A Pick 1 contender and a self-proclaimed “pest” goalkicker were among the first-round prospects to produce eye-catching results at this year’s national draft combine.

Just under 70 of this year’s best AFL draft prospects from around the country over the weekend took part in a three-day camp in Melbourne.

Amid two intense days of club and media interviews at the MCG, most of the players took part in physical testing, taking on the 2km time trial at the AIA Vitality Centre on Friday afternoon before completing the standing vertical jump, running vertical jump, 20m sprint and agility test at State Netball and Hockey Centre.

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Calder Cannons forward-ruck Cooper Duff-Tytler showed off his athleticism, finishing eighth in both the 2km time trial (6:21) and 20m sprint (2.922 seconds).

A potential AFL unicorn at 200cm, Duff-Tytler will be in the mix to be taken by West Coast with one of its first two picks, with the club set to be handed Pick 2 for losing free agent Oscar Allen to Brisbane.

“I think my strengths are my athletic ability and aerobic power to get around the ground and follow up at ground level,” Duff-Tytler told foxfooty.com.au.

“I like to be competitive and make sure I try not to lose any contest, so win or halve them to give my team the best chance.”

Cooper Duff-Tytler. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake/AFL Photos/via Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

Exciting Eastern Ranges small forward Lachy Dovaston was one of the best all-round performers. The highlight was his agility test result of 7.794 seconds – the fastest time of the 2025 national combine and the fourth-fastest ever recorded.

Dovaston also recorded top-five finishes in both the running vertical jump (89cm) and standing vertical jump (74cm).

Dovaston, who kicked 38 goals in the Ranges’ premiership campaign and nine goals from four national carnival games for Vic Metro, described himself as a “classic small forward”

“I’d like to say I have a bit of swagger, a bit of a pest and stuff like that. The goalkicking and the defensive pressure and I’m really clean,” he told foxfooty.com.au.

Like Dovaston, Swans academy prospects Max King and Harry Kyle produced three top-10 finishes.

King – an explosive medium forward who could attract a first round – had the best standing vertical jump result of 80cm – 5cm better than the next best result. He also finished equal-fourth in the running vertical jump (89cm) and 10th in the 20m sprint.

Max King, Lachy Dovaston, Jack Dalton, Oskar Taylor and Harry Kyle topped athletic testing at the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft Combine. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake/AFL PhotosSource: Supplied

Kyle – an exciting 188cm rebounding defender – ranked No.1 in the running vertical jump (98cm), as well as equal-eighth for the standing vertical jump (71cm) and 10th for the agility test (8.116 seconds).

West Coast NGA small forward prospect Tylah Williams also had three top-10 finishes – his best being a 2.892-second 20m sprint, ranked second – along with Gold Coast Academy midfielder Beau Addinsall, who ranked fifth in the 2km time trial (6:15).

Sandringham Dragons prospect Jack Dalton on Friday produced the eighth-fastest 2km time trial in combine history, running 5:53 to pip likely first-round pick Sam Grlj (5:59).

Grlj two days later produced a 2.926-second 20m sprint, which was ranked ninth overall for the 2025 combine.

A well-rounded prospect with a great combination of speed, power and endurance, Grlj had a strong finish to his 2025 campaign, with hauls of 18 and 15 disposals playing predominantly off half-back in two eye-catching VFL outings for Richmond.

Speaking with foxfooty.com.au on Saturday, Grlj said he’d spoken to 17 of the 18 AFL clubs across the year.

Sam Grlj. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake/AFL Photos/via Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

“I like to use my speed and agility to take the game on, show my flare and use my skills to try and pick teams apart. I think fans would see that flare and be really excited by the way I play,” Grlj told foxfooty.com.au.

“I’m still so naive about what the AFL is about … but I’m really excited for a potential opportunity – and hopefully my attributes can help me stay there and make a successful career out of it.”

Ranges defender Oskar Taylor – now widely considered a first-round prospect – showed off his athleticism, running the fastest 20m sprint (2.823 seconds) and second-fastest agility test (7.840) behind Dovaston.

Taylor, who averaged 20.5 disposals and 3.9 marks from 17 Coates Talent League games this year, is seen as the quintessential modern-day attacking half-back player with his speed and left-foot kicking ability.

AFL DRAFT COMBINE RESULTS 2025

2km time trial (result in min:sec)

1. Jack Dalton (Sandringham Dragons/East Malvern Knights – 5:53

2. Sam Grlj (Oakleigh Chargers/Old Camberwell – 5:59

3. Louis Emmett (Oakleigh Chargers/Glen Iris – 6:07

4. Cameron Nairn (Central District/Willaton – 6:13

5. Beau Addinsall (Gold Coast Suns Academy/Burleigh – 6:15

6. Willem Duursma (Gippsland Power/Foster – 6:19

7. Fred Rodriguez (South Fremantle/Fremantle City Dockers – 6:20

=8. Daniel Annable (Brisbane Lions Academy/Redland-Victoria Point – 6:21

9. Cooper Duff-Tytler (Calder Cannons/Woodend-Hesket – 6:21

10. Aidan Schubert (Central District/Gawler Central – 6:21

20m Sprint (result in seconds)

1. Oskar Taylor (Eastern Ranges/South Belgrave) – 2.823

2. Tylah Williams (Swan Districts/Redcliffe) – 2.892

3. Hunter Holmes (Oakleigh Chargers/Old Melburnians) – 2.895

4. Avery Thomas (Tasmania Devils/Launceston) – 2.898

5. Thomas Burton (Western Jets/Point Cook) – 2.915

6. Noah Roberts-Thomson (Sturt/Unley) – 2.916

7. Blake Thredgold (Sturt/Payneham Norwood Union) – 2.918

8. Cooper Duff-Tytler (Calder Cannons/Woodend-Hesket) – 2.922

9. Sam Grlj (Oakleigh Chargers/Old Camberwell) – 2.926

10. Max King (Sydney Swans Academy/Cardiff) – 2.929

Agility (result in seconds)

1. Lachlan Dovaston (Eastern Ranges/Blackburn) – 7.794

2. Oskar Taylor (Eastern Ranges/South Belgrave) – 7.84

3. Xavier Taylor (Eastern Ranges/East Ringwood) – 7.869

4. Tylah Williams (Swan Districts/Redcliffe) – 7.878

5. Avery Thomas (Tasmania Devils/Launceston) – 7.887

6. Noah Roberts-Thomson (Sturt/Unley) – 8.024

7. Jacob Farrow (West Perth/Joondalup Kinross) – 8.034

8. Jevan Phillipou (Woodville-West Torrens/PHOS Camden) – 8.089

9. Zeke Uwland (Gold Coast Suns Academy/Burleigh) – 8.108

10. Harry Kyle (Sydney Swans Academy/UNSW-ES Bulldogs) – 8.116

Standing Vertical Jump

1. Max King (Sydney Swans Academy/Cardiff) – 80cm

=2. Avery Thomas (Tasmania Devils/Launceston) – 75cm

=2. Zeke Uwland (Gold Coast Suns Academy/Burleigh) – 75cm

=4. Thomas Burton (Western Jets/Point Cook) – 74cm

=4. Lachlan Dovaston (Eastern Ranges/Blackburn) – 74cm

=4. Leon Kickett (Swan Districts/South Bunbury) – 74cm

7. Koby Coulson (Gold Coast Suns Academy/Broadbeach) – 72cm

=8. Beau Addinsall (Gold Coast Suns Academy/Burleigh) – 71cm

=8. Harry Kyle (Sydney Swans Academy/UNSW-ES Bulldogs) – 71cm

=8. Blake Thredgold (Sturt/Payneham Norwood Union) – 71cm

Running Vertical Jump

1. Harry Kyle (Sydney Swans Academy/UNSW-ES Bulldogs) – 98cm

2. Zeke Uwland (Gold Coast Suns Academy/Burleigh) – 95cm

3. Jevan Phillipou (Woodville-West Torrens/PHOS Camden) – 90cm

=4. Lachlan Dovaston (Eastern Ranges/Blackburn) – 89cm

=4. Max King (Sydney Swans Academy/Cardiff) – 89cm

=4. Blake Thredgold (Sturt/Payneham Norwood Union) – 89cm

=7. Beau Addinsall (Gold Coast Suns Academy/Burleigh) – 88cm

=7. Tylah Williams (Swan Districts/Redcliffe) – 88cm

9. Willem Duursma (Gippsland Power/Foster) – 87cm

=10. Jack Dalton (Sandringham Dragons/East Malvern Knights) – 84cm

=10. Mitch Marsh (West Adelaide/Kangarilla) – 84cm

=10. Avery Thomas (Tasmania Devils/Launceston) – 84cm