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What do three of footy’s most candid observers have to say about the season that was and the race to September’s big dance? Hear from Caroline Wilson, Jarryd Roughead and Kane Cornes in our special pre-finals lunch.

Caroline Wilson, no one knows footy like Caro, from her incisive reporting in The Age to her robust observations on the Seven Network’s The Agenda Setters. Caro is a multi-award winner and a recipient of the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year, the Harry Gordon Sports Journalist of The Year and the Melbourne Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jarryd Roughead, a Hawthorn legend and AFL fan favourite, was an assistant coach at St Kilda before returning to the Hawks, where he had won four premiership medals and been all-Australian twice. “Roughy’’ is now in a list management role at Hawthorn.

Kane Cornes is one of football’s highest profile commentators. He’s a decorated footballer and premiership player with Port Adelaide, who has moved into media commentary where his forthright opinions engage, divide and amuse footy fans. He appears on the Seven Network’s footy coverage, and sits alongside Caro on
The Agenda Setters.