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AFL Combine 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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. 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 |
| 1997 |
83 (32.5") |
Trent Croad |
| 1998 |
? |
|
| 1999 |
? |
|
| 2000 |
75 |
Michael Bradshaw |
| 2001 |
80 |
Cameron Croad |
| 2002 |
80 |
Dylan Harper |
| 2003 |
71 |
Colin Sylvia |
| 2004 |
73 |
Chad Gibson |
| 2005 |
72 |
Darren Pfeiffer |
| 2006 |
69 |
Shane Edwards |
| 2007 |
81 |
David Gourdis |
| 2008 |
78 |
Nicholas Naitanui |
| 2009 |
76 |
James Craig |
| 2010 |
75 |
Brad Harvey |
| 2011 |
78 |
Elliot Yeo |
| 2012 |
85 |
Dean Towers |
| 2013 |
79 |
Kade Kolodjashnij |
| 2014 |
88 cm (34.5") |
Marvin Baynham |
| 2015 |
75 |
Jordan Snaddenv |
| 2016 |
89 |
Jordan Gallucci |
| 2017 |
89 |
Aiden Bonar |
| 2018 |
77 |
Ely Smith |
| 2019 |
77 |
Miles Bergman |
| 2020 |
84 |
Godfrey Okerenyang |
| 2021 |
76 |
Corey Warner |
| 2022 |
75 |
Darcy Jones & James Van Es |
| 2023 |
80 |
Zane Zakostelsky |
| 2024 |
76 |
Gabriel Stumpf |
| best ever |
89 cm (35") |
Jordan Gallucci (2016) and Aiden Bonar (2017) |
Running Vertical Jump
| year |
score (cm) |
name |
| 2000 |
95 |
Dion Woods |
| 2001 |
? |
|
| 2002 |
102 |
Jared Brennan |
| 2003 |
88 |
Jason Whitehead & Colin Sylvia |
| 2004 |
96 |
Danyle Pearce |
| 2005 |
90 |
Wade Mills |
| 2006 |
? |
|
| 2007 |
101 |
David Gourdis |
| 2008 |
102 |
Nick Naitanui |
| 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 |
| 2015 |
97 |
Lachlan Tiziani |
| 2016 |
96 |
Andrew McGrath |
| 2017 |
103 |
Kyron Hayden |
| 2018 |
94 |
Bailey Williams |
| 2019 |
98 |
Brady Rowles |
| 2020 |
99 |
Dominic Bedendo |
| 2021 |
107 |
Leek Alleer |
| 2022 |
98 |
James Van Es |
| 2023 |
98 |
Darcy Wilson |
| 2024 |
94 |
Alix Tauru |
| best ever |
107 cm |
Leek Alleer (2021) |
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 |
| 1999 |
7.91 |
Shaun Angeles |
| 2000 |
8.16 |
Jordon McMahon |
| 2001 |
7.89 |
Nathan Street |
| 2002 |
7.95 |
Byron Schammer |
| 2003 |
8.08 |
Jacob Surjan |
| 2004 |
7.79 |
Danyle Pearce |
| 2005 |
7.97 |
Jarred Oakley-Nicholls |
| 2006 |
7.88 |
David Armitage |
| 2007 |
7.91 |
Aaron Joseph |
| 2008 |
7.77 |
Stephen Hill |
| 2009 |
7.95 |
Kane Lucas |
| 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 |
| 2019 |
7.940 |
Hayden Young |
| 2020 |
7.90 |
Brodie Lake |
| 2021 |
7.940 |
Alastair Lord |
| 2022 |
7.70 |
Darcy Jones |
| 2023 |
8.157 |
Lance Collard |
| 2024 |
7.812 |
Leo Lombard |
| best ever |
7.70 |
Darcy Jones (2022) |
20m Sprint
| year |
score (sec) |
name |
| 2000 |
2.82 |
Luke Livingston |
| 2001 |
2.83 |
Nathan Street & Mark Dubyna |
| 2002 |
2.83 |
Jared Brennan |
| 2003 |
2.85 |
Michael Pettigrew |
| 2004 |
2.79 |
Danyle Pearce |
| 2005 |
2.83 |
Matt Laidlaw |
| 2006 |
2.83 |
Nathan Krakouer |
| 2007* |
2.83 |
David Gourdis |
| 2008 |
2.80 |
Ashley Smith |
| 2009 |
2.88 |
Ayden Kennedy |
| 2010 |
2.75 |
Joel Wilkinson |
| 2011 |
2.86 |
Shannon Taylor & Ahmed Saad |
| 2012 |
2.81 |
Adam Saad |
| 2013 |
2.78 |
Jonathon Marsh |
| 2014 |
2.81 |
Marvin Baynham |
| 2015 |
2.88 |
Alex Morgan & Kurt Mutimer |
| 2016 |
2.87 |
Jacob Allison |
| 2017 |
2.87 |
Jack Petruccelle |
| 2018 |
2.904 |
Tom McKenzie |
| 2019 |
2.867 |
Sam Philp |
| 2020 |
best was a wind-aided 2.779 by Reef McInnes |
| 2021 |
2.845 |
Harvey Harrison |
| 2022 |
2.81 |
Edward Allan |
| 2023 |
2.871 |
Aiden O'Driscoll |
| 2024 |
2.815 |
Gabriel Stumpf |
| best ever |
2.75 |
Joel Wilkinson |
* 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 |
| 2006 |
24.67 |
Simon Hogan |
| 2007 |
23.59 |
Chris Kangars |
| 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 |
| 1999 |
15.06 |
David Spriggs |
| 2000 |
15.08 |
Mark Berts |
| 2001 |
15.03 |
Justin Davies |
| 2002 |
15.06 |
Jarrad McVeigh |
| 2003 |
15.03 |
Farren Ray |
| 2004 |
15.02 |
Nathan Van Berlo |
| 2005 |
15.08 |
Tom Rischbieth |
| 2006 |
15.04
|
Simon Hogan,
Tim Houlihan,
Shane Edwards |
| 2007 |
15.02 |
Cale Morton |
| 2008 |
14.06 |
Chris Hall |
| 2009 |
15.06 |
Brayden Norris |
| 2010 |
15.07 |
Hayden Hector |
| 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. Last held in 2019.
| year |
score (level) |
name |
| 2017 |
22.4 |
Andrew Brayshaw |
| 2018 |
22.2 |
Ned McHenry |
| 2019 |
21.8 |
Jay Rantall & Cooper Stephens |
| 2020+ |
not held |
|
3-km Time Trial
This test was discontinued in 2017, replaced by the 2km time trial.
| year |
score (min:secs) |
name |
| 2002 |
10:02 |
Jarrad McVeigh |
| 2003 |
10.04 |
Andrew Walker |
| 2004 |
10:35 |
Nathan Van Berlo |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2017 |
6:09 |
Dylan Moore |
| 2018 |
6:04 |
Jacob Kennerley |
| 2019 |
5:50 |
Jay Rantall |
| 2020 |
5:28 |
Harry Sharp |
| 2021 |
5:48 |
Cooper Hamilton |
| 2022 |
5:54 |
Oliver Hollands & Jason Gillbee |
| 2023 |
5:48 |
Tarkyn O'Leary |
| 2024 |
6:05 |
Joel Cochran |
| best ever |
5:28 |
Harry Sharp |
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 |
| 2019 + |
|
not held |
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 |
| 2019 + |
|
not held |
| 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 |
note |
| 2004 |
203.9 |
Cameron Wood |
|
| 2005 |
205.8 |
Max Bailey |
|
| 2006 |
203.2 |
Matthew Leuenberger |
|
| 2007 |
? |
|
|
| 2008 |
201.7 |
Ayce Cordy |
|
| 2009 |
206.8 |
Max Gawn |
|
| 2010 |
204.6 |
Leif Cope |
|
| 2011 |
? |
|
|
| 2012 |
203.4 |
Cameron Symonds |
|
| 2013 |
207 cm |
Mark Cisco |
|
| 2014 |
205 cm |
Braydon Preuss |
|
| 2015 |
203 cm |
Andre Parrella |
|
| 2016 |
203 cm |
Timothy English |
|
| 2017 |
|
|
|
| 2018 |
|
|
|
| 2019 |
|
|
|
| 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 |
| 2004 |
99.9 kg |
Ryan Willitts |
| 2005 |
98.5kg |
Jesse White |
| 2006 |
101.4kg |
Jesse White |
| 2007 |
? |
|
| 2008 |
99.35 kg |
Matthew Martin |
| 2009 - 2011 |
? |
|
| 2012 |
104.9 |
Cameron Symonds |
| 2013 + |
? |
|
| 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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