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AFL Draft Camp Records
At the end of each year the AFL conducts a draft camp, at the Australian Institute of Sport, in which prospective AFL players are put through a battery of fitness, physical and psychomotor tests (see Description of Tests). The National AFL draft began in 1986, though a draft camp with fitness testing was not conducted until 1994. Below are the top scores from each year for many of the fitness tests that are conducted. See also the top 10 results lists from 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Vertical Jump
| year |
score (cm) |
name |
drafted |
| 1997 |
83 |
Trent Croad |
|
| 2004 |
73 |
Chad Gibson |
Adelaide |
| 2005 |
72 |
Darren Pfeiffer |
Adelaide #17 |
| 2006 |
69 |
Shane Edwards |
|
| 2007 |
81 |
David Gourdis |
Richmond, #1 at pre-season draft |
| 2008 |
78 |
Nicholas Naitanui |
|
| 2009 |
76 |
James Craig |
|
| best ever |
83 |
Trent Croad |
|
Running Vertical Jump
| year |
score (cm) |
name |
drafted |
| 2002 |
102 |
Jared Brennan |
Brisbane Lions |
| 2003 |
? |
|
|
| 2004 |
96 |
Danyle Pearce |
Port Adelaide |
| 2005 |
90 |
Wade Mills |
Brisbane |
| 2006 |
? |
|
|
| 2007 |
101 |
David Gourdis |
|
| 2008 |
102 |
Nick Naitanui |
|
| 2009 |
? |
|
|
| best ever |
102 |
Jared Brennan, Nick Naitanui |
|
Agility
| year |
score (sec) |
name |
drafted |
| 2002 |
7.95 |
Byron Schammer |
Fremantle #13 |
| 2004 |
7.79 |
Danyle Pearce |
Port Adelaide |
| 2005 |
7.97 |
Jarred Oakley-Nicholls |
Richmond #8 |
| 2006 |
7.88 |
David Armitage |
|
| 2007 |
7.91 |
Aaron Joseph |
|
| 2008 |
7.77 |
Stephen Hill |
|
| 2009 |
7.95 |
Kane Lucas |
|
| best ever |
7.77 |
Stephen Hill |
|
20m Sprint
| year |
score (sec) |
name |
drafted |
| 2002 |
2.83 |
Jared Brennan |
Brisbane Lions #3 |
| 2004 |
2.79 |
Danyle Pearce |
Port Adelaide |
| 2005 |
2.83 |
Matt Laidlaw |
Sydney #51 |
| 2006 |
2.83 |
Nathan Krakouer |
|
| 2007* |
2.83 |
David Gourdis |
Richmond, #1 at pre-season draft |
| 2008 |
2.80 |
Ashley Smith |
|
| 2009 |
2.88 |
Ayden Kennedy |
|
| best ever |
2.79 |
Danyle Pearce |
|
* Queenland invitee (unofficial) Brad Moran ran 2.78 seconds (0.01 better than the previous best ever)
Repeat Sprint
| year |
score (seconds) |
name |
drafted |
| 2006 |
24.67 |
Simon Hogan |
|
| 2007 |
23.59 |
Chris Kangars |
|
| 2008 |
24.82 |
Ryan Schoenmakers |
|
| 2009 |
23.91 |
Jack Fitzpatrick |
|
| best ever |
? |
|
|
Shutte Run / Beep Test
| year |
score (level) |
name |
drafted |
| 1999 |
15.06 |
David Spriggs |
Sydney |
| 2002 |
15.06 |
Jarrad McVeigh |
Sydney #5 |
| 2003 |
15.03 |
Farren Ray |
Western Bulldogs |
| 2004 |
15.02 |
Nathan Van Berlo |
Adelaide |
| 2005 |
15.08 |
Tom Rischbieth |
Adelaide – Rookie Draft #11 |
| 2006 |
15.04
15.04
15.04 |
Simon Hogan
Tim Houlihan
Shane Edwards |
|
| 2007 |
15.02 |
Cale Morton |
|
| 2008 |
14.06 |
Chris Hall |
|
| 2009 |
15.06 |
Brayden Norris |
|
| best ever |
15.08 |
Tom Rischbieth |
Adelaide – Rookie Draft #11 |
3 km Time Trial
| year |
score (min:secs) |
name |
drafted |
| 2002 |
10:02 |
Jarrad McVeigh |
Sydney #5 |
| 2004 |
10:35 |
Nathan Van Berlo |
Adelaide |
| 2005 |
9:30 |
Tom Rischbieth |
|
| 2006 |
9:37 |
Tim Houlihan |
|
| 2007 |
10:23 |
Joel Smouha |
|
| 2008 |
10:17 |
Dan Hannebery |
|
| 2009 |
9:43 |
Kallan Geary |
|
| best ever |
9:30 |
Tom Rischbieth |
|
Height (Tallest Player at the Draft Camp)
| year |
height (cm) |
name |
drafted |
| 2004 |
203.90 cm |
Cameron Wood |
|
| 2005 |
205.8 cm |
Max Bailey |
Hawthorn #18 |
| 2006 |
? |
|
|
| 2007 |
? |
|
|
| 2008 |
201.7 cm |
Ayce Cordy |
|
| 2009 |
206.8cm |
Max Gawn |
|
| best ever |
206.8cm |
Max Gawn |
|
Weight (Heaviest Player at the Draft Camp)
| year |
weight (kg) |
name |
drafted |
| 2004 |
99.9 kg |
Ryan Willitts |
|
| 2005 |
98.5kg |
Jesse White |
Not Drafted |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
| 2008 |
99.35 kg |
Matthew Martin |
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
| best ever |
? |
|
|
Other Results
- 2002 - Paul Johnson (West Coast #24), handspan 26.5cm, arm length 86.5cm
- 2009 - Inaugural kicking test winner was Gary Rohan with 23 points out of 30 (77% efficiency)
Sources
- These results have been found from various sources on the internet. The results from the last few years have been published on the AFL official website.
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