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The 2011 Foxtel Cup was the inaugural season of the Australian rules football club knockout cup competition involving clubs from the various state league competitions from around Australia. The first year of the competition also included the AFL's newest expansion side Greater Western Sydney Giants.

Its purpose was to support and promote the second-tier Australian rules football competitions and to provide another way of developing the lower-tier AFL players. It was originally designed to be a one-off, but due to a significant amount of public interest the AFL said the competition would continue for at least the next five years.[1]

The competition began on 26 March 2011 and ran through to August. Matches were played as curtain-raisers to AFL Saturday night games and were screened on Fox Sports in a late-afternoon slot between afternoon and night AFL matches.[2] $40,000 of prize money was awarded to eventual winners, Williamstown Football Club.[3]

The AFL originally invited the three highest ranked teams from the South Australian National Football League, the Victorian Football League and the West Australian Football League; the top two teams from the Queensland Australian Football League; and the top team from AFL Sydney and the Tasmanian Football League. The Northern Territory Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants received special invitations.[4][5]

However, despite the SANFL on 9 December 2010 signing on to be part of the Cup competition, opposition to the proposal came from its top three clubs Central District, Norwood and Woodville-West Torrens. The three clubs were given until 14 December 2010 to reconsider with the SANFL willing to extend invitations to its next best teams from 2010 if its top three clubs refused to participate.[6] After the top five SANFL clubs released a joint statement on 15 December 2010 declining the invitation to participate in the Cup competition, citing lack of prize money, sponsorship conflicts, salary cap implications, schedule concerns and removing the focus from their SANFL premiership ambitions,[7] their places were taken up by fellow SANFL clubs West Adelaide, North Adelaide and Port Adelaide Magpies.[8]

The AFL gave the Cup competition the go ahead on 17 December 2010[9] with the fixture[10][11] released publicly. The official name of the tournament (Foxtel Cup), finalised fixture and participating teams were formalised on 9 February 2011 by the AFL.

Williamstown became the inaugural Foxtel Cup champions when they defeated Claremont by 21 points in the Grand Final at Patersons Stadium on 6 August 2011. Williamstown midfielder Ben Jolley won the Coles Medal as best afield for his game-high 30 possessions and eight clearances.[12]

2011 season

Participating clubs

Club details

Guernsey Club Nickname Location Qualified as
Ainslie Football Club[13] Tri- Colours Ainslie, ACT AFL Canberra
premiers 2010
Claremont Football Club[14] Tigers Claremont, Western Australia West Australian Football League
runners-up 2010
Clarence Football Club[15] Kangaroos Clarence, Tasmania Tasmanian Football League
premiers 2010
East Coast Eagles Australian Football Club[16] Eagles Rouse Hill, NSW Sydney AFL
premiers 2010
East Perth Football Club[17] Royals Leederville, Western Australia West Australian Football League
3rd place 2010
Greater Western Sydney Giants[18] Giants Blacktown, NSW Australian Football League
Expansion club
Labrador Australian Football Club[19] Tigers Labrador, Queensland Queensland Australian Football League
runners-up 2010
Morningside Australian Football Club[20] Panthers Hawthorne, Queensland Queensland Australian Football League
premiers 2010
North Adelaide Football Club[21] Roosters Prospect, South Australia South Australian National Football League
7th place, 2010
SA invitee
North Ballarat Football Club[22] Roosters Ballarat, Victoria Victorian Football League
premiers 2010
Northern Bullants Football Club[23] Bullants Preston, Victoria Victorian Football League
runners-up 2010
Northern Territory Football Club[24] Thunder Darwin, Northern Territory Queensland Australian Football League
5th place 2010
NT representative
Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL)[25] Magpies Alberton, South Australia South Australian National Football League
8th place 2010
SA invitee
Swan Districts Football Club[26] Swans Bassendean, Western Australia West Australian Football League
premiers 2010
West Adelaide Football Club[27] Bloods Richmond, South Australia South Australian National Football League
6th place 2010
SA invitee
Williamstown Football Club[28] Seagulls Williamstown, Victoria Victorian Football League
3rd place 2010

Stadiums

Adelaide Adelaide Darwin
AAMI Stadium
Capacity: 51,224 		Adelaide Oval
Capacity: 36,000 		TIO Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
Gold Coast Hobart Melbourne
Metricon Stadium
Capacity: 25,000 		Bellerive Oval
Capacity: 16,200 		Etihad Stadium
Capacity: 56,347
Melbourne Perth Sydney
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Capacity: 100,018 		Patersons Stadium
Capacity: 43,500 		Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 46,000

Fixtures

Bracket

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Morningside 9 7 61
NT Thunder 12 4 76
NT Thunder 10 11 71
East Perth 12 5 77
East Perth 9 9 63
North Ballarat 9 7 61
East Perth 4 8 32
Williamstown 16 7 103
Swan Districts 2 6 18
Williamstown 8 7 55
Williamstown 15 6 96
West Adelaide 12 5 77
West Adelaide 15 10 100
Ainslie 3 5 23
Williamstown 9 5 59
Claremont 5 8 38
Clarence 4 7 31
Claremont 14 18 102
Claremont 13 12 90
Northern Bullants 7 2 44
Northern Bullants 19 9 123
Greater Western Sydney 5 4 34
Claremont 11 7 73
Port Adelaide 8 9 57
East Coast 2 3 15
Port Adelaide 16 11 107
Port Adelaide 9 6 60
North Adelaide 6 8 44
North Adelaide 16 11 107
Labrador 3 4 22

Round of 16

Game #1 (AFL Rd 1) 26 March 2011
15:05 EST 		Morningside 61–76
curtain raiser to
Adelaide v Hawthorn
Northern Territory Thunder AAMI Stadium, Adelaide

match report[dead link]

 
2.0 (12)
4.1 (25)
6.4 (40)
9.7 (61) 		match report[dead link] 3.2 (20)
7.3 (45)
8.4 (52)
12.4 (76)
    Goals  
Shaun Mugavin 4, Austin Lucy 2,
Joshua Brown 1, Aaron Rogers 1,
Jake Thomlinson 1 		  Ross Tungatulum 4, Andrew McLeod 3,
Jed Anderson 1, Cameron Ilett 1,
Nyaburu Kelly 1, Matthew Rosier 1,
Josh Watson 1
    Bests  
Nathan Kinch, Shaun Mugavin, Austin Lucy, Damien Bonnie, Jake Thomlinson   Andrew McLeod, Ross Tungatalum, Shaun Tapp, Jed Anderson, Matthew Rosier
Game #2 (AFL Rd 2) 2 April 2011
14:35 WST 		East Perth 63–61
curtain raiser to
Fremantle v Geelong
North Ballarat Patersons Stadium, Perth

match report

 
2.2 (14)
4.3 (27)
6.6 (42)
9.9 (63) 		match report 2.2 (14)
6.3 (39)
7.5 (47)
9.7 (61)
    Goals  
Moss 3, Seal, Polak 2,
Clutterbuck 1, Prior 1 		  Micallef 3, George 2,
Linke 1, McKenzie 1, Stephenson 1, Walker 1
    Bests  
Patrick Travers, Benjamin Clarke,
Brendan Lee, Aaron Sweet, Matthew Seal,
Garry Moss 		  Myles Sewell, Orren Stephenson, Zacc Struth, Derick Micallef
Game #3 (AFL Rd 3) 9 April 2011
15:05 WST 		Swan Districts 18–55
curtain raiser to
West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans
Williamstown Patersons Stadium, Perth

match report

 
0.2 (2)
0.4 (4)
0.6 (6)
2.6 (18) 		match report 0.1 (1)
4.3 (27)
6.4 (40)
8.7 (55)
    Goals  
Geappen 1, Wolfenden 1   Jones 2, Veszpremi 2, Dahlhaus 2,
Hooper, Hahn
    Bests  
Pearce, Roach, Miles,
Hams, Davis 		  Minson, Djerrkura, Schofield,
Johnson, Jolley, Veszpremi
Game #4 (AFL Rd 4) 16 April 2011
16:05 CST 		West Adelaide 100–23
curtain raiser to
Port Adelaide v Adelaide
Ainslie AAMI Stadium, Adelaide

match report

 
3.2 (20)
8.5 (53)
11.6 (72)
15.10 (100) 		match report 0.2 (2)
1.2 (8)
3.4 (22)
3.5 (23)
    Goals  
Fielke 5, N.Caruso 2, Webb 2,
Agars, Borholm, Davenport,
Eagle, Moran, Rankine 		  Bowles, Crook, Hughes
    Bests  
Davenport, Fielke, N.Caruso,
Birss, Moran, Fisher 		  I.Lawless, Hughes,
Crook, M.Lawless
Game #5 (AFL Rd 5) 23 April 2011
19:35 EST 		Clarence 31–102
stand alone game
Claremont Bellerive Oval, Hobart

match report

 
0.2 (2)
2.5 (17)
4.7 (31)
4.7 (31) 		match report 2.5 (17)
5.8 (38)
10.13 (73)
14.18 (102)
    Goals  
Standen 2, Thurley, Boon   Saunders 3, Foster 2, Lee 2,
Orzel 2, Derickx, McLernon,
Rowe, Wilkes, Willett
    Bests  
Thurley, O’Brien, Round, Standen   Murphy, Handley, Rowe, Wilkes
Game #6 (AFL Rd 6) 30 April 2011
16:05 EST 		Northern Bullants 123–34
curtain raiser to
Richmond v Brisbane Lions
Greater Western Sydney Melbourne Cricket Ground

match report

 
8.1 (49)
12.4 (76)
14.7 (91)
19.9 (123) 		match report 0.0 (0)
0.3 (3)
4.4 (28)
5.4 (34)
    Goals  
Thornton 6, Arrowsmith 4, Saad 3,
Henderson 2, Kerr, Meese,
O’Keeffe, Watson 		  Giles 2, Tunbridge 2, Casley
    Bests  
Thornton, McLean, Cachia,
Gianfagna, McCorkell, Watson 		  Miles, Shiel, Giles,
Hampton, Clifton
Game #7 (AFL Rd 8) 14 May 2011
16:45 EST 		East Coast Eagles 15–107
curtain raiser to
Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide Sydney Cricket Ground

match report

 
0.1 (1)
1.2 (8)
2.2 (14)
2.3 (15) 		match report 3.5 (23)
6.7 (43)
12.8 (80)
16.11 (107)
    Goals  
S.O'Connor 2   J.Meiklejohn 4, I.Maric 3, D.Kulikowski 2,
J.Surgan 2, J.Butcher, S.Gray,
L.Harder, J.Hoskin, Z.Kirkwood
    Bests  
O’Connor, Vlatko, Baker   Meiklejohn, Kirkwood, Maric,
Surjan, Erskine, Banner
Game #8 (AFL Rd 9) 21 May 2011
17:05 CST 		North Adelaide 107–22
match played POST
Port Adelaide v Fremantle
Labrador AAMI Stadium, Adelaide

match report[dead link]

 
4.2
7.5
11.7
16.11 (107) 		match report[dead link] 1.3
2.3
3.4
3.4 (22)
    Goals  
Alleway 6, Gill 3, Thring 2,
Armstrong, Backwell, Bennett,
Connors, Teasdale 		  Clarke, Grayson, White
    Bests  
Backwell, Gill, Alleway,
Bennett, Thiele, Ryswyk,
Thompson 		  Jones, Featherstone,
Grayson, Clarke

Quarter-finals

QF #1 (AFL Rd 10) 28 May 2011
5:15 pm CST[29] 		NT Thunder 71–77
curtain raiser to
Richmond v Port Adelaide
East Perth TIO Stadium, Darwin

match report

 
2.2 (14)
3.5 (23)
6.6 (42)
10.11 (71) 		match report 3.2 (20)
6.3 (39)
11.4 (70)
12.5 (77)
    Goals  
Tungatalum 3, Cox 2, C. Ilett 2,
McLeod 2, Ewing 		  Pettifer 4, Smith 3, Delborello 2,
Swan 2, Seal
    Bests  
McLeod, Maher, Rosier,
Tungatalum, J. Ilett 		  Travers, Lee, Pettifer,
Clarke, Smith, Moss
QF #2 (AFL Rd 11) 4 June 2011
5:15 pm CST[29] 		West Adelaide 77–96
stand alone game
Williamstown AAMI Stadium, Adelaide

match report

 
2.2 (14)
3.3 (21)
6.4 (40)
12.5 (77) 		match report 3.0 (20)
9.2 (56)
12.2 (74)
15.6 (96)
    Goals  
Beech 5, F. Caruso 2, Agars,
N. Caruso, Ezard, Macreadie, Webb 		  Skinner 3, Hooper 2, Panos 2,
Tutt 2, Veszpremi 2, Davies,
Gilbee, Roughead, Woods
    Bests  
Beech, Davenport, Macreadie,
Caire, F. Caruso 		  Jolley, Hudson, Dahlhaus,
Davies, Hooper, Veszpremi, Tutt
QF #3 (AFL Rd 12) 11 June 2011
4:05 pm EST[29] 		Claremont 90–44
curtain raiser to
Gold Coast v North Melbourne
Northern Bullants Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast

match report

 
4.3 (27)
10.6 (66)
12.8 (80)
13.12 (90) 		match report 1.0 (6)
3.1 (19)
5.2 (32)
7.2 (44)
    Goals  
Lee 3, Schammer 2, Wilkes 2,
Brabazon, Broome, Handley,
McLernon, Orzel, Richardson 		  Arrowsmith, Houlihan, Kerr,
Marcon, Saad, Twomey,
Warnock
    Bests  
Blackwell, Mitchell, Orzel,
Stevenson, Schammer, Lee,
Wilkes 		  Houlihan, Kerr, Cachia,
Arrowsmith, McCorkell, Joseph,
Warnock
QF #4 (AFL Rd 13) 18 June 2011
4:35 pm CST[29] 		Port Adelaide 60–44
stand alone game
North Adelaide Adelaide Oval

match report

 
3.1 (19)
4.3 (27)
7.4 (46)
9.6 (60) 		match report 2.2 (14)
5.3 (33)
6.5 (41)
6.8 (44)
    Goals  
Lokan 4, Harris 2, Banner,
Harder, Rose 		  Boras 3, Backwell, Starke,
Young
    Bests  
Banner, Harder, Slattery,
Harris, Lokan, Gray 		  Backwell, Bennett, Thring,
Boras, Handby

Semi-finals

SF #1 (AFL Rd 16) 9 July 2011
5:05 pm EST[30] 		East Perth 32–103
stand alone game
Williamstown Etihad Stadium, Melbourne

match report

 
0.2 (2)
1.3 (9)
2.7 (19)
4.8 (32) 		match report 6.4 (40)
10.5 (65)
13.5 (83)
16.7 (103)
    Goals  
Smith 2, Shepheard   Veszpremi 4, Cravino 2, Minson 2, Goodes 2 Addison, Johnson, Hahn, Howard, Tutt, Johannisen
    Bests  
Smith, Shepheard, MacCaulay, Chartres, Clutterbuck, Moss, Sweet   Addison, Veszpremi, Liberatore, Minson, Davies, Johnson, Goodes
SF #2 (AFL Rd 17) 16 July 2011
3:05 pm WST[31] 		Claremont 73–57
stand alone game
Port Adelaide Patersons Stadium, Perth

match report

 
5.3 (33)
6.4 (40)
10.4 (64)
11.7 (73) 		match report 0.2 (2)
2.3 (15)
5.6 (36)
8.9 (57)
    Goals  
A.Hamp 2, C.Jones 2, B.Schammer 2,
A.Browne, T.Handley, K.Mitchell,
J.Murphy, T.Millet 		  T.Milera 3, C.Grove, S.Harris,
J.Thurgood, J.Young
    Bests  
T.Swift, P.McGinnity, A.Browne,
B.Schammer, K.Mitchell 		  J.Young, T.Milera, J.Butcher,
J.Hoskin, J.Surjan, L.Harder

Grand final

GF (AFL Rd 20) 6 August 2011
3:05 pm WST[32] 		Claremont 38–59
stand alone game
Williamstown Patersons Stadium, Perth

match report

 
1.2 (8)
2.2 (14)
5.5 (35)
5.8 (38) 		match report 2.1 (13)
4.3 (27)
6.4 (40)
9.5 (59) 		Attendance: 1,405
    Goals  
Beau Wilkes 2, Jack Bradshaw,
Chad Jones, Gerrick Weedon 		  Nathan Djerrkura 2, Christian Howard 2,
Jordan Roughead 2, Ed Barlow,
Andrew Hooper, Jason Tutt
    Bests  
Kane Mitchell, Andrew Foster,
Gerrick Weedon, Brett Jones
Lewis Stevenson, Thomas Swift 		  Ben Jolley, Jordan Roughead,
Mitch Wallis, Christian Howard,
Nathan Djerrkura 2, Matthew Panos

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  31. ^ Foxtel Cup semi-final fixture
  32. ^ Foxtel Cup Grand Final fixture

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