Round Two
Thursday March 29
Adelaide Crows v Richmond at the Adelaide Oval, 7.20pm
Friday March 30
North Melbourne v St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, 4.20pm
Saturday March 31
Carlton v Gold Coast Suns at Etihad Stadium, 1,45pm
Collingwood v GWS Giants at the MCG, 4.35pm
Fremantle v Essendon at Optus Stadium, 5.10pm; Curtain Raiser – Ellenbrook v Freo City, 2.50pm
Brisbane Lions v Melbourne at the Gabba, 6.25pm
Sunday April 1
Western Bulldogs v West Coast at Etihad Stadium, 3.20pm
Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide at the SCG, 4.40pm
Monday April 1
Geelong Cats v Hawthorn at the MCG, 3.20pm
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
Most Games Coached at One Club – Alastair Clarkson, Hawthorn. Alastair is due to coach his 307th game with Hawthorn this week, which would take him level with Norm Smith in sixth spot for most games coached at one club in VFL/AFL history. The leading coaches at one club in history are; Jock McHale (714 games with Collingwood); Kevin Sheedy (635 games with Essendon); Dick Reynolds (415 games with Essendon); David Parkin (355 games with Carlton); Allan Jeans (333 games with St Kilda); Norm Smith (307 games with Melbourne), Alastair Clarkson (306 games with Hawthorn), Reg Hickey (304 games with Geelong).
300 games umpired – Dean Margetts
Most club games – Scott Pendlebury, Collingwood. Scott is due to play his 254th game this week, drawing him level with Gavin Brown in ninth 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 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); Harry Collier (253 games, 1926-40) and Scott Pendlebury (253 games, 2006–current).
250 games under one coach – Jarryd Roughead, Hawthorn. Jarryd is due to play his 250th career match under Alastair Clarkson this week, making him the 10th player in VFL/AFL history to achieve this feat, following on from Gordon Coventry (306 games, Jock McHale, entire career), Bill Hutchison (282 games, Dick Reynolds), Dustin Fletcher (276 games, Kevin Sheedy), Jordan Lewis (260 games, Alastair Clarkson), Sam Mitchell (257 games, Alastair Clarkson), Dean Cox (256 games, John Worsfold), Luke Hodge (255 games, Alastair Clarkson), Harry Collier (253 games, Jock McHale, entire career), James Hird (253 games, Kevin Sheedy, entire career), Jarryd Roughead (249 games, Alastair Clarkson).
Most club games – Justin Westhoff, Port Adelaide. Justin is due to play his 228th game this week, drawing level with Dom Cassisi in sixth spot in club history. The most games for Port Adelaide are Kane Cornes (300 games, 2001-15), Warren Tredrea (255 games, 1997-2010), Peter Burgoyne (240 games, 1997-2009), Chad Cornes (239 games, 1999-2011), Brendon Lade (234 games, 1997-2009), Dom Cassisi (228 games, 2002-14), Justin Westhoff (227 games, 2007–current); Travis Boak (222 games, 2007–current), Michael Wilson (192 games, 1997-2008), Stuart Dew (180 games, 1997-2006).
200 games – Trent Cotchin, Richmond
150 games – Paul Puopolo, Hawthorn
150 games – Hamish Hartlett, Port Adelaide
100 games – Allen Christensen, Brisbane Lions
100 games – Sam Day, Gold Coast Suns
100 games as captain – Marc Murphy, Carlton. Marc is due to become the fifth man to captain Carlton for 100 games, joining Stephen Kernahan (226 games, 1987-97), John Nicholls (188 games, 1961-74), Craig Bradley (116 games, 1991-2001) and Chris Judd (105 games, 2008-12).
100 games – Stewart Crameri, Geelong Cats
100 games – Josh Green, Essendon
50 club games – James Frawley, Hawthorn
50 games – Adam Saad, Essendon
50 games – Jed Lamb, Carlton
50 games – Tom Boyd, Western Bulldogs
50 games – George Hewett, Sydney Swans
Most career goals – Lance Franklin, Sydney Swans. Lance needs six goals to catch Peter McKenna (874 goals for Collingwood and Carlton) in ninth spot for most goals in VFL/AFL history. The leading goalkickers in history are: Tony Lockett (1360 goals for St Kilda and the Sydney Swans), Gordon Coventry (1299 goals for Collingwood), Jason Dunstall (1254 goals for Hawthorn), Doug Wade (1057 goals for Geelong and North Melbourne), Gary Ablett senior (1030 goals for Hawthorn and Geelong), Jack Titus (970 goals for Richmond), Matthew Lloyd (926 goals for Essendon), Leigh Matthews (915 goals for Hawthorn), Peter McKenna (874 goals for Collingwood and Carlton), Lance Franklin (868 goals for Hawthorn and the Sydney Swans).
Club Record Goals – Josh Kennedy, West Coast. Josh (508 goals, 2008-current) needs six goals to draw level with Peter Sumich (514 goals, 1989-97) for most goals for the club in its history.
Most Club Goals – Tom Hawkins, Geelong Cats. Tom (438 goals, 2007-current) needs three goals to draw level with Bill Brownless (441 goals, 1986-97) in fourth spot on the club’s all-time goalkicking list.
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 matches from last Thursday (Richmond v Carlton) and Friday (Essendon v Adelaide Crows) have already been reviewed with results from those reviews already previously released.
There were no players reported from the weekend’s matches played on Saturday and Sunday.
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:
Robbie Gray, Port Adelaide. One match from JLT Week One.
Jack Redpath, Western Bulldogs. Three matches from round 21, 2017 season.
6 ROUND ONE AFL ATTENDANCES
The round one AFL attendance of 373,390 was the third-best single round in VFL/AFL history. The leading rounds in history are:
400, 401 – Round One, 2017.
391,980 – Round Five, 2017.
373,390 – Round One, 2018.
371,212 – Round 15, 2013.
367,974 – Round 22, 1998 (eight games).
7 LONG TERM INJURY LIST CHANGES
The AFL advises the following changes have been made to club lists under the provisions of the long-term injury list rules.
Carlton - Placed Sam Docherty on the long-term injury list with no replacement named at this time (JLT Week One).
Geelong Cats – Quinton Narkle placed on the long-term injury list and Mark O’Connor upgraded from the rookie list as his replacement (Round One).
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, 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
10 2018 NAB AFL Under 18 Academy Series Fixture
April 14 - Gold Coast Suns v Tasmania at Blacktown, 10am
April 14 - Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions at Blacktown, 1.30pm
April 14 - GWS Giants v NT at Blacktown, 4pm
April 21 - Sydney Swans v GWS Giants at Blacktown, 1pm
April 22 - Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns at Southpine, 9.30am
April 22 - Tasmania v NT at Dandenong, 10am
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
11 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
12 ACCESS TO MATCH DAY TEAM SHEETS
As per the pre-season JLT Community Series, 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.
