1 PROGRAM OF MATCHES (all times are local)
Round Five (remaining games)
Tuesday April 24
Melbourne v Richmond at the MCG, 7.25pm
Wednesday April 25
Collingwood v Essendon at the MCG, 3.20pm
Round Six
Friday April 27
Western Bulldogs v Carlton at Etihad Stadium, 7.50pm
Saturday April 28
Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans at GMHBA Stadium, 1.45pm
North Melbourne v Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
GWS Giants v Brisbane Lions at Spotless Stadium, 4.35pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Giants v Brisbane Lions, 1.10pm
Adelaide Crows v Gold Coast Suns at Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm
Hawthorn v St Kilda at UTas Stadium, 7.25pm
Sunday April 29
Essendon v Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm
Collingwood v Richmond at the MCG, 3.20pm
Fremantle v West Coast at Optus Stadium, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser – Next Generation Academy match, 12.20pm
2018 NAB AFL Under 18 Academy Series Fixture
Saturday April 28
Brisbane Lions v Tasmania at Broadbeach, 10.30am
Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants at Broadbeach, 1pm
NT v Sydney Swans at Alice Springs, 5pm
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
AFL Life Membership – Ray Chamberlain. Ray qualifies for AFL Life Membership with this 300th official game umpired this week in Wednesday’s match at the MCG, comprising 268 premiership matches, 29 pre-season matches and two International Rules Tests.
200 games – Sam Gilbert, St Kilda
100 games – Levi Casboult, Carlton
100 games – Andy Otten, Adelaide Crows.
100 games – Stewart Crameri, Geelong Cats
100 games – Sam Mayes, Brisbane Lions
100 games – Nick Vlastuin, Richmond (round five match)
50 games – Orazio Fantasia, Essendon (round five match)
50 games – Darcy Moore, Collingwood (round five match)
50 club games coached – John Worsfold, Essendon (round five match)
50 games – Joel Hamling, Fremantle
50 games – Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Essendon (in round six, if he plays round five)
50 games – Jack Sinclair, St Kilda
50 games – Blake Acres, St Kilda
50 club games coached – Brendon Bolton, Carlton
50 club games / 50 consecutive games – Matthew Wright, Carlton
50 games – James Harmes, Melbourne (in round six, if he plays round five)
50 consecutive games – Nick Smith, Sydney Swans. Nick has played 49 consecutive games since round one, 2016.
50 consecutive games – Lachie Weller, Gold Coast Suns. Lachie has played 49 consecutive games for Fremantle and the Gold Coast Suns since round one, 2016.
50 consecutive games – Bryce Gibbs, Adelaide Crows. Bryce has played 49 consecutive games for Carlton and the Adelaide Crows since round one, 2016.
550 Career Goals – Jack Riewoldt, Richmond. Jack needs four goals to reach 550 career goals.
Club Record Goals – Josh Kennedy, West Coast. Josh (514 goals, 2008-current) needs one goal to become the outright leader ahead of Peter Sumich (514 goals, 1989-97) for most goals for the club in its history.
300 club goals – Lance Franklin, Sydney Swans. Lance has kicked 298 goals for the club since joining the Sydney Swans in 2014. He can become the 11th player in South Melbourne / Sydney history to reach this mark.
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.
The following players were reported from the weekend’s games:
Lindsay Thomas, Port Adelaide, reported by umpire Hayden Glavine for engaging in rough conduct against Scott Selwood, Geelong Cats, during the second quarter of the Round Five match between Port Adelaide and the Geelong Cats, played at Adelaide Oval on Saturday April 21, 2018.
Cameron Zurhaar, North Melbourne, reported by umpire Matt Stevic for engaging in rough conduct against David Mirra, Hawthorn, during the second quarter of the Round Five match between North Melbourne and Hawthorn, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday April 22, 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:
Conor McKenna, Essendon. Two matches to serve, going into Wednesday’s round five match. Three Matches from Round Three.
Jack Graham, Richmond. One match to serve, going into Tuesday’s round five match. One Match from Round Four.
Completed:
Lachlan Hunter, Western Bulldogs. One match from Round Four.
6 AFL ANZAC ROUND TEAM SELECTIONS REQUIRMENTS – Melbourne v Richmond and Collingwood v Essendon
The AFL advises that team selection details for the two round five matches – Melbourne/Richmond, April 24 and Collingwood/Essendon, April 25 – will be publicly released as finalised teams at 6.20pm tonight, Monday April 23. There were no preliminary squads released on Thursday April 19 when all other teams for the round were named, due to the time lag until these matches are played at the end of the round.
7 AFL ANZAC DAY MATCH – Press Box Seating Requests
The AFL advises that any media seeking a press box working position for the Collingwood/Essendon, April 25 match at the MCG just need to reply via email with their seating requests by 5pm today, Monday April 23.
8 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.
9 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.
10 2018 NAB AFL Under18s Championships Fixture
June 3 - SA v WA at Alberton Oval, 11am
June 9 - Allies v Vic Country at Spotless Stadium, 1.10pm
June 10 - WA v Vic Metro at Optus Stadium, 11.30am
June 16 - Allies v Vic Metro at Southport, 11am
June 17 - SA v Vic Country at Thebarton, 11am
June 24 - Vic Country v Vic Metro at the MCG, 12.10pm
June 29 - Allies v South Australia at GMHBA Stadium, 2.10pm
June 29 - Vic Country v WA at GMHBA Stadium, 4.40pm
July 4 - Allies v WA at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
July 4 - Vic Metro v SA at Etihad Stadium, 4.40pm
11 2018 NAB AFL Under 18 Academy Series Fixture
Tasmania def Gold Coast Suns on April 14.
GWS Giants def NT on April 14.
Sydney Swans def Brisbane Lions on April 14
Sydney Swans def GWS Giants on April 21
Brisbane Lions def Gold Coast Suns on April 22
Tasmania def NT on April 22
April 28 - Brisbane Lions v Tasmania at Broadbeach, 10.30am
April 28 - Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants at Broadbeach, 1pm
April 28 - NT v Sydney Swans at Alice Springs, 5pm
May 5 - Tasmania v Sydney Swans at Glenorchy, 10.30am
May 6 - Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants at Burpengary, 10.30am
May 6 - NT v Gold Coast Suns at Burpengary, 1pm
May 12 - Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns at Blacktown, 10am
May 12 - Tasmania v GWS Giants at Kingston, 10.30am
May 12 - NT v Brisbane Lions at TIO Stadium, 6pm
12 2018 NAB AFL U16 National Championships Fixture
June 11 - Qld v Tasmania at Blacktown, 10am
June 11 - NSW/ACT v NT at Blacktown, 2.30pm
June 23 - Vic Metro v Vic Country at Ikon Park, time tbc
June 24 - SA v WA at Alberton Oval, 12pm
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, 12pm
July 10 - Qld v NSW/ACT at Metricon Stadium, 2.30pm
July 10 - Boomerangs v World 18 at Metricon Stadium, 4.45pm
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 14 - Tas v NSW/ACT at Yeronga, 10am
July 14 - NT v Qld at Yeronga, 12.15pm
July 14 - Boomerangs v World 18 at Yeronga, 2.20pm
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.
