As the sun sets on round one, Guy McKenna and his rookies are getting ready for their first game in the TAC Cup. We’ll provide a sneak peek at the beautiful, new Gold Coast jumper and more.
NAB AFL Rising Star
We’ll have the first interview with the round one rising star nominee complete with video highlights of him in action.
Cat chat
Bomber Thompson gathers the esteemed members of the press together for his weekly chat at Skilled Stadium.
Tribunal news
Hawthorn ruckman Simon Taylor has been offered a two-week ban and Power big man Dean Brogan one match. Will they accept? The clubs and players then have until 11am this morning to decide whether to accept the penalty on offer, or whether they wish to contest the charge at the tribunal.
Roo-ly exciting
It’s open day for the Kangaroos at Arden Street, so get your shotgun out and head on down. Just kidding! Seriously, we’ll be speaking to plenty of North Melbourne players about their opening round win and what we can expect in the coming weeks.
Team of the week
Matt Burgan, maestro of the magnetic board, returns on Tuesday morning with afl.com.au’s team of the week. Tough job, but someone’s got to do it.
Joel’s boots
Richmond veteran Joel Bowden tells us how the Tigers plan to beat the Cats this weekend at Geelong. And maybe why he is one of the few players to wear black boots.
AFL Today - Tuesday
A wrap of all that's on in football with pictures and everything. The AFL Today video show will be on site from early afternoon.
Power on
Luke Power gives us his view of the Lions 2009 model up in BrisVegas this morning. The boy from Balwyn was back near his best in round one but will he get his midfield mate Simon Black back on the park for Saturday’s clash with Carlton?
Injury list
The scans, X-rays, ultrasounds, probes, rub down and icings have all been done and dusted after round one. The news, she is bad for Richmond. Cousins and Raines are out but for how long? And what of Saints pair Raph Clarke and Nick Riewoldt, and Hawk Michael Osborne? And is there a surprise inclusion over in the west? How bad is Matt Scarlett’s ankle? The answers are contained in the League-wide injury list on Tuesday.
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