Move over Israel Folau and Tom Scully, Phil Davis is Greater Western Sydney's number one man.
Giants coach Kevin Sheedy has handed the Canberra product the honour of wearing the number one guernsey for the fledgling club in its foundation AFL season.
The honour also reinforces the belief that Davis is firmly in the running for the GWS captaincy.
The former Adelaide Crow was the club's first major signing. His rich five-year deal, despite having played just 18 AFL games, was already evidence enough how highly the Giants rate him.
''There's no point arguing with Sheeds, he just called me up and asked me if I wanted to wear the number one,'' Davis said.
''It's a very big privilege to wear that number, an exciting and proud moment.''
Renowned as a wise head on young shoulders, the defender is establishing himself a leader in a club brimming with the country's best teenage talent.
''Obviously it [the captaincy] would be a huge honour and if that happened it would be great, but there's a lot of water to go under that bridge,'' the 21-year-old said.
''Callan Ward, Rhys Palmer and Tom Scully have been very good on the training track, so we've got some good young leaders.
''At Adelaide there were some great leaders like Simon Goodwin and Andrew McLeod, but there's 25 to 30 18-year-olds here.
''I aspire to be a good leader and it's definitely put me under pressure to set an example, but it's been fun.''
Davis developed a passion for Australian rules football at Marist College in Canberra, a school with a proud rugby union tradition.
It's a good foundation for the fight ahead as the Giants look to make inroads into Sydney's rugby league-mad west and in Canberra, which has been dominated by rugby codes.
Davis admitted the fact GWS will play three premiership games a year in the city he grew up in was a factor in his decision to leave Adelaide.
''I started footy when I was 10 at Marist which is predominately a rugby school, but AFL is fairly strong there which is unique for a Canberra school,'' he said.
''In Canberra it's not second nature to pick up an AFL ball, so to help build the game I love in an area that isn't big on football is exciting.
''My grandma Pam lives in Canberra and she's got heaps of the best tickets you can get in the Bradman stand ready to go.
''She never took a lot of interest [in football] but when I got drafted she started watching it and loves it.
''She's very excited I'll be playing there and is a big supporter of mine.
''We definitely want to be a part of Canberra, and Canberra people to be a part of us.''
Davis knows the Giants will endure some lean years, but he is relishing the chance to help build a club from the ground up.
''In three to four years there's going to be a plethora of talent here, so if we nurture it the right way we'll be successful,'' he said.
''Next year's going to be tough, but if we develop our players well we'll go from being out of our depth to getting better and better.
''I've only played a handful of games and the Giants have shown a lot of faith in me, and it's definitely very flattering.''
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