Listen to Joel Selwood's post match interview

Rising midfield star Nat Fyfe says Fremantle's faith in its game-plan, and outstanding record on the road this year, will give the team plenty of confidence when it travels to Adelaide for Friday night's semi-final.

West Coast is confident it can reproduce the slick, hard-running football that destroyed North Melbourne in Sunday's elimination final when it travels to the MCG on Saturday night to face Collingwood.

The 24-year-old, recruited from Torquay with pick five in the 2006 national draft, was heavily courted by Geelong, and North Melbourne also showed keen interest in obtaining his services.

'Like a bat out of hell, looking over the bridge, to the MCG …

and way up on high, a clock on the silo says 11 degrees. I remember …''

Stride congratulates Eddie Betts, Tom Hawkins, Joel Selwood, Sam Jacobs, Stephen Milne and Nick Riewoldt on their selection in the All Australian Squad.

Damaging onballer David Mackay says he never considered leaving Adelaide after officially putting pen to paper on a new three-year deal.

The Cats VFL skipper Troy Selwood has capped off a fantastic season for the Cats VFL unit by being named in the VFL's Team of the Year.

Two time premiership forward Travis Varcoe should be fit to play in Geelong's elimination final against Fremantle at the MCG this Saturday night, Geelong football manager Neil Balme says.

Already earmarked as likely starters by coach Brad Scott, North pair Daniel Wells and Nathan Grima were desperate to prove their fitness during training at Aegis Park.