Nick Riewoldt will lead St Kilda for an eighth season this year and will be supported by a mega leadership group.

Travis Boak's loyalty to Port Adelaide has led to the star midfielder winning the club's captaincy ahead of the 2013 season.

See how the Lions' second-year players are improving physically this summer.

Fremantle young gun Nat Fyfe may be an early smokey for this year's Brownlow Medal, if statistics gurus Champion Data are to be believed.

Melbourne vice-captain Nathan Jones says the team owes it to the club's long-suffering supporter base to improve this year.

It might be four months since Fremantle's heartbreaking semi-final loss to Adelaide, but it's a bitter memory that continues to drive the Dockers as they set themselves to make consecutive finals series for the first time.

Brisbane defender Sam Docherty is a firm believer in the adage that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Although he has so far spent a lot of his time at Geelong roaming across half-back, the Cats have earmarked South Australian youngster George Horlin-Smith as the type of "big-bodied" player who can lead the club's midfield in the...

He was already one of the most imposing players in the competition, but Tom Hawkins has emerged from Geelong's pre-season program heavier and stronger.

After farewelling nine teammates last year and meeting another nine, Nick Dal Santo is well aware of the changing landscape of St Kilda.