Xavier Ellis, Ryan Daniels and Nick Rynne preview both semi-finals and discuss the drama at Essendon following Zach Merrett's meeting with Sam Mitchell.

Plus, we share our Hard Ball Bets for this weekend thanks to TABtouch.

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