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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- There was a genuine bounce at the Pies: 'It's not just a new coach, it's a new attitude' 
- 'Of all the issues they've had, kicking goals was the major problem in the recent past'
- Why McRae has a soft spot for this fringe Pie
- The Collingwood recruit who 'looms as quite good value'
- 'Josh Daicos is one that's shown plenty'. It's up to him to make THIS position his own
- Draftee Josh Rachele 'almost a certainty' for round one. There are five Joshes in line for the season-opener

In this episode ... 

0:00 – Damo chats to Craig McRae

1:37 – Craig McRae has big plans for Mason Cox

5:08 – Pat Lipinski will have more opportunities to impress at the Pies

7:04 – The 'other Daicos' will get his wish under McRae

10:12 – Some young guns likely to play in round one

12:12 – The 'competitive animal' set for a key role

13:26 – The Bulldogs aim to make room for some youth 

15:20 – The premiership captain opens a can of worms