Eastern Ranges talent Oskar Taylor has only strengthened his prospects ahead of next month's AFL Draft with a dominant showing at this week's national combine, setting the three quickest times for the 20-metre sprint event.
More than 50 of the nation's top draft hopefuls underwent testing at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne on Sunday, with the combine featuring the 20-metre sprint, agility run, and vertical leap tests.
Taylor, who has rocketed up draft boards this year off the back of eye-catching form for the Ranges, is known for his pace and ball use from the back half.
His first attempt of the 20-metre sprint took top spot, coming in ahead of West Coast NGA talent Tylah Williams, who featured in the top five for both the 20-metre sprint and the agility test.
Taylor would go on to beat his own pace-setting score in his second attempt, and would keep up the trend with his third of three sprints.
His quickest time of 2.823 seconds couldn't be beaten, nor could any of his other three attempts, seeing Taylor claimed a clean sweep of the podium scores.
A clean sweep of the podium in the 20m sprint test for Eastern Ranges talent Oskar Taylor, who set the fastest three times at the National Boys Combine from as many attempts.
His quickest time was 2.823secs.@zerohanger pic.twitter.com/Z9ULBeRSfD
— Mitchell Keating (@MitchKeat) October 4, 2025
Williams' best time came in at 2.892 seconds, narrowly ahead of Oakleigh's Hunter Holmes (2.895 seconds) - the younger brother of Geelong speedster Max.
Tasmanian Avery Thomas finished in fourth (2.898 seconds) and Western Jets ace Tom Burton (2.915 seconds) rounded out the top five.
The agility test was run and won by Taylor's Eastern Ranges teammate and fellow first-round prospect Lachy Dovaston, whose time of 7.794 seconds ranked in the all-time top 10 for the test.
Taylor's impressive day at the combine continued with the agility test, finishing second with a time of 7.840 seconds.
The Ranges claimed all three podium spots, with defender Xavier Taylor coming in third with a time of 7.869 seconds.
The aforementioned Williams (7.878 seconds) and Thomas (7.887 seconds) finshed in the top five.
Sydney Academy prospects Max King and Harry Kyle were the best finishers among the vertical leap tests, with full results to be released in the coming days.
The two-kilometre time trial for the national combine took place on Friday, with Sandringham's Jack Dalton (5 minutes, 53 seconds) taking out the event after entering as a widely-regarded favouritre.
