Round 17
Thursday July 12
Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats at the Adelaide Oval, 7.20pm; Curtain Raiser – Don McSweeny Lands Cups, 5.15pm
Friday July 13
St Kilda v Carlton at the Etihad Stadium, 7.50pm
Saturday July 14
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions at UTas Stadium, 1.45pm; Curtain Raiser – Female Exhibition Match
Melbourne v Western Bulldogs at the MCG, 4.35pm
Gold Coasts Suns v Essendon at Metricon Stadium, 7.25pm; Curtain Raiser – Female Winter Series
GWS Giants v Richmond at Spotless Stadium, 7.25pm; Curtain Raiser (NEAFL) - GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns, 2pm
Sunday July 15
Collingwood v West Coast at the MCG, 1.10pm
North Melbourne v Sydney Swans at Etihad Stadium, 3.20pm
Fremantle v Port Adelaide at Optus Stadium, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser – Kimberley Under 15s, 12.20pm
2018 NAB AFLW Under18s Championships Fixture
Monday July 9
Queensland v Vic Country at Metricon Stadium, 11am
Vic Metro v Western Australia at Metricon Stadium, 1pm
Eastern Allies v Central Allies at Metricon Stadium, 3pm
Wednesday July 11
Queensland v Vic Metro at Broadbeach AFC, 11am
Vic Country v Central Allies at Broadbeach AFC, 1pm
Western Australia v Eastern Allies at Broadbeach AFC, 3pm
Friday July 13
Vic Metro v Central Allies at Bond University, 10am
Queensland v Eastern Allies at Bond University, 12pm
Vic Country v Western Australia at Bond University, 2pm
2018 NAB AFL U16 National Championships Fixture
Monday July 9
SA v Vic Country at Southport, 12pm
WA v Vic Metro at Southport, 2.30pm
Tuesday July 10
Tasmania v NT at Metricon Stadium, 10am (altered time)
Qld v NSW/ACT at Metricon Stadium, 12.20pm (altered time)
Boomerangs v World 18 at Metricon Stadium, 2.40pm (altered time)
Friday July 13
Vic Country v WA at the Gabba, 10.15am tbc
Vic Metro v SA at the Gabba, 12.30pm tbc
Boomerangs v World 18 at Yeronga, 3.30pm (altered date time)
Saturday July 14
Tas v NSW/ACT at Yeronga, 10am
NT v Qld at Yeronga, 12.15pm
2 UPCOMING MILESTONES
200 wins coached – Alastair Clarkson, Hawthorn. Alastair has coached Hawthorn in 199 AFL wins since beginning his career with the club in 2005.
200 games – James Frawley, Hawthorn
150 club games – Jack Gunston, Hawthorn
100 games – David Astbury, Richmond
100 games – Jack Crisp, Collingwood
100 games – Jason Johannisen, Western Bulldogs
100 games – Marcus Bontempelli, Western Bulldogs
50 games – Alex Neal-Bullen, Melbourne
50 club games – Jack Redden, West Coast
900 career goals – Lance Franklin, Sydney Swans. Lance has kicked 899 goals in his career and needs one goals to reach 900.
550 career goals – Josh Kennedy, West Coast. Josh has kicked 548 goals in his career and needs two goals to reach 550.
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.
The following players were reported from the weekend’s matches.
Oscar McInerney, Brisbane Lions, reported by umpire Matt Nicholls for striking Matthew Kennedy, Carlton, during the fourth quarter of the Round 16 match between the Brisbane Lions and Carlton, played at the Gabba on Saturday July 7, 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:
Jeremy Cameron, GWS Giants. Three matches to serve. Five matches from round 14.
Completed:
Nick Vlastuin, Richmond. One match from round 15.
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 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.
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 U16 National Championships Fixture
June 11 – Tas def Qld
June 11 - NSW/ACT def NT
June 23 - Vic Metro def Vic Country
June 24 - SA def WA
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
10 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.
