One of my favourite events each and every NRL season is seeing young stars emerge.
Whether they be rookies who catch the attention of fans right away, like a Sam Walker or Reece Walsh, or a player who finally delivered on their promise, it never fails to bring a smile to fans' faces.
2022 looks like a season where a huge crop of talent see their stocks rise in a big way.
I'm going to look into my crystal ball and try to predict ten such players.
Players who will enjoy a Will Kennedy 2021-like season. Kennedy went from a handy fringe first grader to the star of the team over the course of this past year.
Players like Reece Walsh, Jayden Campbell and Sam Walker will be better at the end of 2022 than they are now, but their stocks are already sky high.
Much like past lists, this is purely for fun and not to be taken overly seriously. There will be misses on the below but if you asked me now; "Hey Dan, name 10 players you want to buy stock in now, to cash in end of season," these are those 10.
9. Selwyn Cobbo
I'm not going to win any awards for this selection, everyone has Cobbo in their future superstar list. For good reason!
Forget the Greg Inglis comparisons, let the kid be Selwyn Cobbo. He has a massive future ahead of him.
With Kotoni Staggs moving into the halves, Cobbo has the centre spot right there. I dare say he might be in the Fullback talks though, at least long-term.
He will be a weapon out wide as he grows into his skills. He's still only 19. A scary talent who will deliver outside a brilliant half in Adam Reynolds.
