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:
7. Jaeger O'Meara (2013)
The Gold Coast made plenty of leeway to secure the services of O'Meara through the 2011 mini-draft, and it certainly paid off for the highly-touted onballer.
O'Meara didn't make his AFL debut until 2013, with the wait awarding the youngster with a stellar first year. That campaign ended with the Rising Star award after collecting 21.6 possessions, five tackles, four clearances a game while kicking 16 goals and finishing third in the clubs best and fairest.
