Premiership captain Luke Hodge shared his immediate reaction to the allegations levelled at Hawthorn over its treatment of First Nation players, as did AFLPA president Patrick Dangerfield. Senior umpire Ray Chamberlain analysed the pivotal preliminary final incident involving Darcy Moore and Tom Papley, Sam Edmund put a new Tiger name in the Trade Bell, and Adam Gilchrist after Cam Green starred opening the batting for Australia in a T20 clash with India.