2012 AFL premiership season
Teams18
PremiersSydney
5th premiership
Minor premiersHawthorn
8th minor premiership
Pre-season cupAdelaide
2nd pre-season cup win
Brownlow MedallistSam Mitchell
Hawthorn
Trent Cotchin
Richmond
(both 26 votes)
Coleman MedallistJack Riewoldt
Richmond (65 goals)
Attendance
Matches played207
Total attendance6,778,559 (32,747 per match)
Highest (H&A)86,932 (round 5, Collingwood v Essendon)
Highest (finals)99,683 (Grand Final, Hawthorn vs. Sydney)
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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.

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.

Pre-season

Draft

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

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 Final
Saturday, 17 March (7:10 pm) Adelaide def. West Coast AAMI Stadium (crowd: 27,376) Report
0.2.2 (14)
1.3.6 (33)
2.6.13 (67)
 2.10.17 (95) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 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 Footy

Premiership season

The fixture for this season was officially announced on 28 October 2011.[2] Some of the features of the fixture included:

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:

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]

Round 1

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) Report
Thursday, 29 March (7:45 pm) Richmond 12.9 (81) def. by Carlton 18.17 (125) MCG (crowd: 78,285) Report
Friday, 30 March (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 20.17 (137) def. Collingwood 16.19 (115) MCG (crowd: 78,464) Report
Saturday, 31 March (1:45 pm) Melbourne 11.12 (78) def. by Brisbane Lions 17.17 (119) MCG (crowd: 33,473) Report
Saturday, 31 March (3:45 pm) Gold Coast 10.8 (68) def. by Adelaide 19.23 (137) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,790) Report
Saturday, 31 March (4:45 pm) Fremantle 16.9 (105) def. Geelong 15.11 (101) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,601) Report
Saturday, 31 March (7:45 pm) North Melbourne 15.12 (102) def. by Essendon 14.20 (104) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,699) Report
Sunday, 1 April (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.15 (87) def. by West Coast 21.10 (136) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,977) Report
Sunday, 1 April (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) def. St Kilda 13.7 (85) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,179) Report
  • 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.
  • Sydney won its first round 1 match since 2005.

Round 2

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) Report
Saturday, 7 April (1:45 pm) Essendon 16.15 (111) def. Port Adelaide 13.8 (86) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,118) Report
Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 14.10 (94) def. Fremantle 12.9 (81) SCG (crowd: 22,242) Report
Saturday, 7 April (2:40 pm) West Coast 25.16 (166) def. Melbourne 9.4 (58) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,674) Report
Saturday, 7 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 11.16 (82) def. Western Bulldogs 9.10 (64) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,021) Report
Saturday, 7 April (7:40 pm) Collingwood 12.13 (85) def. Richmond 8.16 (64) MCG (crowd: 57,268) Report
Sunday, 8 April (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 28.15 (183) def. Greater Western Sydney 8.6 (54) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 11,127) Report
Sunday, 8 April (4:40 pm) St Kilda 21.13 (139) def. Gold Coast 7.5 (47) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,032) Report
Monday, 9 April (3:10 pm) Geelong 14.8 (92) def. Hawthorn 13.12 (90) MCG (crowd: 69,231) Report

Round 3

Round 3[9]
Friday, 13 April (7:50 pm) Carlton 18.14 (122) def. Collingwood 9.8 (62) MCG (crowd: 84,259) Report
Saturday, 14 April (1:45 pm) Richmond 20.13 (133) def. Melbourne 11.8 (74) MCG (crowd: 49,826) Report
Saturday, 14 April (1:40 pm) Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) def. by Sydney 16.9 (105) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 19,032) Report
Saturday, 14 April (2:40 pm) Fremantle 8.16 (64) def. Brisbane Lions 5.5 (35) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 33,473) Report
Saturday, 14 April (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 5.10 (40) def. by St Kilda 15.13 (103) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,971) Report
Saturday, 14 April (7:40 pm) Gold Coast 13.10 (88) def. by Essendon 15.15 (105) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 17,069) Report
Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 10.9 (69) def. by West Coast 23.12 (150) Blacktown ISP (crowd: 6,875) Report
Sunday, 15 April (3:15 pm) Hawthorn 21.14 (140) def. Adelaide 12.12 (84) MCG (crowd: 33,524) Report
Sunday, 15 April (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 20.11 (131) def. Geelong 16.18 (114) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,630) Report[dead link]

Round 4

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) Report
Saturday, 21 April (1:45 pm) Carlton 11.13 (79) def. by Essendon 15.19 (109) MCG (crowd: 73,172) Report
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 14.13 (97) def. Port Adelaide 10.13 (73) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,741) Report
Saturday, 21 April (4:10 pm) Adelaide 13.18 (96) def. Greater Western Sydney 7.8 (50) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 28,261) Report
Saturday, 21 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) def. Gold Coast 6.10 (46) The Gabba (crowd: 21,980) Report
Saturday, 21 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 5.21 (51) def. Hawthorn 5.16 (46) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 40,080) Report
Sunday, 22 April (1:10 pm) Geelong 11.9 (75) def. Richmond 9.11 (65) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 21,952) Report
Sunday, 22 April (3:15 pm) Sydney 17.11 (113) def. North Melbourne 10.17 (77) SCG (crowd: 21,049) Report
Sunday, 22 April (4:40 pm) Melbourne 9.13 (67) def. by Western Bulldogs 13.10 (88) MCG (crowd: 33,565) Report

Round 5

Round 5[12]
Wednesday, 25 April (2:40 pm) Collingwood 11.14 (80) def. Essendon 11.13 (79) MCG (crowd: 86,932) Report
Friday, 27 April (6:45 pm) Fremantle 7.15 (57) def. by Carlton 10.5 (65) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 38,847) Report
Saturday, 28 April (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.8 (62) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.14 (104) Manuka Oval (crowd: 9,128) Report
Saturday, 28 April (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 17.25 (127) def. Gold Coast 13.15 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,680) Report
Saturday, 28 April (7:40 pm) Melbourne 10.6 (66) def. by St Kilda 12.12 (84) MCG (crowd: 24,798) Report
Saturday, 28 April (7:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 4.17 (41) def. by Geelong 12.7 (79) The Gabba (crowd: 15,528) Report
Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 10.9 (69) def. by Sydney 16.10 (106) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 19,217) Report
Sunday, 29 April (3:15 pm) Richmond 14.13 (97) def. by West Coast 16.11 (107) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,448) Report
Sunday, 29 April (4:10 pm) Adelaide 16.14 (110) def. Port Adelaide 14.7 (91) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,649) Report

Round 6

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) Report
Saturday, 5 May (1:40 pm) Essendon 19.15 (129) def. Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,361) Report
Saturday, 5 May (1:45 pm) Geelong 17.17 (119) def. Melbourne 11.10 (76) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 18,010) Report
Saturday, 5 May (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 14.3 (87) def. by Fremantle 14.10 (94) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,670) Report
Saturday, 5 May (7:40 pm) Sydney 14.10 (94) def. by Adelaide 15.9 (99) SCG (crowd: 23,969) Report
Saturday, 5 May (7:40 pm) St Kilda 13.10 (88) def. by Hawthorn 18.15 (123) MCG (crowd: 42,289) Report
Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) Carlton 15.20 (110) def. Greater Western Sydney 6.7 (43) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,201) Report
Sunday, 6 May (2:45 pm) Port Adelaide 8.6 (54) def. by Richmond 13.13 (91) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 18,552) Report
Sunday, 6 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 17.18 (120) def. North Melbourne 15.5 (95) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,202) Report

Round 7

Round 7[15]
Friday, 11 May (7:50 pm) Melbourne 6.13 (49) def. by Hawthorn 15.25 (115) MCG (crowd: 36,430) Report
Saturday, 12 May (12:45 pm) Adelaide 19.8 (122) def. Geelong 10.12 (72) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 35,535) Report
Saturday, 12 May (1:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.16 (94) def. Gold Coast 9.13 (67) Manuka Oval (crowd: 8,603) Report
Saturday, 12 May (4:40 pm) Richmond 13.13 (91) def. Sydney 8.14 (62) MCG (crowd: 40,352) Report
Saturday, 12 May (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 8.10 (58) def. by Collingwood 17.14 (116) The Gabba (crowd: 27,926) Report
Saturday, 12 May (7:40 pm) Essendon 16.17 (113) def. West Coast 7.10 (52) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,260) Report
Sunday, 13 May (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.11 (83) def. by Western Bulldogs 15.11 (101) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,885) Report
Sunday, 13 May (2:40 pm) Fremantle 12.15 (87) def. Port Adelaide 7.5 (47) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 30,079) Report
Monday, 14 May (7:40 pm) St Kilda 19.8 (122) def. Carlton 14.14 (98) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,823) Report

Round 8

Round 8[16]
Friday, 18 May (7:50 pm) Collingwood 14.12 (96) def. Geelong 11.18 (84) MCG (crowd: 75,650) Report
Saturday, 19 May (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide 14.11 (95) def. North Melbourne 14.9 (93) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,508) Report
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 17.17 (119) def. Fremantle 9.9 (63) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 12,959) Report
Saturday, 19 May (4:40 pm) Sydney 21.12 (138) def. Melbourne 5.7 (37) SCG (crowd: 20,818) Report
Saturday, 19 May (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.18 (72) def. Gold Coast 4.10 (34) TIO Stadium (crowd: 8,724) Report
Saturday, 19 May (7:50 pm) Essendon 19.14 (128) def. Richmond 15.19 (109) MCG (crowd: 80,900) Report
Sunday, 20 May (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 19.18 (132) def. Greater Western Sydney 5.10 (40) The Gabba (crowd: 16,049) Report
Sunday, 20 May (3:15 pm) Carlton 8.7 (55) def. by Adelaide 19.10 (124) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,917) Report
Sunday, 20 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 18.13 (121) def. St Kilda 13.13 (91) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 38,174) Report
  • Sydney 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

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) Report
Saturday, 26 May (1:45 pm) Richmond 21.11 (137) def. Hawthorn 10.15 (75) MCG (crowd: 51,617) Report
Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 10.10 (70) def. by Port Adelaide 17.16 (118) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,416) Report
Saturday, 26 May (4:40 pm) St Kilda 16.15 (111) def. Sydney 12.11 (83) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,737) Report
Saturday, 26 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 6.11 (49) def. by Collingwood 10.15 (75) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 44,238) Report
Saturday, 26 May (7:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 7.11 (53) def. by Essendon 18.11 (119) Škoda Stadium (crowd: 11,887) Report
Sunday, 27 May (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.10 (112) def. Brisbane Lions 15.6 (96) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,988) Report
Sunday, 27 May (3:15 pm) Carlton 15.17 (107) def. Melbourne 6.13 (49) MCG (crowd: 28,371) Report
Sunday, 27 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 11.18 (84) def. Fremantle 5.6 (36) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 40,905) Report

Round 10

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) Report
Saturday, 2 June (1:45 pm) Geelong 19.12 (126) def. Greater Western Sydney 9.7 (61) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 17,243) Report
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 27.12 (174) def. North Melbourne 9.5 (59) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,143) Report
Saturday, 2 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 12.10 (82) def. by Adelaide 17.9 (111) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 31,392) Report
Saturday, 2 June (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 14.15 (99) def. Carlton 6.9 (45) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 24,476) Report
Saturday, 2 June (7:40 pm) Essendon 6.16 (52) def. by Melbourne 8.10 (58) MCG (crowd: 42,987) Report
Sunday, 3 June (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.6 (102) def. West Coast 15.10 (100) The Gabba (crowd: 15,546) Report
Sunday, 3 June (3:15 pm) Sydney 20.12 (132) def. Western Bulldogs 5.10 (40) SCG (crowd: 13,505) Report
Sunday, 3 June (4:40 pm) Collingwood 23.11 (149) def. Gold Coast 7.10 (52) MCG (crowd: 36,913) Report

Round 11

Round 11[20]
Friday, 8 June (7:50 pm) Carlton 11.19 (85) def. by Geelong 14.13 (97) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,632) Report
Saturday, 9 June (1:40 pm) Richmond 9.12 (66) def. by Fremantle 12.6 (78) MCG (crowd: 43,801) Report
Saturday, 9 June (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 7.7 (49) def. by St Kilda 21.18 (144) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,534) Report
Saturday, 9 June (7:40 pm) Essendon 11.16 (82) def. by Sydney 13.8 (86) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,785) Report
Sunday, 10 June (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 9.8 (62) def. by Hawthorn 16.12 (108) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 26,638) Report
Monday, 11 June (3:15 pm) Melbourne 13.9 (87) def. by Collingwood 19.15 (129) MCG (crowd: 64,250) Report
Bye
Adelaide, Brisbane Lions, Greater Western Sydney, North Melbourne, West Coast, Western Bulldogs
  • 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.
  • 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

Round 12[21]
Thursday, 14 June (5:40 pm) West Coast 10.19 (79) def. Carlton 10.9 (69) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,224) Report
Friday, 15 June (8:10 pm) Adelaide 17.13 (115) def. St Kilda 16.15 (111) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,394) Report
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 12.2 (74) def. by Richmond 11.20 (86) Škoda Stadium (crowd: 7,358) Report
Saturday, 16 June (7:40 pm) Gold Coast 12.8 (80) def. by North Melbourne 11.21 (87) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 10,170) Report
Sunday, 17 June (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 19.21 (135) def. Brisbane Lions 11.4 (70) MCG (crowd: 35,492) Report
Sunday, 17 June (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.17 (95) def. Port Adelaide 8.9 (57) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,036) Report
Bye
Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Geelong, Melbourne, Sydney

Round 13

Round 13[22]
Friday, 22 June (7:50 pm) Sydney 12.8 (80) def. Geelong 11.8 (74) SCG (crowd: 27,400) Report
Saturday, 23 June (1:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 7.14 (56) def. by Brisbane Lions 18.6 (114) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,146) Report
Saturday, 23 June (4:40 pm) Collingwood 12.13 (85) def. West Coast 12.10 (82) MCG (crowd: 62,957) Report
Saturday, 23 June (5:40 pm) Fremantle 14.5 (89) def. by Essendon 17.11 (113) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,567) Report
Sunday, 24 June (3:15 pm) Melbourne 20.15 (135) def. Greater Western Sydney 9.3 (57) MCG (crowd: 20,070) Report
Sunday, 24 June (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 17.19 (121) def. Adelaide 13.11 (89) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,866) Report
Bye
Carlton, Gold Coast, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, Richmond, St Kilda

Round 14

Round 14[23]
Friday, 29 June (7:50 pm) Carlton 10.10 (70) def. by Hawthorn 18.12 (120) MCG (crowd: 65,047) Report
Saturday, 30 June (1:45 pm) Collingwood 15.17 (107) def. Fremantle 12.6 (78) MCG (crowd: 44,891) Report
Saturday, 30 June (1:40 pm) Adelaide 17.4 (106) def. Richmond 13.9 (87) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,780) Report
Saturday, 30 June (2:40 pm) West Coast 25.16 (166) def. Gold Coast 5.10 (40) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,592) Report
Saturday, 30 June (7:40 pm) Sydney 19.18 (132) def. Greater Western Sydney 5.8 (38) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 22,565) Report
Saturday, 30 June (7:40 pm) Essendon 21.14 (140) def. Western Bulldogs 8.8 (56) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,824) Report
Sunday, 1 July (1:10 pm) Geelong 14.15 (99) def. Port Adelaide 8.13 (61) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 13,736) Report
Sunday, 1 July (3:15 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.14 (122) def. Melbourne 8.13 (61) The Gabba (crowd: 22,114) Report
Sunday, 1 July (4:40 pm) St Kilda 15.13 (103) def. by North Melbourne 21.10 (136) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,106) Report

Round 15

Round 15[24]
Friday, 6 July (7:50 pm) Collingwood 8.14 (62) def. by Carlton 12.13 (85) MCG (crowd: 75,755) Report
Saturday, 7 July (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 13.6 (84) def. by West Coast 12.14 (86) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 14,113) Report
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 11.12 (78) def. by Richmond 13.23 (101) MCG (crowd: 46,773) Report
Saturday, 7 July (4:40 pm) Sydney 16.14 (110) def. Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63) SCG (crowd: 19,419) Report
Saturday, 7 July (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) def. by Adelaide 17.14 (116) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,829) Report
Saturday, 7 July (7:40 pm) St Kilda 21.7 (133) def. Essendon 8.14 (62) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,838) Report
Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 28.25 (193) def. Greater Western Sydney 4.7 (31) MCG (crowd: 26,518) Report
Sunday, 8 July (3:15 pm) Gold Coast 13.18 (96) def. by Geelong 15.20 (110) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 15,824) Report
Sunday, 8 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 14.11 (95) def. Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 30,420) Report
  • 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]
  • Greater Western Sydney suffered its heaviest ever defeat, losing by 162 points.

Round 16

Round 16[26]
Friday, 13 July (7:50 pm) North Melbourne 24.5 (149) def. Carlton 14.12 (96) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,423) Report
Saturday, 14 July (1:45 pm) Melbourne 12.11 (83) def. by Fremantle 18.9 (117) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 13,284) Report
Saturday, 14 July (1:40 pm) Port Adelaide 11.11 (77) def. by Essendon 19.13 (127) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 17,344) Report
Saturday, 14 July (4:40 pm) Richmond 13.10 (88) def. by Gold Coast 13.12 (90) Cazaly's Stadium (crowd: 10,961) Report
Saturday, 14 July (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92) def. by St Kilda 16.9 (105) The Gabba (crowd: 19,228) Report
Saturday, 14 July (7:40 pm) Geelong 10.19 (79) def. by Collingwood 17.8 (110) MCG (crowd: 61,717) Report
Sunday, 15 July (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.11 (59) def. by Adelaide 27.16 (178) Škoda Stadium (crowd: 7,669) Report
Sunday, 15 July (3:15 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.8 (44) def. by Hawthorn 17.14 (116) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,754) Report
Sunday, 15 July (2:40 pm) West Coast 10.9 (69) def. by Sydney 18.13 (121) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 39,152) Report

Round 17

Round 17[30]
Friday, 20 July (7:50 pm) Geelong 20.14 (134) def. Essendon 10.7 (67) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 50,066) Report
Saturday, 21 July (1:45 pm) Collingwood 13.13 (91) def. by Hawthorn 21.12 (138) MCG (crowd: 83,714) Report
Saturday, 21 July (1:40 pm) Adelaide 19.10 (124) def. West Coast 11.9 (75) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,724) Report
Saturday, 21 July (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 5.18 (48) def. by Brisbane Lions 8.11 (59) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,550) Report
Saturday, 21 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne 8.8 (56) def. by Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) TIO Stadium (crowd: 6,714) Report
Saturday, 21 July (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.12 (84) def. by Carlton 16.6 (102) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,615) Report
Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 15.15 (105) def. St Kilda 10.16 (76) SCG (crowd: 26,834) Report
Sunday, 22 July (3:15 pm) Richmond 14.15 (99) def. by North Melbourne 15.13 (103) MCG (crowd: 47,432) Report
Sunday, 22 July (2:40 pm) Fremantle 18.24 (132) def. Greater Western Sydney 5.7 (37) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 28,767) Report

Round 18

Round 18[31]
Friday, 27 July (7:50 pm) Essendon 12.14 (86) def. by Hawthorn 27.18 (180) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 44,899) Report
Saturday, 28 July (1:45 pm) Geelong 15.12 (102) def. Adelaide 11.9 (75) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 18,377) Report
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.13 (127) def. Melbourne 11.7 (73) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,816) Report
Saturday, 28 July (4:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 7.12 (54) def. by Collingwood 26.18 (174) Škoda Stadium (crowd: 8,102) Report
Saturday, 28 July (7:40 pm) Gold Coast 8.6 (54) def. by Sydney 19.12 (126) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,169) Report
Saturday, 28 July (7:40 pm) Carlton 14.11 (95) def. Richmond 13.13 (91) MCG (crowd: 46,013) Report
Sunday, 29 July (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 6.12 (48) def. by Fremantle 11.9 (75) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,583) Report
Sunday, 29 July (3:15 pm) St Kilda 16.22 (118) def. Western Bulldogs 6.6 (42) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,498) Report
Sunday, 29 July (2:40 pm) West Coast 28.7 (175) def. Brisbane Lions 12.5 (77) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,767) Report

Round 19

Round 19[32]
Friday, 3 August (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 17.14 (116) def. by Geelong 18.10 (118) MCG (crowd: 65,287) Report
Saturday, 4 August (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 8.13 (61) def. by North Melbourne 18.7 (115) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,599) Report
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 16.11 (107) def. Port Adelaide 10.13 (73) Škoda Stadium (crowd: 6,811) Report
Saturday, 4 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 17.11 (113) def. West Coast 6.12 (48) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 39,694) Report
Saturday, 4 August (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) def. by Richmond 20.12 (132) The Gabba (crowd: 22,311) Report
Saturday, 4 August (7:40 pm) Collingwood 12.19 (91) def. St Kilda 13.7 (85) MCG (crowd: 57,873) Report
Sunday, 5 August (1:10 pm) Melbourne 16.12 (108) def. Gold Coast 9.12 (66) MCG (crowd: 18,097) Report
Sunday, 5 August (3:15 pm) Carlton 10.11 (71) def. by Sydney 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,942) Report
Sunday, 5 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide 16.8 (104) def. Essendon 15.10 (100) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,030) Report

Round 20

Round 20[37]
Friday, 10 August (6:40 pm) West Coast 16.6 (102) def. Geelong 15.7 (97) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,812) Report
Saturday, 11 August (1:45 pm) St Kilda 16.11 (107) def. Melbourne 12.10 (82) MCG (crowd: 23,464) Report
Saturday, 11 August (1:40 pm) Adelaide 17.17 (119) def. Fremantle 14.7 (91) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 35,027) Report
Saturday, 11 August (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 16.13 (109) def. Greater Western Sydney 12.7 (79) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 14,657) Report
Saturday, 11 August (7:40 pm) Carlton 17.11 (113) def. Brisbane Lions 10.17 (77) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,977) Report
Saturday, 11 August (7:40 pm) Sydney 9.16 (70) def. by Collingwood 12.6 (78) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 45,827) Report
Sunday, 12 August (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 24.15 (159) def. Port Adelaide 13.9 (87) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 14,431) Report
Sunday, 12 August (3:15 pm) Richmond 22.18 (150) def. Western Bulldogs 12.8 (80) MCG (crowd: 28,286) Report
Sunday, 12 August (4:40 pm) Essendon 11.10 (76) def. by North Melbourne 15.10 (100) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,674) Report
  • 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]

Round 21

Round 21[39]
Friday, 17 August (7:50 pm) Geelong 18.15 (123) def. St Kilda 11.15 (81) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,169) Report
Saturday, 18 August (1:45 pm) Essendon 8.12 (60) def. by Carlton 24.12 (156) MCG (crowd: 59,381) Report
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.5 (59) def. by Melbourne 11.18 (84) Manuka Oval (crowd: 7,561) Report
Saturday, 18 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 13.16 (94) def. Richmond 11.6 (72) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 32,721) Report
Saturday, 18 August (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.17 (95) def. Adelaide 12.13 (85) The Gabba (crowd: 18,979) Report
Saturday, 18 August (7:40 pm) Collingwood 8.13 (61) def. by North Melbourne 13.13 (91) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 44,956) Report
Sunday, 19 August (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 6.14 (50) def. by West Coast 14.14 (98) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 13,683) Report
Sunday, 19 August (3:15 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.7 (85) def. by Sydney 26.11 (167) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,396) Report
Sunday, 19 August (4:40 pm) Hawthorn 19.15 (129) def. Gold Coast 10.5 (65) MCG (crowd: 23,098) Report

Round 22

Round 22[42]
Friday, 24 August (7:50 pm) Richmond 13.24 (102) def. Essendon 8.9 (57) MCG (crowd: 47,590) Report
Saturday, 25 August (1:45 pm) St Kilda 25.13 (163) def. Greater Western Sydney 5.5 (35) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,327) Report
Saturday, 25 August (1:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.9 (93) def. by Brisbane Lions 16.8 (104) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 13,953) Report
Saturday, 25 August (4:40 pm) Sydney 14.11 (95) def. by Hawthorn 15.12 (102) SCG (crowd: 31,167) Report
Saturday, 25 August (7:40 pm) Gold Coast 15.8 (98) def. Carlton 11.20 (86) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 15,251) Report
Saturday, 25 August (5:40 pm) West Coast 15.17 (107) def. Collingwood 8.10 (58) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 40,527) Report
Sunday, 26 August (1:10 pm) Geelong 16.11 (107) def. Western Bulldogs 11.7 (73) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 18,047) Report
Sunday, 26 August (3:15 pm) North Melbourne 12.7 (79) def. by Fremantle 20.12 (132) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,482) Report
Sunday, 26 August (4:40 pm) Melbourne 11.15 (81) def. by Adelaide 22.18 (150) MCG (crowd: 18,450) Report
  • 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]

Round 23

Round 23[46]
Friday, 31 August (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 14.11 (95) def. West Coast 10.10 (70) MCG (crowd: 50,023) Report
Saturday, 1 September (1:45 pm) Geelong 17.10 (112) def. Sydney 11.12 (78) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 20,045) Report
Saturday, 1 September (1:40 pm) Adelaide 22.21 (153) def. Gold Coast 9.8 (62) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 35,463) Report
Saturday, 1 September (4:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.11 (77) def. by North Melbourne 16.9 (105) Škoda Stadium (crowd: 6,696) Report
Saturday, 1 September (5:40 pm) Fremantle 14.17 (101) def. Melbourne 5.10 (40) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 32,687) Report
Saturday, 1 September (7:40 pm) Essendon 10.12 (72) def. by Collingwood 14.20 (104) MCG (crowd: 56,491) Report
Sunday, 2 September (1:10 pm) Carlton 12.19 (91) def. by St Kilda 16.10 (106) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,393) Report
Sunday, 2 September (3:15 pm) Richmond 16.10 (106) drew with Port Adelaide 16.10 (106) MCG (crowd: 27,893) Report
Sunday, 2 September (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 19.14 (128) def. Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61) The Gabba (crowd: 18,289) Report

Win/loss table

Team 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
Adelaide 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 2
Brisbane 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 13
Carlton 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 10
Collingwood 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 4
Essendon 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 11
Fremantle 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 7
Geelong 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 6
Gold 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 17
GWS 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 18
Hawthorn 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 		1
Melbourne 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 16
North 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 8
Port 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 14
Richmond 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 12
St 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 9
Sydney 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 		3
West 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 5
Western 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 15
Team 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 Bye
Draw Eliminated

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

2012 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2679 1733 154.6 68 Finals series
2 Adelaide 22 17 5 0 2428 1833 132.5 68
3 Sydney (P) 22 16 6 0 2290 1629 140.6 64
4 Collingwood 22 16 6 0 2123 1823 116.5 64
5 West Coast 22 15 7 0 2244 1807 124.2 60
6 Geelong 22 15 7 0 2209 1886 117.1 60
7 Fremantle 22 14 8 0 1956 1691 115.7 56
8 North Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2359 2097 112.5 56
9 St Kilda 22 12 10 0 2347 1903 123.3 48
10 Carlton 22 11 11 0 2079 1925 108.0 44
11 Essendon 22 11 11 0 2091 2090 100.0 44
12 Richmond 22 10 11 1 2169 1943 111.6 42
13 Brisbane Lions 22 10 12 0 1904 2092 91.0 40
14 Port Adelaide 22 5 16 1 1691 2144 78.9 22
15 Western Bulldogs 22 5 17 0 1542 2301 67.0 20
16 Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1580 2341 67.5 16
17 Gold Coast 22 3 19 0 1509 2481 60.8 12
18 Greater Western Sydney 22 2 20 0 1270 2751 46.2 8
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers


Ladder progression

  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 ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Hawthorn44888121620202428323236404448525256606468
Adelaide4881216202428283232363640444852525660606468
Sydney48121620202024242832323640444852566060646464
Collingwood044812162024283236364044444848525660606064
West Coast48121620242428323232363640444444484852566060
Geelong044812161616202428282832363640444848525660
Fremantle4481212162020202024242424283236404444485256
North Melbourne048812121212161616202428283236404448525256
St Kilda048812121616202024242424283232363640404448
Carlton48121216202020242424242424282832363640444444
Essendon48121616202428323232323640404444444444444444
Richmond0044481212162020242424282828283236364042
Brisbane Lions444888812121616162024242428282828323640
Port Adelaide44444448121616161616161620202020202022
Western Bulldogs0004881216161616202020202020202020202020
Melbourne0000000004448888881212161616
Gold Coast0000000000000004444881212
Greater Western Sydney00000044444444444488888
Source: [citation needed]

Finals series

Main article: 2012 AFL finals series
Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
Fri, 7 Sep, MCG
1Hawthorn20.15 (135)
4Collingwood15.7 (97)Sat, 15 Sep, MCG
Collingwood10.13 (73)
Sun, 9 Sep, PatersonsWest Coast9.6 (60)Sat, 22 Sep, MCG
5West Coast24.18 (162)Hawthorn13.19 (97)
8North Melbourne9.12 (66)Adelaide14.8 (92)Sat, 29 Sep, MCG
Hawthorn11.15 (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

Qualifying Finals[47]
Friday, 7 September (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 20.15 (135) def. Collingwood 15.7 (97) MCG (crowd: 85,625) Report
Saturday, 8 September (2:45 pm) Adelaide 5.12 (42) def. by Sydney 11.5 (71) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 44,869) Report
Elimination Finals[47]
Saturday, 8 September (7:45 pm) Geelong 11.14 (80) def. by Fremantle 14.12 (96) MCG (crowd: 44,460) Report
Sunday, 9 September (1:15 pm) West Coast 24.18 (162) def. North Melbourne 9.12 (66) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 41,790) Report

Week two

Semi-finals[47]
Friday, 14 September (8:15 pm) Adelaide 12.9 (81) def. Fremantle 11.5 (71) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,742) Report
Saturday, 15 September (7:45 pm) Collingwood 10.13 (73) def. West Coast 9.6 (60) MCG (crowd: 65,483) Report

Week three

Preliminary Finals[47]
Friday, 21 September (7:45 pm) Sydney 13.18 (96) def. Collingwood 10.10 (70) ANZ Stadium (crowd: 57,156) Report
Saturday, 22 September (5:15 pm) Hawthorn 13.19 (97) def. Adelaide 14.8 (92) MCG (crowd: 69,146) Report
  • Sydney defeated Collingwood for the first time since round 13, 2005, breaking an eleven-game losing streak.[48]

Week four

Main article: 2012 AFL Grand Final
Grand Final
Saturday, 29 September (2:30 pm) Hawthorn def. by Sydney MCG (crowd: 99,683) Report
4.5 (29)
4.6 (30)
9.10 (64)
 11.15 (81) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 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 Prior

Awards

Coleman Medal

See also: Coleman Medal
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total
1 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 65
2 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 62
Matthew Pavlich 3 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 3 6 0 3 5 6 4 7 2 8 2 3 0 2 62
4 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 59
5 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 57
6 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 56
7 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 53
8 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 50
9 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 48
10 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 47

Best and fairest

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

Name Club Milestone Round
Shaun Burgoyne Hawthorn 200 AFL games Round 3
Dustin Fletcher Essendon 350 AFL games[72] Round 3
Jonathan Brown Brisbane Lions 500 AFL goals[73] Round 4
Simon Black Brisbane Lions 300 AFL games Round 5
Stephen Milne St Kilda 500 AFL goals Round 5
Matthew Pavlich Fremantle 500 AFL goals Round 7
Chris Newman Richmond 200 AFL games Round 8
Lenny Hayes St Kilda 250 AFL games[74] Round 9
Martin Mattner Sydney 200 AFL games Round 9
Ryan Hargrave Western Bulldogs 200 AFL games Round 10
David Wojcinski Geelong 200 AFL games Round 11
Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 500 AFL goals Round 11
Quinten Lynch West Coast 200 AFL games Round 13
Luke McPharlin Fremantle 200 AFL games Round 13
Daniel Kerr West Coast 200 AFL games Round 15
Stephen Milne St Kilda 250 AFL games[75] Round 15
Chad Cornes Greater Western Sydney 250 AFL games[76] Round 15
Lance Franklin Hawthorn 500 AFL goals Round 15
Kevin Sheedy Greater Western Sydney 900 VFL/AFL games as player or coach[77] Round 15
Matthew Boyd Western Bulldogs 200 AFL games Round 16
Brendon Goddard St Kilda 200 AFL games Round 18
Joel Corey Geelong 250 AFL games[78] Round 18
Brad Green Melbourne 250 AFL games Round 18
Ryan O'Keefe Sydney 250 AFL games[79] Round 19
Luke Hodge Hawthorn 200 AFL games Round 20
Domenic Cassisi Port Adelaide 200 AFL games Round 20
Luke Power Greater Western Sydney 300 AFL games Round 21
Dean Cox West Coast 250 AFL games[80] Elimination finals
Jude Bolton Sydney 300 AFL games Preliminary finals

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Leadership group
Adelaide[81] Brenton Sanderson Nathan van Berlo Scott Thompson Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Sloane, Ben Rutten
Brisbane Lions Michael Voss Jonathan Brown Daniel Merrett, Tom Rockliff, Jed Adcock, Josh Drummond
Carlton Brett Ratten Chris Judd Andrew Carrazzo, Bryce Gibbs, Michael Jamison, Marc Murphy, Jordan Russell, Kade Simpson, Jarrad Waite
Collingwood Nathan Buckley Nick Maxwell Scott Pendlebury Luke Ball, Travis Cloke, Harry O'Brien, Heath Shaw, Dale Thomas
Essendon James Hird Jobe Watson Mark McVeigh (vc), Heath Hocking, Michael Hurley, Brent Stanton, David Zaharakis
Fremantle Ross Lyon Matthew Pavlich Hayden Ballantyne, Matt de Boer, David Mundy, Luke McPharlin, Aaron Sandilands
Gold Coast Guy McKenna Gary Ablett Nathan Bock Karmichael Hunt, Andrew McQualter, Michael Rischitelli, Zac Smith, David Swallow
Greater Western Sydney Kevin Sheedy Phil Davis, Luke Power, Callan Ward Dean Brogan, Chad Cornes, Setanta Ó hAilpín, Rhys Palmer, Tom Scully
Geelong Chris Scott Joel Selwood Jimmy Bartel Joel Corey, Corey Enright, Steve Johnson, James Kelly, Harry Taylor
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Luke Hodge Jordan Lewis, Jarryd Roughead Lance Franklin, Sam Mitchell
Melbourne Mark Neeld Jack Grimes, Jack Trengove Clint Bartram, Mitch Clark, James Frawley, Colin Garland, Mark Jamar, Nathan Jones
North Melbourne Brad Scott Andrew Swallow Drew Petrie, Jack Ziebell Brent Harvey, Daniel Wells
Port Adelaide Matthew Primus (Rds 1–19);
Garry Hocking (Rds 19–23) 		Domenic Cassisi Travis Boak, Hamish Hartlett, Jay Schulz, Jackson Trengove
Richmond Damien Hardwick Chris Newman Trent Cotchin Brett Deledio, Daniel Jackson, Jack Riewoldt
St Kilda Scott Watters Nick Riewoldt Nick Dal Santo, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard, James Gwilt, Ben McEvoy, Leigh Montagna, Adam Schneider
Sydney John Longmire Adam Goodes, Jarrad McVeigh Jude Bolton, Kieren Jack, Jarred Moore, Ryan O'Keefe, Ted Richards, Rhyce Shaw, Nick Smith
West Coast John Worsfold Darren Glass Beau Waters Dean Cox, Andrew Embley, Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras, Matt Priddis, Matt Rosa, Adam Selwood, Scott Selwood
Western Bulldogs Brendan McCartney Matthew Boyd Daniel Cross, Daniel Giansiracusa, Robert Murphy, Dale Morris

Club membership

2012 AFL membership figures[82]
Club Members Change
from 2011 		% change
from 2011
Adelaide 45,105 Decrease 1,415 Decrease 3.04%
Brisbane Lions 20,762 Decrease 1,576 Decrease 7.06%
Carlton 45,800 Increase 2,009 Increase 4.59%
Collingwood 72,688 Increase 892 Increase 1.24%
Essendon 47,708 Decrease 2,567 Decrease 5.11%
Fremantle 42,918 Decrease 1,057 Decrease 2.40%
Geelong 40,205 Increase 779 Increase 1.98%
Gold Coast 11,204 Decrease 2,855 Decrease 20.31%
Greater Western Sydney 10,241 — —
Hawthorn 60,841 Increase 4,488 Increase 7.96%
Melbourne 35,459 Decrease 1,478 Decrease 4.00%
North Melbourne 33,423 Increase 3,509 Increase 11.73%
Port Adelaide 35,543 Decrease 1,081 Decrease 2.95%
Richmond 53,027 Increase 5,372 Increase 11.27%
St Kilda 35,440 Decrease 3,836 Decrease 9.77%
Sydney 29,873 Increase 2,767 Increase 9.78%
West Coast 57,377 Increase 3,337 Increase 6.18%
Western Bulldogs 30,007 Decrease 2,019 Decrease 6.30%
Total 707,621 Increase 7,937 Increase 1.13%

Coach changes

Coach Club Date Notes Caretaker New coach
Matthew Primus Port Adelaide 6 August 2012 Sacked following the round 19 loss to Greater Western Sydney.[83] Garry Hocking[83] Ken Hinkley[84]
Brett Ratten Carlton 30 August 2012 Sacked following Carlton's elimination from finals contention in round 22, effective at the end of the season.[45] N/A Mick Malthouse[85]

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