Geelong has selected Max Holmes with their first pick in this year’s NAB AFL Draft.
The Cats traded their 2021 first round pick in a straight swap for Richmond’s 20th selection to draft the Sandringham Dragons midfielder.
Standing at 189cm tall, Holmes is a wingman with exciting athletic attributes being the son of dual Olympian and Commonwealth Gold Medallist Lee Naylor, who initially followed in his mother’s footsteps winning Australian Under-18 400 metres hurdles title.
Holmes showed distinct promise at Melbourne Grammar, but he suffered a broken arm and was restricted to three games in 2019 playing one with the Sandringham Dragons managing 15 disposals.
Impressive in one trial this year with 17 disposals after confirming his athletic profile at Victorian testing day recording 8.43 seconds for AFL Agility run and Yo-Yo test score of 21.2.
He finished the year running an elite 2.80 seconds for 20 metres (outdoors) at the NAB AFL Combine in Melbourne.
Max Holmes Profile
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons, NAB League / East Malvern / Melbourne Grammar
Position: Medium midfielder
Height: 189cm
Weight: 74kg
DOB: 29/08/02
