For a team to take another step forward they need their young players and even at times experienced heads to find another level - improvement is the name of the game.

Natural progression is important but it's the players who put in the extra bit that are the keys to seeing your team surge up the ladder.

Going into the 2020 season there are names being thrown around everywhere as the player set to boom, or the player under pressure to perform. At this time of year everyone seems to be training the house down and in the best condition of their career.

We take a look at every club and see who needs to make the step up in order to see their team to greater heights.

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Richmond

Noah Balta

Balta seems the most likely to eventually move into the Richmond defence to replace Alex Rance. His chance may not come right away but when it does he has to be ready, as the opportunity be a premiership player is there. In a team full of depth there is no time to fluff around. If he doesn't take the step up and soon he could find himself lost at sea.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 21: Noah Balta of the Tigers celebrates a goal during the 2019 AFL round 01 match between the Carlton Blues and the Richmond Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 21, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos/Getty Images)
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