In 2018, it was the Bulldogs' Jack Macrae, Sydney's Ben Ronke and Richmond's Jayden Short. But who will be 2019's new crop of breakout players?
We take a look at each club's most likely youngster to take centre stage in 2019!
Back 1 - Adelaide - Darcy Fogarty 2 - Brisbane - Archie Smith 3 - Carlton - Matthew Kennedy 4 - Collingwood - Brayden Sier 5 - Essendon - Darcy Parish 6 - Fremantle - Griffin Logue 7 - GWS - Aidan Bonar 8 - Geelong - Nakia Cockatoo 9 - Gold Coast - Jack Bowes 10 - Hawthorn - Jack Scrimshaw 11 - Melbourne - Christian Petracca 12 - North Melbourne - Jy Simpkin 13 - Port Adelaide - Dan Houston 14 - Richmond - Shai Bolton 15 - St Kilda - Blake Acres 16 - Sydney - Callum Mills 17 - West Coast Eagles - Liam Duggan 18 - Western Bulldogs - Josh Dunkley
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Hawthorn - Jack Scrimshaw After landing at Waverly in the summer, the ex-Sun has even greater expectations laying on his shoulders given he is expected to help cover the loss of injured Brownlow medallist Tom Mitchell. Scimshaw has played just four games in the last two years but will look to cement his spot in the Hawks' senior side in 2019 after undergoing a successful pre-season.
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 29: Jack Scrimshaw of the Suns runs the ball during the round 19 AFL match between the Gold Coast Suns and the Richmond Tigers at Metricon Stadium on July 29, 2017 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Back 1 - Adelaide - Darcy Fogarty 2 - Brisbane - Archie Smith 3 - Carlton - Matthew Kennedy 4 - Collingwood - Brayden Sier 5 - Essendon - Darcy Parish 6 - Fremantle - Griffin Logue 7 - GWS - Aidan Bonar 8 - Geelong - Nakia Cockatoo 9 - Gold Coast - Jack Bowes 10 - Hawthorn - Jack Scrimshaw 11 - Melbourne - Christian Petracca 12 - North Melbourne - Jy Simpkin 13 - Port Adelaide - Dan Houston 14 - Richmond - Shai Bolton 15 - St Kilda - Blake Acres 16 - Sydney - Callum Mills 17 - West Coast Eagles - Liam Duggan 18 - Western Bulldogs - Josh Dunkley
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