Welcome back to Scoop in September. It’s been a long 10 months since we left the September Club on grand final night, leaving the Brisbane Lions to their premiership celebrations.
For the next month, this is where Sam McClure will drop news, training whispers, views and behind-the-scenes intel from AFL finals.
Already, he’s been out and about at the AFL Awards, where he spotted Zak Butters seated at the Geelong table. The Cats, of course, are in the hunt for the Port Adelaide free agent’s signature.
There’ll be plenty to report, on and off the field, so keep checking in all the way through to grand final day.
In 2026, Scoop in September begins not on the boundary line, nor in the coaches’ box. Not even inside the Olympic Room, which is where anyone who is anyone can be found during AFL finals. We begin in the bowels of the great stadium on wildcard weekend – and in the whispers around trade period that are already starting to buzz.
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