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WHO ARE the draft guns to watch this season?

Ahead of the NAB League kicking off this weekend, the AFL Exchange team looks at all of the youngsters you need to know and give their predictions as to who could be in the pick No.1 race by year's end.

Join co-hosts Sarah Olle, Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge as the AFL Exchange crew takes a look at whether two of last year's finalists are in trouble already for 2022, is Joel Selwood the greatest modern-day captain and ask how is Essendon going to replace Zach Merrett?

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On this week's episode...

0.40 – What was your Buddy 1000 highlight? 

6.25 – Does Lance Franklin get remembered more as a Hawk or a Swan?

8.30 - Who is going to be the game’s next great entertainer?

13.00 – The NAB AFL Rising Star nominee revealed

18.32 - Are Port Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs still flag threats?

34.05 - Help get Taj Woewoedin, the last pick in the draft, to 1,000 Twitter followers 

35.10 - Joel Selwood breaks Stephen Kernahan's captaincy games record this weekend, where does he rank in terms of all-time great skippers?

37.30 - How does Essendon overcome the loss of Zach Merrett?

39.55 - The bold move the Bombers should make during this years Trade Period

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