The 2012 AFL season was the 116th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989.
The season featured eighteen clubs, with addition of the newly established Greater Western Sydney Giants, which was based in Western Sydney and split its home games between Sydney and Canberra.
The season ran from 24 March until 29 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
Adelaide won the 2012 pre-season competition following a 34-point win over the West Coast Eagles at AAMI Stadium. It was their second pre-season cup premiership.
Umpires: McBurney, McInerney, Mollison, Dalgleish Michael Tuck Medal: Bernie Vince Television broadcast:Fox Footy
Premiership season
The fixture for this season was officially announced on 28 October 2011.[2] Some of the features of the fixture included:
Each team played twenty-two matches over twenty-three rounds.
Each team had one bye, located between rounds 11 and 13. This is similar in practice to the split round concept, which (prior to 2011) saw one of the mid-season rounds played over two weeks, giving each team one week off.
Due to concern over one-sided matches featuring the two newest teams (Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney), their fixtures were adjusted so that they played each of the top five teams from 2011 only once.
For the first time, each Victorian team travelled interstate at least five times, and each team travelled to Perth at least once.
As had been the case since 2010, the final round of matches was given a floating fixture. Exact dates were determined later in the season with a view to giving likely finalists the longest possible break ahead of their first final.
The addition of a ninth match in each round, and the new television rights deal requiring most matches to be shown live, influenced the scheduling of matches, and changed some traditional match starting times. In typical rounds, where nine matches were played between Friday and Sunday, the changes were:
Friday night matches began at 7:50 pm EST instead of 7:40 pm, or 8:40 pm EST when played in South Australia or Western Australia.
Saturday afternoon matches began at 1:40 pm EST and 1:45 pm/2:10 pm EST.
A regular Saturday match was scheduled beginning at 4:40 pm EST – which was either a twilight match on the east coast, or an afternoon match in Perth.
Saturday night matches began at 7:40 pm EST instead of 7:10 pm.
The second Sunday afternoon match began at 3:15 pm instead of the traditional 2:10 pm. This change was to allow the Seven Network to show the match live into Victoria, and use it as a lead-in to its struggling 6:00 pm news bulletin.
Rule changes
Following two high profile goal umpiring errors in the previous three years' grand finals, in which goals were awarded to Tom Hawkins (Geelong, 2009) and Sharrod Wellingham (Collingwood, 2011) for shots which hit the post, video score reviews were introduced to AFL games for the first time. A score review could be initiated by the field umpire, at his own discretion or on request by the goal umpire, and television broadcast footage would be reviewed for visual evidence to overturn an on-field goal umpiring decision.[3]
This round marked the debut of Greater Western Sydney in the AFL. For the first time since 2006, the AFL season opened outside of Victoria, and for the first time ever, in Sydney. The first match between Greater Western Sydney and Sydney was the only match in the first weekend, with the conventional Thursday night season-opening match between Carlton and Richmond opening the remainder of the round the following weekend.
Essendon had the chance to win the game by kicking a goal after the siren after a late comeback. Courtenay Dempsey, who had marked the ball on the 50-metre line two seconds before the siren went, chose to play on while the siren went, which resulted in the Sydney win.
Kade Simpson (Carlton) sustained a broken jaw against Collingwood, which resulted in the end of a streak of 158 consecutive matches played, the longest active streak in the competition at the time.[25]
Gold Coast's win ended a twenty-one match losing streak, and gave Gold Coast its first win for the season after fourteen losses; it was the longest losing streak by any team since Fitzroy lost twenty-one matches from 1995-1996.[27] Gold Coast's previous win, in round 17, 2011, was also against Richmond in Cairns. The two-point win was completed in dramatic circumstances when rugby league convert Karmichael Hunt kicked a goal after the siren to win the match.[28]
Kevin Sheedy (Greater Western Sydney) contested his 1000th senior VFL/AFL sanctioned game, becoming the first person to do so. The total includes premiership matches, pre-season and night matches, state representative matches, and national representative matches under international rules.[34]
The day after Port Adelaide's loss to Greater Western Sydney, the club determined that the tenures of Brett Duncanson as president and Matthew Primus as coach would both be terminated at the end of the season; Primus opted to step down immediately, and was replaced by Garry Hocking as caretaker coach.[36]
Gold Coast recorded its first ever win at its primary home ground, Metricon Stadium, after losing its first seventeen matches there from 2011 to 2012.[38]
St Kilda recorded its third highest winning margin in its history[43] The half time margin of 93 points was also St Kilda's biggest half time lead in its history.[44]
Following the loss to Gold Coast, Brett Ratten was sacked as Carlton coach, effective at the end of the season.[45]
Greater Western Sydney's points-for total of 1270 was the lowest ever in a 22-match home-and-away season, beating the previous lowest of 1452 set by Fitzroy in 1996. It was the lowest in any season since North Melbourne scored 1266 points in twenty games set in 1968.[citation needed]
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For the 2012 season of the Arena Football League see 2012 Arena Football League season The 2012 AFL season was the 116th season of the Australian Football League AFL the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989 2012 AFL premiership seasonTeams18PremiersSydney5th premiershipMinor premiersHawthorn8th minor premiershipPre season cupAdelaide2nd pre season cup winBrownlow MedallistSam MitchellHawthornTrent CotchinRichmond both 26 votes Coleman MedallistJack RiewoldtRichmond 65 goals AttendanceMatches played207Total attendance6 778 559 32 747 per match Highest99 683 Grand Final Hawthorn vs Sydney 20112013 The season featured eighteen clubs with addition of the newly established Greater Western Sydney Giants which was based in Western Sydney and split its home games between Sydney and Canberra The season ran from 24 March until 29 September and comprised a 22 game home and away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs The premiership was won by the Sydney Swans for the fifth time after it defeated Hawthorn by ten points in the 2012 AFL Grand Final Contents 1 Pre season 1 1 Draft 1 2 NAB Cup 2 Premiership season 2 1 Rule changes 2 2 Round 1 2 3 Round 2 2 4 Round 3 2 5 Round 4 2 6 Round 5 2 7 Round 6 2 8 Round 7 2 9 Round 8 2 10 Round 9 2 11 Round 10 2 12 Round 11 2 13 Round 12 2 14 Round 13 2 15 Round 14 2 16 Round 15 2 17 Round 16 2 18 Round 17 2 19 Round 18 2 20 Round 19 2 21 Round 20 2 22 Round 21 2 23 Round 22 2 24 Round 23 3 Win loss table 4 Ladder 4 1 Ladder progression 5 Finals series 5 1 Week one 5 2 Week two 5 3 Week three 5 4 Week four 6 Awards 6 1 Coleman Medal 6 2 Best and fairest 6 3 Player milestones 7 Club leadership 8 Club membership 9 Coach changes 10 References 11 External linksPre season EditDraft Edit Main article 2011 AFL Draft The 2011 National Draft was held on 24 November in Sydney making it only the second time it was held out of Melbourne This is due to the entry of Greater Western Sydney 1 NAB Cup Edit Main article 2012 NAB Cup Adelaide won the 2012 pre season competition following a 34 point win over the West Coast Eagles at AAMI Stadium It was their second pre season cup premiership 2012 NAB Cup Grand FinalSaturday 17 March 7 10 pm Adelaide def West Coast AAMI Stadium crowd 27 376 Report0 2 2 14 1 3 6 33 2 6 13 67 2 10 17 95 Q1Q2Q3 Final 2 0 2 20 2 1 6 30 2 4 7 49 2 5 13 61 Umpires McBurney McInerney Mollison Dalgleish Michael Tuck Medal Bernie Vince Television broadcast Fox FootyPremiership season EditThe fixture for this season was officially announced on 28 October 2011 2 Some of the features of the fixture included Each team played twenty two matches over twenty three rounds Each team had one bye located between rounds 11 and 13 This is similar in practice to the split round concept which prior to 2011 saw one of the mid season rounds played over two weeks giving each team one week off Due to concern over one sided matches featuring the two newest teams Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney their fixtures were adjusted so that they played each of the top five teams from 2011 only once For the first time each Victorian team travelled interstate at least five times and each team travelled to Perth at least once Blundstone Arena Blacktown International Sportspark and Skoda Stadium hosted home and away matches for the first time in 2012 As had been the case since 2010 the final round of matches was given a floating fixture Exact dates were determined later in the season with a view to giving likely finalists the longest possible break ahead of their first final The addition of a ninth match in each round and the new television rights deal requiring most matches to be shown live influenced the scheduling of matches and changed some traditional match starting times In typical rounds where nine matches were played between Friday and Sunday the changes were Friday night matches began at 7 50 pm EST instead of 7 40 pm or 8 40 pm EST when played in South Australia or Western Australia Saturday afternoon matches began at 1 40 pm EST and 1 45 pm 2 10 pm EST A regular Saturday match was scheduled beginning at 4 40 pm EST which was either a twilight match on the east coast or an afternoon match in Perth Saturday night matches began at 7 40 pm EST instead of 7 10 pm The second Sunday afternoon match began at 3 15 pm instead of the traditional 2 10 pm This change was to allow the Seven Network to show the match live into Victoria and use it as a lead in to its struggling 6 00 pm news bulletin Rule changes Edit Following two high profile goal umpiring errors in the previous three years grand finals in which goals were awarded to Tom Hawkins Geelong 2009 and Sharrod Wellingham Collingwood 2011 for shots which hit the post video score reviews were introduced to AFL games for the first time A score review could be initiated by the field umpire at his own discretion or on request by the goal umpire and television broadcast footage would be reviewed for visual evidence to overturn an on field goal umpiring decision 3 Round 1 Edit Round 1 4 Saturday 24 March 7 20 pm Greater Western Sydney 5 7 37 def by Sydney 14 16 100 ANZ Stadium crowd 38 203 ReportThursday 29 March 7 45 pm Richmond 12 9 81 def by Carlton 18 17 125 MCG crowd 78 285 ReportFriday 30 March 7 50 pm Hawthorn 20 17 137 def Collingwood 16 19 115 MCG crowd 78 464 ReportSaturday 31 March 1 45 pm Melbourne 11 12 78 def by Brisbane Lions 17 17 119 MCG crowd 33 473 ReportSaturday 31 March 3 45 pm Gold Coast 10 8 68 def by Adelaide 19 23 137 Metricon Stadium crowd 12 790 ReportSaturday 31 March 4 45 pm Fremantle 16 9 105 def Geelong 15 11 101 Patersons Stadium crowd 34 601 ReportSaturday 31 March 7 45 pm North Melbourne 15 12 102 def by Essendon 14 20 104 Etihad Stadium crowd 45 699 ReportSunday 1 April 1 10 pm Western Bulldogs 12 15 87 def by West Coast 21 10 136 Etihad Stadium crowd 24 977 ReportSunday 1 April 4 10 pm Port Adelaide 13 11 89 def St Kilda 13 7 85 AAMI Stadium crowd 21 179 ReportThis round marked the debut of Greater Western Sydney in the AFL For the first time since 2006 the AFL season opened outside of Victoria and for the first time ever in Sydney The first match between Greater Western Sydney and Sydney was the only match in the first weekend with the conventional Thursday night season opening match between Carlton and Richmond opening the remainder of the round the following weekend Sydney won its first round 1 match since 2005 Round 2 Edit Round 2 5 Thursday 5 April 7 40 pm Brisbane Lions 9 9 63 def by Carlton 23 16 154 The Gabba crowd 25 920 ReportSaturday 7 April 1 45 pm Essendon 16 15 111 def Port Adelaide 13 8 86 Etihad Stadium crowd 34 118 ReportSaturday 7 April 2 10 pm Sydney 14 10 94 def Fremantle 12 9 81 SCG crowd 22 242 ReportSaturday 7 April 2 40 pm West Coast 25 16 166 def Melbourne 9 4 58 Patersons Stadium crowd 35 674 ReportSaturday 7 April 7 10 pm Adelaide 11 16 82 def Western Bulldogs 9 10 64 AAMI Stadium crowd 34 021 ReportSaturday 7 April 7 40 pm Collingwood 12 13 85 def Richmond 8 16 64 MCG crowd 57 268 ReportSunday 8 April 1 10 pm North Melbourne 28 15 183 def Greater Western Sydney 8 6 54 Blundstone Arena crowd 11 127 ReportSunday 8 April 4 40 pm St Kilda 21 13 139 def Gold Coast 7 5 47 Etihad Stadium crowd 21 032 ReportMonday 9 April 3 10 pm Geelong 14 8 92 def Hawthorn 13 12 90 MCG crowd 69 231 ReportWest Coast recorded its largest ever winning margin against Melbourne winning by 108 points 6 The match between North Melbourne and Greater Western Sydney was the first AFL game to be played at Blundstone Arena in Hobart Tasmania 7 North Melbourne recorded its largest winning margin in any match 129 points since round 2 1996 8 Round 3 Edit Round 3 9 Friday 13 April 7 50 pm Carlton 18 14 122 def Collingwood 9 8 62 MCG crowd 84 259 ReportSaturday 14 April 1 45 pm Richmond 20 13 133 def Melbourne 11 8 74 MCG crowd 49 826 ReportSaturday 14 April 1 40 pm Port Adelaide 12 11 83 def by Sydney 16 9 105 AAMI Stadium crowd 19 032 ReportSaturday 14 April 2 40 pm Fremantle 8 16 64 def Brisbane Lions 5 5 35 Patersons Stadium crowd 33 473 ReportSaturday 14 April 7 40 pm Western Bulldogs 5 10 40 def by St Kilda 15 13 103 Etihad Stadium crowd 28 971 ReportSaturday 14 April 7 40 pm Gold Coast 13 10 88 def by Essendon 15 15 105 Metricon Stadium crowd 17 069 ReportSunday 15 April 1 10 pm Greater Western Sydney 10 9 69 def by West Coast 23 12 150 Blacktown ISP crowd 6 875 ReportSunday 15 April 3 15 pm Hawthorn 21 14 140 def Adelaide 12 12 84 MCG crowd 33 524 ReportSunday 15 April 4 40 pm North Melbourne 20 11 131 def Geelong 16 18 114 Etihad Stadium crowd 29 630 Report dead link The match between Greater Western Sydney and West Coast was the first and as of 2021 only AFL match played at Blacktown International Sportspark Round 4 Edit Round 4 10 Friday 20 April 7 50 pm St Kilda 11 13 79 def by Fremantle 14 8 92 Etihad Stadium crowd 30 172 ReportSaturday 21 April 1 45 pm Carlton 11 13 79 def by Essendon 15 19 109 MCG crowd 73 172 ReportSaturday 21 April 2 10 pm Collingwood 14 13 97 def Port Adelaide 10 13 73 Etihad Stadium crowd 30 741 ReportSaturday 21 April 4 10 pm Adelaide 13 18 96 def Greater Western Sydney 7 8 50 AAMI Stadium crowd 28 261 ReportSaturday 21 April 7 40 pm Brisbane Lions 17 9 111 def Gold Coast 6 10 46 The Gabba crowd 21 980 ReportSaturday 21 April 5 40 pm West Coast 5 21 51 def Hawthorn 5 16 46 Patersons Stadium crowd 40 080 ReportSunday 22 April 1 10 pm Geelong 11 9 75 def Richmond 9 11 65 Simonds Stadium crowd 21 952 ReportSunday 22 April 3 15 pm Sydney 17 11 113 def North Melbourne 10 17 77 SCG crowd 21 049 ReportSunday 22 April 4 40 pm Melbourne 9 13 67 def by Western Bulldogs 13 10 88 MCG crowd 33 565 ReportThe match between Carlton and Essendon was the 2 500th senior VFL AFL match hosted by the Melbourne Cricket Ground 11 Round 5 Edit Round 5 12 Wednesday 25 April 2 40 pm Collingwood 11 14 80 def Essendon 11 13 79 MCG crowd 86 932 ReportFriday 27 April 6 45 pm Fremantle 7 15 57 def by Carlton 10 5 65 Patersons Stadium crowd 38 847 ReportSaturday 28 April 1 45 pm Greater Western Sydney 9 8 62 def by Western Bulldogs 15 14 104 Manuka Oval crowd 9 128 ReportSaturday 28 April 4 40 pm North Melbourne 17 25 127 def Gold Coast 13 15 93 Etihad Stadium crowd 17 680 ReportSaturday 28 April 7 40 pm Melbourne 10 6 66 def by St Kilda 12 12 84 MCG crowd 24 798 ReportSaturday 28 April 7 45 pm Brisbane Lions 4 17 41 def by Geelong 12 7 79 The Gabba crowd 15 528 ReportSunday 29 April 1 10 pm Hawthorn 10 9 69 def by Sydney 16 10 106 Aurora Stadium crowd 19 217 ReportSunday 29 April 3 15 pm Richmond 14 13 97 def by West Coast 16 11 107 Etihad Stadium crowd 28 448 ReportSunday 29 April 4 10 pm Adelaide 16 14 110 def Port Adelaide 14 7 91 AAMI Stadium crowd 41 649 ReportAdam Goodes played his 304th club game for Sydney to become the club games record holder for South Melbourne Sydney 13 Round 6 Edit Round 6 14 Friday 4 May 7 50 pm Western Bulldogs 11 11 77 def by Collingwood 15 8 98 Etihad Stadium crowd 38 155 ReportSaturday 5 May 1 40 pm Essendon 19 15 129 def Brisbane Lions 9 8 62 Etihad Stadium crowd 36 361 ReportSaturday 5 May 1 45 pm Geelong 17 17 119 def Melbourne 11 10 76 Simonds Stadium crowd 18 010 ReportSaturday 5 May 4 40 pm Gold Coast 14 3 87 def by Fremantle 14 10 94 Metricon Stadium crowd 11 670 ReportSaturday 5 May 7 40 pm Sydney 14 10 94 def by Adelaide 15 9 99 SCG crowd 23 969 ReportSaturday 5 May 7 40 pm St Kilda 13 10 88 def by Hawthorn 18 15 123 MCG crowd 42 289 ReportSunday 6 May 1 10 pm Carlton 15 20 110 def Greater Western Sydney 6 7 43 Etihad Stadium crowd 28 201 ReportSunday 6 May 2 45 pm Port Adelaide 8 6 54 def by Richmond 13 13 91 AAMI Stadium crowd 18 552 ReportSunday 6 May 2 40 pm West Coast 17 18 120 def North Melbourne 15 5 95 Patersons Stadium crowd 37 202 ReportRound 7 Edit Round 7 15 Friday 11 May 7 50 pm Melbourne 6 13 49 def by Hawthorn 15 25 115 MCG crowd 36 430 ReportSaturday 12 May 12 45 pm Adelaide 19 8 122 def Geelong 10 12 72 AAMI Stadium crowd 35 535 ReportSaturday 12 May 1 40 pm Greater Western Sydney 13 16 94 def Gold Coast 9 13 67 Manuka Oval crowd 8 603 ReportSaturday 12 May 4 40 pm Richmond 13 13 91 def Sydney 8 14 62 MCG crowd 40 352 ReportSaturday 12 May 7 40 pm Brisbane Lions 8 10 58 def by Collingwood 17 14 116 The Gabba crowd 27 926 ReportSaturday 12 May 7 40 pm Essendon 16 17 113 def West Coast 7 10 52 Etihad Stadium crowd 43 260 ReportSunday 13 May 1 10 pm North Melbourne 12 11 83 def by Western Bulldogs 15 11 101 Etihad Stadium crowd 20 885 ReportSunday 13 May 2 40 pm Fremantle 12 15 87 def Port Adelaide 7 5 47 Patersons Stadium crowd 30 079 ReportMonday 14 May 7 40 pm St Kilda 19 8 122 def Carlton 14 14 98 Etihad Stadium crowd 38 823 ReportGreater Western Sydney recorded its first ever win in an AFL match Round 8 Edit Round 8 16 Friday 18 May 7 50 pm Collingwood 14 12 96 def Geelong 11 18 84 MCG crowd 75 650 ReportSaturday 19 May 1 15 pm Port Adelaide 14 11 95 def North Melbourne 14 9 93 AAMI Stadium crowd 14 508 ReportSaturday 19 May 2 10 pm Hawthorn 17 17 119 def Fremantle 9 9 63 Aurora Stadium crowd 12 959 ReportSaturday 19 May 4 40 pm Sydney 21 12 138 def Melbourne 5 7 37 SCG crowd 20 818 ReportSaturday 19 May 7 10 pm Western Bulldogs 9 18 72 def Gold Coast 4 10 34 TIO Stadium crowd 8 724 ReportSaturday 19 May 7 50 pm Essendon 19 14 128 def Richmond 15 19 109 MCG crowd 80 900 ReportSunday 20 May 1 10 pm Brisbane Lions 19 18 132 def Greater Western Sydney 5 10 40 The Gabba crowd 16 049 ReportSunday 20 May 3 15 pm Carlton 8 7 55 def by Adelaide 19 10 124 Etihad Stadium crowd 35 917 ReportSunday 20 May 2 40 pm West Coast 18 13 121 def St Kilda 13 13 91 Patersons Stadium crowd 38 174 ReportSydney recorded its largest winning margin in any match since round 7 2006 Adelaide won its first match in Victoria since round 22 2009 ending a losing streak of fifteen games Round 9 Edit Round 9 17 Friday 25 May 7 50 pm Western Bulldogs 11 9 75 def by Geelong 14 11 95 Etihad Stadium crowd 29 118 ReportSaturday 26 May 1 45 pm Richmond 21 11 137 def Hawthorn 10 15 75 MCG crowd 51 617 ReportSaturday 26 May 2 10 pm Gold Coast 10 10 70 def by Port Adelaide 17 16 118 Metricon Stadium crowd 12 416 ReportSaturday 26 May 4 40 pm St Kilda 16 15 111 def Sydney 12 11 83 Etihad Stadium crowd 34 737 ReportSaturday 26 May 7 10 pm Adelaide 6 11 49 def by Collingwood 10 15 75 AAMI Stadium crowd 44 238 ReportSaturday 26 May 7 40 pm Greater Western Sydney 7 11 53 def by Essendon 18 11 119 Skoda Stadium crowd 11 887 ReportSunday 27 May 1 10 pm North Melbourne 17 10 112 def Brisbane Lions 15 6 96 Etihad Stadium crowd 19 988 ReportSunday 27 May 3 15 pm Carlton 15 17 107 def Melbourne 6 13 49 MCG crowd 28 371 ReportSunday 27 May 2 40 pm West Coast 11 18 84 def Fremantle 5 6 36 Patersons Stadium crowd 40 905 ReportThe match between Greater Western Sydney and Essendon was the first AFL match played at Skoda Stadium the primary home ground for Greater Western Sydney Round 10 Edit Round 10 18 Friday 1 June 7 50 pm St Kilda 16 17 113 def by Richmond 18 13 121 Etihad Stadium crowd 49 337 ReportSaturday 2 June 1 45 pm Geelong 19 12 126 def Greater Western Sydney 9 7 61 Simonds Stadium crowd 17 243 ReportSaturday 2 June 2 10 pm Hawthorn 27 12 174 def North Melbourne 9 5 59 Aurora Stadium crowd 16 143 ReportSaturday 2 June 2 40 pm Fremantle 12 10 82 def by Adelaide 17 9 111 Patersons Stadium crowd 31 392 ReportSaturday 2 June 7 10 pm Port Adelaide 14 15 99 def Carlton 6 9 45 AAMI Stadium crowd 24 476 ReportSaturday 2 June 7 40 pm Essendon 6 16 52 def by Melbourne 8 10 58 MCG crowd 42 987 ReportSunday 3 June 1 10 pm Brisbane Lions 16 6 102 def West Coast 15 10 100 The Gabba crowd 15 546 ReportSunday 3 June 3 15 pm Sydney 20 12 132 def Western Bulldogs 5 10 40 SCG crowd 13 505 ReportSunday 3 June 4 40 pm Collingwood 23 11 149 def Gold Coast 7 10 52 MCG crowd 36 913 ReportRichmond defeated St Kilda for the first time since round 4 2003 ending a 14 game winless streak against St Kilda Hawthorn recorded its largest ever victory over North Melbourne by 115 points Lance Franklin Hawthorn scored 13 goals the most by any player in a match since Scott Cummings West Coast kicked 14 goals in round 5 2000 Sydney recorded its lowest home crowd of 13 505 since round 2 1996 Gary Ablett s 53 disposals Gold Coast equalled Greg Williams Sydney record set in 1989 19 This was later surpassed by Tom Mitchell who recorded 54 disposals in 2018 Round 11 Edit Round 11 20 Friday 8 June 7 50 pm Carlton 11 19 85 def by Geelong 14 13 97 Etihad Stadium crowd 47 632 ReportSaturday 9 June 1 40 pm Richmond 9 12 66 def by Fremantle 12 6 78 MCG crowd 43 801 ReportSaturday 9 June 4 40 pm Gold Coast 7 7 49 def by St Kilda 21 18 144 Metricon Stadium crowd 12 534 ReportSaturday 9 June 7 40 pm Essendon 11 16 82 def by Sydney 13 8 86 Etihad Stadium crowd 42 785 ReportSunday 10 June 4 10 pm Port Adelaide 9 8 62 def by Hawthorn 16 12 108 AAMI Stadium crowd 26 638 ReportMonday 11 June 3 15 pm Melbourne 13 9 87 def by Collingwood 19 15 129 MCG crowd 64 250 ReportByeAdelaide Brisbane Lions Greater Western Sydney North Melbourne West Coast Western BulldogsEssendon had the chance to win the game by kicking a goal after the siren after a late comeback Courtenay Dempsey who had marked the ball on the 50 metre line two seconds before the siren went chose to play on while the siren went which resulted in the Sydney win Fremantle won its first game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground since round 4 2007 ending a ten match losing streak at the venue Round 12 Edit Round 12 21 Thursday 14 June 5 40 pm West Coast 10 19 79 def Carlton 10 9 69 Patersons Stadium crowd 34 224 ReportFriday 15 June 8 10 pm Adelaide 17 13 115 def St Kilda 16 15 111 AAMI Stadium crowd 36 394 ReportSaturday 16 June 2 10 pm Greater Western Sydney 12 2 74 def by Richmond 11 20 86 Skoda Stadium crowd 7 358 ReportSaturday 16 June 7 40 pm Gold Coast 12 8 80 def by North Melbourne 11 21 87 Metricon Stadium crowd 10 170 ReportSunday 17 June 1 10 pm Hawthorn 19 21 135 def Brisbane Lions 11 4 70 MCG crowd 35 492 ReportSunday 17 June 4 40 pm Western Bulldogs 13 17 95 def Port Adelaide 8 9 57 Etihad Stadium crowd 16 036 ReportByeCollingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Melbourne SydneyRound 13 Edit Round 13 22 Friday 22 June 7 50 pm Sydney 12 8 80 def Geelong 11 8 74 SCG crowd 27 400 ReportSaturday 23 June 1 40 pm Western Bulldogs 7 14 56 def by Brisbane Lions 18 6 114 Etihad Stadium crowd 20 146 ReportSaturday 23 June 4 40 pm Collingwood 12 13 85 def West Coast 12 10 82 MCG crowd 62 957 ReportSaturday 23 June 5 40 pm Fremantle 14 5 89 def by Essendon 17 11 113 Patersons Stadium crowd 34 567 ReportSunday 24 June 3 15 pm Melbourne 20 15 135 def Greater Western Sydney 9 3 57 MCG crowd 20 070 ReportSunday 24 June 4 40 pm North Melbourne 17 19 121 def Adelaide 13 11 89 Etihad Stadium crowd 18 866 ReportByeCarlton Gold Coast Hawthorn Port Adelaide Richmond St KildaRound 14 Edit Round 14 23 Friday 29 June 7 50 pm Carlton 10 10 70 def by Hawthorn 18 12 120 MCG crowd 65 047 ReportSaturday 30 June 1 45 pm Collingwood 15 17 107 def Fremantle 12 6 78 MCG crowd 44 891 ReportSaturday 30 June 1 40 pm Adelaide 17 4 106 def Richmond 13 9 87 AAMI Stadium crowd 33 780 ReportSaturday 30 June 2 40 pm West Coast 25 16 166 def Gold Coast 5 10 40 Patersons Stadium crowd 34 592 ReportSaturday 30 June 7 40 pm Sydney 19 18 132 def Greater Western Sydney 5 8 38 ANZ Stadium crowd 22 565 ReportSaturday 30 June 7 40 pm Essendon 21 14 140 def Western Bulldogs 8 8 56 Etihad Stadium crowd 40 824 ReportSunday 1 July 1 10 pm Geelong 14 15 99 def Port Adelaide 8 13 61 Simonds Stadium crowd 13 736 ReportSunday 1 July 3 15 pm Brisbane Lions 18 14 122 def Melbourne 8 13 61 The Gabba crowd 22 114 ReportSunday 1 July 4 40 pm St Kilda 15 13 103 def by North Melbourne 21 10 136 Etihad Stadium crowd 33 106 ReportRound 15 Edit Round 15 24 Friday 6 July 7 50 pm Collingwood 8 14 62 def by Carlton 12 13 85 MCG crowd 75 755 ReportSaturday 7 July 1 45 pm North Melbourne 13 6 84 def by West Coast 12 14 86 Blundstone Arena crowd 14 113 ReportSaturday 7 July 2 10 pm Melbourne 11 12 78 def by Richmond 13 23 101 MCG crowd 46 773 ReportSaturday 7 July 4 40 pm Sydney 16 14 110 def Brisbane Lions 9 9 63 SCG crowd 19 419 ReportSaturday 7 July 7 10 pm Port Adelaide 8 10 58 def by Adelaide 17 14 116 AAMI Stadium crowd 34 829 ReportSaturday 7 July 7 40 pm St Kilda 21 7 133 def Essendon 8 14 62 Etihad Stadium crowd 45 838 ReportSunday 8 July 1 10 pm Hawthorn 28 25 193 def Greater Western Sydney 4 7 31 MCG crowd 26 518 ReportSunday 8 July 3 15 pm Gold Coast 13 18 96 def by Geelong 15 20 110 Metricon Stadium crowd 15 824 ReportSunday 8 July 2 40 pm Fremantle 14 11 95 def Western Bulldogs 8 9 57 Patersons Stadium crowd 30 420 ReportKade Simpson Carlton sustained a broken jaw against Collingwood which resulted in the end of a streak of 158 consecutive matches played the longest active streak in the competition at the time 25 Greater Western Sydney suffered its heaviest ever defeat losing by 162 points Round 16 Edit Round 16 26 Friday 13 July 7 50 pm North Melbourne 24 5 149 def Carlton 14 12 96 Etihad Stadium crowd 46 423 ReportSaturday 14 July 1 45 pm Melbourne 12 11 83 def by Fremantle 18 9 117 Etihad Stadium crowd 13 284 ReportSaturday 14 July 1 40 pm Port Adelaide 11 11 77 def by Essendon 19 13 127 AAMI Stadium crowd 17 344 ReportSaturday 14 July 4 40 pm Richmond 13 10 88 def by Gold Coast 13 12 90 Cazaly s Stadium crowd 10 961 ReportSaturday 14 July 7 40 pm Brisbane Lions 14 8 92 def by St Kilda 16 9 105 The Gabba crowd 19 228 ReportSaturday 14 July 7 40 pm Geelong 10 19 79 def by Collingwood 17 8 110 MCG crowd 61 717 ReportSunday 15 July 1 10 pm Greater Western Sydney 8 11 59 def by Adelaide 27 16 178 Skoda Stadium crowd 7 669 ReportSunday 15 July 3 15 pm Western Bulldogs 6 8 44 def by Hawthorn 17 14 116 Etihad Stadium crowd 24 754 ReportSunday 15 July 2 40 pm West Coast 10 9 69 def by Sydney 18 13 121 Patersons Stadium crowd 39 152 ReportGold Coast s win ended a twenty one match losing streak and gave Gold Coast its first win for the season after fourteen losses it was the longest losing streak by any team since Fitzroy lost twenty one matches from 1995 1996 27 Gold Coast s previous win in round 17 2011 was also against Richmond in Cairns The two point win was completed in dramatic circumstances when rugby league convert Karmichael Hunt kicked a goal after the siren to win the match 28 West Coast lost its first match at Patersons Stadium since round 3 2011 ending an eighteen match winning streak at the venue 29 Round 17 Edit Round 17 30 Friday 20 July 7 50 pm Geelong 20 14 134 def Essendon 10 7 67 Etihad Stadium crowd 50 066 ReportSaturday 21 July 1 45 pm Collingwood 13 13 91 def by Hawthorn 21 12 138 MCG crowd 83 714 ReportSaturday 21 July 1 40 pm Adelaide 19 10 124 def West Coast 11 9 75 AAMI Stadium crowd 40 724 ReportSaturday 21 July 4 40 pm Gold Coast 5 18 48 def by Brisbane Lions 8 11 59 Metricon Stadium crowd 16 550 ReportSaturday 21 July 7 10 pm Melbourne 8 8 56 def by Port Adelaide 12 12 84 TIO Stadium crowd 6 714 ReportSaturday 21 July 7 40 pm Western Bulldogs 12 12 84 def by Carlton 16 6 102 Etihad Stadium crowd 24 615 ReportSunday 22 July 1 10 pm Sydney 15 15 105 def St Kilda 10 16 76 SCG crowd 26 834 ReportSunday 22 July 3 15 pm Richmond 14 15 99 def by North Melbourne 15 13 103 MCG crowd 47 432 ReportSunday 22 July 2 40 pm Fremantle 18 24 132 def Greater Western Sydney 5 7 37 Patersons Stadium crowd 28 767 ReportRound 18 Edit Round 18 31 Friday 27 July 7 50 pm Essendon 12 14 86 def by Hawthorn 27 18 180 Etihad Stadium crowd 44 899 ReportSaturday 28 July 1 45 pm Geelong 15 12 102 def Adelaide 11 9 75 Simonds Stadium crowd 18 377 ReportSaturday 28 July 2 10 pm North Melbourne 19 13 127 def Melbourne 11 7 73 Etihad Stadium crowd 20 816 ReportSaturday 28 July 4 40 pm Greater Western Sydney 7 12 54 def by Collingwood 26 18 174 Skoda Stadium crowd 8 102 ReportSaturday 28 July 7 40 pm Gold Coast 8 6 54 def by Sydney 19 12 126 Metricon Stadium crowd 11 169 ReportSaturday 28 July 7 40 pm Carlton 14 11 95 def Richmond 13 13 91 MCG crowd 46 013 ReportSunday 29 July 12 40 pm Port Adelaide 6 12 48 def by Fremantle 11 9 75 AAMI Stadium crowd 14 583 ReportSunday 29 July 3 15 pm St Kilda 16 22 118 def Western Bulldogs 6 6 42 Etihad Stadium crowd 23 498 ReportSunday 29 July 2 40 pm West Coast 28 7 175 def Brisbane Lions 12 5 77 Patersons Stadium crowd 35 767 ReportCollingwood s score of 26 18 174 was its highest since round 9 1990 Round 19 Edit Round 19 32 Friday 3 August 7 50 pm Hawthorn 17 14 116 def by Geelong 18 10 118 MCG crowd 65 287 ReportSaturday 4 August 1 45 pm Western Bulldogs 8 13 61 def by North Melbourne 18 7 115 Etihad Stadium crowd 21 599 ReportSaturday 4 August 2 10 pm Greater Western Sydney 16 11 107 def Port Adelaide 10 13 73 Skoda Stadium crowd 6 811 ReportSaturday 4 August 2 40 pm Fremantle 17 11 113 def West Coast 6 12 48 Patersons Stadium crowd 39 694 ReportSaturday 4 August 7 40 pm Brisbane Lions 12 12 84 def by Richmond 20 12 132 The Gabba crowd 22 311 ReportSaturday 4 August 7 40 pm Collingwood 12 19 91 def St Kilda 13 7 85 MCG crowd 57 873 ReportSunday 5 August 1 10 pm Melbourne 16 12 108 def Gold Coast 9 12 66 MCG crowd 18 097 ReportSunday 5 August 3 15 pm Carlton 10 11 71 def by Sydney 14 9 93 Etihad Stadium crowd 36 942 ReportSunday 5 August 4 10 pm Adelaide 16 8 104 def Essendon 15 10 100 AAMI Stadium crowd 40 030 ReportGeelong defeated Hawthorn after Tom Hawkins kicked the winning goal after the siren 33 Kevin Sheedy Greater Western Sydney contested his 1000th senior VFL AFL sanctioned game becoming the first person to do so The total includes premiership matches pre season and night matches state representative matches and national representative matches under international rules 34 Greater Western Sydney ended a ten game losing streak with its win against Port Adelaide 35 The day after Port Adelaide s loss to Greater Western Sydney the club determined that the tenures of Brett Duncanson as president and Matthew Primus as coach would both be terminated at the end of the season Primus opted to step down immediately and was replaced by Garry Hocking as caretaker coach 36 Round 20 Edit Round 20 37 Friday 10 August 6 40 pm West Coast 16 6 102 def Geelong 15 7 97 Patersons Stadium crowd 37 812 ReportSaturday 11 August 1 45 pm St Kilda 16 11 107 def Melbourne 12 10 82 MCG crowd 23 464 ReportSaturday 11 August 1 40 pm Adelaide 17 17 119 def Fremantle 14 7 91 AAMI Stadium crowd 35 027 ReportSaturday 11 August 4 40 pm Gold Coast 16 13 109 def Greater Western Sydney 12 7 79 Metricon Stadium crowd 14 657 ReportSaturday 11 August 7 40 pm Carlton 17 11 113 def Brisbane Lions 10 17 77 Etihad Stadium crowd 25 977 ReportSaturday 11 August 7 40 pm Sydney 9 16 70 def by Collingwood 12 6 78 ANZ Stadium crowd 45 827 ReportSunday 12 August 1 10 pm Hawthorn 24 15 159 def Port Adelaide 13 9 87 Aurora Stadium crowd 14 431 ReportSunday 12 August 3 15 pm Richmond 22 18 150 def Western Bulldogs 12 8 80 MCG crowd 28 286 ReportSunday 12 August 4 40 pm Essendon 11 10 76 def by North Melbourne 15 10 100 Etihad Stadium crowd 42 674 ReportGold Coast recorded its first ever win at its primary home ground Metricon Stadium after losing its first seventeen matches there from 2011 to 2012 38 Round 21 Edit Round 21 39 Friday 17 August 7 50 pm Geelong 18 15 123 def St Kilda 11 15 81 Etihad Stadium crowd 38 169 ReportSaturday 18 August 1 45 pm Essendon 8 12 60 def by Carlton 24 12 156 MCG crowd 59 381 ReportSaturday 18 August 2 10 pm Greater Western Sydney 9 5 59 def by Melbourne 11 18 84 Manuka Oval crowd 7 561 ReportSaturday 18 August 2 40 pm Fremantle 13 16 94 def Richmond 11 6 72 Patersons Stadium crowd 32 721 ReportSaturday 18 August 7 40 pm Brisbane Lions 13 17 95 def Adelaide 12 13 85 The Gabba crowd 18 979 ReportSaturday 18 August 7 40 pm Collingwood 8 13 61 def by North Melbourne 13 13 91 Etihad Stadium crowd 44 956 ReportSunday 19 August 12 40 pm Port Adelaide 6 14 50 def by West Coast 14 14 98 AAMI Stadium crowd 13 683 ReportSunday 19 August 3 15 pm Western Bulldogs 13 7 85 def by Sydney 26 11 167 Etihad Stadium crowd 19 396 ReportSunday 19 August 4 40 pm Hawthorn 19 15 129 def Gold Coast 10 5 65 MCG crowd 23 098 ReportPort Adelaide recorded its lowest ever home crowd of 13 683 at AAMI Stadium 40 Sydney recorded its highest score since round 15 2007 41 Round 22 Edit Round 22 42 Friday 24 August 7 50 pm Richmond 13 24 102 def Essendon 8 9 57 MCG crowd 47 590 ReportSaturday 25 August 1 45 pm St Kilda 25 13 163 def Greater Western Sydney 5 5 35 Etihad Stadium crowd 17 327 ReportSaturday 25 August 1 40 pm Port Adelaide 14 9 93 def by Brisbane Lions 16 8 104 AAMI Stadium crowd 13 953 ReportSaturday 25 August 4 40 pm Sydney 14 11 95 def by Hawthorn 15 12 102 SCG crowd 31 167 ReportSaturday 25 August 7 40 pm Gold Coast 15 8 98 def Carlton 11 20 86 Metricon Stadium crowd 15 251 ReportSaturday 25 August 5 40 pm West Coast 15 17 107 def Collingwood 8 10 58 Patersons Stadium crowd 40 527 ReportSunday 26 August 1 10 pm Geelong 16 11 107 def Western Bulldogs 11 7 73 Simonds Stadium crowd 18 047 ReportSunday 26 August 3 15 pm North Melbourne 12 7 79 def by Fremantle 20 12 132 Etihad Stadium crowd 26 482 ReportSunday 26 August 4 40 pm Melbourne 11 15 81 def by Adelaide 22 18 150 MCG crowd 18 450 ReportSt Kilda recorded its third highest winning margin in its history 43 The half time margin of 93 points was also St Kilda s biggest half time lead in its history 44 Following the loss to Gold Coast Brett Ratten was sacked as Carlton coach effective at the end of the season 45 Round 23 Edit Round 23 46 Friday 31 August 7 50 pm Hawthorn 14 11 95 def West Coast 10 10 70 MCG crowd 50 023 ReportSaturday 1 September 1 45 pm Geelong 17 10 112 def Sydney 11 12 78 Simonds Stadium crowd 20 045 ReportSaturday 1 September 1 40 pm Adelaide 22 21 153 def Gold Coast 9 8 62 AAMI Stadium crowd 35 463 ReportSaturday 1 September 4 40 pm Greater Western Sydney 11 11 77 def by North Melbourne 16 9 105 Skoda Stadium crowd 6 696 ReportSaturday 1 September 5 40 pm Fremantle 14 17 101 def Melbourne 5 10 40 Patersons Stadium crowd 32 687 ReportSaturday 1 September 7 40 pm Essendon 10 12 72 def by Collingwood 14 20 104 MCG crowd 56 491 ReportSunday 2 September 1 10 pm Carlton 12 19 91 def by St Kilda 16 10 106 Etihad Stadium crowd 31 393 ReportSunday 2 September 3 15 pm Richmond 16 10 106 drew with Port Adelaide 16 10 106 MCG crowd 27 893 ReportSunday 2 September 4 40 pm Brisbane Lions 19 14 128 def Western Bulldogs 9 7 61 The Gabba crowd 18 289 ReportHawthorn secured the minor premiership for the first time since 1989 Greater Western Sydney s points for total of 1270 was the lowest ever in a 22 match home and away season beating the previous lowest of 1452 set by Fitzroy in 1996 It was the lowest in any season since North Melbourne scored 1266 points in twenty games set in 1968 citation needed Greater Western Sydney s percentage of 46 17 was the lowest since St Kilda s 45 39 in 1955 citation needed Win loss table EditTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 F1 F2 F3 GF LadderAdelaide GCS 69 WB 18 Haw 56 GWS 46 PA 19 Syd 5 Geel 50 Carl 69 Coll 26 Frem 29 X StK 4 NM 32 Rich 19 PA 58 GWS 119 WCE 49 Geel 27 Ess 4 Frem 28 BL 10 Melb 69 GCS 91 Syd 29 Frem 10 Haw 5 X 2Brisbane Lions Melb 41 Carl 91 Frem 29 GCS 65 Geel 39 Ess 67 Coll 58 GWS 92 NM 16 WCE 2 X Haw 65 WB 58 Melb 61 Syd 47 StK 13 GCS 11 WCE 98 Rich 48 Carl 36 Adel 10 PA 11 WB 67 X X X X 13Carlton Rich 44 BL 91 Coll 60 Ess 30 Frem 8 GWS 67 StK 24 Adel 69 Melb 58 PA 54 Geel 12 WCE 10 X Haw 50 Coll 23 NM 53 WB 18 Rich 4 Syd 22 BL 36 Ess 96 GCS 12 StK 15 X X X X 10Collingwood Haw 22 Rich 21 Carl 60 PA 24 Ess 1 WB 21 BL 58 Geel 12 Adel 26 GCS 97 Melb 42 X WCE 3 Frem 29 Carl 23 Geel 31 Haw 47 GWS 120 StK 6 Syd 8 NM 30 WCE 49 Ess 32 Haw 38 WCE 13 Syd 26 X 4Essendon NM 2 PA 25 GCS 17 Carl 30 Coll 1 BL 67 WCE 61 Rich 19 GWS 66 Melb 6 Syd 4 X Frem 24 WB 84 StK 71 PA 50 Geel 67 Haw 94 Adel 4 NM 24 Carl 96 Rich 45 Coll 32 X X X X 11Fremantle Geel 4 Syd 13 BL 29 StK 13 Carl 8 GCS 7 PA 40 Haw 56 WCE 48 Adel 29 Rich 12 X Ess 24 Coll 29 WB 38 Melb 34 GWS 95 PA 27 WCE 65 Adel 28 Rich 22 NM 53 Melb 61 Geel 16 Adel 10 X X 7Geelong Frem 4 Haw 2 NM 17 Rich 10 BL 38 Melb 43 Adel 50 Coll 12 WB 20 GWS 65 Carl 12 X Syd 6 PA 38 GCS 14 Coll 31 Ess 67 Adel 27 Haw 2 WCE 5 StK 42 WB 34 Syd 34 Frem 16 X X X 6Gold Coast Adel 69 StK 92 Ess 17 BL 65 NM 34 Frem 7 GWS 27 WB 38 PA 48 Coll 97 StK 95 NM 7 X WCE 126 Geel 14 Rich 2 BL 11 Syd 72 Melb 42 GWS 30 Haw 64 Carl 12 Adel 91 X X X X 17GWS Giants Syd 63 NM 129 WCE 81 Adel 46 WB 42 Carl 67 GCS 27 BL 92 Ess 66 Geel 65 X Rich 12 Melb 78 Syd 94 Haw 162 Adel 119 Frem 95 Coll 120 PA 34 GCS 30 Melb 25 StK 128 NM 28 X X X X 18Hawthorn Coll 22 Geel 2 Adel 56 WCE 5 Syd 37 StK 35 Melb 66 Frem 56 Rich 62 NM 115 PA 46 BL 65 X Carl 50 GWS 162 WB 72 Coll 47 Ess 94 Geel 2 PA 72 GCS 64 Syd 7 WCE 25 Coll 38 X Adel 5 Syd 10 1Melbourne BL 41 WCE 108 Rich 59 WB 21 StK 18 Geel 43 Haw 66 Syd 101 Carl 58 Ess 6 Coll 42 X GWS 78 BL 61 Rich 23 Frem 34 PA 28 NM 54 GCS 42 StK 25 GWS 25 Adel 69 Frem 61 X X X X 16North Melbourne Ess 2 GWS 129 Geel 17 Syd 36 GCS 34 WCE 25 WB 18 PA 2 BL 16 Haw 115 X GCS 7 Adel 32 StK 33 WCE 2 Carl 53 Rich 4 Melb 54 WB 54 Ess 24 Coll 30 Frem 53 GWS 28 WCE 96 X X X 8Port Adelaide StK 4 Ess 25 Syd 22 Coll 24 Adel 19 Rich 37 Frem 40 NM 2 GCS 48 Carl 54 Haw 46 WB 38 X Geel 38 Adel 58 Ess 50 Melb 28 Frem 27 GWS 34 Haw 72 WCE 48 BL 11 Rich 0 X X X X 14Richmond Carl 44 Coll 21 Melb 59 Geel 10 WCE 10 PA 37 Syd 29 Ess 19 Haw 62 StK 8 Frem 12 GWS 12 X Adel 19 Melb 23 GCS 2 NM 4 Carl 4 BL 48 WB 70 Frem 22 Ess 45 PA 0 X X X X 12St Kilda PA 4 GCS 92 WB 63 Frem 13 Melb 18 Haw 35 Carl 24 WCE 30 Syd 28 Rich 8 GCS 95 Adel 4 X NM 33 Ess 71 BL 13 Syd 29 WB 76 Coll 6 Melb 25 Geel 42 GWS 128 Carl 15 X X X X 9Sydney GWS 63 Frem 13 PA 25 NM 36 Haw 37 Adel 5 Rich 29 Melb 101 StK 28 WB 92 Ess 4 X Geel 6 GWS 94 BL 47 WCE 52 StK 29 GCS 72 Carl 22 Coll 8 WB 82 Haw 7 Geel 34 Adel 29 X Coll 26 Haw 10 3West Coast WB 49 Melb 108 GWS 81 Haw 5 Rich 10 NM 25 Ess 61 StK 30 Frem 48 BL 2 X Carl 10 Coll 3 GCS 126 NM 2 Syd 52 Adel 49 BL 98 Frem 65 Geel 5 PA 48 Coll 49 Haw 25 NM 96 Coll 13 X X 5Western Bulldogs WCE 49 Adel 18 StK 63 Melb 21 GWS 42 Coll 21 NM 18 GCS 38 Geel 20 Syd 92 X PA 38 BL 58 Ess 84 Frem 38 Haw 72 Carl 18 StK 76 NM 54 Rich 70 Syd 82 Geel 34 BL 67 X X X X 15Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder Win Qualified for finals Loss X ByeDraw EliminatedBold Home game X Bye Opponent for round listed above marginLadder Edit2012 AFL ladder Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts1 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2679 1733 154 6 68 Finals series2 Adelaide 22 17 5 0 2428 1833 132 5 683 Sydney P 22 16 6 0 2290 1629 140 6 644 Collingwood 22 16 6 0 2123 1823 116 5 645 West Coast 22 15 7 0 2244 1807 124 2 606 Geelong 22 15 7 0 2209 1886 117 1 607 Fremantle 22 14 8 0 1956 1691 115 7 568 North Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2359 2097 112 5 569 St Kilda 22 12 10 0 2347 1903 123 3 4810 Carlton 22 11 11 0 2079 1925 108 0 4411 Essendon 22 11 11 0 2091 2090 100 0 4412 Richmond 22 10 11 1 2169 1943 111 6 4213 Brisbane Lions 22 10 12 0 1904 2092 91 0 4014 Port Adelaide 22 5 16 1 1691 2144 78 9 2215 Western Bulldogs 22 5 17 0 1542 2301 67 0 2016 Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1580 2341 67 5 1617 Gold Coast 22 3 19 0 1509 2481 60 8 1218 Greater Western Sydney 22 2 20 0 1270 2751 46 2 8Source citation needed Rules for classification 1 points 2 percentage 3 number of points for P Premiers Ladder progression Edit Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8 Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round Team Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223Hawthorn44888121620202428323236404448525256606468Adelaide4881216202428283232363640444852525660606468Sydney48121620202024242832323640444852566060646464Collingwood044812162024283236364044444848525660606064West Coast48121620242428323232363640444444484852566060Geelong044812161616202428282832363640444848525660Fremantle4481212162020202024242424283236404444485256North Melbourne048812121212161616202428283236404448525256St Kilda048812121616202024242424283232363640404448Carlton48121216202020242424242424282832363640444444Essendon48121616202428323232323640404444444444444444Richmond0044481212162020242424282828283236364042Brisbane Lions444888812121616162024242428282828323640Port Adelaide44444448121616161616161620202020202022Western Bulldogs0004881216161616202020202020202020202020Melbourne0000000004448888881212161616Gold Coast0000000000000004444881212Greater Western Sydney00000044444444444488888Source citation needed Finals series EditMain article 2012 AFL finals series Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi finalsPreliminary finalsGrand finalFri 7 Sep MCG1Hawthorn20 15 135 4Collingwood15 7 97 Sat 15 Sep MCGCollingwood10 13 73 Sun 9 Sep PatersonsWest Coast9 6 60 Sat 22 Sep MCG5West Coast24 18 162 Hawthorn13 19 97 8North Melbourne9 12 66 Adelaide14 8 92 Sat 29 Sep MCGHawthorn11 15 81 Sat 8 Sep MCGFri 21 Sep ANZ StadiumSydney14 7 91 6Geelong11 14 80 Sydney13 18 96 7Fremantle14 12 96 Fri 14 Sep AAMI StadiumCollingwood10 10 70 Adelaide12 9 81 Sat 8 Sep AAMI StadiumFremantle11 5 71 2Adelaide5 12 42 3Sydney11 5 71 Week one Edit Qualifying Finals 47 Friday 7 September 7 50 pm Hawthorn 20 15 135 def Collingwood 15 7 97 MCG crowd 85 625 ReportSaturday 8 September 2 45 pm Adelaide 5 12 42 def by Sydney 11 5 71 AAMI Stadium crowd 44 869 ReportElimination Finals 47 Saturday 8 September 7 45 pm Geelong 11 14 80 def by Fremantle 14 12 96 MCG crowd 44 460 ReportSunday 9 September 1 15 pm West Coast 24 18 162 def North Melbourne 9 12 66 Patersons Stadium crowd 41 790 ReportAdelaide recorded its lowest ever score at AAMI Stadium Week two Edit Semi finals 47 Friday 14 September 8 15 pm Adelaide 12 9 81 def Fremantle 11 5 71 AAMI Stadium crowd 31 742 ReportSaturday 15 September 7 45 pm Collingwood 10 13 73 def West Coast 9 6 60 MCG crowd 65 483 ReportWeek three Edit Preliminary Finals 47 Friday 21 September 7 45 pm Sydney 13 18 96 def Collingwood 10 10 70 ANZ Stadium crowd 57 156 ReportSaturday 22 September 5 15 pm Hawthorn 13 19 97 def Adelaide 14 8 92 MCG crowd 69 146 ReportSydney defeated Collingwood for the first time since round 13 2005 breaking an eleven game losing streak 48 Week four Edit Main article 2012 AFL Grand Final Grand FinalSaturday 29 September 2 30 pm Hawthorn def by Sydney MCG crowd 99 683 Report4 5 29 4 6 30 9 10 64 11 15 81 Q1Q2Q3 Final 1 4 10 7 4 46 10 5 65 14 7 91 Umpires Simon Meredith Brett Rosebury Matt Stevic Norm Smith Medal Ryan O Keefe Television broadcast Seven Network Fox Footy Replay National anthem Marina PriorAwards EditThe Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Ryan O Keefe of Sydney who got 28 disposals The Brownlow Medal was originally awarded to Jobe Watson of Essendon who received 30 votes On 11 November 2016 Watson relinquished the medal in the wake of the Essendon supplements saga 49 It was subsequently re awarded jointly to Sam Mitchell of Hawthorn and Trent Cotchin of Richmond who received 26 votes each on 15 November 2016 50 The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Daniel Talia of Adelaide who received 43 votes The Coleman Medal was awarded to Jack Riewoldt of Richmond who kicked 65 goals during the home and away season The McClelland Trophy was awarded to Hawthorn The Wooden Spoon was awarded to Greater Western Sydney The AFL Players Association awards were as follows 51 The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Gary Ablett of Gold Coast for being the Most Valuable Player throughout the premiership season The Robert Rose Award went to Joel Selwood of Geelong and Beau Waters of West Coast for being the Most Courageous Players throughout the premiership season The Best Captain award went to Jobe Watson of Essendon The Best First Year Player award was won by Jeremy Cameron of Greater Western Sydney The AFL Coaches Association Awards were as follows 52 The Player of the Year Award was given to Trent Cotchin of Richmond who received 107 votes The Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award was given to John Longmire of Sydney The Assistant Coach of the Year Award was given to Peter Sumich of Fremantle The Best Young Player Award was given to Dyson Heppell of Essendon The inaugural Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award was awarded to Daniel Jackson of Richmond 53 Coleman Medal Edit See also Coleman Medal Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the Coleman that round Underlined numbers indicates the player did not play that round Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total1 Jack Riewoldt 4 0 1 1 2 4 4 1 6 8 1 3 0 3 1 5 3 0 2 5 2 3 6 652 Tom Hawkins 4 3 4 1 6 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 1 5 3 6 1 6 4 4 62Matthew Pavlich 3 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 3 6 0 3 5 6 4 7 2 8 2 3 0 2 624 Lance Franklin 5 2 3 1 0 5 3 1 1 13 4 5 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 595 Drew Petrie 2 2 0 1 3 1 3 5 3 1 0 2 2 4 0 7 7 4 5 0 3 0 2 576 Stephen Milne 2 2 3 1 2 1 4 1 3 1 2 3 0 2 5 3 5 1 3 2 4 5 1 567 Taylor Walker 5 3 0 1 6 5 3 0 0 4 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 0 538 Travis Cloke 2 3 1 4 3 2 2 2 0 3 2 0 5 2 2 1 1 6 1 3 0 0 5 509 Eddie Betts 2 2 5 4 1 0 2 0 5 1 4 0 0 2 4 2 2 4 0 3 2 2 1 4810 Jonathan Brown 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 5 2 1 0 3 0 4 2 1 1 3 4 2 2 4 5 47Best and fairest Edit Club Award name Player Ref Adelaide Malcolm Blight Medal Scott Thompson 54 Brisbane Lions Merrett Murray Medal Joel Patfull 55 Carlton John Nicholls Medal Heath Scotland 56 Collingwood Copeland Trophy Dayne Beams 57 Essendon Crichton Medal Jobe Watson 58 Fremantle Doig Medal Ryan Crowley 59 Geelong Carji Greeves Medal Tom Hawkins 60 Gold Coast Club Champion Gary Ablett Jr 61 Greater Western Sydney Kevin Sheedy Medal Callan Ward 62 Hawthorn Peter Crimmins Medal Sam Mitchell 63 Melbourne Keith Bluey Truscott Medal Nathan Jones 64 North Melbourne Syd Barker Medal Andrew Swallow 65 Port Adelaide John Cahill Medal Kane Cornes 66 Richmond Jack Dyer Medal Trent Cotchin 67 St Kilda Trevor Barker Award Lenny Hayes 68 Sydney Bob Skilton Medal Josh Kennedy 69 West Coast Club Champion Award Scott Selwood 70 Western Bulldogs Charles Sutton Medal Matthew Boyd 71 Player milestones Edit Name Club Milestone RoundShaun Burgoyne Hawthorn 200 AFL games Round 3Dustin Fletcher Essendon 350 AFL games 72 Round 3Jonathan Brown Brisbane Lions 500 AFL goals 73 Round 4Simon Black Brisbane Lions 300 AFL games Round 5Stephen Milne St Kilda 500 AFL goals Round 5Matthew Pavlich Fremantle 500 AFL goals Round 7Chris Newman Richmond 200 AFL games Round 8Lenny Hayes St Kilda 250 AFL games 74 Round 9Martin Mattner Sydney 200 AFL games Round 9Ryan Hargrave Western Bulldogs 200 AFL games Round 10David Wojcinski Geelong 200 AFL games Round 11Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 500 AFL goals Round 11Quinten Lynch West Coast 200 AFL games Round 13Luke McPharlin Fremantle 200 AFL games Round 13Daniel Kerr West Coast 200 AFL games Round 15Stephen Milne St Kilda 250 AFL games 75 Round 15Chad Cornes Greater Western Sydney 250 AFL games 76 Round 15Lance Franklin Hawthorn 500 AFL goals Round 15Kevin Sheedy Greater Western Sydney 900 VFL AFL games as player or coach 77 Round 15Matthew Boyd Western Bulldogs 200 AFL games Round 16Brendon Goddard St Kilda 200 AFL games Round 18Joel Corey Geelong 250 AFL games 78 Round 18Brad Green Melbourne 250 AFL games Round 18Ryan O Keefe Sydney 250 AFL games 79 Round 19Luke Hodge Hawthorn 200 AFL games Round 20Domenic Cassisi Port Adelaide 200 AFL games Round 20Luke Power Greater Western Sydney 300 AFL games Round 21Dean Cox West Coast 250 AFL games 80 Elimination finalsJude Bolton Sydney 300 AFL games Preliminary finalsClub leadership EditClub Coach Captain s Vice captain s Leadership groupAdelaide 81 Brenton Sanderson Nathan van Berlo Scott Thompson Patrick Dangerfield Rory Sloane Ben RuttenBrisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Daniel Merrett Tom Rockliff Jed Adcock Josh DrummondCarlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Andrew Carrazzo Bryce Gibbs Michael Jamison Marc Murphy Jordan Russell Kade Simpson Jarrad WaiteCollingwood Nathan Buckley Nick Maxwell Scott Pendlebury Luke Ball Travis Cloke Harry O Brien Heath Shaw Dale ThomasEssendon James Hird Jobe Watson Mark McVeigh vc Heath Hocking Michael Hurley Brent Stanton David ZaharakisFremantle Ross Lyon Matthew Pavlich Hayden Ballantyne Matt de Boer David Mundy Luke McPharlin Aaron SandilandsGold Coast Guy McKenna Gary Ablett Nathan Bock Karmichael Hunt Andrew McQualter Michael Rischitelli Zac Smith David SwallowGreater Western Sydney Kevin Sheedy Phil Davis Luke Power Callan Ward Dean Brogan Chad Cornes Setanta o hAilpin Rhys Palmer Tom ScullyGeelong Chris Scott Joel Selwood Jimmy Bartel Joel Corey Corey Enright Steve Johnson James Kelly Harry TaylorHawthorn Alastair Clarkson Luke Hodge Jordan Lewis Jarryd Roughead Lance Franklin Sam MitchellMelbourne Mark Neeld Jack Grimes Jack Trengove Clint Bartram Mitch Clark James Frawley Colin Garland Mark Jamar Nathan JonesNorth Melbourne Brad Scott Andrew Swallow Drew Petrie Jack Ziebell Brent Harvey Daniel WellsPort Adelaide Matthew Primus Rds 1 19 Garry Hocking Rds 19 23 Domenic Cassisi Travis Boak Hamish Hartlett Jay Schulz Jackson TrengoveRichmond Damien Hardwick Chris Newman Trent Cotchin Brett Deledio Daniel Jackson Jack RiewoldtSt Kilda Scott Watters Nick Riewoldt Nick Dal Santo Sam Fisher Brendon Goddard James Gwilt Ben McEvoy Leigh Montagna Adam SchneiderSydney John Longmire Adam Goodes Jarrad McVeigh Jude Bolton Kieren Jack Jarred Moore Ryan O Keefe Ted Richards Rhyce Shaw Nick SmithWest Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass Beau Waters Dean Cox Andrew Embley Shannon Hurn Josh Kennedy Mark LeCras Matt Priddis Matt Rosa Adam Selwood Scott SelwoodWestern Bulldogs Brendan McCartney Matthew Boyd Daniel Cross Daniel Giansiracusa Robert Murphy Dale MorrisClub membership Edit2012 AFL membership figures 82 Club Members Changefrom 2011 changefrom 2011Adelaide 45 105 1 415 3 04 Brisbane Lions 20 762 1 576 7 06 Carlton 45 800 2 009 4 59 Collingwood 72 688 892 1 24 Essendon 47 708 2 567 5 11 Fremantle 42 918 1 057 2 40 Geelong 40 205 779 1 98 Gold Coast 11 204 2 855 20 31 Greater Western Sydney 10 241 Hawthorn 60 841 4 488 7 96 Melbourne 35 459 1 478 4 00 North Melbourne 33 423 3 509 11 73 Port Adelaide 35 543 1 081 2 95 Richmond 53 027 5 372 11 27 St Kilda 35 440 3 836 9 77 Sydney 29 873 2 767 9 78 West Coast 57 377 3 337 6 18 Western Bulldogs 30 007 2 019 6 30 Total 707 621 7 937 1 13 Coach changes EditCoach Club 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