Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Friday June 1
Sydney Swans v Carlton at the SCG, 7.50pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Sydney Uni v Sydney Swans, 4.10pm
Saturday June 2
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, 1.45pm
Hawthorn v Port Adelaide at UTas Stadium, 2.10pm
Gold Coast Suns v Geelong Cats at Metricon Stadium, 4.35pm
West Coast v St Kilda at Optus Stadium, 6.10pm; Curtain Raiser – Stephen Michael Cup, 4.10pm
Essendon v Richmond at the MCG, 7.25pm; Curtain Raiser – RIO Tinto Cup, 4pm
Sunday June 3
North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm
Collingwood v Fremantle at the MCG, 3.20pm
Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants at Adelaide Oval, 4.10pm; Curtain Raiser – McLeod Challenge, 4.10pm
2018 NAB AFL Under18s Championships Fixture
Sunday June 3
SA v WA at Alberton Oval, 11am
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
Most combined games as player / coach – John Worsfold. John is due to be part of his 546th official game this week, drawing level with Percy Bentley in 14th spot in VFL/AFL history. 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), Percy Bentley (546 games comprising 263 games a player / player-coach and 283 games as coach only) and John Worsfold (545 games comprising 209 games as a player and 336 games as a coach).
450 combined games as player / coach – Alastair Clarkson. Alastair is due to reach 450 official games in the AFL this week with his 316th game as coach for Hawthorn, after playing 134 games for North Melbourne and Melbourne.
400 combined games as player / coach – Damien is due to reach 400 official games in the AFL this week with his 193rd game as coach for Richmond, after playing 207 games for Essendon and Port Adelaide.
AFL Life Membership – Heath Shaw, GWS Giants. Heath is due to qualify for AFL Life Membership this week with his 300th official game since his debut in 2005, comprising 272 premiership matches for Collingwood and the GWS Giants, 26 pre-season matches and one State of Origin match for Victoria.
250 games – Nathan Jones, Melbourne
200 games – Dan Hannebery, Sydney Swans
150 games as captain – Joel Selwood, Geelong Cats
100 games coached – Alan Richardson (one game for Port Adelaide, 98 games for St Kilda).
100 games two clubs – Heath Shaw, GWS Giants. Heath is due to play his 100th game for the GWS Giants this week, having previously played 173 games for Collingwood. He is set to become the 43rd player in VFL/AFL history to play 100 games at two clubs. The full list is Bernie Quinlan 366 games (177 Western Bulldogs, 189 Fitzroy), John Blakey 359 games (135 Fitzroy, 224 North Melbourne), Shaun Burgoyne 348 games (157 Port Adelaide, 191 Hawthorn), David Cloke 333 games (219 Richmond, 114 Collingwood), 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), Brendon Goddard 322 games (205 St Kilda, 117 Essendon), Roger Merrett 313 games (149 Essendon, 164 Brisbane), Gary Ablett 308 games (198 Geelong Cats, 110 Gold Coast Suns), 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), Peter Bell 286 games (123 North Melbourne, 163 Fremantle), Eddie Betts 285 games (184 Carlton, 101 Adelaide Crows), Chris Judd 279 games (134 West Coast, 145 Carlton), Heath Shaw 272 games (173 Collingwood, 99 GWS Giants), 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), Nick Stevens 231 games (127 Port Adelaide, 104 Carlton), Darren Jarman 230 games (109 Hawthorn, 121 Adelaide Crows), Ian Hampshire 224 games (113 Geelong Cats, 111 Western Bulldogs), Michael Rischitelli 223 games (111 Brisbane Lions, 112 Gold Coast Suns), 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).
100 games – Jake Stringer, Essendon
100 games – Sam Mayes, Brisbane Lions
50 games – Tom Clurey, Port Adelaide
50 games – Trent Dumont, North Melbourne
50 club games – Matt Suckling, Western Bulldogs
550 career goals – Eddie Betts, Adelaide Crows. Eddie has kicked 548 goals in his career and needs two goals to reach 550.
550 career goals – Jarryd Roughead, Hawthorn. Jarryd has kicked 545 goals in his career and needs five 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.
The following players were reported from the weekend’s Saturday / Sunday games:
Jake Carlisle, St Kilda, reported by umpire Rob O’Gorman for striking Jack Riewoldt, Richmond, during the first quarter of the Round 10 match between St Kilda and Richmond, played at the MCG on Saturday May 26, 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:
Nil.
Completed:
Nil.
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 2018 NAB AFL Under18s Championships Fixture
June 3 - SA v WA at Alberton Oval, 11am
June 9 - Allies v Vic Country at Spotless Stadium, 10am (altered time)
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 Adelaide Oval (altered venue), 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
10 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, 2pm
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, 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
11 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.
