Damian Barrett and Nat Edwards bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily.

The Blues don't want to buy into Curnow v Carlton tomorrow night while the footy world counts down the minutes until the first match of the season.

Jai Newcombe is free to play after having his one match ban overturned at the AFL tribunal last night. Patrick Dangerfield is in a race against time to be ready for the Cats season opener against Gold Coast and we pull out the 2026 crystal ball with our predictions.

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Damian Barrett and Joe Pignataro bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily.

Steven May has announced his immediate retirement on the eve of the season. The Demons say he wasn't meeting the standards the club had set over the summer.

Is the SUNS an environment worth staying in? That's the question being posed to Ben King and Bailey Humphrey when it comes to their immediate futures.

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Damian Barrett and Josh Gabelich bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily.

Sam Mitchell has got a dilemma in his midfield with Will Day to miss the early part of the season and a potential Opening Round suspension lingering over co-captain Jai Newcombe's head.

Will the system based Magpies be able to stop the in-form Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera?

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In this special edition of AFL Daily, Josh Gabelich brings you the story behind the story.

Recently, Gabelich was invited to spend a day alongside Collingwood coach Craig McRae ahead of the 2026 AFL premiership season.

From 5:50am through until the end of the day, Gabo sat in coaches meetings, player sessions, and a full club experience chatting to the number of people that make the Magpies tick.

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Damian Barrett and Joel Peterson bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily.

Sam Darcy is poised to explode in 2026 and be the headline act when it comes to key power forwards in the game. We discuss the ceiling for Darcy, and which other young key forwards are worth keeping a watch on this year.

What is the expectation on the Tigers after a 5-win season in 2025?

Plus, Damo's Sliding Doors is back and the Crows are in the gun.

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Michael Whiting and Nathan Schmook bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily.

A week away from the season kicking off, today we are making a case for the 8 non-Victorian sides.

Which ones will propel themselves into the top 8, can the Eagles climb out of the bottom four, and can the chasing pack catch the Lions in their quest for a 3-peat?

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Damian Barrett and Joel Peterson bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily.

Sam Walsh has signed the biggest deal in Carlton's history, the extension see's him a Bluebagger for life and will remain at the club until the end of 2034.

We're continuing the countdown to the Opening Round match up of the year, Carlton head up to Sydney to face the Swans.

And, Patrick Dangerfield isn't buying into the Cats being on the slide.

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Damian Barrett and Josh Gabelich bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily.

Roaming reporter Joel Peterson spent his Monday with 9 of the AFL captains ahead of Opening Round. We hear from Patty Cripps, Marcus Bontempelli, Cal Wilkie and Max Gawn.

AFL Match Review Officer Michael Christian joins the show for a chat about the changes the game has made to the MRO going into 2026.

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