SUNS man of the moment Aaron Hall has sent an ominous warning to AFL rivals by declaring he has just scratched the surface in his journey towards becoming one of the competition’s elite players.

Hall is in the middle of a stunning transformation that began at the back end of last season with a shift into the midfield and has continued into 2016.

The 25-year-old posted a career-best 36 disposals to go with two goals in the Suns 61-point Round 1 win over Essendon last weekend, eclipsing dual Brownlow medallist and Gold Coast captain Gary ­Ablett who had 34 touches.

Hall has become one of the most vital players for the Suns with his ability to play forward as well as to add depth to the midfield.

But as much as Hall has added a new level of class to his game the Tasmanian product isn’t content with maintaining his current standard.

“I still have lots to learn in terms of positioning, some running patterns and defensive running patterns,” Hall said. “I really want to learn and improve and keep getting better as the season goes.”

Hall’s resurgence began in Round 17 against Adelaide last season when he was thrown into the midfield when good friend and skipper Ablett went down with a knee injury.

It came off the back of a slow start to the year where Hall admitted he may have returned prematurely after groin surgery.

“I still remember in the Adelaide game they threw me there in the last quarter and Rocket (coach Rodney Eade) came to me before the next game,” Hall said.

“He said ‘I’m going to play you in the midfield and to just go in there and play on instinct and learn as much as you can and try and use your assets’, and that’s what I tried to do.

“I learnt so much in that last seven weeks playing in the midfield.”

Hall said he felt a confidence in his body and ability that never had before.

“I’m more focused on just doing everything right during the week and just knowing when I get out on the ground that I have done all I can during the week,” Hall said.

“I feel confident in my body and in my preparation and know that when I get out there it’s just about playing my role and not trying to put too much extra added pressure on myself and just go about my business.”

Hall said he felt at home in the midfield, despite starting at half-forward against Essendon where he has played the ­majority of his first four years in the AFL.

“The small forward role is probably the hardest role on the ground,” Hall said.

“The ball doesn’t come through you and you have got to try and make your own luck so there is a lot of unrewarded running involved in that role.

“I haven’t played too much small forward until I got to the Suns. I feel more comfortable around the ball and around the stoppages. I’m just trying to make those easy options rather than try and take the difficult ones every time.”

Suns emergency Luke Russell flew to Perth with the team yesterday as a precaution for Dion Prestia who is still in the early stages of his comeback from a major knee injury.

Fremantle are coming off a shock 92-point loss to the Western Bulldogs and Eade said he expected the Suns to feel the full brunt of a team bent on bouncing back.

“They had a bad weekend last week, which can happen, but they’re going to be stung by that,” Eade said.

“Proud club, good sides do bounce back. So we’re in a situation where we’ve got them on the rebound so it’s going to be a tough ask.”