at West Adelaide at senior level," AFL national talent manager Kevin Sheehan told AFL.com.au on Sunday.
"And now, he's topped the year off again with an outstanding performance all round at the SA Combine."
Haysman reached level 15.3 in the beep test, recorded a time of 8.19 seconds in the agility test, and a total of 25.07 seconds in the repeat sprints to top the tables.
Over 20m, it was North Adelaide's Maris Olekalns who led the field with an impressive 2.88-second sprint, from Norwood's Matthew Nunn (2.89).
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In Western Australia, where nine of the 24 participants in Saturday's gathering were aged over 20, McAdam equalled West Coast's Nic Naitanui's running vertical jump record, set in 2008, of 102cm.
The 20-year-old wasn't able to take part in the beep test after twisting his ankle in the agility assessment.
Former Hawthorn and Fremantle-listed player Sam Menegola, 23, made the most of another crack at an AFL career with a leading beep test score of 14.13, while Swan Districts' Nathan Broad claimed the title in the repeat sprints.
West Perth's Marcus Adams was one of the quickest over 20m while 18-year-old Brad Lynch, also from Swan Districts, registered scores in speed and agility at the elite end of the scale.
The one-day nature of the state combines means the 3km time trial is omitted from the schedule.
The NSW-ACT/QLD Combine will be held in Sydney next Sunday.
"By the time we get through next Sunday, 204 prospects will have been tested across the nation," Sheehan said.
"When there's 18 clubs looking at you, it's an important couple of hours to give it your last shot at showing what you've got to offer."
