19 players made the 44-man All-Australian team for the first time in 2024, suggesting they took their game to the next level.
So, who could be primed to do the same in 2025?
In no particular order, here are 10 players who have the opportunity to take the next big step over the coming 12 months.
4. Logan Morrisย
As the Lions search for their replacement for the early retirement of Joe Daniher the answer could be right in front of them. They are big shoes to fill for a player in his second year, but kicking 24 goals in 19 games in 2024 suggests that Morris has a very high ceiling.
There is a possibility that with Daniher in the team it gave somebody like Morris room to move, and with Daniher now gone Morris presumably takes the opposing team's second-best defender.
But if Morris is able to fight through the extra attention, he has the potential to jump straight past Eric Hipwood and become the Lion's number one forward sooner rather than later.
