Suns youngster and first overall selection Matt Rowell has ignited discussion around the league as having the potential to be one of the best first-year players we've had across the last decade.
A number of players - young and old - have given football fans sheer unmatched delight in their debut seasons. And while John Coleman's stunning 100-goal debut season will forever go unparalleled, we've decided to rank the top 10 from the last decade alone.
There's no age bias with this list - our criteria included players of any age who were playing in their debut season.
Honourable mentions go out to Tom Stewart, David Swallow, Adam Saad, Isaac Smith, Daniel Talia, Brett Goodes, Luke Shuey & Sam Menegola.
Here are the 10 best AFL rookie seasons of the last decade:
8. Dayne Zorko (2012)
The four-time Lions best and fairest had been overlooked three times before making his debut as a 23 years old. He ended his first year at a near 20 touches, 6.5 tackles, five inside 50's and a goal per match across 16 games.
The Lions had a mediocre season in 2012 - winning just 10 games - with Zorko playing in eight of those wins and relishing as a mature aged debutant under coach Michael Voss.
