Queensland’s Liam Dawson impressed with his silky skills on Day Three of the NAB AFL Draft Combine.
The third day of the combine saw a kicking, clean hands and goal kicking test, followed by the torturous beep test.
Dawson was the standout of the Queenslanders finishing equal second in the clean hands and the goal kicking test.
The Aspley defender finished with a score of 25 out of 30 in the clean hands test, which rates a player’s ability to hit specific targets with handballs, behind five leaders who picked up a score of 26.
His score of 25 out of 30 in the goal kicking test, with players given five shots at goal, put him second, behind a trio of leaders with perfect scores.
South Australian Caleb Daniel and NSW representative, Jack Hiscox, topped the beep test, with the second-highest all-time result, of 16.1.
The NT’s Nakia Cockatoo continues to boost his draft stocks, coming off a lengthy foot injury, topping the kicking test, after performing well in both the vertical leaps and speed and agility tests earlier in the week.
The final day of the combine consists of the 3km time trial, with former 800m National champion, Hiscox, expected to perform well once again.
DAY THREE COMBINE STANDOUT RESULTS
Beep test/shuttle run (level)
Caleb Daniel – 16.1
Jack Hiscox – 16.1
Tom Lamb – 15.5
Ed Langdon – 15.3
Jarrod Garlett – 15.2
Alex Neal-Bullen – 15.2
Jason Castagna – 15.2
Billy Stretch – 15.1
Jack Steele – 15.1
Jordan Cunico – 14.12
Christian Petracca – 14.12
Kicking test (score out of 30)
Nakia Cockatoo – 29
Daniel Howe – 28
Kyle Langford – 28
Toby McLean – 27
Michael Mattingly – 27
Nathan Drummond – 27
Dean Gore – 27
Brett Eddy – 27
Clem Smith – 26
Liam Duggan – 26
Brayden Maynard – 26
Jack Steele – 26
Ed Vickers-Willis – 26
Mitch McGovern – 26
Clean hands test (score out of 30)
Nathan Drummond – 26
Paddy Brophy – 26
Reece McKenzie – 26
Tyler Keitel – 26
Dougal Howard – 26
Michael Mattingly – 25
Brett Eddy – 25
Caleb Daniel – 25
Jake Johansen – 25
Jarrod Garlett – 25
Brydan Hodgson – 25
Marc Pittonet – 25
Liam Dawson – 25
Jack Cripps – 25
Goalkicking test (score out of 30)
Dean Gore – 30
Keenan Ramsey – 30
Nathan Drummond – 25
Paddy Brophy – 25
Michael Mattingly – 25
Liam Dawson – 25
Cory Gregson – 25
Aidan Anderson – 25
Dougal Howard – 24
Jarrod Garlett – 24
Jack Cripps – 24
Bailey Dale – 24
Declan Hamilton – 24
