WA Football state talent manager Adam Jones says a second straight year of double-digit West Australian teenagers going in the AFL draft is not out of the question after some eye-catching results at Sunday’s state combine.

It comes as Charlie Banfield cemented his status as a draft riser with an impressive, personal-best outing in the 2km time trial.

The next crop of potential AFL draftees hoping to fulfill lifelong dreams were put through their paces as the underwent physical testing at Shenton College and WA Athletics Stadium.

Last year, 10 Sandgropers made their way onto AFL lists at the 2024 draft, down from 14 the year below.

But the 2024 total came against the backdrop of one recruiting expert’s bold, mid-season claim that no West Australian would be drafted, declaring it the wor

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