And still the fall-out continues from the Hawthorn-Essendon shenanigans, while Ty Zantuck’s mobile phone misdemeanor could prove costly for the Tigers. All this and more feature in the AFL sections of Australia’s daily newspapers on Wednesday, June 9, 2004.

Herald Sun: Hawthorn coach Peter Schwab is staggered that director Dermott Brereton has been blamed for the violence that erupted at the MCG on Saturday.

Paul Dimattina's views don't worry Bulldogs coach Peter Rohde, but his players slipping into self-preservation mode does.

WHILE the prospect of multiple coaching vacancies grows by the week, one of the few obvious replacements may be a scratching.
Terry Wallace has confirmed his interest in a top-level management vacancy at pay television channel, Fox Footy.
The Age: Richmond faces losing its major sponsor, the TAC, mid-season following revelations that defender Ty Zantuck was booked by police for using a mobile phone while driving, possibly without a license.

Hawthorn is facing the prospect of making up to seven changes, from a threadbare playing list that effectively gives the club little choice in terms of who it selects for Friday night's game against Carlton.

Essendon's players gathered at a local restaurant on Monday night as part of an attempt by coach Kevin Sheedy to put the continuing furore surrounding Saturday's violent melee with Hawthorn behind the team.

Last Saturday's brawl was a way of camouflaging the Hawks' poor form so far this season, according to former club great David Parkin.

Adelaide Advertiser: Port Adelaide will question the much-noted inconsistency of the AFL tribunal after losing shadowing midfielder Stuart Cochrane for Sunday's finals-shaping clash with Sydney at AAMI Stadium.

Adelaide has fielded more players than any other AFL team this season – and the 36th jumper is likely to come off the rack this weekend. It is the famous Tony Modra No. 6 guernsey, now to be worn by Victorian draftee Fergus Watts.

The West Australian: Fremantle's eight endangered Dockers will today be told how they can revive their ailing AFL careers in blunt individual meetings with the club's coaching staff.

Geelong Advertiser: Geelong Football Club has reached its 2004 membership target of 24,280. But the club is pushing to reach the 25,000 mark by Tuesday's deadline.