Here follows the AFL news list for this week.

1 PROGRAM OF MATCHES (all times are local)

AFL (Round 23):
Friday August 25
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium, 7.50pm AEST (Channel 7)

Saturday August 26
Collingwood v Melbourne at the MCG, 1.45pm AEST (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne at the Gabba, 2.10pm AEST (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
Sydney Swans v Carlton at the SCG, 4.35pm AEST (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
Geelong Cats v GWS Giants at Simonds Stadium, 7.25pm AEST (Channel 7)
Port Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns at Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm ACST / 7.40pm AEST (Foxtel / Fox Sports)

Sunday August 27
Essendon v Fremantle at Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm AEST (Foxtel / Fox Sports)
Richmond v St Kilda at the MCG, 3.20pm AEST (Channel 7)
West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows at Domain Stadium, 2.40pm AWST / 4.40pm AEST (Foxtel / Fox Sports); Curtain Raiser – Schoolboys Cup Grand Final, 12pm


2 IMPENDING MILESTONES

200 games – Scott Thompson, North Melbourne
100 consecutive games – Justin Westhoff, Port Adelaide. Justin has played 99 consecutive games since round 17, 2013. Justin has the fifth-longest current active streak in the AFL behind Sam Gibson (129 consecutive games for North Melbourne), Zach Tuohy (111 consecutive games for Carlton and the Geelong Cats), Shaun Burgoyne (104 consecutive games for Hawthorn) and Brandon Ellis (102 consecutive games for Richmond).
100 games – Cam Sutcliffe, Fremantle
100 games as captain / 100 club games – Phil Davis, GWS Giants
50 games – Jaeger O’Meara, Hawthorn
50 games – Kamdyn McIntosh, Richmond
50 games – Tim Membrey, St Kilda
50 games – Tom Boyd, Western Bulldogs
50 consecutive games – Liam Picken, Western Bulldogs. Liam has played 49 consecutive games since round 22, 2015.

850 career goals – Lance Franklin, Sydney Swans. Lance needs four goals to reach 850 career goals, having kicked 846 goals for Hawthorn and the Sydney Swans since his debut in 2005. He would become the 10th player in VFL/AFL history to reach this mark behind 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) and Peter McKenna (874 goals for Collingwood and Carlton).

Most Career Goals – Nick Riewoldt, St Kilda. Nick has kicked 717 goals since his debut in 2001. He needs five goals to draw level with Harry Vallence (722 goals for Carlton, 1926-38) in 20th position for most goals in VFL/AFL history.

Club Record Goals – Josh Kennedy, West Coast. Josh has kicked 503 goals for the club since his debut in 2008. He needs 11 goals to equal Peter Sumich (514 goals, 1989-97) with the most career goals for the club.


3 TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW PROCESS

The expected process for the 2017 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.

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:

Zak Jones, Sydney Swans, reported by umpire Troy Pannell for engaging in rough conduct against Brad Crouch, Adelaide Crows, during the fourth quarter of the Round 22 match between the Sydney Swans and the Adelaide Crows, played at Adelaide Oval on Friday August 18, 2017.

Jake Carlisle, St Kilda, reported by umpire Dean Margetts for striking Luke McDonald, North Melbourne, at the end of the first quarter of the Round 22 match between St Kilda and North Melbourne, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday August 20, 2017.

Jake Carlisle, St Kilda, reported by umpire Brent Wallace for striking Declan Mountford, North Melbourne, at the end of the first quarter of the Round 22 match between St Kilda and North Melbourne, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday August 20, 2017.

Sean Darcy, Fremantle, reported by umpire Leigh Fisher for striking Nick Vlastuin, Richmond, during the second quarter of the Round 22 match between Fremantle and Richmond, played at Domain Stadium on Sunday August 20, 2017.


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:

Completed:
Tom Hawkins, Geelong Cats. Two matches from round 20.
Brody Grundy, Collingwood. Two matches from round 20.

Currently Suspended:
Jack Redpath, Western Bulldogs. Two matches to serve. Three matches from round 21.


6 UPGRADED ROOKIES

As a reminder to all media, the following players have been upgraded to senior lists under the provisions of the pre-season / mid-season nominated rookie rules:
Adelaide Crows – Jonathon Beech (mid-season).
Collingwood – Henry Schade (pre-season).
Collingwood – Josh Thomas (mid-season).
Essendon – Shaun McKernan (mid-season).
Gold Coast Suns – Ryan Davis (mid-season).
GWS Giants – Daniel Lloyd (pre-season).
GWS Giants – Sam Reid (pre-season).
GWS Giants – Jake Stein (mid-season).
Melbourne – Joel Smith (mid-season).
North Melbourne – Cameron Zurhaar (mid-season)
Port Adelaide – Brett Eddy (pre-season).
Port Adelaide – Dan Houston (pre-season).
Richmond – Ivan Soldo (mid-season).
St Kilda – Rowan Marshall (mid-season).
West Coast – Fraser McInnes (mid-season).


7 LONG TERM INJURY LIST

The AFL wishes to advise the following changes have been made to club lists via the long-term injury list rules;

The Adelaide Crows have placed Elliott Himmelberg on the long-term injury list, with Alex Keath now upgraded in his place from the rookie list.
Adelaide Crows have reinstated Curtly Hampton to the senior list from the long-term injury list.
Essendon has placed Jackson Merrett on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named from the rookie list at this time.
Melbourne has placed Dean Kent on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named from the rookie list at this time.
Richmond has reinstated Reece Conca to the senior list, from the long-term injury list, and returned Tyson Stengle to the rookie list.


8 KEY DATES, NAB AFL TRADE PERIOD / DRAFT PROCESS

Please find below the key dates for the 2017 season around club list requirements, NAB AFL Trade Period and the NAB AFL Draft Process:

Tuesday 3 October – Friday 6 October – AFL Draft Combine
Friday 6 October - AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences
Monday 9 October 9am - NAB AFL Trade Period Commences
Saturday 14 October - South Australian Draft Combine
Sunday 15 October - West Australian Draft Combine
Sunday 15 October 5pm - Close of AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period.
Wednesday 18 October - AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends
Thursday 19 October 2pm – NAB AFL Trade Period Closes
Friday 20 October 5pm - Application to Relist a Player Close
Tuesday 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).
Wednesday 1 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences
Wednesday 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
Thursday 9 November 2pm - List Lodgement (2); TPP Pre-Season Estimates (2)
Friday 10 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences
Friday 17 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 17 November 5pm - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Closes
Friday 24 November - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Sydney, time and location tbc) including Father/Son & Academy Players Bidding.
Saturday 25 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) Commences
Sunday 26 November 2pm - AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (3) Concludes
Monday 27 November - AFL Club List Lodgement (3).
Monday 27 November 5pm - NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting (Telstra Webex)
Monday 27 November 5.05pm - Notification of Pre-Selected Rookies if not selected in the Pre-Season Draft.
Monday 27 November 5.10pm - NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting (Telstra Webex)
Wednesday 29 November 2pm - Final AFL Club List Lodgement; Final TPP Pre-Season Estimates


9 AFL PHOTOGRAPHER ONFIELD VESTS

For all accredited photographers for the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, only those with an on-field vest may access the playing surface inside the boundary line for the quarter breaks and post-game when players are leaving the field. All other photographers must remain between the fence and boundary line under the accreditation terms. 2017 on-field vests are fluro green with 2017 on back (accredited organisations), dark blue (AFL photos) and light blue (club/AFL social media).


10 2017 NAB AFL DRAFT – TRADED FUTURE SELECTIONS / DRAFT PENALTY

As a reminder to all media, the following selections at this year’s 2017 NAB AFL Draft were traded during last year’s trade period.

Round One:
Brisbane Lions, received from Port Adelaide.
St Kilda, received from Hawthorn.
Richmond, received from the Geelong Cats, via Carlton and GWS Giants’ on-trades.

Round Two:
Geelong Cats, received from Carlton.
Gold Coast Suns, received from Fremantle.
Gold Coast Suns, received from Richmond.
Gold Coast Suns, received from Hawthorn.
GWS Giants, received from Collingwood.
GWS Giants, received from St Kilda.
Hawthorn, received from GWS Giants, via Carlton.

Round Three:
Brisbane Lions, received from Collingwood.
Collingwood, received from the Brisbane Lions.
Western Bulldogs, received from North Melbourne.
Richmond, received from the GWS Giants.
North Melbourne, received from the Western Bulldogs.

Round Four:
Collingwood, received from the Brisbane Lions.
Fremantle, received from the Gold Coast Suns.
St Kilda, received from North Melbourne, via Western Bulldogs on-trade.
North Melbourne, received from the Western Bulldogs.

Round Five
Western Bulldogs, received from St Kilda.

Further, the GWS Giants had a penalty of 1000 draft points imposed by the AFL Commission at a hearing in Melbourne on December 22, 2016. The penalty of 1000 points will be deducted from the round one pick the club is assigned after the completion of the 2017 Toyota AFL Finals Series.


11 2017 CLUB NEXT GENERATION ACADEMIES, 2017 DRAFT ELIGIBLE PLAYERS

The following players, who are registered with Club Next Generation Academies, are draft-age eligible for the 2017 NAB AFL Draft:
Carlton – Ethan Penrith (Reservoir); Artan Cabdi (Heidelberg Heights).
Essendon – Daniel Hanna (East Keilor).
Geelong Cats – Titak Nyak (Corio).
Hawthorn – Tony Olungu (Marrara); Changkuoth Jiath (Morwell); Bol Jok (Pakenham); Tyrone Hayes (Lakes Entrance).
Richmond – Derek Smith (Mildura); David Smith (Shepparton); Anthony Walker (Kialla).


12 MEDIA ENTRY TO THE MCG

The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) wishes to advise all media working at matches at the MCG they should enter the ground through Gate 3, unless they have underground parking for particular matches. Access control at the ground does not allow entry at Gate 2, for AFL accreditation passes. Further, the MCC also wishes to advise that any equipment being taken up to the host radio boxes or television broadcast boxes should be taken up via goods lift 8, and not the patron lifts 5-7.


13 MEDIA ENTRY TO ETIHAD STADIUM, PRIOR TO PUBLIC GATE TIMES / COLLECTION OF AFL RECORDS

All media who require entry to Etihad Stadium before public gates are open can do the following: Media may enter via Gate 9 from Level B3 (carpark) and Level 1 (concourse) one and a half hours prior to gate entry time. There will be a staff member at each entry point who will check AFL accreditation and will grant access to the Corporate Suites Level where they can access the Press Box, Radio Boxes and TV Broadcast area.