We spend the off-season yammering away about the stars of our game and their potential contract moves and off-field dramas, but now is the time that the unknowns of each NRL roster are ploughing through pre-season, working their butts off to ensure that the next season is their year.

And while not all make it, we are blessed with a host of breakout talents year after year, youngsters ready to make their mark and begin their rugby league career as others draw close, and the cycle goes on.

Every club has their own stars ready to make a name for themselves, and here's each club's star on the rise ahead of the 2021 season.

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Jack Hetherington

If Matt Burton was to secure an early release I'd reconsider, but Hetherington is the 2021 value buy of the year for me.

PENRITH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 06: Jack Hetherington of the Panthers makes a break during the round 17 NRL match between the Penrith Panthers and the New Zealand Warriors at Panthers Stadium on July 6, 2018 in Penrith, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

While only playing ten games over the last two seasons, we saw glimpses of Hetherington's best during his loan stint with the Warriors, and he will deliver some much needed aggression and mongrel into this Bulldogs pack. The Dogs of War are back.

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