Star Essendon on-baller Brent Stanton will play his 100th AFL game and Chris Tarrant his 200th when the Bombers take on Fremantle at Etihad Stadium this Sunday.
 
Stanton's milestone leads the Essendon compenent of this week's AFL News.
 
PROGRAM OF MATCHES (all times are local)

Round Two

Friday April 3

Adelaide v St Kilda at AAMI Stadium, 7.40pm; Curtain Raiser – SAWFL, 5.35pm

Saturday April 4

Geelong Cats v Richmond at Skilled Stadium, 2.10pm; Curtain Raiser (VFL) – Geelong v Collingwood, 10.30am

Collingwood v Melbourne at the MCG, 2.10pm

Carlton v Brisbane Lions at Docklands, 7.10pm

Sydney Swans v Hawthorn at ANZ Stadium, 7.10pm; Curtain Raiser – Sydney Reserves v Eastlake, 3.50pm

Sunday April 5

Essendon v Fremantle at Docklands, 1.10pm

Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne at the MCG, 2.15pm

West Coast Eagles v Port Adelaide at Subiaco, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser, WAFL Colts, 11.30am

IMPENDING MILESTONES

200 games – Chad Cornes, Port Adelaide. Chad is due to become the fourth player in the history of the club to reach 200 games since his debut in 1999, behind Warren Tredrea (228 games), Peter Burgoyne (226 games) and Brendon Lade (213 games).

200 games – Chris Tarrant, Fremantle

150 games – Shaun Burgoyne, Port Adelaide

150 games umpired – Brett Rosebury

100 games – Brett Ebert, Port Adelaide

100 games – Rick Ladson, Hawthorn

100 games - Matt Maguire, St Kilda

100 games – Leigh Montagna, St Kilda

100 games – Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Sydney Swans

100 games – Brent Stanton, Essendon

100 games - Toby Thurstans, Port Adelaide

100 games – Mark Williams, Hawthorn

50 games – Matthew Bate, Melbourne

50 games – Matt Rosa, West Coast

Most Consecutive Games Scoring At Least One Goal – Lance Franklin, Hawthorn. Lance has scored at least one goal in his last 59 games, dating back to Round 12, 2006. The best streaks in the history of the game are Tony Lockett (114 games from Round 10 1993 to Round 12 2002), Gordon Coventry (98 games from Round One 1932 to Round 11 1937), Dick Lee (97 games from Round Nine 1910 to Round Nine 1918), Bill Mohr (80 games from Round Nine 1933 to Round Six 1938), Mark Jackson (79 games from Round One 1981 to Round 12 1985, Jack Moriarty (78 games from Week One Finals 1924 to Round 13 1929), Jason Dunstall (72 games from Round Eight 1987 to Round Eight 1990), Matthew Lloyd (70 games from Round 16 1999 to Round 22 2002), Gary Ablett (69 games from Round 19 1992 to the Preliminary Final 1995), John Coleman (64 games from Round One 1949 to Round Nine 1952), Bob Pratt (64 games from Round 16 1932 to Round Five 1936), Peter Hudson (61 games from Round Eight 1969 to Round Two 1974), George Moloney (60 games from Round One 1931 to Round Five 1934) and Doug Wade (60 games from Round 13 1972 to Round Seven 1975).

900 goals - Matthew Lloyd, Essendon. Matthew needs nine goals to become the eighth player in the history of the game to reach 900 goals, joining Tony Lockett (1360 goals for St Kilda and Sydney Swans), Gordon Coventry (1299 goals for Collingwood), Jason Dunstall (1254 goals for Hawthorn), Doug Wade (1057 goals for Geelong Cats and North Melbourne), Gary Ablett senior (1030 goals for Hawthorn and Geelong Cats), Jack Titus (970 goals for Richmond) and Leigh Matthews (915 goals for Hawthorn).

800 goals - Matthew Richardson, Richmond. Matthew needs eight goals to become the 11th player in the history of the game to reach 800 goals, joining the players listed above, as well as Peter McKenna (874 goals for Collingwood and Carlton) and Bernie Quinlan (817 goals for the Western Bulldogs and Fitzroy).

TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW PROCESS

The following players were reported over the weekend:

Kade Simpson, Carlton, reported by umpire Michael Vozzo for making forceful contact from front-on against Daniel Jackson, Richmond, during the first quarter of the Round One match between Carlton and Richmond, played at the MCG on Thursday March 26, 2009.

Simon Taylor, Hawthorn, reported by umpire Shaun Ryan for misconduct in that kneed Joel Selwood, Geelong Cats, during the first quarter of the Round One match between Hawthorn and the Geelong Cats, played at the MCG on Friday March 27, 2009.

Luke Hodge, Hawthorn, reported by umpire Stephen McBurney for striking Tom Lonergan, Geelong Cats, during the third quarter of the Round One match between Hawthorn and the Geelong Cats, played at the MCG on Friday March 27, 2009.

Max Rooke, Geelong Cats, reported by umpire Stephen McBurney for engaging in rough conduct against Sam Mitchell, Hawthorn, during the third quarter of the Round One match between the Geelong Cats and Hawthorn, played at the MCG on Friday March 27, 2009.

Andrew Mackie, Geelong Cats, reported by umpire Stephen McBurney for striking Brent Renouf, Hawthorn, during the fourth quarter of the Round One match between the Geelong Cats and Hawthorn, played at the MCG on Friday March 27, 2009.

Dean Brogan, Port Adelaide, reported by umpire Dean Margetts for engaging in rough conduct against Andrew Lovett, Essendon, during the first quarter of the Round One match between Port Adelaide and Essendon, played at AAMI Stadium on Sunday March 29, 2009.

AFL ROUND ONE ATTENDANCES

The AFL attendance figure for round one of the 2009 Toyota AFL Premiership Season of349,054 was the fifth-best single round in the history of the game. The leading attendance figures in history for a single round are as follows:

367,974 - Round 22, 1998

364,544 - Round 1, 2007

357,948 - Round 21, 2007

350,885 - Round 3, 2008

349,054 - Round 1, 2009

346,177 -- Round 3, 2005

344,536 -- Round 3, 2007

342,376 -- Round 11, 2007

340,193 -- Round 6, 2006

335,422 -- Round 1, 2008

AFL LONG-TERM INJURY LIST

The AFL wishes to advise the following changes have been made to club lists, under the provision of the AFL injury list rules.

Carlton – Upgraded Jeffrrey Garlett to the senior list, in place of Robert Warnock, who was already on the long-term injury list.

Hawthorn – Placed Max Bailey on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named at this stage.

Melbourne – Placed Mark Jamar on the long-term injury list, with Jake Spencer upgraded as his replacement.

Port Adelaide – Upgraded Wade Thompson to the senior list, in place of Jackson Trengrove, who was already on the long-term injury list.

Richmond – Upgraded Andrew Browne to the senior list, in place of Kayne Pettifer, who was already on the long-term injury list.

St Kilda – Placed Jarryd Allen on the long-term injury list, with Zac Dawson upgraded as his replacement.

Sydney Swans – Placed Campbell Heath on the long-term injury list, with Michael Pyke upgraded as his replacement.

Sydney Swans – Placed Patrick Veszpremi on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named at this stage.

West Coast – Placed Beau Waters on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named at this stage.

2009 NAB AFL DRAFT KEY DATES

The AFL wishes to advise a number of the key dates for the 2009 NAB AFL Draft / Trading period are currently being determined. The dates already locked in are as follows (all times are EST):

Tue Sept 29 - Commencement of 2009 Draft Camp, AIS Canberra.

Fri Oct 2 - Conclusion of 2009 Draft Camp.

Fri Oct 2, 2pm - Father / son nominations lodged with AFL.

Mon Oct 5, 10am - Father / son bidding meeting (Telstra Dome).

Mon Oct 5 - Commencement of 2009 AFL Exchange Period.

Fri Oct 9, 2pm - Conclusion of 2009 AFL Exchange Period.

Sat Nov 28, 10am - 2009 NAB AFL Draft selection meeting (Telstra Dome).

2009 NAB AFL Under 18s Championships

Detailed below are the proposed dates for the 2009 NAB AFL Under Championships. Under the format that will apply this year, to allow for a greater exposure of elite young players, all teams will play five matches. Teams in Division One will play all three other Division One sides and two sides from Division Two. Teams in Division Two will play all three other Division Two sides and two sides from Division One.

Round One

May 23

Qld v NSW/ACT in Qld

Tas v NT in Qld

May 30

WA v SA at Subiaco

May 31

Vic Country v Vic Metro at the MCG

Round Two

June 5

NT v WA in Darwin

June 6

NSW/ACT v Vic Metro in Sydney

Qld v SA in Sydney

June 7

Tas v Vic Country at Aurora Stadium

Round Three

June 13

WA v Vic Metro at Subiaco

June 14

SA v Vic Country at AAMI Stadium

June 20

NSW/ACT v NT at ANZ Stadium

June 21

Tas v Qld at Bellerive Oval

Round Four

June 27

Vic Metro v Qld at Casey Fields

Vic Country v NT at Casey Fields

NSW/ACT v SA at Casey Fields

Tas v WA at Casey Fields

Round Five

July 1

Tas v NSW/ACT at Telstra Dome

Qld v NT at Telstra Dome

Vic Country v WA at Telstra Dome

Vic Metro v SA at Telstra Dome
 
2009 NAB AFL Under 16s Championships / Key Dates

The 2009 NAB AFL Under 16s Championships will be played at Blacktown in Western Sydney from July 4 to July 11. Please find attached the fixture for Division One and Division Two as follows: 

Division One

Saturday July 4

Match 1 - Vic Country v Vic Metro

Match 2 - SA v WA

Tuesday July 7

Vic Metro v SA

WA v Vic Country

Friday July 10

Vic Metro v WA

SA v Vic Country

Division Two

Sunday July 5

Tas v NT

Qld v NSW/ACT

Wednesday July 8

NT v Qld

NSW/ACT v Tas

Saturday July 11

Qld v Tas

NT v NSW/ACT