MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
1 PROGRAM OF MATCHES (all times are local)
Round 10
Friday May 25
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium, 7.50pm
Saturday May 26
Richmond v St Kilda at the MCG, 1.45pm
Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans at the Gabba, 4.35pm
Geelong Cats v Carlton at GMHBA Stadium, 7.25pm; First Curtain Raiser (VFL) – Geelong v Williamstown, 11am; Second Curtain Raiser (VFLW) – Geelong v Carlton, 4.30pm
GWS Giants v Essendon at Spotless Stadium, 7.25pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) – GWS Giants v Redland, 4pm
Sunday May 27
Hawthorn v West Coast at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm
Melbourne v Adelaide Crows at TIO Traeger Park, 2.50pm; Curtain Raiser – Red Tails v Darwin All Stars, 11.40am
Fremantle v North Melbourne at Optus Stadium, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser – Woodside Indigenous U16s
The Gold Coast Suns and Port Adelaide each have their designated bye this round.
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
Most Games Coached – Alastair Clarkson, Hawthorn. In his next match, Alastair is due to coach his 315th senior game. This will take him level with John Northey into 19th spot for coaches in the history of the game. The leading 20 coaches in the game’s history 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), Denis Pagan (344 games with North Melbourne and Carlton), John Worsfold (335 games with West Coast and Essendon), John Northey (315 games with the Sydney Swans, Melbourne, Richmond and the Brisbane Lions) and Alastair Clarkson (314 games with Hawthorn).
Most Games, Rookie List Player – Aaron Sandilands, Fremantle. Aaron is due to play his 264th league game this week, taking him level with James McDonald in fifth spot for most games by any player who began his career on an AFL rookie list. The most games by rookie list players are - Matthew Boyd (292 games, 2002 Rookie Draft), Dean Cox (290 games, 2000 Rookie Draft), Stephen Milne (275 games, 2000 Rookie Draft), Michael Firrito (275 games, 2003 Rookie Draft), James McDonald (264 games, 1997 Rookie Draft), Aaron Sandilands (263 games, 2002 Rookie Draft) Danyle Pearce (257 games, 2005 Rookie Draft), Heath Grundy (246 games, 2005 Rookie Draft), Brett Kirk (241 games, 1999 Rookie Draft), Dale Morris (241 games, 2005 Rookie Draft).
Most club games – Richard Douglas, Adelaide Crows. Richard is due to play his 229th game this week, drawing him level with Ben Rutten in 10th spot for most games for the club. The most games for the Adelaide Crows are Andrew McLeod (340 games, 1995-2010), Tyson Edwards (321 games, 1995-2010, Mark Ricciuto (312 games, 1993-2007), Ben Hart (311 games, 1992-2006), Nigel Smart (278 games, 1991-2004), Simon Goodwin (275 games, 1997-2010), Mark Bickley (272 games, 1991-2003), Scott Thompson (269 games, 2005-17), Michael Doughty (231 games, 2000-12), Ben Rutten (229 games, 2003-14), Richard Douglas (228 games, 2006 – current).
200 games – Todd Goldstein, North Melbourne
200 games – Shaun Grigg, Richmond
100 wins v rival club – Geelong Cats v Carlton. Geelong has had 99 VFL/AFL victories over Carlton and 117 losses and two draws since the two clubs began competition in 1897. Collingwood (124 wins) and Essendon (117 wins) are the only clubs to have recorded 100 wins v Carlton.
100 games – Jordan Murdoch, Geelong Cats
100 games – Lachie Whitfield, GWS Giants
100 games – Sam Mayes, Brisbane Lions
50 games – Tom Clurey, Port Adelaide (next Port Adelaide game).
50 games – Jade Gresham, St Kilda
50 games – Tom Papley, Sydney Swans
50 games – Cam McCarthy, Fremantle
50 club games – Lachie Plowman, Carlton
50 consecutive games – Alex Rance, Richmond. Alex has played 49 consecutive games since round eight, 2016.
550 career goals – Eddie Betts, Adelaide Crows. Eddie has kicked 546 goals in his career and needs four 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.
There were no players reported from the weekend’s Saturday / Sunday games.
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:
Lindsay Thomas, Port Adelaide. Four matches from Round Five.
Sam Day, Gold Coast Suns. One match from Round Eight.
Ed Curnow, Carlton. One match from Round Eight.
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 LONG TERM INJURY LIST CHANGES
The following recent changes have been made via the long-term injury list rules:
West Coast have placed Daniel Venables on the long-term injury list and upgraded Tarir Bayok from the rookie list as his replacement.
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 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
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.
