IN TODAY'S AFL Daily, journalists Damian Barrett and Josh Gabelich join all the dots on football's big issues.

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- The build-up to the season start: vaccines, borders, crowds
- How the game has changed for Ireland's AFL hopefuls
- Big Magpie's new look for season 2022

In today's episode...

0:00 – 2022 will be "as difficult a year as the AFL has had"

1:10 – AFL is not the top priority for the WA Government         

4:52 – Players who decide not to be vaccinated

7:33 – Will we see crowd limits come round one?

9:43 – Why the Irish presence in the AFL is not as strong as it used to be

12:46 – Gold Coast to weigh up drafting James Tsitas or Nathan Freeman

14:36 – Mason Cox’s new eyewear