Lachie Ash reckons the population of Katandra is around 200 people, and that 90 per cent of people in the town near Shepparton know each other.

What are the odds then that the town is discussed at length in an AFL combine interview.

AFL draft prospect Lachie Ash with his father Steve on their farm. Credit:Justin McManus

“I was in an interview with Carlton, and David Teague’s from Katandra,” smooth-moving half-back Ash says.

“We were talking about Katandra for about 10 minutes. It was unreal!”