Three top-three draft picks – and a rookie – are likely to debut in round one for the Gold Coast Suns.

Exciting small forward Izak Rankine is shaping to make his long-awaited debut after missing all of last year with injury after being taken at pick three in the 2018 draft.

Izak Rankine is close to making his long-awaited debut after missing last year with injury. Credit:Fairfax Media

He is fit and likely to finally make his way into the senior team, joining picks one and two from last year’s national draft, Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson, who look certain to debut after making compelling cases in the pre-season.

The trio of top-end talent could also be joined by Connor Budarick, a Gold Coast academy product taken as a rookie last year, who has made a persuasive argument for inclusion with strong pre-season efforts.