MELBOURNE is spending the first full week of its pre-season campaign in Mansfield, Bright and the surrounding regions as the Demons come together to kick-start their assault on the 2025 AFL season.
You can follow along with the team's movements below.
Friday, November 29
The team set off on a gruelling four-hour hike to put a resounding full stop on an incredible five day adventure.
The hike included an exhausting mountain climb up a steep gradient that left all involved gasping for air.
Teams completed challenges along the journey in an another team-building exercise that will be sure to bring the team even closer in 2025.
Thursday, November 28
Day four of Melbourne's pre-season camp was another main training day for the group.
The squad headed to Myrtleford's McNamara Reserve for the football session, spending all of two hours in the heat combining ball movement drills with hard running.
The session started with catching competition between the teams created for yesterday's Amazing Race challenge.
Blake Howes, Jed Adams, Will Verrall, Andy Moniz-Wakefield, Matt Jefferson and Luker Kentfield represented their respective teams as Simon Goodwin lobbed tennis balls skyward with a tennis racquet.
The players then headed to a nearby gym for weights, before spending the afternoon with some well-deserved free time.
Trent Rivers also answered your questions about the ins and outs of camp.
Wednesday, November 27
The Demons' first full day in Bright was headlined by an Amazing Race around Bright's Pioneer Park.
Players split into six teams, competing against each other for the title of pre-season champion.
See how the teams were split below.
The Demons' speedsters cut laps around Pioneer Park on bikes, before completing a range of physical challenges between laps.
Tuesday, November 26
Melbourne hit the track for day two of proceedings, heading to the Mansfield Recreation Reserve for main training.
It was the first session of the year for a host of senior Demons, with the likes of Max Gawn, Ed Langdon, Kysaiah Pickett, Tom Campbell and Jake Melksham stepping out on deck.
All four fresh draftees were also in red and blue, continuing the start to their careers.
Check out the best snaps from the session below.
It was back on the road again after training, with more school visits on the horizon in Benalla, Myrtleford and Glenrowan.
Harry Sharp takes you inside his visit to St Mary's Primary School in Myrtleford.
Monday, November 25
The Demons kicked off their community camp with school visits in Yea, Seymour, Euroa and Mansifeld.
Jack Viney kept the kids entertained with an impressive backflip in Euroa.
The players were split into groups as they made their visits, with Koltyn Tholstrup and Daniel Turner pulling on a mic to take you inside the Q&A and signing sessions with the young fans.
Next the players headed to Mansfield to put on an Auskick clinic and signing sessions for the locals.
Young footballers of various ages rotated through groups hosted by the players, who put on a mixture a training drills and games for the Mansfield youngsters.
Kade Chandler takes you inside the clinic below.
Following the clinic the players signed autographs, including all four draftees inking the first signatures of their professional careers.
You can see the best photos from day one of the community visits below.
