Round 22
Friday August 17
Richmond v Essendon at the MCG, 7.50pm
Saturday August 18
Collingwood v Port Adelaide at the MCG, 1.45pm
Geelong Cats v Fremantle at GMHBA Stadium, 2.10pm
GWS Giants v Sydney Swans at Spotless Stadium, 4.35pm
Gold Coast Suns v Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium, 7.25pm
St Kilda v Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium, 7.25pm
Sunday August 19
Carlton v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm
West Coast v Melbourne at Optus Stadium, 1.20pm
Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval, 4.10pm
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
Most Games Coached – John Worsfold, Essendon. In his next match, John is due to coach his 347th senior game. This will take him level with Robert Walls into 16th spot for VFL/AFL coaches in the history of the game. The leading 20 coaches are; Michael Malthouse (718 games with Footscray, West Coast, Collingwood and Carlton), Jock McHale (714 games with Collingwood), Kevin Sheedy (679 games with Essendon and the GWS Giants), Allan Jeans (576 games with St Kilda, Hawthorn and Richmond), Tom Hafey (522 games with Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong and the Sydney Swans), David Parkin (518 games with Hawthorn, Carlton and Fitzroy), Ron Barassi (515 games with Melbourne, Carlton, North Melbourne and the Sydney Swans), Leigh Matthews (461 games with Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions), Norm Smith (449 games with Fitzroy, Melbourne and South Melbourne), Dick Reynolds (415 games with Essendon), Percy Bentley (414 games with Richmond and Carlton), John Kennedy (412 games with Hawthorn and North Melbourne), Checker Hughes (378 games with Richmond and Melbourne), Rodney Eade (377 games with the Sydney Swans, the Western Bulldogs and the Gold Coast Suns), Dan Minogue (367 games with Richmond, Hawthorn, Carlton, St Kilda and Fitzroy), Robert Walls (347 games with Fitzroy, Carlton, the Brisbane Lions and Richmond), John Worsfold (346 games with West Coast and Essendon), Denis Pagan (344 games with North Melbourne and Carlton), Alastair Clarkson (325 games with Hawthorn), John Northey (315 games with the Sydney Swans, Melbourne, Richmond and the Brisbane Lions).
200 games – Travis Varcoe, Collingwood
200 games coached – Brad Scott, North Melbourne. Brad is due to become the third man in club history to coach 200 games. The most games coached for the club are Denis Pagan (240 games, 1993-2002), Wally Carter (219 games, 1940-62), Brad Scott (199 games, 2010 – current), Ron Barassi (198 games, 1973-80), Dean Laidley (149 games, 2003-09).
150 games – Dyson Heppell, Essendon
100 club games – Stefan Martin, Brisbane Lions
50 games – Conor McKenna, Essendon
50 games – Peter Wright, Gold Coast Suns
50 games – Fletcher Roberts, Western Bulldogs
Most Career Goals – Lance Franklin, Sydney Swans. Lance needs three goals to catch Leigh Matthews in eighth spot for most goals in VFL/AFL history. The most career goals in history: 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), Lance Franklin (912 goals for Hawthorn and the Sydney Swans), Peter McKenna (874 goals for Collingwood and Carlton).
600 career goals – Jack Riewoldt, Richmond. Jack needs five goals to reach 600 career goals, having kicked 595 goals from 245 games since his debut in 2007.
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.
There were no players reported from the weekend’s matches.
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:
Andrew Gaff, West Coast. Seven matches to serve. Eight matches from round 20.
Daniel Howe, Hawthorn. Two matches to serve. Five matches from round 18.
Completed:
Zak Jones, Sydney Swans. Two matches from round 19.
6 KEY DATES, NAB AFL TRADE PERIOD / DRAFT PROCESS
Please find below the key dates for the 2018 season post-season period around club list requirements, NAB AFL Trade Period and the NAB AFL Draft Process:
Tuesday 2 October – Friday 5 October – AFL Draft Combine.
Friday 5 October - AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences.
Friday 5 October – Victoria / NEAFL / Tasmania State Draft Combine.
Monday 8 October 10am - NAB AFL Trade Period Commences.
Friday 12 October 5pm - Close of AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period.
Saturday 13 October - South Australian Draft Combine.
Sunday 14 October - West Australian Draft Combine.
Monday 15 October 2pm - AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends.
Wednesday 17 October 8.30pm – NAB AFL Trade Period Closes (for exchange of players).
Friday 19 October 5pm - Application to Relist a Player Close
Wednesday 31 October 2pm - List Lodgement (1) ; Rookie Promotion to Primary List; Retained 2nd & 3rd Year Rookies; International Scholarship Player; Alternate Talent Player Nominations; Club Notification of Rookie Players Not Accepting a Contract of Offer; Nomination of Draft Eligible Father/Son; Northern Academy, Next Generation Academy Players Lodged; TPP Pre-Season Estimates (1).
Thursday 1 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences
Thursday 8 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Closes, Out of Contract Listed AFL Primary List Players Draft Nomination Form and Player Request for Removal from List Form Lodged with AFL
Friday 9 November 2pm - List Lodgement (2); TPP Pre-Season Estimates (2)
Saturday 10 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences
Friday 16 November 2pm – NAB AFL Trade Period Closes (for exchange of selections only).
Friday 16 November 2pm - Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Non–Retained Rookie Players Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Players Not Registered or Played for Three years Rookie List Form Lodgement; New or Expired (after 3 years) Draft Nomination Form Lodgement, AFL Father-Son Bidding Nominations, Final Draft Nomination Form Lodgement.
Friday 16 November 5pm - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Closes
Thursday 22 November 7pm – 9.30pm - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Round One), Marvel Stadium.
Friday 23 November 10am – 1.30pm - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Round Two onwards to conclusion).
Friday 23 November 1.30pm – 2.30pm - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3)
Friday 23 November 2.30pm - AFL Club List Lodgement (3).
Friday 23 November 5pm - NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting and NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting.
Tuesday 27 November 2pm - Final AFL Club List Lodgement; Final TPP Pre-Season Estimates
7 SYDNEY DERBY – KEY INFORMATION
Sydney Derby XV will be held during Round 22 between the GWS GIANTS and Sydney Swans. Historically, the Sydney Swans hold the most wins between the two teams, with ten wins since the inaugural Sydney Derby in 2012.
The GWS GIANTS have won four games, including the Qualifying Final in 2016. The winning team will take home the White Ribbon Cup and the player judged best afield will be awarded the Brett Kirk Medal.
Sydney Derby XV will be held at Spotless Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday, 18 August at 4:35pm. The GWS GIANTS and Sydney Swans NEAFL teams will play in the curtain raiser kicking off at 1:10pm. Tickets available from Ticketmaster
8 CHANGE TO CLUB LIST – INJURY UPGRADE RULES
The Geelong Cats have placed Cory Gregson on the long-term injury list and upgraded Mark O’Connor from the rookie list as his replacement.
9 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.
10 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.
11 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.
