| 2012 NAB Cup | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2012 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Winners | Adelaide (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Attendance | 493,982 (average 11,227 per match) |
| Michael Tuck Medallist | Bernie Vince (Adelaide) |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 NAB Cup was the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition played before the 2012 home-and-away season. The games were played between 17 February and 18 March 2012.
The competition format was changed for the second consecutive season, although the format was similar to that used in the previous year. As part of this year's competition, the NAB Regional Challenge was dissolved, with live matches to be staged at both regular AFL venues and select regional centres. [1]
The format for the 2012 NAB Cup was as follows:
The fixtures were announced by the AFL on 26 October 2011, [2] [3] while the playing order of first-round games were announced by the AFL on 23 January 2012. [4]
| Pool 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 17 February (6:45 pm) | Richmond 0.6.5 (41) | def. by | North Melbourne 0.7.2 (44) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,228) | Report |
| Friday, 17 February (7:50 pm) | North Melbourne 0.4.4 (28) | def. by | Hawthorn 1.6.8 (53) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,228) | Report [ dead link ] |
| Friday, 17 February (8:55 pm) | Hawthorn 0.5.7 (37) | def. by | Richmond 0.6.4 (40) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,228 [5] ) | Report |
| Pool 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 18 February (7:15 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 1.3.3 (30) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 0.5.5 (35) | Blacktown Olympic Park (crowd: 7,086) | Report |
| Saturday, 18 February (8:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs 0.3.1 (19) | def. by | Collingwood 0.4.2 (26) | Blacktown Olympic Park (crowd: 7,086) | Report |
| Saturday, 18 February (9:25 pm) | Collingwood 0.5.5 (35) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 0.5.2 (32) | Blacktown Olympic Park (crowd: 7,086 [6] ) | Report |
| Pool 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 19 February (4:45 pm) | West Coast 0.9.3 (57) | def. | Essendon 0.5.6 (36) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 27,581) | Report |
| Sunday, 19 February (5:50 pm) | Essendon 0.3.2 (20) | def. by | Fremantle 1.7.5 (56) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 27,581) | Report |
| Sunday, 19 February (6:55 pm) | Fremantle 0.1.4 (10) | def. by | West Coast 0.4.6 (30) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 27,581) | Report |
| Pool 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 24 February (6:40 pm) | St Kilda 0.4.5 (29) | def. by | Sydney 0.9.5 (59) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,880) | Report |
| Friday, 24 February (7:45 pm) | Sydney 0.2.1 (13) | def. by | Geelong 0.4.5 (29) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,880) | Report |
| Friday, 24 February (8:50 pm) | St Kilda 1.3.9 (36) | def. | Geelong 1.0.6 (15) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,880) | Report |
| Pool 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 25 February (6:10 pm) | Gold Coast 0.4.2 (26) | def. | Melbourne 0.3.5 (23) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 5,150) | Report |
| Saturday, 25 February (7:15 pm) | Melbourne 0.2.1 (13) | def. | Brisbane Lions 0.1.4 (10) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 5,150) | Report |
| Saturday, 25 February (8:20 pm) | Brisbane Lions 0.2.6 (18) | def. | Gold Coast 0.2.4 (16) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 5,150) | Report |
| Pool 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 26 February (2:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 0.6.10 (46) | def. | Carlton 1.5.1 (40) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 12,532) | Report |
| Sunday, 26 February (3:45 pm) | Carlton 0.5.4 (34) | def. by | Adelaide 1.5.4 (43) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 12,532) | Report |
| Sunday, 26 February (4:50 pm) | Adelaide 0.2.6 (18) | def. | Port Adelaide 0.2.5 (17) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 12,532) | Report |
| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 2 March (7:40 pm) | Gold Coast 1.8.12 (69) | def. by | Geelong 1.16.13 (118) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 5,381) | Report |
| Saturday, 3 March (3:40 pm) | Hawthorn 2.12.18 (108) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 0.4.10 (34) | Aurora Stadium (crowd: 5,100) | Report |
| Saturday, 3 March (cancelled) | Essendon | v | St Kilda | Wangaratta Showgrounds | Report |
| Saturday, 3 March (7:00 pm) | Sydney 2.9.10 (82) | def. | North Melbourne 0.9.11 (65) | Bruce Purser Reserve, Sydney (crowd: 2,024) | Report |
| Saturday, 3 March (4:10 pm) | West Coast 1.12.11 (92) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.12.6 (87) | Bendigo Bank Stadium, Mandurah (crowd: 9,000) | Report |
| Saturday, 3 March (7:40 pm) | Collingwood 1.9.7 (70) | def. by | Melbourne 0.11.13 (79) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 12,954) | Report |
| Saturday, 3 March (7:10 pm) | Adelaide 0.14.9 (93) | def. | Brisbane Lions 1.5.3 (42) | Traeger Park, Alice Springs (crowd: 4,756) | Report |
| Sunday, 4 March (5:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 0.11.8 (74) | def. | Carlton 0.11.4 (70) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 10,500) | Report |
| Sunday, 4 March (5:10 pm) | Fremantle 1.14.12 (105) | def. | Richmond 0.10.7 (67) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 7,294) | Report |
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| Round 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 9 March (6:10 pm) | Essendon 1.14.12 (105) | def. | Sydney 1.14.10 (103) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 12,000) | Report |
| Friday, 9 March (8:10 pm) | Adelaide 1.20.9 (138) | def. | Collingwood 1.7.10 (61) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 12,062) | Report |
| Saturday, 10 March (3:10 pm) | Geelong 0.6.13 (49) | def. by | Richmond 1.14.15 (108) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 9,393) | Report |
| Saturday, 10 March (3:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 1.11.11 (86) | def. | Fremantle 2.5.18 (66) | Encounter Bay Oval, Victor Harbor (crowd: 5,000) | Report |
| Saturday, 10 March (3:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 0.15.14 (104) | def. | Carlton 0.6.4 (40) | Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex (crowd: 5,147) | Report |
| Saturday, 10 March (5:30 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 0.11.10 (76) | def. | Gold Coast 1.8.6 (63) | Lavington Sports Ground, Albury (crowd: 6,740) | Report |
| Saturday, 10 March (5:40 pm) | Melbourne 0.6.8 (44) | def. by | Hawthorn 1.17.12 (123) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 10,611) | Report [ dead link ] |
| Saturday, 10 March (5:10 pm) | West Coast 1.10.16 (85) | def. | St Kilda 0.7.10 (52) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 9,411) | Report |
| Sunday, 11 March (3:40 pm) | North Melbourne 1.11.18 (93) | def. | Western Bulldogs 0.9.16 (70) | Eureka Stadium, Ballarat (crowd: 8,000) | Report |
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| 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: Seven Network / Fox Footy | ||
| Jaensch, Walker | Super Goals | Hill, Nicoski | |||
| Walker 2, Callinan, Jacobs, Mackay, Petrenko, Porplyzia, Thompson, Tippett, Vince | Goals | Darling, Hams, Hill, Priddis, Weedon | |||
| Vince, Thompson, Dangerfield, Walker, Reilly, Mackay | Best | Priddis, S.Selwood, Butler, Hill, Waters | |||
| Nil | Injuries | Nicoski (hamstring) | |||
| NAB Challenge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 16 March (4:00 pm) | Collingwood 10.20 (80) | def. | St Kilda 6.11 (47) | Visy Park (crowd: 3,000) | Report |
| Friday, 16 March (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) | def. | Melbourne 9.10 (64) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 2,500) | Report |
| Friday, 16 March (6:00 pm) | Fremantle 12.11 (83) | def. by | Hawthorn 13.8 (86) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 5,316) | Report |
| Saturday, 17 March (12:30 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 10.6 (66) | def. by | Richmond 20.20 (140) | Manuka Oval (crowd: 4,222) | Report |
| Saturday, 17 March (1:00 pm) | Sydney 14.19 (103) | def. | Gold Coast 13.6 (84) | Blacktown Olympic Park (crowd: 741 [11] ) | Report |
| Saturday, 17 March (3:00 pm) | Geelong 11.18 (84) | def. | Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 3,800) | Report |
| Saturday, 17 March (3:30 pm) | Essendon 16.16 (112) | def. | Brisbane Lions 8.8 (56) | Visy Park (crowd: 3,500) | Report |
| Sunday, 18 March (1:00 pm) | Carlton 15.10 (100) | def. by | North Melbourne 18.8 (116) | Visy Park (crowd: 9,783) | Report |
| |||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 154 | 189.6 | 16 | Grand Final |
| 2 | West Coast | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 185 | 142.7 | 16 | |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 146 | 219.9 | 12 | |
| 4 | Fremantle | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 237 | 203 | 116.7 | 8 | |
| 5 | Sydney | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 228 | 112.7 | 8 | |
| 6 | Port Adelaide | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 216 | 109.3 | 8 | |
| 7 | Richmond | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 256 | 235 | 108.9 | 8 | |
| 8 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 162 | 107.4 | 8 | |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 246 | 93.5 | 8 | |
| 10 | Geelong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 211 | 226 | 93.4 | 8 | |
| 11 | Western Bulldogs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 219 | 90.4 | 8 | |
| 12 | St Kilda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 159 | 74.2 | 8 | |
| 13 | Collingwood | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 268 | 71.6 | 8 | |
| 14 | Melbourne | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 229 | 69.4 | 8 | |
| 15 | Essendon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 217 | 74.2 | 4 | |
| 16 | Gold Coast | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 235 | 74.0 | 4 | |
| 17 | Greater Western Sydney | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 241 | 71.4 | 4 | |
| 18 | Carlton | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 184 | 267 | 68.9 | 0 |
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