One of Essendon's most loved footballers, Dustin Fletcher, will play his 321st game for the Bombers on Saturday night in the annual Dreamtime at the 'G.
 
This milestone will take him to second on the all-time games played list while Angus Monfries will play his 100th game.
 
These milestones head Essendon's involvement in the AFL Weeky News.
 
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PROGRAM OF MATCHES (all times are local) 

Round Nine

Friday May 21

Collingwood v Geelong Cats at the MCG. 7.40pm

 

Saturday May 22

North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm

Sydney Swans v Fremantle at the SCG, 2.10pm

Essendon v Richmond at the MCG, 7.45pm; Curtain Raiser – Northern v Southern, 4pm

Melbourne v Port Adelaide at TIO Stadium, 7.10pm

 

Sunday May 23

Adelaide Crows v Brisbane Lions at AAMI Stadium, 12.40pm; Curtain Raiser – Rio Tinto v Maralinga Lands, 9.35am

Carlton v Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm

West Coast v St Kilda at Subiaco; 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser – Indigenous Round Match, 12.15pm

 

IMPENDING MILESTONES

 

Most Games Coached – Rodney Eade, Western Bulldogs. Rodney his due to coach his 279th senior game this week, comprising 152 games with the Sydney Swans and 126 games with the Western Bulldogs. This will take him into the top 20 for coaches in the history of the game. The leading coaches in the game’s history are Jock McHale (714 games with Collingwood), Kevin Sheedy (635 games with Essendon), Michael Malthouse (621 games with Footscray, West Coast and Collingwood), Allan Jeans (575 games with St Kilda, Hawthorn and Richmond), Tom Hafey (522 games with Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong and the Sydney Swans), David Parkin (518 games with Hawthorn, Carlton and Fitzroy), Ron Barassi (515 games with Melbourne, Carlton, North Melbourne and the Sydney Swans), Leigh Matthews (461 games with Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions), Norm Smith (449 games with Fitzroy, Melbourne and South Melbourne), Dick Reynolds (415 games with Essendon), Percy Bentley (414 games with Richmond and Carlton), John Kennedy (412 games with Hawthorn and North Melbourne), Checker Hughes (378 games with Richmond and Melbourne), Dan Minogue (363 games with Richmond, Hawthorn, Carlton, St Kilda and Fitzroy), Robert Walls (347 games with Fitzroy, Carlton, the Brisbane Lions and Richmond), Denis Pagan (344 games with North Melbourne and Carlton), John Northey (315 games with the Sydney Swans, Melbourne, Richmond and the Brisbane Lions), Reg Hickey (304 games with Geelong), Bob Rose (281 games with Collingwood and Footscray) and Jack Worrall (279 games with Carlton and Essendon).
 
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Most Club Career Games – Dustin Fletcher, Essendon. Dustin is due to play his 321st game for Essendon this week, taking him into second spot on the all-time list for his club, behind only Simon Madden. The leading players in Essendon’s history are Simon Madden (378 games), Dick Reynolds (320 games), Dustin Fletcher (320 games), Tim Watson (307 games) and Gary Foulds (300 games).

200 games – Craig Bolton, Sydney Swans

150 games – Dean Brogan, Port Adelaide

150 games – Adam Schneider, St Kilda

100 games – Heath Shaw, Collingwood

100 games – Angus Monfries, Essendon

100 games – Daniel Pratt, North Melbourne

100 games – Steven Dodd, Fremantle

100 games – Brock McLean, Carlton

50 games – Alan Toovey, Collingwood

50 games – James Gwilt, St Kilda

50 games – Scott Harding, Port Adelaide

50 games – Matt Campbell, North Melbourne

 

TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW PROCESS

 

The following charges were laid from the weekend’s matches:

Jarrad Waite, Carlton, reported by umpire Shaun Ryan for striking Jason Davenport, Port Adelaide, during the third quarter of the Round Eight match between Carlton and Port Adelaide, played at AAMI Stadium on Sunday May 16, 2010.

 

Steven Baker, St Kilda, reported by umpire Brett Rosebury for wrestling Leroy Jetta, Essendon, during the first quarter of the Round Eight match between St Kilda and Essendon, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday May 16, 2010.

 

David Hille, Essendon, reported by umpire Rob Findlay for engaging in rough conduct against Brendon Goddard, St Kilda, during the first quarter of the Round Eight match between Essendon and St Kilda, played at Etihad Stadium on Sunday May 16, 2010..

 

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2010 NAB AFL UNDER 18 CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

The 2010 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships will commence this weekend in Blacktown, Sydney. 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, along with two of the four sides from Division Two. Teams in Division Two will play all three other Division Two sides, along with two of the four sides from Division One. The Championships conclude with the final four matches at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday June 30.

 

Round 1

Saturday May 22

QLD v Tas - Blacktown

NSW/ACT v NT – Blacktown

 

Saturday May 29

SA v WA – AAMI Stadium

 

Sunday May 30

Vic Country v Vic Metro – MCG

 

Round 2

Saturday June 5

Tas v Vic Metro – Bellerive

NT v SA – TIO Stadium

 

Sunday June 6

NSW/ACT v Vic Country – Blacktown

QLD v WA – Blacktown

 

Round 3
Saturday June 12

SA v Vic Metro – Norwood Oval

 

Sunday June 13

WA v Vic Country – Subiaco

 

Saturday June 19

TAS v NT – Aurora Stadium

QLD v NSW/ACT – Gabba

 

Round 4

Friday June 25

Vic Metro v NT – Visy Park

 

Saturday June 26

Vic Country v QLD – Visy Park

NSW/ACT v WA – Visy Park

Tas v SA – Visy Park

 

Round 5

Wednesday June 30

QLD v NT – Etihad Stadium

Tas v NSW/ACT – Etihad Stadium

Vic Metro v WA – Etihad Stadium

Vic Country v SA – Etihad Stadium

 

LONG-TERM INJURY LIST

 
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The AFL wishes to advise the following recent changes have been made to club lists, under the provision of the long-term injury-list rules:

Fremantle – Placed Brock O’Brien on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named at this stage.

Hawthorn – Upgraded Wayde Skipper from the rookie list as the replacement for Luke Lowden, who was already on the long-term injury list.

Hawthorn – Upgraded Cameron Stokes from the rookie list as the replacement for Simon Taylor, who was already on the long-term injury list.

Port Adelaide – Placed Warren Tredrea on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named at this stage.

Sydney Swans – Upgraded Henry Playfair from the rookie list as the replacement for Kristin Thornton, who was already on the long-term injury list.

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

Western Bulldogs – Returned Christian Howard from the long-term injury list, to the senior list.

Western Bulldogs – Placed Shane Thorne on the long-term injury list and upgraded Brodie Moles from the rookie list as his replacement.

 

2010 NAB AFL UNDER 16 CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

The 2009 NAB AFL Under 16 Championships will be played at Blacktown in Western Sydney from July 3 to July 10. The fixture for this year’s competition is as follows:

 

Round 1

Saturday July 3

Vic Country v WA

SA v Vic Country

 

Sunday July 4

World v South Pacific

Tas v NT

QLD v NSW/ACT

 

Round 2

Tuesday July 6

WA v SA

Vic Metro v Vic Country

 

Wednesday July 7

NT v NSW/ACT

Tas v World

QLD v South Pacific

 

Round 3

Friday July 9

Vic Metro v WA

SA v Vic Country

 

Saturday July 10

QLD v Tas

South Pacific v NT

NSW/ACT v World

 

2010 NAB AFL DRAFT DATE

 

THE 2010 NAB AFL Draft will be held at the Gold Coast convention centre as an evening function on Thursday November 18. The other key dates for the exchange period / draft period will be confirmed in the coming weeks.