Welcome to the week that, as a Stags' fan, is filled with optimism and promise ... before anyone has played a game. Nathan & Nick are joined by Stuff and The Southland Times' Logan Savory to bring you the definitive Stags' Season preview.

We begin with a recap of last year's campaign (2'38) and cast our eye across the 2022 Stags' squad (9'24). The boys look at the Stags' player or story we are most interested in this season (19'52), the new format to this year's NPC (26'24) and the way the Stags' draw has fallen (29'27) before taking stabs in the dark picking winners for the opening round (36'53).

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