Wednesday at 8.30pm on Nine

Award-winning newsbreaker Damian Barrett has the inside story and all the latest developments on The Footy Show, in a special edition this Wednesday night at 8.30pm on Channel Nine.

Essendon leadership group member Brendon Goddard heads up the panel, revealing how the Bombers reacted to the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal’s not guilty verdict, and how the club and players plan to move forward.

North Melbourne won plenty of fans with their performance in September. Can they keep improving in 2015? Kangaroos’ champ Nick Dal Santo talks about his team’s chances for the year – just how far can they go?

They will chat live with cult hero and new Adelaide captain Tex Walker. And after six long months… the footy’s finally back! We preview all the Round One action with blockbuster games between bitter foes Hawthorn and Geelong and Carlton and Richmond. Will your team get off to a flyer or be left 0-1?

Plus, the team announce how your local footy club could win a brand new Nissan NP300 Navara.

Dave Hughes hits Punt Road for his next spray. Which Tigers will cop it from Hughesy?

 On this week’s Street Talk, Sam Newman heads to Werribee to ask if the Pies have come to the end of the line with their latest marketing campaign.

They’ve swum with sharks, bungee jumped, been locked in Big Bill’s House and subjected to all manner of revolting things, so what awaits the boys on the next certainty challenge?

All this plus the latest news and entertainment from the AFL world on The Footy Show – on a special night, this Wednesday at 8.30pm on Nine.