All eyes on teen star James Aish rated one in a thousand Norwood young gun James Aish studies an image of the inside of his eye during testing for the AFL Draft Combine at Etihad Stadium yesterday. JAMES Aish is yet to join an AFL club but already he boasts reviews most players can only dream of. After becoming the youngest debutant ever for SANFL club Norwood last year -- he was 16 and 144 days old -- his poise through 2012 saw one talent scout dub him a "one in a 1000 player" who was better at the same age than Carlton star Bryce Gibbs. Luckily, those in the know say Aish is as balanced off the field as he is with ball in hand for the Redlegs. That hasn't saved him from having to dig into his pocket this season due to the publicity he has received in the local media. "The schoolmates aren't too bad -- you might get a little bit of grief -- more so the club, Norwood," he told The Australian yesterday. We have a fine system for anything, really, so you cop it a bit more there. Luckily I haven't had anything of the dare sorts of thing, just pay a bit of money, though nothing too bad. Come next month's AFL draft, Aish will soon be earning a wage most teenagers can only dream of. It's likely he will be recruited as a high pick. But the son of former Norwood player Andrew and nephew of 1981 Magarey medallist Michael has more pressing matters in mind over the next week and month. Aish has taken time out of his preparations for Sunday's SANFL grand final between Norwood and North Adelaide to join 111 other hopefuls at the AFL Combine at Etihad Stadium this week. But while those prospects, including five international contenders, will undergo a range of physical tests and interviews with recruiters, Aish has been excused from most duties as he pursues back-to-back senior flags with Norwood. It is really exciting. I am in a very special position at a young age, going for my second premiership," he said. We have performed really well for the past 11 weeks -- we have had 11 wins -- so I guess we're in a good position but North have been pretty promising in the finals campaign, so it'll be a good match. I'm pretty set with winning the premiership with Norwood and then the rest will look after itself. Not that the Concordia College student had a restful Tuesday before his return to Adelaide today. Among his media commitments were media interviews and meetings with several club recruiting departments. Year 12 exams follow later in the month. Those in attendance at Etihad Stadium yesterday underwent a range of activities, including medical checks, psychomotor tests and standing and vertical leap measurements. They will be put through similar activities in coming days as clubs seek to determine who is best suited to being drafted. Among the most intriguing names at the combine are Tom Boyd and West Australian Dayle Garlett. The latter, despite being rated a potential top 10 prospect, was overlooked in last year's draft due to behavioural concerns but has worked to improve his discipline while playing in the WAFL with Swan Districts this year. Boyd, tipped to be the top pick in the draft, gave an example of his talent when returning from an ankle injury that outed him for three months to kick four goals for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup grand final last month. His football pedigree is in stark contrast to American prospect Mark Cisco, who hails from Columbia University having spent much of his youth playing basketball and American football. Cisco, who stands 207cm and weighs 112kg, has spent time at the Sydney Swans Academy under Paul Roos after impressing at an American trial in April.