Friday July 10
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood at Docklands, 740pm
Saturday July 11
Sydney Swans v Essendon at the SCG, 2.10pm; Curtain Raiser – Sydney Reserves v Tuggeranong, 10.50am
Carlton v Richmond at the MCG, 2.10pm
Brisbane Lions v Geelong Cats at the Gabba, 7.10pm
Adelaide v Fremantle at AAMI Stadium; Curtain Raiser – Macca’s Cup Under 18s, South Adelaide v Port Adelaide Magpies, 3.50pm
Sunday July 12
Hawthorn v North Melbourne at Aurora Stadium, 1.10pm
Melbourne v Port Adelaide at the MCG, 2.10pm
West Coast v St Kilda at Subiaco, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser – Western Desert Shield, 12.15pm
NAB AFL Under 16s National Championships
Division One
Tuesday July 7
Vic Metro v SA at Blacktown, 11am
WA v Vic Country at Blacktown, 2.30pm
Friday July 10
Vic Metro v WA at Blacktown, 10am
SA v Vic Country at Blacktown, 12.30pm
Division Two
Wednesday July 8
NT v Qld at Rouse Hill, 11am
NSW/ACT v Tas at Rouse Hill, 1.30pm
Saturday July 11
Qld v Tas at Blacktown, 10am
NT v NSW/ACT at Blacktown, 12.30pm
IMPENDING MILESTONES
Most Games Together as a Pair of Players – Tyson Edwards and Andrew McLeod, Adelaide. Tyson and Andrew are due to play their 290th match together for Adelaide this week, since first playing together in Round 11, 1995 against the Western Bulldogs at AAMI Stadium. That would take them into first spot in the history of the game for the most matches played together by two players. The leading pairs are Kevin Bartlett and Francis Bourke (289 matches together of a possible 358 for Richmond between 1967-81), Tyson Edwards and Andrew McLeod (289 matches together of a possible 321 for Adelaide since 1995), Brad Johnson and Scott West (287 matches together of a possible 345 for the Western Bulldogs between 1994-2008) and Nathan Burke and Stewart Loewe (280 matches together of a possible 358 for St Kilda between 1987-2002).
250 games - Simon Goodwin, Adelaide. Simon is due to become the seventh player in the history of the club to reach 250 games, joining Andrew McLeod (317 games), Mark Ricciuto (312 games), Ben Hart (311 games), Tyson Edwards (302 games), Nigel Smart (278 games) and Mark Bickley (272 games).
Most Consecutive Games – Brett Kirk, Sydney Swans. Brett is due to play his 169th consecutive game this week, dating back to round 15, 2002. This would take him equal to the tenth best consecutive games streak in history. The leading streaks in history are Jim Stynes (244 games between 1987-98), Adem Yze (226 games between 1997-2007), Adam Goodes (204 games between 1999-2007), Jack Titus (202 games between 1933-43), Jared Crouch (194 games between 1998-2006), Jock McHale (191 games between 1906-17), Andy Collins (189 games between 1988-96), Kevin Bartlett (173 games between 1975-82), Marcus Ashcroft (170 games between 1992-2000) and John Schultz (169 games between 1959-68).
150 games umpired – Shaun Ryan
150 games – Corey Jones, North Melbourne
100 games – Matt Maguire, St Kilda
50 games – Andrew McQualter, St Kilda
50 games – Mark LeCras, West Coast
TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW PROCESS
The following players were reported from the weekend’s matches:
Aaron Davey, Melbourne, reported by umpire Matthew Nicholls for striking Chris Masten, West Coast, during the first quarter of the Round 14 match between Melbourne and West Coast, played at the MCG on Saturday July 4, 2009.
Ricky Petterd, Melbourne, reported by umpire Matthew Nicholls for abusive language during the first quarter of the Round 14 match between Melbourne and West Coast, played at the MCG on Saturday July 4, 2009.
Troy Chaplin, Port Adelaide, reported by umpire Chris Kamolins for charging Daniel Rich, Brisbane Lions, during the third quarter of the Round 14 match between Port Adelaide and the Brisbane Lions, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday July 4, 2009.
Jared Brennan, Brisbane Lions, reported by umpire Scott McLaren for misconduct in that he made unnecessary contact to the head of Josh Carr, Port Adelaide, during the fourth quarter of the Round 14 match between the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide, played at AAMI Stadium on Saturday July 4, 2009.
Mark Austin, Carlton, reported by umpire Michael Avon for striking Nick Suban, Fremantle, during the first quarter of the Round 14 match between Carlton and Fremantle, played at Subiaco on Sunday July 5, 2009.
AFL LONG-TERM INJURY LIST
The AFL wishes to advise the following recent changes have been made to club lists, under the provision of the AFL injury list rules.
Carlton – Upgraded Greg Bentley from the rookie list as the replacement for Jarrad Waite, who was already on the long-term injury list.
Western Bulldogs – Re-instated Paul O’Shea from the long-term injury list to the senior list, and returned Liam Picken to the rookie list.
AFL ROOKIE LIST, MID-SEASON UPGRADES TO SENIOR LIST
The AFL wishes to advise the following players have been upgraded to club senior lists, since round 11, under the revised rule allowing for one player per club to be upgraded after the mid-point of the season, provided that TPP requirements have been met.
North Melbourne – Cruize Garlett (after round 11).
Richmond – Robin Nahas (after round 11).
Port Adelaide – Danny Meyer (after round 11).
West Coast – Adam Cockie (after round 13).
Western Bulldogs – Liam Picken (after round 13).
2009 NAB AFL Under 16s Championships
The 2009 NAB AFL Under 16s Championships are being played at Blacktown in Western Sydney from July 4 to July 11. Please find attached the fixture for the remaining matches in Division One and Division Two as follows:
Division One
Vic Country 1-0
SA 1-0
WA 0-1
Vic Metro 0-1
Tuesday July 7
Vic Metro v SA at Blacktown, 11am
WA v Vic Country at Blacktown, 2.30pm
Friday July 10
Vic Metro v WA at Blacktown, 10am
SA v Vic Country at Blacktown, 12.30pm
Division Two
Qld 1-0
Tas 1-0
NT 0-1
NSW/ACT 0-1
Wednesday July 8
NT v Qld at Rouse Hill, 11am
NSW/ACT v Tas at Rouse Hill, 1.30pm
Saturday July 11
Qld v Tas at Blacktown, 10am
NT v NSW/ACT at Blacktown, 12.30pm
2009 NAB AFL DRAFT KEY DATES
The AFL wishes to advise the key dates for the 2009 NAB AFL Draft / Trading period 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 (Docklands).
Mon Oct 5 - Commencement of 2009 AFL Exchange Period.
Fri Oct 9, 2pm - Conclusion of 2009 AFL Exchange Period.
Fri Oct 30, 2pm – List Lodgement One. Rookie promotion to Primary List, Retained Second Year Rookies, Retained Third Year International Rookies, Retained Third Year Non-Registered Rookies.
Tue Nov 10, 2pm – Out of Contract Listed AFL Primary List Players Draft Nomination Deadline.
Fri Nov 13, 2pm – List Lodgement Two.
Wed Nov 18, 2pm – Delisted Primary List Player Draft Nomination Deadline.
Sat Nov 28 - 2009 NAB AFL Draft selection meeting (Docklands).
Tue Dec 1, 2pm – Out of Contract AFL Primary List Player Draft Nomination Deadline, NSW Scholarship-Listed Players and International Scholarship-Listed Players Inclusion on Rookie List Deadline.
Wed Dec 2, 2pm – List Lodgement Three and TPP Estimates.
Tue Dec 8, 2pm – Delisted Primary List Player Draft Nomination Deadline.
Tue Dec 15, 10am – NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft (Microsoft Live meeting).
Tue Dec 15, 10.15am – Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans Rookie List Nominations, Third Year Rookie List Nominations.
Tue Dec 15, 10.20am – NAB AFL Rookie Draft (Microsoft Live meeting).
