Week Three, 2018 Toyota AFL Finals Series
Friday September 21
First Preliminary Final – Richmond v Collingwood at the MCG, 7.50pm
Saturday September 22
Second Preliminary Final –West Coast v Melbourne, at Optus Stadium, 1.20pm
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
Most Club Games – Nathan Jones, Melbourne. Nathan is due to play his 264th game this week, taking him level with Jim Stynes in fourth spot in the club’s history. The most games for Melbourne in club history are David Neitz (306 games, 1993-2008), Robert Flower (272 games, 1973-87), Adem Yze (271 games, 1995-2008), Jim Stynes (264 games, 1987-98), Nathan Jones (263 games, 2006 – current), Steven Febey (258 games, 1988-2001), Brad Green (254 games, 2000-12), Brian Dixon (252 games, 1954-68), James McDonald (251 games, 1997-2010), Jeff White (236 games, 1998-2008).
50 games – Tom Barrass, West Coast
Most Club Career Goals – Jack Riewoldt, Richmond. Jack needs five goals to draw level with Michael Roach in fourth spot for most goals in club history. The most goals for Richmond are Jack Titus (970 goals, 1926-43), Matthew Richardson (800 goals, 1993-2009), Kevin Bartlett (778 goals, 1965-83), Michael Roach (607 goals, 1977-89), Jack Riewoldt (602 goals, 2007-18), Dick Harris (548 goals, 1934-44), Jack Dyer (443 goals, 1931-49), Royce Hart (369 goals, 1967-77), Ray Poulter (351 goals, 1946-56) and Dale Weightman (344 goals, 1978-93.
3 TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW PROCESS
The expected process for the 2018 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. 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.
There were no players reported from the weekend matches.
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 MEDIA ACCREDITATION – NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR 2018 GRAND FINAL
As a reminder to all media, please note that accreditation requests for the 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final closed last Friday, September 14. The match is over-subscribed and no further applications can be lodged.
Please note that not all requests can be met, and preference will be given to media outlets from the states of the competing teams.
Any requests for this week’s preliminary finals need to be lodged by this Wednesday 5pm. 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.
6 BROWNLOW MEDAL – INVITED PLAYERS
The following players have been invited to the 2018 Brownlow Medal Presentation:
Adelaide Crows – Bryce Gibbs, Josh Jenkins, Rory Laird, Paul Seedsman, Taylor Walker; Brisbane Lions – Harris Andrews, Dayne Beams, Darcy Gardiner, Stefan Martin, Dayne Zorko; Carlton – Patrick Cripps, Ed Curnow, Matthew Kreuzer, Marc Murphy, Kade Simpson; Collingwood – Taylor Adams, Jordan de Goey, Brodie Grundy, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom; Essendon – Brendon Goddard, Dyson Heppell, Zach Merrett, Adam Saad, Devon Smith; Fremantle – Nat Fyfe, David Mundy, Lachie Neale, Luke Ryan, Nathan Wilson; Geelong Cats – Gary Ablett, Patrick Dangerfield, Mark Blicavs, Mitch Duncan, Tim Kelly, Joel Selwood, Tom Stewart; Gold Coast Suns – Jarrod Harbrow, Steven May, Touk Miller, David Swallow, Lachlan Weller; GWS Giants – Stephen Coniglio, Phil Davis, Josh Kelly, Callan Ward, Lachie Whitfield; Hawthorn – Luke Breust, Jack Gunston, Tom Mitchell, Jarryd Roughead, Isaac Smith; Melbourne – Max Gawn, Nathan Jones, Jake Melksham, Clayton Oliver, Jack Viney; North Melbourne – Ben Brown, Ben Cunnington, Shaun Higgins, Robbie Tarrant, Jack Ziebell; Port Adelaide – Travis Boak, Robbie Gray, Tom Jonas, Justin Westhoff, Ollie Wines; Richmond – Trent Cotchin, Shane Edwards, Kane Lambert, Dustin Martin, Alex Rance, Jack Riewoldt; St Kilda – Jarryn Geary, Tim Membrey, Seb Ross, Jack Steele, Jack Steven; Sydney Swans – Luke Franklin, Isaac Heeney, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker; West Coast – Jack Darling, Shannon Hurn, Lewis Jetta, Jack Redden, Elliot Yeo; Western Bulldogs – Marcus Bontempelli, Jason Johannisen, Jack Macrae, Toby McLean, Easton Wood.
7 KEY DATES, NAB AFL TRADE PERIOD / DRAFT PROCESS
Please find below the key dates for the 2018 season post-season period around club list requirements, NAB AFL Trade Period and the NAB AFL Draft Process:
Tuesday 2 October – Friday 5 October – AFL Draft Combine.
Friday 5 October - AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences.
Friday 5 October – Victoria / NEAFL / Tasmania State Draft Combine.
Monday 8 October 10am - NAB AFL Trade Period Commences.
Friday 12 October 5pm - Close of AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period.
Saturday 13 October - South Australian Draft Combine.
Sunday 14 October - West Australian Draft Combine.
Monday 15 October 2pm - AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends.
Wednesday 17 October 8.30pm – NAB AFL Trade Period Closes (for exchange of players).
Friday 19 October 5pm - Application to Relist a Player Close
Wednesday 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).
Thursday 1 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences
Thursday 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
Friday 9 November 2pm - List Lodgement (2); TPP Pre-Season Estimates (2)
Saturday 10 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences
Friday 16 November 2pm – NAB AFL Trade Period Closes (for exchange of selections only).
Friday 16 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 16 November 5pm - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Closes
Thursday 22 November 7pm – 9.30pm - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Round One), Marvel Stadium.
Friday 23 November 10am – 1.30pm - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Round Two onwards to conclusion).
Friday 23 November 1.30pm – 2.30pm - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3)
Friday 23 November 2.30pm - AFL Club List Lodgement (3).
Friday 23 November 5pm - NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting and NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting.
Tuesday 27 November 2pm - Final AFL Club List Lodgement; Final TPP Pre-Season Estimates
8 BROWNLOW MEDAL – INELIGIBLE PLAYERS
As a reminder to all media, the following players listed below are ineligible for the 2018 Brownlow Medal, after having been suspended for one or more matches this season: Kyle Cheney, Richard Douglas, Taylor Walker (Adelaide Crows); Tom Cutler, Nick Robertson, Mitch Robinson (Brisbane Lions); Ed Curnow, Jed Lamb, Dale Thomas (Carlton); Mason Cox (Collingwood); Matthew Leuenberger, Conor McKenna (Essendon); Nat Fyfe, Ryan Nyhuis, Michael Walters (Fremantle); Tom Hawkins (Geelong Cats); Jack Bowes, Sam Day, Steven May (Gold Coast Suns); Jeremy Cameron (GWS Giants); Daniel Howe, James Sicily (Hawthorn); Scott Thompson (North Melbourne); Lindsay Thomas (Port Adelaide); Josh Caddy, Nick Graham, Nick Vlastuin (Richmond); Nathan Brown, Jake Carlisle (St Kilda); Zak Jones (Sydney Swans); Andrew Gaff, Nic Naitanui (West Coast); Zaine Cordy, Lachlan Hunter (Western Bulldogs).
9 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:
Andrew Gaff, West Coast. Four matches to serve. Eight matches from round 20.
Nathan Brown, St Kilda. One match to serve in 2019 season. Three matches from round 21.
Scott Thompson, North Melbourne. One match to serve in 2019 season. One match from round 23.
Completed:
Nil.
10 AFLW KEY DATES
Please find attached the key dates in the AFLW player selection process:
Rookie signing period - Monday May 14 – Friday September 28
Draft Nominations Open - Monday September 3 – Friday September 14
NAB AFLW Draft Combine - Tuesday October 2 – Wednesday October 3
NAB AFLW Draft - Tuesday October 23
11 AFL PHOTOGRAPHER ONFIELD VESTS
All photographers working at the 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final will require a match day vest, which will be signed in/out in the Press box on the day, as per the 2017 Grand Final.
A numbered grey vest provides access to shoot the game between the fence and boundary line. It does NOT allow arena access at any point, including the post-match presentations.
2018 on-field finals vests for the post-match presentations have been distributed to the major organisations and are blue with 2018 on back (accredited organisations), dark blue (AFL photos).
12 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.
13 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.
