Zach Merrett and Jye Caldwell after Essendon's loss to Melbourne in round 18, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos

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

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- Essendon fans are right to be worried about a late-season slump
- How the Demons have revived their season
- Hawks stay alive with 'masterstroke' win over Dockers in Tassie
- Craig McRae needs to coach 'as well as he ever has' to keep Pies going
- The Bulldogs deliver one of their best wins under Luke Beveridge

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