AFL Draft Camp Best Performace 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, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. There are also the 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 | |
| 2012 | 85 | Dean Towers | VIC |
| 2013 | 79 | Kade Kolodjashnij | |
| 2014 | 88 cm (34.5") | Marvin Baynham | USA |
| 2015 | 75 | Jordan Snaddenv | |
| 2016 | 89 | Jordan Gallucci | |
| 2017 | 89 | Aiden Bonar | |
| 2018 | 77 | Ely Smith | |
| best ever | 89 cm (35") | Jordan Gallucci (2016) and Aiden Bonar (2017) |
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 | |
| 2012 | 100 | Spencer White | |
| 2013 | 97 | Kade Kolodjashnij & Archie Smith | |
| 2014 | 97 | Evan Bruinsma | from the USA |
| 2015 | 97 | Lachlan Tiziani | |
| 2016 | 96 | Andrew McGrath | |
| 2017 | 103 | Kyron Hayden | |
| 2018 | 94 | Bailey Williams | |
| best ever | 103 cm | Kyron Hayden (2017) |
Running Vertical Jump (absolute height)
Only a few running vertical jump absolute height (the total height reached) records have been published. The best ever results are 362 cm by Nic Naitanui (2015) and Gach Nyuon (2008).
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 | |
| 2012 | 8:00 | Lachie Hunter | |
| 2013 | 7.97 | Zac Webster | |
| 2014 | 8.09 | Clem Smith | |
| 2015 | 7.90 | Kieran Lovell | |
| 2016 | 8.15 | Tom Williamson | |
| 2017 | 8.10 | Kane Farrell & Ben Miller | |
| 2018 | 8.039 | Izak Rankine | |
| 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 | |
| 2012 | 2.81 | Adam Saad | |
| 2013 | 2.78 | Jonathon Marsh | |
| 2014 | 2.81 | Marvin Baynham | USA |
| 2015 | 2.88 | Alex Morgan & Kurt Mutimer | |
| 2016 | 2.87 | Jacob Allison | |
| 2017 | 2.87 | Jack Petruccelle | |
| 2018 | 2.904 | Tom McKenzie | |
| 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. This test was discontinued in 2017.
| 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 | |
| 2012 | 23.91 | Matthew Haynes | |
| 2013 | 23.62 | Nathan Freeman | |
| 2014 | 23.93 | Nakia Cockatoo | |
| 2015 | 24.15 | Daniel Rioli | |
| 2016 | 24.36 | Jordan Gallucci | |
| best ever | 23.40 | Joel Wilkinson |
Beep Test
This test was discontinued in 2017, replaced by the yo-yo 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 |
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 | |
| 2012 | 15.01 | Tom Clurey | |
| 2013 | 16.06 | Billy Hartung | |
| 2014 | 16.01 | Caleb Daniel & Jack Hiscox | |
| 2015 | 16.02 | Joshua Schoenfeld | |
| 2016 | 15.01 | Jarrod Berry, Oliver Florent, Griffin Logue | |
| best ever | 16.06 | Billy Hartung (from 2013) |
Yo-Yo Test
This test was introduced in 2017, replacing the beep test.
| year | score (level) | name |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.4 | Andrew Brayshaw |
| 2018 | 22.2 | Ned McHenry |
3-km Time Trial
This test was discontinued in 2017, replaced by the 2km 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 | |
| 2012 | 9:48 | Joshua Kelly | |
| 2013 | 9:32 | Joshua Kelly | |
| 2014 | 9:18 | Jack Hiscox | |
| 2015 | 9:15 | Josh Schoenfeld | |
| 2016 | 9:46 | Jarrod Berry | |
| best ever | 9:15 | Josh Schoenfeld (2015) |
2-km Time Trial
This test was introduced in 2017, replacing the 3km time trial.
| year | score (min:secs) | name | drafted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6:09 | Dylan Moore | |
| 2018 | 6:04 | Jacob Kennerley |
Goal Kicking
Each year there have been players who have received the maximum of 30, for scoring 5 out of 5 goals.
| Year | Score (out of 30) | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 30 | Andrew Boston, Jack Martin, Jake Stringer |
| 2013 | 30 | Chris Cain, Jarred Ellis, Michael Apeness |
| 2014 | 30 | Dean Gore, Keenan Ramsey |
| 2015 | 30 | Jade Gresham, Nick O'Kearney, Oleg Markov, Clayton Oliver |
| 2016 | 30 | Sam Powell-Pepper |
| 2017 | 30 | Jordan Houlahan, Angus Schumacher, Jackson Ross, Ben Miller |
| 2018 | 30 | Isaac Quaynor |
Kicking Efficiency
| year | score | name |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23/30 (77%) | Gary Rohan |
| 2010 | 29/30 (97%) | Jed Lamb |
| 2011 | 29/30 (97%) | Shane Nelson |
| 2012 | 29/30 (97%) | Laine Wilkins, Rory Atkins, Josh Simpson |
| 2013 | 29/30 (97%) | James Tsitas |
| 2014 | 29/30 (97%) | Nakia Cockatoo |
| 2015 | 24/30 (80%) | Mitchell Hibberd |
| 2016 | 27/30 (90%) | Jordan Ridley |
| 2017 | 30/30 (100%) | Connor Ballenden |
| 2018 | 27/30 (90%) | Tarryn Thomas & Xavier O'Neill |
| best ever | 30/30 (100%) | Connor Ballenden (2017) |
Clean Hands
This test was conducted between 2010 and 2016.
| year | score | name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28/30 (93%) | Josh Caddy & Dyson Heppell | |
| 2011 | 28/30 (93%) | Elliott Kavanagh | |
| 2012 | 29/30 (97%) | Matthew Dick, Laine Wilkins | |
| 2013 | 24/30 (80%) | Chris Cain, Ben Lennon, Luke Reynolds | |
| 2014 | 26/30 (87%) | Nathan Drummond, Paddy Brophy, Reece McKenzie, Tyler Keitel, Dougal Howard | |
| 2015 | 29/30 (97%) | Kieran Collins | |
| 2016 | 28/30 (93%) | Ben Jarman, Oliver Florent, Ryan Garthwaite | |
| best ever | 29/30 (97%) | Matthew Dick & Laine Wilkins (2012), Kieran Collins(2015) |
Height (Tallest Player at the Draft Camp)
These are the top heights of players measured at the main AFL combine. There have been other very tall prospects measured at the international USA combine. In 2014, Mason Cox from Oklahoma State University was measured at 211.4 cm, and in 2016 Stanislas Heili from Lindenwood University was measured at 212.3cm.
| 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 | ? | ||
| 2012 | 203.4 | Cameron Symonds | WA |
| 2013 | 207 cm | Mark Cisco | pre-combine measurement |
| 2014 | 205 cm | Braydon Preuss | pre-combine measurement |
| 2015 | 203 cm | Andre Parrella | pre-combine measurement |
| 2016 | 203 cm | Timothy English | pre-combine measurement. |
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| tallest ever | 206.8cm / 207 cm | Max Gawn, Mark Cisco | Gawn's measurement was the official measurement at the combine, while for Cisco it was the reported height prior to the combine, and possibly less accurate. |
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 | ? | ||
| 2012 | 104.9 | Cameron Symonds | WA |
| 2013 | ? | ||
| 2014 | ? | ||
| 2015 | ? | ||
| 2016 | ? | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 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
- 2012 - top hand span 26.8 cm Yannick Crowder from the USA
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 accurate. Previous results have been found from various sources on the internet, and may not be complete and may contain errors.
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Related Pages
- Description of the AFL Draft Camp Tests.
- a video of fitness testing at the AFL draft camp.
- International AFL Combine Results
- About the Women's AFL Combine
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