We sampled your excitement on the day footy returns, Mark Maclure is hoping Harry McKay and Charlie Curnow can lead the Carlton rise, Brenton Sanderson told us what to expect from Essendon in 2023, Ashley Browne has Gil McLachlan at number 1 on the annual 'Movers and Shapers' list, and we learnt a little more about King's Gambit ahead of the Golden Slipper.

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