1 - Jackson Hastings. I said it before and will again, in Manly's current spine he could definitely shine unlike with what he was expected to lead when a rookie at the Chooks. Remember, he wasn't originally expected to do that. He was being groomed as Pearce's sidekick until Pearce, a dog and a video made post-Australia Day headlines which suddenly thrust Jackson into the playing limelight, a daunting task for a rookie in a team who had lost some of their stars of recent times.
2 - Darcy Lussick. In baseball terms, its time for Darcy to step up to the plate. No longer is he the young kid with potential. He's now moving towards the veteran class and its time he became a leader in not only the pack, but the team as a whole. He's shown he can do it, he just needs to prove he can do it consistently. BJ and Myles are gone opening up a starting role, and he would have AFB (among others) breathing down his neck. Hopefully it brings out the best in him.
3 - Brian Kelly. The kid copped a few knocks in his first year. Started out OK, but then faded to the point where he was dropped. And lets not kid ourselves here, while he was good when he came back, he wouldn't have been recalled had Brad Parker not been injured against the Tigpies. I think Brian learned a lot by being dropped, it showed him that he needs to perform to keep his spot and in 2018 I think he'll do just that.