Former St Kilda champion, Nick Dal Santo will determine what all 18 teams need to get out of this year's trade period.

As a part of AFL Trade Radio,ย Dal Santo this morning has focused on what will take Carlton to the next level.

โ€œClearly their focus is on the small forward area with Eddie Betts, Tom Papley, Jack Martin and Dan Butler,โ€ he said.

But Dal Santo believes the change needs to come from the core.

โ€œBut where their growth is going to come from is from within. The players they currently have,โ€ he said.

โ€œMatthew Kennedy, David Cuningham, Paddy Dow, Jack Silvagni, Lochie Oโ€™Brien and Will Setterfield are six names that Iโ€™d love to take the next step.

โ€œIf this club is going to do what weโ€™re all getting excited about, itโ€™s up to those names.

โ€œThey all need to take substantial steps forward."

Carlton won seven games in 2019, with a percentage of 84.

โ€œIโ€™d love to see their percentage jump above 90 (in 2020).โ€