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season of the Arena Football League, see <a href="/wiki/2012_Arena_Football_League_season" title="2012 Arena Football League season">2012 Arena Football League season</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Australian rules football season</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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premiership</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_pre-season_and_night_series_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL pre-season and night series premiers">Pre-season cup</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 2nd pre-season cup win</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medallist</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Sam Mitchell (footballer)">Sam Mitchell</a> <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> <a href="/wiki/Trent_Cotchin" title="Trent Cotchin">Trent Cotchin</a> <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> (both 26 votes)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medallist</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Riewoldt" title="Jack Riewoldt">Jack Riewoldt</a> <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> (65 goals)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Attendance</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Matches played</th><td class="infobox-data">207</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">6,778,559 (32,747 per match)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest (<abbr title="Home-and-away season">H&A</abbr>)</th><td class="infobox-data">86,932 (round 5, <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> v <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest (finals)</th><td class="infobox-data">99,683 (<a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">Grand Final</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> The 2012 AFL season was the 116th season of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (AFL), the highest level senior <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured eighteen clubs, with addition of the newly established <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney Giants</a>, which was based in Western Sydney and split its home games between Sydney and <a href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a>. The season ran from 24 March until 29 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a <a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_finals_series" title="2012 AFL finals series">finals series</a> featuring the top eight clubs. The premiership was won by the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney Swans</a> for the fifth time, after it defeated <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> by ten points in the <a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">2012 AFL Grand Final</a>. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pre-season">Pre-season</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Pre-season">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft">Draft</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Draft">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 AFL Draft">2011 AFL Draft</a></div> The <a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Draft#2011_National_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 AFL Draft">2011 National Draft</a> was held on 24 November in <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, making it only the second time it was held out of Melbourne. This is due to the entry of <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NAB_Cup">NAB Cup</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: NAB Cup">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_NAB_Cup" title="2012 NAB Cup">2012 NAB Cup</a></div> <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> won the 2012 pre-season competition following a 34-point win over the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast Eagles</a> at <a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a>. It was their second pre-season cup premiership. <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">2012 NAB Cup Grand Final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 17 March (7:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight:bold; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td style="font-size: 100%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 27,376) </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/news/adelaide-crows-claim-nab-cup-trophy-with-34-point-win-over-west-coast-eagles-at-aami-stadium/story-fncagcd8-1226302659288">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.2.2 (14) 1.3.6 (33) 2.6.13 (67) 2.10.17 (95) </td> <td style="text-align:center;font-weight: bold;">Q1 Q2 Q3 Final </td> <td>2.0.2 (20) 2.1.6 (30) 2.4.7 (49) 2.5.13 (61) </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top" colspan="2">Umpires: McBurney, McInerney, Mollison, Dalgleish <a href="/wiki/Michael_Tuck_Medal" title="Michael Tuck Medal">Michael Tuck Medal</a>: Bernie Vince Television broadcast: <a href="/wiki/Fox_Footy" title="Fox Footy">Fox Footy</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size: 85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Premiership_season">Premiership season</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Premiership season">edit</a>]</div> The fixture for this season was officially announced on 28 October 2011.<a href="#cite_note-23_rounds-2">[2]</a> Some of the features of the fixture included: <ul><li>Each team played twenty-two matches over twenty-three rounds.</li> <li>Each team had one <a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">bye</a>, located between rounds 11 and 13. This is similar in practice to the split round concept, which (prior to 2011) saw one of the mid-season rounds played over two weeks, giving each team one week off.</li> <li>Due to concern over one-sided matches featuring the two newest teams (<a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>), their fixtures were adjusted so that they played each of the top five teams from 2011 only once.</li> <li>For the first time, each Victorian team travelled interstate at least five times, and each team travelled to Perth at least once.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Blundstone Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blacktown_International_Sportspark" title="Blacktown International Sportspark">Blacktown International Sportspark</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Škoda Stadium</a> hosted home and away matches for the first time in 2012.</li> <li>As had been the case since 2010, the final round of matches was given a floating fixture. Exact dates were determined later in the season with a view to giving likely finalists the longest possible break ahead of their first final.</li></ul> 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: <ul><li>Friday night matches began at 7:50 pm EST instead of 7:40 pm, or 8:40 pm EST when played in South Australia or Western Australia.</li> <li>Saturday afternoon matches began at 1:40 pm EST and 1:45 pm/2:10 pm EST.</li> <li>A regular Saturday match was scheduled beginning at 4:40 pm EST – which was either a twilight match on the east coast, or an afternoon match in Perth.</li> <li>Saturday night matches began at 7:40 pm EST instead of 7:10 pm.</li> <li>The second Sunday afternoon match began at 3:15 pm instead of the traditional 2:10 pm. This change was to allow the <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a> to show the match live into Victoria, and use it as a lead-in to its struggling <a href="/wiki/Seven_News" title="Seven News">6:00 pm news bulletin</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rule_changes">Rule changes</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rule changes">edit</a>]</div> Following two high profile goal umpiring errors in the previous three years' grand finals, in which goals were awarded to <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hawkins_(footballer,_born_1988)" title="Tom Hawkins (footballer, born 1988)">Tom Hawkins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Sharrod_Wellingham" title="Sharrod Wellingham">Sharrod Wellingham</a> (<a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2011 AFL Grand Final">2011</a>) 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.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_1">Round 1</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Round 1">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 1<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 24 March (7:20 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 5.7 (37) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 14.16 (100) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">ANZ Stadium</a> (crowd: 38,203) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130624101219/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/1/gws-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thursday, 29 March (7:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 12.9 (81) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 18.17 (125) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 78,285) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130623135807/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/1/rich-v-carl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 30 March (7:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 20.17 (137) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 16.19 (115) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 78,464) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130623132736/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/1/haw-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 31 March (1:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 11.12 (78) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 17.17 (119) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 33,473) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130425181735/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/1/melb-v-bl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 31 March (3:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 10.8 (68) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 19.23 (137) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a> (crowd: 12,790) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130624153713/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/1/gcfc-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 31 March (4:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 16.9 (105) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 15.11 (101) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 34,601) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130624105352/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/1/fre-v-geel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 31 March (7:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 15.12 (102) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 14.20 (104) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 45,699) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130624121940/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/1/nmfc-v-ess">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 1 April (1:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 12.15 (87) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 21.10 (136) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 24,977) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130624152155/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/1/wb-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 1 April (4:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 13.11 (89) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 13.7 (85) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 21,179) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130624100830/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/1/port-v-stk">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li>This round marked the debut of <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">AFL</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> was the only match in the first weekend, with the conventional Thursday night season-opening match between <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> opening the remainder of the round the following weekend.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> won its first round 1 match since <a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season#Round_1" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_2">Round 2</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Round 2">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 2<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thursday, 5 April (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 9.9 (63) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 23.16 (154) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 25,920) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624055854/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/2/bl-v-carl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 April (1:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 16.15 (111) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 13.8 (86) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 34,118) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130711004906/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/2/ess-v-port">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 14.10 (94) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 12.9 (81) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 22,242) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624055601/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/2/syd-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 April (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 25.16 (166) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 9.4 (58) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 35,674) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140330085010/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/2/wce-v-melb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 April (7:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 11.16 (82) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 9.10 (64) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 34,021) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624055546/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/2/adel-v-wb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 April (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 12.13 (85) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 8.16 (64) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 57,268) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150624055900/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/2/coll-v-rich">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 8 April (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 28.15 (183) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 8.6 (54) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Blundstone Arena</a> (crowd: 11,127) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702015048/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/2/nmfc-v-gws">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 8 April (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 21.13 (139) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 7.5 (47) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 21,032) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140523233440/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/2/stk-v-gcfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Monday, 9 April (3:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 14.8 (92) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 13.12 (90) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 69,231) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130920131136/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/2/geel-v-haw">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> recorded its largest ever winning margin against Melbourne, winning by 108 points.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></li> <li>The match between <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> was the first AFL game to be played at <a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Blundstone Arena</a> in Hobart, Tasmania.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></li> <li>North Melbourne recorded its largest winning margin in any match (129 points) since round 2, <a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a>.<a href="#cite_note-AFLNorgamerecords-8">[8]</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_3">Round 3</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Round 3">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 3<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 13 April (7:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 18.14 (122) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 9.8 (62) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 84,259) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130709071813/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/3/carl-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 April (1:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 20.13 (133) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 11.8 (74) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 49,826) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140909232506/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/3/rich-v-melb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 April (1:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 12.11 (83) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 16.9 (105) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 19,032) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140616145647/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/3/port-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 April (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 8.16 (64) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 5.5 (35) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 33,473) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140909222019/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/3/fre-v-bl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 April (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 5.10 (40) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 15.13 (103) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 28,971) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140909191630/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/3/wb-v-stk">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 April (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 13.10 (88) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 15.15 (105) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Metricon_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Metricon Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a> (crowd: 17,069) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140909191751/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/3/gcfc-v-ess">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 10.9 (69) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 23.12 (150) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Blacktown_International_Sportspark" title="Blacktown International Sportspark">Blacktown ISP</a> (crowd: 6,875) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140910020041/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/3/gws-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 15 April (3:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 21.14 (140) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 12.12 (84) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 33,524) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140909212124/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/3/haw-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 15 April (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 20.11 (131) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 16.18 (114) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 29,630) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/3/nmfc-v-gee">Report</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot">dead link</a>‍] </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li>The match between <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> was the first and, as of 2023, only AFL match played at <a href="/wiki/Blacktown_International_Sportspark" title="Blacktown International Sportspark">Blacktown International Sportspark</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_4">Round 4</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Round 4">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 4<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 20 April (7:50 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 11.13 (79) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 14.8 (92) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 30,172) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130710003608/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/4/stk-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 April (1:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 11.13 (79) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 15.19 (109) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 73,172) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130714080119/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/4/carl-v-ess">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 14.13 (97) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 10.13 (73) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 30,741) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130714075130/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/4/coll-v-port">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 April (4:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 13.18 (96) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 7.8 (50) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 28,261) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130511222155/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/4/adel-v-gws">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 April (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 17.9 (111) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 6.10 (46) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 21,980) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130714080421/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/4/bl-v-gcfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 April (5:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 5.21 (51) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 5.16 (46) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 40,080) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130714074613/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/4/wce-v-haw">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 22 April (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 11.9 (75) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 9.11 (65) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Simonds Stadium</a> (crowd: 21,952) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130714080436/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/4/geel-v-rich">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 22 April (3:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 17.11 (113) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 10.17 (77) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 21,049) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130714074545/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/4/syd-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 22 April (4:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 9.13 (67) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 13.10 (88) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 33,565) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702014502/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/4/melb-v-wb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li>The match between <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> was the 2,500th senior VFL/AFL match hosted by the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a>.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_5">Round 5</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Round 5">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 5<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wednesday, 25 April (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 11.14 (80) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 11.13 (79) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 86,932) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130429124111/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/5/coll-v-ess">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 27 April (6:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 7.15 (57) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 10.5 (65) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 38,847) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130722145822/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/5/fre-v-carl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 April (1:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 9.8 (62) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 15.14 (104) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a> (crowd: 9,128) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130722192017/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/5/gws-v-wb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 April (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 17.25 (127) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 13.15 (93) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 17,680) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130611231641/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/5/nmfc-v-gcfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 April (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 10.6 (66) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 12.12 (84) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 24,798) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130722102804/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/5/melb-v-stk">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 April (7:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 4.17 (41) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 12.7 (79) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 15,528) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130722172326/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/5/bl-v-geel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 10.9 (69) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 16.10 (106) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">Aurora Stadium</a> (crowd: 19,217) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130722180858/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/5/haw-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 29 April (3:15 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 14.13 (97) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 16.11 (107) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 28,448) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130722124211/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/5/rich-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 29 April (4:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 16.14 (110) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 14.7 (91) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 41,649) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807014834/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/5/adel-v-port">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Goodes" title="Adam Goodes">Adam Goodes</a> played his 304th club game for <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>, to become the club games record holder for <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>/Sydney.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_6">Round 6</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Round 6">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 6<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 4 May (7:50 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 11.11 (77) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 15.8 (98) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 38,155) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405234605/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/6/wb-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 May (1:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 19.15 (129) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 9.8 (62) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 36,361) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405105226/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/6/ess-v-bl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 May (1:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 17.17 (119) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 11.10 (76) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Simonds Stadium</a> (crowd: 18,010) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130713090129/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/6/geel-v-melb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 May (4:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 14.3 (87) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 14.10 (94) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Metricon_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Metricon Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a> (crowd: 11,670) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404222851/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/6/gcfc-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 May (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 14.10 (94) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 15.9 (99) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 23,969) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130611075708/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/6/syd-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 May (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 13.10 (88) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 18.15 (123) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 42,289) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404175541/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/6/stk-v-haw">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 15.20 (110) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 6.7 (43) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 28,201) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130617202909/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/6/carl-v-gws">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 6 May (2:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 8.6 (54) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 13.13 (91) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 18,552) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405072014/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/6/port-v-rich">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 6 May (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 17.18 (120) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 15.5 (95) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 37,202) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405010054/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/6/wce-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_7">Round 7</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Round 7">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 7<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 11 May (7:50 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 6.13 (49) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 15.25 (115) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 36,430) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130617195427/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/7/melb-v-haw">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 May (12:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 19.8 (122) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 10.12 (72) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 35,535) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130801093214/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/7/adel-v-geel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 May (1:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 13.16 (94) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 9.13 (67) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a> (crowd: 8,603) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130501001339/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/7/gws-v-gcfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 May (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 13.13 (91) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 8.14 (62) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 40,352) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140831151954/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/7/rich-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 May (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 8.10 (58) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 17.14 (116) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 27,926) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405214444/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/7/bl-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 12 May (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 16.17 (113) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 7.10 (52) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 43,260) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140815103953/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/7/ess-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 13 May (1:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 12.11 (83) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 15.11 (101) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 20,885) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405184245/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/7/nmfc-v-wb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 13 May (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 12.15 (87) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 7.5 (47) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 30,079) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826065421/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/7/fre-v-port">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Monday, 14 May (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 19.8 (122) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 14.14 (98) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 38,823) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140528225306/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/7/stk-v-carl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> recorded its first ever win in an <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">AFL</a> match.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_8">Round 8</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Round 8">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 8<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 18 May (7:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 14.12 (96) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 11.18 (84) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 75,650) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140404081122/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/8/coll-v-geel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 19 May (1:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 14.11 (95) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 14.9 (93) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 14,508) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130522061346/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/8/port-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 17.17 (119) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 9.9 (63) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">Aurora Stadium</a> (crowd: 12,959) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140408004149/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/8/haw-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 19 May (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 21.12 (138) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 5.7 (37) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 20,818) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130710003615/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/8/syd-v-melb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 19 May (7:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 9.18 (72) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 4.10 (34) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a> (crowd: 8,724) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140408005152/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/8/wb-v-gcfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 19 May (7:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 19.14 (128) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 15.19 (109) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 80,900) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140409234815/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/8/ess-v-rich">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 20 May (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 19.18 (132) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 5.10 (40) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 16,049) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130817210356/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/8/bl-v-gws">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 20 May (3:15 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 8.7 (55) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 19.10 (124) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 35,917) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140412201249/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/8/carl-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 20 May (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 18.13 (121) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 13.13 (91) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 38,174) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130611160409/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/8/wce-v-stk">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> recorded its largest winning margin in any match since round 7, 2006.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> won its first match in Victoria since round 22, 2009, ending a losing streak of fifteen games.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_9">Round 9</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Round 9">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 9<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 25 May (7:50 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 11.9 (75) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 14.11 (95) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 29,118) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130426164430/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/9/wb-v-geel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 26 May (1:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 21.11 (137) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 10.15 (75) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 51,617) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702112955/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/9/rich-v-haw">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 10.10 (70) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 17.16 (118) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a> (crowd: 12,416) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130701202650/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/9/gcfc-v-port">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 26 May (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 16.15 (111) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 12.11 (83) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 34,737) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140902161012/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/9/stk-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 26 May (7:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 6.11 (49) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 10.15 (75) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 44,238) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702083918/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/9/adel-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 26 May (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 7.11 (53) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 18.11 (119) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Škoda Stadium</a> (crowd: 11,887) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702131120/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/9/gws-v-ess">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 27 May (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 17.10 (112) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 15.6 (96) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 19,988) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140523233504/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/9/nmfc-v-bl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 27 May (3:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 15.17 (107) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 6.13 (49) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 28,371) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702033243/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/9/carl-v-melb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 27 May (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 11.18 (84) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 5.6 (36) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 40,905) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702114030/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/9/wce-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li>The match between <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> was the first AFL match played at <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Škoda Stadium</a>, the primary home ground for Greater Western Sydney.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_10">Round 10</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Round 10">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 10<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 1 June (7:50 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 16.17 (113) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 18.13 (121) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 49,337) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130410224006/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/10/stk-v-rich">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 2 June (1:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 19.12 (126) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 9.7 (61) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Simonds Stadium</a> (crowd: 17,243) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130611073240/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/10/geel-v-gws">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 27.12 (174) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 9.5 (59) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">Aurora Stadium</a> (crowd: 16,143) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130511234329/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/10/haw-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 2 June (2:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 12.10 (82) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 17.9 (111) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 31,392) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907111850/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/10/fre-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 2 June (7:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 14.15 (99) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 6.9 (45) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 24,476) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907102648/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/10/port-v-carl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 2 June (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 6.16 (52) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 8.10 (58) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 42,987) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907134007/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/10/ess-v-melb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 3 June (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 16.6 (102) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 15.10 (100) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 15,546) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130519015811/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/10/bl-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 3 June (3:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 20.12 (132) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 5.10 (40) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 13,505) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130808190344/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/10/syd-v-wb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 3 June (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 23.11 (149) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 7.10 (52) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 36,913) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907090718/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/10/coll-v-gcfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> for the first time since round 4, <a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a>, ending a 14-game winless streak against St Kilda.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> recorded its largest ever victory over <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a>, by 115 points.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>) scored 13 goals, the most by any player in a match since <a href="/wiki/Scott_Cummings_(footballer)" title="Scott Cummings (footballer)">Scott Cummings</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a>) kicked 14 goals in round 5, <a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> recorded its lowest home crowd of 13,505 since round 2, <a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Ablett, Jr.">Gary Ablett</a>'s 53 disposals (<a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a>) equalled <a href="/wiki/Greg_Williams_(Australian_footballer)" title="Greg Williams (Australian footballer)">Greg Williams</a>' (<a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>) record set in 1989.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> This was later surpassed by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Mitchell_(Australian_footballer)" title="Tom Mitchell (Australian footballer)">Tom Mitchell</a> who recorded 54 disposals in <a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season#Round_1" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_11">Round 11</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Round 11">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 11<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 8 June (7:50 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 11.19 (85) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 14.13 (97) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 47,632) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140816155405/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/11/carl-v-geel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 9 June (1:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 9.12 (66) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 12.6 (78) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 43,801) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502081628/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/11/rich-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 9 June (4:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 7.7 (49) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 21.18 (144) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a> (crowd: 12,534) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140525155639/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/11/gcfc-v-stk">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 9 June (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 11.16 (82) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 13.8 (86) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 42,785) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404202721/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/11/ess-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 10 June (4:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 9.8 (62) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 16.12 (108) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 26,638) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130713090443/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/11/port-v-haw">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Monday, 11 June (3:15 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 13.9 (87) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 19.15 (129) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 64,250) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130611075654/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/11/melb-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;"> </td> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;text-align:center;" colspan="3">Bye <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;"> </td> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> had the chance to win the game by kicking a goal after the siren after a late comeback. <a href="/wiki/Courtenay_Dempsey" title="Courtenay Dempsey">Courtenay Dempsey</a>, 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.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> won its first game at the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> since round 4, 2007, ending a ten-match losing streak at the venue.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_12">Round 12</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Round 12">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 12<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thursday, 14 June (5:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 10.19 (79) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 10.9 (69) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 34,224) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140424142440/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/12/wce-v-carl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 15 June (8:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 17.13 (115) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 16.15 (111) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 36,394) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405123832/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/12/adel-v-stk">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 12.2 (74) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 11.20 (86) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Škoda Stadium</a> (crowd: 7,358) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822075917/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/12/gws-v-rich">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 16 June (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 12.8 (80) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 11.21 (87) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a> (crowd: 10,170) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130611231837/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/12/gcfc-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 17 June (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 19.21 (135) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 11.4 (70) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 35,492) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404105038/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/12/haw-v-bl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 17 June (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 13.17 (95) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 8.9 (57) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 16,036) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404201211/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/12/wb-v-port">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;"> </td> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;text-align:center;" colspan="3">Bye <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;"> </td> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_13">Round 13</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Round 13">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 13<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 22 June (7:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 12.8 (80) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 11.8 (74) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 27,400) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404225934/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/13/syd-v-geel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 23 June (1:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 7.14 (56) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 18.6 (114) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 20,146) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405113754/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/13/wb-v-bl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 23 June (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 12.13 (85) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 12.10 (82) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 62,957) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822075925/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/13/coll-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 23 June (5:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 14.5 (89) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 17.11 (113) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 34,567) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140413161753/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/13/fre-v-ess">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 24 June (3:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 20.15 (135) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 9.3 (57) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 20,070) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140410001551/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/13/melb-v-gws">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 24 June (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 17.19 (121) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 13.11 (89) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 18,866) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140821103048/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/13/nmfc-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;"> </td> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;text-align:center;" colspan="3">Bye <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;"> </td> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_14">Round 14</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Round 14">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 14<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 29 June (7:50 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 10.10 (70) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 18.12 (120) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 65,047) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130625232817/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/14/carl-v-haw">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 30 June (1:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 15.17 (107) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 12.6 (78) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 44,891) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130511002707/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/14/coll-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 30 June (1:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 17.4 (106) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 13.9 (87) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 33,780) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130625231424/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/14/adel-v-rich">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 30 June (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 25.16 (166) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 5.10 (40) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 34,592) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130626051538/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/14/wce-v-gcfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 30 June (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 19.18 (132) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 5.8 (38) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/ANZ_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="ANZ Stadium">ANZ Stadium</a> (crowd: 22,565) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130625220128/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/14/syd-v-gws">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 30 June (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 21.14 (140) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 8.8 (56) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 40,824) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130717124636/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/14/ess-v-wb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 1 July (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 14.15 (99) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 8.13 (61) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Simonds Stadium</a> (crowd: 13,736) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140427161148/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/14/geel-v-port">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 1 July (3:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 18.14 (122) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 8.13 (61) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 22,114) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130426005819/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/14/bl-v-melb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 1 July (4:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 15.13 (103) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 21.10 (136) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 33,106) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130617202040/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/14/stk-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_15">Round 15</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Round 15">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 15<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 6 July (7:50 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 8.14 (62) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 12.13 (85) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 75,755) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130707141714/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/15/coll-v-carl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 July (1:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 13.6 (84) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 12.14 (86) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Blundstone Arena</a> (crowd: 14,113) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907121728/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/15/nmfc-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 11.12 (78) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 13.23 (101) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 46,773) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907092540/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/15/melb-v-rich">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 July (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 16.14 (110) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 9.9 (63) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 19,419) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907122027/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/15/syd-v-bl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 July (7:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 8.10 (58) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 17.14 (116) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 34,829) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807014812/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/15/port-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 7 July (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 21.7 (133) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 8.14 (62) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 45,838) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140427154609/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/15/stk-v-ess">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 28.25 (193) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 4.7 (31) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 26,518) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907124927/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/15/haw-v-gws">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 8 July (3:15 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 13.18 (96) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 15.20 (110) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a> (crowd: 15,824) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907115428/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/15/gcfc-v-geel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 8 July (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 14.11 (95) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 8.9 (57) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 30,420) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140907130533/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/15/fre-v-wb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kade_Simpson" title="Kade Simpson">Kade Simpson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>) sustained a broken jaw against <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>, which resulted in the end of a streak of 158 consecutive matches played, the longest active streak in the competition at the time.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> suffered its heaviest ever defeat, losing by 162 points.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_16">Round 16</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Round 16">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 16<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 13 July (7:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 24.5 (149) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 14.12 (96) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 46,423) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405133915/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/16/nmfc-v-carl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 July (1:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 12.11 (83) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 18.9 (117) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 13,284) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130817210350/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/16/melb-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 July (1:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 11.11 (77) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 19.13 (127) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 17,344) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130711004408/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/16/port-v-ess">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 July (4:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 13.10 (88) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 13.12 (90) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Cazaly%27s_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cazaly's Stadium">Cazaly's Stadium</a> (crowd: 10,961) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170228171440/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/16/rich-v-gcfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 July (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 14.8 (92) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 16.9 (105) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 19,228) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140506065118/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/16/bl-v-stk">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 14 July (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 10.19 (79) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 17.8 (110) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 61,717) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140406045507/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/16/geel-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 15 July (1:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 8.11 (59) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 27.16 (178) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Škoda Stadium</a> (crowd: 7,669) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512052107/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/16/gws-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 15 July (3:15 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 6.8 (44) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 17.14 (116) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 24,754) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140804224626/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/16/wb-v-haw">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 15 July (2:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 10.9 (69) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 18.13 (121) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 39,152) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404080340/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/16/wce-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a>'s win ended a twenty-one match losing streak, and gave Gold Coast its first win for the season after fourteen losses; it was the longest losing streak by any team since <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> lost twenty-one matches from 1995 to 1996.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> Gold Coast's previous win, in <a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season#Round_17" title="2011 AFL season">round 17, 2011</a>, was also against <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cazaly%27s_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cazaly's Stadium">Cairns</a>. The two-point win was completed in dramatic circumstances when rugby league convert <a href="/wiki/Karmichael_Hunt" title="Karmichael Hunt">Karmichael Hunt</a> kicked a goal <a href="/wiki/After-the-siren_kicks_in_Australian_rules_football" class="mw-redirect" title="After-the-siren kicks in Australian rules football">after the siren</a> to win the match.<a href="#cite_note-GCwin-28">[28]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> lost its first match at <a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> since <a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season#Round_3" title="2011 AFL season">round 3, 2011</a>, ending an eighteen-match winning streak at the venue.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_17">Round 17</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Round 17">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 17<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 20 July (7:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 20.14 (134) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 10.7 (67) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 50,066) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130512053745/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/17/geel-v-ess">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 July (1:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 13.13 (91) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 21.12 (138) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 83,714) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130815001134/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/17/coll-v-haw">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 July (1:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 19.10 (124) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 11.9 (75) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 40,724) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130815002346/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/17/adel-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 July (4:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 5.18 (48) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 8.11 (59) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a> (crowd: 16,550) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130815002359/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/17/gcfc-v-bl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 July (7:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 8.8 (56) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 12.12 (84) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a> (crowd: 6,714) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130815002415/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/17/melb-v-port">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 21 July (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 12.12 (84) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 16.6 (102) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 24,615) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130808083249/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/17/wb-v-carl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 15.15 (105) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 10.16 (76) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 26,834) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130511000224/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/17/syd-v-stk">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 22 July (3:15 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 14.15 (99) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 15.13 (103) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 47,432) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130815001803/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/17/rich-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 22 July (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 18.24 (132) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 5.7 (37) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 28,767) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130812014159/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/17/fre-v-gws">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_18">Round 18</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Round 18">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 18<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 27 July (7:50 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 12.14 (86) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 27.18 (180) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 44,899) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404160928/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/18/ess-v-haw">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 July (1:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 15.12 (102) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 11.9 (75) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Simonds Stadium</a> (crowd: 18,377) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130801093752/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/18/geel-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 19.13 (127) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 11.7 (73) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 20,816) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140622193346/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/18/nmfc-v-melb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 July (4:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 7.12 (54) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 26.18 (174) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Škoda Stadium</a> (crowd: 8,102) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160710150150/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/18/gws-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 July (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 8.6 (54) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 19.12 (126) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a> (crowd: 11,169) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404150833/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/18/gcfc-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 28 July (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 14.11 (95) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 13.13 (91) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 46,013) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404050118/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/18/carl-v-rich">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 29 July (12:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 6.12 (48) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 11.9 (75) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 14,583) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826082234/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/18/port-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 29 July (3:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 16.22 (118) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 6.6 (42) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 23,498) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405115303/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/18/stk-v-wb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 29 July (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 28.7 (175) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 12.5 (77) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 35,767) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130519015818/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/18/wce-v-bl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>'s score of 26.18 (174) was its highest since <a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season#Round_9" title="1990 AFL season">round 9, 1990</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_19">Round 19</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Round 19">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 19<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 3 August (7:50 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 17.14 (116) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 18.10 (118) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 65,287) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130330044311/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/19/haw-v-geel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 4 August (1:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 8.13 (61) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 18.7 (115) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 21,599) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140902172738/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/19/wb-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 16.11 (107) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 10.13 (73) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Škoda Stadium</a> (crowd: 6,811) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140902143700/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/19/gws-v-port">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 4 August (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 17.11 (113) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 6.12 (48) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 39,694) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140509221332/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/19/fre-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 4 August (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 12.12 (84) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 20.12 (132) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 22,311) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140902100655/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/19/bl-v-rich">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 4 August (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 12.19 (91) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 13.7 (85) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 57,873) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140602020349/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/19/coll-v-stk">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 5 August (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 16.12 (108) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 9.12 (66) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 18,097) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130519015848/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/19/melb-v-gcfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 5 August (3:15 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 10.11 (71) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 14.9 (93) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 36,942) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140306132120/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/19/carl-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 5 August (4:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 16.8 (104) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 15.10 (100) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 40,030) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140902172758/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/19/adel-v-ess">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> after <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hawkins_(footballer,_born_1988)" title="Tom Hawkins (footballer, born 1988)">Tom Hawkins</a> kicked the winning goal after the siren.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Sheedy_(Australian_footballer)" title="Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer)">Kevin Sheedy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>) contested his 1000th senior VFL/AFL sanctioned game, becoming the first person to do so. The total includes premiership matches, pre-season and night matches, state representative matches, and national representative matches under <a href="/wiki/International_rules_football" title="International rules football">international rules</a>.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> ended a ten-game losing streak with its win against Port Adelaide.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></li> <li>The day after <a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a>'s loss to Greater Western Sydney, the club determined that the tenures of Brett Duncanson as president and <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Primus" title="Matthew Primus">Matthew Primus</a> as coach would both be terminated at the end of the season; Primus opted to step down immediately, and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Garry_Hocking" title="Garry Hocking">Garry Hocking</a> as caretaker coach.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_20">Round 20</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Round 20">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 20<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 10 August (6:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 16.6 (102) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 15.7 (97) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 37,812) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404171013/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/20/wce-v-geel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 11 August (1:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 16.11 (107) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 12.10 (82) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 23,464) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140320030935/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/20/stk-v-melb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 11 August (1:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 17.17 (119) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 14.7 (91) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 35,027) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404093442/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/20/adel-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 11 August (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 16.13 (109) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 12.7 (79) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a> (crowd: 14,657) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130501055615/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/20/gcfc-v-gws">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 11 August (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 17.11 (113) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 10.17 (77) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 25,977) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405223019/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/20/carl-v-bl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 11 August (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 9.16 (70) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 12.6 (78) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">ANZ Stadium</a> (crowd: 45,827) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405075034/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/20/syd-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 12 August (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 24.15 (159) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 13.9 (87) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">Aurora Stadium</a> (crowd: 14,431) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130713090349/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/20/haw-v-port">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 12 August (3:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 22.18 (150) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 12.8 (80) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 28,286) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140407120227/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/20/rich-v-wb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 12 August (4:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 11.10 (76) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 15.10 (100) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 42,674) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140909171456/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/20/ess-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> recorded its first ever win at its primary home ground, <a href="/wiki/Metricon_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Metricon Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a>, after losing its first seventeen matches there from 2011 to 2012.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_21">Round 21</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Round 21">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 21<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 17 August (7:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 18.15 (123) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 11.15 (81) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 38,169) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130726164827/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/21/geel-v-stk">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 18 August (1:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 8.12 (60) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 24.12 (156) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 59,381) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130729082747/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/21/ess-v-carl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 9.5 (59) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 11.18 (84) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a> (crowd: 7,561) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130728163852/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/21/gws-v-melb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 18 August (2:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 13.16 (94) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 11.6 (72) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 32,721) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130502092613/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/21/fre-v-rich">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 18 August (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 13.17 (95) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 12.13 (85) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 18,979) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130729085428/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/21/bl-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 18 August (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 8.13 (61) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 13.13 (91) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 44,956) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140831050023/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/21/coll-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 19 August (12:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 6.14 (50) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 14.14 (98) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 13,683) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130429181813/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/21/port-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 19 August (3:15 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 13.7 (85) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 26.11 (167) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 19,396) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130728155319/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/21/wb-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 19 August (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 19.15 (129) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 10.5 (65) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 23,098) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140704180209/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/21/haw-v-gcfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> recorded its lowest ever home crowd of 13,683 at <a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a>.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> recorded its highest score since round 15, 2007.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_22">Round 22</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Round 22">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 22<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 24 August (7:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 13.24 (102) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 8.9 (57) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 47,590) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130701104255/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/22/rich-v-ess">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 25 August (1:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 25.13 (163) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 5.5 (35) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 17,327) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130628091535/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/22/stk-v-gws">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 25 August (1:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 14.9 (93) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 16.8 (104) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 13,953) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405031724/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/22/port-v-bl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 25 August (4:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 14.11 (95) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 15.12 (102) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 31,167) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130628100648/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/22/syd-v-haw">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 25 August (7:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 15.8 (98) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 11.20 (86) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Metricon Stadium</a> (crowd: 15,251) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130627174940/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/22/gcfc-v-carl">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 25 August (5:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 15.17 (107) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 8.10 (58) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 40,527) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130627155536/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/22/wce-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 26 August (1:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 16.11 (107) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 11.7 (73) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Simonds Stadium</a> (crowd: 18,047) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130426145941/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/22/geel-v-wb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 26 August (3:15 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 12.7 (79) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 20.12 (132) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 26,482) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130628114801/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/22/nmfc-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 26 August (4:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 11.15 (81) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 22.18 (150) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 18,450) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130628123129/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/22/melb-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> recorded its third highest winning margin in its history<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> The half time margin of 93 points was also St Kilda's biggest half time lead in its history.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></li> <li>Following the loss to <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brett_Ratten" title="Brett Ratten">Brett Ratten</a> was sacked as Carlton coach, effective at the end of the season.<a href="#cite_note-RatsSacked-45">[45]</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_23">Round 23</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Round 23">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 23<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 31 August (7:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 14.11 (95) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 10.10 (70) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 50,023) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130723204515/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/23/haw-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 1 September (1:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 17.10 (112) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 11.12 (78) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Simonds Stadium</a> (crowd: 20,045) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404053137/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/23/geel-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 1 September (1:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 22.21 (153) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> 9.8 (62) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 35,463) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405103716/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/23/adel-v-gcfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 1 September (4:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> 11.11 (77) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 16.9 (105) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Škoda Stadium</a> (crowd: 6,696) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702014811/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/23/gws-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 1 September (5:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 14.17 (101) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 5.10 (40) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 32,687) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130724075652/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/23/fre-v-melb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 1 September (7:40 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 10.12 (72) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 14.20 (104) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 56,491) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130429131649/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/23/ess-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 2 September (1:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 12.19 (91) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 16.10 (106) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Etihad Stadium</a> (crowd: 31,393) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130723214550/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/23/carl-v-stk">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 2 September (3:15 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 16.10 (106) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">drew with </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> 16.10 (106) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 27,893) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130723170447/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/23/rich-v-port">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 2 September (4:40 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> 19.14 (128) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> 9.7 (61) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> (crowd: 18,289) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130723180522/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/23/bl-v-wb">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> secured the <a href="/wiki/Minor_premiership" title="Minor premiership">minor premiership</a> for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>'s points-for total of 1270 was the lowest ever in a 22-match home-and-away season, beating the previous lowest of 1452 set by Fitzroy in <a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a>. It was the lowest in any season since <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> scored 1266 points in twenty games set in <a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a>.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>'s percentage of 46.17 was the lowest since <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>'s 45.39 in <a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a>.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Win/loss_table">Win/loss table</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Win/loss table">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; width:90%"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <th valign="middle">Team </th> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>4 </th> <th>5 </th> <th>6 </th> <th>7 </th> <th>8 </th> <th>9 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>11 </th> <th>12 </th> <th>13 </th> <th>14 </th> <th>15 </th> <th>16 </th> <th>17 </th> <th>18 </th> <th>19 </th> <th>20 </th> <th>21 </th> <th>22 </th> <th>23 </th> <th>F1 </th> <th>F2 </th> <th>F3 </th> <th>GF </th> <th valign="middle">Ladder </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +69 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +18 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -56 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +46 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +19 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Syd +5 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Geel +50 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Carl +69 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -26 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Frem +29 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">StK +4 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -32 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Rich +19 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +58 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +119 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WCE +49 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -27 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Ess +4 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Frem +28 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL -10 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +69 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +91 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -29 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Frem +10 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -5 </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +41 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl -91 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -29 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +65 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -39 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess -67 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -58 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +92 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -16 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WCE +2 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -65 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +58 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +61 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -47 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -13 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +11 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -98 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich -48 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl -36 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Adel +10 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +11 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +67 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Rich +44 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +91 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Coll +60 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess -30 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Frem +8 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +67 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -24 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -69 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +58 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">PA -54 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -12 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -10 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -50 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Coll +23 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -53 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +18 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Rich +4 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -22 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +36 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Ess +96 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">GCS -12 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -15 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -22 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Rich +21 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl -60 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +24 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Ess +1 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +21 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +58 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Geel +12 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Adel +26 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +97 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +42 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WCE +3 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Frem +29 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl -23 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Geel +31 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -47 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +120 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">StK +6 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Syd +8 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -49 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Ess +32 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -38 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WCE +13 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -26 </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">NM +2 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +25 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +17 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Carl +30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -1 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +67 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WCE +61 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Rich +19 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +66 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Melb -6 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -4 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Frem +24 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +84 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -71 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +50 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -67 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -94 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -4 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -24 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl -96 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich -45 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -32 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Geel +4 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -13 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +29 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">StK +13 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl -8 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +7 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +40 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -56 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -48 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -29 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Rich +12 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess -24 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -29 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +38 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +34 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +95 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +27 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WCE +65 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -28 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Rich +22 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">NM +53 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +61 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Geel +16 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -10 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -4 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Haw +2 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -17 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Rich +10 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +38 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +43 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -50 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -12 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +20 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +65 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Carl +12 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -6 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +38 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +14 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -31 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Ess +67 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Adel +27 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Haw +2 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -5 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">StK +42 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +34 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Syd +34 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -16 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -69 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -92 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess -17 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL -65 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -34 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -7 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">GWS -27 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB -38 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">PA -48 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -97 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -95 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -7 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -126 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -14 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Rich +2 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL -11 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -72 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Melb -42 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -64 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Carl +12 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -91 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">GWS Giants</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -63 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -129 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -81 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -46 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB -42 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl -67 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +27 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL -92 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess -66 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -65 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich -12 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Melb -78 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -94 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -162 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -119 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -95 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -120 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +34 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">GCS -30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Melb -25 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -128 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -28 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">18 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Coll +22 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -2 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Adel +56 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -5 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -37 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">StK +35 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +66 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Frem +56 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich -62 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">NM +115 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +46 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +65 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Carl +50 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +162 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +72 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Coll +47 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Ess +94 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -2 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +72 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +64 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Syd +7 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WCE +25 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Coll +38 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Adel +5 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -10 </td> <td align="middle">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL -41 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -108 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich -59 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB -21 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -18 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -43 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -66 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -101 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl -58 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Ess +6 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -42 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +78 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL -61 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich -23 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -34 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">PA -28 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -54 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +42 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -25 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +25 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -69 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -61 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess -2 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +129 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Geel +17 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -36 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +34 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -25 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB -18 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">PA -2 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +16 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -115 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +7 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Adel +32 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">StK +33 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -2 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Carl +53 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Rich +4 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +54 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +54 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Ess +24 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Coll +30 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -53 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +28 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -96 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">StK +4 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess -25 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -22 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -24 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -19 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich -37 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -40 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">NM +2 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +48 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Carl +54 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -46 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WB -38 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -38 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -58 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess -50 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +28 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -27 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">GWS -34 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -72 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -48 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL -11 </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;">Rich 0 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl -44 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -21 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +59 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -10 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -10 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +37 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Syd +29 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess -19 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Haw +62 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">StK +8 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -12 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +12 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -19 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +23 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">GCS -2 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -4 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl -4 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +48 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +70 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -22 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Ess +45 </td> <td style="background:#CFCFFF;">PA 0 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">PA -4 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +92 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +63 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -13 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +18 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -35 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Carl +24 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -30 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Syd +28 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich -8 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +95 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -4 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -33 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Ess +71 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +13 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -29 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +76 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -6 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +25 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -42 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +128 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Carl +15 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +63 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Frem +13 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +25 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">NM +36 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Haw +37 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -5 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich -29 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +101 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -28 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +92 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Ess +4 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Geel +6 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +94 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +47 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WCE +52 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">StK +29 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +72 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Carl +22 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -8 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +82 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -7 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -34 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Adel +29 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Coll +26 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Haw +10 </td> <td align="middle">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">WB +49 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +108 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +81 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Haw +5 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Rich +10 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">NM +25 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess -61 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">StK +30 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Frem +48 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL -2 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Carl +10 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -3 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +126 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">NM +2 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -52 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -49 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">BL +98 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -65 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Geel +5 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +48 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Coll +49 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -25 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">NM +96 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -13 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">WCE -49 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Adel -18 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -63 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">Melb +21 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GWS +42 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Coll -21 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">NM +18 </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">GCS +38 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -20 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -92 </td> <td>X </td> <td style="background:#cfc;">PA +38 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL -58 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Ess -84 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Frem -38 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Haw -72 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Carl -18 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">StK -76 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">NM -54 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Rich -70 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Syd -82 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">Geel -34 </td> <td style="background:#FFCFCF;">BL -67 </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td>X </td> <td align="middle">15 </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <th valign="middle">Team </th> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>4 </th> <th>5 </th> <th>6 </th> <th>7 </th> <th>8 </th> <th>9 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>11 </th> <th>12 </th> <th>13 </th> <th>14 </th> <th>15 </th> <th>16 </th> <th>17 </th> <th>18 </th> <th>19 </th> <th>20 </th> <th>21 </th> <th>22 </th> <th>23 </th> <th>F1 </th> <th>F2 </th> <th>F3 </th> <th>GF </th> <th valign="middle">Ladder </th></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#CCFFCC; width:1em" align="center">+</td> <td style="width:5em">Win</td> <td style="background:#FFFFBB; width:1em"></td> <td>Qualified for finals </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFCFCF; width:1em" align="center">-</td> <td style="width:5em">Loss</td> <td align="center">X</td> <td>Bye </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#CCCCFF; width:1em"></td> <td style="width:5em">Draw</td> <td style="background:#C0C0C0; width:1em"></td> <td>Eliminated </td></tr></tbody></table> Bold – Home game X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ladder">Ladder</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Ladder">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011077906">.mw-parser-output .sports-table-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}</style> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>2012 AFL ladder </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points for">PF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points against">PA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Point percentage">PP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2679 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1733 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">154.6 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">68 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;" rowspan="8"><a href="#Finals_series">Finals series</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2428 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1833 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">132.5 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">68 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> (P) </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2290 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1629 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">140.6 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">64 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2123 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1823 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">116.5 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">64 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2244 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1807 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">124.2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">60 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2209 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1886 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">117.1 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">60 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">7 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1956 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">1691 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">115.7 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">56 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">8 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2359 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">2097 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#CCFFCC;">112.5 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#CCFFCC;">56 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2347 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1903 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">123.3 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">48 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="10"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2079 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1925 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">108.0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">44 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2091 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2090 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">100.0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">44 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2169 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1943 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">111.6 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">42 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1904 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2092 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">91.0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1691 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2144 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">78.9 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1542 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2301 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">67.0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1580 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2341 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">67.5 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1509 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2481 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">60.8 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1270 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">2751 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">46.2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: [<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ladder_progression">Ladder progression</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Ladder progression">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1039155122">.mw-parser-output table.sportsrbrtable{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable td{padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable-rnd{width:15px}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort{width:15px;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle{border-top:none;height:1.2ex}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable-team{text-align:left;font-weight:normal;background-color:inherit}.mw-parser-output .sportsrbrtable-lbl{font-weight:normal;background-color:inherit}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend">  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend">  Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend">  Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend">  Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.</div><div style="overflow:hidden"><div class="noresize overflowbugx" style="overflow:auto"><table class="wikitable sortable sportsrbrtable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Team ╲ Round</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">1</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">2</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">3</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">4</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">5</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">6</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">7</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">8</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">9</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">10</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">11</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">12</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">13</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">14</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">15</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">16</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">17</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">18</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">19</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">20</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">21</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">22</th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-sort" scope="col">23</th></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th><th class="sportsrbrtable-rnd-toggle"></th></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">64</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">68</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">64</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">68</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></th><td style="background-color:#99ccff">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">44</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">48</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">52</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">56</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">60</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">60</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">64</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">64</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">64</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></th><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">40</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">64</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">8</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">12</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">16</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">20</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">24</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">24</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">28</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">32</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#99ccff">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></th><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">60</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td>12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>28</td><td>32</td><td>36</td><td>40</td><td>44</td><td>44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></th><td>0</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td>24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td>28</td><td>32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">48</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">52</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">56</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></th><td>0</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td>12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td>16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td>20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td>24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td>32</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>40</td><td>40</td><td>44</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>28</td><td>28</td><td>32</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>40</td><td>44</td><td>44</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></th><td>4</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">12</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">16</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">20</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">24</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">28</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">32</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">36</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">40</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">44</td><td>44</td><td>44</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></th><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>28</td><td>28</td><td>28</td><td>28</td><td>32</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>40</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>28</td><td>28</td><td>28</td><td>28</td><td>32</td><td>36</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></th><td style="background-color:#ccffcc">4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></th><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></th><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a></th><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">4</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><th class="sportsrbrtable-team" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></th><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">4</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">4</td><td>8</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">8</td><td style="background-color:#ffcccc">8</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output 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#aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">Qualifying and elimination finals</td><td rowspan="7"></td><td rowspan="7"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">Semi-finals</td><td rowspan="7"></td><td rowspan="7"></td><td rowspan="7"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">Preliminary finals</td><td rowspan="15"></td><td rowspan="15"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">Grand final</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="10" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="14" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Fri, 7 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">1</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">20.15 (135)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">4</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">15.7 (97)</td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:2px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em">Sat, 15 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">10.13 (73)</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sun, 9 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons</a></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">9.6 (60)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sat, 22 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">5</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">24.18 (162)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">13.19 (97)</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">8</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">9.12 (66)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">14.8 (92)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sat, 29 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="6"></td><td rowspan="6"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="7" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">11.15 (81)</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="background:linear-gradient(to top right, transparent calc(50% - 1px),black calc(50% - 1px),black calc(50% + 1px), transparent calc(50% + 1px)),linear-gradient(to bottom right, transparent calc(50% - 1px),black calc(50% - 1px),black calc(50% + 1px), transparent calc(50% + 1px));transform:translate(-1px)"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sat, 8 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Fri, 21 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">ANZ Stadium</a></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">14.7 (91)</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">6</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">11.14 (80)</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">13.18 (96)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="12" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">7</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">14.12 (96)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Fri, 14 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">10.10 (70)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="8"></td><td rowspan="8"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">12.9 (81)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="8" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em">Sat, 8 Sep, <a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">11.5 (71)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">2</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">5.12 (42)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid #FF3333;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">3</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">11.5 (71)</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_one">Week one</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Week one">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Qualifying Finals<a href="#cite_note-AFL_Tables_Finals-47">[47]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 7 September (7:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 20.15 (135) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 15.7 (97) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 85,625) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405000010/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/24/haw-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 8 September (2:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 5.12 (42) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 11.5 (71) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 44,869) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130611082538/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/24/adel-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Elimination Finals<a href="#cite_note-AFL_Tables_Finals-47">[47]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 8 September (7:45 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 11.14 (80) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 14.12 (96) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 44,460) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140806143807/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/24/geel-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 9 September (1:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 24.18 (162) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 9.12 (66) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Patersons Stadium</a> (crowd: 41,790) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405202850/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/24/wce-v-nmfc">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> recorded its lowest ever score at <a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_two">Week two</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Week two">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Semi-finals<a href="#cite_note-AFL_Tables_Finals-47">[47]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 14 September (8:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 12.9 (81) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> 11.5 (71) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">AAMI Stadium</a> (crowd: 31,742) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170405011604/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/25/adel-v-fre">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 15 September (7:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 10.13 (73) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> 9.6 (60) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 65,483) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822075941/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/25/coll-v-wce">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_three">Week three</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Week three">edit</a>]</div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Preliminary Finals<a href="#cite_note-AFL_Tables_Finals-47">[47]</a> </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday, 21 September (7:45 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> 13.18 (96) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 10.10 (70) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">ANZ Stadium</a> (crowd: 57,156) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170404191126/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/26/syd-v-coll">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 22 September (5:15 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 13.19 (97) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> 14.8 (92) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 69,146) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151224231455/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/26/haw-v-adel">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> for the first time since round 13, 2005, breaking an eleven-game losing streak.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_four">Week four</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Week four">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">2012 AFL Grand Final</a></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Grand Final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 29 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td style="font-size: 100%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 99,683) </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140728080852/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/27/haw-v-syd">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.5 (29) 4.6 (30) 9.10 (64) 11.15 (81) </td> <td style="text-align:center;font-weight: bold;">Q1 Q2 Q3 Final </td> <td>1.4 (10) 7.4 (46) 10.5 (65) 14.7 (91) </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top" colspan="2">Umpires: <a href="/wiki/Simon_Meredith_(umpire)" title="Simon Meredith (umpire)">Simon Meredith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brett_Rosebury" title="Brett Rosebury">Brett Rosebury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Stevic" title="Matt Stevic">Matt Stevic</a> <a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_O%27Keefe" title="Ryan O'Keefe">Ryan O'Keefe</a> Television broadcast: <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fox_Footy" title="Fox Footy">Fox Footy</a> (Replay) National anthem: <a href="/wiki/Marina_Prior" title="Marina Prior">Marina Prior</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size: 85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Awards">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Ryan_O%27Keefe" title="Ryan O'Keefe">Ryan O'Keefe</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>, who got 28 disposals.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medal</a> was originally awarded to <a href="/wiki/Jobe_Watson" title="Jobe Watson">Jobe Watson</a> of <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>, who received 30 votes. On 11 November 2016, Watson relinquished the medal in the wake of the <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club_supplements_saga" title="Essendon Football Club supplements saga">Essendon supplements saga</a>.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> It was subsequently re-awarded jointly to <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Sam Mitchell (footballer)">Sam Mitchell</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trent_Cotchin" title="Trent Cotchin">Trent Cotchin</a> of <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>, who received 26 votes each, on 15 November 2016.<a href="#cite_note-brownlow2-50">[50]</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/AFL_Rising_Star" title="AFL Rising Star">AFL Rising Star</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Talia" title="Daniel Talia">Daniel Talia</a> of <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a>, who received 43 votes.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medal</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Jack_Riewoldt" title="Jack Riewoldt">Jack Riewoldt</a> of <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>, who kicked 65 goals during the home and away season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/McClelland_Trophy" title="McClelland Trophy">McClelland Trophy</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Wooden_Spoon_(award)#AFL_Wooden_Spoons" class="mw-redirect" title="Wooden Spoon (award)">Wooden Spoon</a> was "awarded" to <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards" title="AFL Players Association awards">AFL Players Association awards</a> were as follows:<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Leigh Matthews Trophy</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Ablett, Jr.">Gary Ablett</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a>, for being the <a href="/wiki/Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Most Valuable Player">Most Valuable Player</a> throughout the premiership season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards#Robert_Rose_Award_for_Most_Courageous_Player" title="AFL Players Association awards">Robert Rose Award</a> went to <a href="/wiki/Joel_Selwood" title="Joel Selwood">Joel Selwood</a> of <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beau_Waters" title="Beau Waters">Beau Waters</a> of <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a>, for being the Most Courageous Players throughout the premiership season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards#Best_Captain" title="AFL Players Association awards">Best Captain</a> award went to <a href="/wiki/Jobe_Watson" title="Jobe Watson">Jobe Watson</a> of <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards#Best_First_Year_Player" title="AFL Players Association awards">Best First-Year Player</a> award was won by <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Cameron" title="Jeremy Cameron">Jeremy Cameron</a> of <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>The AFL Coaches Association Awards were as follows:<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> <ul><li>The Player of the Year Award was given to <a href="/wiki/Trent_Cotchin" title="Trent Cotchin">Trent Cotchin</a> of <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>, who received 107 votes.</li> <li>The Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award was given to <a href="/wiki/John_Longmire" title="John Longmire">John Longmire</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>.</li> <li>The Assistant Coach of the Year Award was given to <a href="/wiki/Peter_Sumich" title="Peter Sumich">Peter Sumich</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a>.</li> <li>The Best Young Player Award was given to <a href="/wiki/Dyson_Heppell" title="Dyson Heppell">Dyson Heppell</a> of <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>The inaugural Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Jackson_(footballer)" title="Daniel Jackson (footballer)">Daniel Jackson</a> of <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coleman_Medal">Coleman Medal</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Coleman Medal">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medal</a></div> <ul><li>Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the Coleman that round.</li> <li>Underlined numbers indicates the player did not play that round.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable nowraplinks" style="text-align:center; line-height: 90%; font-size:90%;" width="85%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="20" abbr="Position"> </th> <th width="75px">Player </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 1">1 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 2">2 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 3">3 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 4">4 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 5">5 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 6">6 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 7">7 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 8">8 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 9">9 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 10">10 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 11">11 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 12">12 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 13">13 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 14">14 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 15">15 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 16">16 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 17">17 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 18">18 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 19">19 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 20">20 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 21">21 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 22">22 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Round 23">23 </th> <th width="20" abbr="Total">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Riewoldt" title="Jack Riewoldt">Jack Riewoldt</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">6</td> <td>65 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hawkins_(footballer,_born_1988)" title="Tom Hawkins (footballer, born 1988)">Tom Hawkins</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">4</td> <td>1</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">6</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>62 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Pavlich" title="Matthew Pavlich">Matthew Pavlich</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">8</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">2</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">3</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">0</td> <td>2</td> <td>62 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">13</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">4</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">5</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">0</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">4</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">4</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">0</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">0</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>59 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Drew_Petrie" title="Drew Petrie">Drew Petrie</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Milne" title="Stephen Milne">Stephen Milne</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>56 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Walker_(footballer)" title="Taylor Walker (footballer)">Taylor Walker</a></td> <td>5</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">5</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">3</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>53 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Travis_Cloke" title="Travis Cloke">Travis Cloke</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>50 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Betts" title="Eddie Betts">Eddie Betts</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td style="background:#99ccff;">4</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>48 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer)" title="Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)">Jonathan Brown</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>47 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_and_fairest">Best and fairest</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Best and fairest">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="text-align:left; width:45%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#C1D8FF;"> <th>Club </th> <th>Award name </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Blight_Medal" title="Malcolm Blight Medal">Malcolm Blight Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Thompson_(footballer_born_1983)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scott Thompson (footballer born 1983)">Scott Thompson</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merrett%E2%80%93Murray_Medal" title="Merrett–Murray Medal">Merrett–Murray Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Patfull" title="Joel Patfull">Joel Patfull</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Nicholls_Medal" title="John Nicholls Medal">John Nicholls Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heath_Scotland" title="Heath Scotland">Heath Scotland</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Copeland_Trophy" title="Copeland Trophy">Copeland Trophy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dayne_Beams" title="Dayne Beams">Dayne Beams</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Crichton_Medal" title="Crichton Medal">Crichton Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jobe_Watson" title="Jobe Watson">Jobe Watson</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doig_Medal" title="Doig Medal">Doig Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Crowley" title="Ryan Crowley">Ryan Crowley</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carji_Greeves_Medal" title="Carji Greeves Medal">Carji Greeves Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hawkins_(footballer,_born_1988)" title="Tom Hawkins (footballer, born 1988)">Tom Hawkins</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns_Club_Champion" title="Gold Coast Suns Club Champion">Club Champion</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Ablett, Jr.">Gary Ablett, Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Sheedy_Medal" title="Kevin Sheedy Medal">Kevin Sheedy Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Callan_Ward" title="Callan Ward">Callan Ward</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Crimmins_Medal" title="Peter Crimmins Medal">Peter Crimmins Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Sam Mitchell (footballer)">Sam Mitchell</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_%27Bluey%27_Truscott_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal">Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Jones_(Australian_footballer)" title="Nathan Jones (Australian footballer)">Nathan Jones</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syd_Barker_Medal" title="Syd Barker Medal">Syd Barker Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Swallow" title="Andrew Swallow">Andrew Swallow</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Cahill_Medal" title="John Cahill Medal">John Cahill Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kane_Cornes" title="Kane Cornes">Kane Cornes</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Dyer_Medal" title="Jack Dyer Medal">Jack Dyer Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trent_Cotchin" title="Trent Cotchin">Trent Cotchin</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Barker_Award" title="Trevor Barker Award">Trevor Barker Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Hayes" title="Lenny Hayes">Lenny Hayes</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Skilton_Medal" title="Bob Skilton Medal">Bob Skilton Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_P._Kennedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Josh P. Kennedy">Josh Kennedy</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Worsfold_Medal" title="John Worsfold Medal">Club Champion Award</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Selwood" title="Scott Selwood">Scott Selwood</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Sutton_Medal" title="Charles Sutton Medal">Charles Sutton Medal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_milestones">Player milestones</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Player milestones">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#C1D8FF;"> <th>Name </th> <th>Club </th> <th>Milestone </th> <th>Round </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Burgoyne" title="Shaun Burgoyne">Shaun Burgoyne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Fletcher" title="Dustin Fletcher">Dustin Fletcher</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>350 AFL games<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> </td> <td>Round 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer)" title="Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)">Jonathan Brown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td>500 AFL goals<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> </td> <td>Round 4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Black" title="Simon Black">Simon Black</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td>300 AFL games </td> <td>Round 5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Milne" title="Stephen Milne">Stephen Milne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>500 AFL goals </td> <td>Round 5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Pavlich" title="Matthew Pavlich">Matthew Pavlich</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>500 AFL goals </td> <td>Round 7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Newman_(Australian_rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Newman (Australian rules footballer)">Chris Newman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Hayes" title="Lenny Hayes">Lenny Hayes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>250 AFL games<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> </td> <td>Round 9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Mattner" title="Martin Mattner">Martin Mattner</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Hargrave" title="Ryan Hargrave">Ryan Hargrave</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Wojcinski" title="David Wojcinski">David Wojcinski</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Riewoldt" title="Nick Riewoldt">Nick Riewoldt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>500 AFL goals </td> <td>Round 11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Quinten_Lynch" title="Quinten Lynch">Quinten Lynch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_McPharlin" title="Luke McPharlin">Luke McPharlin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Kerr" title="Daniel Kerr">Daniel Kerr</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Milne" title="Stephen Milne">Stephen Milne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>250 AFL games<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> </td> <td>Round 15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chad_Cornes" title="Chad Cornes">Chad Cornes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> </td> <td>250 AFL games<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> </td> <td>Round 15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>500 AFL goals </td> <td>Round 15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Sheedy_(Australian_footballer)" title="Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer)">Kevin Sheedy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> </td> <td>900 VFL/AFL games as player or coach<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> </td> <td>Round 15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 16 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendon_Goddard" title="Brendon Goddard">Brendon Goddard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Corey" title="Joel Corey">Joel Corey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>250 AFL games<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> </td> <td>Round 18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Green_(footballer)" title="Brad Green (footballer)">Brad Green</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>250 AFL games </td> <td>Round 18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_O%27Keefe" title="Ryan O'Keefe">Ryan O'Keefe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>250 AFL games<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> </td> <td>Round 19 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Hodge" title="Luke Hodge">Luke Hodge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 20 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Cassisi" title="Domenic Cassisi">Domenic Cassisi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>200 AFL games </td> <td>Round 20 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Power" title="Luke Power">Luke Power</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> </td> <td>300 AFL games </td> <td>Round 21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Cox" title="Dean Cox">Dean Cox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td>250 AFL games<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> </td> <td>Elimination finals </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jude_Bolton" title="Jude Bolton">Jude Bolton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td>300 AFL games </td> <td>Preliminary finals </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Club_leadership">Club leadership</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Club leadership">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#C1D8FF;"> <th>Club </th> <th>Coach </th> <th>Captain(s) </th> <th>Vice-captain(s) </th> <th>Leadership group </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brenton_Sanderson" title="Brenton Sanderson">Brenton Sanderson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_van_Berlo" title="Nathan van Berlo">Nathan van Berlo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Thompson_(footballer_born_1983)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scott Thompson (footballer born 1983)">Scott Thompson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Dangerfield" title="Patrick Dangerfield">Patrick Dangerfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rory_Sloane" title="Rory Sloane">Rory Sloane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Rutten" title="Ben Rutten">Ben Rutten</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Voss" title="Michael Voss">Michael Voss</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer)" title="Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)">Jonathan Brown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Merrett" title="Daniel Merrett">Daniel Merrett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Rockliff" title="Tom Rockliff">Tom Rockliff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jed_Adcock" title="Jed Adcock">Jed Adcock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Drummond" title="Josh Drummond">Josh Drummond</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Ratten" title="Brett Ratten">Brett Ratten</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Judd" title="Chris Judd">Chris Judd</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Carrazzo" title="Andrew Carrazzo">Andrew Carrazzo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryce_Gibbs_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Bryce Gibbs (Australian rules footballer)">Bryce Gibbs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jamison" title="Michael Jamison">Michael Jamison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marc_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Marc Murphy (footballer)">Marc Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Russell" title="Jordan Russell">Jordan Russell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kade_Simpson" title="Kade Simpson">Kade Simpson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jarrad_Waite" title="Jarrad Waite">Jarrad Waite</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Buckley" title="Nathan Buckley">Nathan Buckley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Maxwell" title="Nick Maxwell">Nick Maxwell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Pendlebury" title="Scott Pendlebury">Scott Pendlebury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Ball" title="Luke Ball">Luke Ball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Travis_Cloke" title="Travis Cloke">Travis Cloke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heritier_Lumumba" class="mw-redirect" title="Heritier Lumumba">Harry O'Brien</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heath_Shaw" title="Heath Shaw">Heath Shaw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Thomas_(footballer)" title="Dale Thomas (footballer)">Dale Thomas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Hird" title="James Hird">James Hird</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jobe_Watson" title="Jobe Watson">Jobe Watson</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_McVeigh" title="Mark McVeigh">Mark McVeigh</a> (vc), <a href="/wiki/Heath_Hocking" title="Heath Hocking">Heath Hocking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Hurley_(Australian_footballer)" title="Michael Hurley (Australian footballer)">Michael Hurley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brent_Stanton" title="Brent Stanton">Brent Stanton</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Zaharakis" title="David Zaharakis">David Zaharakis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ross_Lyon" title="Ross Lyon">Ross Lyon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Pavlich" title="Matthew Pavlich">Matthew Pavlich</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hayden_Ballantyne" title="Hayden Ballantyne">Hayden Ballantyne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_de_Boer" title="Matt de Boer">Matt de Boer</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Mundy" title="David Mundy">David Mundy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luke_McPharlin" title="Luke McPharlin">Luke McPharlin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Sandilands" title="Aaron Sandilands">Aaron Sandilands</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guy_McKenna" title="Guy McKenna">Guy McKenna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ablett,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Ablett, Jr.">Gary Ablett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Bock" title="Nathan Bock">Nathan Bock</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karmichael_Hunt" title="Karmichael Hunt">Karmichael Hunt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McQualter" title="Andrew McQualter">Andrew McQualter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Rischitelli" title="Michael Rischitelli">Michael Rischitelli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zac_Smith" title="Zac Smith">Zac Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Swallow" title="David Swallow">David Swallow</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Sheedy_(Australian_footballer)" title="Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer)">Kevin Sheedy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Davis_(Australian_footballer)" title="Phil Davis (Australian footballer)">Phil Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luke_Power" title="Luke Power">Luke Power</a>, <a href="/wiki/Callan_Ward" title="Callan Ward">Callan Ward</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Brogan" title="Dean Brogan">Dean Brogan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chad_Cornes" title="Chad Cornes">Chad Cornes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Setanta_%C3%93_hAilp%C3%ADn" title="Setanta Ó hAilpín">Setanta Ó hAilpín</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhys_Palmer" title="Rhys Palmer">Rhys Palmer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Scully" title="Tom Scully">Tom Scully</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Scott_(Australian_footballer)" title="Chris Scott (Australian footballer)">Chris Scott</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Selwood" title="Joel Selwood">Joel Selwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Bartel" title="Jimmy Bartel">Jimmy Bartel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Corey" title="Joel Corey">Joel Corey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corey_Enright" title="Corey Enright">Corey Enright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Steve Johnson (Australian footballer)">Steve Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Kelly_(Australian_footballer)" title="James Kelly (Australian footballer)">James Kelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harry_Taylor_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Harry Taylor (Australian rules footballer)">Harry Taylor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alastair_Clarkson" title="Alastair Clarkson">Alastair Clarkson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Hodge" title="Luke Hodge">Luke Hodge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Lewis" title="Jordan Lewis">Jordan Lewis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jarryd_Roughead" title="Jarryd Roughead">Jarryd Roughead</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Franklin" title="Lance Franklin">Lance Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Sam Mitchell (footballer)">Sam Mitchell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Neeld" title="Mark Neeld">Mark Neeld</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Grimes_(footballer)" title="Jack Grimes (footballer)">Jack Grimes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Trengove" title="Jack Trengove">Jack Trengove</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bartram" title="Clint Bartram">Clint Bartram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Clark_(Australian_footballer)" title="Mitch Clark (Australian footballer)">Mitch Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Frawley_(footballer)" title="James Frawley (footballer)">James Frawley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colin_Garland" title="Colin Garland">Colin Garland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jamar" title="Mark Jamar">Mark Jamar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Jones_(Australian_footballer)" title="Nathan Jones (Australian footballer)">Nathan Jones</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Scott_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Scott (Australian footballer)">Brad Scott</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Swallow" title="Andrew Swallow">Andrew Swallow</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drew_Petrie" title="Drew Petrie">Drew Petrie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ziebell" title="Jack Ziebell">Jack Ziebell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brent_Harvey" title="Brent Harvey">Brent Harvey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Wells_(footballer)" title="Daniel Wells (footballer)">Daniel Wells</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Primus" title="Matthew Primus">Matthew Primus</a> (Rds 1–19); <a href="/wiki/Garry_Hocking" title="Garry Hocking">Garry Hocking</a> (Rds 19–23) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Domenic_Cassisi" title="Domenic Cassisi">Domenic Cassisi</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Boak" title="Travis Boak">Travis Boak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamish_Hartlett" title="Hamish Hartlett">Hamish Hartlett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay_Schulz" title="Jay Schulz">Jay Schulz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Trengove" title="Jackson Trengove">Jackson Trengove</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Damien_Hardwick" title="Damien Hardwick">Damien Hardwick</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Newman_(Australian_rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Newman (Australian rules footballer)">Chris Newman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trent_Cotchin" title="Trent Cotchin">Trent Cotchin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Deledio" title="Brett Deledio">Brett Deledio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Jackson_(footballer)" title="Daniel Jackson (footballer)">Daniel Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Riewoldt" title="Jack Riewoldt">Jack Riewoldt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Watters" title="Scott Watters">Scott Watters</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Riewoldt" title="Nick Riewoldt">Nick Riewoldt</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Dal_Santo" title="Nick Dal Santo">Nick Dal Santo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Fisher_(Australian_footballer)" title="Sam Fisher (Australian footballer)">Sam Fisher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brendon_Goddard" title="Brendon Goddard">Brendon Goddard</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Gwilt" title="James Gwilt">James Gwilt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ben_McEvoy" title="Ben McEvoy">Ben McEvoy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Montagna" title="Leigh Montagna">Leigh Montagna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Schneider" title="Adam Schneider">Adam Schneider</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Longmire" title="John Longmire">John Longmire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Goodes" title="Adam Goodes">Adam Goodes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jarrad_McVeigh" title="Jarrad McVeigh">Jarrad McVeigh</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jude_Bolton" title="Jude Bolton">Jude Bolton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kieren_Jack" title="Kieren Jack">Kieren Jack</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jarred_Moore" title="Jarred Moore">Jarred Moore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_O%27Keefe" title="Ryan O'Keefe">Ryan O'Keefe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ted_Richards" title="Ted Richards">Ted Richards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhyce_Shaw" title="Rhyce Shaw">Rhyce Shaw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Smith_(footballer_born_1988)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nick Smith (footballer born 1988)">Nick Smith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Worsfold" title="John Worsfold">John Worsfold</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darren_Glass" title="Darren Glass">Darren Glass</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beau_Waters" title="Beau Waters">Beau Waters</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dean_Cox" title="Dean Cox">Dean Cox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Embley" title="Andrew Embley">Andrew Embley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Hurn" title="Shannon Hurn">Shannon Hurn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_J._Kennedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Josh J. Kennedy">Josh Kennedy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_LeCras" title="Mark LeCras">Mark LeCras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Priddis" title="Matt Priddis">Matt Priddis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Rosa" title="Matt Rosa">Matt Rosa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Selwood" title="Adam Selwood">Adam Selwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Selwood" title="Scott Selwood">Scott Selwood</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_McCartney" title="Brendan McCartney">Brendan McCartney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Cross_(footballer)" title="Daniel Cross (footballer)">Daniel Cross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Giansiracusa" title="Daniel Giansiracusa">Daniel Giansiracusa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Robert Murphy (footballer)">Robert Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Morris" title="Dale Morris">Dale Morris</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Club_membership">Club membership</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Club membership">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>2012 AFL membership figures<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Club </th> <th>Members </th> <th>Change from 2011 </th> <th>% change from 2011 </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </th> <td>45,105 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 1,415 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 3.04% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> </th> <td>20,762 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 1,576 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 7.06% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </th> <td>45,800 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 2,009 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 4.59% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </th> <td>72,688 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 892 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 1.24% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </th> <td>47,708 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 2,567 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 5.11% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> </th> <td>42,918 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 1,057 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 2.40% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </th> <td>40,205 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 779 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 1.98% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> </th> <td>11,204 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 2,855 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 20.31% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> </th> <td>10,241</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </th> <td>60,841 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 4,488 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 7.96% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </th> <td>35,459 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 1,478 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 4.00% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </th> <td>33,423 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 3,509 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 11.73% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </th> <td>35,543 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 1,081 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 2.95% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </th> <td>53,027 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 5,372 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 11.27% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </th> <td>35,440 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 3,836 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 9.77% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </th> <td>29,873 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 2,767 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 9.78% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> </th> <td>57,377 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 3,337 </td> <td><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 6.18% </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </th> <td>30,007 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 2,019 </td> <td><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 6.30% </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th>Total </th> <th>707,621 </th> <th><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 7,937 </th> <th><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> 1.13% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coach_changes">Coach changes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Coach changes">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#C1D8FF;"> <th style="width:12%;">Coach </th> <th width="9%">Club </th> <th width="9%">Date </th> <th style="width:25%;">Notes </th> <th width="13%">Caretaker </th> <th width="13%">New coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Primus" title="Matthew Primus">Matthew Primus</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a> </td> <td>6 August 2012 </td> <td>Sacked following the round 19 loss to <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Turmoil-83">[83]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Garry_Hocking" title="Garry Hocking">Garry Hocking</a><a href="#cite_note-Turmoil-83">[83]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Hinkley" title="Ken Hinkley">Ken Hinkley</a><a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Ratten" title="Brett Ratten">Brett Ratten</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>30 August 2012 </td> <td>Sacked following Carlton's elimination from finals contention in round 22, effective at the end of the season.<a href="#cite_note-RatsSacked-45">[45]</a> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mick_Malthouse" title="Mick Malthouse">Mick Malthouse</a><a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_AFL_season&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_season" title="1992 AFL season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_season" title="1993 AFL season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_season" title="1994 AFL season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_season" title="1995 AFL season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_season" title="1999 AFL season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_season" title="2001 AFL season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_season" title="2002 AFL season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season" title="2004 AFL season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_season" title="2008 AFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_season" title="2014 AFL season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_season" title="2016 AFL season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_season" title="2017 AFL season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_season" title="2023 AFL season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_AFL_season" title="2025 AFL season">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">Grand finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1897</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_grand_final" title="1899 VFL grand final">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_grand_final" title="1900 VFL grand final">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_grand_final" title="1901 VFL grand final">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_grand_final" title="1902 VFL grand final">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_grand_final" title="1903 VFL grand final">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_grand_final" title="1904 VFL grand final">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_grand_final" title="1905 VFL grand final">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_grand_final" title="1906 VFL grand final">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_grand_final" title="1907 VFL grand final">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_grand_final" title="1909 VFL grand final">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_grand_final" title="1910 VFL grand final">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_grand_final" title="1911 VFL grand final">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_grand_final" title="1913 VFL grand final">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_grand_final" title="1914 VFL grand final">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_grand_final" title="1915 VFL grand final">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_grand_final" title="1916 VFL grand final">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_grand_final" title="1917 VFL grand final">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_grand_final" title="1918 VFL grand final">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_grand_final" title="1919 VFL grand final">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_grand_final" title="1920 VFL grand final">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_grand_final" title="1922 VFL grand final">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_grand_final" title="1923 VFL grand final">1923</a></li> <li>1924</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_grand_final" title="1925 VFL grand final">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_grand_final" title="1926 VFL grand final">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_grand_final" title="1927 VFL grand final">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_grand_final" title="1928 VFL grand final">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_grand_final" title="1929 VFL grand final">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_grand_final" title="1930 VFL grand final">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_grand_final" title="1931 VFL grand final">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_grand_final" title="1932 VFL grand final">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_grand_final" title="1933 VFL grand final">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_grand_final" title="1934 VFL grand final">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_grand_final" title="1935 VFL grand final">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_grand_final" title="1936 VFL grand final">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_grand_final" title="1937 VFL grand final">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_grand_final" title="1938 VFL grand final">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_grand_final" title="1939 VFL grand final">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_grand_final" title="1940 VFL grand final">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_grand_final" title="1941 VFL grand final">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_grand_final" title="1942 VFL grand final">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_grand_final" title="1943 VFL grand final">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_grand_final" title="1944 VFL grand final">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_grand_final" title="1945 VFL grand final">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_grand_final" title="1946 VFL grand final">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_grand_final" title="1947 VFL grand final">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_grand_final" title="1948 VFL grand final">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_grand_final" title="1949 VFL grand final">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_grand_final" title="1950 VFL grand final">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_grand_final" title="1951 VFL grand final">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_grand_final" title="1952 VFL grand final">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_grand_final" title="1953 VFL grand final">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_grand_final" title="1954 VFL grand final">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_grand_final" title="1955 VFL grand final">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_grand_final" title="1956 VFL grand final">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_grand_final" title="1957 VFL grand final">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_grand_final" title="1958 VFL grand final">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_grand_final" title="1959 VFL grand final">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_grand_final" title="1960 VFL grand final">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_grand_final" title="1961 VFL grand final">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_grand_final" title="1962 VFL grand final">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_grand_final" title="1963 VFL grand final">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_grand_final" title="1964 VFL grand final">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_grand_final" title="1965 VFL grand final">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_grand_final" title="1966 VFL grand final">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_grand_final" title="1967 VFL grand final">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_grand_final" title="1968 VFL grand final">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_grand_final" title="1969 VFL grand final">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_grand_final" title="1970 VFL grand final">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_grand_final" title="1971 VFL grand final">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_grand_final" title="1972 VFL grand final">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_grand_final" title="1973 VFL grand final">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_grand_final" title="1974 VFL grand final">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_grand_final" title="1975 VFL grand final">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_grand_final" title="1976 VFL grand final">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_grand_final" title="1977 VFL grand final">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_grand_final" title="1978 VFL grand final">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_grand_final" title="1979 VFL grand final">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_grand_final" title="1980 VFL grand final">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_grand_final" title="1981 VFL grand final">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_grand_final" title="1982 VFL grand final">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_grand_final" title="1983 VFL grand final">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_grand_final" title="1984 VFL grand final">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_grand_final" title="1985 VFL grand final">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_grand_final" title="1986 VFL grand final">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_grand_final" title="1987 VFL grand final">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_grand_final" title="1988 VFL grand final">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_grand_final" title="1989 VFL grand final">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1990 AFL Grand Final">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1991 AFL Grand Final">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1992 AFL Grand Final">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1993 AFL Grand Final">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1994 AFL Grand Final">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1995 AFL Grand Final">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1996 AFL Grand Final">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1997 AFL Grand Final">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1998 AFL Grand Final">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1999 AFL Grand Final">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2000 AFL Grand Final">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2002 AFL Grand Final">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2003 AFL Grand Final">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2004 AFL Grand Final">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2005 AFL Grand Final">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2006 AFL Grand Final">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2007 AFL Grand Final">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2008 AFL Grand Final">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2010 AFL Grand Final">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2011 AFL Grand Final">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2013 AFL Grand Final">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2014 AFL Grand Final">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2015 AFL Grand Final">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Grand Final">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Grand Final">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Grand Final">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2020 AFL Grand Final">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a></li> <li><a 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