Alwyn Davey was reported for engaging in rough conduct against Nick Dal Santo, St Kilda, during the second quarter at Docklands yesterday (Sunday May 17, 2009).
 
He was the only player reported in Round 8 of the 2009 season and the AFL will issue a media release late this afternoon detailing the penalties to be offered 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

Davey charge heads Essendon's involvement in this week's AFL news.
 
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 Qantas AFL KickStart 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.
 
DREAMTIME AT THE G –RICHMOND V ESSENDON
 
The marquee event of round nine is the annual Dreamtime at the G event, staged at the Richmond v Essendon match at the MCG on Saturday night.
 
Now in its fifth 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 Brambuk Eels from Western Victoria and the Imalu Tigers from Tiwi Islands and fantastic pre-match entertainment from Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. The Long Walk will leave from Federation Square with some participants walking onto the ground as part of the pre-match. The night will conclude with the presentation of the Yiooken award to the best player on the ground.
 
PROGRAM OF MATCHES (all times are local)

Round Nine (Indigenous Round)

Friday May 22

Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs at Docklands, 7.40pm

Saturday May 23

North Melbourne v Fremantle at Docklands, 2.10pm

Adelaide v Carlton at AAMI Stadium, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser – APY v Maralinga, 12.05pm

West Coast v Collingwood at Subiaco, 5.40pm; Curtain Raiser – Indigenous Youth Under 16s, 3.10pm

Richmond v Essendon at the MCG, 7.45pm; Curtain Raiser – West Vic Eels v Imalu Tigers, 4.30pm

Sunday May 24

Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide at the SCG, 1.10pm; Curtain Raiser – Sydney Reserves v Eastlake, 9.50am

St Kilda v Brisbane Lions at Docklands, 2.10pm

Hawthorn v Melbourne at the MCG, 4.40pm

IMPENDING MILESTONES

Club Record Games – Andrew McLeod, Adelaide. Andrew is due to play his 313th game this week since his debut in 1995, breaking the club record held by Mark Ricciuto.

300 games – Jason Akermanis, Western Bulldogs. Jason is due to become the 59th player in the history of the game to reach 300 games. A full list of 300 game players can be found on page 558 of the AFL 2009 Season Guide, with the exception of Dustin Fletcher (Essendon), who reached the milestone earlier this season.

200 games – Lenny Hayes, St Kilda

200 games – Tarkyn Lockyer, Collingwood

150 games – Adam Hunter, West Coast

100 games – Roger Hayden, Fremantle

100 games – Mark Seaby, West Coast

100 games – Shane Tuck, Richmond. Shane is due to play his 100th senior game this week, meaning that he and father Michael Tuck (426 games for Hawthorn) will become the 40th father/son pair in the history of the game to have both played at least 100 matches. All father/ son pairings in which both have played at least 100 games are listed on page 561 of the AFL 2009 Season Guide. The Tucks are placed third on the all-time list of games played in this group, behind only the Fletchers (564 games comprising 264 games for Ken and 300 for Dustin) and the Silvaganis (551 games comprising 239 games for Sergio and 312 for Stephen).

100 games – Rick Ladson, Hawthorn

100 games – Matt Maguire, St Kilda

100 consecutive games – Darren Jolly, Sydney Swans. Darren is due to play his 100th consecutive game since Round Eight 2005. His streak is due to become only the fourth current active streak of 100 games or more, joining Brett Kirk (162 games since round 15, 2002), Kane Cornes (135 games since round 17, 2003) and Tarkyn Lockyer (115 games since round 10, 2004).
 
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.

Melbourne – Reinstated Mark Jamar to the senior list, after he had been on the long-term injury list.

Melbourne – Placed Colin Garland on the long-term injury list and upgraded Shane Valenti as his replacement.

Melbourne – Placed John Meesen on the long-term injury list and upgraded Jake Spencer as his replacement.

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).

2009 NAB AFL Under 18s Championships

The 2009 NAB AFL Under Championships will commence this weekend. 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 Skilled Stadium

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