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A ready-made key defender who was at the peak of his strength prior to choosing not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the market for Liam Jones at the end of the season may be bigger than you’d expect. Jones was coming off a career-best season with Carlton when he decided to retire, rather than receive vaccinations. Now, with the mandate relaxed, Jones will be allowed into the AFL team in 2023 and there is no shortage of need for his services. We’ve gone through all 17 teams (without Carlton, who has ruled out getting the 31-year-old back) and ranked them based on how much they would benefit from adding Jones for 2023. The question that remains is whether the Blues deserve some sort of compensation, given the unique circumstances. From 17 (least) to 1 (most), here are our rankings: 17. West Coast The Eagles have Tom Barrass in his prime, they have veteran key defenders in Jeremy McGovern, and some younger options in Harry Edwards and Rhett Bazzo. Given where they are and the composit

David King does not believe Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks will survive the club’s rebuilding, given the quality of their roster. The Crows currently sit 15th in the ladder and King believes their boys have a bit of an edge over North Melbourne, who recently parted ways with coach David Noble. “There’s no way Matthew Nicks will survive this phase of rebuilding in the Adelaide Crows,” said King MON breakfast. “I looked through that and at the moment he has a win-loss ratio of around 27 per cent. They have completed 18, 15 and 15 tracking this year. “He has a list that is far from the envy of other coaches. This list is more than poor. I think they will ask for priority options in three years. “Their form at the moment, they covered the gap through a great Taylor Walker season, the likes of Rory Laird produced a high level, Ben Keays had a great year. “So the older bracket plays really good football. Who under 23 really says, ‘I’m your man, follow me’. “I really think the Kangaroo rost

Lance Franklin wouldn’t be leaving Sydney, to be honest. Speculating about where he might end up is a waste of time, but if you can’t have fun with Franklin’s sudden trading speculation, then what can you have fun with? Franklin has played 14 games this season and has scored 34 goals for the Swans, showing he still has the ability to get through a year and make an impact on the scoreboard. We’ve ranked the 17 clubs based on how suitable they are for Franklin in 2023 and beyond. The question we ask each team is quite simple – does this team need a 35-year-old key forward? Can they buy it? Are they close to competing? Are they going to splash money on him? This is what we get (in reverse order): 17. North Melbourne Roos doesn’t need a 35-year-old key attacker. 16. West Coast Neither does the eagle. They will have one of their own in a few weeks. 15. Geelong Cats already have their giant forward lock pair. 14. Carlton Like above. Also the salary limit. 13. Adelaide The Crow

With North Melbourne’s move away from coach David Noble and the turmoil developing around the club, Kane Cornes has appointed his ‘dream team’ to step in and take over at Roos. Across the entire football department, key club roles and even a leader on the pitch, this 300-game Port Adelaide great left no stone unturned in his hypothetical recruiting. “Everything I listed was obtainable. You can throw Christian Petracca in there, but he can’t be picked up,” Cornes explained. Check out the personnel Cornes has amassed to take control of Roos below. Alastair Clarkson (head coach) “Not surprisingly, Alastair Clarkson is at the top of the dream team. He’s the coach.” Mark Williams (development and culture coach) “He’s locked in the dream team. This is the first addition to my dream team. Get Mark Williams as development/culture at the club. “He was my dream team’s first appointment in North Melbourne. “He is the second most important signing here. He will revitalize the whole club