NAB Cup countdown – Tigers and Blues
FOOTY is back – and not before time.
The NAB Cup begins this weekend, but the AFL's pre-season competition generally means different things to all the 16 clubs.
Silverware is nice, but look at Carlton's season in 2007 after they hoisted the NAB Cup aloft. Everyone is wary of peaking too early.
However, with the monsoonal rain in Queensland affecting some intra-club hit-outs and South African sojourns to overcome, the AFL's pre-season matches will provide crucial full-on footy for many clubs.
And let's not forget those sitting in the coaches' box for the first time – the NAB Cup provides a vital opportunity for everyone to ease their way into the season. No-one wants to be underdone come round one of the Toyota AFL Premiership.
As clubs return to their home base (or in two cases fly to Dubai) after spreading the AFL gospel in Community Camps around Australia and the world, we take a sneak peak at how your team is shaping up.
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