Here follows the AFL news list for this week.

1 PROGRAM OF MATCHES (all times are local)

Foxtel Cup

Tuesday May 28

Werribee v Queanbeyan at Etihad Stadium, 8.35pm

Round 10:

Friday May 31

Brisbane Lions v Collingwood at the Gabba, 7.50pm

Saturday June 1

Adelaide Crows v Fremantle at AAMI Stadium, 1.40pm

Carlton v GWS Giants at Etihad Stadium, 1.45pm

Sydney Swans v Essendon at the SCG, 4.40pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Sydney Swans v Belconnen, 1pm

Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide at TIO Stadium, 7.10pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – NT Thunder v Southport, 3.30pm

Geelong Cats v Gold Coast Suns at Simonds Stadium, 7.40pm

Sunday June 2

Melbourne v Hawthorn at the MCG, 3.20pm

North Melbourne v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, 4.40pm

Monday June 3

West Coast v Richmond at Patersons Stadium, 5.40pm

2013 NAB AFL U18s Champtionships

Round One

Saturday June 1

NSW/ACT v SA at Blacktown International SportsPark, 12pm

Sunday June 2

Tas v WA at Launceston, 10.10am

2 IMPENDING MILESTONES

350 games – Brent Harvey, North Melbourne. Brent is due to become the 13th player in VFL / AFL history to reach 350 games, since his debut in 1996. The leading players in the game’s history are: Michael Tuck (426 games for Hawthorn), Kevin Bartlett (403 games for Richmond), Robert Harvey (383 games for St Kilda), Simon Madden (378 games for Essendon), Craig Bradley (375 games for Carlton), Dustin Fletcher (371 games for Essendon), Bernie Quinlan (366 games for Footscray and Fitzroy), Brad Johnson (364 games for the Western Bulldogs), John Blakey (359 games for Fitzroy and North Melbourne), Bruce Doull (356 games for Carlton), Paul Roos (356 games for Fitzroy and the Sydney Swans), Doug Hawkins (350 games for Footscray and Fitzroy) and Brent Harvey (349 games for North Melbourne).

Club Record Games – Simon Black, Brisbane Lions. Simon is due to play his 318th game since his debut in 1998, equalling the AFL club record established by Marcus Ashcroft. The leading games for the Brisbane Lions in the club’s history are Marcus Ashcroft (318 games, 1989-2003), Simon Black (317 games, 1998-current), Michael Voss (289 games, 1992-2006), Luke Power (282 games, 1998-2011) and Nigel Lappin (279 games, 1994-2008).

AFL Life Membership – Chris Scott. Chris is due to qualify for AFL Life Membership this week with his 300th official game as a player and or coach since his debut as a player for the Brisbane Bears in 1994, comprising 215 premiership games as a player, 13 pre-season games as a player, two international rules matches, 57 premiership games as a coach and 12 pre-season games as a coach.

Club Record Games – Kane Cornes, Port Adelaide. Kane is due to play his 255th game since his debut in 2001, equalling the AFL club record established by Warren Tredrea. The leading games in the club’s history are Warren Tredrea (255 games, 1997-2010), Kane Cornes (254 games, 2001-current), Peter Burgoyne (240 games, 1997-2009), Chad Cornes (239 games, 1999-2011) and Brendon Lade (234 games, 1997-2009).

200 games – Daniel Wells, North Melbourne

200 games – Leigh Montagna, St Kilda

200 games umpire – Simon Meredith

100 games coached – Michael Voss, Brisbane Lions. Michael is due to become the third man in the club’s history to coach 100 games, after Leigh Matthews (237 games, 1999-2008) and Robert Walls (109 games, 1991-95).

50 club games – Gary Ablett, Gold Coast Suns. Gary is due to become the first player in the club’s history to reach 50 games, all as captain.

50 games – Stewart Crameri, Essendon

50 games – Matthew Wright, Adelaide Crows

3 TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW PROCESS

The expected process for the 2013 AFL Season under the AFL Match Review system is that the AFL will issue a media release late on the Monday afternoon 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:

Alex Silvagni, Fremantle, reported by umpire Luke Farmer for engaging in rough conduct against Nathan Jones, Melbourne, during the second quarter of the Round Nine match between Fremantle and Melbourne, to be played at Patersons Stadium on Sunday May 26, 2013.

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 BREAST CANCER NETWORK AUSTRALIA, FIELD OF WOMEN

The AFL advises that the BCNA board met last week and made the decision to reschedule the Field of Women to 2014.  It was the view from BCNA the most important aspect of the Field of Women is the quality of the experience for the participants on the field, and BCNA has made the decision to reschedule the event due to unforeseen cost, logistical and timing issues.

6 AFL LONG TERM INJURY LIST

The AFL wishes to advise the following recent changes have been made to the AFL long-term injury list:

Brisbane Lions - Placed Claye Beams on the long-term injury lis tand upgraded Sam Michael from the rookie list as his replacement.

Fremantle – Placed Kepler Bradley on the long-term injury list and upgraded Matt Taberner from the rookie list as his replacement for Jackson Ramsey.

Geelong Cats – Re-instated Josh Cowan to the primary list from the long-term injury list, and returned George Burbury to the rookie list.

Geelong Cats – Upgraded George Burbury from the rookie list as the replacement for Daniel Menzel, who was already on the long-term injury list.

7 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:

James Kelly, Geelong Cats. Two matches. Two matches from round seven.

Justin Clarke, Brisbane Lions. One match. One match from round eight.

Currently Suspended:

Eddie Betts, Carlton. Three matches. One match to serve from round seven.

Colin Sylvia. Melbourne. Three matches. One match to serve from round seven.

Daniel Merrett, Brisbane Lions. Three matches. Two matches to serve from round eight.

8 2013 FOXTEL CUP

The 2013 Foxtel Cup is underway. The remaining fixture is (all times are local):

Saturday April 13 - Queanbeyan defeated NT Thunder

Saturday April 20 - Southport defeated Burnie

Tuesday May 21 – East Fremantle defeated Norwood

Tuesday May 28 – Match 2; Werribee v Queanbeyan at Etihad Stadium, 8.35pm

Tuesday June 11 – Match 3; Port Melbourne v West Adelaide at the MCG, 8.35pm

Tuesday June 18 – Match 4; Claremont v Southport at Patersons Stadium, 6.35pm

Tuesday July 9 – First Semi Final; East Fremantle v Winner Match 2 at venue tbc, 8.35pm

Tuesday July 16 – Second Semi Final; Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4 at venue tbc, 8.35pm

Tuesday August 6 – Grand Final at venue tbc, 8.35pm

9 2013 NAB AFL UNDER 18s CHAMPIONSHIPS FIXTURE

Please find attached the fixture for the 2013 NAB AFL Under 18s (all times are local).

Completed Matches

Saturday May 25, Vic Country defeated NT

Sunday May 26, Vic Metro defeated Qld

Remaining Matches

Round One

Saturday June 1

NSW/ACT v SA at Blacktown International SportsPark, 12pm

Sunday June 2

Tas v WA at Launceston, 10.10am

Round Two

Saturday June 8

Qld v SA at Southport, 11.30am

WA v NT at Brownes Stadium, 12pm

Sunday June 9

Vic Metro v NSW/ACT at Visy Park, 12pm

Vic Country v Tas at Visy Park, 2.30pm

Round Three

Saturday June 15

WA v Vic Metro at Patersons Stadium, 11.20am

Saturday June 16

SA v Vic Country at City Mazda Stadium, 12pm

Saturday June 22

NSW/ACT v NT at Blacktown International SportsPark, 12pm

Tas v Qld at Blundstone Arena, 12pm

Round Four

Friday June 28

Vic Country v WA at tbc (Simonds Stadium or Visy Park), 12.35pm

Vic Metro v SA at tbc (Simonds Stadium or Visy Park), 2.35pm

Saturday June 29

NT v Tas at tbc (Visy Park or Craigieburn), 12pm

NSW/ACT v Qld at tbc (Visy Park or Craigieburn), 2.30pm

Round Five

Wednesday July 3

SA v WA at Etihad Stadium, 3.35pm

Vic Country v Vic Metro at Etihad Stadium, 5.35pm

Thursday July 4

Qld v NT at tbc (Simonds Stadium/Victoria Park/Craigieburn), 11am

NSW/ACT v Tas at tbc (Simonds Stadium/Victoria Park/Craigieburn), 1.15pm

10 2013 NAB AFL UNDER 16s CHAMPIONSHIPS FIXTURE

Please find attached the fixture for the 2013 NAB AFL Under 16s Championships (all times are local):

Round One

Saturday July 6

SA v Vic Metro at Blacktown International Sportspark, 12pm

Vic Country v WA at Blacktown International Sportspark, 2.30pm

Sunday July 7

South Pacific v Boomerangs at Blacktown International Sportspark, 9am

WA North West v World Team at Blacktown International Sportspark, 11am

Tas v NT at Blacktown International Sportspark, 1.10pm

NSW/ACT v Qld at Blacktown International Sportspark, 3.30pm

Round Two

Tuesday July 9

Vic Country v Vic Metro at Blacktown International Sportspark, 11am

WA v WA at Blacktown International Sportspark, 1.10pm

Wednesday July 10

Qld v Tas at Blacktown International Sportspark, 10am

NT v NSW/ACT at Blacktown International Sportspark, 12pm

Boomerangs v WA North West at Blacktown International Sportspark, 2.20pm

World Team v South Pacific at Blacktown International Sportspark, 4.20pm

Round Three

Friday July 12

WA v Vic Metro at Blacktown International Sportspark, 10am

SA v Vic Country at Blacktown International Sportspark, 12.10pm

Saturday July 13

Boomerangs v World Team at Blacktown International Sportspark Ground Two, 9.30am

WA North West v South Pacific at Blacktown International Sportspark Ground Two, 11.30am

Tas v NSW/ACT at Blacktown International Sportspark Ground One, 11.30am

NT v Qld at Blacktown International Sportspark Ground One, 1.30pm

11 2013 MATCH TIME ALTERATIONS

As a reminder to all media, the following match times have been altered for matches of the 2013 Toyota AFL Premiership Season.

Monday June 10, Round 11. Melbourne v Collingwood at the MCG to now commence at 3.20pm local time.

Saturday July 20, Round 17. St Kilda v Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium to now be played as a night game and commence at 7.40pm local time, with the match to be produced by the Seven Network.

Saturday July 20, Round 17. GWS Giants v Essendon at Skoda Stadium to now be played as a day game and commence at 2.10pm local time, with the match to be produced by FOX FOOTY.

12 2013 AFL KEY DATES

Please find attached the key dates for the 2013 season around club list requirements, Gillette AFL Trade Period and the NAB AFL Draft Process:

Thursday 1 August by 2pm - Draft Eligible Academy Player Nominations Lodged.

Monday 30 September - Gillette AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences.

Friday 4 October by 2pm - Gillette AFL Father-Son Bidding Nominations; Academy Bidding Nominations lodged with AFL.

Monday 7 October 10am - Father/Son & Academy Players Bidding Meeting;  Gillette AFL Trade Period Commences.

Friday 18 October at 5pm - Close of Gillette AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period.

Monday 21 October - Gillette AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends

Friday 25 October at 2pm - Gillette AFL Trade Period Closes.

Thursday 31 October by 2pm - List Lodgement (1); Rookie Promotion to Primary List; Retained 2nd & 3rd Year Rookies; Scholarship Players; Alternate Talent Player Nominations.

Friday 1 November - Gillette AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences.

Wednesday 13 November - Gillette 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; New or Expired (after 3 years) Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Nomination of Activation of Compensatory Selections held by Clubs as determined in 2012 only under the GWS Giants List Establishment Rules.

Thursday 14 November by 2pm - List Lodgement (2).

Friday 15 November by 2pm - Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Non–Retained Rookie Players Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Priority Zone Selections – NSW/ACT and NT on the Primary List of GWS Giants.

Thursday 21 November - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Gold Coast Convention Centre).

Friday 22 November - Gillette AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences.

Wednesday 27 November by 2pm - Out of Contract AFL Primary Listed Players Nomination Form Lodgement and Player Request for Removal from List Form; International Players Inclusion on Rookie List Form; Players Not Registered or Played for 3years Rookie List Form lodgement; Scholarship Players Rookie List Form Lodged; International Scholarship Rookie List Lodged; Gillette AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (2) Concludes.

Thursday 28 November by 2pm - AFL Club List Lodgement (3) and TPP Estimates.

Friday 29 November - Gillette AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) Commences

Tuesday 3 December - Delisted Primary List Players Nomination Form Lodgement; Gillette AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (3) Concludes.

Tuesday 10 December - NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting (11am, Telstra Webex); Notification of Pre-Selected Rookies Nominated on Friday 7 December if not selected in the Pre-Season Draft (11.05am); NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting (11.10am, Telstra Webex)

13 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.

14 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. A match day AFL record can be collected (one per person) from the customer service staff on the corporate suites level.

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Patrick Keane