{"id":363314,"date":"2025-12-21T22:29:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T22:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/363314\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T22:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T22:29:21","slug":"the-one-thing-on-your-afl-teams-wish-list-this-christmas-afl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/363314\/","title":{"rendered":"The one thing on your AFL team’s wish list this Christmas – AFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If your club could have one thing guaranteed for season 2026, what would it be?<\/p>\n

We’ve compiled a list of wishes to answer that question. So, here’s one thing your club will be hoping is granted for Christmas this year.<\/p>\n

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1 – Adelaide2 – Brisbane3 – Carlton4 – Collingwood5 – Essendon6 – Fremantle7 – Geelong8 – Gold Coast9 – GWS10 – Hawthorn11 – Melbourne12 – North Melbourne13 – Port Adelaide14 – Richmond15 – St Kilda16 – Sydney17 – West Coast18 – Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n

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\"ADELAIDE,ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – MAY 03: Josh Rachele of the Crows celebrates a goal during the 2025 AFL Round 08 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Carlton Blues at Adelaide Oval on May 3, 2025 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby\/AFL Photos via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Josh Rachele gets back to his best<\/p>\n

When Josh Rachele<\/a> returned to AFL<\/a> action after nearly two months out of the game, it was in a do-or-die semi-final against a raging Hawthorn outfit.<\/p>\n

The Crows lost and Rachele looked a touch off the pace, though he was electric when the ball landed in his lap, contributing two goals from just four disposals in 45 per cent time on ground.<\/p>\n

However, before his Round 17 injury, the former Pick 6 was in career-best form, kicking 25 goals from 13 outings, albeit two of those games were prematurely ended through injury.<\/p>\n

Adelaide are under a lot of pressure to replicate their minor premiership best in 2026, and the play of Rachele will be paramount to that.<\/p>\n

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1 – Adelaide2 – Brisbane3 – Carlton4 – Collingwood5 – Essendon6 – Fremantle7 – Geelong8 – Gold Coast9 – GWS10 – Hawthorn11 – Melbourne12 – North Melbourne13 – Port Adelaide14 – Richmond15 – St Kilda16 – Sydney17 – West Coast18 – Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n

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