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Craig McRae joins Chris Fagan and Chris Scott in recent years to voice his concerns around the soft-cap spend that clubs are held to, he'd like to see that number boosted to allow more growth within coaching ranks and staff at footy clubs.

St Kilda will be without Max King in their round 1 clash against the Crows while the Western Bulldogs will be hopeful it's nothing more than precautionary for their captain Marcus Bontempelli after taking himself off the ground in the opening minutes of their AAMI Community Series match last night in Tasmania. 

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