Herald Sun: Frank Costa's control of Geelong Football Club was under enormous pressure last night, with a local businessman calling for a spill of the board.
Subiaco coach and former North Melbourne centreman Peter German could become embroiled in West Coast's premiership campaign.
Sydney ruckman Darren Jolly is facing one of the AFL's toughest assignments on Friday when he does battle with Fremantle man-mountain Aaron Sandilands.
Kent Kingsley will play his final game for Geelong on Sunday in the VFL grand final.
The Brisbane Lions are bracing for more pain, with Mal Michael on the verge of quitting the club and returning to Melbourne.
The Western Bulldogs have delivered a quick cull, delisting three senior-list players and rookie Tom Davidson.
An away club will be ordered to wear its alternative jumper when colours clash in future finals to avoid a repeat of last Friday night's Fremantle-Melbourne confusion.
Disgraced West Coast ruckman Michael Gardiner's chances of being offered another shot at the AFL have taken a significant dive.
The Australian: Accidental head-high contact resulting from a bump could become a reportable offence from next season.
Darren Jolly has warned his dynamic midfielders they will be battling for scraps in Friday night's game against Fremantle as the Sydney ruckman attempts to counter Dockers giant Aaron Sandilands.
Stephen Doyle knows too well he is deep in the red to the Sydney Swans.
Sydney and West Coast have apologised to their fans after large numbers of club members missed out on the chance to buy grand final tickets under a new phone registration system.
West Coast is banking on injury-plagued forward Ashley Hansen being able to help break open the Crows' miserly defence.
Adelaide Advertiser: The Swans must not be sucked in by the niggling tactics of Fremantle hardman Josh Carr in Friday night's AFL preliminary final, says Sydney onballer Jude Bolton.
The AFL is adamant the 2006 finals series will be one of the most successful ever, even though Victorian clubs are spectators and the refurbished MCG will host only three games.
Collingwood forward Alan Didak faces the standard nine to 10-month recovery from his knee reconstruction, meaning a delayed start to the next AFL season.
The Age: Fremantle coach Chris Connolly believes Sydney dynamo Adam Goodes' form is too good for one opponent to handle.
A youth policy edict from the Carlton board is announced on the day it is revealed has a struggle on its hands to retain two of its better young players.
Two of Neale Daniher's most trusted lieutenants have committed their services to the Demons despite lucrative offers from other AFL clubs.
Adem Yze is a player with more than 250 games' experience but has much to learn.
Geelong chief executive Brian Cook is recommending to the Geelong board that Mark Thompson be kept as senior coach next year.
Sydney Morning Herald: Sydney ruckman Darren Jolly is hoping information garnered from the man he used to understudy will prove vital in the Swans winning the ball out of the middle and go a long way towards sending them to a second successive grand final when they meet Fremantle on Friday.
Swans midfielder Jude Bolton says neither he nor his teammates will be fazed if Fremantle players niggle them at the start of Friday's preliminary final at Telstra Stadium in an attempt to put them off their game.
Win or lose on Friday night, Troy Cook will jog to some old friends among the opposition and give them a warm embrace.
Courier Mail: Brett Burton has declared himself fit to play in Saturday's preliminary final, saying his left hamstring is even stronger than it was before he was injured.
Tyson Stenglein says West Coast's game plan is rock solid and its all-star cast ready to rumble in an AAMI Stadium cauldron that "holds no fear".
The interstate domination is the biggest topic in footy after Victoria failed to provide a team or a venue for the preliminary finals for the first time in the code's history.
Geelong Advertiser: Kent Kingsley re-discovered his passion for football in his three-month stint in the VFL.
Daily Telegraph: Now is the time for Sydney to unite and to get behind the Swans - let's make Friday night's preliminary final at Telstra Stadium the biggest AFL event ever outside of Victoria.
