Suns youngster and first overall selection Matt Rowell has ignited discussion around the league as having the potential to be one of the best first-year players we've had across the last decade.
A number of players - young and old - have given football fans sheer unmatched delight in their debut seasons. And while John Coleman's stunning 100-goal debut season will forever go unparalleled, we've decided to rank the top 10 from the last decade alone.
There's no age bias with this list - our criteria included players of any age who were playing in their debut season.
Honourable mentions go out to Tom Stewart, David Swallow, Adam Saad, Isaac Smith, Daniel Talia, Brett Goodes, Luke Shuey & Sam Menegola.
Here are the 10 best AFL rookie seasons of the last decade:
3. Sam Walsh (2019)
The only first overall selection from the national draft in our top ten. Walsh flourished as the headline of the 2018 draft, perhaps surpassing any first-year expectations.
The midfielder found his transition into the AFL as comfortable as anyone, collecting over 25 possessions, three tackles, three clearances and nine contested possessions a match.
The 19-year-old was awarded the Rising Star award after polling 54 votes from a possible 55, finished fourth in the Blues' best and fairest count and handed a position in the club's leadership group for the 2020 season.
