Like the AFL season itself, the off-season has gone quicker than expected and clubs across the country at beginning to ramp up their pre-season training in anticipation for the AFL’s NAB Challenge which is only 30 days away.

Despite being the off-season there has been no shortage of Hityah.com AFL News with the Essendon drugs scandal keeping everyone occupied in recent weeks.

The player bans will sure draw a lot of attention to the Essendon playing list with top-up players sure to get a run in the lead up to the 2016 AFL season.

The NAB Challenge will see clubs play 3 games each, spread out over 4 weekends.

The AFL has once again scheduled many of the games in regional areas across the country giving fans nation-wide a chance to see their heroes up close.

Foxtel has exclusive rights to broadcast every NAB Challenge match over the 4 weeks of action while Hityah.com will be covering games from all angles.

Which clubs will you be paying most attention to this NAB Challenge and what players will you be monitoring for Supercoach and Dreamteam?