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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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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 20:  Paddy McCartin and Nathan Freeman of the Saints kick during a St Kilda Saints AFL training session at Trevor Barker Beach Oval on June 20, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Rookie Bible: Mature-aged gems of 2018

HE’S the unluckiest footballer in the AFL and yet to make his senior debut after four years, but we want Nathan Freeman in our SuperCoach team. Will this be the year? Every cheapie you need to know about.

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Can Scott, Bucks and Stringer handle the pressure?

FOOTY is a high-pressure game, but some enter 2018 under more pressure than others. Coaches, players, presidents and key staff at many clubs will be under the pump. SAM EDMUND names who’s in the hot seat at your club.

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Adelaide's Tom Doedee and Matthew Signorello after the grand final match between the Adelaide Crows and Geelong Cats during the AFLX Adelaide tournament at Coopers Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide, Thursday, February 15, 2018. (AAP Image/Sam Wundke) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Crows win inaugural AFLX tournament

ADELAIDE has won the first ever AFLX tournament, defeating Geelong in the grand final of group 1 that featured Collingwood, Port Adelaide, West Coast and Fremantle as youngsters and new recruits stole the show.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 15: Steele Sidebottom of the Magpies and Jordan Gallucci of the Crows in action during the AFLX match between the Adelaide Crows and the Collingwood Magpies at Hindmarsh Stadium on February 15, 2018 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

AFL unveils a winner in new concept AFLX

DESPITE the fact the AFL’s biggest names were absent in Adelaide, the game’s first taste of AFLX was exicitng and showcased all the great aspects of our game, JON ANDERSON writes.

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AFL 2017 - Richmond v Hawthorn at the MCG. Richmond's Dustin Martin celebrates with Dan Butler after kicking a 3rd qtr goal  . Pic: Michael Klein

Three premier Tigers join AFLX

SQUADS might consist of a lot of faces yet to be regularly seen on an AFL ground but the league says it’s happy enough with the likely line-ups ahead of its bold new venture.

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