With the dust settling on another draft period, AFL clubs and their new recruits begin to turn their attention toward pre-season training in preparation for the 2023 season.

Some clubs have already injected their new wave of young stars into their programs for the summer ahead, while others will require longer development plans before earnign their debut in the top flight.

With some players brought in to have an immediate impact and others seen as project players for the future, we list the draftee at each AFL club that could land a debut in Round 1, 2023.

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GWS

Max Gruzewski

The Giants might want to get further work out of No.1 pick Aaron Cadman before he makes his debut in the top flight, with Adam Kingsley sure to be in no rush to blood GWS' next young star forward.

One draftee the club might have within their Round 1 conversations is Pick 22 selection Max Gruzewski, who is one of the leading swingman prospects out of the class of 2022.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Max Gruzewski of Victoria Metro celebrates a goal with teammates Nicholas Watson and Matthew Jefferson during the 2022 U18 Championships match between Vic Metro and Vic Country at Marvel Stadium on September 22, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos)

Gruzewski can be trusted as an intercepting option behind the ball, or as a forward target thanks to his aerial prowess. A spot on the wing could be an experiment the Giants consider for the Oakleigh Chargers graduate.

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