Following their earliest years in the AFL, players will break through the ceiling above them and shine like never before, showing signs of the star they can be.
Sometimes it's the beginning of a star in the making, other times it's an anomaly. Sometimes it's a player at the dawn of their career, other times it's a player with a handful of seasons in the bank.
Here are 10 players we predict will take their game to the next level in 2023.
7. Finn Callaghan
Plenty of room has opened up in the midfield at GWS for players to make their name known.
Tom Green had his breakout last season, so it may be another young gun's turn to do so.
In comes Finn Callaghan.
The soon-to-be 20-year-old played just the five games last year, but fell out of the team when Leon Cameron departed. A troublesome foot injury also bothered him since the pre-season, which he has since had surgery on.
Now under Adam Kingsley, a focus on youth should favour the classy midfielder.
Now injury free and with a few vacancies in the engine room, Callaghan should break into the team.
