Friday May 7
Melbourne v Western Bulldogs at the MCG, 7.40pm
Saturday May 8
Essendon v Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium, 2.10pm
West Coast v Hawthorn at Subiaco, 1.10pm; Curtain Raiser – WAFL Under 16s, 10.10am
Collingwood v North Melbourne at the MCG, 7.10pm
Brisbane Lions v Fremantle at the Gabba, 7.10pm
Sunday May 9
Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans at Skilled Stadium, 1.10pm
Adelaide Crows v Richmond at AAMI Stadium, 4.10pm; Curtain Raiser – Macca’s JDL, 2.10pm
Monday May 10
St Kilda v Carlton at Etihad Stadium, 7.20pm
600 career goals – Brendan Fevola. Brendan has kicked 596 career goals for Carlton and the Brisbane Lions, since his debut in 1999. He needs four more goals to become the 27th player in the history of the game to reach 600 goals.
Most Wins Coached – Michael Malthouse. Michael has coached a total of 349 career wins since his debut as a league coach in 1984, comprising 67 wins with Footscray, 156 wins with West Coast and 126 wins with Collingwood. His next victory will see him become the fourth coach in the history of the game to reach 350 victories, joining Jock McHale (467 wins with Collingwood between 1912-49), Kevin Sheedy (386 wins with Essendon between 1981-2007) and Allan Jeans (358 wins with St Kilda, Hawthorn and Richmond between 1961-76, 1981-87, 1989-90 and 1992).
FIELD OF WOMEN MATCH, ROUND SEVEN, MAY 7
The AFL wishes to remind all media that registrations are now open for the Round 7 Field of Women match between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs, to be played at the MCG this Friday May 7. All members of the public can register at http://www.fieldofwomenlive.org.au/. Media wishing to be accredited for the pre-game event on-ground should contact Amanda Brookhouse on 03 9643 1718.
As part of the recognition for Breast Cancer Awareness, the umpires for this Friday’s game will wear pink uniforms, while the goal umpires will use pink flags.
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:
Fremantle – Returned Scott Thornton to the senior list, from the long-term injury list, and downgraded Clancee Pearce from the senior list back to the rookie list.
The total round six attendance figure of 347,824 was the best for a round six in the history of the game, eclipsing the previous mark of 340,193 established in 2006.
This places the weekend round among the 10-best for a single round in the history of the game:
367,974 – Round 22, 1998
364,544 – Round One, 2007
361,003 – Round 17, 2009
357,948 – Round 21, 2007
350,885 – Round Three, 2008
349,489 – Round One, 2009
347,824 – Round Six, 2010
346,177 – Round Three, 2005
344,536 – Round Three, 2007
342,376 – Round 11, 2007
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.