Herald Sun: Hawthorn received another slap in the face last night when football director Dermott Brereton and coach-in-waiting Mark Harvey were embroiled in a war of words.
Former Carlton president Ivan Rohrt last night made an emotional plea for the Blues to retain six home games at Optus Oval as the club released details as to why a move must be made.
Whether or not James Bartel wins his appeals against a three-game suspension, Geelong will make changes for this weekend.
Western Bulldogs veterans Matthew Croft and Simon Garlick will play their last games for the club this weekend.
Do you play for the colours or yourself? Particularly when you're aware the new coach and another yet to be appointed is assessing whether to retain you on the 2005 senior list.
Essendon has punished the players involved in a post-match celebrations at a city nightspot over the weekend.
Sav Rocca's AFL career appeared to be over less than a year ago. But then the Roos changed plans when they lost expected recruit Jade Rawlings. Rocca was retained, but with no guarantees. The injury-free Rocca, now 30, showed there was plenty of football left in his legs.
Brothers Mark and Jarrad McVeigh will stick to their daily routine of phoning each other on Saturday. The close mates see no reason to break the habit because of a historic family connection that night.
Hawthorn leader Peter "Spida" Everitt has labelled Sunday's wooden-spoon clash with Richmond as the club's most important of the year.
The Advertiser: Port Adelaide defender Michael Wilson believes "momentum" entering the finals is more important than snaring the minor premiership.
Adelaide's recast – and potentially exciting – attack is bracing itself for its biggest test in the Neil Craig era.
Port Adelaide supporters are challenging for the tag of South Australia's new chardonnay football set.
The Age: Hawthorn interviewed former Geelong and Adelaide coach Gary Ayres for several hours last night but a successor to Peter Schwab might not be appointed for a further month.
Hawthorn interviewed former Geelong and Adelaide coach Gary Ayres for several hours last night but a successor to Peter Schwab might not be appointed for a further month.
Geelong coach Mark Thompson yesterday defended in-form midfielder James Bartel, as the Cats lodged two separate appeals in an attempt to free the young star for the beginning of their finals campaign.
Melbourne will get a timely boost ahead of Saturday's match against Carlton, with exciting forward Aaron Davey set to return from injury.
Carlton members will be given priority access to seats at away games at Telstra Dome as well as exclusive access during home games, according to the information package they are scheduled to receive today.
Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy yesterday said Saturday's clash against Sydney at Telstra Stadium was a "knockout final" with dire consequences for the loser.
Their players might not have acted like angels by getting into a nightclub punch-up on Saturday night, but Collingwood coach Michael Malthouse and Essendon's Kevin Sheedy were yesterday singing from the same hymn book.
Richmond's battle to avoid the wooden spoon could be bolstered this week with the possible return of club champion Mark Coughlan for Sunday's battle of the cellar-dwellers against Hawthorn.
Rejuvenated Kangaroos forward Saverio Rocca put his hand up for another AFL season yesterday, after admitting he thought his career was over when he began the year in the reserves.
The Australian: Hawthorn's search for a senior coach degenerated into farce yesterday after club football director Dermott Brereton revealed he was yet to obtain the private telephone number of Essendon assistant coach Mark Harvey, one of the leading candidates for the job.
Melbourne plan to rush livewire rookie Aaron Davey back into their line-up in an attempt to stem a losing streak threatening their finals hopes.
The Cats are not happy travellers, so this weekend they will change their routine when they head to Adelaide to play the Crows.
The Courier Mail: Brisbane's popularity has reached scalping proportions with AFL fans prepared to pay more than five times the face value of tickets to see the Lions clash with St Kilda at the Gabba on Sunday.
Geelong Advertiser: Forget 2002, this crop of Cats is out to shape its own destiny.
The West Australian: Chris Judd sounded an ominous warning to Fremantle yesterday, conceding he hadn't had a stellar western derby yet but that he was eager to turn that around on Sunday.
Fremantle will move to preserve its short but proud history by officially acknowledging the past champions of the club at its best and fairest ceremony at the end of the season.
