Rising star Jaspa Fletcher locked in at Lions

He won a rising star nod on Saturday against Geelong and on Tuesday confirmed a contract extension until 2026.  

"Due to stress fractures in my back, I missed a lot of the pre-season and had a pretty slow start, which isn't how I wanted to begin my AFL career," he said.

"But I think that has set me up to be where I am now and showed me how hard I do have to work to earn anything in the AFL."

Fletcher's form offsets the loss of fellow rookie and father-son pick Will Ashcroft, who was the rising star favourite before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Saturday.