Todd Goldstein and Sam Draper ahead of Essendon's match against the Western Bulldogs in R5, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos

AFL DAILY Round Table returns for another week and no one's holding back.

While Josh Gabelich is sunning himself up north, Damian Barrett, Sarah Olle and Nat Edwards are holding the fort in Melbourne and they're here to dissect footy's biggest questions heading into round six.

AFL Daily Round Table is a new in-depth podcast offering, dissecting the week that was and looking ahead to the upcoming round.

Check back on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App every Tuesday to accompany the regular Daily drops every morning.

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* Weekend takeaways
* Damo is absolutely infatuated with Harley Reid
* Five full on days of footy coming
* What do the Bombers do at the selection table this week?
* Scott Pendlebury is closing in on a unique milestone
* The nuanced debate about skin-fold testing for young players
* The young Crow showing a different form of bravery
* North Melbourne continues to frustrate Damo - are they even at rock bottom yet?