Collingwood captain Nick Maxwell, and his wife Erin, welcomed their son Archie Hudson on November 14. Archie Maxwell joins big sister Milla, aged nearly 2. Milla’s birth was mentioned on the blog last year.

Alan Didak, and his partner Jacinta Jellett, welcomed their first child in early September, and have named their daughter Indiana Willow.

(Picture is of Archie Maxwell)