A host of rookie cricketers have been rewarded for breakthrough summers by the Queensland Bulls.
Standouts Matthew Renshaw, Sam Heazlett and Jack Wildermuth along with James Bazley and Billy Stanlake earned full contracts for 2016-17.
Batsman Marnus Labuschagne was also included in Queensland's 28-strong Bulls squad on Thursday.
However, batsmen Nick Stevens and Scott Henry and quick Nick Buchanan missed out on contracts.
Queensland Cricket selectors chief Justin Sternes said they wanted to reward the young talent that emerged last season.
"Having Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns on national contracts has allowed us to contract some exciting young rookie talent but also reward those players who emerged this season," Sternes said.
Renshaw, 20, was equal third in the Sheffield Shield Player of the Year standings after amassing 738 runs at 43.41 with three centuries.
Former Australian U19 batsman Heazlett, also 20, stroked 649 runs at 40.56 - the third most runs in a debut Shield season for Queensland.
Allrounder Wildermuth scored his maiden first class century and career-best match figures of 7-53 in his first full season.
The 21-year-old Labuschagne fought his way back into the Shield side last season after initially missing out on a contract, scoring two first class tons.
Queensland had earlier announced that Tasmanian recruits Simon Milenko and Cameron Boyce and allrounder James Hopes (retired) would be omissions from next season's squad.
Bulls squad (2016-17): Senior contracts: James Bazley, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Luke Feldman, Jason Floros, Peter Forrest, Cameron Gannon, Peter George, Chris Hartley, Sam Heazlett, Charlie Hemphrey, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Chris Lynn, Michael Neser, James Pierson, Nathan Reardon, Matthew Renshaw, Billy Stanlake, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Jack Wildermuth.
Rookie contracts: Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Brendan Doggett, Jack Prestwidge, Matthew Kuhnemann, Bryce Street.
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