A "domino effect" of ruckmen changing clubs looms in the AFL, with a third of the league potentially set to be involved.

Lee Pace, who starred as Ned in the ABC comedy-drama Pushing Daisies created by Bryan Fuller and also starred Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Green, and Swoosie Kurtz.

Collingwood will likely rip up Ned Long’s current cheap-as-chips deal to 2027 and reward him for his massive improvement at year’s end.