With 25 days remaining until Geelong's Opening Round clash against Brisbane, we take a look at 25 things you can't afford to miss this year ...

Here are some extra notes, quotes, videos, statistics, trends and other random odds & ends I managed to empty out of the ol' reporter's notebook after Saturday's 88-53 Lobos road win over Air Force: ...

Ashanti pays tribute to Irv Gotti, who died aged 54 earlier this week: "I will forever be grateful for everything that you’ve done for me" ...