One of my favourite aspects of every new season are the seeing which players will make their debut and hit the ground running.

Last year we saw Jacob Preston provide hope to an entire fanbase.

We saw Sunia Turuva emerge as the Rookie of the Year after being called in to replace Tyrone May after a season-ending injury looked like it may weaken the Penrith backline.

Jahream Bula showed signs of possessing talent that could be a major contributing factor in his side finally ending a decade long finals drought.

Who will step up in 2024 and provide similar stories?

Below is a look at 10 rookies I would certainly be keeping an eye on in 2024.

Of course I can't name all the players I believe will mak their debut. Nor can I promise the ten below even will. They're just players I expect to make a big impact, one way or another in the coming season.

Please note: To qualify for this list you need to have played five games or less in the top grade. So the likes of Tallis Duncan and Tom Jenkins won't appear.

Super League players won't be considered, if they've played more than five games in the Super League.

With that said, below are ten of the best rookies to look out for in 2024:

5. Kade Dykes (Cronulla Sharks)

If not for a horror ACL injury in the pre-season last year, I have no doubt that Kade Dykes would have 15 or-so NRL games under his belt.

There's talk that he'll enter the side via the bench or in the centres but for mine Dykes will soon slot into the position his dad occupied for so long, at five-eighth.

22 year-old Dykes is two games into his NRL career, both at fullback, but he was named in the 2022 NSW Cup side of the year wearing the number six.

Dykes used his rehab time to transform his body and has returned to training a much bigger physical presence.

He will have to perform well for the Jets for a month before coming into consideration but any injury, Origin call up or form drop in the halves should see him grab the number six jersey.

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