THE SANDRINGHAM Dragons will have seven players attend October's NAB AFL Draft Combine, with the possibility of four being top-25 draft selections.

 

Midfielders Josh Kelly, Christian Salem, Nathan Freeman and Zach Merrett all loom as early picks at November's NAB AFL Draft for the Dragons, while Karl Amon, Alex Spencer and Tom Langdon have also been invited to the combine.  

 

Langdon attended last year's testing at Etihad Stadium but was overlooked at the draft.

 

The Dragons picked him to play as a 19-year-old this season and he has impressed off half-back. He has also stepped up to play four VFL games for Sandringham.

 

The Geelong Falcons will be the other best-represented club at the week-long testing, with seven players invited to the combine.

 

Speedy midfielder Lewis Taylor is in contention to be a top-10 draft pick, and other Falcons Nick Bourke, Aaron Christensen, Fraser Fort, Darcy Gardiner, Darcy Lang and James Tsitas will be hoping to impress recruiters.

 

Fresh from its division two title at the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, Tasmania has had seven players invited to the national combine.

 

Kade Kolodjashnij and Toby Nankervis were All-Australian selections, and Jake Kolodjashnij, Brady Grey, Alex Pearce, Eli Templeton and Zac Webster all showed impressive signs throughout the carnival.

 

Dayle Garlett will get a shot at draft redemption after being invited back to the combine. Garlett's off-field issues saw clubs too concerned to pick him last year, but the talented West Australian has had a terrific season at WAFL level for Swan Districts.

 

The combine offers players outside the under-18 system to be ranked and assessed by clubs.

 

Four VFL players will attend, with Port Melbourne's Chris Cain the oldest of this year's group. Cain recently turned 26 and has played 14 games for the club this year, kicking 22 goals.

 

Of the 98 players to be invited, 14 are indigenous.

 

A further 85 players will be notified this week of their invitation to a state draft combine. 

 

Isaiah Miller, Bendigo Pioneers

James Harmes, Dandenong Stingrays

Billy Hartung, Dandenong Stingrays

Zak Jones, Dandenong Stingrays

Nick Bourke, Geelong Falcons

Aaron Christensen, Geelong Falcons

Fraser Fort, Geelong Falcons

Darcy Gardiner, Geelong Falcons

Darcy Lang, Geelong Falcons

Lewis Taylor, Geelong Falcons

James Tsitas, Geelong Falcons

Jack Leslie, Gippsland Power

Nathan Drummond, Murray Bushrangers

Nick Holman, Murray Bushrangers

Jarman Impey, Murray Bushrangers

Sam Bennett, North Ballarat Rebels

Matt Crouch, North Ballarat Rebels

Louis Herbert, North Ballarat Rebels

Dallas Willsmore, North Ballarat Rebels

Michael Apeness, Eastern Ranges

Tom Boyd, Eastern Ranges

Mitch Honeychurch, Eastern Ranges

Daniel McStay, Eastern Ranges

Marcus Bontempelli, Northern Knights

Cameron Conlon, Northern Knights

Ben Lennon, Northern Knights

Jack Billings, Oakleigh Chargers

Darcy Byrne-Jones, Oakleigh Chargers

Tom Cutler, Oakleigh Chargers

Aiden Franetic, Oakleigh Chargers

Jay Kennedy-Harris, Oakleigh Chargers

Will Maginness, Oakleigh Chargers

Karl Amon, Sandringham Dragons

Nathan Freeman, Sandringham Dragons

Josh Kelly, Sandringham Dragons

Tom Langdon, Sandringham Dragons

Zac Merrett, Sandringham Dragons

Christian Salem, Sandringham Dragons

Alex Spencer, Sandringham Dragons

James Sicily, Western Jets

Sam Lloyd, Frankston

Chris Cain, Port Melbourne

Ben Brown, Werribee

Luke McDonald, Werribee

Josh Glenn, Central Districts

Jake Pitt, Glenelg

Matthew Scharenberg, Glenelg

Nathan Gordon, North Adelaide

Mitch Harvey, North Adelaide

George Hewett, North Adelaide

Alex Spina, North Adelaide

James Aish, Norwood

Trent Dumont, Norwood

Orazio Fantasia, Norwood

Sean Lemmens, Port Adelaide

Luke Reynolds, Port Adelaide

Darcy Hourigan, South Adelaide

James Battersby, Sturt

Dwayne Wilson, Sturt

Zac Bates, West Adelaide

Luke Dunstan, Woodville West Torrens

Cameron Giles, Woodville West Torrens

Malcolm Karpany, Woodville West Torrens

Riley Knight, Woodville West Torrens

Tom Barrass, Claremont

Darcy Cameron, Claremont

Steven Edwards, Claremont

Richard Bourne, East Fremantle

Patrick Cripps, East Fremantle

Jarrad Jansen, East Fremantle

Jonathon Marsh, East Fremantle

Thomas Hodgson, East Perth

Blaine Johnson, South Fremantle

Dylan Main, South Fremantle

Cameron McCarthy, South Fremantle

Tom Vandeleuer, South Fremantle

Dom Sheed, Subiaco

Michael Wood, Subiaco

Charlie Cameron, Swan Districts

Dayle Garlett, Swan Districts

Rory Lobb, Swan Districts

Blake Acres, West Perth

Nick Robertson, West Perth

Jake Barrett, Temora

Kieran Ellis, Murray Bushrangers

Michael Gibbons, Murray Bushrangers

Max King, Murray Bushrangers

Daniel Cox, Southern Districts

Errin Wasley-Black, NT Thunder

Jonathan Freeman, Aspley

Archie Smith, Mt Gravatt

Brady Grey, Burnie Dockers

Kade Kolodjashnij, Launceston

Jake Kolodjashnij, Launceston

Toby Nankervis, North Launceston

Alex Pearce, Devonport

Eli Templeton, Burnie Dockers

Zac Webster, Glenorchy