Neale Daniher's hopes of a late-season revival, Cameron Mooney's race against time to play in Friday night's clash against St Kilda and Eddie McGuire's potential push into the soccer market are among the AFL-related items making news in Australia's daily newspapers on Thursday, 4 August 2005.Herald Sun: Eddie McGuire and Crazy John's owner John Ilhan are considering a takeover of the Melbourne Victory soccer club.Melbourne coach Neale Daniher, hopeful the slumping Demons can rescue their season, has put his players in charge of their own fate.With Cam Mooney doubtful to face St Kilda on Friday night, Geelong could roll the dice and name young defender Matthew Spencer to make his AFL debut.Collingwood great Tony Shaw said his former club made a big error in judgment when it traded Mal Michael and not Chris Tarrant in a deal that helped give the Brisbane Lions three flags.AFL match review panel chairman Peter Schwab has given the new tribunal system a qualified stamp of approval.The Advertiser: Andrew McLeod was supposed to be finished - washed up in his late 20s because of a chronic knee injury.Port Adelaide should have one simple aim at the MCG on Sunday - win a quarter after half-time.Crows superstar Andrew McLeod has taken a jovial swipe at arch-rival Port Adelaide's heritage jumper, suggesting the round 20 Showdown will be "like Bananas in Pyjamas".The Age: Beleaguered Carlton places all Denis Pagan's assistant coaches under review and is planning to make sweeping changes to its football department.Geelong is desperately hoping aggressive defender Cameron Mooney will overcome a back injury in time for the rumble against St Kilda's host of tough forwards.Two days before Mick Malthouse raised his voice in defence of Chris Tarrant, the enigmatic Collingwood full-forward did something similar for his coach.While Melbourne remains confident its alarming form slump will be arrested, Demons coach Neale Daniher says the club can no longer focus on reaching the finals.The AFL is likely to reform sections of its new tribunal system at the end of the season but the league denies there will be any major overhaul of the process that was introduced less than seven months ago.Australian football is making a slow push for world domination and the best sides from around the globe have launched into battle.Australian football history will be woven together when indigenous footballers play for Scotch against Melbourne Grammar.The Australian: Two of the AFL's most powerful clubs, Collingwood and league leader West Coast, yesterday joined calls for a comprehensive overhaul of the tribunal system, describing it as inflexible and unfairly harsh on minor behind-play incidents and players with previous offences.The prospect of Geelong controlling the potentially damaging tall St Kilda forward line underwent another blow yesterday with Cameron Mooney failing to train and in serious doubt for tomorrow night's match at Telstra Dome.When Adelaide beat Sydney at AAMI Stadium last Saturday night, it was a critical moment for the Crows for a number of reasons.Melbourne's search for form yesterday took it to a place where the club has not won in 17 years.The Courier Mail: Leigh Matthews: I am always an interested observer of the AFL's ongoing balancing act between pure football objectives and the marketing of the game.Geelong Advertiser: Steven King was missing, so was Cameron Mooney. Just three days from the Cats' make or break game against St Kilda on Friday night, there was an unusual quiet as the players went through their paces for the one and only time this week.Geelong assistant coach Ken Hinkley sent a short and sharp message to his players on Wednesday: "We need a win".Melbourne coach Neale Daniher yesterday denied the club's mini-break in Geelong was due to crisis talks in its attempt to snap a horrendous six-game losing streak.Sydney Morning Herald: Defender Lewis Roberts-Thomson, who has shown rapid improvement in recent weeks, could be asked to play a crucial role as Sydney attempt to counter Essendon's talented attack in Saturday night's important match at Telstra Dome.The West Australian: Michael Gardiner could pay a high price for his two-week ban, with West Coast coach John Worsfold saying his key forward is staring at a return through the WAFL.