Thursday night Safe Spaces are back in 2023 and we had our first one to celebrate the the fact that the Summer holidays are over, and footy is officially BACK!

A nice cosy crew of fans joined us to discuss the pre-season news - of which there has been plenty doing the rounds.

We delved into the captaincy debate and looked at who the candidates are for the top gig, the vice-captaincy position/s and other leadership roles as well.

We discussed all things Mitch Lewis’ injury, what it means for Kosi, Chad and the rest of our forward line and what we can expect up forward in 2023.

We also spent time looking at the renewal of our Tasmania partnership and why the panel thinks we will be extending it for even more years to follow.

There were plenty of comments, questions and listener interactions - so enjoy the first episode for the year!

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