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We know you've kept up-to-date with the comings and goings of your club, but what about everyone else in the Ovens & Murray Football League?
Our sports team has done the hard yards, check out the comings, the goings and the hopes and dreams right here.
Albury lost in 2017 because it was too small, could that happen again? Absolutely.
Wangaratta won because it had three bigs up forward in Michael Newton, Josh Porter and Tom Whittlesea and a clever goalsneak in Ben Speight. The only one missing is Whittlesea.
And Albury has lost its tallest defender in Michael Thompson and hasn't replaced him with a like.
WHAT DOES THE SEASON HAVE IN STORE? Arrivals, departures, Q&A with Jack Gaynor + more
Could the Roos play finals footy in 2019?
You wouldn't think so, but given the exodus of players from Wodonga Raiders, you would have to think there's at least one spot available. It's a long way to go from three wins to finals.
New recruit Shane Tregear will be vital and the positive is that he was still playing terrific football at Balwyn last year. Given they've won only three games in three years, it would be a boon for the league if the Roos made it.
READ MORE ABOUT THE ROOS: Arrivals, departures, season draw + a Q&A with Shane Treegear
Let's cut to the chase ... will Matt Pendergrast get to game 300?
Every person involved in the league is hoping it's yes. The likeable Pendergast broke his leg last May and had just started running in mid-January. He's always vowed to play but, at that time, indicated he would be satisfied if he never played again.
But there are some new faces, too. Brad Carman, Aidan Johnson and Andrew Mackinlay will look to debut at O and M level after moving from the Hume League.
Jake Sharp has dreamed of coaching his home club, so what's the best advice he can be given? Be the best player you can be.
Coaches have fallen for the trick of trying to be a super coach and forget their first, and most important job, is to get the footy and use it well.
Sharp has played centre at VFL level, so he's an outstanding player in his own right. He just needs to show that first.
North Albury has been written off as wooden spoon certainties after losing a stack of its best players. Can they win a game in 2019?
If North wins a game, it's a successful season.
That sounds harsh, but of the bottom five teams, they're the only one to lose more than they've gained. And of the Hoppers' top five in the best and fairest, four have gone.
The general consensus is that four of the bottom five will improve, leaving North as the odd one out.
MORE ABOUT THE HOPPERS: Arrivals, departures, a Q&A with Isaac Muller + the draw
It's a big question: Did the Magpies blow it last season? It's a simple answer: yes.
Look, Wangaratta has done a heap right on and off the field in recent years, but the first quarter against Albury was one of its few failures.
The Pies were kicking with a three-goal breeze, yet the Tigers carried a three-goal lead to quarter-time.
It was inexcusable. The home team stunned Albury in the previous grand final and the Tigers were filthy, so Wangaratta had 12 months to prepare for an onslaught. It failed the test miserably.
Wangaratta out-scored the Tigers after that and it was a crackerjack grand final, but you can bet if the pair meets in this year's decider, Albury will be ready for an ambush.
If the Wangaratta Hawks play finals they should build a statue of Daryn Cresswell and place it out the front of WJ Findlay Oval.
In 125 years, a team has never had a winless season and then made finals, so statistically it won't happen, but Cresswell is so influential, you just think if anybody can do it, it's him.
Will Wodonga Raiders play finals? History says no.
Whenever a club loses so many stars, it's almost impossible to stay in the top five.
You look at the list. Jydon Neagle was the third best player in the league behind Michael Newton and team-mate Brodie Filo, Matt Neagle had improved rapidly to the extent where AFL clubs spoke with him, Jackson Kelly was the league's most improved player in the last 10 weeks and Tom McCaffrey was a pivotal reason Raiders made it to the preliminary final.
Admittedly, when you finish in the top three, you have some breathing space, but you back history every time.
The Pigeons will look to equal Wangaratta Rovers' record 14 straight finals campaigns (1969-1982). But will they?
Yes. But there's a catch, they won't contend for the title.
Once again, under the new system (salary cap-players points), it's the Merv Hughes theory - it's harder to get out of the Australian team than it is to get in and it's harder to get out of the five than in.
Wodonga Raiders will probably be the exception, falling out, but only because they've lost a stack of their best players.
Basically, if you can keep your list comparable with the previous year, you should almost be right.
Yarrawonga made last year's second semi and you could see them bowing out in this year's corresponding match.