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Stewart Crameri. Picture: Alison Wynd

Has your club struck rookie gold?

ALL category A rookies are eligible for selection from Round 1 this year and there is no shortage of players pushing for a spot. JON RALPH looks at the rookies who are ready to go at your club.

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Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti of the Bombers is tackled by Dallas Willsmore of the Hawks during the Pool B match between the Essendon Bombers and the Hawthorn Hawks during the AFLX Melbourne tournament at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Friday, February 16, 2018. (AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

What did clubs think of AFLX?

AFL clubs have delivered an emphatic message to the league on how AFLX can be enhanced and at least one Victorian club has requested a change of date for the tournment.

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Cats Community Camp at Colac. Jamaine Jones, Patrick Dangerfield and Jed Bews. Picture: Mike Dugdale

Is there more to Cats than star trio?

GEELONG might have the best starting midfield trio — Gary Ablett, Patrick Dangerfield and Joel Selwood — in the league but you can’t pick them all in Supercoach. Do the Cats have more to offer?

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Gary Ablett Junior and Joel Selwood. Geelong Cats training at Deakin University Waurn Ponds. Picture: Peter Ristevski

Selwood: Ablett is going to blow us away

GARY Ablett’s passion for footy was questioned on the Gold Coast but Joel Selwood says his premiership teammate is back in love with the game since returning home and is ready to blow the competition apart.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 17:  The Lions team pose with the trophy after victory in the AFLX grand final match between the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions at Allianz Stadium on February 17, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

AFLX post mortem: Would it work overseas?

THE AFL has clubs knocking on its door wanting to take AFLX around the globe as league chief Gillon McLachlan hinted that teams that play in the concept could be franchised like cricket’s Big Bash League.

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