While some stars begin to wind down their illustrious careers, others are only just kicking off.
Every year, new elite talents of our game are discovered, some rookies biding their time in lower grades, some are in their mid-20s just waiting for their big break.
Regardless of circumstance, every club has at least one teetering on the edge of their chair all pre-season, just waiting for February to come around so they can prove themselves in the trials.
Who will be your club's breakout star of 2023? Let's dive in and have a look.
4. Cronulla Sharks
An older member of the class, Jayden Berrell turns 28 in 2023 and is yet to taste first-grade, however the former Brisbane U20s star is just one injury away from an eventual NRL berth.
He caught eyes in the 2021 Queensland Cup Grand Final playing for the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls, yet he's stuck behind Blayke Brailey at Cronulla. A workhorse in defence and a quick running game, Berrell is certainly under the radar.
Jayden Berrell Great little hooker, got a try too as expected pic.twitter.com/w3cjdwbu2q
— 7 DOC LOMBARDI (@doc8972) March 14, 2022
