the Dog are considered the preferred landing spot of Port Adelaide superstar Zak Butters<\/a>, who is a restricted free agent this season.<\/p>\nThe Darley product is expected by many to depart Alberton at the end of his eighth AFL season, and has strong links to both the Kennel and Geelong. And at just 25 years of age, the superstar on-baller would be stepping into a premiership-ready side on the right side of \u2018Father Time\u2019, should be opt in at Whitten Oval.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, this window is only starting to open now. People don\u2019t realise that they only have 10 players on their list who have played 100 games or more. Only West Coast and Richmond have less,\u201d Montagna ended by saying.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the weekend, he had 11 players in that team that have played 50 games of less. Again, only West Coast this round had more players who have played 50 games or less. It is a young team.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe scary thing is, Zak Butters might be on the hook as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kangaroos legend David King meanwhile questioned if the Dogs would be better off targeting a star backman like Jacob Weitering \u201cand shore up that defence,\u201d having gone after Callum Wilkie and Mark Keane in the off-season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI still think they\u2019ve got so much capital to spend.<\/p>\n
\u201cI look at the hawks in their premiership campaigns in the 2010s … free agency was their hunting ground, they went and picked apart the carcasses of other clubs \u2014 they got David Hale, Josh Gibson and Jack Gunston \u2014 there\u2019s a whole host of them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat could (the Dogs) do now? It\u2019s a great time with Tasmania coming in, teams are getting desperate with the current stocks trying to get young talent in.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs Weitering going to be there when Carlton win the flag? You\u2019d probably say it\u2019s a big chance to be no. So why not grab two or three first-round picks, the Dogs will be open for trade.\u201d<\/p>\n
Montagna doesn\u2019t see why Beveridge\u2019s side can\u2019t try and add Butters and a gun defender.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think they\u2019ll go again for a key defender, and try and land Butters. I think you just put all your eggs in the basket of the next three to four years with this group,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can stretch out contracts, there’s more flexibility than people realise with salary caps and extending contracts to make sure you can fit them all all in.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s going to be an exciting time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Herald Sun chief reporter Jay Clark added: \u201cThe thing is \u2018Bevo\u2019 wants a quality ball user \u2014 not just a stopper \u2014 he wants someone who can move the ball … it will be interesting to see if they have another crack at Callum Wilkie.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wonder what he\u2019s thinking, whether he\u2019s looking over the fence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bevo silent on potential Butters meeting | 01:16<\/p>\n
\u2018SNUCK UP ON PEOPLE\u2019: UNSUNG SWANS GUN TO FILL STAR VOID<\/p>\n
An unheralded Sydney ball-getter has been touted to step up and fill superstar Errol Gulden\u2019s void. <\/p>\n
Gulden is set to miss four months of footy after injuring his shoulder against Brisbane last Saturday, while reigning club champion Isaac Heeney won\u2019t be risked against Hawthorn after sustaining a minor hamstring issue against the Lions. <\/p>\n
But Gulden\u2019s absence alone will have Swans fans dreading the way the club\u2019s 2025 season was derailed by injury, with the dynamic left-footer struck down by an ankle injury this time last year. <\/p>\n
The magnificent 23-year-old didn\u2019t play until Round 15, after the injury-riddled Swans had lost eight of their first 12 games, en route to missing the finals after a grand final appearance the year prior. <\/p>\n
Without Gulden and Heeney on Thursday night, Chad Warner is expected to play more midfield, while Dean Cox will place more trust in Angus Sheldrick and James Rowbottom between the arcs. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think the Swans get a great opportunity now to prove to people that they can win and not just rely on the big three that have carried them for so long,\u201d Saints great Leigh Montagna said on Fox Footy\u2019s First Crack Preview. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s time for some of this supporting cast – some of the players that have now played enough footy – to shoulder the load, and make sure it doesn\u2019t happen what happened last year, where their season was shot at the halfway mark, and they had to wait for Gulden to come back in.\u201d<\/p>\n
After all, when Gulden plays, the Swans win 67 per cent of the time. When Heeney plays, it\u2019s 65 per cent. <\/p>\n
But it\u2019s a considerable discrepancy when they don\u2019t play. Without Gulden, it\u2019s just a 44 per cent win rate. No Heeney? It drops to a 40 per cent likelihood. <\/p>\n
And if you\u2019re after more evidence, in the past three years, only three times when Sydney has won have Gulden, Heeney or Chad Warner not found themselves in the top three in the coaches\u2019 votes. <\/p>\n
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 14: Errol Gulden will miss four months.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
But promisingly, there\u2019s hope this year that the Swans have enough coming through the ranks to cover for their two biggest stars – and one gun whose form has \u201csnuck up on a few people\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe positive was, in the win last week against Brisbane, it wasn\u2019t Gulden-Heeney-Warner – they had some other names step up,\u201d Montagna continued. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking at guys like Riley Bice, who\u2019s played a bit of footy now, Matty Roberts, who\u2019s stepping up, but in particular, a guy named Justin McInerney. <\/p>\n
\u201cBecause they\u2019ve got Mills and Papley, who are fit and healthy, and Blakey and some other guys still there, but Justin McInerney is the guy I want to put the pressure on now to continue this form, because it\u2019s snuck up on a few people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since Round 8 last year, McInerney has ranked inside the top-50 rated players in the game. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis guy\u2019s skill and ability to link and chain with the Swans is a big reason for their slingshot footy to start this year,\u201d Montagna said. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd why I think they can cover the loss of some of their superstars. Because this guy has led the team in score involvements in both games, and he\u2019s been the number one player for ball use on the ground in both games.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Sydney\u2019s season-opening win against Carlton, McInerney dazzled with 30 disposals and three goals – finishing as the second-highest rated player on the SCG. <\/p>\n
Last Saturday, McInerney was the fourth-highest rated Swan with 23 disposals, two goals and seven score involvements. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat he does – we\u2019ve spoken about Jordan De Goey playing through that corridor line, being the link man they can always come back inboard to – Justin McInerney is playing that role, and it\u2019s been a crucial one for the Swans,\u201d Montagna said. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo, can he continue to deliver when he doesn\u2019t have the big names around him? Can some of the others step up? Because it is time the supporting cast carried the load without relying on the big three, and prove that they are a genuine top-four team this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two-time premiership winner David King wasn\u2019t as optimistic that McInerney could make such a leap in prominence. <\/p>\n
\u201cTo me, he (McInerney) is still a third banana. We very rarely see a third banana become a prime mover,\u201d King said on Wednesday night. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe gets a lot of ball off those guys. He\u2019s working corridor, but Gulden and Heeney and Warner are getting to him. So, without those two, do you change his role?<\/p>\n
\u201cMy worry is that the Dogs, Suns, Brisbane, Adelaide, Geelong, Fremantle and Sydney – there are eight teams squeezing into the top four. So, every time, you have unavailability \u2026 it becomes a significant separating factor. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think this will be too strong for Sydney to recover from.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opening round criticism continues | 02:58<\/p>\n
\u2018VERY, VERY DIFFERENT\u2019: HAWKS\u2019 BALL USE CHANGES REVEALED<\/p>\n
You might not have picked up on it just yet, but Hawthorn has implemented a \u201cvery different\u201d style of ball movement to what we observed last year. <\/p>\n
From \u2018set positions\u2019 – when a player has taken a mark or been granted a free kick – the Hawks are doing things in a starkly changed fashion over the first two weeks of the new season. <\/p>\n
Instead of a longer-kicking, changing-angles style of play last year that culminated in the league\u2019s 11th-best attack, Sam Mitchell\u2019s Hawks have become a shorter-kicking, straighter side. <\/p>\n
\u201cFrom what we\u2019ve seen so far, they have changed, and changed significantly from set-position plays,\u201d Champion Data guru Daniel Hoyne began on Fox Footy\u2019s First Crack Preview. <\/p>\n
\u201cLast year, Hawthorn\u2019s speed from set position was at AFL average. How they did it? They held on to the footy at AFL average level, but then they wanted to go long and aggressive to goal. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo, that\u2019s long, and change of angles – get the ball from one side of the ground to the other as quickly as you possibly can. And that worked at the back end of 2024, and it worked to a certain extent last year. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut offensively last year, they were bottom eight or nine in the competition, so something needed to change for the Hawks.\u201d<\/p>\n
The below graphic from First Crack exhibits the Hawks\u2019 year-on-year speed of ball movement shifts. For context, for every component, the AFL average is 100.<\/p>\n
Hawthorn\u2019s \u201csignificant\u201d ball movement change from last season.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we have seen so far from set-position play, that speed at 160 – that\u2019s the sixth-quickest speed we\u2019ve seen over a two-game period over eight years,\u201d Hoyne declared. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut I want to highlight that time number. That time number at 193 – eight years, speed of ball movement has been going for; that\u2019s the third-quickest that we\u2019ve seen a team get it in their hand and then out. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey want to get the ball moving Brisbane-style. Think of Brisbane, when they get the ball in their hands, and they get on with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hoyne compared two pieces of vision – one from Round 24 versus Brisbane last year, and one from Round 1 this season against the Bombers. <\/p>\n
The clip from last year highlighted the Hawks\u2019 desire to go long and wide when exiting defence, as opposed to last Friday night, where Hawthorn aimed to go short, straight and quick. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is very, very different to what we saw in 2025,\u201d Hoyne said. <\/p>\n
\u201cOffensively last year, (the Hawks were) the 11th-best offensive profile in the comp. We know where 2026 footy is going, that\u2019s not going to stack up, something needed to change, and it looks like Sam Mitchell and the Hawks are implementing something new for 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018BROKEN\u2019 TDK\u2019S GOLDEN TICKET AFTER GLARING \u2018FAIL\u2019<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no way around it: Tom De Koning failed his first major test as St Kilda\u2019s ruck juggernaut. <\/p>\n
Joining the Moorabbin-based club on $1.6 million per season, the Saints believed they\u2019d gotten their hands on not only their ruckman of the future at age 26, but the best emerging tapster in the game. <\/p>\n
Yet, in the ultimate litmus test against the incumbent best in the sport, De Koning fell glaringly short – though not for a lack of trying. <\/p>\n
After challenging future Hall of Famer Max Gawn early in the contest – via a combination of athleticism and Ross Lyon tactical nous – De Koning simply couldn\u2019t go with his decorated counterpart. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe (Gawn) took a 26-year-old to the deep end, physically, and he (De Koning) failed,\u201d King said on Fox Footy\u2019s First Crack. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a $1.6 million signing. Now, it\u2019s not always about money, but they got this guy to this club to help them win games. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo, when Max Gawn\u2019s doing this at 34, I\u2019d say: \u2018Is this guy (De Koning) the man? Is this guy you\u2019ve gone to purchase, the guy?\u2019 … I think mentally (on Sunday) he destroyed him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gawn barely rested throughout the match, despite De Koning\u2019s repeated attempts to drag the Demons skipper up the ground in order to leave Melbourne\u2019s defence vulnerable. <\/p>\n
But the 34-year-old veteran battled and progressively outworked De Koning – who was left with his hands on his knees on more than one occasion – to finish with 22 disposals, eight score involvements, five clearances and a goal. <\/p>\n
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 15: Tom De Koning of the Saints and Max Gawn of the Demons compete in a ruck contest.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201c(Gawn) took him to the cleaners … he played 120 minutes as a ruckman,\u201d King continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe couldn\u2019t go with him; he broke him. Regardless of how many rests and breaks De Koning had, he created all sorts of trauma. Then, it got physical.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Gawn) was beaten in the first quarter; TDK had his way. Tactically, the Saints used the ball short of Max a few times, and then he just took control of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Gawn was on-field for 74 of the last 78 minutes last Sunday afternoon, the Saints\u2019 big man was left out of breath and needing a spell. <\/p>\n
The Herald Sun\u2019s Jay Clark revealed on Monday that De Koning was battling illness in the lead-up to Round 1, in doubt until one hour before the start of the game. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think St Kilda will be entitled to speak to \u2018TDK\u2019 about that, and say: \u2018What happened? How come you have to come off for a six-minute break, and this guy doesn\u2019t?\u201d King questioned.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat can be an athletic thing, I get that, but Max\u2019s application to his physical preparation is first-class. And I just watched TDK … he didn\u2019t look the same. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t look like he was at the absolute finite end of his physical preparation … that\u2019s the level, that\u2019s the challenge now.\u201d<\/p>\n
And De Koning has a golden chance to rebound strongly in what\u2019s already a crucially important game for his Saints. <\/p>\n
St Kilda, facing the dreaded 0-3 hole after a winless fortnight to start the season, travels to Sydney to play the Giants and Kieren Briggs. <\/p>\n
Briggs was the Giants\u2019 third-lowest rated player in the side\u2019s 81-point loss to the Bulldogs last Saturday, while opponent Tim English was the fifth-highest rated player on Marvel Stadium. <\/p>\n
If there was a week to feel a whole lot better about himself – literally and figuratively – it\u2019s this one, especially with De Koning\u2019s team in desperate need of a lift. <\/p>\n
Money vs Reality: Simmo defends Nas | 02:42<\/p>\n
\u2018TO THE PROMISED LAND\u2019: WHY FREO\u2019S LOSS WAS STILL A BIG WIN<\/p>\n
Fremantle has, for a while now, threatened to take the competition by storm. And if their opening quarter of the 2026 home-and-away season is anything to go by, this might finally be the year they go from good to great.<\/p>\n
While their 52-point first term ultimately wasn\u2019t enough to down Geelong in a Kardinia Park shootout last Saturday evening, the signs were there for them to take that next step under Justin Longmuir, says two-time North Melbourne premiership player David King.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought Fremantle\u2019s first 40 minutes were terrific,\u201d King began on Fox Footy\u2019s First Crack.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just think they\u2019ve got to bottle this, and say: \u2018We can compete, and we\u2019ve got a forward line that really could be the best in the competition. I was surprised with how effective they were.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dockers went inside their forward 50 16 times before the first break, and scored from 75 per cent of those entries to kick 8.4 (52) \u2014 their highest-ever score outside of Western Australia in a first quarter.<\/p>\n
At the 25-minute mark of the second term, Freo\u2019s lead stretched out to a game-high 35 points as victory, with their ball movement and use of the middle of the ground particularly eye-catching.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of their ball use was just delightful. It was precision, it gave their forwards the best opportunity … their corridor run, their ability to play with a bit of dare \u2014 it just looked quicker,\u201d King continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know we\u2019ve bashed Justin over the past 12 months, but it just enables options when you step forward of centre … they put the Geelong back six to the sword instantly. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re maybe going to lose more than they win on the road, but if they play like this, they\u2019ll win every one at home. I wouldn\u2019t be going back into their shell and playing safer footy once they\u2019ve got a lead, this will take them to the promised land.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dockers host Melbourne this Saturday night at Optus Stadium, with the match\u2019s coverage live and exclusive on Fox Footy\u2019s Channel 504 from 7:15pm AEDT.<\/p>\n
Longmuir\u2019s side has won four of their last six games against the Demons, but lost their most recent encounter in Round 6 last year. <\/p>\n
GEELONG, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 14: Justin Longmuir, Senior Coach of the DockersSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n
AFL ROUND 2 (all times AEDT)<\/p>\n
HAWTHORN v SYDNEY SWANS<\/p>\n
Thursday March 19, 7.30pm at the MCG<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 6.30pm on Channel 504, hosted by Sarah Jones, Jason Dunstall, David King and Leigh Montagna, with commentary from Matt Hill, Mark Howard, Jack Riewoldt, Brad Johnson, Eddie Betts and Jon Ralph.<\/p>\n
ADELAIDE CROWS v WESTERN BULLDOGS<\/p>\n
Friday March 20, 7.40pm at Adelaide Oval<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 6.30pm on Channel 504, hosted by Garry Lyon, Jonathan Brown, Tom Hawkins and Jordan Lewis, with commentary from Anthony Hudson, Gerard Whateley, Jason Dunstall, Mark Ricciuto and Jon Ralph.<\/p>\n
RICHMOND v GOLD COAST SUNS<\/p>\n
Saturday March 21, 1.15pm at the MCG<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 12.30pm on Channel 504, with commentary from Dwayne Russell, Garry Lyon, Leigh Montagna and Sarah Jones.<\/p>\n
GWS GIANTS v ST KILDA<\/p>\n
Saturday March 21, 4.15pm at ENGIE Stadium<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 4pm on Channel 504, with commentary from Anthony Hudson, Jason Dunstall, Brad Johnson and Ben Dixon.<\/p>\n
FREMANTLE v MELBOURNE<\/p>\n
Saturday March 21, 7.35pm at Optus Stadium<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 7.15pm on Channel 504, hosted by Kath Loughnan, Jack Riewoldt, David King and Jay Clark, with commentary from Adam Papalia, Mark Howard, and Will Schofield.<\/p>\n
PORT ADELAIDE v ESSENDON<\/p>\n
Sunday March 22, 3.15pm at Adelaide Oval<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 2.30pm on Channel 504, with commentary from Matt Hill, Dwayne Russell, Mark Ricciuto, Ken Hinkley, Shaun Burgoyne, Kelli Underwood and David Zita.<\/p>\n
PORT ADELAIDE v ESSENDON<\/p>\n
Sunday March 22, 6.10pm at Optus Stadium<\/p>\n
How to watch on Fox Footy: From 6pm on Channel 504, with commentary from Adam Papalia, Nick Dal Santo, Jordan Lewis, Kath Loughnan and David Zita.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The scary reality behind Luke Beveridge\u2019s third revolution as Western Bulldogs coach, and why St Kilda\u2019s $1.6 million…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":549262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[271698,19102,9126,638,1813,64,63,689,55,639,16716,271701,271695,7491,7488,19056,271708,271714,271699,247300,2458,1818,8011,12148,31730,35345,20784,61506,271709,1127,10124,18664,10145,61,39194,9130,140768,32923,52619,271705,271700,27723,3487,3231,106663,1823,107015,12149,19125,681,19052,27725,19080,100196,19087,7484,3465,271696,663,19096,31708,19117,271702,12097,647,18093,271710,673,13152,677,82596,271711,6082,133831,110635,271704,175375,271713,117446,14418,271703,271712,12936,19093,17440,1820,102480,271707,1124,85,1122,183839,35644,223122,670,7200,7663,271697,1117,19118,271706,93962,60279,14394,14453,660,3439,698,45705,17064,38462,23510],"class_list":["post-549261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-absolute-finite-end","tag-adam-papalia","tag-adelaide-crows","tag-afl","tag-ankle-injury","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-ball-movement","tag-ball-movement-change","tag-ball-movement-shifts","tag-ben-dixon","tag-brad-johnson","tag-caleb-daniel","tag-changing-angles-style","tag-corridor-line","tag-corridor-run","tag-daniel-hoyne","tag-data","tag-david-king","tag-david-zita","tag-dean-cox","tag-doing-things","tag-eddie-betts","tag-favourite-sons","tag-final-time","tag-flag-assault","tag-fox-footy","tag-fremantle-dockers","tag-game-plan","tag-garry-lyon","tag-gerard-whateley","tag-giants-v","tag-gold-coast-suns","tag-golden-ticket","tag-grand-final-appearance","tag-handball-game","tag-handball-heavy-innovation","tag-highest-ever-score-outside","tag-home-and-away-season","tag-isaac-heeney","tag-jack-jovanovski","tag-jack-macrae","tag-jack-riewoldt","tag-james-rowbottom","tag-jason-dunstall","tag-jay-clark","tag-jon-ralph","tag-jonathan-brown","tag-jordan-de-goey","tag-jordan-lewis","tag-justin-mcinerney","tag-kath-loughnan","tag-ken-hinkley","tag-leigh-montagna","tag-link-man","tag-luke-beveridge","tag-mark-howard","tag-mark-ricciuto","tag-matt-hill","tag-matty-roberts","tag-max-gawn","tag-melbourne","tag-midfield-depth","tag-minor-hamstring-issue","tag-new-south-wales","tag-nick-dal-santo","tag-oceania","tag-perennial-finalists","tag-physical-preparation","tag-port-adelaide","tag-preferred-landing-spot","tag-premiership-players","tag-premiership-ready-side","tag-promised-land","tag-rated-player","tag-reigning-club-champion","tag-riley-bice","tag-ruck-juggernaut","tag-rule-changes-looks","tag-sam-mitchell","tag-sarah-jones","tag-scary-reality","tag-score-involvements","tag-shaun-burgoyne","tag-slingshot-footy","tag-south-australia","tag-sports","tag-st-kilda","tag-star-recruit","tag-superstar-on-baller","tag-supporting-cast","tag-sydney","tag-sydney-swans","tag-talking-points","tag-time-number","tag-tom-de-koning","tag-tom-hawkins","tag-two-game-period","tag-two-time-premiership-winner","tag-v-gold-coast","tag-v-sydney-swans","tag-v-western","tag-victoria","tag-western-australia","tag-western-bulldogs","tag-will-schofield","tag-win-rate","tag-young-team","tag-zak-butters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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