Our AFL Rookie Rankings after Round 9 hasn't seen any change to the top six, but the gap between our leader and the rest of this year's rookie crop is closing.
Players positioned from second through to fifth each had strong performances over the weekend, while the No.1 placed Harley Reid couldn't fire to the level we've come to see this season.
The handful of rookies pressing their case outside of the top six has strengthened in recent weeks, with mature-aged Collingwood pairing Lachie Sullivan and Joe Richards both making a case for a spot in our rankings in a short time.
Along with Richards, Brisbane youngster Logan Morris and Hawks livewire Nick Watson both earned honourable mentions for their efforts over the weekend.
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
Joe Richards
Logan Morris
Nick Watson
5. Sam Clohesy (-)
The Sun's recruit was back to his best on Saturday, recording his fourth game of 2024 with at least 16 disposals and a goal to his name.
Clohesy notched up a season-high 23 touches to go with two goals, six marks and two clearances in the heavy win over the Roos.
That level of form might've been good enough to see Clohesy rise a spot or two in our rankings most weeks, however, the form of the rest of the top six makes any move hard to reach.
Defender
Marks
Disposals
Goals
The Suns head to Darwin this Thursday to host Geelong, with another strong performance from Clohesy potentially seeing the mature-aged recruit rise as high as second in our rankings.
