AFL Draft Combine Results 2023
Here are the top fitness test results from the 2023 NAB AFL Draft Combine. There were 61 players invited to the national combine held in Melbourne on October 6-8, and (see the full list of invitees). Club interviews and medical screenings were conducted at Marvel Stadium for the first two days, with physical testing held at Melbourne Park on October 8.
An additional 55 players were invited to state draft combines in Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia (see details and results).
The fitness tests conducted included the standing vertical jump, running vertical jump, 20m sprint, agility test and 2km time trial. The top-10 results from 2023 for each test is listed below. We have also collated the best results from each year, plus the top 10 of all time.
Standing Vertical Jump (cm)
| Rank | Height (cm) | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 80 | Zane Zakostelsky |
| 2 | 78 | Will Graham |
| 78 | Phoenix Gothard | |
| 78 | Mitchell Edwards | |
| 5 | 77 | Kane McAuliffe |
| 6 | 76 | Darcy Wilson |
| 7 | 75 | Riley Hardeman |
| 8 | 74 | Jack Delean |
| 74 | Taylor Goad | |
| 10 | 73 | Aiden O'Driscoll |
| 73 | Caleb Windsor |
Running Vertical Jump Result (cm) - best score from right and left foot take-off jumps
| Rank | Height (cm) | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Darcy Wilson |
| 2 | 97 | Zane Duursma |
| 3 | 95 | Will Graham |
| 4 | 95 | Kane McAuliffe |
| 5 | 94 | Mitchell Edwards |
| 6 | 94 | Zane Zakostelsky |
| 7 | 92 | Aiden O'Driscoll |
| 8 | 92 | Caleb Windsor |
| 9 | 91 | Riley Hardeman |
| 10 | 90 | Cooper Simpson |
Agility Run Result (seconds)
| Rank | Time (seconds) | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.157 | Lance Collard |
| 2 | 8.194 | Koltyn Tholstrup |
| 3 | 8.204 | Angus Hastie |
| 4 | 8.208 | Bodie Ryan |
| 5 | 8.233 | Zane Zakostelsky |
| 6 | 8.244 | Ashton Moir |
| 7 | 8.260 | Reece Torrent |
| 8 | 8.263 | Darcy Wilson |
| 9 | 8.302 | Aiden O'Driscoll |
| 10 | 8.331 | Nate Caddy |
20m Sprint
Result (seconds)
| Rank | Result (seconds) | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.871 | Aiden O'Driscoll |
| 2 | 2.915 | Will Graham |
| 3 | 2.916 | Caleb Windsor |
| 4 | 2.923 | Lance Collard |
| 5 | 2.930 | Kane McAuliffe |
| 6 | 2.954 | Zane Zakostelsky |
| 7 | 2.963 | Phoenix Gothard |
| 8 | 2.965 | Taylor Goad |
| 9 | 2.993 | Eion McElholm |
| 10 | 2.996 | Harry DeMattia |
2-km time Trial Test
| Rank | Result (min:sec) | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:48 | Tarkyn O'Leary |
| 2 | 5:52 | Darcy Wilson |
| 3 | 5:56 | Ethan Read |
| 4 | 6:05 | Jordan Croft |
| 5 | 6:06 | Caiden Cleary |
| 6:06 | Aiden O'Driscoll | |
| 7 | 6:08 | Archie Roberts |
| 8 | 6:11 | Connor O'Sullivan |
| 9 | 6:13 | Joel Freijah |
| 10 | 6:17 | Harvey Johnston |
| 6:17 | Koltyn Tholstrup |
No data is available for height, weight, hand span and arm span tests.
source: results as published on https://www.afl.com.au/ in October 2023.
Related Pages
- AFL Draft Combine Top Scores for each year.
- Results for the 2023 AFL State Combines
- Description of the AFL Draft Camp Tests.
- Results of the 2023 Women's combine
- A video of fitness testing at the AFL draft camp.
- Draft camp testing for the NBA, NFL and NHL.
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