Payne comes from a background in discus and said there was an unlikely crossover between the sports.
"When you're doing discus, it's a lot of footwork stuff and balance, so when you're flying for your marks, that can help you - footwork and technique," Payne said.
"I did discus for about four years and the year before my draft year, thought why not give it a good shot to hopefully fulfil my dream of playing AFL. I gave away discus to chase my AFL dream and it came true thankfully."