With the AFL Mid-Season Draft over, attention now turns to each club's new recruits and how quickly they may have an impact in the top flight.
Years gone by have seen mid-year recruits make their AFL debuts just weeks after being drafted, with 2025 likely to follow suit.
West Coast's Pick 1 selection Tom McCarthy looks to be the most obvious ready-made pickup, given both his talent and where the Eagles' list currently sits.
Speaking on Craft of the Draft's Mid-Season Draft review, analysts Mitch Keating and Jonty Ralphsmith ran their eyes over the names who could be playing in the home stretch of the current season.
Speaking on McCarthy, Ralphsmith said the Richmond VFL product will add some two-way spark in West Coast's back-half.
"Some more clean ball use off the half-backline," Ralphsmith said.
"He's someone who you want the ball in his hands. He's very, very composed and a good decision maker.
"But more so, a bigger body. He's someone who's played senior footy for a few years, and these West Coast players at the moment are very, very young.
"(McCarthy is) a player who is going to help them in the second half of the season when results could start falling away.
"Tom McCarthy can certainly help out to get things going the Eagles' way."
Carlton at Pick 4 made the play for Werribee's Flynn Young, who wouldn't surprise many with a spot in Michael Voss' front third as early as next month.
Young, as well as fellow 'Bees product Zac Banch, who joined North Melbourne at Pick 2, could find himself featuring at AFL level in the home stretch.
"Another player who could come in quite early, just addressing a list need, from Carlton is Flynn Young, if they feel he's their best listed small forward now," Ralphsmith said.
"It depends on how they compare him to the small forwards already at the Blues."
The Western Bulldogs picked up Michael Sellwood and Zac Walker with selections five and 12 overall, respectively, with the former a more likely debut chance for 2025.
Moving to Whitten Oval after a premiership season with Peel Thunder, Sellwood could be pushing for a selection spot in the Dogs' defence almost instantly.
"Michael Sellwood at the Western Bulldogs is probably one that can squeeze his way in," Keating said of the medium-sized defender.
"It's going to be a tough job to get into that Luke Beveridge backline, but he's someone to maybe help Bailey Dale (distribute from the back-half)."
Essendon used four picks at the draft, taking Subiaco key forward Archer May, East Fremantle ruckman Lachie Blakiston, Bombers VFL small forward Oskar Smartt and Carlton VFL tall Liam McMahon.
Given the Bombers' desires to aid their ruck situation - having lost Sam Draper and Nick Bryan to long-term injuries - Blakiston could make the leap to the first-string ruck role at Tullamarine as early as this year.
"Lachie Blakiston is the clear one to talk about as a potential plug-and-play for Essendon," Ralphsmith added.
"We know they're really struggling in the ruck department. Is Todd Goldstein going to see out the year?
"He's a very, very good ruckman, but Lachie Blakiston will help him out."
All four of Essendon's recruits could get a look in under Brad Scott, with both May and McMahon to tussle for a key forward role.
"I think all of Essendon's picks could be ready-made," Keating said.
"Oskar Smartt - small forwards can get in pretty quickly, and Archie May has made his case known too.
"Then there's Liam McMahon, who's maybe even ahead of May as far as ready-made talent for a key forward.
"The Bombers could be using those guys (soon), and might need to use those guys."
For the full breakdown on ready-made recruits, as well as club-by-club analysis and the biggest surprises from the draft, you can watch Craft of the Draft's recap below or on Zero Hanger's YouTube channel.
