Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Sam McClure discuss the imperious Cats, Collingwood young gun Nick Daicos, Richmond's leadership problem, what the future holds for the underrated Luke Breust and much more. Including ... Albanian poets?

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To read Greg Baum's piece on the De Konings: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/i-d-rather-play-against-him-meet-the-de-konings-all-12-of-them-20220704-p5az16.html

To read Michael Gleeson's piece on Mark Blicavs: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/four-points-blicavs-the-utility-blues-hopes-battling-tigers-and-the-fast-rising-daicos-20220717-p5b26d.html

To read Sam McClure's piece from inside the ARC: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the-controller-the-analyst-and-the-supervisor-inside-the-afl-review-centre-20220717-p5b27c.html