Damian Barrett and Michael Whiting bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily.

How does the coaching landscape look leading into 2025? A former coach is looming as the front-runner for the Tasmania Devils job when they enter the competition in 2028. 

A star of the Cats has been sidelined, as well as the #1 pick from 2024 at the Tigers while the younger brother of Will Ashcroft, Levi is making his case for an Opening Round debut in the reigning premiers midfield. 

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2025 is the year of no excuses for North Melbourne after only 15 wins in the past 5 seasons. They've bought in experience during the trade period and made bold plays on draft night. 

Cal Twomey joins us to discuss Tom De Koning's contract status at the Blues as well as the offer in front of North midfielder Luke Davies Uniacke. 

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Which of the players that moved clubs during the trade period are set to make the biggest impact on their new clubs in 2025? 

The Tigers head into the year having lost over 1,000 games of experience due to retirements, and trades out of the club. Adem Yze has unveiled his theme for the season, will the top draft picks the club recruited be able to lift Richmond off the bottom of the table? 

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Brisbane will open the 2025 AFL season against the Cats unfurling the 2024 premiership flag, can they fill the absence left by the retirement of Joe Daniher in their pledge to go back-to-back? 

Tarryn Thomas has been granted permission to return to play state league footy within the VFL, WAFL or SANFL. Shai Bolton will play on Saturday night for the Indigenous All-Stars plus Nat is brimming with excitement ahead of Opening Round in a few weeks time. 

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Port Adelaide has announced its succession plan in the coaching ranks. Ken Hinkley will coach out the season with Josh Carr poised to take over ahead of the 2026 season, a decision that's been bubbling away in the background since the end of 2022 when Carr returned to Port Adelaide.

The Gold Coast SUNS have used this point of the year to announce its wishes and hopes to reach September before failing to deliver on its promises. This time around they haven't said anything of the sort, is this a maturing of the SUNS under Dimma? 

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Hawthorn came from nowhere to reach the semi-finals in 2024 off the back of a 0-5 start to the season. Will Day has had a full pre-season to date and putting his hand up as one of the best midfielders in the competition. How will the additions of Josh Battle and Tom Barrass to the backline help the Hawks this year? 

Sam Davidson is a lock to make his AFL debut in Round 1 for the Bulldogs, the club he grew up supporting. We take a look at the other "bolters" that could make their debut in Opening Round or Round 1. 

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Damian Barrett and Sarah Olle bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily.

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan is likely to be part of the All-Stars Indigenous camp later in the week ahead of the game against Fremantle on Saturday night. Whilst he won't play, it's a positive step in the direction of him returning to the fold after taking time away for personal reasons.

Dean Cox now has his feet under the desk at the Swans, redemption from the heartache of 2024 is on the agenda as is the prized signature of Chad Warner.

2024's rich-list is in, how will it shape up in the coming years with the inclusion of Tasmania? 

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The Western Bulldogs are the "most intriguing storyline" in 2025 with the senior coach out of contract at season's end. The injury toll is mounting with Adam Treloar, Liam Jones and Jason Johannisen all set to miss the opening games of the season plus there's an unknown around the length of time Jamarra Ugle-Hagan will be missing. 

St Kilda is also dealing with an injury crisis after a Friday training session from hell with Max King (knee), Mason Wood (quad) and Jack Sinclair (hamstring) joining the likes of Mattaes Phillipou, Dougal Howard and Rowan Marshall on the injury list. 

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Join Damian Barrett, Nat Edwards, Sarah Olle and Josh Gabelich for the 2024 Year in Review on AFL Daily. 

For the final time in 2024, Melbourne were the biggest headline grabbers of the year with rolling saga's on Joel Smith's drug ban, Clayton Oliver's formline and Christian Petracca's injury, then request for a trade before ultimately staying at the club.

Collingwood let Graham Wright go on a 6-month sabbatical and then lost him to the Blues, how will the footy landscape look when Tassie come into the competition?

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