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AFL Draft Camp Records
At the end of each year the AFL conducts a draft camp, at the Australian Institute of Sport, in which prospective AFL players are put through a battery of fitness, physical and psychomotor tests (see Description of Tests). The National AFL draft began in 1986, though a draft camp with fitness testing was not conducted until 1994. Below are the top scores from each year for many of the fitness tests that are conducted. See also the top 10 results lists from 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Vertical Jump
year |
score (cm) |
name |
drafted |
1997 |
83 |
Trent Croad |
|
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 |
best ever |
83 |
Trent Croad |
|
Agility
year |
score (sec) |
name |
drafted |
2002 |
7.95 |
Byron Schammer |
Fremantle #13 |
2004 |
7.79 |
Danyle Pearce |
|
2005 |
7.97 |
Jarred Oakley-Nicholls |
Richmond #8 |
2006 |
7.88 |
David Armitage |
|
2007 |
7.91 |
Aaron Joseph |
|
best ever |
7.79 |
Danyle Pearce |
|
20m Sprint
year |
score (sec) |
name |
drafted |
2002 |
2.83 |
Jared Brennan |
Brisbane Lions #3 |
2004 |
2.79 |
Danyle Pearce |
|
2005 |
2.83 |
Matt Laidlaw |
Sydney #51 |
2006 |
2.83 |
Nathan Krakouer |
|
2007* |
2.83 |
David Gourdis |
Richmond, #1 at pre-season draft |
best ever |
2.79 |
Danyle Pearce |
|
* Queenland invitee (unofficial) Brad Moran ran 2.78 seconds (0.01 better than the previous best ever)
Repeat Sprint
year |
score |
name |
drafted |
2006 |
24.67 sec |
Simon Hogan |
|
2007 |
23.59 secs |
Chris Kangars |
|
best ever |
|
|
|
Shutte Run / Beep Test
year |
score (level) |
name |
drafted |
1999 |
15.06 |
David Spriggs |
Sydney |
2002 |
15.06 |
Jarrad McVeigh |
Sydney #5 |
2003 |
15.03 |
Farren Ray |
Western Bulldogs |
2004 |
15.02 |
Nathan Van Berlo |
Adelaide |
2005 |
15.08 |
Tom Rischbieth |
Adelaide – Rookie Draft #11 |
2006 |
15.04 |
Simon Hogan |
|
2007 |
15.02 |
Cale Morton |
|
best ever |
15.08 |
Tom Rischbieth |
Adelaide – Rookie Draft #11 |
3 km Time Trial
year |
score (min) |
name |
drafted |
2002 |
10:02 |
Jarrad McVeigh |
Sydney #5 |
2005 |
|
|
|
2006 |
9:37 |
Tim Houlihan |
|
2007 |
10:23 |
Joel Smouha |
|
best ever |
9:37 |
Tim Houlihan |
|
Other Results
- best running vertical jump (prior to 2007) - Jared Brennan, 102cm - 2002
- 2002 - Paul Johnson (West Coast #24), handspan 26.5cm, arm length 86.5cm
Related Pages
- Description of the AFL Draft Camp Tests
- Fitness Testing for sports
- sport specific fitness testing
- Draft camp testing for the NBA, NFL and NHL
