Sydney coach Scott Gowans believes Zippy Fish could tear the AFLW apart after watching the debutant light up North Sydney Oval from half-back on Saturday.
The 19-year-old, selected with pick No.5 in last year's first AFLW national draft, finished with 26 disposals and nine intercepts on debut against Richmond.
It is the equal-highest disposal tally on debut, a record she shares with Collingwood star Bri Davey - who was 22 when the one-time league best-and-fairest played her first game in 2017.
In the years which separate Fish's debut from Davey's, a generation of girls have trekked an uninterrupted pathway to AFLW from Auskick.
Fish only started playing football four years ago, adding further testament to her talent.
After almost a decade of watching Lance Franklin terrorise opposition defenders, Sydney fans will have to get used to the sight of the No.23 guernsey in reverse.
"Ever since I started (playing football), I knew that this is what I wanted to do," Fish said.
"And coming out here tonight, having the girls around me and the whole support of the club, it really did meet expectations."
Swans skipper Chloe Molloy notices the shift between draft cohorts.
"Ball in hand, the cool, calm, nonchalant nature as well," Molloy told AAP.
"The decisions she makes coming out of the back line is just second to none - she doesn't even think about it.
"You ask her, 'what were you thinking?' and she goes 'not much'.
"Just to be so naive of talent - she's just a silky player, and that's what we love."
Established AFLW star Molloy may have slotted four goals on return from a knee reconstruction, but it was Fish who had a chorus of young girls screaming her name post-game in a bid to get her signature.
Among the crowd were 16 family members who made the trip from WA.
"I've kind of just gone from one to one," Fish laughed.
Joanna Guelas and Anna Harrington - AAP
