Our Rookie Rankings have seen three players in our top eight swap places, while the chasing pack outside of our leading young guns has never been more congested.
A Lions forward responded to his axing in the VFL over the weekend and will hope for a Round 20 return, with the likes of Port Adelaide's Logan Evans, Crow Billy Dowling, Giant Darcy Jones and Geelong's Lawson Humphries all pressing their case in recent weeks.
Evans and Dowling each earned Round 19 honourable mentions alongside Nick Watson, Seth Campbell and Shaun Mannagh, with the latter another name to consider in the final five rounds.
Selection Criteria: For our Rookie Rankings, we are ONLY selecting players who have made their debut this season.
Other players who may still be eligible for a Rising Star nomination but have already made their debut before the 2024 season will not be considered. I.e. Rising Star eligible players such as George Wardlaw, Angus Sheldrick and Sam Darcy are ineligible, having already played an AFL match before Round 1, 2024.Â
Honourable Mentions:
Shaun Mannagh (Geelong)
Nick Watson (Hawthorn)
Logan Evans (Port Adelaide)
Billy Dowling (Adelaide)
Seth Campbell (Richmond)
1. Harley Reid (-)
Much like Windsor, it would've been an afternoon to forget for Reid and his teammates, but the young Eagle could perhaps keep his head high despite the result.
The Pick 1 selection managed to amass 19 disposals, four clearances and six contested possessions while moving the ball at 84% efficiency in the heavy loss to the Saints.
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Disposals
Tackles
Clearances
The West Coast midfielder will turn his attention to this week's Derby against the Dockers, with Reid hoping to replicate the performance he had in the corresponding fixture between the two sides earlier this season.
