We've put a player from every club under the microscope that need to put in a big pre-season.
Whether it's a young player that needs to break out or put on some size, a veteran that needs to rediscover a spark or a star returning form injury, the following names need a big summer.
Richmond
Alex Rance
Its hard to believe that the reigning premiers will get a whole lot better in 2020 without recruiting any high profile players, but that's exactly what will happen. Richmond lost their spiritual leader in Rance to an ACL injury in round one last season and many people wrote the Tigers off, but they proved their doubters wrong in won their second flag in three years.
Now with a five-time All-Australian returning to the lineup, Richmond's defence, which ranked top four for least points allowed in 2019, has become even more impenetrable. However, as we've seen in the past it is easy to re-injure an ACL and this pre-season will be important for Rance to ensure that he makes a full recovery, even if it means missing the start of the season.
