2012 SANFL season

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2012 SANFL season
Teams9
Premiers Norwood
(28th premiership)
Minor premiers Norwood
(17th minor premiership)
Matches played96
Attendance311,551 (3,245 per match)
Highest attendance29,661 (Grand Final, Norwood vs. West Adelaide)
Magarey Medallist Joel Cross
South Adelaide (18 votes)
Brad Symes
Central District (18 votes)
Ken Farmer Medallist Justin Hardy
Central District (59 goals)
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The 2012 South Australian National Football League season was the 133rd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season opened on Friday 23 March with a night match between Woodville-West Torrens and Port Adelaide, and concluded on Sunday 7 October with the Grand Final in which Norwood (minor premiers) won its 28th premiership by defeating West Adelaide (third at the end of the minor rounds).

Contents

Central District, North Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens also made the top (final) five teams and participated in the finals matches, with Central District failing to make the Grand Final for the first time since 2000. Glenelg, Port Adelaide, South Adelaide and Sturt all missed the top five, with the latter finishing last to win its 20th wooden spoon.

Premiership season

Round 1

Round 1
Friday, 23 March (7:40 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 10.6 (66)def. by Port Adelaide 18.13 (121) Thebarton Oval (crowd: 4,566) Report
Saturday, 24 March (7:45 pm) South Adelaide 5.13 (43)def. by West Adelaide 12.9 (81) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,929) Report
Bye: Central District, Glenelg, North Adelaide, Norwood, Sturt

Round 2

Round 2
Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 15.14 (104)def. by South Adelaide 18.11 (119) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,173) Report
Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm) Sturt 17.8 (110)def. Port Adelaide 15.14 (104) Unley Oval (crowd: 3,365) Report
Saturday, 31 March (6:30 pm) Central District 7.4 (46)def. by Norwood 9.12 (66) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 4,026) Report
Saturday, 31 March (6:30 pm) Glenelg 11.13 (79)def. West Adelaide 7.15 (57) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 6,047) Report
Bye: Woodville-West Torrens

Round 3

Round 3
Thursday, 5 April (7:50 pm) West Adelaide 10.10 (70)def. Central District 7.12 (54) Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,890) Report
Friday, 6 April (1:45 pm) South Adelaide 14.11 (95)def. by Sturt 16.12 (108) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 4,219) Report
Saturday, 7 April (1:40 pm) Norwood 19.14 (128)def. Woodville-West Torrens 5.5 (35) Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,469) Report
Saturday, 7 April (2:40 pm) North Adelaide 9.6 (60)def. by Glenelg 17.14 (116) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,521) Report
Bye: Port Adelaide

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 13 April (7:40 pm) West Adelaide 11.13 (79)def. by North Adelaide 13.8 (86) Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,499) Report
Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 8.10 (58)def. by Glenelg 13.12 (90) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,326) Report
Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Central District 20.13 (133)def. South Adelaide 14.5 (89) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,254) Report
Sunday, 15 April (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 11.12 (78)def. by Norwood 18.11 (119) Alberton Oval (crowd: 4,796) Report
Bye: Sturt

Round 5

Round 5
Friday, 20 April (7:20 pm) Glenelg 11.16 (82)def. by South Adelaide 17.7 (109) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 4,973) Report
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 11.9 (75)def. by Central District 16.8 (104) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,603) Report
Saturday, 21 April(2:10 pm) North Adelaide 19.7 (121)def. Woodville-West Torrens 5.12 (42) Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,580) Report
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm) Sturt 6.15 (51)def. by West Adelaide 10.12 (72) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,134) Report
Bye: Norwood

Round 6

Round 6
Wednesday, 25 April (3:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 12.6 (78)def. by Central District 13.6 (84) Woodville Oval (crowd: 4,054) Report
Friday, 27 April (7:20 pm) Glenelg 17.10 (112)def. Sturt 9.9 (63) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 5,820) Report
Friday, 27 April (7:40 pm) Norwood 14.15 (99)def. North Adelaide 9.6 (60) Norwood Oval (crowd: 5,021) Report [ dead link ]
Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 21.10 (136)def. Port Adelaide 17.14 (116) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,697) Report
Bye: West Adelaide

Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 4 May (7:40 pm) Norwood 17.10 (112)def. Glenelg 9.5 (59) Norwood Oval (crowd: 5,551) Report
Friday, 4 May (7:40 pm) South Adelaide 8.9 (57)def. by Woodville-West Torrens 13.5 (83) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,659) Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 15.12 (102)def. Port Adelaide 10.7 (67) Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,315) Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Sturt 13.11 (89)def. by North Adelaide 15.11 (101) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,599) Report
Bye: Central District

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 11 May (7:40 pm) Norwood 13.8 (86)def. West Adelaide 5.9 (39) Norwood Oval (crowd: 4,641) Report
Saturday, 12 May (6:30 pm) Port Adelaide 13.11 (89)def. North Adelaide 11.13 (79) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,253) Report
Saturday, 12 May (6:30 pm) Central District 20.7 (127)def. Glenelg 8.4 (52) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,566) Report [ dead link ]
Sunday, 13 May (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 11.15 (81)def. Sturt 11.6 (72) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,038) Report
Bye: South Adelaide

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 18 May (7:40 pm) Glenelg 15.12 (102)def. Port Adelaide 13.6 (84) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 4,766) Report
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Sturt 3.14 (32)def. by Norwood 10.19 (79) Unley Oval (crowd: 3,510) Report
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 13.7 (85)def. by Central District 14.7 (91) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,684) Report
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 15.9 (99)def. South Adelaide 7.9 (51) Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,508) Report [ dead link ]
Bye: Woodville-West Torrens

Round 10

Round 10
Friday, 1 June (7:40 pm) South Adelaide 12.3 (75)def. by Norwood 15.10 (100) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 2,454) Report
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 12.11 (83)def. Woodville-West Torrens 10.4 (64) Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,010) Report
Sunday, 3 June (2:10 pm) Glenelg 12.13 (85)def. by North Adelaide 17.10 (112) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 3,007) Report
Sunday, 3 June (2:10 pm) Sturt 14.10 (94)def. Central District 9.9 (63) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,483) Report
Bye: Port Adelaide

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm) Central District 14.9 (93)def. West Adelaide 8.8 (56) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,857) Report
Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 11.6 (72)def. Norwood 10.11 (71) Prospect Oval (crowd: 4,134) Report [ dead link ]
Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 18.11 (119)def. South Adelaide 12.6 (78) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,609) Report
Monday, 11 June (2:10 pm) Glenelg 18.8 (116)def. Woodville-West Torrens 8.21 (69) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 4,647) Report
Bye: Sturt

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) Central District 13.8 (86)def. Port Adelaide 11.5 (71) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 3,393) Report
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) Sturt 9.10 (64)def. by South Adelaide 15.13 (103) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,379) Report
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 16.11 (107)def. North Adelaide 9.8 (62) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,113) Report [ dead link ]
Sunday, 17 June (2:10 pm) Norwood 17.13 (115)def. Glenelg 4.2 (26) Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,568) Report [ dead link ]
Bye: West Adelaide

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm) Glenelg 9.12 (66)def. by Central District 16.13 (109) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,476) Report
Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 8.10 (58)def. by Sturt 18.13 (121) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,176) Report
Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.10 (58)def. by Woodville-West Torrens 14.7 (91) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,656) Report
Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 4.12 (36)def. by Norwood 5.7 (37) Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,489) Report
Bye: South Adelaide

Round 14 – Centacare Multicultural Round

Round 14
Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 5.6 (36)def. by West Adelaide 8.5 (53) Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,985) Report
Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm) Central District 16.8 (104)def. Woodville-West Torrens 3.7 (25) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,985) Report
Sunday, 1 July (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 10.7 (67)def. by Glenelg 10.10 (70) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,947) Report
Sunday, 1 July (2:10 pm) Sturt 10.15 (75)def. by Norwood 12.11 (83) Unley Oval (crowd: 3,391) Report
Bye: North Adelaide

Round 15

Round 15
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 19.9 (123)def. Sturt 7.13 (55) Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,347) Report
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 8.11 (59)def. by South Adelaide 12.6 (78) Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,772) Report
Sunday, 8 July (2:10 pm) Norwood 11.11 (77)def. Central District 7.12 (54) Norwood Oval (crowd: 6,353) Report
Bye: Glenelg, North Adelaide, Port Adelaide

Round 16

Round 16
Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Central District 18.16 (124)def. Sturt 5.15 (45) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,042) Report
Sunday, 15 July (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 9.8 (62)def. by Port Adelaide 16.11 (107) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,191) Report
Sunday, 15 July (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 13.9 (87)def. by Norwood 15.9 (99) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,673) Report
Bye: Glenelg, South Adelaide, West Adelaide

Round 17

Round 17
Friday, 20 July (7:40 pm) West Adelaide 12.16 (88)def. Glenelg 11.2 (68) Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,096) Report
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 16.14 (110)def. Central District 7.9 (51) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,547) Report
Sunday, 22 July (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 13.7 (85)def. by North Adelaide 13.13 (91) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,871)
Sunday, 22 July (2:10 pm) Sturt 12.8 (80)def. by Woodville-West Torrens 13.17 (95) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,482) Report
Bye: Norwood

Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 27 July (7:40 pm) Norwood 9.19 (73)def. Port Adelaide 5.6 (36) Norwood Oval (crowd: 6,050) Report
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) Glenelg 11.9 (75)def. by Central District 15.19 (109) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,357) Report
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 11.11 (77)def. West Adelaide 8.9 (57) Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,720) Report
Sunday, 29 July (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 14.7 (91)def. by Sturt 15.7 (97) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,676) Report
Bye: Woodville-West Torrens

Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 3 August (7:40 pm) Norwood 24.7 (151)def. Sturt 4.6 (30) Norwood Oval (crowd: 4,663) Report
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 15.12 (102)def. Glenelg 7.10 (50) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,019) Report
Bye: Central District, Port Adelaide, South Adelaide, West Adelaide, Woodville-West Torrens

Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 10 August (6:40 pm) Norwood 14.16 (100)def. South Adelaide 10.1 (61) Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,139) Report
Saturday, 11 August (1:45 pm) Port Adelaide 16.11 (107)def. Glenelg 11.11 (77) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,831) Report
Saturday, 11 August (1:40 pm) Central District 10.10 (70)def. by West Adelaide 15.11 (101) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,986) Report
Sunday, 12 August (1:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 20.14 (134)def. North Adelaide 6.6 (42) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,514) Report
Bye: Sturt

Round 21

Round 21
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 11.8 (74)def. Norwood 7.9 (51) Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,330) Report
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 11.6 (72)def. Port Adelaide 11.3 (69) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,573) Report
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 14.7 (91)def. by Central District 23.2 (140) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,258) Report
Sunday, 19 August (2:10 pm) Sturt 10.12 (72)def. by Glenelg 11.11 (77) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,002) Report
Bye: North Adelaide

Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 24 August (7:40 pm) West Adelaide 8.13(61)def. South Adelaide 9.6 (60) Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,793)[Report]
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Norwood 9.2 (56)def. Woodville-West Torrens 5.5 (35) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,886) Report
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Central District 15.13 (103)def. Sturt 9.4 (58) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,918) Report
Sunday, 26 August (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 13.12 (90)def. Port Adelaide 9.8 (62) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,924)[Report]
Bye: Glenelg

Round 23

Round 23
Friday, 31 August Glenelg 5.6 (36)def. by Norwood 6.8 (44) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 3,311) Report
Saturday, 1 September Port Adelaide 17.13 (115)def. West Adelaide 10.10 (70) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,358) Report
Sunday, 2 September South Adelaide 17.10 (112)def. North Adelaide 15.3 (93) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,689)[Report]
Sunday, 2 September Sturt 14.9 (93)def. by Woodville-West Torrens 21.10 (136) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,203) Report
Bye: Central District

Round 24

Round 24
Saturday, 8 September Port Adelaide 13.5 (83)def. by Sturt 17.12 (114) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,882) Report
Saturday, 8 September Central District 11.10 (76)def. by North Adelaide 14.9 (93) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 3,064) Report
Sunday, 9 September Glenelg 15.8 (98)def. by South Adelaide 18.7 (115) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,682) Report
Sunday, 9 September Woodville-West Torrens 7.10 (52)def. West Adelaide 5.6 (36) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,432) Report
Bye: Norwood

Ladder

2012 Ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Norwood (P)2018201746104662.5436
2 Central District 2013701821147755.2226
3 West Adelaide 2012801437129552.6024
4 North Adelaide 20101001650179347.9220
5 Woodville-West Torrens 2091101469164947.1118
6 Glenelg 2081201538177946.3716
7 Port Adelaide 2071301707173549.5914
8 South Adelaide 2071301715189847.4714
9 Sturt 2061401523193444.0612
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Finals week 1 – Elimination & Qualifying Finals

Finals week 1
Elimination Final
Sunday, 16 September (12:10 pm)
North Adelaide 15.5 (95)def. Woodville-West Torrens 12.15 (87) Football Park (crowd: see below) Report
Qualifying Final
Sunday, 16 September (3:10 pm)
Central District 8.10 (58)def. by West Adelaide 13.7 (85) Football Park (crowd: 7,126) Report
Bye: Norwood

Both games held as a "double header" fixture on the same day at the same ground, hence only one crowd figure.

Finals week 2 – 1st & 2nd Semi-finals

Finals week 2
1st Semi-final
Sunday, 23 September (12:10 pm)
Central District 7.8 (50)def. by North Adelaide 21.12 (138) Football Park (crowd: see below) Report
2nd Semi-final
Sunday, 23 September (3:10 pm)
Norwood 8.13 (61)def. West Adelaide 2.5 (17) Football Park (crowd: 10,284) Report

Both games held as a "double header" fixture on the same day at the same ground, hence only one crowd figure.

Finals week 3 – Preliminary final

Finals week 3
Preliminary Final
Sunday, 30 September (3:10 pm)
West Adelaide 13.10 (88)def. North Adelaide 10.7 (67) Football Park (crowd: 5,238) Report
Bye: Norwood

Finals week 4 – Grand Final

Grand Final
Sunday, 7 October (3:20 pm) Norwood def. West Adelaide Football Park (crowd: 29,661) Report
1.1 (7)
4.4 (28)
9.5 (59)
 12.7 (79)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
0.3 (3)
1.4 (10)
1.6 (12)
 3.12 (30)
Jack Oatey Medal: Dean Terlich
Television broadcast: ABC South Australia

Club performances

ClubHome groundMinor Round ladder positionFinal ladder positionBest Home AttendanceMembership
Central District Elizabeth Oval 2nd4th4,026 (Rd 2)2,230
Glenelg Glenelg Oval 6th6th6,047 (Rd 2)3,218
North Adelaide Prospect Oval 4th3rd4,134 (Rd 11)2,107
Norwood Norwood Oval 1st1st6,353 (Rd 15)2,888
Port Adelaide Alberton Oval 7th7th4,796 (Rd 4)4,351
South Adelaide Hickinbotham Oval 8th8th4,219 (Rd 3)1,450
Sturt Unley Oval 9th9th3,510 (Rd 9)2,948
West Adelaide Richmond Oval 3rd2nd2,890 (Rd 3)1,851
Woodville-West Torrens Woodville Oval
Thebarton Oval
5th5th4,054 (Rd 6)3,643

SANFL Win/Loss Table

Team123456789101112131415161718192021222324F1F2F3GFLadder
Central District XNorw
20
West
16
South
44
Port
29
WWT
6
XGln
75
North
6
Sturt
11
West
37
Port
15
Gln
43
WWT
79
Norw
23
Sturt
79
Port
59
Gln
34
XWest
31
South
49
Sturt
45
XNorth
17
West
27
North
88
XX2
Team123456789101112131415161718192021222324F1F2F3GFLadder
ColourSymbolResult
Green+Win
Red-Loss
BlueN/ADraw

Bold – Home game
X – Did Not Play
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Current clubs

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Adelaide SANFL Football Grounds
ClubNicknameEntered
competition
Premierships
(as of 2012)
Most Recent
Premiership
Home GroundCapacity
Central District Bulldogs196492010 Elizabeth Oval 18,000
Glenelg Tigers192141986 Glenelg Oval 15,000
North Adelaide Roosters1888131991 Prospect Oval 20,000
Norwood Redlegs1878282012 Norwood Oval 22,000
Port Adelaide Magpies1877361999 Alberton Oval 17,000
South Adelaide Panthers1877111964 Hickinbotham Oval 12,000
Sturt Double Blues1901132002 Unley Oval 15,000
West Adelaide Bloods189781983 Richmond Oval 16,500
Woodville-West Torrens Eagles199132011 Woodville Oval 15,000

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