The Eagles leave the arena after the round 15 loss to the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium on June 27, 2021. Picture: AFL Photos

IN TODAY'S AFL Daily, star journalists Damian Barrett and Nat Edwards look at all the big news after another huge round of football.

In this episode ...

- Is a condensed fixture coming with all the latest COVID uncertainty?
- A hub option is a last resort ... but it is looming
- There is a troublesome three in the top eight
- The Tigers got lucky with GWS not getting it done against Hawks
- West Coast's 'flakiness' has returned

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In this episode ...

0:24 – The new COVID challenges the AFL is facing

2:30 – Which upcoming games are most likely to be affected

6:47 – The Buddy Show ... he's still got it 

7:54 – The race for the top eight 

8:57 – West Coast's 'flakiness' has returned

10:51 – Can Richmond match it with the best in 2021?  

12:49 – Brisbane is the real deal

13:59 – Bont's Bulldogs ... surely he's going to win the Brownlow