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

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- Sam Walsh news is 'season-jeopardising' if he comes back in R5 or so
- Why Chris Fagan's midfield plans will be exciting
- Leon Cameron's ruck dilemma: 'It's going to be a good problem to work out how that dynamic works'
- 'It is crunch time' for this Crow
- Oscar Allen's injury is 'absolutely ramming home the problem that the Jack Darling situation is now for the Eagles'
- 'The best players are the ones that drive the game' so Damo thinks they should be on more money

In this episode ...

0:00 – Some of the biggest coaching headaches this pre-season

1:22 – How will Brisbane manage its midfield mix?

4:14 – Nat Fyfe eyes a return to the midfield

6:01 – Greater Western Sydney's ruck battle

7:10 – The young key forwards at Adelaide look to make their mark

9:44 – The Eagles need to get on with their plans minus Jack Darling 

13:56 – The biggest earners in the AFL

15:12 – Damo says the best players should be getting paid more