With the AFL Draft looming, pundits and analysts of every pay grade have their focus set on this year's top-end talent.
Should you spend enough time examining phantom drafts, highlights packages and anything uttered by the guru Kevin Sheehan, it becomes glaringly evident who will be taken with a first-round selection.
But what then of those names that slip? What about those that will miss out altogether?
Since 1997, the league has implemented a secondary Rookie Draft for the project players, sliders and risky names that failed to have their names called.
Although the rookie list now appears to be a haven for ageing champions instead of a home for up and comers, here's hoping that when the competition finally settles post COVID-19, that it can return to its initial purpose.
Across the 23 seasons of the Rookie Draft there have been multiple names that never made the senior grade, but for the multitude of untried delistees, there have been a handful of diamonds excavated from the rubble.
Here are the 10 biggest names that found their way onto AFL lists via the Rookie Draft.
9. Luke Breust
The three-time Premiership Hawk is touted as one of the prime versatile forwards of the past decade, booting 408 goals from his 220 games in the brown and gold.
While lining up beside the likes of Franklin, Roughead, Rioli and Gunston would be somewhat daunting for a small forward, Breust took on the supporting role and has flourished since his debut in 2011.
Breust joined Hawthorn via the 2009 Rookie Draft with the 47th selection, a bargain for Alastair Clarkson's already dominant side.
The Temora local has won two All-Australian gongs and two leading goalkicker awards for his club thanks to his dead-eye in front of the sticks.
With plenty of football still in his sights, Breust remains a strong chance to move up this list in due time.
