Essendon coach Brad Scott goes one on one with AFL.com.au's Cal Twomey.

Zach Merrett wanted out of the club during the trade period but in the end the trade fell over and he came back to the Bombers. He and the club has put that behind them now and they're looking forward to a strong 2026. 

The Bombers had an injury crisis through 2025, Scott explains what they've done to go about changing their injury fortunes in 2026.

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In this edition of Your Coach, St Kilda coach Ross Lyon hits back at critics of the Saints' off-season recruiting raid that landed four stars from other clubs including former Carlton ruck Tom De Koning. 

He also discusses injury-prone forward Max King's prospects in 2026, the perceived pressure that comes with headline-grabbing contracts, and the role that Saints great Lenny Hayes will play at the club in 2026. 

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Andrew McQualter heads into his second year in charge of the Eagles with a firmer grasp on his surroundings.

In this edition, McQualter discusses how the Eagles are building out their list, what Harley Reid can learn from Dustin Martin and the player that has amazed the coach.

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In this edition of Your Coach, GWS coach Adam Kingsley is confident that despite the past 4 finals losses, the Giants can take the step that's proven elusive during September in recent years.

The addition of Clayton Oliver to the star-studded midfield, Aaron Cadman is coming on in leaps and bounds plus growing the game in Greater Western Sydney.

Note this was recorded in the days before Tom Green's ACL injury

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Josh Carr enters his first season in charge of the Port Adelaide Football Club.

In this episode of the Your Coach podcast series, Carr sits down with Cal Twomey to discuss the obvious differences in stepping up to the senior coaching role as opposed to an assistant coach.

The discussions and attempts to keep Zak Butters at the club beyond this year, Jason Horne-Francis in a race against time to be ready for the clubs first game plus the return of club legend Stuart Dew to the coaching ranks.

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Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan is aiming for a three-peat in 2026. 

On this edition of Your Coach, the back to back premiership coach discusses the acquisitions of Sam Draper and Oscar Allen to the club, while losing Cal Ah Chee to the Adelaide Crows.

Zac Bailey is a free agent this year, he is hopeful of retaining the Lions forward/mid and makes comment about the current lay of the land when it comes to player contracts.

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Dean Cox heads into his second season in charge of the Swans.

The Swans are well-balanced, and well-placed to attack this year head on after facing unique challenges at this point 12 months ago. 

Charlie Curnow has joined the club in a high-publicized trade. Callum Mills and Errol Gulden have themselves primed for a big 2026 plus the addition of premiership winning coach Simon Goodwin to the coaching box is only going to give Cox even more confidence going into the clubs season opener against Carlton. 

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Carlton’s press conference after round one’s match against Richmond

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Richmond’s press conference after round one’s match against Carlton

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Collingwood’s press conference after Opening Round’s match against GWS

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