Three Northern Knights and two Calder Cannons players have been invited to the AFL draft combine, while several others and a couple of Western Jets have been invited to the state combine.
The AFL has selected 65 draft prospects to attend the three-day testing in Melbourne in early October.
The selections were based on nominations from AFL recruiters, with each clubs nominating players they would like to see do the draft testing.
Those with fewer nominations are likely to be invited to respective state draft combines, with the first 25 of that group also notified.
There were 18 players from Vic Metro selected for the national combine.
That includes the Knights’ Jesse Dattoli, Thomas Sims, Gabriel Stumpf and the Cannons’ Isaac Kako and Harry O’Farrell.
Kako, who was one of the standouts for Vic Metro at the under-18 championships, is aligned with Essendon through the Next Generation Academy.
Bacchus Marsh’s Sam Lalor, who plays for Greater Western Victoria Rebels and Vic Country, was also invited to the national combine. He has been spoken about as a top 10 pick despite having an injury riddled year.
The Victorian state combine will be held on October 6, the same day the national combine finishes.
Jets pair Lucca Grego and Lucas Impey, Cannons captain Damon Hollow and teammates Nash king and Jayden Nguyen, and Northern Knights’ Zak Johnson are among the state combine invitees so far.
