Herald Sun: Carlton suffered twin blows on Tuesday night with a six-week stress fracture to Lance Whitnall and a two-match suspension from the AFL tribunal for star full-forward Brendan Fevola.
Mike Sheahan writes that the time is right for Kevin Sheedy to coach Richmond, saying that after 24 years, the Bombers and Sheedy might have become a bit too comfortable with each other.
Hawthorn vice-president Martin Jolly has lambasted critics who are seeking to oust longtime Hawk president Ian Dicker.
Daniel Giansiracusa has a simple goal for the remainder of the Western Bulldogs’ season – to be more competitive in the midfield.
The Adelaide Advertiser: Adelaide will not wait until the end of the season to find its new coach. And interim coach Neil Craig knows he is not the only man auditioning for the Crows job in the next nine weeks.
Port Adelaide centre half-forward Warren Tredrea believes coach Mark Williams should be reappointed amid speculation Adelaide will consider poaching the Power mentor to replace dumped coach Gary Ayres.
The Australian: As giant replicas of the Sydney and Collingwood jerseys were flown past the Harbour Bridge by helicopter yesterday, debate raged at an AFL function at the Opera House below.
The Age: Former Hawthorn champions Dermott Brereton and Jason Dunstall would quit the club board if president Ian Dicker is overthrown before the end of next season.
Organisers are hoping for a crowd of 60,000 at Saturday night's match between Collingwood and Sydney at Telstra Stadium, as Swans chairman Richard Colless yesterday called for a decade-long commitment to the mid-season "stand-alone" fixture.
Collingwood defender James Clement believes the AFL's three-umpire system has created slower games in which players are over-scrutinised.
Geelong Advertiser: Former Geelong defender Tim McGrath has written that Gary Ayres, a former Cats coach, would hate to have left the job at Adelaide only half done.
Sydney Morning Herald: With Collingwood's key forward Anthony Rocca repaired and ready to rumble, the Swans' defence received a lift on Tuesday when the chances of Leo Barry proving his fitness for Saturday's "defining" game increased markedly.
