It looks good on paper, with superstar Eddie Betts joining Harry McKay and Charlie Curnow. But how good will Carlton’s forward line be in reality? According to Brendon Goddard, there are plenty better. See his full 1-18 rankings.
He might be sick of being compared to rugged West Coast defender Shannon Hurn, but the young draft hopeful has very similar traits. Could he be a perfect replacement for Scott Thompson at North Melbourne?
Mid-season draftee Josh Deluca has returned to Carlton in an effort to reignite his AFL career as one of nine ex-AFL players given permission to join pre-season training before this month’s national and rookie drafts.
Richmond’s premiership backline is only going to get better with the return of five-time All-Australian Alex Rance. Can anyone rival the Tigers for defensive talent? Brendon Goddard ranks every team from 1-18.
NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott has praised his players response to early inaccuracy in front of goal, saying the win shows the club’s maturity. Re-cap all the Sunday footy action here.
WHAT kind of crazy offer would it take to lure Andrew Gaff out of West Coast? His value keeps rising after another best-on-ground performance against Hawthorn.
JOSH Kennedy has lauded the perseverance of sidekick Jack Darling, saying he has been filled with pride watching Darling’s evolution into one of the game’s most dangerous power forwards.
WEST Coast coach Adam Simpson is in line to receive an early contract extension on the back of the Eagles’ barnstorming start to the season.
YOU won’t believe Richmond’s soft run home while the Kangaroos could pull off a miracle finals berth with the easiest draw from here, according to Champion Data. SEE WHERE YOUR CLUB RATES
AFL DAILY: HAWTHORN has regained two stars as it tries to stop the rampaging Eagles and Adelaide has some relief from its injury crisis for its top-four stoush against the Demons. See all the final Sunday teams and recap today’s footy news.
CARLTON will have to bounce back from it’s 109-point smashing against Melbourne without captain Marc Murphy who has suffered another injury setback, while Josh Schache will debut for the Dogs and the Magpies welcome back a son of a gun.
COLLINGWOOD coach Nathan Buckley is pondering how best to curb the influence of in-form Dog Jack Macrae. Meanwhile, Brad Hill has spoken of the drunken night out that landed him in hot water.
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