If Santa were to visit each club and deliver one present, what would fit the needs of each side ahead of the new year?

Here, we look at the one thing atop each AFL team's Christmas wishlist this festive season...

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Melbourne

Clarry and Trac stay 'ontrac'

The Demons' year from hell almost saw the club entertain trades for star midfield duo Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver, with rival sides coming hard.

Bound by the lengthy and lucrative contracts, the pair stayed in the red and blue, for now.

However, Melbourne has turned a new page, welcoming an external review and making shifts at the board and coaching level, which ideally will breathe new life into the club.

At their best, Oliver and Petracca are the most dynamic midfield pairing, and if they can get the synergy right, who's to say the Dees won't be contending once again?

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1 COMMENT

  1. Not a good reading (adelaide)…

    Both Fogs and Thilly have done very well – when the ball comes forward quickly…… that’s the issue.

    “Burst” and “speed” in the middle is the answer – along with some variation in the tapwork.