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This week, Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall are joined by Sam McClure, who has some interesting news about a meeting between Joe Daniher and Swans CEO Tom Harley. Plus: what's behind the Cats' form slump, how the top eight and four are likely to shape up, whispers about Harley Bennell's future and what assistance the AFL could give the struggling Suns.



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This week, Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall are joined by Sam McClure, who has some interesting news about a meeting between Joe Daniher and Swans CEO Tom Harley. Plus: what's behind the Cats' form slump, how the top eight and four are likely to shape up, whispers about Harley Bennell's future and what assistance the AFL could give the struggling Suns.