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.
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
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
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
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
2017
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
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
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
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 2013, 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
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
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.
