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.
8. Dale Morris
A true clubman to the Kennel. Dale Morris was a household name at Whitten Oval for 15 seasons, playing 253 games in the red, white and blue back-third.
The Bulldogs champion made his debut in 2005 after being taken in Rookie Draft earlier in the year, coming in at No.19 in the count.
Morris played 17 games in his debut season with the Bulldogs and if not for injuries, could have closed out his career a 300-game great.
Despite the setbacks, Morris will always be known for his fierce leadership and workrate from the backline, constantly delivering for his teammates and fans.
Fittingly, Morris was an integral part to the Bulldogs' drought-breaking 2016 premiership and added an All-Australian selection to his pool room in 2008.
