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:
2. Michael Barlow (2010)
Had it not have been for the broken leg ending his season in round 14, Michael Barlow's debut campaign would undoubtedly have topped our list.
His season to date amassed six games of 30 plus disposals, 66 total tackles (including 14 tackles in round eight), 15 goals and 12 Brownlow votes. All in just 13 games!
His debut in the opening round of 2010 was as successful as any, breaking the record for most disposals in a debut match since Champion Data began their collecting in 1992 -Â surpassing Bradd Dalziell's debut record of 32 possessions with 33 of his own. He backed it up the next week with a lazy 34 disposals.
Barlow finished seventh in the club's best and fairest, finishing with 97 votes. David Mundy won the award with 190 votes having played in nine more games than Barlow.
Heck, if Barlow had played out the season, he might have been a smoky Brownlow contender!
