| 2012 premiership season | |
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| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers | Claremont |
The 2012 Foxtel Cup was the second season of Australian rules football knock-out cup competition involving clubs from the various state league competitions from around Australia.
The cup's purpose is to support and promote the second-tier Australian rules football competitions and to provide another way of developing lower-tier Australian Football League (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 through to at least 2016. [1]
The competition began on 31 March 2012 and concluded with the grand final on 2 August 2012. Matches are played as curtain-raisers to Saturday AFL games or as stand-alone matches, with all games to be screened on Fox Sports. Prize-money was increased by about 20 per cent from the 2011 competition, with A$60,000 to be awarded to the winners. [2]
The AFL invited three teams from the South Australian National Football League, the Victorian Football League and the West Australian Football League; two teams from the Tasmanian Football League; and five teams from the two conferences of the North East Australian Football League, including clubs from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. Greater Western Sydney, who had acceded to the AFL in 2012, were replaced by a second Tasmanian team. [2]
Claremont became the 2012 Foxtel Cup champions when they defeated Werribee by 44 points in the Grand Final at Patersons Stadium on 2 August 2012. Claremont forward Tom Lee won the Coles Medal as best afield with his six-goal display.
| Adelaide | Blacktown | Brisbane |
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| AAMI Stadium Capacity: 51,224 | Blacktown ISP Oval Capacity: 10,000 | The Gabba Capacity: 42,000 |
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| Darwin | Gold Coast | Melbourne |
| TIO Stadium Capacity: 15,000 | Metricon Stadium Capacity: 25,000 | Etihad Stadium Capacity: 56,347 |
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| Melbourne | Perth | Sydney |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground Capacity: 100,000 | Patersons Stadium Capacity: 43,500 | Sydney Cricket Ground Capacity: 46,000 |
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| First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 12 | 10 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Launceston | 7 | 7 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 12 | 4 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Port Adelaide | 9 | 6 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Port Adelaide | 7 | 9 | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Subiaco | 5 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 6 | 4 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Werribee | 16 | 15 | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Werribee | 23 | 9 | 165 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Burnie | 5 | 2 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Werribee | 10 | 7 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Perth | 6 | 10 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ainslie | 7 | 6 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Perth | 13 | 12 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Werribee | 8 | 7 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Claremont | 15 | 9 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Claremont | 20 | 10 | 130 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Adelaide | 4 | 5 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Claremont | 15 | 11 | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount Gravatt | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sydney Hills | 7 | 12 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount Gravatt | 11 | 14 | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Claremont | 13 | 10 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Port Melbourne | 6 | 2 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Williamstown | 6 | 7 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Adelaide | 6 | 12 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Adelaide | 8 | 8 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Port Melbourne | 12 | 6 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NT Thunder | 7 | 7 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Port Melbourne | 21 | 11 | 137 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Game #1 (AFL Rd 1) 31 March 2012 10:05 EST | Morningside | 82–49 curtain raiser to Gold Coast v Adelaide | Launceston | Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast | |
| 4.3 (27) 6.4 (40) 10.6 (66) 12.10 (82) | match report [ dead link ] | 3.2 (20) 5.4 (34) 6.4 (40) 7.7 (49) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Abey 3, Mugavin 3, Brown 2, Amos, Bonney, Delbridge, Mollison | Finch 3, Bristow, Ellis, Lee, O’Keefe | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Bonney, Mugavin, Brown, Hackett, Elliott, Abey | Bristow, O’Keefe, Finch, Wooley, Stephens |
| Game #2 (AFL Rd 2) 7 April 2012 10:35 CST | Port Adelaide | 51–36 curtain raiser to Adelaide v Western Bulldogs | Subiaco | AAMI Stadium, Adelaide | |
| 2.3 (15) 3.4 (22) 4.7 (31) 7.9 (51) | match report | 1.2 (8) 4.3 (27) 5.5 (35) 5.6 (36) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| A.Cockshell, B.Ebert, S.Gray, C.Grove, L.Harder, J.Hoskin, Z.Kirkwood | B.Chambers 3, K.Bloxsidge, B.Broadhurst | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Ebert, Kirkwood, Stanley, Biasci, Hoskin, Meiklejohn | Parker, Bristow, Mahoney, Kerr, Chambers, Phelan |
| Game #3 (AFL Rd 3) 14 April 2012 11:05 EST | Werribee | 165–32 curtain raiser to Western Bulldogs v St Kilda | Burnie | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne | |
| 9.4 (58) 11.8 (74) 19.8 (122) 26.9 (165) | match report | 0.1 (1) 2.1 (13) 4.2 (26) 5.2 (32) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Warren 5, Daw 3, Greenwood 3, McKinley 3, Speight 3, Lynch 2, Purton-Smith 2, Gibson, Hansen, Moloney, Pedersen, Sullivan | Z.Mihocek 2, Davies, Hardy, Knott | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Speight, Greenwood, Warren, Gibson, Hansen, Sierakowski, Daw, Tarrant | McRossen, Z.Mihocek, Hardy |
| Game #4 (AFL Rd 4) 21 April 2012 11:05 EST | Ainslie | 48–90 stand alone game (note) | West Perth | Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney, Blacktown | |
| 1.0 (6) 2.1 (13) 4.3 (27) 7.6 (48) | match report | 4.3 (27) 8.6 (54) 11.8 (74) 13.12 (90) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| N.Paine 2, J.Whatman 2, L.Carter, S.Horner, M.Lawless | D.Barden 3, M.Johnson 2, A.Strijk 2, J.Van Berlo 2, M.Mascoulis, S.Nelson, A.Saylor, K.Shannon | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Paine, Whatman, Crook, Bennett, Walker | Van Berlo, LeCras, Barden, Bartholomew, Nelson, Strijk |
| Game #5 (AFL Rd 5) 28 April 2012 12:05 WST | Claremont | 130–29 stand alone game | West Adelaide | Patersons Stadium, Perth | |
| 3.1 (19) 5.4 (34) 11.6 (72) 20.10 (130) | match report | 2.0 (12) 3.2 (20) 4.4 (28) 4.5 (29) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| J.Bradshaw 4, J.McGovern 3, A.Hamp 2, R.Neates 2, I.Richardson 2, A.Foster, A.Gillespie, A.Gilligan, T.Handley, T.Lee, P.McGinnity, G.Weedon | N.Homburg, M.Middleton, T.Silverlock, M.Still | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Murphy, Richardson, Hamp, Bradshaw, McGovern, Gilligan, Neates | Homburg, Slattery, Bonney |
| Game #6 (AFL Rd 6) 5 May 2012 11:05 EST | Sydney Hills Eagles | 54–80 curtain raiser to Sydney Swans v Adelaide | Mount Gravatt | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| 1.0 (6) 3.4 (22) 5.9 (39) 7.12 (54) | match report | 4.4 (28) 6.8 (44) 9.11 (65) 11.14 (80) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Tungatalum 4, Doyle, Garlick, Houlihan | Gilliand 3, Estall 2, Mowat 2, Furfaro, Jamieson, Smith, Scott | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Tungatalum, Houlihan, Costello, Turner | Gilliand, Lake, Bernasconi, Vearing, Grose, Smith, Estall |
| Game #7 (AFL Rd 7) 12 May 2012 11:05 EST | Williamstown | 43–48 curtain raiser to Richmond v Sydney Swans | South Adelaide | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| 1.2 (8) 3.2 (20) 4.2 (26) 6.7 (43) | match report | 0.3 (3) 3.5 (23) 5.11 (41) 6.12 (48) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| M.Panos 2, A.Anastasio, D.Hoghton, K.McHarg, B.Moles | A.Ainger 2, B.Casley, K.Miller, T.Redden, J.Veide | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Smith, Jong, Carr, Hoghton, McNamara | Liddle, Dowdell, Otten, Ainger, Miller, Cross, Murphy |
| Game #8 (AFL Rd 8) 19 May 2012 10:35 CST | Northern Territory Thunder | 49–137 curtain raiser to Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast | Port Melbourne | TIO Stadium, Darwin | |
| 3.2 (20) 3.6 (24) 4.7 (31) 7.7 (49) | match report [ dead link ] | 3.2 (20) 8.4 (52) 16.8 (104) 21.11 (137) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Anderson 2, Campbell, Cunningham, Lawler, McLean, Stokes | O’Sullivan 7, Williams 3, Hinkley 2, Woffindin 2, Breust, Dillon, Gale, Johnston, Langford, Muling, Scipione | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Anderson, Dignan, Tyrell, McLean, Dunne | O’Sullivan, Woofindin, Brewer, Pitt, Williams, Hinkley, Dermott |
^ Although stand-alone with regards to AFL games, the Ainslie v West Perth game was played as a curtain-raiser to the NEAFL game between UWS Giants and Queanbeyan.
| Qualifying Final #1 (AFL Rd 10) 2 June 2012 11:05 CST | Port Adelaide | 60–76 curtain-raiser to Port Adelaide v Carlton | Morningside | AAMI Stadium, Adelaide | |
| 3.0 (18) 4.3 (27) 7.5 (47) 9.6 (60) | match report | 4.2 (26) 6.2 (38) 7.3 (45) 12.4 (76) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Rose 3, Wilson 2, Young 2, Ah Chee, McKenzie | Abey 5, Mugavin 3, Elliott 2, McNiece, Upton | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Rose, Salopek, Ah Chee, Young, McKenzie | Abey, Upton, Shelton, Bonney, Mugavin, Brown |
| Qualifying Final #2 (AFL Rd 11) 9 June 2012 10:35 EST | Werribee | 67–46 curtain-raiser to Richmond v Fremantle | West Perth | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| 1.3 (9) 5.4 (34) 7.7 (49) 10.7 (67) | match report | 2.1 (13) 4.3 (27) 4.7 (31) 6.10 (46) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| McKinley 2, Tarrant 2, Treloar 2, Gibson, Martiniello, Mather, Speight | Black 2, Bartholomew, Fowler, Salecic, Tindall | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Martiniello, Tarrant, Ruggles, Daw, Tuck, Sodomaco, Castello | Black, Jones, Fleay, Bartholomew, LeCras, Keunen |
| Qualifying Final #3 (AFL Rd 12) 16 June 2012 12:05 EST | Mount Gravatt | 13–101 curtain-raiser to Gold Coast v North Melbourne | Claremont | Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast | |
| 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 1.0 (6) 2.1 (13) | match report | 4.6 (30) 7.7 (49) 10.8 (68) 15.11 (101) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Estall, Gilliland | McGovern 4, Hamp 3, Bradshaw 2, Gillespie 2, Andrews, Foster, Neates, Weedon | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Gilliland, Furfaro, Bernasconi, Lake, Murphy | Neates, McGovern, Stevenson, Hamp, Murphy, Silvagni, Walton |
| Qualifying Final #4 (AFL Rd 13) 23 June 2012 11:35 EST | Port Melbourne | 78–56 curtain-raiser to Collingwood v West Coast | South Adelaide | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| 1.4 (10) 4.5 (29) 8.6 (54) 12.6 (78) | match report | 1.2 (8) 4.5 (29) 6.7 (43) 8.8 (56) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| A.Bonaddio 2, B.Burstin 2, S.Dwyer 2, T.Langford 2, J.Scipione 2, S.O'Sullivan, H.Sandilands | P.Rolfe 4, C.O'Shea, T.Pfeiffer, T.Stribling, S.Taylor | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Dwyer, Bonaddio, Pinwill, Burstin, Valenti, Sandilands | Rolfe, Stribling, Cross, Murphy, Gotch, Dowdell |
| Semi Final #1 (AFL Rd 15) 7 July 2012 11:35 EST | Morningside | 40–111 stand alone game | Werribee | Gabba, Brisbane | |
| 1.1 (7) 4.1 (25) 6.3 (39) 6.4 (40) | match report | 3.5 (23) 5.9 (39) 10.12 (72) 16.15 (111) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Spackman 3, Faure, Shelton, Starcevich | McKinley 5, Daw 3, Pedersen 2, Speight 2, Bolton, Greenwood, Lynch, Moloney | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Spackman, Spaure, Shelton, Starcevich, McNiece, Bonney | Pedersen, McKinley, Daw, Speight, Warren, Sharp, Keras |
| Semi Final #2 (AFL Rd 16) 14 July 2012 15:05 WST | Claremont | 88–38 stand alone game | Port Melbourne | Patersons Stadium, Perth | |
| 3.2 (20) 7.4 (46) 10.7 (67) 13.10 (88) | match report | 2.0 (12) 2.0 (12) 3.4 (22) 6.2 (38) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Gillespie 3, Lee 3, Hamp 2, Blackwell, Morton, Schammer, Suban, Yu | Allan, Breust, Hinkley, Mascitti, Pitt, Thornton | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Lee, Andrews, Gillespie, Foster, Morton, Hamp, Schammer | Brewer, Hinkley, Langford, Pitt, Wall |
| Grand Final (AFL Rd 19) 2 August 2012 19:35 WST | Werribee | 55–99 stand alone game | Claremont | Patersons Stadium, Perth | |
| 3.0 (18) 5.4 (34) 5.4 (34) 8.7 (55) | match report | 4.3 (27) 7.3 (45) 11.7 (73) 15.9 (99) | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Ben Warren 3, Levi Greenwood, Leigh Harding, Ben McKinley, Scott Sherlock, Ben Speight | Thomas Lee 6, Jack Bradshaw 2, Nick Suban 2, Alistair Gillespie, Alroy Gilligan, Jeremy McGovern, Jarryd Morton, Ian Richardson | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| Levi Greenwood, Ben Speight, Matthew O'Dwyer, Ben Warren, Leigh Harding, Ben Ross | Thomas Lee, Nick Suban, Jeremy McGovern, Alroy Gilligan, Rory Walton, Ian Richardson |
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