Ben Ronke ( born 18 December 1997 ) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . . He was drafted by Sydney with their first selection and seventeenth overall in the 2017 rookie draft . He made his debut in the seventeen point win against at GMHBA Stadium kicking two goals in Round six of the 2018 AFL season . In his third match , the Swans played against Hawthorn at the MCG , and Ronke became the first player to notch up seven goals and ten tackles in an AFL Match since the introduction of detailed statistics in the VFL/AFL in 1987 . His performance in the match saw him earn the Round 8 nomination for the 2018 AFL Rising Star
2018 AFL Rising Star
2018 AFL Rising Star
Ben Ronke