Great backing Rayner

LUKE Hodge has seen enough of Cameron Rayner to know Brisbane’s No.1 AFL draft pick is destined for superstardom.

Rayner made an instant impression in his Lions debut on Saturday, booting one goal and showing flashes of strength, cheek and class in their 25point defeat to St Kilda.

The 18-year-old played up forward and only picked up eight touches but it’s the way he moved with the ball – and off it – that impressed Hodge.

“He’s going to be a jet in the future for this football club,” he said. “He reads the game well.”

Daniel Rich will miss the Lions’ first home game after scans yesterday revealed he has a left ankle injury.