Suns’ Pick 2 Prodigy Chasing a Whole New Game in 2027
Seventeen games into a debut season is already a solid platform for any young Sun, but word out of the Gold Coast rooms is that their reigning Pick 2 isn’t content sitting still. He’s reportedly training in a brand new line as the club plots a genuinely exciting role swap for 2027, and as someone who loves watching clubs actually be patient and ambitious with their best kids, I’m fully here for this one.
A debut year that promised more than just the box score
Seventeen games for a teenager in year one is nothing to sneeze at. It’s the kind of workload that tells you the coaching panel trusted him early, even while he was clearly still feeling out AFL speed and AFL bodies. Pick 2 selections always come with pressure attached, fair or not, and the Suns have had their share of top-end talents who took time to find their best position. What’s different here is that the growing pains didn’t scare anyone off the project. If anything, it sounds like they’ve accelerated it.
That’s the bit I find legit refreshing about this whole situation. So many clubs get precious about a first-year player’s
