Round 18
Friday July 20
St Kilda v Richmond at Etihad Stadium, 7.50pm
Saturday July 21
Collingwood v North Melbourne at the MCG, 1.45pm
Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns at the SCG, 2.10pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns, 10.30am
Essendon v Fremantle at Etihad Stadium, 4.35pm
Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Crows at the Gabba, 7.25pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – Brisbane Lions v Giants, 3pm
Geelong Cats v Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium, 7.25pm; Curtain Raiser (VFL) – Bendigo Bank Cats v Casey Demons, 3.45pm
Sunday July 22
Carlton v Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm
West Coast v Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium, 1.20pm
Port Adelaide v GWS Giants at Adelaide Oval, 4.10pm
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
Most club games – Scott Pendlebury, Collingwood. Scott is due to play his 268th game this week, drawing him level with Len Thompson in fourth spot in club history. The most games for Collingwood are Tony Shaw (313 games, 1978-94), Gordon Coventry (306 games, 1920-39), Wayne Richardson (277 games, 1966-78), Len Thompson (268 games, 1965-78), Scott Pendlebury (267 games, 2006–current), Scott Burns (264 games, 1995-2008), Jock McHale (261 games, 1903-20), Nathan Buckley (260 games, 1994-2007), Dane Swan (258 games, 2003-16), Gavin Brown (254 games (1987-200).
Most club games – Shannon Hurn, West Coast. Shannon is due to play his 240th game this week, drawing him level with Matt Priddis in 10th spot in club history. The most games for West Coast since it entered the competition are Dean Cox (290 games, 2001-14), Glen Jakovich (276 games, 1991-2004), Darren Glass (270 games, 2000-14), Guy McKenna (267 games, 1988-2000), Drew Banfield (265 games, 1993-2006), Peter Matera (253 games, 1990-2002), Andrew Embley (250 games, 1999-2013), Dean Kemp (243 games, 1990-2001), Ashley McIntosh (242 games, 1991-2003), Matt Priddis (240 games, 2006-17) and Shannon Hurn (239 games, 2006 - current).
200 wins coached – Alastair Clarkson, Hawthorn. Alastair has coached Hawthorn in 199 AFL wins since beginning his career with the club in 2005.
150 games – Jake Melksham, Melbourne
100 games as captain – Nathan Jones, Melbourne. Nathan is due to captain Melbourne for the 100th time this week. He will become the fifth player in the club’s history to lead the team in 100 games, joining David Neitz (175 games as captain, 1998-2008), Robert Flower (127 games as captain, 1980-87), Allan La Fontaine (119 games as captain, 1935-41) and Garry Lyon (119 games as captain, 1990-98).
100 games – Lachlan Hunter, Western Bulldogs
100 games – Marcus Bontempelli, Western Bulldogs
50 games – Darcy Parish, Essendon
50 games – Jake Kelly, Adelaide Crows
50 games – Angus Brayshaw, Melbourne
50 consecutive games – Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Essendon. Anthony has played 49 consecutive games since round 13, 2016.
50 club games – Allen Christensen, Brisbane Lions
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.
Ryan Nyhuis, Fremantle, reported by umpire Alex Whetton for engaging in rough conduct against Robbie Gray, Port Adelaide, during the third quarter of the Round 17 match between Fremantle and Port Adelaide, played at Optus Stadium on Sunday July 15, 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. Two matches to serve. Five matches from round 14.
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 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.
