Friday August 15
Port Adelaide v Collingwood at AAMI Stadium, 7.40pm; Curtain Raiser (Under 16s) - MWJFL v MSJFL, 5.35pm
Saturday August 16
Essendon v Adelaide at Telstra Dome, 2.10pm
Melbourne v West Coast at the MCG, 2.10pm; Curtain Raiser - VSSSA State Championship, 11am
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs at the Gabba, 7.10pm; Curtain Raiser - Suncoast Lions v Broadbeach, 3.20pm
Sydney Swans v Geelong at ANZ Stadium, 7.10pm
Sunday August 17
Richmond v Hawthorn at the MCG, 1.10pm
Carlton v North Melbourne at Telstra Dome, 2.10pm
Fremantle v St Kilda at Subiaco, 2.40pm; Curtain Raiser - WAWFL Grand Final, 11.55am
IMPENDING MILESTONES
Most Games - Robert Harvey, St Kilda. Robert is due to play his 378th senior game this week, drawing him into equal third spot with Simon Madden in the history of the game. The leading players in the history of the game are Michael Tuck (426 games for Hawthorn), Kevin Bartlett (403 games for Richmond), Simon Madden (378 games for Essendon), Robert Harvey (377 games for St Kilda) and Craig Bradley (375 games for Carlton).
Most Games, Indigenous player - Andrew McLeod, Adelaide. Andrew is due to play his 301st game this week, which will be the most games played by an indigenous player in the history of the game. The leading indigenous players are Gavin Wanganeen (300 games for Essendon and Port Adelaide), Andrew McLeod (300 games for Adelaide), Michael O'Loughlin (286 games for Sydney), Darryl White (268 games for Brisbane) and Chris Johnson (264 games for Fitzroy and Brisbane).
Automatic AFL Life Membership - Matthew Richardson, Richmond. Matthew is due to qualify for automatic AFL life membership this week with his 300th official game since his debut in 1993, comprising 273 premiership matches, 20 pre-season games, four State of Origin matches and two International Rules matches.
250 games - Matthew Lloyd, Essendon
250 games - Shane Wakelin, Collingwood
Club Record Games Coached - Paul Roos, Sydney. Paul is due to coach his 152nd game this week for Sydney, equalling the all-time record for South Melbourne / Sydney, established by Rodney Eade, who coached 152 games between 1996 - 2002.
150 consecutive games - Brett Kirk, Sydney. Brett is due to play his 150th consecutive game this week, having begun his current sequence in Round 15, 2002. His streak is the leading active streak in the AFL.
50 games - Patrick Ryder, Essendon
50 games - Henry Slattery, Essendon
TRIBUNAL MATCH REVIEW PROCESS
The following players were reported from the weekend's matches:
Aaron Fiora, St Kilda, reported by umpire Jason Armstrong for striking John McCarthy, Collingwood, during the second quarter of the Round 19 match between St Kilda and Collingwood, played at the MCG on Saturday August 9, 2008.
TRIBUNAL HEARING LOCATION
The AFL Tribunal is held in the AFL media room on Level LB2 at Telstra Dome. The AFL wishes to advise that all media covering the Tribunal hearings at Telstra Dome need to park in the B2 car park (entry off the Bourke St extension) and report to Telstra Dome security to gain admittance via the internal ring road. There will be no access via AFL House to any AFL Tribunal hearing through the season, as our offices will have closed by 6pm each day.
AFL LONG TERM INJURY LIST
The AFL wishes to advise the following changes have been made to club lists over the last seven days, under the long-term injury list rules.
Adelaide - placed Brett Burton on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named at this stage.
Brisbane Lions - placed Matthew Leuenberger on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named at this stage.
Collingwood - placed Sean Rusling on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named at this stage.
Richmond - placed Kayne Pettifer on the long-term injury list and upgraded Tristan Cartledge from the rookie list as his replacement.
Sydney - placed Brett Meredith on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named at this stage.
West Coast - placed Adam Hunter on the long-term injury list, with no replacement named at this stage.
2008 NAB AFL DRAFT KEY DATES
The AFL wishes to advise the key dates for the 2008 NAB AFL Draft / Trading period are as follows (all times are EST):
Tue Sept 30 - Commencement of 2008 Draft Camp, AIS Canberra.
Fri Oct 3 - Conclusion of 2008 Draft Camp.
Fri Oct 3, 2pm - Father / son nominations lodged with AFL.
Sat Oct 4 - Victorain State Screening Session, Monash University.
Mon Oct 6, 10am - Father / son bidding meeting (Telstra Dome).
Mon Oct 6 - Commencement of 2008 AFL Exchange Period.
Fri Oct 10, 2pm - Conclusion of 2008 AFL Exchange Period.
Sat Oct 11 - South Australian State Screening Session, SA Institute of Sport.
Sun Oct 12 - Western Australian State Screening Session, University of WA.
Fri Oct 31, 2pm - Club List Lodgement List 1 - Maximum 35 players, rookie promotion, retained rookies, scholarship player transfer and international scholarship.
Tue Nov 11, 2pm - Uncontracted listed players nominate.
Wed Nov 12, 2pm - Draft nominations close.
Fri Nov 14, 2pm - List Lodgement 2.
Wed Nov 19, 2pm - Delisted players nominate.
Sat Nov 29, 10am - 2008 NAB AFL Draft selection meeting (Telstra Dome).
Tue Dec 2, 10am - Nomination of scholarship-listed player and international scholarship-listed player to rookie list.
Tue Dec 2, 10am - Nomination of an international player and a player not registered for three years.
Tue Dec 2, 2pm - Uncontracted listed players nominate.
Wed Dec 3, 3pm - List Lodgement 3 and TPP Estimates.
Tue Dec 9, 2pm - Delisted players nominate.
Tue Dec 16, 10am - 2008 NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft selection meeting (microsoft live meeting).
Tue Dec 16, 10.15am - Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans nominate eligible rookie list players.
Tue Dec 16, 10.15am - Nomination of third-year rookies.
Tue Dec 16, 10.30am - 2008 NAB AFL Rookie Draft selection meeting (microsoft live meeting).
