Here follows the AFL news list for this week.

1 PROGRAM OF MATCHES (all times are local) 

Round 10

Friday May 23

Geelong Cats v North Melbourne at Simonds Stadium, 7.50pm

Saturday May 24

GWS Giants v Richmond at Spotless Stadium, 1.40pm

Collingwood v West Coast at the MCG. 4.40pm

Port Adelaide v Hawthorn at the Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm; Curtain Raiser – Aboriginal Power Cup, 5.05 pm

Sunday May 25

Gold Coast Suns v Western Bulldogs at Metricon Stadium, 3.20pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Gold Coast Suns v UWS Giants, 11.50am

Carlton v Adelaide Crows at Etihad Stadium, 4.40pm

Foxtel Cup

Tuesday May 20

Williamstown v Aspley at MCG, 8.35pm

State League Representative Match

Saturday May 24

NEAFL v WAFL at Blacktown, 12pm

NAB AFL Under 18s Championships

Saturday May 24

SA v WA at AAMI Stadium, 12pm

2 IMPENDING MILESTONES 

Most Games, Family of Brothers – Selwood Brothers. The Selwood brothers (Adam, Troy, Joel and Scott) are due to reach a combined tally of 550 games this week, making them the fifth spot in VFL/AFL history to reach this mark. 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), Nankervis (578 games comprising 325 games for Ian and 253 for Bruce), Selwood (548 games comprising 187 games for Adam, 75 games for Troy, 168 games for Joel and 118 games for Scott), Coventry (533 games comprising 227 games for Syd and 306 for Gordon), Cornes (531 games comprising 255 games for Chad and 276 games for Kane), 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), Wakelin (513 games comprising 252 games for Shane and 261 for Darryl).

Most Career Games – Adam Goodes, Sydney Swans. For Sydney’s next game, Adam is due to play his 336th game, drawing him level with John Rantall in 16th position for most games in VFL/AFL history. The top 20 players in the game’s history are: Michael Tuck (Hawthorn, 426 games), Kevin Bartlett (Richmond, 403 games), Dustin Fletcher (Essendon, 386 games), Robert Harvey (St Kilda, 383 games), Simon Madden (Essendon, 378 games), Craig Bradley (Carlton, 375 games), Brent Harvey (North Melbourne, 370 games), Bernie Quinlan (Footscray/Fitzroy, 366 games), Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs, 364 games), John Blakey (Fitzroy/North Melbourne, 359 games), Bruce Doull (Carlton, 356 games), Paul Roos (Fitzroy/Sydney Swans, 356 games), Doug Hawkins (Footscray/Fitzroy, 350 games), Chris Grant (Western Bulldogs, 341 games), Andrew McLeod (Adelaide Crows, 340 games), John Rantall (South Melbourne/North Melbourne/Fitzroy, 336 games), Adam Goodes (Sydney Swans, 335 games), David Cloke (Richmond/Collingwood, 333 games), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy, 333 games), Justin Madden (Essendon/Carlton, 332 games), Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn, 332 games).

Most Club Games – Corey Enright, Geelong Cats. Corey is due to play his 274th game this week, drawing level with Garry Hocking in seventh spot in the club’s history. The most games for the Geelong Cats are Ian Nankervis (325 games), John Newman (300 games), Darren Milburn (292 games), Peter Riccardi (288 games), Matthew Scarlett (284 games), Joel Corey (276 games), Garry Hocking (274 games), Corey Enright (273 games), Paul Couch (259 games) and Jimmy Bartel (257 games).

Most Games, Indigenous Player – Shaun Burgoyne, Hawthorn. Shaun Burgoyne is due to play his 253rd game this week, drawing him level with Peter Matera in seventh spot for most games by an Indigenous player in VFL/AFL history. The most games by indigenous players are Andrew McLeod (340 games for the Adelaide Crows), Adam Goodes (335 games for the Sydney Swans), Michael O’Loughlin (303 games for the Sydney Swans), Gavin Wanganeen (300 games for Essendon and Port Adelaide), Darryl White (268 games for Brisbane), Chris Johnson (264 games for Fitzroy and Brisbane), Peter Matera (253 games for West Coast), Shaun Burgoyne (252 games for Port Adelaide and Hawthorn), Nicky Winmar (251 games for St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs), Jeff Farmer (249 games for Melbourne and Fremantle).

200 games – Brent Reilly, Adelaide Crows

200 games – Brett Deledio, Richmond

100 games – Bachar Houli, Richmond

100 games – Dayne Beams, Collingwood

50 games – Luke Russell, Gold Coast Suns

50 club games – Callan Ward, GWS Giants. Callan is due to become the second player to reach 50 games for the club since it entered the AFL competition for the 2012 season.

600 goals – Lance Franklin, Sydney Swans. Lance needs one goal to become the 29th player in VFL/AFL history to kick 600 career goals, after Matthew Pavlich reached the mark earlier this season.

3 TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW PROCESS

The expected process for the 2014 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.

There were no players were reported from the weekend’s 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 AFL BYE ROUNDS

The first bye period of the 2014 Toyota AFL Premiership Season will be conducted through this current three weeks. The club byes have been placed at the approximate one third and two third marks of the season to best manage an even split through the course of the year. It should be noted by all media that two byes was a primary request of the AFLPA and players, due to season workload.

The AFL does not support a complete week off for the competition through the season and the model of 6/6/6 games over the next three rounds enables a team from each state to be playing each week, as well being the preferred option for meeting the requirements of eight free-to-air slots for Channel 7 and 10 subscription slots for Fox Sports from these 18 games. The second bye across round 18 was decided to be enacted over two weeks to maintain best momentum towards the finals and was determined to be a 5/4 split as the best option, against playing the matches as 1/8, 2/7 or 3/6 over two weekends.

6 AFL INJURY LIST

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

Adelaide Crows – Upgraded Charlie Cameron from the rookie list as the replacement for Nathan Van Berlo, who was already on the long-term injury list.

Gold Coast Suns – Re-instated Zac Smith to the primary list from the long-term injury list and returned Andrew Boston to the rookie list.

St Kilda – Re-instated Lewis Pierce to the primary list from the long-term injury list and returned Eli Templeton to the rookie list.

Western Bulldogs – Placed Tory Dickson on the long-term injury list with no replacement named at this time.

7 CURRENTLY SUSPENDED PLAYERS

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

Completed:

Matthew Stokes, Geelong Cats. One match. One match served from round seven.

Matt Maguire, Brisbane Liones. One match. One match served from round eight.

Paul Chapman, Essendon. One match. One match served from round eight.

Currently Suspended:

Liam Jones, Western Bulldogs. Two matches. Two matches to serve from round eight.

Jarryd Roughead, Hawthorn. One match. One match to serve from round eight.

Mark Le Cras, West Coast. One match. One match to serve from round eight.

8 UPGRADE OF NOMINATED ROOKIES TO SENIOR LIST

The AFL wishes to advise the following list changes have been made in the pre-season period under the AFL player rules regarding Nominated Rookie Players. Under the Nominated Rookie Rule, a club is eligible to nominate a rookie player who can play during the premiership season and finals series if a club has 38 players on its list (not including veteran players) and it satisfies the Total Player Payments requirements.

Carlton – Jaryd Cachia

Carlton – Heath Scotland

Collingwood – Ben Hudson

Richmond – Matt Thomas

Richmond – Orren Stephenson

9 2014 NAB AFL UNDER 18S CHAMPIONSHIPS FIXTURE

Please find below the fixture for the 2014 NAB AFL Under 18s Championships:

Previous Results:

Vic Country def Vic Metro on May 18

Saturday May 24

SA v WA at AAMI Stadium, 12pm

Saturday May 31

WA v Vic Metro at Medibank Stadium, 11am

Sunday June 1

SA v Vic Country at AAMI Stadium, 11.30am

Saturday June 7

WA v SA at Medibank Stadium, 11am

Sunday June 8

Vic Metro v Vic Country at Visy Park, 11am

Saturday June 14

SA v Vic Metro at AAMI Stadium, 11am

Sunday June 15

WA v Vic Country at Fremantle Oval, 11am

Saturday June 21

Tas v Qld at Blacktown International Sports Park, 10.30am

NSW/ACT v NT at Blacktown International Sports Park, 12.50pm

Friday June 27

Vic Metro v WA at Simonds Stadium, 12.35pm

Vic Country v SA at Simonds Stadium, 2.35pm

Saturday June 28

NT v Qld at Visy Park, 12pm

NSW/ACT v Tas at Visy Park, 2.15pm

Wednesday July 2

Qld v NSW/ACT at Etihad Stadium, 3.35pm

Vic Country v WA at Etihad Stadium, 5.35pm

Thursday July 3

NT v Tas at Simonds Stadium, 11am

Vic Metro v SA at Simonds Stadium, 1.15pm

10 2014 NAB AFL UNDER 16S CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURE

Please find below the fixture for the 2014 NAB AFL Under 16s Championships:

Saturday July 5

SA v Vic Country at Metricon Stadium, 10.20am

Vic Metro v WA at Metricon Stadium, 1pm

Sunday July 6

South Pacific v World at Broadbeach, 9am

Tas v Qld at Broadbeach, 11am

NSW/ACT v NT at Broadbeach, 1.20pm

WA NW v Boomerangs at Broadbeach, 3.40pm

Tuesday July 8

WA v Vic Country at Metricon Stadium, 11am

SA v Vic Metro at Metricon Stadium, 1.10pm

Wednesday July 9

South Pacific v WA NW at Broadbeach, 9am

World v Boomerangs at Broadbeach, 11am

Qld v NSW/ACT at Southport, 1.30pm

NT v Tas at Southport, 3.30pm

Friday July 11

WA v WA at Southport, 9.45am

Vic Country v Vic Metro at Southport, 11.45am

Saturday July 12

WA NW v World at Metricon 2, 9.30am

Boomerangs v South Pacific at Metricon 2, 11.30am

Tas v NSW/ACT at Metricon Stadium, 11.30am

NT v Qld at Metricon Stadium, 1.30pm

11 2014 FOXTEL CUP FIXTURE

Please find below the fixture for the 2014 Foxtel Cup. All matches will be broadcast live on Fox Footy at 8.30pm EST.

Results So Far:

Western Storm defeated West Adelaide

West Perth defeated Box Hill Hawks

Tuesday May 20

Williamstown v Aspley at MCG, 8.35pm EST

Tuesday May 27

East Perth v Norwood at Patersons Stadium, 6.35pm local / 8.35pm EST

Semi-Finals

Tuesday June 24

West Perth v Western Storm at Patersons Stadium, 6.35pm local / 8.35 EST

Tuesday July 1

Semi-Final 2, Venue TBC, 8.35pm EST

Grand Final

Tuesday July 22

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2, Venue TBC, 8.35pm EST

12 GOLD COAST SUNS EXPANSION COMPENSATION PICKS

As a reminder to all media, the AFL wishes to advise the following Gold Coast Suns’ expansion compensation picks MUST be used at this year’s 2014 NAB AFL Draft. Expansion picks were able to be activated and used in any of the five drafts in the period 2010-2014 and the following three still-unused selections must therefore be used this year.

Gold Coast Suns, round one selection. Received from the Geelong Cats (compensation for the loss of Gary Ablett) in a trade in 2012.

GWS Giants, end round one selection. Received from the Brisbane Lions (compensation for the loss of Jared Brennan) via a trade to the GC Suns in 2010 and then a trade to the GWS Giants in 2012.

Gold Coast Suns, round three selection. Received from Collingwood (compensation for the loss of Josh Fraser) via a trade to West Coast in 2010 and then a trade to the GC Suns in 2013.

Clubs are able to trade these selections during the 2014 AFL Exchange Period.

13 2014 AFL KEY DATES

Please find below the key dates for the 2014 season around club list requirements, Gillette AFL Trade Period and the NAB AFL Draft Process. Please note there have been a number of date changes which are underlined, including the date of the 2014 NAB AFL Draft:

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

Friday 3 October - Gillette AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences.

Friday 3 October by 2pm - Gillette AFL Father-Son Bidding Nominations; Academy Bidding Nominations lodged with AFL.

Monday 6 October 10am - Father/Son & Academy Players Bidding Meeting; Gillette AFL Trade Period Commences.

Monday 13 October at 5pm - Close of Gillette AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period.

Thursday 16 October - Gillette AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends

Friday 17 October at 2pm - Gillette AFL Trade Period Closes.

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

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

Wednesday 12 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.

Thursday 13 November by 2pm - List Lodgement (2).

Friday 14 November - Gillette AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences.

Wednesday 19 November  - Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Non–Retained Rookie Players Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Players Not Registered or Played for Three years Rookie Nomination. Gillette AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Closes.

Thursday 27 November –(CONFIRMED DATE) - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Gold Coast Convention Centre).

Friday November 28 (new date)– Gillette AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (3) Commences.

Monday December 1 (new date)- Gillette AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) Concludes.  AFL Club List Lodgement (3) and TPP Estimates.

International Players Inclusion on Rookie List Form; Scholarship Players Rookie List Form Lodged; Father-Son and Academy Pre-Selected Rookie Nominations.

Wednesday December 3 (new date)- NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting (11am, Telstra Webex); Notification of Pre-Selected Rookies Nominated on Monday November 25 if not selected in the Pre-Season Draft (11.05am); NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting (11.10am, Telstra Webex).

Monday 5 December – Final Club List Lodgement.

Friday 12 December by 2pm - International Players Inclusion on Rookie List.

14 STATE LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES  

The following state league representative matches have been scheduled:

May 24 – NEAFL v WAFL at Blacktown, 12pm

May 31 – VFL v SANFL at North Port Oval, 1.10pm

June 21 – TSL v NEAFL at Blundstone Arena, 2pm

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.