Taking a glance into the 2026 AFL season, we try to predict who will take their game to new levels.
Will it be a rising star of the competition? Or a forgotten face? How about a player who was traded?
In no particular order, here are seven players who have the opportunity to take the next big step over the coming 12 months.
5Keidean Coleman
This forgotten Lion cub missed both of his side's premiership triumphs through injury, after starring en route to, and in, their losing 2023 Grand Final berth. Runner-up in both the Gary Ayres medal and Norm Smith medals in that campaign, expect 'Kiddy' and his lethal left peg to wreak havoc on the opposing team's defensive structures when a clean bill of health is finally attained.
It's scary to think these Lions still have room to improve.
