Fremantle tyro Rhys Palmer has been selected by his peers as the AFL's Best First Year Player.

Rhys received his award ahead of a terrific field of fellow first year players including Cyril Rioli, Trent Cotchin, Austin Wonaeamirri and Harry Taylor rounded out the top five.

Best First Year Player Votes

Rhys Palmer Fremantle 252
Cyril Rioli Hawthorn 167
Trent Cotchin Richmond 80
Austin Wonaeamirri Melbourne 30
Harry Taylor Geelong 21

Previous winners of the Best First Year Player Award

1998 - Nick Stevens (Port Adelaide)
1999 - Adam Goodes (Sydney)
2000 - Paul Haselby (Fremantle)
2001 - Daniel Kerr (West Coast)
2002 - Chris Judd (West Coast)
2003 - Daniel Wells (Kangaroos)
2004 - Aaron Davey (Melbourne)
2005 - Brett Deledio (Richmond)
2006 - Marc Murphy (Carlton)
2007 - Joel Selwood (Geelong)