Are you allowed to wear long skins on a social basketball court? That's just one of the big issues addressed as premiership Hawk Xavier Ellis, Ryan Daniels and Nick Rynne check in on:

Joe Daniher and the Bombers

The players who will play for basically nothing

Harley Bennell 'flying' at Melbourne

The hidden benefits of the 'hub' based model

Plus heaps more we couldn't remember while typing this list.

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