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AFL Draft Camp Best for Each Year
At the end of each year the AFL conducts a draft camp combine in which prospective AFL players are put through a battery of fitness, physical and psychomotor tests (see Description of Combine Tests). The National AFL draft began in 1986, though a draft camp with fitness testing was not conducted until 1994. Below are the known top scores from each year for many of the fitness tests that are conducted. See also the top 10 results lists from 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. There are also top 5 results from 2002, and selected results from 1999, 2000, and 2001. Recently, the AFL have introduced a combine rating score, primarily for use with younger footballers to compare their scores. There are also some research papers using draft camp test results published.
Vertical Jump
| year |
score (cm) |
name |
drafted |
| 1997 |
83 (32.5") |
Trent Croad |
Hawthorn |
| 1998 |
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
| 2000 |
75 |
Michael Bradshaw |
|
| 2001 |
80 |
Cameron Croad |
|
| 2002 |
80 |
Dylan Harper |
from Swan Districts |
| 2003 |
71 |
Colin Sylvia |
from Bendigo |
| 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 |
West Coast |
| 2009 |
76 |
James Craig |
Adelaide |
| 2010 |
75 |
Brad Harvey |
|
| 2011 |
78 |
Elliot Yeo |
|
| best ever |
83 |
Trent Croad |
Hawthorn |
Running Vertical Jump
| year |
score (cm) |
name |
drafted |
| 2000 |
95 |
95 |
|
| 2001 |
? |
|
|
| 2002 |
102 |
Jared Brennan |
Brisbane Lions |
| 2003 |
88 |
Jason Whitehead & Colin Sylvia |
|
| 2004 |
96 |
Danyle Pearce |
Port Adelaide |
| 2005 |
90 |
Wade Mills |
Brisbane |
| 2006 |
? |
|
|
| 2007 |
101 |
David Gourdis |
Richmond |
| 2008 |
102 |
Nick Naitanui |
West Coast |
| 2009 |
? |
|
|
| 2010 |
88 |
Kieran Harper &
Brad Harvey |
|
| 2011 |
92 |
Chad Wingard |
|
| best ever |
102 |
Jared Brennan & Nick Naitanui |
|
Agility Run
| year |
score (sec) |
name |
drafted |
| 1999 |
7.91 |
Shaun Angeles |
|
| 2000 |
8.16 |
Jordon McMahon |
|
| 2001 |
7.89 |
Nathan Street |
|
| 2002 |
7.95 |
Byron Schammer |
Fremantle #13 |
| 2003 |
8.08 |
Jacob Surjan |
|
| 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 |
Carlton |
| 2008 |
7.77 |
Stephen Hill |
Fremantle |
| 2009 |
7.95 |
Kane Lucas |
Carlton |
| 2010 |
7.90 |
Billie Smedts |
|
| 2011 |
7.80 |
Elliot Yeo |
|
| best ever |
7.77 |
Stephen Hill |
Fremantle |
20m Sprint
| year |
score (sec) |
name |
drafted |
| 2000 |
2.82 |
Luke Livingston |
|
| 2001 |
2.83 |
Nathan Street & Mark Dubyna |
|
| 2002 |
2.83 |
Jared Brennan |
Brisbane Lions #3 |
| 2003 |
2.85 |
Michael Pettigrew |
|
| 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 |
West Coast |
| 2009 |
2.88 |
Ayden Kennedy |
|
| 2010 |
2.75 |
Joel Wilkinson |
Gold Coast |
| 2011 |
2.86 |
Shannon Taylor & Ahmed Saad |
|
| best ever |
2.75 |
Joel Wilkinson |
Gold Coast |
* Queenland invitee (unofficial) Brad Moran ran 2.78 seconds (0.01 better than the previous best ever)
Repeat Sprint
The repetitive sprint test was introduced in 2006. The test requires players to run 30m six times, with a 20-second break between each one.
| year |
score (seconds) |
name |
drafted |
| 2006 |
24.67 |
Simon Hogan |
|
| 2007 |
23.59 |
Chris Kangars |
Geelong |
| 2008 |
24.82 |
Ryan Schoenmakers |
|
| 2009 |
23.91 |
Jack Fitzpatrick |
|
| 2010 |
23.40 |
Joel Wilkinson |
|
| 2011 |
23.64 |
Ahmed Saad |
|
| best ever (since 2006) |
23.40 |
Joel Wilkinson |
|
Shutte Run / Beep Test
| year |
score (level) |
name |
drafted |
| 1999 |
15.06 |
David Spriggs |
Sydney |
| 2000 |
15.08 |
Mark Berts |
|
| 2001 |
15.03 |
Justin Davies |
|
| 2002 |
15.06 |
Jarrad McVeigh |
Sydney #5 |
| 2003 |
15.03 |
Farren Ray |
Western Bulldogs / Sydney |
| 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 |
Richmond |
| 2007 |
15.02 |
Cale Morton |
|
| 2008 |
14.06 |
Chris Hall |
|
| 2009 |
15.06 |
Brayden Norris |
|
| 2010 |
15.07 |
Hayden Hector |
Essendon |
| 2011 |
16.01 |
Brad Hill |
|
| best ever |
16.01 |
Brad Hill |
|
3 km Time Trial
| year |
score (min:secs) |
name |
drafted |
| 2002 |
10:02 |
Jarrad McVeigh |
Sydney #5 |
| 2003 |
10.04 |
Andrew Walker |
|
| 2004 |
10:35 |
Nathan Van Berlo |
Adelaide |
| 2005 |
9:30 |
Tom Rischbieth |
|
| 2006 |
9:37 |
Tim Houlihan |
West Coast |
| 2007 |
10:23 |
Joel Smouha |
|
| 2008 |
10:17 |
Dan Hannebery |
|
| 2009 |
9:43 |
Kallan Geary |
|
| 2010 |
10:00 |
Andrew Gaff |
|
| 2011 |
9:52 |
Brad Hill |
|
| best ever |
9:30 |
Tom Rischbieth |
|
Kicking Efficiency
| year |
score |
name |
drafted |
| 2009 |
23/30 (77%) |
Gary Rohan |
|
| 2010 |
29/30 (97%) |
Jed Lamb |
|
| 2011 |
29/30 (97%) |
Shane Nelson |
|
| best ever |
29/30 (97%) |
Jed Lamb & Shane Nelson |
|
Clean Hands
| year |
score |
name |
drafted |
| 2010 |
28/30 (93%) |
Josh Caddy &
Dyson Heppell |
|
| 2011 |
28/30 (93%) |
Elliott Kavanagh |
|
| best ever |
28/30 (93%) |
Josh Caddy,
Dyson Heppell, Elliott Kavanagh |
|
Height (Tallest Player at the Draft Camp)
| year |
height (cm) |
name |
drafted |
| 2004 |
203.9 |
Cameron Wood |
Collingwood |
| 2005 |
205.8 |
Max Bailey |
Hawthorn #18 |
| 2006 |
203.2 |
Matthew Leuenberger |
|
| 2007 |
? |
|
|
| 2008 |
201.7 |
Ayce Cordy |
Western Bulldogs |
| 2009 |
206.8 |
Max Gawn |
Melbourne |
| 2010 |
204.6 |
Leif Cope |
|
| 2011 |
? |
|
|
| tallest ever |
206.8cm |
Max Gawn |
Melbourne |
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 |
101.4kg |
Jesse White |
|
| 2007 |
? |
|
|
| 2008 |
99.35 kg |
Matthew Martin |
|
| 2009 |
? |
|
|
| 2010 |
? |
|
|
| 2011 |
? |
|
|
| highest ever |
? |
|
|
Other Top Results
- 2000 - Corey Ah Chee hand span 27.5cm, Dylan McLaren arm length 85.8
- 2002 - Paul Johnson (West Coast #24), handspan 26.5cm, arm length 86.5cm
- 2010 - top in arm span was Leif Cope 92.1cm
Sources & Disclaimer
- The results from the last several years have been sourced from those published on the AFL official website, and are believed to be correct. Previous results have been found from various sources on the internet, and may not be complete and may contain errors.
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