Round 19
Friday July 27
Essendon v Sydney Swans at Etihad Stadium, 7.50pm
Saturday July 28
Richmond v Collingwood at the MCG, 1.45pm
Geelong Cats v Brisbane Lions at GMHBA Stadium, 2.10pm
GWS Giants v St Kilda at Spotless Stadium, 4.35pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Sydney Uni v Giants, 1.10pm
Adelaide Crows v Melbourne at Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm; Curtain Raiser – SA Country v WA Country, 4.18pm
Gold Coast Suns v Carlton at Metricon Stadium, 7.25pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions, 4pm
Sunday July 29
North Melbourne v West Coast at Blundstone Arena, 1.10pm
Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide at Mars Stadium, 3.20pm
Fremantle v Hawthorn at Optus Stadium, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser – Dockers Cup, U16 Females
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
400 official games player / coach – Chris Scott. Chris is due to reach his 400th official game this week as a player and coach, having played 215 games for the Brisbane Lions (1994-2007) and coached the Geelong Cats for 184 games since 2011.
300 games – Jordan Lewis, Melbourne
200 games coached – Damien Hardwick, Richmond. Damien is set to become the third person to coach Richmond in 200 games in VFL/AFL history, joining Tom Hafey (248 games, 1966-76) and Jack Dyer (222 games, 1941-52).
200 games – Shaun Higgins, North Melbourne
150 club games – Jarrod Harbrow, Gold Coast Suns. Jarrod is set to become the first Suns’ player to reach this mark since the club entered the AFL competition in 2011.
150 club games – Callan Ward, GWS Giants. Callan is set to become the first Giants’ player to reach this mark since the club entered the AFL competition in 2012.
100 games – Marcus Bontempelli, Western Bulldogs
100 games – Brodie Grundy, Collingwood
100 games – Dom Tyson, Melbourne
50 games – Jayden Short, Richmond
50 games – Mitch Brown, Essendon
50 games – Nathan Vardy, West Coast
50 club games – Sam Reid, GWS Giants
Most Games Coached – John Worsfold. John is due to coach his 344th senior game this week, drawing him level with Denis Pagan in 17th spot in VFL/AFL history. The leading 20 coaches in history are Michael Malthouse (718 games with Footscray, West Coast, Collingwood and Carlton), Jock McHale (714 games with Collingwood), Kevin Sheedy (679 games with Essendon and the GWS Giants), Allan Jeans (576 games with St Kilda, Hawthorn and Richmond), Tom Hafey (522 games with Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong and the Sydney Swans), David Parkin (518 games with Hawthorn, Carlton and Fitzroy), Ron Barassi (515 games with Melbourne, Carlton, North Melbourne and the Sydney Swans), Leigh Matthews (461 games with Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions), Norm Smith (449 games with Fitzroy, Melbourne and South Melbourne), Dick Reynolds (415 games with Essendon), Percy Bentley (414 games with Richmond and Carlton), John Kennedy (412 games with Hawthorn and North Melbourne), Checker Hughes (378 games with Richmond and Melbourne), Rodney Eade (377 games with the Sydney Swans, the Western Bulldogs and the Gold Coast Suns), Dan Minogue (367 games with Richmond, Hawthorn, Carlton, St Kilda and Fitzroy), Robert Walls (347 games with Fitzroy, Carlton, the Brisbane Lions and Richmond), Denis Pagan (344 games with North Melbourne and Carlton), John Worsfold (343 games with West Coast and Essendon), Alastair Clarkson (322 games with Hawthorn), John Northey (315 games with the Sydney Swans, Melbourne, Richmond and the Brisbane Lions).
Most club games –Travis Boak, Port Adelaide. Travis is due to play his 239th game this week, since his debut in 2007. This will take him level with Chad Cornes to fifth spot in club history. The most games for the club are Kane Cornes (300 games, 2001-15), Warren Tredrea (255 games, 1997-2010), Justin Westhoff (243 games, 2007-current), Peter Burgoyne (240 games, 1997-2009), Chad Cornes (239 games, 1999-2011), Travis Boak (238 games, 2007-current), Brendon Lade (234 games, 1997-2009), Dom Cassisi (228 games, 2002-14), Robbie Gray (194 games, 2007 – current), Michael Wilson (192 games, 1997-2008).
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.
The following players were reported from the weekend’s matches.
Jake Barrett, Brisbane Lions, reported by umpire Andrew Mitchell for making contact from front-on against Rory Laird, Adelaide Crows, during the fourth quarter of the Round 18 match between the Brisbane Lions and the Adelaide Crows, played at the Gabba on Saturday July 21, 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:
Jeremy Cameron, GWS Giants. One match to serve. Five matches from round 14.
Ryan Nyhuis, Fremantle. Two matches to serve. Three matches from round 17.
Completed:
Taylor Walker, Adelaide Crows. One match from round 17.
Jed Lamb, Carlton. One match from round 17.
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 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.
8 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.
9 CLUB INJURY LIST ALTERATIONS
The Gold Coast Suns have placed Aaron Hall on the long-term injury list and upgraded Jacob Dawson from the rookie list as his replacement.
Hawthorn has upgraded Conor Nash from the rookie list as the replacement for Grant Birchall, who was already on the long-term injury list.
