Adelaide scouts, along with other Club recruiters, will get to see some of the best talent in the country in action as the 2016 NAB AFL Draft Combine starts today.
Draft prospects will participate in an in-depth evaluation of their potential to play at the highest level during the four-day event at Etihad Stadium.
Testing will measure athletic attributes such as speed, agility and endurance along with refined drills to assess their football skills.
Friday will be highlighted by the Matthew Lloyd clean hands test, the Nathan Buckley kicking test and the Brad Johnson goal-kicking test.
Saturday is a big day for testing and will include the sprint and agility tests as well as the beep test.
The Combine finishes up on Sunday with the 3km time trial.
Eighty-one players will attend the Draft Combine this year including 10 of South Australia’s best prospects.
AFL Media will run extensive coverage of the 2016 NAB AFL Draft Combine.
Coverage will include daily video wraps of all the combine tests and will feature interviews with key AFL figures and combine invitees.
2016 NAB AFL Draft Combine SA invitees
Jack Graham, 183cm, 85kg, North Adelaide/Tea Tree Gully
Jonty Scharenberg, 185cm, 80kg, Glenelg/PHOS Camden
Ben Jarman, 173cm, 70kg, North Adelaide/PHOS Camden
Alex Villis, 181cm, 68kg, Norwood/Eastern Rangers
Sam Walker, 188cm, 82kg, Glenelg/South Gambier
Brennan Cox, 194cm, 90kg, Woodville-West Torrens/Woodville South
Kym LeBois, 178cm, 65kg, North Adelaide/Koonibba
Tyson Stengle, 170cm, 70kg, Woodville-West Torrens/Portland
Mitchell Hinge, 186cm, 83kg, Glenelg/Mundulla
Will Hayward, 184cm, 75kg, North Adelaide/Walkerville
NAB AFL Draft Combine Record Holders
Standing Vertical Jump: Marvin Baynham – 88cm (2014)
Running Vertical Jump: Jared Brennan – 102cm (2002)
20m Sprint: Joel Wilkinson – 2.75s (2010)
Agility Test: Stephen Hill – 7.77s (2008)
6x30m Repeat Sprint: Joel Wilkinson – 23.40s (2010)
20m Shuttle Run (Beep Test): Billy Hartung – 16.06 (2013)
3km Time Trial: Joshua Schoenfield: 9.15 (2015)
