Herald Sun: The AFL Players Association has taken a swipe at Collingwood for fining speeding youngster Cameron Cloke almost 10 per cent of his annual pay packet.
Hawthorn coach Peter Schwab ruled out a mid-season resignation as the injury-riddled Hawks languish on the bottom of the ladder.
Evidence from Bulldogs captain Chris Grant will decide Sydney opponent Barry Hall's fate at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night.
Melbourne is considering an AFL first, with a female in the running to be chief executive. Demons president Paul Gardner has confirmed that the board's sub-committee had narrowed down the applications to a final 12, which included a female.
Rodney Eade will not take phone calls from Adelaide to destabilise Gary Ayres' tenure as Crows coach out of respect for a former teammate and to avoid reliving the pain he suffered as Sydney's undermined coach in 2002.
The Age: A group of Tiger board members could travel to Brisbane this week to interview the favoured candidate for the vacant chief executive's job, Leighton Wood.
Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews has virtually conceded the minor premiership to St Kilda, saying that the other teams were playing for second spot in the home-and-away season.
Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy believes his side finally has the fitness to display a St Kilda-esque "killer instinct" and has warned he would drop players who could not provide four-quarter performances.
Boosted by the extra responsibility thrust upon him in the absence of captain Nathan Buckley and veteran midfielder Scott Burns, Shane Woewodin believes he is edging close to his Brownlow form of 2000.
The Australian: Immediate past Richmond president Leon Daphne has emerged as a central figure in advising a group working to overthrow embattled president Clinton Casey.
Adelaide Advertiser: Mark Ricciuto is making a charge to become the first South Australian and just the 12th player in VFL-AFL history to win multiple Brownlow Medals. The Adelaide captain has rocketed to equal second favourite for football's highest individual award after a best-afield, 35-possession display in his 250th match against Hawthorn at the MCG on Saturday.
Port Adelaide has two options in selecting the 22 to seek unprecedented back-to-back wins at the Gabba while Brisbane is an AFL premier – be unchanged or recall tall forward Damon White for a tactical advantage.
The West Australian: Outstanding West Coast midfielder Chris Judd has surged to equal second favourite for this year's Brownlow Medal following another best on ground performance against Richmond last weekend.
Geelong Advertiser: Geelong will take little comfort from seeing its next round opponent is the hapless Western Bulldogs. The Bulldogs have a history of upsetting the best laid Geelong plans. The Cats have not beaten the Bulldogs since round 13 in 2000, winning by just seven points.
Sydney Morning Herald: The immediate future of Swans full-forward Barry Hall could be in the hands of Chris Grant, the man he is accused of striking during Saturday's victory over the Western Bulldogs.
Courier Mail: Frustrated Lions veteran Alastair Lynch is at least another week away from returning from injury and at least another month away from registering his 300th AFL match.
