Gold Coast will not treat Jaeger O'Meara any differently Jeager O'Meara will debut for the Suns tomorrow. Picture: Glenn Hampson Source: Gold Coast Bulletin GOLD Coast coach Guy McKenna says boom rookie Jaeger O'Meara will be treated like any other debutant ahead of the Suns' season opener against St Kilda at Metricon Stadium tomorrow night. The 19-year-old was taken by the Gold Coast in the 2011 mini-draft and was not allowed to play senior football in 2012 but the WA product will be unleashed on the AFL when the Suns host the Saints. O'Meara would have been a contender for the no.1 draft picked last year if the Suns had not swooped on the Perth junior and his highly touted athleticism and footy smarts will go on show in the Gold Coast midfield. While their is buzz around O'Meara's debut, McKenna said the Suns were attempting to keep the bar low despite his obvious potential. He's like every other first year player. He's going to have some really good games, he's going to have some good games, he's going to have some average games and then he's going to have some games where he probably doesn't want to send the DVD home to his folks but that's a first year player," McKenna said. I wasn't ready for AFL: O'Meara We are excited, he's excited because it's been a long time coming. He's sat here for 12 months and watched the boys go out to battle and hasn't been able to play. He gets his opportunity and I'm sure he's not going to let himself down, his family down or the footy club down. His attitude at training, his intensity at training, his ability to hit in and win the contested footy, he deserves (some hype) but we've got to judge him similar to another first year player. It will be tougher for him because he doesn't have that senior support around him. St Kilda thrashed Gold Coast by 92 points in Round 2 last year at Etihad Stadium and followed it up with a 95-point demolition of the Suns at Metricon Stadium in Round 11. "We are under no illusions about how tough it's going to be...they belted us last year," McKenna said.