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.
Greater Western Sydney - Leek Aleer
Aleer, the No. 15 pick and one of GWS' two first-round choices at last week's draft, played regular senior football for Central Districts in the SANFL this year.
Possessing length and agility, Aleer could eventually help form a formidable Giants back-line trio alongside Nick Haynes and Sam Taylor.
No. 3 selection Finn Callaghan will obviously feature heavily at some point, but breaking into a stacked GWS midfield (which includes the likes of Josh Kelly, Jacob Hopper, Stephen Coniglio, Callan Ward and Tom Green) will be a tough task and may require an injury to one of the former in order for an earlier debut.
