The 114 draft prospects will all be attempting to set themselves apart from the rest by performing well in the range of pre-arranged tests designed to measure their skills and athletic ability.
Over the years, standout fitness testing results have been achieved by players who now find themselves among the game’s elite. However, history also tells us that outstanding results at the Draft Combine don’t necessarily translate into a successful AFL career.
Lions.com.au takes a look back at some of the best results in Combine history.
ALL-TIME AFL DRAFT COMBINE RECORDS
Standing Vertical Jump
83cm - Trent Croad (Hawthorn)
81cm - David Gourdis (Richmond)
80cm - Dylan Harper
80cm - Cameron Croad
78cm - Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
78cm - Elliot Yeo (Brisbane Lions)
Running Vertical Jump
102cm - Jared Brennan (Brisbane Lions / Gold Coast)
102cm - Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
101cm - David Gourdis (Richmond)
96cm - Danyle Pearce (Port Adelaide)
95cm - Dion Woods (Fremantle)
Agility Run (sec)
7.77 - Stephen Hill (Fremantle)
7.79 - Danyle Pearce (Port Adelaide)
7.80 - Elliot Yeo (Brisbane Lions)
7.80 - Nathan van Berlo (Adelaide)
7.86 - Ahmed Saad (St Kilda)
20m Sprint (sec)
2.75 - Joel Wilkinson (Gold Coast)
2.78 - Brad Harvey (Brisbane Lions)
2.79 - Danyle Pearce (Port Adelaide)
2.80 - Ashley Smith (West Coast)
2.81 - Nathan Batley (Not Drafted)
Shuttle Run (Beep Test)
16.1 - Bradley Hill (Hawthorn)
15.12 - Will Hoskin-Elliott (GWS Giants)
15.8 - Mark Berts (Not Drafted)
15.8 - Tom Rischbieth (Port Adelaide)
15.7 - Tom Sheridan (Fremantle)
15.7 - Hayden Hector (Not Drafted)
3km Time Trial
9:30 - Tom Rieschbieth (Port Adelaide)
9:37 - Tim Houlihan (West Coast)
9:43 - Callan Geary (Not Drafted)
9:52 - Bradley Hill (Hawthorn)
9:53 - Will Hoskin-Elliott (GWS Giants)
2011 AFL DRAFT COMBINE RESULTS
Standing Vertical Jump (cm)
78cm - Elliot Yeo (Brisbane Lions)
76cm - Shannon Taylor (Not Drafted)
75cm - Rory Taggert (Melbourne)
74cm - Jimmy Webster (St Kilda)
74cm - Dylan Orval (Adelaide)
72cm - Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide)
72cm - Cory Gault (Collingwood)
71cm - Devon Smith (GWS Giants)
70cm - Jack Crisp (Brisbane Lions)
70cm - Brandon Ellis (Richmond)
70cm - Ahmed Saad (St Kilda)
70cm - Alex Woodward (Hawthorn)
Running Vertical Jump Result (cm)
92cm - Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide)
91cm - Hayden Crozier (Fremantle)
89cm - Todd Elton (Richmond)
88cm - Liam Sumner (GWS Giants)
88cm - Shannon Taylor (Not Drafted)
86cm - Jordan Lockyer (Sydney)
85cm - Michael Bussey (Not Drafted)
85cm - Brody Grundy (Not Drafted)
85cm - Zyrus Manson (Not Drafted)
85cm - Elliot Yeo (Brisbane Lions)
20 Meter Sprint Result (sec)
2.86 - Shannon Taylor (Not Drafted)
2.86 - Ahmed Saad (St Kilda)
2.87 - Lachlan Dalgleish (Essendon)
2.87 - Shane Nelson (Not Drafted)
2.88 - Bradley Hill (Hawthorn)
2.89 - Hayden Crozier (Fremantle)
2.89 - Jordan Lockyer (Sydney)
2.89 - Daniel Markworth (St Kilda)
2.89 - Tim Mohr (GWS Giants)
2.89 - Alex Woodward (Hawthorn)
Agility Run (sec)
7.80 - Elliot Yeo (Brisbane Lions)
7.86 - Ahmed Saad (St Kilda)
7.99 - Shannon Taylor (Not Drafted)
8.02 - Lachlan Dalgleish (Essendon)
8.04 - Ben Kennedy (Not Drafted)
8.08 - Hayden Crozier (Fremantle)
8.11 - Jed Bews (Geelong)
8.12 - Brad McKenzie (North Melbourne)
8.13 - Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide)
8.13 - Shane Nelson (Not Drafted)
Repeat sprints (sec)
23.64 - Ahmed Saad (St Kilda)
23.79 - Lachlan Delgleish (Essendon)
23.82 - Devon Smith (GWS Giants)
23.87 - Matthew Haynes (Not Drafted)
24.23 - Shannon Taylor (Not Drafted)
24.31 - Daniel Markworth (St Kilda)
24.34 - Jed Bews (Geelong)
24.38 - Liam Sumner (GWS Giants)
24.38 - Luke Brown (Adelaide)
24.49 - Brad Hill (Hawthorn)
Shuttle Run (Beep Test)
16.01 - Brad Hill (Hawthorn)
15.112 - Will Hoskin-Elliott (GWS Giants)
15.07 - Tom Sheridan (Fremantle)
15.05 - Sam Kerridge (Adelaide)
15.04 - Brandon Ellis (Richmond)
15.03 - Clay Smith (Western Bulldogs)
15.02 - Cam Eardley (Geelong)
15.02 - Toby Greene (GWS Giants)
15.02 - Nick O'Brien (Essendon)
15.01 - Devon Smith (GWS Giants)
15.01 - Taylor Adams (GWS Giants)
15.01 - Jackson Johnstone (Not Drafted)
15.01 - Adam Tomlinson (GWS Giants)
Kicking Test (Efficiency %)
97% - Shane Nelson (Not Drafted)
87% - Alex Brown (Sydney)
87% - Jordan Lockyer (Sydney)
87% - Dayle Garlett (Not Drafted)
87% - Jimmy Webster (St Kilda)
87% - Elliott Yeo (Brisbane Lions)
87% - Jordan King-Wilson (Fremantle)
87% - Peter Yagmoor (Collingwood)
83% - Lachlan Smith (Collingwood)
83% - Adam Tomlinson (GWS Giants)
83% - Tom Sheridan (Fremantle)
83% - Jack Crisp (Brisbane Lions)
83% - Louis Egger (Not Drafted)
83% - Brandon Ellis (Richmond)
Clean Hands Test (Efficiency %)
93% - Elliott Kavanagh (Essendon)
90% - Jake Hammond (Not Drafted)
90% - Callum Sinclair (Not Drafted)
87% - Jamie Elliot (Collingwood)
87% - Lachlan Dalgleish (Essendon)
87% - Brody Mihochek (Not Drafted)
87% - Rory Taggert (Melbourne)
87% - Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide)
83% - Jackson Allen (Gold Coast)
83% - Devon Smith (GWS Giants)
83% - Shane Kersten (Geelong)
83% - Todd Elton (Richmond)
