Tippett looks for another shot
Joel Tippett impresses clubs in his bid for another tilt at the AFL
The 24-year-old younger brother of Sydney Swans forward Kurt registered the highest vertical leap, the second best time in the agility course and third in the 20m sprint and 30m repeat sprints.
His time for the agility course (8.00 seconds) would have ranked him second at the recently completed Draft Combine and his 20m sprint would have had him inside the top 10.
Port Adelaide recruiting manager Geoff Parker told afl.com.au Tippett's results were "phenomenal".
"I didn't think he was that athletic – put it that way," Parker said of the 197cm, 96kg Tippett.
"For a player of his size to run that 2.92 second 20m sprint - and even in the agility to test to run an 8 second – that's phenomenal really.
"You watch him play and you think 'oh yeah, he moves alright', but to actually get those test results you think he might actually be a bit better that you thought."
Tippett has developed into perhaps the SANFL's most imposing full back since joining West Adelaide in late 2011, crossing from Gold Coast where he played two AFL games.
The 2013 state representative didn't attempt the beep test due to sore ribs.
Adelaide's recruiting manager Hamish Ogilvie was impressed by Tippett's results and said they suggested he was "almost in AFL nick", but wouldn't comment on the Crows' interest in the big defender.
And while the results raised Parker's eyebrows, he admitted the Power were content with their key defender stocks.
But while there might not be room at the club for another big defender, Parker said such test results ensured Tippett would be looked at closely by club recruiters ahead of November’s NAB AFL Draft.
"We're pretty settled with our tall defenders in (Alipate) Carlile, (Jackson) Trengove, (Tom) Jonas, (Jack) Hombsch. We drafted (Tom) Clurey last year, so we've actually got quite a few," he said.
"But he's played good footy in SA for two years and he tested well so you've got to take a bit of notice."
SA screening results
Running Vertical Jump
Joel Tippett - 95cm
Tom Gray - 85cm
Byron Sumner - 82cm
Standing Vertical Jump
Joel Tippett - 79cm
Liam Jacka - 68cm
Tom Gray/Baydon Ngalkin - 66cm
20m Sprint
Baydon Ngalkin - 2.902 secs
Robert Young - 2.908 secs
Joel Tippett / Liam Jacka - 2.92 secs
Agility
Robert Young - 7.83 secs
Joel Tippett - 8.00 secs
Jake Pitt - 8.40 secs
30m Repeat Sprints
Liam Jacka - 24.34 secs
Joel Tippett - 25.01 secs
Josh Waldhuter - 25.25 secs
Beep Test
Jake Pitt - 14.11
George Hewett - 14.01
Korey Beard - 13.08