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Check out some of the pre-season action as clubs returned to hit the track on Monday
PREPARATIONS for the 2026 season are well and truly underway.
Monday marked the first day of pre-season for first-to-fourth-year players at clubs who missed finals in 2025.
Just 44 days after Brisbane crushed Geelong in the Grand Final, players hit the track on Monday.
And in the next fortnight, they will be joined by several new faces, with the Telstra AFL Draft to be held on November 19-20.
Check out some of the pre-season action below.
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Read nowVic Metro midfielder Chloe Baker-West on following her dad around at local games, choosing between four sports and overhead marking while 165cm.
Gemma Bastiani, Sarah Black, and Kaitlyn Ferber chat about Carlton's surging season, ask if Geelong became irrelevant in 2025, and note the big leap forward the Western Bulldogs took.
Gemma Bastiani, Sarah Black, and Kaitlyn Ferber dive into the seasons of Hawthorn, Sydney, and Collingwood, including where the Hawks went wrong, what the Swans can learn from North Melbourne, and the stat that would be worrying the Pies
Gemma Bastiani, Sarah Black, and Kaitlyn Ferber break down the seasons of St Kilda, Richmond, and Essendon, including highlights, players who should be moved on, and priorities for next year.
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Gold Coast hands its No.1 draft pick to a Victorian rival
A lesson in knowing her limits has helped Chloe Baker-West elevate her game and reaffirm her drive to reach the elite level
In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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