PROGRAM OF MATCHES (all times are local)
Round Fourteen
Thursday July 1
Carlton v Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium, 7.10pm
Friday July 2
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs at the MCG, 7.40pm
Saturday July 3
Fremantle v Port Adelaide at Subiaco, 1.10pm
Collingwood v West Coast at Etihad Stadium, 7.10pm
Adelaide Crows v Essendon at AAMI Stadium, 7.10pm; Curtain Raiser – Macca’s JDL, 5.20pm
Sunday July 4
Geelong Cats v North Melbourne at Skilled Stadium, 1.10pm
Richmond v Sydney Swans at the MCG, 2.10pm
St Kilda v Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, 4.40pm
2010 NAB AFL Under 18s Championships
Round Five
Tuesday, June 29
Queensland v Northern Territory at Visy Park, 12.30pm
Tasmania v NSW/ACT at Visy Park, 2.30pm
Wednesday, June 30
Vic Metro v Western Australia at Skilled Stadium, 12.35pm
Vic Country v South Australia at Skilled Stadium, 2.45pm
Division One matches will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 on Wednesday June 30
2010 NAB AFL Under 16 Championships
Round 1
Saturday July 3
Vic Country v Western Australia
South Australia v Vic Metro
Sunday July 4
World XVIII v South Pacific
Tasmania v Northern Territory
Queensland v NSW/ACT
IMPENDING MILESTONES
200 games – Ryan O’Keefe, Sydney Swans
200 games – Josh Fraser, Collingwood
200 games – Craig Bolton, Sydney Swans
100 games – Brett Jones, West Coast
100 games – Jared Rivers, Melbourne
100 games umpired – Chris Donlon
50 games umpired – Luke Famrer
50 games umpired – Damien Sully
50 games – Scott Harding, Port Adelaide
50 games – Alwyn Davey, Essendon
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TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW
There were no players reported from the weekend’s matches.
2010 NAB AFL UNDER 18 CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2010 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships will conclude this week. 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.
Standings So Far
Division One
Vic Country 4-0
SA 3-1
Vic Metro 3-1
WA 2-2
Division Two
NSW/ACT 2-2
Tas 2-2
Qld 0-4
NT 0-4
Round 5
Tuesday, June 29
Queensland v Northern Territory at Visy Park, 12.30pm
Tasmania v NSW/ACT at Visy Park, 2.30pm
Wednesday, June 30
Vic Metro v Western Australia at Skilled Stadium, 12.35pm
Vic Country v South Australia at Skilled Stadium, 2.45pm
LONG-TERM INJURY LIST
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:
Adelaide Crows – Upgraded Brodie Martin to the senior list from the long-term injury list, and returned Chris Schmidt to the rookie list.
Adelaide Crows – Placed Daniel Talia on the long-term injury list and upgraded Chris Schmidt from the rookie list as his replacement.
2010 NAB AFL UNDER 16 CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2010 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 Western Australia
South Australia v Vic Metro
Sunday July 4
World XVIII v South Pacific
Tasmania v Northern Territory
Queensland v NSW/ACT
Round 2
Tuesday July 6
Western Australia v South Australia
Vic Metro v Vic Country
Wednesday July 7
Northern Territory v NSW/ACT – to be played at Bruce Purser Reserve, Rouse Hill
Tasmania v World XVIII – to be played at Bruce Purser Reserve, Rouse Hill
Queensland v South Pacific
Round 3
Friday July 9
Vic Metro v Western Australia
South Australia v Vic Country
Saturday July 10
Queensland v Tasmania
South Pacific v Northern Territory
NSW/ACT v World XVIII
2010 NAB AFL DRAFT / TRADING PERIOD – KEY DATES
The AFL wishes to advise the key dates have been finalised for the 2010 NAB AFL Draft and trading period. The Draft will be held at the Gold Coast convention centre as an evening function on Thursday November 18 with other key dates under the AFL Rules in the process as follows. Please note that the Gold Coast FC and Team GWS specific dates outlined below indicated the final cut-off point for each relevant rule. Player names lodged with the AFL prior to this date will be announced progressively:
Friday October 1, 2pm – Father Son Nominations lodged with the AFL.
Monday October 4, 10am – Father/Son Bidding Meeting (Gold Coast FC not entitled to participate).
Monday October 4 – Monday October 11 – AFL Exchange Period (In additional to normal permitted exchanges, Gold Coast FC may exchange players nominated as 17-year-olds in 2009 who have not accepted a contract offer, players nominated as rookies in 2009 who have not accepted a contract offer, the right to list a player who has previously nominated for the Draft under rule 35.5 and the right to list a priority zone selection from Queensland or the Northern Territory under rule 35.6.
Thursday October 7, 2pm – Gold Coast FC may include on its Primary List up to one listed player from each club (or more than one if the other club agrees) provided the player is uncontracted for the 2011 season.
Friday October 29, 2pm – List Lodgement One. Rookie promotion to Primary List, Retained Second Year and Third Year Rookies, Scholarship player transfer to Primary List or Rookie List; International Scholarship player transfer to Primary List or Rookie List. Gold Coast Players contracted under Rule 35.2 (local talent) may be included on the club Primary List or Rookie list with their consent, Gold Coast FC contracted nominated 17 year-olds included on the Primary list, Gold Coast FC nominated 17 year-olds who have not accepted a contract may be included on the Primary List, Gold Coast FC 2009 rookies who accept a contract offer may be included on the Primary List or Rookie List.
Friday November 5, 2pm – Out of Contract Listed Primary List Players Draft Nomination Deadline.
Friday November 5, 2pm – Draft Nomination Deadline for New or Expired (after three years) Nominations.
Friday November 5, 2pm – Nomination of Use of Compensatory Selection by Clubs that Lose an Uncontracted Player to Gold Coast FC.
Wednesday November 10, 2pm – List Lodgement Two.
Friday November 12, 2pm – Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Deadline.
Friday November 12, 2pm – Non-Retained Rookie Draft Nomination Deadline.
Friday November 12 – Priority Zone Selections, Queensland and NT.
Thursday November 18 – NAB AFL Draft Selection meeting, Gold Coast Convention Centre.
Tuesday November 23, 2pm – Out of Contract Primary List Draft Nomination Deadline.
Tuesday November 23, 2pm – International Player Inclusion on Rookie List Deadline.
Tuesday November 23, 2pm – Players not Registered for Three Years inclusion on Rookie List Deadline.
Tuesday November 23, 2pm – NSW Scholarship Player and International Scholarship Player inclusion on Rookie List Deadline.
Wednesday November 24, 2pm – List Lodgement Three and TPP Estimates.
Tuesday November 30, 2pm – Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Deadline.
Tuesday November 30 – Previously Listed Players or Draft Nominated Players Deadline. Gold Coast FC may nominate up to 10 players whose nomination is current for the 2010 Draft but who have not previously been on a Club List or a Primary List.
Tuesday November 30, 2pm – GWS Zone Access. Team GWS to nominate up to 16 draft-eligible players from NSW/ACT outside the current NSW scholarship region.
Tuesday December 7, 10am – NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Meeting (Microsoft Live Meeting).
Tuesday December 7, 10.10am – Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast FC and Sydney Swans Pre-Selected Rookie Nominations.
Tuesday December 7, 10.15am – NAB AFL Rookie Draft Meeting (Microsoft Live Meeting). Team GWS have selections 1-8 and the Gold Coast FC has selection nine and the first selection in each subsequent round.
Friday December 10, 2pm – Team GWS to Nominate up to 12 17 Year-olds born between January 1 and April 30, 1993.
NOMINATED ROOKIES – MID SEASON
Under AFL Rule 21.11.1, Clubs may nominate one player from their rookie list as being available for selection at any time after the conclusion of Round 11 and before 2pm on the Tuesday after Round 22. The club’s ability to nominate a rookie under this rule is subject to meeting TPP requirements.
Richmond upgraded David Gourdis to its senior list as a mid-year rookie in the lead-up to round 13.
