Our Rookie Rankings are in after Round 17, with a young Demons defender returning to our top eight for the first time since the opening week of the season.
A Sun and Crow have swapped spots for the second week in a row, while a young Roo has fallen one spot after not playing over the weekend.
A Tigers debutant and Saints forward were among those to pick up honourable mentions from Round 17.
Criteria:ย For our Rookie Rankings, we are 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 prior to the 2023 season will not be considered.
I.e. players such asย Sam Darcy,ย Finn Callaghanย andย Jye Amissย are ineligible, having already played anย AFLย match prior to Round 1, 2023.ย
Round 17 Honourable Mentions:
Sam Banks
Anthony Caminiti
Cooper Harvey
4. Max Michalanney (-1)
Adelaide's promising young defender had his hands full on Sunday as the Crows conceded a plethora of forward 5o entries, with Michalanney needing to tame Bomber Kyle Langford on Sunday afternoon.
With Langford having eight kilograms over Michalanney, the Essendon forward was too strong and explosive for the teenager on his way to booting three goals in a must-win match.
Michalanney has built an impressive debut campaign in taking the scalp of some of the competition's best smaller-to-medium-sized attackers, with his matchup against Langford among the very few efforts that have seen the father-son pick on the losing side of the fight.
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The Crows, who are looking to hold their place in the finals race, will welcome GWS to Adelaide Oval this weekend, with Michalanney potentially taking on the challenge of taming Toby Greene.
