Tarir Bayok Biography

Tarir Bayok extends his rookie contract to remain on the Eagles' category B list for 2018.

Bayok spent all-but one game at WAFL reserves level this year.

Bayok made an encouraging League debut in round 22, booting two goals from 10 disposals, showing his potential as a project player.

West Coast sign East Perth midfielder Tarir Bayok as a category-B rookie.

The Eagles had the right to sign Bayok after selecting him as a member of their Next Generation Academy.

They had to wait to see if any other club selected him in the rookie draft before adding him to their squad under category-B rules, meaning he sits outside the club's salary cap.

Bayok has Sudanese heritage and produced the fastest 20m sprint time of any player in the nation during draft testing.

West Coast next generation academy prospect Tarir Bayok has turned heads at the recent Western Australian state combine by clocking the third-fastest time in combine history in the 20m sprint test.

Bayok, of Sudanese heritage, produced a time of 2.79sec in the test, which was the fastest time recorded in that test in any of the Combines this year.

If Bayok is not taken in the national or rookie drafts, he will be eligible to join the Eagles as a category B rookie selection under the AFL's new academy rules instituted this year.

"He's got special pace and can kick it just as well on his left foot as he does on his right. So we're not sure whether he's a left or right footer. He's a kid who's really stood out this year," AFL talent mananger Kevin Sheehan said.