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.
7. Manly Sea Eagles
A name many mightn't be too familiar with, however Ben Condon was shaping as the Cowboys next big back-row prospect before injury cruelled his chances, and then the likes of Jeremiah Nanai and Heilum Luki came along.
Despite crossing for four tries in 11 NRL games in 2021 for the Townsville team, Condon wasn't sighted in first-grade in 2022 due to a mixture of form and injuries. Josh Schuster's move into the halves opens up the left-edge for Condon to stake his claim.
