Here follows the AFL news list for this week.
1 PROGRAM OF MATCHES (all times are local)
Round Ten:
Toyota AFL Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round:
Friday May 27
Sydney Swans v North Melbourne at the SCG, 7.50pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Sydney Uni v Sydney Swans, 4.10pm
Saturday May 21
Melbourne v Port Adelaide at Traeger Park, 1.40pm
Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn at the Gabba, 1.45pm
St Kilda v Fremantle at Etihad Stadium, 4.35pm
Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants at Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm; Curtain Raiser – McLeod Challenge, 5.10pm
Essendon v Richmond at the MCG, 7.25pm; Curtain Raiser – Footy Means Business, 2.55pm
Sunday May 22
Carlton v Geelong Cats at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm
West Coast v Gold Coast Suns at Domain Stadium, 2.40pm
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs at the MCG, 3.20pm
2 IMPENDING MILESTONES
500 games player / coach – John Worsfold. John is due to participate in his 500th official match this week, comprising 209 games as a player for West Coast, 281 games as a coach for West Coast and nine games as a coach for Essendon. He will become the 18th person in VFL/AFL history to reach the mark.
250 games – Jordan Lewis, Hawthorn
100 games – Shane Savage, St Kilda
50 games – Jack Crisp, Collingwood
50 games – Brodie Grundy, Collingwood
50 club games – Nick Dal Santo, North Melbourne
50 club games – Heath Shaw, GWS Giants
Most Games, Family of Brothers – Selwood Family. The Selwood brothers (187 games for Adam, 75 games for Troy, 213 games for Joel and 135 games for Scott) are due to reach 611 combined games this week, drawing them level with the Morwood brothers in third spot for most games by brothers in VFL/AFL history. The most games by brothers are Daniher (752 games comprising 313 games for Terry, 82 for Neale, 233 for Tony and 124 for Chris), Madden (710 games comprising 378 games for Simon and 332 for Justin), Morwood (611 games comprising 170 games for Paul, 229 for Tony and 212 for Shane), Selwood (610 games comprising 187 games for Adam, 75 games for Troy, 213 games for Joel and 135 games for Scott), Nankervis (578 games comprising 325 games for Ian and 253 for Bruce), Cornes (555 games comprising 255 games for Chad and 300 games for Kane), Burgoyne (544 games comprising 240 games for Peter and 304 for Shaun), Coventry (533 games comprising 227 games for Syd and 306 for Gordon), Richardson (518 games comprising 277 games for Wayne and 241 games for Max), Ablett (515 games comprising 229 games for Geoff, 38 for Kevin and 248 for Gary senior).
Most Career Goals – Lance Franklin, Sydney Swans. Lance needs three goals to draw level with Barry Hall (746 goals for St Kilda, Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs 1996-2011) in 14th spot overall in VFL/AFL history, having so far kicked 743 goals since his debut in 2005.
Most Career Goals, Matthew Pavlich, Fremantle. Matthew needs two goals to draw level with Bob Pratt (681 goals for South Melbourne 1930-46) in 22nd spot overall in VFL/AFL history, having so far kicking 679 goals since his debut in 2000.
3 TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW PROCESS
The expected process for the 2016 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:
Tom Jonas, Port Adelaide, reported by umpire Shane McInerney for striking Andrew Gaff, West Coast, during the third quarter of the Round Nine match between Port Adelaide and West Coast, played at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday May 21, 2016.
Robbie Gray, Port Adelaide, reported by umpire Shane McInerney for tripping Mark LeCras, West Coast, during the fourth quarter of the Round Nine match between Port Adelaide and West Coast, played at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday May 21, 2016.
Ty Vickery, Richmond, reported by umpire Ray Chamberlain for striking Nick Suban, Fremantle, during the third quarter of the Round Nine match between Richmond and Fremantle, played at Domain Stadium on Saturday May 21, 2016.
Zac Dawson, Fremantle, reported by umpire Leigh Fisher for striking Steven Morris, Richmond, during the third quarter of the Round Nine match between Fremantle and Richmond, played at Domain Stadium on Saturday May 21, 2016.
Lin Jong, Western Bulldogs, reported by umpire Simon Meredith for engaging in rough conduct against Matt Buntine, GWS Giants, during the first quarter of the Round Nine match between the Western Bulldogs and the GWS Giants, played at Spotless Stadium on Sunday May 22, 2016.
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:
Steven May, Gold Coast Suns. Five matches from round four.
Matthew Boyd, Western Bulldogs. One match from round eight.
Jack Redpath, Western Bulldogs. One match from round eight.
Neville Jetta, Melbourne. One match from round eight.
Currently Suspended:
Nil.
6 APPLICATIONS FOR DAY PASSES FOR AFL MATCHES
The AFL wishes to advise it has updated its system for the production of day passes for late accreditation applications to cover single matches during the Toyota AFL premiership season. Day passes are now printed with a headshot, meaning any application must be lodged by Wednesday 5pm in the week of the match being requested, with a suitable headshot. Please contact Patrick Keane for any further queries.
7 NOMINATED ROOKIE PROMOTIONS
The AFL wishes to advise the following players have been promoted to the senior list under the various provisions of the rookie rules:
Carlton – Ciaran Byrne (pre-season nominated rookie promotion).
Collingwood – Corey Gault (pre-season nominated rookie promotion).
Essendon – Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (WADA-banned player rookie promotion).
Essendon – Conor McKenna (WADA-banned player rookie promotion).
Gold Coast Suns – Danny Stanley (pre-season nominated rookie promotion).
Melbourne – Josh Wagner (WADA-banned player rookie promotion).
North Melbourne – Majak Daw (pre-season nominated rookie promotion).
Port Adelaide – Nathan Krakouer (pre-season nominated rookie promotion).
Richmond – Jason Castagna (pre-season nominated rookie promotion).
St Kilda – Jason Holmes (WADA-banned player rookie promotion).
8 LONG TERM INJURY LIST
The AFL wishes to advise the following recent changes have been made to player lists, via the long-term injury list rules:
Brisbane Lions have upgraded Jackson Paine from the rookie list as the replacement for Justin Clarke, who was already on the long-term injury list.
Carlton has upgraded Cameron Wood from the rookie list as the replacement for Harry McKay, who was already on the long-term injury list.
Gold Coast Suns have placed Brayden Fiorini on the long-term injury list with no replacement named from the rookie list at this time.
Richmond has placed Bachar Houli on the long-term injury list with no replacement named from the rookie list at this time.
Sydney Swans have placed Michael Talia on the long-term injury list with no replacement named from the rookie list at this time.
Sydney Swans have placed Daniel Robinson on the long-term injury list and upgraded Harrison Marsh from the rookie list as his replacement.
9 KEY DATES, NAB AFL TRADE PERIOD / DRAFT PROCESS
Please find below the INDICATIVE key dates for the 2016 season around club list requirements, NAB AFL Trade Period and the NAB AFL Draft Process:
Thursday 6 October – Sunday 9 October – AFL Draft Combine
Friday 7 October - AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences
Monday 10 October 10am - NAB AFL Trade Period Commences
Sunday 16 October 5pm - Close of AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period.
Wednesday 19 October - AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends
Thursday 20 October 2pm – NAB AFL Trade Period Closes
Friday 21 October 5pm - Application to Relist a Player Close
Monday 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 Players Lodged; TPP Pre-Season Estimates (1).
Tuesday 1 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences
Tuesday 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
Wednesday 9 November 2pm - List Lodgement (2); TPP Pre-Season Estimates (2)
Thursday 10 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences
Friday 18 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.
Friday 18 November 5pm - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Closes
Friday 25 November - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Sydney) including Father/Son & Academy Players Bidding.
Saturday 26 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) Commences
Sunday 27 November 2pm - AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (3) Concludes
Monday 28 November - AFL Club List Lodgement (3).
Monday 28 November 4pm - NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting (Telstra Webex)
Monday 28 November 4.05pm - Notification of Pre-Selected Rookies if not selected in the Pre-Season Draft.
Monday 28 November 4.10pm - NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting (Telstra Webex)
Wednesday 30 November 2pm - Final AFL Club List Lodgement; Final TPP Pre-Season Estimates
10 2016 FEMALE FOOTBALL EXHIBITION SERIES
Please find attached the schedule of remaining matches for 2016 (all times are local):
Western Bulldogs defeated Melbourne on March 6
SA Blue defeated SA Red on April 2
Sydney Swans defeated GWS Giants on April 9
West Coast defeated Fremantle on April 9
NT defeated Tasmania on April 10
Brisbane Lions defeated Gold Coast Suns on April 16
Melbourne defeated Queensland on May 22
Sunday June 5
Western Bulldogs v Western Australia at Etihad Stadium, 12.40pm
South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide Oval, 12.35pm
Round Three – Hampson-Hardeman Cup
Saturday September 3
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne at venue tbc
11 FIXTURE FOR 2016 NAB AFL U18s CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division 2
NT def Tas on May 6
NSW/ACT def Qld on May 8
Qld def NT on May 14
NSW/ACT def Tas on May 14
Qld def Tas on May 22
NSW/ACT def NT on May 22
Division 1
Sat June 4, SA v Allies at AAMI Stadium, 10.30am
Sun June 5, WA v Vic Country at Perth, 11am
Sun June 12, SA v WA at AAMI Stadium, 11.20am
Mon June 13, Vic Country v Vic Metro at Simonds Stadium, 12pm
Sat June 18, WA v Allies at Perth, 11.20am
Sun June 19, SA v Vic Metro at AAMI Stadium, 10.45am
Fri June 24, SA v Vic Country at Etihad Stadium, 12.35pm
Fri June 24, Allies v Vic Metro at Etihad Stadium, 2.35pm
Wed June 29, Vic Metro v WA at Simonds Stadium, 3.05pm
Wed June 29, Vic Country v Allies at Simonds Stadum, 5.05pm
12 FIXTURE FOR 2016 NAB AFL U16s CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sat June 11, Tas v Qld at Hobart, 12pm
Sat June 11, NT v NSW/ACT at Darwin, 6.30pm
Sat June 25, SA v WA at Adelaide, 11.20am
Sun June 26, Vic Metro v Vic Country at 11.30am
Mon July 4, SA v Vic Metro at Metricon Stadium, 1pm
Mon July 4, Vic Country v WA at Metricon Stadium, 3pm
Tues July 5, NSW/ACT v Qld at Metricon Stadium, 11am
Tues July 5, Tas v NT at Metricon Stadium, 1pm
Fri July 8, SA v Vic Country at Southport, 10am
Fri July 8, Vic Metro v WA at Southport, 12pm
Sat July 9, NSW/ACT v Tas at Southport, 10am
Sat July 9, Qld v NT at Southport, 12pm
13 2016 NAB AFL DRAFT – TRADED FUTURE SELECTIONS
As a reminder to all media, the following selections at this year’s 2016 NAB AFL Draft were traded during last year’s trade period.
Round One
Gold Coast Suns received Melbourne round one selection.
GWS Giants received Collingwood round one selection.
GWS Giants received Geelong round one selection, via Carlton on-trade.
Round Two
Brisbane Lions received St Kilda round two selection, via Collingwood on-trade.
Gold Coast Suns received Fremantle round two selection.
Gold Coast Suns received Port Adelaide round two selection.
Gold Coats Suns received Richmond round two selection.
GWS Giants received Adelaide Crows' round two selection.
Round Three
Brisbane Lions received North Melbourne round three selection.
Carlton received Western Bulldogs round three selection.
Geelong Cats received Brisbane Lions round three selection.
Round Four
Western Bulldogs received Carlton round four selection.
Western Bulldogs received Sydney Swans round four selection.
Round Five
Geelong Cats received GWS Giants round five selection.
14 SIMONDS STADIUM MEDIA ACCESS DURING REDEVELOPMENT
For all matches at Simonds Stadium this season, during the Brownlow Stand re-development, enclosed, flat footwear must be worn. Please note that the construction area, behind the temporary benches, is a closed area under site rules while play is underway during all matches.
15 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.
16 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.
