Laycock, 23, was drafted in 2002 with pick 10.

He returned to the team to play the Swans on Sunday afternoon after being droped to the VFL for a week. His impending milestone leads the Essendon component of the AFL news list for this week.

Collingwood v Geelong at the MCG, 7.40pm

Carlton v Fremantle at Telstra Dome, 2.10pm

Port Adelaide v Sydney at AAMI Stadium, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser - APY Thunder v Maralinga Eagles, 12.05pm

Essendon v Richmond at the MCG, 7.45pm; Curtain Raiser - Fitzroy Stars v Santa Teresa, 4.30pm

West Coast v Adelaide at Subiaco, 5.40pm; Curtain Raiser - Nyoongar Country v Yamatji Sharks, 3.15pm

Brisbane Lions v St Kilda at the Gabba, 1.10pm; Curtain Raiser - Indigenous Girls Invitational v Narangba, 9.30am and Djarragun College v St Peters Lutheran, 10.145am

Melbourne v Hawthorn at the MCG, 2.10pm; Curtain Raiser - NAB Under 18s Championships, Division One, Vic Country v Vic Metro, 11.10am

Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne at Telstra Dome, 4.40pm

250 games - Brent Harvey, North Melbourne. Brent is due to become the eighth player in the history of the club to reach 250 games, joining Glenn Archer (311 games), Wayne Schimmelbusch (306 games), Keith Greig (294 games), Anthony Stevens (292 games), Mick Martyn (287 games), David Dench (275 games) and Adam Simpson (275 games).

200 games - Stephen King, St Kilda

200 games - David Wirrpanda, West Coast. David is due to become the 11th indigenous player in the history of the game to reach 200 games, joining Gavin Wanganeen (300 games for Essendon and Port Adelaide), Andrew McLeod (291 games for Adelaide), Michael O'Loughlin (278 games for Sydney), Darryl White (268 games for Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions), Chris Johnson (264 games for Fitzroy and Brisbane Lions), Peter Matera (253 games for West Coast), Nicky Winmar (251 games for St Kilda and Western Bulldogs), Jeff Farmer (237 games for Melbourne and Fremantle), Adam Goodes (217 games for Sydney) and Chris Lewis (215 games for West Coast).

200 consecutive games - Adam Goodes, Sydney. Adam is due to play his 200th consecutive game this week, which will make him only the fourth person in the history of the game to reach this mark, behind only Jim Stynes (244 games for Melbourne between 1987-98), Adem Yze (226 games for Melbourne between 1997-2007) and Jack Titus (202 games for Richmond between 1933-43).

200 games umpired - Michael Vozzo

150 games - Stephen Milne, St Kilda

150 games - Ryan O'Keefe, Sydney

50 games - Troy Chaplin, Port Adelaide

50 games - Jason Laycock, Essendon

50 games - Joel MacDonald, Brisbane Lions

50 games - Will Minson, Western Bulldogs

50 games - Dale Thomas, Collingwood

50 games -- Damon White, Port Adelaide

The expected process for the 2008 AFL Season under the AFL Match Review system is that the AFL will issue a media release late on the Monday afternoon 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.

Match Review Panel Chairman Andrew McKay will not be available to media queries, as he and his team assess all games and consider all incidents. The following players were reported from the weekend's matches:

Nathan Brown, Collingwood, reported by umpire Matt Stevic for striking Luke Ball, St Kilda, during the first quarter of the Round Eight match between Collingwood and St Kilda, played at Telstra Dome on Friday May 16, 2008.

Ben McGlynn, Hawthorn, reported by umpire Matthew Nicholls for making forceful contact from front-on to Kane Cornes, Port Adelaide, during the first quarter of the Round Eight match between Hawthorn and Port Adelaide, played at Aurora Stadium on Saturday May 17, 2008.

Brent Harvey, North Melbourne, reported by umpire Michael Vozzo for tripping Matt Priddis, West Coast, during the third quarter of the Round Eight match between North Melbourne and West Coast, played at Carrara on Saturday May 17, 2008.

ROUND NINE - INDIGENOUS ROUND

Round 9 is the AFL’s Indigenous themed round, highlighting the relationship between the game and Indigenous Australia. The round will celebrate the contribution of Indigenous players to the game, along with the role the game has played in building bridges between cultures. A number of activities will take place across the round of matches, including curtain raisers involving Indigenous clubs and players, a traditional Welcome to Country ceremony prior to each match, participation of Indigenous NAB AFL Auskick participants and other cultural activities and performances. The highlight of the round is the annual Dreamtime at the G event staged at the Essendon v Richmond match at the MCG on Saturday night.

The AFL wishes to advise the following changes have been made to the long-term injury list over the past seven days, as per the AFL Player Rules.

North Melbourne - Placed Leigh Adams on the long-term injury list, with Alan Obst upgraded from the rookie list as his replacement.

Melbourne - Upgraded Shane Valenti from the rookie list as the replacement for David Neitz, who had earlier been placed on the long-term injury list.

St Kilda - Placed Matt Maguire on the long-term injury list, with Andrew McQualter upgraded from the rookie list as his replacement.

Sydney - Returned Nick Malceski from the long-term injury list.

West Coast - Placed Mitchell Brown on the long-term injury list, with Ryan Davis upgraded from the rookie list as his replacement.

The marquee event of round nine is the annual Dreamtime at the G event, staged at the Essendon v Richmond match at the MCG on Saturday night. Now in its fourth year, Dreamtime at the G includes a range of events and activities that highlight the skills and athleticism that Indigenous players bring to the game and the role the game plays in building bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures. This year’s event includes a curtain raiser between the Fitzroy Stars FC from Melbourne and Santa Teresa from Central Australia, fantastic pre-match entertainment and the participation of a number of Indigenous NAB AFL Auskick participants from across Victoria. The Long Walk will leave from Federation Square and come on to the ground as part of the pre-match and the night will conclude with the presentation of the Yiooken award to the best player on the ground.