AFL No.1 draft pick Cameron Rayner is determined to establish his own identity after being repeatedly compared to the game's top gun Dustin Martin.
The midfielder-forward was snapped up by the Brisbane Lions with the first pick in Sydney on Friday.
Rayner's ability to impact either up forward or in the midfield has already provoked widespread comparisons to Tigers' ace Martin, the 2017 Brownlow and Norm Smith Medallist.
"It's pretty daunting to see the things that he's done this year and then people are trying to rank me against Dustin Martin," h said.
'But I think that now I'm on an AFL list, I have to start from scratch and build my game and make people know me for who I am and not who I play like."
Nonetheless Martin is one of several players Rayner is modelling himself on as he prepares to float between the forward line and midfield
"You see Robbie Gray when he goes forward and then when the contest is tight, Port Adelaide chuck him straight in the midfield," Rayner said.
"I just want to be dual player that can be dangerous in both positions and that's something that will come when my endurance starts to get a bit better.
"You see players, you see Dusty, you see (Melbourne's Christian (Petracca), those players that have that big body and like to take the ball on and go for a run, so that's something I'm trying to model my game on.
"Starting off as a first-year being in the forward line and then floating through the midfield would probably be beneficial for me.
"But as I get older and get a little bigger and a little fitter, I think moving into the midfield and being a full time midfielder is something I want to do."
Rayner emphasised pressure wasn't exclusive to the No.1 draft pick despite the scrutiny he will be under.
"There's pressure on every kid that gets drafted because the clubs put their trust in them," he said.
Rayner managed to keep smiling through a seemingly endless barrage of photos on Friday.
"The last couple of days have been pretty hard, I've been going to bed trying to massage my cheeks because they've been a bit sore,' he joked.
