For fans of struggling sides, the AFL Draft is as close to Christmas as possible.
Fresh faces act as shiny, new toys, with goodwill and cheer also available in abundance.
While every club has hit the track for their pre-Christmas training period and each of the new boys have filled their lockers with brand new gear, sights have turned to which of this year's draft class has the ability to make an early impact in 2022.
Although plenty of players plucked will need big summers in the gym, there are a handful of precocious talents that already have expectations on their shoulders.
Here are the names that look the most likely to hit the ground running in their debut years.
The Tigers got great value when they drafted Sonsie with the No. 28 selection.
The Eastern Ranges midfielder has clean hands, is a good kicker of the football (drawing comparisons to Richmond premiership stalwart Trent Cotchin) and is able to push forward and hit the scoreboard as well.
Richmond drafted five players inside the top 30 picks last week, with defenders Josh Gibcus and Tom Brown just as likely as Sonsie to make an early-season impact.
