ABC AFL Daily

It’s the weekend South Australia has been waiting for and with all but two teams playing away from home, who can capitalise from this relatively even playing field? The Crows will be hoping Izak Rankine will be fit to take on Geelong tonight. Harry McKay is set to bolster Carlton's forward line for their clash against the also winless Eagles, meanwhile will Tim Kelly see a return to form after a stint in the WAFL?

West Coast have tabled two massive offers for star-midfielder Harley Reid to stay at the club, Paul Roos isn’t convinced he’s worth it. Will Day won’t be heading to Adelaide, instead he’s off to hospital to have surgery on his foot that will keep him out for a big chunk of the season. Izak Rankine needs to prove his fitness ahead of Adelaide’s home game against Geelong. And does the media give the state-based leagues an unnecessarily bad wrap? 

Collingwood will be heading to Gather Round without Jordan De Goey and Lachie Schultz, are they easily replaced? With so much riding on teams winning the four points, is Adelaide owed a bit of karma after a several umpiring decisions haven’t gone their way? And what's a healthy balance of responsibility between players and coaches when a team isn’t performing?

Paul Roos explains why the Gold Coast versus Adelaide game was so explosive, as well as which type of incorrect umpiring decisions are coach-killers. Where does Carlton fail in its inability to back up its first halves? Do Melbourne players look like they want to still be at the club? And the team wrap up all the round four action.

The AFL admits umpires made a mistake in not paying Izak Rankine a free kick or mark as the Crows lost by one point against Gold Coast. Aside from the controversy, Matt Clinch and Cameron Ling discuss whether it was the game of the season so far.

AFL Saturday with Corbin Middlemas, Mick Malthouse and Adam Ramanauskas, joined by Geelong Premiership defender Tom Stewart. The team look back on the results so far in Round 4, and discuss the big issues making news this week in the AFL.

Carlton are still winless after capitulating to Collingwood at the MCG. Losing half-time leads is costing the Blues, what do they need to do to turn their form around? The team look ahead to the remaining matches of Round 4 and you can hear Ben Cameron's full post match interview with Carlton's captain Patrick Cripps.

It doesn’t get much bigger than Collingwood v Carlton at the MCG, will Carlton get redemption for last year’s loss and their first win of the season?  Collingwood have backed in maturity, fielding the oldest team in the AFL, while 20-year-old Will White is set to debut for the Blues. Does the AFL need another General Manager? Because they’re getting one and Paul Roos recounts his biggest rivals both as a coach and a player.

In another week of confusing AFL rule book interpretations, the tribunal have upheld Rhyan Mansell’s three-week suspension. Should West Coast’s co-captain Oscar Allen be meeting with another team’s coach? Paul Roos thinks Tasmania needs to get a wriggle on with their stadium if it’s a condition of their team licence and can the State of Origin’s glory days be reproduced?

Adelaide will need to find a replacement for injured forward Josh Rachele, is it as simple as next man up? How can Carlton adjust their game plan to resolve their ‘deplorable’ second halves? The challenge of changing game plans with the weather and Paul Roos pays tribute to Andrew Krakouer.