Nick Dal Santo has raised the names of five players who he believes will take another step up in 2020.
"This is not for Nat Fyfe, Dustin Martin and all the other superstars in the competition, this is the next run below," Dal Santo said on SEN Afternoons.
"Who's had a solid start to their career, but who's going to take the next jump? So we sit here in 12 months time and say: 'Wow, they had a burst out year, didn't they?"
Apart from these five players, Dal Santo also gave honourable mentions to Aaron Naughton, Charlie Curnow and Izak Rankine.
In no particular order, Dal Santo said he believes these five will breakout into the upper echelons of the competition next season:
2. Charlie Dixon (Port Adelaide)
Dixon has been somewhat of an enigma across his AFL career.
The former Gold Coast Sun was highly touted as one to watch from the start of his career.
With a move to Port Adelaide, Dixon's role as the focal point of a relatively good Power side led many to believe he would kick on to become a star forward.
However, set shot woes combined with the deteriorating state of Port Adelaide's overall form along with the odd injury setback or two, has not allowed Dixon to consistently play his best footy.
Last season, Dixon could only manage nine games over the back half of the season after recovering from severe leg and ankle injuries.
At the age of 29, Dal Santo believes this is the year the 200 centimetre forward will get a clean run of injuries and produce his best consistently.
