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AFL Draft Combine Results 2018

Here are the top fitness test results from the 2018 AFL draft combine. The testing was held at Etihad Stadium from October 2 to October 5, 2018, with 80 players invited (see player list).



See also the top draft camp results for the top performers from each year since 2004. Additional players were tested in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth at a later date as part of the 2018 state based testing.

As per the last few years, the tests were conducted at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, held under the direction of the staff from the Australian Institute of Sport. The athletic testing was conducted on a purpose-built sports floor that was installed on a wing of the ground, with the kicking tests taking place on the turf. 

Standing Vertical Jump (cm)

Rank Height (cm) Name
1 77 Ely Smith
2 72 Laitham Vandermeer
  72 Ben Jarvis
4 70 Izak Rankine
5 68 Irving Mosquito
  68 Bailey Scott
7 67 Isaac Quaynor
  67 Connor Rozee
  67 Buku Khamis
10 66 Chayce Jones
  66 Will Hamill
  66 Charlie Sprague
  66 Xavier O'Halloran
  66 Rhylee West
  66 Riley Grundy
  66 Connor Idun
  66 Bailey Williams

Running Vertical Jump Result (cms) - best score from right and left foot takeoff jumps

Rank Height (cm) Name
1 94 Bailey Williams
2 91 Sam Sturt
  91 Chayce Jones
4 88 Connor Rozee
  88 Laitham Vandermeer
6 86 Ely Smith
  86 Isaac Quaynor
  86 Will Hamill
  86 Ben Jarvis
10 84 Xavier O'Neill
  84 Jackson Hately
  84 Zac Foot
  84 Bailey Scott

Agility Run Result (seconds)

Rank Time (seconds) Name
1 8.039 Izak Rankine
2 8.063 Xavier O'Halloran
3 8.216 Rhylee West
4 8.222 Will Hamill
5 8.258 James Blanck
6 8.270 Chayce Jones
7 8.308 Ben Jarvis
8 8.326 Connor Rozee
9 8.328 Ely Smith
10 8.396 Sam Sturt

20 metre Sprint Result (seconds)

Rank Result (seconds) Name
1 2.904 Tom McKenzie
2 2.910 Connor Rozee
3 2.914 Will Hamill
4 2.930 Izak Rankine
5 2.945 Connor Idun
6 2.946 Bailey Williams
7 2.957 Xavier O'Neill
8 2.960 Xavier O'Halloran
9 2.965 Ben King
10 2.966 Sam Sturt

Yo-Yo Intermittent Test

Rank Result Name
1 22.2 Ned McHenry
2 22.1  Sam Walsh
  22.1  Luke English
4 21.8  Will Golds
5 21.6 Xavier O'Halloran
  21.6 Oscar Brownless
7 21.4 Will Hamill
  21.4 Ely Smith
  21.4 Jez McLennan
  21.4 Lachlan Sholl
  21.4 Fraser Turner

2-km time Trial Test

Rank Result Name
1 6:04 Jacob Kennerley
2 6:05 Chayce Jones
3 6:07 Sam Walsh
4 6:10 Will Golds
5 6:11 Luke English
6 6:11 Ned McHenry
7 6:13 Oscar Brownless
8 6:14 Jordan Clark
9 6:14 Xavier O'Halloran
10 6:15 Zac Foot

Kicking Efficiency Test

Rank Score (out of 30) Name
1 27 Tarryn Thomas
  27 Xavier O'Neill
3 25 Matt McGannon
4 24 Ely Smith
5 23 Laithan Vandermeer
  23 Jack Lukosius
7 22 Chayce Jones
  22 Noah Answerth
  22 Nicholas Baker
  22 Xavier O'Halloran
  22 James Blanck
  22 Riley Grundy

Goalkicking Test

Rank Score (out of 30) Name
1 30 Isaac Quaynor
2 25 Keidean Coleman
  25 Tarryn Thomas
  25 Tom McKenzie
  25 Mark Keane
  25 Jack Lukosius
7 24 Izak Rankine
  24 Jordan Morrisey
  24 Angus Hanrahan

Some of the 200cm+ players:

No data is available for weight, hand span and arm span tests.



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