Kevin Sheedy has hit out at accusers who say he is "tanking" games, the AFL fashion police are on patrol again and Kangaroo Glenn Archer will have arthroscopic surgery today on his injured right shoulder – they’re among some of the football items in Australia’s metropolitan dailies, today – Wednesday 12 July, 2006.

Herald Sun: Kevin Sheedy has hit out at accusers who say he is "tanking" games to ensure Essendon collects the wooden spoon and the precious No. 1 draft selection.

The AFL fashion police are on patrol again, penalising two Western Bulldogs for wearing short socks.

Kangaroo Glenn Archer will have arthroscopic surgery today on his injured right shoulder to help speed the recovery process.

West Coast onballer Daniel Kerr last night succeeded in getting a penalty reduction for a crude act of gamesmanship that went horribly wrong.

Lenny Hayes is living with the frustration of not definitively knowing how and when he injured his knee.

Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett is at it again. This time he has used his weekly club website column to question the consistency of umpires.

Two-Time Swans best-and-fairest and All-Australian midfielder Paul Williams has been forced to retire because of a serious collarbone injury.

The Australian: Swans veteran Paul Williams last night quit the game just hours after coach Paul Roos had announced the midfielder had agreed to be rested from this week's trip to Perth to play West Coast.

For all the giant-killing exploits of an unpredictable Richmond this season, coach Terry Wallace believes that Friday night's finals-like encounter against Melbourne will be the most compelling barometer of his team's progress.

Kangaroos hard man Glenn Archer has given the strongest hint yet he wants to push on next year, saying he is now playing as consistently as ever.

Richmond president Gary March says his club will again be one of the powerhouses of the competition within two years.

Adelaide Advertiser: Port Adelaide utility Stuart Dew scored a rare victory for the Power at the AFL tribunal last night on the basis of yet another error from the league's video police

Most AFL footballers - if not most athletes - will say the toughest task leading into a big game is to sleep the night before.

Physically, Neil Craig's Crows have never looked better.

The Age: Rugged St Kilda forward Aaron Hamill has missed most of two finals campaigns and now a third could be in danger after he has knee surgery surgery today.

Former AFL investigations officer Rick Lewis last night blasted the tribunal system after West Coast's Daniel Kerr had a ban for striking reduced to one match.

Anyone who witnessed the lesson Adelaide handed to Sydney last weekend might have expected the Swans to rush straight back to the grindstone.

Terry Wallace believes Richmond will have to win 13 games to ensure a place in the eight.

The West Australian: West Coast's Daniel Kerr and Port Adelaide pair Stuart Dew and Michael Wilson all had major wins rolling the dice with the AFL Tribunal.

Sydney Morning Herald:
West Coast midfielder Daniel Kerr will miss the Eagles' clash with Sydney on Saturday despite having his striking charge downgraded by the tribunal last night.

Courier Mail: Elevated rookie Jason Roe's dream start to his AFL career has hit a snag in the form of a hamstring injury.
The biggest disappointment in the AFL is the surface at Telstra Dome.
Geelong Advertiser: Geelong Football Club will take to the world stage in October to play an AFL exhibition match in London.

Daily Telegraph: Two-Time Swans best-and-fairest and all-Australian midfielder Paul Williams has been forced to retire immediately because of a collarbone injury.