Saints in the news
The Herald Sun is tipping that we’ll confirm Nick Riewoldt as 2014 captain today.

Warwick Green is reporting a six-man leadership group will be announced with former skipper Lenny Hayes returning to the group this season.

General AFL News 
In other football news, the major Melbourne newspapers are reporting the AFL has cracked down on players using mobile phones on match days in dressing rooms.

Caroline Wilson has written a story for The Age detailing the Crows’ response to the South Australian Football League and the AFL barring the team from wearing a special state guernsey, which was originally hoped to be worn against Port in a NAB Challenge showdown.

She says the move has enraged the wider football community and deepened the divisions between the two South Australian clubs.

Western Bulldogs’ Robert Murphy will miss the start of the 2014 season with an elbow injury, according to the Age and the Herald Sun’s Mark Robinson has published a feature on the ‘Blackest Day’ in sport, one year on.

SAINTS.com.au 
From around the site, the club is inviting all supporters to brave the hot conditions tomorrow and turn out for the Saints’ annual intra-club match at 10am at Linen House Centre.