Enter stage left Mitch Robinson and Liam Jones.

The Blue-turned-Lion and Dog-turned-Blue are the two Tasmanians to be wearing new jumpers in 2015, and both will need to perform.

Lauderdale hard nut Robinson’s aggression both on and off field ended his time at Carlton.

It will be aggression of the controlled variety which will see him succeed up north, where he was added as a delisted free agent.

Robinson’s ability to get down and dirty in the midfield will complement a Lions’ set-up which suddenly has a wealth of midfield options.

The 25-year-old will also be needed to keep the ball inside 50 when thrown into attack, rather than primarily kicking goals.

At 24, Jones, of West Moonah, is at the age where he should be able to get some consistency into his game.

The 198-centimetre, 99-kilogram key-forward’s capability in the air has never been questioned, but the rest of his game has let him down.

Six goals in two games early last year, and 4.2 and six tackles against Collingwood in round 13 showed Jones at his best, the type of footy he needs to deliver more often.

With Tasmanian-born Levi Casboult and Lachie Henderson for company inside 50 after being traded to the Blues, Jones should find things more comfortable, just as he did when he had Barry Hall for support at the Dogs.

Tasmania’s AFL script for 2015 also features plenty of comebacks.

Burnie’s Eli Templeton excited us last season with a brief glimpse of his match-winning talents before he broke his arm in round 6.

With another pre-season behind him, the 19-year-old, who will wear Darrel Baldock’s old number, should be even better.

Essendon’s Thomas Bellchambers, whose 2014 was destroyed by ankle problems, had his 2015 almost disrupted by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal.

With Paddy Ryder no longer at the club, the Launceston product will be expected to perform in both ruck and attack.

Fellow former Blues Tim Mohr (ACL) and Jackson Thurlow (lacerated kidney) will be looking to return to the Greater Western Sydney and Geelong line-ups in the early part of the year.

Mohr remains a key figure in the back-half, while Thurlow’s senior career gained momentum in the second half of 2014.

The same can be said of Jesse Lonergan, another Launceston old boy, at Gold Coast.

Lonergan played the last nine games of last season, and despite a pre-season ankle scare, was solid in the NAB Challenge, but the 20-year-old has stated he wants to have more of an impact on games.

Teammate Kade Kolodjashnij has a new challenge, to avoid the ‘‘second year blues’’ after a Rising Star nomination in his debut year.

It is also likely the running defender will spend more time further up the ground under the guidance of fellow Tasmanian Rodney Eade.

Teammates Luke Russell (from Burnie) and Aaron Hall (Hobart), will both be looking to bounce back after frustrating seasons.

Hall found himself out of the team at the end of the year, while Russell spent a lot of time as the sub before hip surgery finished his year.

Both are dangerous front-half options for the Suns.

Defender Henry Schade, of North Hobart, continued to develop in the NEAFL last year playing both forward and back.

At North Melbourne, Evandale’s Nathan Grima’s 86-game career is on hold due to further back surgery.

On the other side of the coin, Ben Brown, originally from Devonport, thrived in his first year which included a four-goal haul in a winning final.

The cult figure looks set to again play a key role in attack and as a support ruck.

Pre-season hamstring problems should not prevent high-flier Jeremy Howe, of Dodges Ferry, from starting the season for Melbourne.

Paul Roos played him in defence last year, but if the Demons are to be more aggressive, Howe may need to be thrown forward.

Teammate Colin Garland has been injury-free this pre-season in contrast to last year, and will again do a job down back.

Returning to Queensland last year, Clarence’s Josh Green cemented himself as one of the league’s best small forwards, kicking 33 goals in 20 games, and Glenorchy’s Ryan Harwood was solid off half-back for Brisbane. Expect more of the same.

Draftees Josh Watts (Glenorchy) and Josh McGuiness (Lauderdale) should expect some NEAFL time before getting a senior start.

Hawthorn’s triple premiership defender Grant Birchall, of Devonport, had his knee issues in pre-season but is in line to play his 200th game in round 6.

There’s no reason for the man with the precise left-foot to slow down as the Hawks chase the three-peat.

Burnie’s Maverick Weller reinvented himself as a run-with player at St Kilda, and is now officially part of the Saints’ leadership group.

The pressure will be on the former Sun to reproduce that output.

Running defender Jimmy Webster, of Glenorchy, is a classy unit out of defence, and the Saints will be looking to him to put aside his off-field issues of last year.

His brother Zac was absent from the Hawks in the pre-season due to an off-field incident before he arrived at the club.

But the forward’s elevation to the senior list indicates he is in the Hawks’ long-term plans.

Richmond’s Coleman Medal-winning forward from Clarence, Jack Riewoldt, showed some great signs in the back-end of last season and despite criticism labelled at him, continues to deliver where it matters.

Riewoldt is 19 goals away from becoming the Tigers’ seventh member of the 400 club.

Jake Kolodjashnij, Kade’s twin, will be hunting an AFL debut for Geelong after the key defender’s strong VFL form last year.

North Hobart’s Sam Darley will be looking for more senior matches after just five last year for the Western Bulldogs, while North Launceston’s Toby Nankervis will push for an AFL debut.

Giants ruckman Andrew Phillips, of Lauderdale, will be looking to improve on his 10 career matches at the expansion club, in what shapes as a career-defining season.

At Fremantle, Burnie’s Brady Grey and Devonport’s Alex Pearce could get an early run, while No.13 draft pick Lachie Weller has the capabilities to start his career soon.

Adelaide’s Sam Siggins, of Lauderdale, needs more time in the SANFL, while former basketballer Jack Osborne, from North Hobart, remains on the club’s rookie list.