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Dean Solomon looks on during the round 20 match between Essendon and Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on July 25, 2025. Picture: Getty Images\/AFL Photos<\/p>\n
IN TODAY’S\u00a0AFL Daily, star journalist Damian Barrett and co-host Joey Pignataro join all the dots on football’s big issues.<\/p>\n
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– Are the Bombers the club most influenced by their former players?
– Dean Solomon has moved off the board and into the assistant coaching ranks
– Is this off-season their most important one after 21 years without a finals win?
– Lions gun Will Ashcroft’s start to his AFL career is “scary” for the rest of the competition<\/p>\n
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