Round 16
Thursday July 5
Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats at the SCG, 7.20pm
Friday July 6
Richmond v Adelaide Crows at the MCG, 7.50pm
Saturday July 7
Brisbane Lions v Carlton the Gabba, 1.45pm
Port Adelaide v St Kilda at Adelaide Oval, 4.05pm; Curtain Raiser – Aboriginal AFL Academy, 2.10pm
Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium, 7.25pm; Curtain Raiser (VFL) – Footscray v Box Hill Hawks, 3.20pm
Melbourne v Fremantle at TIO Stadium, 7.10pm; Curtain Raiser (VFLW) – NT Thunder v Geelong, 4pm
Sunday July 8
North Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm
Essendon v Collingwood at the MCG, 3.20pm
West Coast v GWS Giants at Optus Stadium, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser – Naitanui Academy, 12.40pm
2018 NAB AFL Under18s Championships Fixture
Wednesday July 4
Allies v WA at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
Vic Metro v SA at Etihad Stadium, 4.40pm
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
550 combined games as player / coach – John Worsfold. John is due to be part of his 550th official game this week, making him the 14th person in VFL/AFL history to reach this mark. The most games as a coach and player are: Kevin Sheedy (919 games comprising 251 games as a player and 668 games as a coach), Michael Malthouse (892 games comprising 174 games as a player and 718 games as a coach), Jock McHale (878 games comprising 261 games as a player / player-coach and a further 617 games as a coach only), Leigh Matthews (793 games comprising 332 games a player and 461 games as a coach), David Parkin (729 games comprising 211 games as a player and 518 games as a coach), Ron Barassi (719 games comprising 254 games as a player / player-coach and a further 465 games as a coach only), Norm Smith (659 games comprising 227 games as a player and 432 games as a coach), Allan Jeans (652 games comprising 77 games as a player and 575 games as a coach), Rodney Eade (636 games comprising 259 games as a player and 377 games as a coach), Paul Roos (624 games comprising 356 games as a player and 268 games as a coach), Robert Walls (606 games comprising 259 games as a player and 347 games as a coach) and Tom Hafey (589 games comprising 67 games as a player and 522 games as a coach), John Kennedy (575 games comprising 164 games as a player and 411 games as a coach), John Worsfold (549 games comprising 209 games as a player and 340 games as a coach), Percy Bentley (546 games comprising 263 games a player / player-coach and 283 games as coach only).
Most Club Games – Nathan Jones, Melbourne. Nathan is due to play his 254th game this week, taking him level with Brad Green in sixth 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), Steven Febey (258 games, 1988-2001), Brad Green (254 games, 2000-12), Nathan Jones (253 games, 2006 – current), Brian Dixon (252 games, 1954-68), James McDonald (251 games, 1997-2010), Jeff White (236 games, 1998-2008).
200 games – Steele Sidebottom, Collingwood
200 games – Stephen Hill, Fremantle
150 games – Steven Motlop, Port Adelaide
100 games – Lewis Taylor, Brisbane Lions
100 games – Rory Thompson, Gold Coast Suns
50 games – Clayton Oliver, Melbourne
50 games – Darcy Lang, Carlton
50 club games – Paddy Ryder, Port Adelaide
50 club games – Callum Sinclair, Sydney Swans
50 club games – Levi Greenwood, Collingwood
50 consecutive games – Neville Jetta, Melbourne. Neville has played 49 consecutive games since round 10, 2016.
900 career goals – Lance Franklin, Sydney Swans. Lance has kicked 895 goals in his career and needs five goals to reach 900.
550 career goals – Josh Kennedy, West Coast. Josh has kicked 548 goals in his career and needs two goals to reach 550.
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.
There were no players 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 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:
Jeremy Cameron, GWS Giants. Four matches to serve. Five matches from round 14.
Completed:
Dale Thomas, Carlton. One match from round 14.
6 2018 NAB AFLW Under18s Championships Fixture
July 9 - Queensland v Vic Country at Metricon Stadium, 11am
July 9 - Vic Metro v Western Australia at Metricon Stadium, 1pm
July 9 - Eastern Allies v Central Allies at Metricon Stadium, 3pm
July 11 - Queensland v Vic Metro at Broadbeach AFC, 11am
July 11 - Vic Country v Central Allies at Broadbeach AFC, 1pm
July 11 - Western Australia v Eastern Allies at Broadbeach AFC, 3pm
July 13 - Vic Metro v Central Allies at Bond University, 10am
July 13 - Queensland v Eastern Allies at Bond University, 12pm
July 13 - Vic Country v Western Australia at Bond University, 2pm
7 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.
8 LIST CHANGES
The AFL advises West Coast have reinstated Daniel Venables to the senior list from the long-term injury list and returned Tarir Bayok to the rookie list.
9 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.
10 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.
11 2018 NAB AFL Under18s Championships Fixture
June 3 - SA def WA
June 9 - Allies def Vic Country
June 10 – Vic Metro def WA
June 16 – Vic Metro def Allies
June 17 - SA def Vic Country
June 24 – Vic Metro def Vic Country
June 29 – SA def Allies
June 29 – WA def Vic Country
July 4 - Allies v WA at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
July 4 - Vic Metro v SA at Etihad Stadium, 4.40pm
12 2018 NAB AFL U16 National Championships Fixture
June 11 – Tas def Qld
June 11 - NSW/ACT def NT
June 23 - Vic Metro def Vic Country
June 24 - SA def WA
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, 10am (altered time)
July 10 - Qld v NSW/ACT at Metricon Stadium, 12.20pm (altered time)
July 10 - Boomerangs v World 18 at Metricon Stadium, 2.40pm (altered time)
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 13 - Boomerangs v World 18 at Yeronga, 3.30pm (altered date time)
July 14 - Tas v NSW/ACT at Yeronga, 10am
July 14 - NT v Qld at Yeronga, 12.15pm
13 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.
