Round 20
Friday August 3
Richmond v Geelong Cats at the MCG, 7.50pm
Saturday August 4
Hawthorn v Essendon at the MCG, 1.45pm
Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne at the Gabba, 2.10pm
Adelaide Crows v Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, 4.05pm
St Kilda v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium, 7.25pm
Sydney Swans v Collingwood at the SCG, 7.25pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions, 3.45pm
Sunday August 5
Carlton v GWS Giants at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm
Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns at the MCG, 3.20pm
West Coast v Fremantle at Optus Stadium, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser – Naitanui Academy v Fremantle Academy, 12.40pm
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
Most Games Played – Shaun Burgoyne, Hawthorn. With his next match, Shaun will play his 353rd game and draw level with Matthew Pavlich in 14th spot on the all time VFL/AFL list. The most games by all players are Brent Harvey (432 games for North Melbourne), Michael Tuck (426 games for Hawthorn), Kevin Bartlett (403 games for Richmond), Dustin Fletcher (400 games for Essendon), Robert Harvey (383 games for St Kilda), Simon Madden (378 games for Essendon), Craig Bradley (375 games for Carlton), Adam Goodes (372 games for the Sydney Swans), Bernie Quinlan (366 games for Footscray and Fitzroy), Brad Johnson (364 games for the Western Bulldogs), John Blakey (359 games for Fitzroy and North Melbourne), Bruce Doull (356 games for Carlton), Paul Roos (356 games for Fitzroy and the Sydney Swans), Matthew Pavlich (353 games for Fremantle), Shaun Burgoyne (352 games for Port Adelaide and Hawthorn), Doug Hawkins (350 games for Footscray and Fitzroy).
Most Club Games – Nathan Jones, Melbourne. Nathan is due to play his 257th game this week, taking him level with Steven Febey in fifth 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), Nathan Jones (257 games, 2006 – current), Brad Green (254 games, 2000-12), Brian Dixon (252 games, 1954-68), James McDonald (251 games, 1997-2010), Jeff White (236 games, 1998-2008).
250 games – Bryce Gibbs, Adelaide Crows
150 games – Brad Sheppard, West Coast
150 games – Brandon Ellis, Richmond
100 games – Harry Cunningham, Sydney Swans
100 games – Marley Williams, North Melbourne
100 games – Zach Merrett, Essendon
100 games – Nick Haynes, GWS Giants
100 club games – Bernie Vince, Melbourne. Bernie is set to become the 45th player in VFL/AFL history to play 100 games at two clubs, having previously played 129 games for the Adelaide Crows. The full list is: Bernie Quinlan 366 games (177 Western Bulldogs, 189 Fitzroy), John Blakey 359 games (135 Fitzroy, 224 North Melbourne), Shaun Burgoyne 352 games (157 Port Adelaide, 195 Hawthorn), David Cloke 333 games (219 Richmond, 114 Collingwood), Brendon Goddard 330 games (205 St Kilda, 125 Essendon), Gary Dempsey 329 games (207 Western Bulldogs, 122 North Melbourne), Barry Round 328 games (135 Western Bulldogs, 193 Sydney Swans), Paul Salmon 324 games (224 Essendon, 100 Hawthorn), Gary Ablett 316 games (206 Geelong Cats, 110 Gold Coast Suns), Roger Merrett 313 games (149 Essendon, 164 Brisbane), Alastair Lynch 306 games (120 Fitzroy, 186 Brisbane), Paul Williams 306 games (189 Collingwood, 117 Sydney Swans), Russell Greene 304 games (120 St Kilda, 184 Hawthorn), Gavin Wanganeen 300 games (127 Essendon, 173 Port Adelaide), Eddie Betts 291 games (184 Carlton, 107 Adelaide Crows), Peter Bell 286 games (123 North Melbourne, 163 Fremantle), Lance Franklin 286 games (182 Hawthorn, 104 Sydney Swans), Heath Shaw 280 games (173 Collingwood, 107 GWS Giants), Chris Judd 279 games (134 West Coast, 145 Carlton), Darryl Wakelin 261 games (115 St Kilda, 146 Port Adelaide), Fraser Gehrig 260 games (115 West Coast, 145 St Kilda), Danyle Pearce 258 games (154 Port Adelaide, 104 Fremantle), Matthew Clarke 258 games (130 Brisbane, 118 Adelaide Crows, 10 St Kilda), Sav Rocca 257 games (156 Collingwood, 101 North Melbourne), Daniel Chick 252 games (149 Hawthorn 103 West Coast), Greg Williams 250 games (34 Geelong Cats, 107 Sydney Swans, 109 Carlton), Jeff Farmer 249 games (118 Melbourne, 131 Fremantle), Robert Scott 245 games (132 Geelong Cats, 113 North Melbourne), Paul Hudson 245 games (134 Hawthorn, 107 Western Bulldogs, four Richmond), Brad Ottens 245 games (129 Richmond, 116 Geelong Cats), Stephen Paxman 240 games (102 Fitzroy, 138 Port Adelaide), David Hale 237 games (129 North Melbourne, 108 Hawthorn), Dean Rice 234 games (116 St Kilda, 118 Carlton), Anthony Daniher 233 games (115 Sydney Swans, 118 Essendon), Michael Rischitelli 232 games (111 games Brisbane Lions, 121 games Gold Coast Suns), Nick Stevens 231 games (127 Port Adelaide, 104 Carlton), Darren Jarman 230 games (109 Hawthorn, 121 Adelaide Crows), Bernie Vince 228 games (129 Adelaide Crows, 99 Melbourne), Ian Hampshire 224 games (113 Geelong Cats, 111 Western Bulldogs), Tony McGuinness 222 games (109 Western Bulldogs, 113 Adelaide Crows), Kane Johnson 220 games (104 Adelaide Crows, 116 Richmond), Tim Pekin 219 games (107 Fitzroy, 112 St Kilda), Earl Spalding 211 games (109 Melbourne, 102 Carlton), Leigh Colbert 209 games (105 Geelong, 104 North Melbourne) and Tyson Stenglein 208 games (106 Adelaide Crows, 102 West Coast).
50 games – Daniel Rioli, Richmond
50 games – Fletcher Roberts, Western Bulldogs
Most Club Games Coached – Brad Scott, North Melbourne. Brad is due to coach his 198th game this week, drawing level with Ron Barassi. The most games coached for the club are Denis Pagan (240 games, 1993-2002), Wally Carter (219 games, 1940-62), Ron Barassi (198 games, 1973-80), Brad Scott (197 games, 2010 – current), Dean Laidley (149 games, 2003-09).
Most Games, Pair of Brothers – Shaw family. The Shaw brothers, Rhyce and Heath, are due to reach 518 combined career games this week, drawing them level with the Richardson brothers in seventh spot for most games by a pair of brothers in VFL/AFL history. The leading families are Madden (710 games comprising 378 for Simon and 332 for Justin), Burgoyne (592 games comprising 240 for Peter and 352 for Shaun), Nankervis (578 games comprising 325 for Ian and 253 for Bruce), Cornes (555 games comprising 255 for Chad and 300 for Kane), McVeigh (546 games comprising 232 for Mark and 314 for Jarrad), Coventry (533 games comprising 227 for Syd and 306 for Gordon), Richardson (518 games comprising 277 for Wayne and 241 for Max), Shaw (517 games comprising 237 games for Rhyce and 280 games for Heath), Wakelin (513 games comprising 252 for Darryl and 261 for Shane), Rocca (499 games comprising 257 for Saverio and 242 for Anthony).
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.
Steven May, Gold Coast Suns, reported by umpire Nathan Williamson for enaging in rough conduct against Ed Curnow, Carlton, during the fourth quarter of the Round 19 match between the Gold Coast Suns and Carlton, played at Metricon Stadium on Saturday July 28, 2017.
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:
Ryan Nyhuis, Fremantle. One match to serve. Three matches from round 17.
Tom Cutler, Brisbane Lions. One match to serve. Two matches from round 18.
Daniel Howe, Hawthorn. Four matches to serve. Five matches from round 18.
Completed:
Jeremy Cameron, GWS Giants. Five matches from round 14.
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
Collingwood has placed Lynden Dunn on the long-term injury list and upgraded Jack Madgen from the rookie list as his replacement.
