Herald Sun: TV coverage of football will be revolutionised next Friday when a 14kg, $1.5 million camera will hover above the play at Telstra Dome. Skycam is used extensively is broadcasts of American football and soccer.
Banished forwards Nathan Thompson and Nick Holland will continue to seek redemption in the VFL as the rejuvenated Hawks opted for stability at the selection table.
The AFL is poised to raise the height of goal posts by as much as 5m in a bid to cut goal-umpiring errors. Clubs have overwhelmingly backed the move and rejected the idea of introducing four goal umpires or turning to video technology.
St Kilda coach Grant Thomas has questioned the AFL's proposed rules on illegal drugs, saying clubs should be informed immediately of a positive test.
The Age: A showdown is looming over football's new drug code, with the clubs and the AFL Players Association taking vastly different positions on the outing of first-time offenders.
St Kilda's undefeated players have barely trained or touched a football this week, with coach Grant Thomas eager to maintain his players' ladder-leading momentum by keeping them physically fresh.
For Richmond, the past may be the future, with the club considering a return to the traditional jumper that carried the yellow sash front and back for 82 years from 1913.
The Australian: It has been a bad week for South Australia. Its two football teams slumped to embarrassing losses, one of the state's biggest employers Mitsubishi looks set to flee the state and the unsolved disappearance of the three Beaumount children from Glenelg almost 40 years ago is again front-page news. But for a state that is obsessed with its football it is the plight of Adelaide and Port Adelaide that has the denizens of the southern capital most concerned.
The West Australian: Brisbane has named defender Justin Leppitsch and forward Craig McRae in the team to tackle Fremantle at Subiaco Oval tomorrow, despite serious concerns about their fitness.
More respect from opponents has contributed to the lack of productivity by Fremantle's forward line this year, according to coach Chris Connolly
Geelong Advertiser: Geelong vice-captain Brenton Sanderson is a surprise omission against Essendon tomorrow night with swollen posterior cruciate.
Sydney Morning Herald: His last-gasp game-losing miss against Brisbane in week one could have destroyed his season but the Swans' Jason Ball has bounced back.
Courier Mail: The Brisbane Lions are doomed to lose four or five players next year from their triple premiership team, club chairman Graeme Downie has warned.
