Our final Rookie Rankings for the 2024 AFL season, with the top eight for the year unveiled after 25 weeks and plenty of changes.
This year's rankings underwent constant alterations throughout the home and away seasons, while the top few contenders often held their own toward the summit.
Taking into consideration each player's impact, consistency, longevity and roles after making their debuts this year, our top eight rookies for the year have been decided.
And before we delve into our final rankings, we must credit the bevy of young players who fell just short...
2024 Honourable Mentions:
Calsher Dear
Logan Evans
Harvey Thomas
Joel Freijah
Joshua Draper
Darcy Jones
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
3. Logan Morris (-)
A stunning debut story for Morris, who suited up as the sub for Brisbane in their Round 8 QClash at the Gabba after playing four quarters of VFL footy earlier in the day.
Morris had even picked up some post-game McDonald's before getting the call-up for his first game, which was forced after the Lions were hit with several late injury concerns.
It took almost no time for Morris to come into the game, with further setbacks forcing Brisbane into an early sub-change. The Werribee Districts product had no issue on debut, though, booting a goal from four scoring shots and five disposals in just over a half of action.
He managed to hold his place in Chris Fagan's side for the next nine games and had 13 games to his name after his first seven matches.
Forward
Disposals
Marks
Goals
Morris' form would drop off and the Lions soon had their first-year forward back in the VFL, but not for long as he booted a bag at the state league level and returned to the AFL side the week after.
He has since returned to the form that has added another layer to Brisbane's lethal attacking unit, ending his home and away campaign with 18 goals and an average of 8.33 disposals and 3.40 marks per game.
