IN WHAT was undoubtedly the most physically demanding day of the week, a number of players stood out above the rest. 

Unlike the 20 metre sprint yesterday, the potential draftees only had one chance to impress the scouts and recruiters in each of handballing, kicking, the beep test and goal kicking.

The handballing component, which also places a strong emphasis on clean hands at ground level, is judged strictly.

Players must mark a short kick from Tadgh Kennelly or pick up a tumbling ball, before handballing it to one of six stationary targets.

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Their cleanliness, pace and accuracy is then ranked on a 1-5 scale, with only the handballs that spin backwards and with 100 per cent accuracy awarded five points.

In his second year the Draft Combine, Nathan Drummond impressed with a score of 26, while Irishman Paddy Brophy also registered 26 points out of a possible 30.

St Kilda recruiter Chris Liberatore kept a close eye on as many players as possible throughout the drills this morning.

“The clean hands test is good because we get to see how adept they are on both sides of their body,” Liberatore told SAINTS.com.au.

“You also get to see how quick their reactions are, not just how clean their hands are.”

The Nathan Buckley kicking test has a similar formula, only with a greater discrepancy between preferred and non-preferred foot to the handballing drill in terms of difficulty.

Again, Murray Bushranger Nathan Drummond excelled, registering a score of 27, but it was Nakia Cockatoo who won with a score of 28.

“Everyone knows how important kicking is in footy these days,” Liberatore said.

“It’s one thing to be able to kick on your natural side, but guys who can kick on their natural side and non-preferred foot are a huge bonus.”

The Brad Johnson goal-kicking test involved five different shots at goal – with snap shots, set shots and running kicks all performed under timed pressure.

South Australians Dean Gore and Keenan Ramsey were the only two players to achieve a perfect score in this drill, booting five majors from five attempts.

And then there was the traditional beep test, a cruelling running exercise that measures an athletes’ VO2 max.

Former national 800 metre champion from NSW Jack Hiscox blitzed the field, recording 16.1 – the equal second best result in the Draft Combine's history.

The 3 kilometre time trial is all that is left now, with endurance athletes getting one last chance to impress recruiters tomorrow afternoon.

Re-signed Saint Jack Billings even came to have a look following the announcement that he has re-committed until the end of 2017 as part of #SaintsFutureFest.