Essendon are expected to meet the Suns on the Gold Coast in opening round before playing the emerging Hawks at the MCG in round one, a tough start to the season.

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It was back on the tools for Melbourne and Collingwood on Monday, with pre-season training beginning for first to fourth-year ...