Round 12
Friday June 8
Port Adelaide v Richmond at the Adelaide Oval, 7.20pm; Curtain Raiser – Aboriginal Power Cup, 5.20pm
Saturday June 9
Geelong Cats v North Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium, 1.45pm; Curtain Raiser (VFL) – Geelong Cats v North Melbourne, 10am
GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns at Spotless Stadium, 4.35pm; Curtain Raiser (NAB AFL Under 18s Championships) – Allies v Vic Country, 10am; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL), GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns, 1.20pm
St Kilda v Sydney Swans at Etihad Stadium, 7.25pm
Sunday June 10
Brisbane Lions v Essendon at the Gabba, 1.10pm
Fremantle v Adelaide Crows at Optus Stadium, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser (NAB AFL Under 18s Championships) – WA v Vic Metro, 11.40am
Monday June 11
Melbourne v Collingwood at the MCG, 3.20pm
Note: Carlton, Hawthorn, the Western Bulldogs and West Coast each have their scheduled bye this round.
2018 NAB AFL Under18s Championships Fixture
Saturday June 9
Allies v Vic Country at Spotless Stadium, 10am (altered time)
Sunday June 10
WA v Vic Metro at Optus Stadium, 11.40am
2018 NAB AFL U16 National Championships Fixture
Monday June 11
Qld v Tasmania at Blacktown, 10am
NSW/ACT v NT at Blacktown, 2.30pm
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
350 Games – Shaun Burgoyne, Hawthorn. With his next match, Shaun is due to become the 16th player in VFL/AFL history to reach 350 games. The most games by all players are Brent Harvey (432 games for North Melbourne), Michael Tuck (426 games for Hawthorn), Kevin Bartlett (403 games for Richmond), Dustin Fletcher (400 games for Essendon), Robert Harvey (383 games for St Kilda), Simon Madden (378 games for Essendon), Craig Bradley (375 games for Carlton), Adam Goodes (372 games for the Sydney Swans), Bernie Quinlan (366 games for Footscray and Fitzroy), Brad Johnson (364 games for the Western Bulldogs), John Blakey (359 games for Fitzroy and North Melbourne), Bruce Doull (356 games for Carlton), Paul Roos (356 games for Fitzroy and the Sydney Swans), Matthew Pavlich (353 games for Fremantle), Doug Hawkins (350 games for Footscray and Fitzroy), Shaun Burgoyne (349 games for Port Adelaide and Hawthorn).
Most Club Games – Nathan Jones, Melbourne. Nathan is due to play his 251st game this week, taking him level with James McDonald in eighth spot in the club’s history. The most games for Melbourne in club history are David Neitz (306 games, 1993-2008), Robert Flower (272 games, 1973-87), Adem Yze (271 games, 1995-2008), Jim Stynes (264 games, 1987-98), Steven Febey (258 games, 1988-2001), Brad Green (254 games, 2000-12), Brian Dixon (252 games, 1954-68), James McDonald (251 games, 1997-2010), Nathan Jones (250 games, 2006 – current), Jeff White (236 games, 1998-2008).
250 games – Ryan Griffen, GWS Giants
200 club games – Gary Ablett, Geelong Cats
200 games umpired – Rob Findlay
150 games – Michael Hurley, Essendon
150 games – Matthew Wright, Carlton
150 games – Nat Fyfe, Fremantle
100 games – Sam Mayes, Brisbane Lions
100 consecutive games – Jack Newnes, St Kilda. Jack has played 99 consecutive games since round one, 2014. His streak is the third-best current active streak in the game, behind Zach Tuohy (126 games for Carlton and the Geelong Cats since round one, 2013) and Justin Westhoff (111 games for Port Adelaide since round 17, 2013).
100 club games coached – Alan Richardson, St Kilda
50 games – Toby McLean, Western Bulldogs
50 games – Christian Petracca, Melbourne
50 club games – Rhys Stanley, Geelong Cats
50 consecutive games – David Astbury, Richmond. David has played 49 consecutive games since round eight, 2016.
550 career goals – Josh Kennedy, West Coast. Josh has kicked 546 goals in his career and needs four goals to reach 550.
550 career goals – Jarryd Roughead, Hawthorn. Jarryd has kicked 546 goals in his career and needs four 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.
The following players were reported from the weekend’s Saturday / Sunday games:
Shaun Burgoyne, Hawthorn, reported by umpire Brendan Hosking for engaging in rough conduct against Jared Polec, Port Adelaide, during the first quarter of the round 11 match between Hawthorn and Port Adelaide, played at UTas Stadium on Saturday June 2, 2018.
Mitch Robinson, Brisbane Lions, reported by umpire Dean Margetts for engaging in rough conduct against Shaun Higgins, North Melbourne, during the third quarter of the round 11 match between the Brisbane Lions and North Melbourne, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday June 3, 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:
Jake Carlisle, St Kilda. One match to serve. Two matches from round 10.
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 LIST CHANGES
The AFL advises the Gold Coast Suns have placed Pearce Hanley on the long-term injury list and upgraded Jacob Dawson 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 def WA
June 9 - Allies v Vic Country at Spotless Stadium, 10am (altered time)
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 Adelaide Oval (altered venue), 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, 2pm
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, 10am (altered time)
July 10 - Qld v NSW/ACT at Metricon Stadium, 12.20pm (altered time)
July 10 - Boomerangs v World 18 at Metricon Stadium, 2.40pm (altered time)
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 13 - Boomerangs v World 18 at Yeronga, 3.30pm (altered date time)
July 14 - Tas v NSW/ACT at Yeronga, 10am
July 14 - NT v Qld at Yeronga, 12.15pm
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.
