Round Nine
Friday May 18
Adelaide Crows v Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval, 7.20pm
Saturday May 19
North Melbourne v GWS Giants at Blundstone Arena, 1.45pm
Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide at Adelaide Arena, Jiangwan Stadium, 1.15pm local time / 3.15pm AEST
Essendon v Geelong Cats at the MCG, 4.35pm; Curtain Raiser – Ballart FL v Goulburn Valley FL, 12.45pm
Sydney Swans v Fremantle at the SCG, 7.25pml Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Sydney Swans v Southport, 3.45pm
St Kilda v Collingwood at Etihad Stadium, 7.25pm, Curtain Raiser (AFL Vic Country Championships) – Geelong FL v Eastern FL, 4.20pm
Sunday May 20
Carlton v Melbourne at the MCG, 1.10pm
West Coast v Richmond at Optus Stadium, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser – AFL Masters, 12.40pm
Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn at the Gabba, 3.20pm
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
Most club games – Scott Pendlebury, Collingwood. Scott is due to play his 260th game this week, drawing him level with Nathan Buckley in seventh spot in club history. The most games for Collingwood are Tony Shaw (313 games, 1978-94), Gordon Coventry (306 games, 1920-39), Wayne Richardson (277 games, 1966-78), Len Thompson (268 games, 1965-78), Scott Burns (264 games, 1995-2008), Jock McHale (261 games, 1903-20), Nathan Buckley (260 games, 1994-2007), Scott Pendlebury (259 games, 2006–current), Dane Swan (258 games, 2003-16), Gavin Brown (254 games (1987-200).
Most Club Games – Heath Grundy, Sydney Swans. Heath is due to play his 246th game this week, since his debut in 2006. This will take him level with Stephen Wright and Mark Bayes to eighth spot in South Melbourne / Sydney Swans club history. The most games for the club are Adam Goodes (372 games, 1999-2015), Jude Bolton (325 games, 1999-2013), Jarrad McVeigh (308 games, 2004-current), Michael O’Loughlin (303 games, 1995-2009), Ryan O’Keefe (286 games, 2000-14), John Rantall (260 games, 1963-72, 1976-79), Mark Browning (251 games, 1975-87), Stephen Wright (246 games, 1979-92), Mark Bayes (246 games, 1985-98) and Heath Grundy (245 games, 2006-current).
Most Club Games – Michael Johnson, Fremantle. Michael is due to play his 238th game this week since his debut in 2005, drawing level with former club record-holder Shane Parker in fifth spot in club history. The most games for Fremantle are Matthew Pavlich (353 games, 2000-16), David Mundy (280 games, 2005 - current), Aaron Sandilands (262 games, 2003 - current), Luke McPharlin (244 games, 2002-15), Shane Parker (238 games, 1995-2007), Michael Johnson (237 games, 2005 - current), Shaun McManus (228 games, 1995-2008), Paul Hasleby (208 games, 2000-10), Antoni Grover (202 games, 1999-2012) and Stephen Hill (196 games, 2009-current).
200 club games – Josh Kennedy, Sydney Swans
200 games – Nick Smith, Sydney Swans
200 games umpired – Jacob Mollison
150 club games coached – Ross Lyon, Fremantle. Ross is the first coach to reach this mark in club history.
150 games / 50 club games – Jeremy Howe, Collingwood
150 games – Matt Suckling, Western Bulldogs
100 games – Sam Mayes, Brisbane Lions
100 games two clubs – Eddie Betts, Adelaide Crows. Eddie is due to play his 100th game for the Crows this week, having previously played 184 games for Carlton. He is set to become the 42nd player in VFL/AFL history to play 100 games at two clubs. The full list is Bernie Quinlan 366 games (177 Western Bulldogs, 189 Fitzroy), John Blakey 359 games (135 Fitzroy, 224 North Melbourne), Shaun Burgoyne 346 games (157 Port Adelaide, 189 Hawthorn), David Cloke 333 games (219 Richmond, 114 Collingwood), Gary Dempsey 329 games (207 Western Bulldogs, 122 North Melbourne), Barry Round 328 games (135 Western Bulldogs, 193 Sydney Swans), Paul Salmon 324 games (224 Essendon, 100 Hawthorn), Brendon Goddard 320 games (205 St Kilda, 115 Essendon), Roger Merrett 313 games (149 Essendon, 164 Brisbane), Gary Ablett 306 games (196 Geelong Cats, 110 Gold Coast Suns), Alastair Lynch 306 games (120 Fitzroy, 186 Brisbane), Paul Williams 306 games (189 Collingwood, 117 Sydney Swans), Russell Greene 304 games (120 St Kilda, 184 Hawthorn), Gavin Wanganeen 300 games (127 Essendon, 173 Port Adelaide), Peter Bell 286 games (123 North Melbourne, 163 Fremantle), Eddie Betts 283 games (184 Carlton, 99 Adelaide Crows), Chris Judd 279 games (134 West Coast, 145 Carlton), Darryl Wakelin 261 games (115 St Kilda, 146 Port Adelaide), Fraser Gehrig 260 games (115 West Coast, 145 St Kilda), Matthew Clarke 258 games (130 Brisbane, 118 Adelaide Crows, 10 St Kilda), Danyle Pearce 257 games (154 Port Adelaide, 103 Fremantle), Sav Rocca 257 games (156 Collingwood, 101 North Melbourne), Daniel Chick 252 games (149 Hawthorn 103 West Coast), Greg Williams 250 games (34 Geelong Cats, 107 Sydney Swans, 109 Carlton), Jeff Farmer 249 games (118 Melbourne, 131 Fremantle), Robert Scott 245 games (132 Geelong Cats, 113 North Melbourne), Paul Hudson 245 games (134 Hawthorn, 107 Western Bulldogs, four Richmond), Brad Ottens 245 games (129 Richmond, 116 Geelong Cats), Stephen Paxman 240 games (102 Fitzroy, 138 Port Adelaide), David Hale 237 games (129 North Melbourne, 108 Hawthorn), Dean Rice 234 games (116 St Kilda, 118 Carlton), Anthony Daniher 233 games (115 Sydney Swans, 118 Essendon), Nick Stevens 231 games (127 Port Adelaide, 104 Carlton), Darren Jarman 230 games (109 Hawthorn, 121 Adelaide Crows), Ian Hampshire 224 games (113 Geelong Cats, 111 Western Bulldogs), Michael Rischitelli 222 games (111 games Brisbane Lions, 111 games Gold Coast Suns), Tony McGuinness 222 games (109 Western Bulldogs, 113 Adelaide Crows), Kane Johnson 220 games (104 Adelaide Crows, 116 Richmond), Tim Pekin 219 games (107 Fitzroy, 112 St Kilda), Earl Spalding 211 games (109 Melbourne, 102 Carlton), Leigh Colbert 209 games (105 Geelong, 104 North Melbourne) and Tyson Stenglein 208 games (106 Adelaide Crows, 102 West Coast).
100 games – Adam Tomlinson, GWS Giants
50 games – Josh Thomas, Collingwood
50 consecutive games – Steele Sidebottom, Collingwood. Steele has played 49 consecutive games since round four, 2016.
50 club games – Charlie Dixon, Port Adelaide
300 club goals – Lance Franklin, Sydney Swans. Lance has kicked 298 goals for the club since joining the Sydney Swans in 2014. He can become the 11th player in South Melbourne / Sydney history to reach this mark.
3 TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW PROCESS
The expected process for the 2018 AFLW 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. Match Review Officer Michael Christian will also be made available at a general media call at a time to be determined.
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 Saturday / Sunday games:
Luke McDonald, North Melbourne, reported by umpire Curtis Deboy for making forceful contact from front-on against Kane Lambert, Richmond, during the first quarter of the Round Eight match between North Melbourne and Richmond, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday May 13, 2018.
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:
Currently Suspended:
Lindsay Thomas, Port Adelaide. One match to serve. Four Matches from Round Five.
Completed:
Tom Hawkins, Geelong Cats. One match from Round Seven.
Nic Naitanui, West Coast. One match from Round Seven.
6 SINGLE DAY MEDIA ACCREDITATION PASSES – HOME AND AWAY SEASON
For any media outlets seeking one-off day passes for staff for particular games during the home and away season, please be reminded that requests need to be lodged by the preceding Wednesday 5pm before that weekend of matches. For any new staffers not previously on file, the detail required for a pass is jpeg head shot / mobile number / email address / birth date / mailing address.
7 LONG TERM INJURY LIST CHANGES
The following recent changes have been made via the long-term injury list rules:
West Coast have placed Daniel Venables on the long-term injury list and upgraded Tarir Bayok from the rookie list as his replacement.
8 NATIONAL SPORTS MUSEUM AT THE MCG
The National Sports Museum is located inside Gate 3 at the MCG, as a must-visit for sports fans of all ages. It is open daily 10am – 5pm. On AFL event days:
All ticketholder’s receive 50% off the price of admission to the National Sports Museum during event mode (from gates open until the match starts).
Kids are admitted FREE to the National Sports Museum for all AFL Sunday Funday games during event mode in 2018
Visit mcg.org.au/nsm for details.
9 2018 NAB AFL DRAFT – TRADED FUTURE SELECTIONS
As a reminder to all media, the following selections at this year’s 2018 NAB AFL Draft were traded during last year’s trade period.
Round One
Adelaide Crows, Received from Melbourne.
Gold Coast Suns, Received from West Coast.
Round Two
Adelaide Crows, Received from Carlton.
Carlton, Received from Adelaide Crows.
Carlton, Received from the Western Bulldogs.
Essendon, Received from GWS Giants.
Gold Coast Suns, Received from Essendon.
Gold Coast Suns, Received from the Geelong Cats.
GWS Giants, Received from Fremantle.
Port Adelaide, Received from St Kilda.
Sydney Swans, Received from Collingwood.
West Coast, Received from the Gold Coast Suns.
Round Three
Adelaide Crows, Received from Carlton.
Collingwood, Received from the Sydney Swans.
Geelong Cats, Received from Richmond.
Gold Coast Suns, Received from Fremantle.
GWS Giants, Received from Essendon.
Melbourne, Received from the Adelaide Crows.
North Melbourne, Received from St Kilda, via on-trades.
North Melbourne, Received from West Coast, via on-trades.
Port Adelaide, Received from North Melbourne.
Round Four
Adelaide Crows, Received from Melbourne.
Carlton, Received from Geelong Cats.
Geelong Cats, Received from Carlton.
Geelong Cats, Received from Gold Coast Suns.
St Kilda, Received from the Adelaide Crows, via on-trades.
St Kilda, Received from Port Adelaide.
West Coast, Received from Hawthorn, via on-trades.
Western Bulldogs, Received from Fremantle.
10 2018 NAB AFL Under18s Championships Fixture
June 3 - SA v WA at Alberton Oval, 11am
June 9 - Allies v Vic Country at Spotless Stadium, 1.10pm
June 10 - WA v Vic Metro at Optus Stadium, 11.30am
June 16 - Allies v Vic Metro at Southport, 11am
June 17 - SA v Vic Country at Thebarton, 11am
June 24 - Vic Country v Vic Metro at the MCG, 12.10pm
June 29 - Allies v South Australia at GMHBA Stadium, 2.10pm
June 29 - Vic Country v WA at GMHBA Stadium, 4.40pm
July 4 - Allies v WA at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
July 4 - Vic Metro v SA at Etihad Stadium, 4.40pm
11 2018 NAB AFL U16 National Championships Fixture
June 11 - Qld v Tasmania at Blacktown, 10am
June 11 - NSW/ACT v NT at Blacktown, 2.30pm
June 23 - Vic Metro v Vic Country at Ikon Park, time tbc
June 24 - SA v WA at Alberton Oval, 12pm
July 9 - SA v Vic Country at Southport, 12pm
July 9 - WA v Vic Metro at Southport, 2.30pm
July 10 - Tasmania v NT at Metricon Stadium, 12pm
July 10 - Qld v NSW/ACT at Metricon Stadium, 2.30pm
July 10 - Boomerangs v World 18 at Metricon Stadium, 4.45pm
July 13 - Vic Country v WA at the Gabba, 10.15am tbc
July 13 - Vic Metro v SA at the Gabba, 12.30pm tbc
July 14 - Tas v NSW/ACT at Yeronga, 10am
July 14 - NT v Qld at Yeronga, 12.15pm
July 14 - Boomerangs v World 18 at Yeronga, 2.20pm
12 ACCESS TO MATCH DAY TEAM SHEETS
AFL match-day teamsheets are no longer distributed via paper handout through the premiership season, and are available via computer log-in. Any accredited media who have not yet accessed the system can contact Patrick Keane via return email for log-in details.
