1) He will not be given the acknowledgement by most but Averillo was much more consistent in attack this year in the Centres that at any time in his career. That improvement is what got Averillo a contract at the dolphins.
2) Jacob Preston went from an unknown that the Roosters were happy to let go to be in the running for Rookie of the year honours.
3) Kiraz, was a talented rookie last year that has taken to a new level this year. He is one of the most valuable wingers for yardage in the comp. Before his injury he was leading multiple different stat areas. He is still going strong now but it took him a few weeks to get back to his best.
4) Flanagan, went from the worst half in the competition to being a serviceable DH
5) Morrin has improved significantly in the few games he played last year compared to the games he has played this year.
6) Okunbor, worlds worst winger to a servicable bench middle forward.
7) Patolo, the games he has played this year were much better than his attempts last year.
There are others but the whole notion that Ciraldo has not improved any players needs to be binned. Maybe the whole team has stunk it up in specific games. But many individual players have certainly had improvements.