Here follows the AFL news list for this week.

1 PROGRAM OF MATCHES (all times are local)

AFL (Round 19) Multicultural Round, where the AFL celebrates the many diverse cultures within the game:
Friday July 28
Hawthorn v Sydney Swans at the MCG, 7.50pm

Saturday July 29
North Melbourne v Melbourne at Blundstone Arena, 1.45pm
GWS Giants v Fremantle at Spotless Stadium, 2.10pm
Port Adelaide v St Kilda at Adelaide Oval, 4.05pm; Curtain Raiser – Grand Final Multicultural Power Cup, 2.05pm
Gold Coast Suns v Richmond at Metricon Stadium, 7.25pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants, 3.45pm
Carlton v Geelong Cats at Etihad Stadium, 7.25pm

Sunday July 30
Western Bulldogs v Essendon at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm
West Coast v Brisbane Lions at Domain Stadium, 2.40pm
Collingwood v Adelaide Crows at the MCG, 3.20pm; Curtain Raiser – Herald Sun Shield Girls Grand Final, 12.45pm


2 IMPENDING MILESTONES

550 father / son games – Gary Ablett senior / Gary Ablett junior. Gary junior is due to play his 302nd game this week, after father Gary senior played 248 games for Hawthorn and the Geelong Cats. The pair will become the fifth in VFL/AFL history to reach 550 games by a father/son pair. The most games by a father/son pair are Fletcher (664 games comprising 264 games for Ken and 400 games for Dustin), Tuck (599 games comprising 426 games for Michael and 173 games for Shane), Cloke (585 games comprising 333 games for David and 252 games for Travis), Silvagni (551 games comprising 239 games for Sergio and 312 games for Stephen), Ablett (549 games comprising 248 games for Gary senior and 301 games for Gary junior), Watson (522 games comprising 307 games for Tim and 215 games for Jobe), Scarlett (496 games comprising 212 games for John and 284 games for Matthew), Murphy (477 games comprising 246 games for John and 231 games for Marc), Whitten (465 games comprising 321 games for Ted snr and 144 games for Ted jnr), Tuck (446 games comprising 426 games for Michael and 20 games for Travis).

200 games – Josh Kennedy, Sydney Swans
200 games – Shane Edwards, Richmond
150 games – Shaun Atley, North Melbourne
150 games – Andrew Gaff, West Coast
150 games – Lewis Jetta, West Coast
150 games – Tom Rockliff, Brisbane Lions
150 games – Jack Steven, St Kilda
150 games – Cale Hooker, Essendon
150 club games – Sam Jacobs, Adelaide Crows
100 games – Mark Baguley, Essendon
100 games – Tom Jonas, Port Adelaide
100 club games / 100 games at two clubs – Danyle Pearce, Fremantle
50 games – Caleb Daniel, Western Bulldogs
50 games – Rory Atkins, Adelaide Crows
50 games – Jake Lever, Adelaide Crows
50 games – Tom Boyd, Western Bulldogs
50 club games – Shaun Higgins, North Melbourne

500 career goals – Josh Kennedy, West Coast. Josh has kicked 493 career goals.


3 TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW PROCESS

The expected process for the 2017 AFL Season under the AFL Match Review system is that the AFL will issue a media release late on the Monday after each round detailing the penalties to be offered to players for incidents from that round of matches, or the reasons why no further action was to be taken.

The clubs and players then have until 11am on the Tuesday morning to decide whether to accept the penalty on offer, or whether they wish to contest the charge at a Tribunal hearing, to usually be held on the Tuesday night. The AFL will formally detail all instances on the Tuesday of whether cases will proceed to the Tribunal or not.

The following players were reported from the weekend’s matches:

Toby Greene, GWS Giants, reported by umpire Jacob Mollison for striking Alex Rance, Richmond, during the first quarter of the Round 18 match between the GWS Giants and Richmond, played at the MCG on Sunday July 23, 2017.


4 TRIBUNAL HEARING LOCATION

The AFL Tribunal is held in the AFL media room on Level LB2 at Etihad Stadium. The AFL wishes to advise that all media covering the Tribunal hearings at Etihad Stadium need to park in the B2 car park (entry off the Bourke St extension) and report to the Etihad Stadium security office to gain admittance via the internal ring road. There will be no access via AFL House to any AFL Tribunal hearing through the season, as our offices will have closed by 6pm each day.


5 CURRENTLY SUSPENDED PLAYERS

The AFL wishes to advise the players that have completed and currently serving MRP suspensions across the competition are as follows:

Completed:
Bachar Houli, Richmond. Four matches from round 14.
Tim Membrey, St Kilda. Two matches from round 16.
Nick Robertson, Brisbane Lions. One match from round 17.

Currently Suspended:
Tomas Bugg, Melbourne. Three matches to serve. Six matches from round 15.
Bernie Vince, Melbourne. One match to serve. Two matches from round 17.


6 UPGRADED ROOKIES

As a reminder to all media, the following players have been upgraded to senior lists under the provisions of the pre-season / mid-season nominated rookie rules:
Adelaide Crows – Jonathon Beech (mid-season).
Collingwood – Henry Schade (pre-season).
Collingwood – Josh Thomas (mid-season).
Essendon – Shaun McKernan (mid-season).
Gold Coast Suns – Ryan Davis (mid-season).
GWS Giants – Daniel Lloyd (pre-season).
GWS Giants – Sam Reid (pre-season).
GWS Giants – Jake Stein (mid-season).
Melbourne – Joel Smith (mid-season).
North Melbourne – Cameron Zurhaar (mid-season)
Port Adelaide – Brett Eddy (pre-season).
Port Adelaide – Dan Houston (pre-season).
St Kilda – Rowan Marshall (mid-season).
West Coast – Fraser McInnes (mid-season).


7 LONG TERM INJURY LIST

The AFL wishes to advise the following changes have been made to club lists via the long-term injury list rules;

The Adelaide Crows have reinstated Ben Davis to the senior list from the long-term injury list.
The Adelaide Crows have now upgraded Hugh Greenwood from the rookie list to the senior list in place of Cam Ellis-Yolmen, who was already on the long-term injury list.
The Adelaide Crows have upgraded Alex Keath from the rookie list as the replacement for Curtly Hampton, who was already on the long-term injury list.
Hawthorn has placed Ben Stratton on the long-term injury list and upgraded Conor Glass from the rookie last as his replacement.
Melbourne has placed Patrick McKenna on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named from the rookie list at this time.


8 KEY DATES, NAB AFL TRADE PERIOD / DRAFT PROCESS

Please find below the INDICATIVE key dates for the 2017 season around club list requirements, NAB AFL Trade Period and the NAB AFL Draft Process:

Tuesday 3 October – Friday 6 October – AFL Draft Combine
Friday 6 October - AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences
Monday 9 October 9am - NAB AFL Trade Period Commences
Saturday 14 October - South Australian Draft Combine
Sunday 15 October - West Australian Draft Combine
Sunday 15 October 5pm - Close of AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period.
Wednesday 18 October - AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends
Thursday 19 October 2pm – NAB AFL Trade Period Closes
Friday 20 October 5pm - Application to Relist a Player Close
Tuesday 31 October 2pm - List Lodgement (1) ; Rookie Promotion to Primary List; Retained 2nd & 3rd Year Rookies; International Scholarship Player; Alternate Talent Player Nominations; Club Notification of Rookie Players Not Accepting a Contract of Offer; Nomination of Draft Eligible Father/Son; Northern Academy, Next Generation Academy Players Lodged; TPP Pre-Season Estimates (1).
Wednesday 1 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences
Wednesday 8 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Closes, Out of Contract Listed AFL Primary List Players Draft Nomination Form and Player Request for Removal from List Form Lodged with AFL
Thursday 9 November 2pm - List Lodgement (2); TPP Pre-Season Estimates (2)
Friday 10 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences
Friday 17 November 2pm - Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Non–Retained Rookie Players Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Players Not Registered or Played for Three years Rookie List Form lodgement; New or Expired (after 3 years) Draft Nomination Form Lodgement, AFL Father-Son Bidding Nominations, Final Draft Nomination Form Lodgement.
Friday 17 November 5pm - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Closes
Friday 24 November - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Sydney, time and location tbc) including Father/Son & Academy Players Bidding.
Saturday 25 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) Commences
Sunday 26 November 2pm - AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (3) Concludes
Monday 27 November - AFL Club List Lodgement (3).
Monday 27 November 5pm - NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting (Telstra Webex)
Monday 27 November 5.05pm - Notification of Pre-Selected Rookies if not selected in the Pre-Season Draft.
Monday 27 November 5.10pm - NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting (Telstra Webex)
Wednesday 29 November 2pm - Final AFL Club List Lodgement; Final TPP Pre-Season Estimates


9 AFL PHOTOGRAPHER ONFIELD VESTS

For all accredited photographers for the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, only those with an on-field vest may access the playing surface inside the boundary line for the quarter breaks and post-game when players are leaving the field. All other photographers must remain between the fence and boundary line under the accreditation terms. 2017 on-field vests are fluro green with 2017 on back (accredited organisations), dark blue (AFL photos) and light blue (club/AFL social media).


10 2017 NAB AFL DRAFT – TRADED FUTURE SELECTIONS / DRAFT PENALTY

As a reminder to all media, the following selections at this year’s 2017 NAB AFL Draft were traded during last year’s trade period.

Round One:
Brisbane Lions, received from Port Adelaide.
St Kilda, received from Hawthorn.
Richmond, received from the Geelong Cats, via Carlton and GWS Giants’ on-trades.

Round Two:
Geelong Cats, received from Carlton.
Gold Coast Suns, received from Fremantle.
Gold Coast Suns, received from Richmond.
Gold Coast Suns, received from Hawthorn.
GWS Giants, received from Collingwood.
GWS Giants, received from St Kilda.
Hawthorn, received from GWS Giants, via Carlton.

Round Three:
Brisbane Lions, received from Collingwood.
Collingwood, received from the Brisbane Lions.
Western Bulldogs, received from North Melbourne.
Richmond, received from the GWS Giants.
North Melbourne, received from the Western Bulldogs.

Round Four:
Collingwood, received from the Brisbane Lions.
Fremantle, received from the Gold Coast Suns.
St Kilda, received from North Melbourne, via Western Bulldogs on-trade.
North Melbourne, received from the Western Bulldogs.

Round Five
Western Bulldogs, received from St Kilda.

Further, the GWS Giants had a penalty of 1000 draft points imposed by the AFL Commission at a hearing in Melbourne on December 22, 2016. The penalty of 1000 points will be deducted from the round one pick the club is assigned after the completion of the 2017 Toyota AFL Finals Series.


11 2017 CLUB NEXT GENERATION ACADEMIES, 2017 DRAFT ELIGIBLE PLAYERS

The following players, who are registered with Club Next Generation Academies, are draft-age eligible for the 2017 NAB AFL Draft:
Carlton – Ethan Penrith (Reservoir); Artan Cabdi (Heidelberg Heights).
Essendon – Daniel Hanna (East Keilor).
Geelong Cats – Titak Nyak (Corio).
Hawthorn – Tony Olungu (Marrara); Changkuoth Jiath (Morwell); Bol Jok (Pakenham); Tyrone Hayes (Lakes Entrance).
Richmond – Derek Smith (Mildura); David Smith (Shepparton); Anthony Walker (Kialla).


12 MEDIA ENTRY TO THE MCG

The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) wishes to advise all media working at matches at the MCG they should enter the ground through Gate 3, unless they have underground parking for particular matches. Access control at the ground does not allow entry at Gate 2, for AFL accreditation passes. Further, the MCC also wishes to advise that any equipment being taken up to the host radio boxes or television broadcast boxes should be taken up via goods lift 8, and not the patron lifts 5-7.


13 MEDIA ENTRY TO ETIHAD STADIUM, PRIOR TO PUBLIC GATE TIMES / COLLECTION OF AFL RECORDS

All media who require entry to Etihad Stadium before public gates are open can do the following: Media may enter via Gate 9 from Level B3 (carpark) and Level 1 (concourse) one and a half hours prior to gate entry time. There will be a staff member at each entry point who will check AFL accreditation and will grant access to the Corporate Suites Level where they can access the Press Box, Radio Boxes and TV Broadcast area.