Nat Fyfe in pain during the round 18 clash between Fremantle and Geelong at Optus Stadium on July 15, 2021. Picture: AFL Photos

IN TODAY'S AFL Daily, star journalists Damian Barrett and Nat Edwards discuss superstars Nat Fyfe and Dustin Martin as they return from injury, and join all the dots on football's big issues.

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- Why Nat Fyfe is 'a long way back'
- 'It was awkward watching (him), you just knew he wasn't right' 
- Dusty and Fyfe's courage 'knows no bounds' 
- Concerns for Dusty: 'There are question marks over his ability to be the player that he's been'
- Fixture requests: The games we want to see next year

In this episode ... 

0:50 – Nat Fyfe shoulder complications

4:02 – Should Fyfe hand over the captaincy?

6:23 – Can Dusty get himself fit for round one?

9:53 – Melbourne's request to play the Grand Final rematch in round one

11:50 – The difference in how champion teams look back at their victories in the US

12:45 – When in 2022 will Lance Franklin kick his 1000th goal?

13:42 – Some of the most anticipated games of 2022

14:37 – The opponents that Michael Voss and Sam Mitchell should face immediately