Essendon, North, Richmond, West Coast 2026 season preview

The AFL season is days away and Corbin and Ben run through your must listen season preview for all 18 teams and first up are the bottom four teams from 2025.Can Essendon get past their injury plagued 2025 and show enough to lure Zak Butters to the Hangar, will the fourth year of Alastair Clarkson at North Melbourne see a Kangaroo leap or the coach's demise, can Richmond continue to evolve their next generation of stars and can West Coast Eagles find hope beyond Harley Reid?Key players, juicy storylines, draw analysis, over/under win predictions and more for your team, all this week on ABC AFL Daily.ABC AFL commentators Corbin Middlemas and Ben Cameron are joined by a rolling squad of former AFL players and legends of the game to analyse matches, deep dive the stories dominating the footy landscape, recap game highlights and talk through the latest AFL ladder standings. Our squad of Aussie Rules legends runs deep with champion ex-players like Brett Deledio, Marc Murphy and Luke Ball, record-holding coach Mick Malthouse and many more. The team discuss everything from AFL games and fixtures, to the AFL draft and key players' performance, and of course our highlights of the year; AFL Grand Final and AFL State of Origin.For more Australian Rules Football podcast content, catch every episode of ‘The ABC AFL Daily Podcast’, hosted by Corbin Middlemas and Ben Cameron on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport