The Senior boys were greeted with a 3km time trial at the Brisbane Army Barracks on their return Monday afternoon, in hot and windy conditions.

Lions High Performance Manager Damien Austin believes that the 3km time trial is a good guide to see where the boys are at.

"I think it’s good to get a feel for where the group is at and where there is room to improve, and the 3km TT is one of those areas which gives me a good guide,” Austin said.

"In previous years they have completed 2km TT, so how they adapted to 3km was part of the challenge.

"We’ve had some payers come back and make a statement with their running and shown what they're capable off, while some new players in Tom Bell & Ryan Bastinac have shown they are ready to go also.

"The challenge is to set high standards, do the small things well and just get better every day."

The Top Three:

1st. Nick Robertson

2nd. Marco Paparone

3rd. Tom Bell

Damien Austin was also impressed by the running of Ryan Bastinac, Michael Close, Claye Beams, Rohan Bewick and Allen Christensen.