Herald Sun: Jason Akermanis will make weekly visits to Melbourne in a bid to identify his new football club by the beginning of trade week.
The AFL and its players' association will continue with the out-of-competition drug code after a Supreme Court ruling that the identities of three high-profile players who have twice tested positive to illicit drugs will not be made public.
Several senior Hawthorn players have offered to step aside from Sunday's clash against Geelong to allow veteran John Barker to play a farewell game.
Essendon has begun to investigate ways it can keep a place on its list for Adam Ramanauskas if his medical condition prevents him from playing next year.
Embattled Geelong coach Mark Thompson is adamant he wants to coach the Cats next year, regardless of what a review of the club's football operations reveals.
It might have left him bloodied and dazed but Carlton's Heath Scotland has no problems with the head-high bump he received from Collingwood's Alan Didak at the MCG on Sunday.
Rodney Eade will select his sore big-name players for tomorrow night's match against Essendon, but will give them plenty of respite.
Using motivation from Victoria, Fremantle aims to prove it is indeed a force to be reckoned with, when it tries to rubber-stamp its best season against Port Adelaide on Saturday night.
Melbourne will fight to secure a top-four berth against Adelaide on Saturday without the dynamic Byron Pickett and defender Matthew Whelan.
Essendon hopes a major off-field restructure of its football department and administration will ensure the club remains an AFL power.
The Australian: The AFL's three-strike policy for players who use illicit drugs will continue beyond this season after the Victorian Supreme Court yesterday issued a permanent injunction against the naming of those who register a first or second positive test under the code.
Fremantle coach Chris Connolly is confident his trend-setting Dockers can overcome another jinx against Port Adelaide on Saturday night.
Eagles coach John Worsfold yesterday said he would stick with struggling forward Ashley Sampi despite his prolonged run of poor form.
Sydney spearhead Barry Hall was an onlooker at training yesterday and is in doubt to play against Carlton on Sunday at the SCG.
Structural engineers will today assess the damage caused to the MCG during a fire yesterday morning.
Adelaide Advertiser: No Ricciuto, no McLeod, no Hart, no Hentschel, no Burton, no sweat. Adelaide forward Ian Perrie says the injury-hit Crows can overcome the loss of key players and win this year's AFL premiership.
Mark Ricciuto has been ruled out of Saturday's clash with Melbourne and almost certainly Adelaide's first final.
Collingwood premiership captain Tony Shaw says injury-hit Adelaide is gone.
Put me on Pavlich: Bishop - Matthew Bishop is playing for his football life on Saturday night.
The Age: Geelong coach Mark Thompson says he still wants to coach the team in 2007.
Mystery continues to surround the virus that has struck Adelaide captain Mark Ricciuto.
Essendon and Melbourne confirm their interest in Jason Akermanis when their coaches hold preliminary meetings with the game's most outrageous figure.
The Geelong playing group has taken "really hard" the injury to young defender Tom Lonergan.
The sight of an alternative Essendon jumper next season appears to be a formality.
Richie Vandenberg knows, but does not relish, the fact that Sunday's clash with Geelong just might be his last as captain of the Hawthorn Football Club.
Sydney Morning Herald: The Swans' top-four ambitions took another hit yesterday with Melbourne confirming skipper David Neitz will play against a decimated Adelaide on Saturday night.
Paul Roos will stick to his no-rest policy the week before the finals even if a top-four finish is beyond the Sydney Swans' grasp. This is despite key players being hurt.
Courier Mail: The AFL and Players Association will continue with their out-of-competition drug code following a Supreme Court ruling yesterday that the identities of three high-profile players who have twice tested positive to illicit drugs will not be made public.
Alan Didak is the luckiest man in the AFL this week and Collingwood must be looking to the heavens as it reflects upon what sort of finals campaign it might have had to attempt with this sublimely talented forward unavailable through suspension.
St Kilda will wait to see how forward Aaron Hamill pulls up today before making a final decision on whether he'll play against the Brisbane Lions on Saturday night.
Paul Roos will stick to his no-rest policy the week before the finals even if a top-four finish is beyond the Sydney Swans' grasp.
Geelong Advertiser: Exciting recruit Ryan Gamble will make his long-awaited senior debut wearing Peter Riccardi's beloved number 15 against Hawthorn on Sunday.
Mark Thompson is determined to ensure Sunday's clash with Hawthorn is not his last as Geelong coach.
Daily Telegraph: The Swans' top-four ambitions took another hit yesterday with Melbourne confirming skipper David Neitz will play against a decimated Adelaide on Saturday night.
The West Australian: The names of three AFL players who have tested positive twice to illicit drugs will remain secret after a Victorian Supreme Court judge yesterday rejected a media bid to name them.
Fremantle’s record-breaking spree is set to continue at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night as the club expects to clock up 400,000 spectators for home matches this season.
