2012 AFL season

2012 AFL premiership season
Teams	18
Premiers	Sydney (5th premiership)
Minor premiers	Hawthorn (8th minor premiership)
Pre-season cup	Adelaide (2nd pre-season cup win)
Matches played	207
Attendance	6,778,559 (32,747 per match)
Highest attendance	99,683 (Grand Final, Hawthorn vs. Sydney)
Coleman Medallist	Jack Riewoldt Richmond (65 goals)
Brownlow Medallist	Jobe Watson Essendon (30 votes)
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The 2012 Australian Football League season was the 116th season of the Australian rules football competition. It was the first season in which the new team Greater Western Sydney competed, bringing the number of teams in the competition to a record high eighteen.^[1]

The season was opened on 24 March with the inaugural Sydney Derby between Sydney and Greater Western Sydney, and concluded on 29 September with the AFL Grand Final with Sydney defeating Hawthorn.

Pre-season

Draft

The 2011 National Draft was held on 24 November in Sydney, making it only the second time it was held out of Melbourne. This is due to the entry of Greater Western Sydney.^[2]

NAB Cup

Adelaide won the 2012 pre season competition following a 34-point win over the West Coast Eagles at AAMI Stadium. It was their second pre season cup premiership.

	2012 NAB Cup Grand Final
Saturday, 17 March 7:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	West Coast	AAMI Stadium (Crowd: 27,376)	Report
	0.2.2.14 1.3.6.33 2.6.13.67 2.10.17.95	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.0.2.20 2.1.6.30 2.4.7.49 2.5.13.61	Umpires: McBurney, McInerney, Mollison, Dalgleish Michael Tuck Medal: Bernie Vince Television broadcast: Seven Network / Fox Footy

Premiership season

The fixture for this season was officially announced on 28 October 2011.^[1] Some of the features of the fixture included:

• Each team played twenty-two matches over twenty-three rounds.
• Each team had one bye, 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.
• Due to concern over one-sided matches featuring the two newest teams (Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney), their fixtures were adjusted so that the top five teams from 2011 played both of the new teams only once each.
• For the first time, each Victorian team travelled interstate at least five times, and each team travelled to Perth at least once.
• Blundstone Arena, Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney and Škoda Stadium hosted home and away matches for the first time in 2012.
• 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.

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:

• Friday night matches began at 7:50pm EST instead of 7:40pm, or 8:40pm EST when played in Western Australia.
• Saturday afternoon matches began at 1:40pm EST and 1:45pm/2:10pm EST.
• A regular Saturday match was scheduled beginning at 4:40pm EST – which was either a twilight match on the east coast, or an afternoon match in Perth.
• Saturday night matches began at 7:40pm EST instead of 7:10pm
• The second Sunday afternoon match began at 3:15pm instead of the traditional 2:10pm. This change was to allow the Seven Network to show the match live into Victoria, and use it as a lead-in to its 6:00pm news broadcast.

Round 1

	Round 1[3]
Saturday, 24 March (7:20 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 5.7 (37)	def. by	Sydney 14.16 (100)	ANZ Stadium (crowd: 38,203)
Thursday, 29 March (7:45 pm)	Richmond 12.9 (81)	def. by	Carlton 18.17 (125)	MCG (crowd: 78,285)
Friday, 30 March (7:50 pm)	Hawthorn 20.17 (137)	def.	Collingwood 16.19 (115)	MCG (crowd: 78,464)
Saturday, 31 March (1:45 pm)	Melbourne 11.12 (78)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 17.17 (119)	MCG (crowd: 33,473)
Saturday, 31 March (3:45 pm)	Gold Coast 10.8 (68)	def. by	Adelaide 19.23 (137)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,790)
Saturday, 31 March (4:45 pm)	Fremantle 16.9 (105)	def.	Geelong 15.11 (101)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,601)
Saturday, 31 March (7:45 pm)	North Melbourne 15.12 (102)	def. by	Essendon 14.20 (104)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,699)
Sunday, 1 April (1:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 12.15 (87)	def. by	West Coast 21.10 (136)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,977)
Sunday, 1 April (4:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 13.11 (89)	def.	St Kilda 13.7 (85)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,179)
This round marked the debut of Greater Western Sydney in the AFL. For the first time since 2006, the AFL season opened outside of Victoria, and for the first time ever, in Sydney. The first match between Greater Western Sydney and Sydney was the only match in the first weekend, with the traditional Thursday night season-opening match between Carlton and Richmond opening the remainder of the round the following weekend. Sydney won its first Round 1 match since 2005.

Round 2

	Round 2[4]
Thursday, 5 April (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63)	def. by	Carlton 23.16 (154)	The Gabba (crowd: 25,920)
Saturday, 7 April (1:45 pm)	Essendon 16.15 (111)	def.	Port Adelaide 13.8 (86)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,118)
Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm)	Sydney 14.10 (94)	def.	Fremantle 12.9 (81)	SCG (crowd: 22,242)
Saturday, 7 April (2:40 pm)	West Coast 25.16 (166)	def.	Melbourne 9.4 (58)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,674)
Saturday, 7 April (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 11.16 (82)	def.	Western Bulldogs 9.10 (64)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,021)
Saturday, 7 April (7:40 pm)	Collingwood 12.13 (85)	def.	Richmond 8.16 (64)	MCG (crowd: 57,268)
Sunday, 8 April (1:10 pm)	North Melbourne 28.15 (183)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 8.6 (54)	Blundstone Arena (crowd: 11,127)
Sunday, 8 April (4:40 pm)	St Kilda 21.13 (139)	def.	Gold Coast 7.5 (47)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,032)
Monday, 9 April (3:10 pm)	Geelong 14.8 (92)	def.	Hawthorn 13.12 (90)	MCG (crowd: 69,231)
West Coast recorded its largest ever winning margin against Melbourne, 108 points.[5] The match between North Melbourne and Greater Western Sydney was the first AFL game to be played at Blundstone Arena in Hobart, Tasmania.[6] North Melbourne recorded its largest winning margin in any match since Round 2 1996, 129 points.[7]

Round 3

	Round 3[8]
Friday, 13 April (7:50 pm)	Carlton 18.14 (122)	def.	Collingwood 9.8 (62)	MCG (crowd: 84,259)
Saturday, 14 April (1:45 pm)	Richmond 20.13 (133)	def.	Melbourne 11.8 (74)	MCG (crowd: 49,826)
Saturday, 14 April (1:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 12.11 (83)	def. by	Sydney 16.9 (105)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 19,032)
Saturday, 14 April (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 8.16 (64)	def.	Brisbane Lions 5.5 (35)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 33,473)
Saturday, 14 April (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 5.10 (40)	def. by	St Kilda 15.13 (103)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,971)
Saturday, 14 April (7:40 pm)	Gold Coast 13.10 (88)	def. by	Essendon 15.15 (105)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 17,069)
Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 10.9 (69)	def. by	West Coast 23.12 (150)	Blacktown ISP (crowd: 6,875)
Sunday, 15 April (3:15 pm)	Hawthorn 21.14 (140)	def.	Adelaide 12.12 (84)	MCG (crowd: 33,524)
Sunday, 15 April (4:40 pm)	North Melbourne 20.11 (131)	def.	Geelong 16.18 (114)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,630)
The match between Greater Western Sydney and West Coast was the first AFL match played at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney.

Round 4

	Round 4[9]
Friday, 20 April (7:50 pm)	St Kilda 11.13 (79)	def. by	Fremantle 14.8 (92)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,172)
Saturday, 21 April (1:45 pm)	Carlton 11.13 (79)	def. by	Essendon 15.19 (109)	MCG (crowd: 73,172)
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm)	Collingwood 14.13 (97)	def.	Port Adelaide 10.13 (73)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,741)
Saturday, 21 April (4:10 pm)	Adelaide 13.18 (96)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 7.8 (50)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 28,261)
Saturday, 21 April (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111)	def.	Gold Coast 6.10 (46)	The Gabba (crowd: 21,980)
Saturday, 21 April (5:40 pm)	West Coast 5.21 (51)	def.	Hawthorn 5.16 (46)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 40,080)
Sunday, 22 April (1:10 pm)	Geelong 11.9 (75)	def.	Richmond 9.11 (65)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 21,952)
Sunday, 22 April (3:15 pm)	Sydney 17.11 (113)	def.	North Melbourne 10.17 (77)	SCG (crowd: 21,049)
Sunday, 22 April (4:40 pm)	Melbourne 9.13 (67)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 13.10 (88)	MCG (crowd: 33,565)
The match between Carlton and Essendon was the 2,500th senior VFL/AFL match hosted by the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[10]

Round 5

	Round 5[11]
Wednesday, 25 April (2:40 pm)	Collingwood 11.14 (80)	def.	Essendon 11.13 (79)	MCG (crowd: 86,932)
Friday, 27 April (6:45 pm)	Fremantle 7.15 (57)	def. by	Carlton 10.5 (65)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 38,847)
Saturday, 28 April (1:45 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 9.8 (62)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 15.14 (104)	Manuka Oval (crowd: 9,128)
Saturday, 28 April (4:40 pm)	North Melbourne 17.25 (127)	def.	Gold Coast 13.15 (93)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,680)
Saturday, 28 April (7:40 pm)	Melbourne 10.6 (66)	def. by	St Kilda 12.12 (84)	MCG (crowd: 24,798)
Saturday, 28 April (7:45 pm)	Brisbane Lions 4.17 (41)	def. by	Geelong 12.7 (79)	The Gabba (crowd: 15,528)
Sunday, 29 April (1:10 pm)	Hawthorn 10.9 (69)	def. by	Sydney 16.10 (106)	Aurora Stadium (crowd: 19,217)
Sunday, 29 April (3:15 pm)	Richmond 14.13 (97)	def. by	West Coast 16.11 (107)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,448)
Sunday, 29 April (4:10 pm)	Adelaide 16.14 (110)	def.	Port Adelaide 14.7 (91)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,649)
Adam Goodes played his 304th club game for Sydney, to become the club games record holder for South Melbourne/Sydney.[12]

Round 6

	Round 6[13]
Friday, 4 May (7:50 pm)	Western Bulldogs 11.11 (77)	def. by	Collingwood 15.8 (98)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,155)
Saturday, 5 May (1:40 pm)	Essendon 19.15 (129)	def.	Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,361)
Saturday, 5 May (1:45 pm)	Geelong 17.17 (119)	def.	Melbourne 11.10 (76)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 18,010)
Saturday, 5 May (4:40 pm)	Gold Coast 14.3 (87)	def. by	Fremantle 14.10 (94)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,670)
Saturday, 5 May (7:40 pm)	Sydney 14.10 (94)	def. by	Adelaide 15.9 (99)	SCG (crowd: 23,969)
Saturday, 5 May (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 13.10 (88)	def. by	Hawthorn 18.15 (123)	MCG (crowd: 42,289)
Sunday, 6 May (1:10 pm)	Carlton 15.20 (110)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 6.7 (43)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,201)
Sunday, 6 May (2:45 pm)	Port Adelaide 8.6 (54)	def. by	Richmond 13.13 (91)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 18,552)
Sunday, 6 May (2:40 pm)	West Coast 17.18 (120)	def.	North Melbourne 15.5 (95)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,202)

Round 7

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

Round 8

	Round 8[15]
Friday, 18 May (7:50 pm)	Collingwood 14.12 (96)	def.	Geelong 11.18 (84)	MCG (crowd: 75,650)
Saturday, 19 May (1:15 pm)	Port Adelaide 14.11 (95)	def.	North Melbourne 14.9 (93)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,508)
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 17.17 (119)	def.	Fremantle 9.9 (63)	Aurora Stadium (crowd: 12,959)
Saturday, 19 May (4:40 pm)	Sydney 21.12 (138)	def.	Melbourne 5.7 (37)	SCG (crowd: 20,818)
Saturday, 19 May (7:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 9.18 (72)	def.	Gold Coast 4.10 (34)	TIO Stadium (crowd: 8,724)
Saturday, 19 May (7:50 pm)	Essendon 19.14 (128)	def.	Richmond 15.19 (109)	MCG (crowd: 80,900)
Sunday, 20 May (1:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions 19.18 (132)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 5.10 (40)	The Gabba (crowd: 16,049)
Sunday, 20 May (3:15 pm)	Carlton 8.7 (55)	def. by	Adelaide 19.10 (124)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,917)
Sunday, 20 May (2:40 pm)	West Coast 18.13 (121)	def.	St Kilda 13.13 (91)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 38,174)
Sydney recorded its largest winning margin in any match since Round 7, 2006, 101 points. Gold Coast's final score of 4.10 (34) was the lowest ever in club history. Adelaide won its first match in Victoria since Round 22, 2009, ending a losing streak of fifteen such games.

Round 9

	Round 9[16]
Friday, 25 May (7:50 pm)	Western Bulldogs 11.9 (75)	def. by	Geelong 14.11 (95)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,118)
Saturday, 26 May (1:45 pm)	Richmond 21.11 (137)	def.	Hawthorn 10.15 (75)	MCG (crowd: 51,617)
Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm)	Gold Coast 10.10 (70)	def. by	Port Adelaide 17.16 (118)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,416)
Saturday, 26 May (4:40 pm)	St Kilda 16.15 (111)	def.	Sydney 12.11 (83)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,737)
Saturday, 26 May (7:10 pm)	Adelaide 6.11 (49)	def. by	Collingwood 10.15 (75)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 44,238)
Saturday, 26 May (7:40 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 7.11 (53)	def. by	Essendon 18.11 (119)	Škoda Stadium (crowd: 11,887)
Sunday, 27 May (1:10 pm)	North Melbourne 17.10 (112)	def.	Brisbane Lions 15.6 (96)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,988)
Sunday, 27 May (3:15 pm)	Carlton 15.17 (107)	def.	Melbourne 6.13 (49)	MCG (crowd: 28,371)
Sunday, 27 May (2:40 pm)	West Coast 11.18 (84)	def.	Fremantle 5.6 (36)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 40,905)
The match between Greater Western Sydney and Essendon was the first AFL match played at Škoda Stadium, the new primary home ground for Greater Western Sydney.

Round 10

	Round 10[17]
Friday, 1 June (7:50 pm)	St Kilda 16.17 (113)	def. by	Richmond 18.13 (121)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 49,337)
Saturday, 2 June (1:45 pm)	Geelong 19.12 (126)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 9.7 (61)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 17,243)
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn 27.12 (174)	def.	North Melbourne 9.5 (59)	Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,143)
Saturday, 2 June (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 12.10 (82)	def. by	Adelaide 17.9 (111)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 31,392)
Saturday, 2 June (7:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 14.15 (99)	def.	Carlton 6.9 (45)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 24,476)
Saturday, 2 June (7:40 pm)	Essendon 6.16 (52)	def. by	Melbourne 8.10 (58)	MCG (crowd: 42,987)
Sunday, 3 June (1:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions 16.6 (102)	def.	West Coast 15.10 (100)	The Gabba (crowd: 15,546)
Sunday, 3 June (3:15 pm)	Sydney 20.12 (132)	def.	Western Bulldogs 5.10 (40)	SCG (crowd: 13,505)
Sunday, 3 June (4:40 pm)	Collingwood 23.11 (149)	def.	Gold Coast 7.10 (52)	MCG (crowd: 36,913)
Richmond defeated St Kilda for the first time since Round 4, 2003, ending a 14-game winless streak against St Kilda. Hawthorn recorded its largest ever victory over North Melbourne, by 115 points. Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) scored 13 goals, the most by any player in a match since Scott Cummings (West Coast) kicked 14 goals in Round 5, 2000. Sydney recorded its lowest home crowd of 13,505 since Round 2, 1996. Gary Ablett's 53 disposals (Gold Coast) equalled Greg Williams' (Sydney) record set in 1989[18]

Round 11

	Round 11[19]
Friday, 8 June (7:50 pm)	Carlton 11.19 (85)	def. by	Geelong 14.13 (97)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,632)
Saturday, 9 June (1:40 pm)	Richmond 9.12 (66)	def. by	Fremantle 12.6 (78)	MCG (crowd: 43,801)
Saturday, 9 June (4:40 pm)	Gold Coast 7.7 (49)	def. by	St Kilda 21.18 (144)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,534)
Saturday, 9 June (7:40 pm)	Essendon 11.16 (82)	def. by	Sydney 13.8 (86)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,785)
Sunday, 10 June (4:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 9.8 (62)	def. by	Hawthorn 16.12 (108)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 26,638)
Monday, 11 June (3:15 pm)	Melbourne 13.9 (87)	def. by	Collingwood 19.15 (129)	MCG (crowd: 64,250)
	Bye: Adelaide, Brisbane Lions, Greater Western Sydney, North Melbourne, West Coast, Western Bulldogs
Fremantle won its first game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground since Round 4, 2007, ending a ten-match losing streak at the venue.

Round 12

	Round 12[20]
Thursday, 14 June (5:40 pm)	West Coast 10.19 (79)	def.	Carlton 10.9 (69)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,224)
Friday, 15 June (8:10 pm)	Adelaide 17.13 (115)	def.	St Kilda 16.15 (111)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,394)
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 12.2 (74)	def. by	Richmond 11.20 (86)	Škoda Stadium (crowd: 7,358)
Saturday, 16 June (7:40 pm)	Gold Coast 12.8 (80)	def. by	North Melbourne 11.21 (87)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 10,170)
Sunday, 17 June (1:10 pm)	Hawthorn 19.21 (135)	def.	Brisbane Lions 11.4 (70)	MCG (crowd: 35,492)
Sunday, 17 June (4:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 13.17 (95)	def.	Port Adelaide 8.9 (57)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,036)
	Bye: Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Geelong, Melbourne, Sydney

Round 13

	Round 13[21]
Friday, 22 June (7:50 pm)	Sydney 12.8 (80)	def.	Geelong 11.8 (74)	SCG (crowd: 27,400)
Saturday, 23 June (1:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 7.14 (56)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 18.6 (114)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,146)
Saturday, 23 June (4:40 pm)	Collingwood 12.13 (85)	def.	West Coast 12.10 (82)	MCG (crowd: 62,957)
Saturday, 23 June (5:40 pm)	Fremantle 14.5 (89)	def. by	Essendon 17.11 (113)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 34,567)
Sunday, 24 June (3:15 pm)	Melbourne 20.15 (135)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 9.3 (57)	MCG (crowd: 20,070)
Sunday, 24 June (4:40 pm)	North Melbourne 17.19 (121)	def.	Adelaide 13.11 (89)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,866)
	Bye: Carlton, Gold Coast, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, Richmond, St Kilda

Round 14

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

Round 15

	Round 15[23]
Friday, 6 July (7:50 pm)	Collingwood 8.14 (62)	def. by	Carlton 12.13 (85)	MCG (crowd: 75,755)
Saturday, 7 July (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne 13.6 (84)	def. by	West Coast 12.14 (86)	Blundstone Arena (crowd: 14,113)
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm)	Melbourne 11.12 (78)	def. by	Richmond 13.23 (101)	MCG (crowd: 46,773)
Saturday, 7 July (4:40 pm)	Sydney 16.14 (110)	def.	Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63)	SCG (crowd: 19,419)
Saturday, 7 July (7:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 8.10 (58)	def. by	Adelaide 17.14 (116)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,829)
Saturday, 7 July (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 21.7 (133)	def.	Essendon 8.14 (62)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,838)
Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm)	Hawthorn 28.25 (193)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 4.7 (31)	MCG (crowd: 26,518)
Sunday, 8 July (3:15 pm)	Gold Coast 13.18 (96)	def. by	Geelong 15.20 (110)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 15,824)
Sunday, 8 July (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 14.11 (95)	def.	Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 30,420)
Kade Simpson (Carlton) sustained a broken jaw against Collingwood, which resulted in the end of a streak of 158 consecutive matches played, the longest active streak in the competition at the time.[24] Greater Western Sydney suffered its heaviest ever defeat, 162 points.

Round 16

	Round 16[25]
Friday, 13 July (7:50 pm)	North Melbourne 24.5 (149)	def.	Carlton 14.12 (96)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,423)
Saturday, 14 July (1:45 pm)	Melbourne 12.11 (83)	def. by	Fremantle 18.9 (117)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 13,284)
Saturday, 14 July (1:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 11.11 (77)	def. by	Essendon 19.13 (127)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 17,344)
Saturday, 14 July (4:40 pm)	Richmond 13.10 (88)	def. by	Gold Coast 13.12 (90)	Cazaly's Stadium (crowd: 10,961)
Saturday, 14 July (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92)	def. by	St Kilda 16.9 (105)	The Gabba (crowd: 19,228)
Saturday, 14 July (7:40 pm)	Geelong 10.19 (79)	def. by	Collingwood 17.8 (110)	MCG (crowd: 61,717)
Sunday, 15 July (1:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 8.11 (59)	def. by	Adelaide 27.16 (178)	Škoda Stadium (crowd: 7,669)
Sunday, 15 July (3:15 pm)	Western Bulldogs 6.8 (44)	def. by	Hawthorn 17.14 (116)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,754)
Sunday, 15 July (2:40 pm)	West Coast 10.9 (69)	def. by	Sydney 18.13 (121)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 39,152)
Gold Coast'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 Fitzroy lost twenty-one matches from 1995-1996.[26] Gold Coast's previous win, in Round 17 2011, was also against Richmond in Cairns. The two-point win was completed in dramatic circumstances when rugby league convert Karmichael Hunt kicked a goal after the siren to win the match.[27] West Coast lost its first match at Patersons Stadium since Round 3, 2011, ending an eighteen-match winning streak at the venue.[28]

Round 17

	Round 17[29]
Friday, 20 July (7:50 pm)	Geelong 20.14 (134)	def.	Essendon 10.7 (67)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 50,066)
Saturday, 21 July (1:45 pm)	Collingwood 13.13 (91)	def. by	Hawthorn 21.12 (138)	MCG (crowd: 83,714)
Saturday, 21 July (1:40 pm)	Adelaide 19.10 (124)	def.	West Coast 11.9 (75)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,724)
Saturday, 21 July (4:40 pm)	Gold Coast 5.18 (48)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 8.11 (59)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,550)
Saturday, 21 July (7:10 pm)	Melbourne 8.8 (56)	def. by	Port Adelaide 12.12 (84)	TIO Stadium (crowd: 6,714)
Saturday, 21 July (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 12.12 (84)	def. by	Carlton 16.6 (102)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,615)
Sunday, 22 July (1:10 pm)	Sydney 15.15 (105)	def.	St Kilda 10.16 (76)	SCG (crowd: 26,834)
Sunday, 22 July (3:15 pm)	Richmond 14.15 (99)	def. by	North Melbourne 15.13 (103)	MCG (crowd: 47,432)
Sunday, 22 July (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 18.24 (132)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 5.7 (37)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 28,767)

Round 18

	Round 18[30]
Friday, 27 July (7:50 pm)	Essendon 12.14 (86)	def. by	Hawthorn 27.18 (180)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 44,899)
Saturday, 28 July (1:45 pm)	Geelong 15.12 (102)	def.	Adelaide 11.9 (75)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 18,377)
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne 19.13 (127)	def.	Melbourne 11.7 (73)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,816)
Saturday, 28 July (4:40 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 7.12 (54)	def. by	Collingwood 26.18 (174)	Škoda Stadium (crowd: 8,102)
Saturday, 28 July (7:40 pm)	Gold Coast 8.6 (54)	def. by	Sydney 19.12 (126)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,169)
Saturday, 28 July (7:40 pm)	Carlton 14.11 (95)	def.	Richmond 13.13 (91)	MCG (crowd: 46,013)
Sunday, 29 July (12:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 6.12 (48)	def. by	Fremantle 11.9 (75)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,583)
Sunday, 29 July (3:15 pm)	St Kilda 16.22 (118)	def.	Western Bulldogs 6.6 (42)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,498)
Sunday, 29 July (2:40 pm)	West Coast 28.7 (175)	def.	Brisbane Lions 12.5 (77)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,767)
Collingwood's score of 26.18 (174) was its highest since Round 9, 1990.

Round 19

	Round 19[31]
Friday, 3 August (7:50 pm)	Hawthorn 17.14 (116)	def. by	Geelong 18.10 (118)	MCG (crowd: 65,287)
Saturday, 4 August (1:45 pm)	Western Bulldogs 8.13 (61)	def. by	North Melbourne 18.7 (115)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,599)
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 16.11 (107)	def.	Port Adelaide 10.13 (73)	Škoda Stadium (crowd: 6,811)
Saturday, 4 August (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 17.11 (113)	def.	West Coast 6.12 (48)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 39,694)
Saturday, 4 August (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84)	def. by	Richmond 20.12 (132)	The Gabba (crowd: 22,311)
Saturday, 4 August (7:40 pm)	Collingwood 12.19 (91)	def.	St Kilda 13.7 (85)	MCG (crowd: 57,873)
Sunday, 5 August (1:10 pm)	Melbourne 16.12 (108)	def.	Gold Coast 9.12 (66)	MCG (crowd: 18,097)
Sunday, 5 August (3:15 pm)	Carlton 10.11 (71)	def. by	Sydney 14.9 (93)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 36,942)
Sunday, 5 August (4:10 pm)	Adelaide 16.8 (104)	def.	Essendon 15.10 (100)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,030)
Geelong defeated Hawthorn after Tom Hawkins kicked the winning goal after the siren.[32] Kevin Sheedy (Greater Western Sydney) 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 international rules.[33] Greater Western Sydney ended a ten-game losing streak with its win against Port Adelaide.[34] The day after Port Adelaide's loss to Greater Western Sydney, the club determined that the tenures of Brett Duncanson as president and Matthew Primus as coach would both be terminated at the end of the season; Primus opted to step down immediately, and was replaced by Garry Hocking as caretaker coach.[35]

Round 20

	Round 20[36]
Friday, 10 August (6:40 pm)	West Coast 16.6 (102)	def.	Geelong 15.7 (97)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 37,812)
Saturday, 11 August (1:45 pm)	St Kilda 16.11 (107)	def.	Melbourne 12.10 (82)	MCG (crowd: 23,464)
Saturday, 11 August (1:40 pm)	Adelaide 17.17 (119)	def.	Fremantle 14.7 (91)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 35,027)
Saturday, 11 August (4:40 pm)	Gold Coast 16.13 (109)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 12.7 (79)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 14,657)
Saturday, 11 August (7:40 pm)	Carlton 17.11 (113)	def.	Brisbane Lions 10.17 (77)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,977)
Saturday, 11 August (7:40 pm)	Sydney 9.16 (70)	def. by	Collingwood 12.6 (78)	ANZ Stadium (crowd: 45,827)
Sunday, 12 August (1:10 pm)	Hawthorn 24.15 (159)	def.	Port Adelaide 13.9 (87)	Aurora Stadium (crowd: 14,431)
Sunday, 12 August (3:15 pm)	Richmond 22.18 (150)	def.	Western Bulldogs 12.8 (80)	MCG (crowd: 28,286)
Sunday, 12 August (4:40 pm)	Essendon 11.10 (76)	def. by	North Melbourne 15.10 (100)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,674)
Gold Coast recorded its first ever win at its primary home ground, Metricon Stadium, after losing its first seventeen matches there from 2011–2012.[37]

Round 21

	Round 21[38]
Friday, 17 August (7:50 pm)	Geelong 18.15 (123)	def.	St Kilda 11.15 (81)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,169)
Saturday, 18 August (1:45 pm)	Essendon 8.12 (60)	def. by	Carlton 24.12 (156)	MCG (crowd: 59,381)
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 9.5 (59)	def. by	Melbourne 11.18 (84)	Manuka Oval (crowd: 7,561)
Saturday, 18 August (2:40 pm)	Fremantle 13.16 (94)	def.	Richmond 11.6 (72)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 32,721)
Saturday, 18 August (7:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 13.17 (95)	def.	Adelaide 12.13 (85)	The Gabba (crowd: 18,979)
Saturday, 18 August (7:40 pm)	Collingwood 8.13 (61)	def. by	North Melbourne 13.13 (91)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 44,956)
Sunday, 19 August (12:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 6.14 (50)	def. by	West Coast 14.14 (98)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 13,683)
Sunday, 19 August (3:15 pm)	Western Bulldogs 13.7 (85)	def. by	Sydney 26.11 (167)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,396)
Sunday, 19 August (4:40 pm)	Hawthorn 19.15 (129)	def.	Gold Coast 10.5 (65)	MCG (crowd: 23,098)
Port Adelaide recorded its lowest ever home crowd of 13,683 at AAMI Stadium.[39] Sydney recorded its highest score since Round 15, 2007.[40]

Round 22

	Round 22[41]
Friday, 24 August (7:50 pm)	Richmond 13.24 (102)	def.	Essendon 8.9 (57)	MCG (crowd: 47,590)
Saturday, 25 August (1:45 pm)	St Kilda 25.13 (163)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 5.5 (35)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,327)
Saturday, 25 August (1:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 14.9 (93)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 16.8 (104)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 13,953)
Saturday, 25 August (4:40 pm)	Sydney 14.11 (95)	def. by	Hawthorn 15.12 (102)	SCG (crowd: 31,167)
Saturday, 25 August (7:40 pm)	Gold Coast 15.8 (98)	def.	Carlton 11.20 (86)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 15,251)
Saturday, 25 August (5:40 pm)	West Coast 15.17 (107)	def.	Collingwood 8.10 (58)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 40,527)
Sunday, 26 August (1:10 pm)	Geelong 16.11 (107)	def.	Western Bulldogs 11.7 (73)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 18,047)
Sunday, 26 August (3:15 pm)	North Melbourne 12.7 (79)	def. by	Fremantle 20.12 (132)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,482)
Sunday, 26 August (4:40 pm)	Melbourne 11.15 (81)	def. by	Adelaide 22.18 (150)	MCG (crowd: 18,450)
St Kilda recorded its third highest winning margin in its history[42] The half time margin of 93 points was also St Kilda's biggest half time lead in its history.[43] Following the loss to Gold Coast, Brett Ratten was sacked as Carlton coach, effective at the end of the season.[44] The Final 8 was decided after the North Melbourne-Fremantle game, with Fremantle winning, there was 8 points between them and 9th place St Kilda with 1 round to go, making it mathematically impossible for anyone else to get into the Finals.

Round 23

	Round 23[45]
Friday, 31 August (7:50 pm)	Hawthorn 14.11 (95)	def.	West Coast 10.10 (70)	MCG (crowd: 50,023)
Saturday, 1 Sep (1:45 pm)	Geelong 17.10 (112)	def.	Sydney 11.12 (78)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 20,045)
Saturday, 1 Sep (1:40 pm)	Adelaide 22.21 (153)	def.	Gold Coast 9.8 (62)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 35,463)
Saturday, 1 Sep (4:40 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 11.11 (77)	def. by	North Melbourne 16.9 (105)	Škoda Stadium (crowd: 6,696)
Saturday, 1 Sep (5:40 pm)	Fremantle 14.17 (101)	def.	Melbourne 5.10 (40)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 32,687)
Saturday, 1 Sep (7:40 pm)	Essendon 10.12 (72)	def. by	Collingwood 14.20 (104)	MCG (crowd: 56,491)
Sunday, 2 Sep (1:10 pm)	Carlton 12.19 (91)	def. by	St Kilda 16.10 (106)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 31,393)
Sunday, 2 Sep (3:15 pm)	Richmond 16.10 (106)	drew with	Port Adelaide 16.10 (106)	MCG (crowd: 27,893)
Sunday, 2 Sep (4:40 pm)	Brisbane Lions 19.14 (128)	def.	Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61)	The Gabba (crowd: 18,289)
Hawthorn secured the Minor premiership for the first time since 1989. Greater Western Sydney'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 1996. It was the lowest in any season since North Melbourne scored 1266 points in twenty games set in 1968. Greater Western Sydney's percentage of 46.17 was the lowest since St Kilda's 45.39 in 1955.

Win/Loss table

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	F1	F2	F3	GF	Ladder
Adelaide	GC 69	WB 18	Haw 56	GWS 46	Port 19	Syd 5	Geel 50	Carl 69	Coll 26	Freo 29	X	StK 4	NM 32	Rich 19	Port 58	GWS 119	WCE 49	Geel 27	Ess 4	Freo 28	BL 10	Melb 69	GC 91	Syd 29	Freo 10	Haw 5	X	2
Brisbane Lions	Melb 41	Carl 91	Freo 29	GC 65	Geel 39	Ess 67	Coll 58	GWS 92	NM 16	WCE 2	X	Haw 65	WB 58	Melb 61	Syd 47	StK 13	GC 11	WCE 98	Rich 48	Carl 36	Adel 10	Port 11	WB 67	X	X	X	X	13
Carlton	Rich 44	BL 91	Coll 60	Ess 30	Freo 8	GWS 67	StK 24	Adel 69	Melb 58	Port 54	Geel 12	WCE 10	X	Haw 50	Coll 23	NM 53	WB 18	Rich 4	Syd 22	BL 36	Ess 96	GC 12	StK 15	X	X	X	X	10
Collingwood	Haw 22	Rich 21	Carl 60	Port 24	Ess 1	WB 21	BL 58	Geel 12	Adel 26	GC 97	Melb 42	X	WCE 3	Freo 29	Carl 23	Geel 31	Haw 47	GWS 120	StK 6	Syd 8	NM 30	WC 49	Ess 32	Haw 38	WCE 13	Syd 26	X	4
Essendon	NM 2	Port 25	GC 17	Carl 30	Coll 1	BL 67	WCE 61	Rich 19	GWS 66	Melb 6	Syd 4	X	Freo 24	WB 84	StK 71	Port 50	Geel 67	Haw 94	Adel 4	NM 24	Carl 96	Rich 45	Coll 32	X	X	X	X	11
Fremantle	Geel 4	Syd 13	BL 29	StK 13	Carl 8	GC 7	Port 40	Haw 56	WCE 48	Adel 29	Rich 12	X	Ess 24	Coll 29	WB 38	Melb 34	GWS 95	Port 27	WCE 65	Adel 28	Rich 22	NM 53	Melb 61	Geel 16	Adel 10	X	X	7
Geelong	Freo 4	Haw 2	NM 17	Rich 10	BL 38	Melb 43	Adel 50	Coll 12	WB 20	GWS 65	Carl 12	X	Syd 6	Port 38	GC 14	Coll 31	Ess 67	Adel 27	Haw 2	WCE 5	StK 42	WB 34	Syd 34	Freo 16	X	X	X	6
Gold Coast	Adel 69	StK 92	Ess 17	BL 65	NM 34	Freo 7	GWS 27	WB 38	Port 48	Coll 97	StK 95	NM 7	X	WCE 126	Geel 14	Rich 2	BL 11	Syd 72	Melb 42	GWS 30	Haw 64	Carl 12	Adel 91	X	X	X	X	17
GWS Giants	Syd 63	NM 129	WCE 81	Adel 46	WB 42	Carl 67	GC 27	BL 92	Ess 66	Geel 65	X	Rich 12	Melb 78	Syd 94	Haw 162	Adel 119	Freo 95	Coll 120	Port 34	GC 30	Melb 25	StK 128	NM 28	X	X	X	X	18
Hawthorn	Coll 22	Geel 2	Adel 56	WCE 5	Syd 37	StK 35	Melb 66	Freo 56	Rich 62	NM 115	Port 46	BL 65	X	Carl 50	GWS 162	WB 72	Coll 47	Ess 94	Geel 2	Port 72	GC 64	Syd 7	WCE 25	Coll 38	X	Adel 5	Syd 10	1
Melbourne	BL 41	WCE 108	Rich 59	WB 21	StK 18	Geel 43	Haw 66	Syd 101	Carl 58	Ess 6	Coll 42	X	GWS 78	BL 61	Rich 23	Freo 34	Port 28	NM 54	GC 42	StK 25	GWS 25	Adel 69	Freo 61	X	X	X	X	16
North Melbourne	Ess 2	GWS 129	Geel 17	Syd 36	GC 34	WCE 25	WB 18	Port 2	BL 16	Haw 115	X	GC 7	Adel 32	StK 33	WCE 2	Carl 53	Rich 4	Melb 54	WB 54	Ess 24	Coll 30	Freo 53	GWS 28	WCE 96	X	X	X	8
Port Adelaide	StK 4	Ess 25	Syd 22	Coll 24	Adel 19	Rich 37	Freo 40	NM 2	GC 48	Carl 54	Haw 46	WB 38	X	Geel 38	Adel 58	Ess 50	Melb 28	Freo 27	GWS 34	Haw 72	WCE 48	BL 11	Rich 0	X	X	X	X	14
Richmond	Carl 44	Coll 21	Melb 59	Geel 10	WCE 10	Port 37	Syd 29	Ess 19	Haw 62	StK 8	Freo 12	GWS 12	X	Adel 19	Melb 23	GC 2	NM 4	Carl 4	BL 48	WB 70	Freo 22	Ess 45	Port 0	X	X	X	X	12
St Kilda	Port 4	GC 92	WB 63	Freo 13	Melb 18	Haw 35	Carl 24	WCE 30	Syd 28	Rich 8	GC 95	Adel 4	X	NM 33	Ess 71	BL 13	Syd 29	WB 76	Coll 6	Melb 25	Geel 42	GWS 128	Carl 15	X	X	X	X	9
Sydney	GWS 63	Freo 13	Port 25	NM 36	Haw 37	Adel 5	Rich 29	Melb 101	StK 28	WB 92	Ess 4	X	Geel 6	GWS 94	BL 47	WCE 52	StK 29	GC 72	Carl 22	Coll 8	WB 82	Haw 7	Geel 34	Adel 29	X	Coll 26	Haw 10	3
West Coast	WB 49	Melb 108	GWS 81	Haw 5	Rich 10	NM 25	Ess 61	StK 30	Freo 48	BL 2	X	Carl 10	Coll 3	GC 126	NM 2	Syd 52	Adel 49	BL 98	Freo 65	Geel 5	Port 48	Coll 49	Haw 25	NM 96	Coll 13	X	X	5
Western Bulldogs	WCE 49	Adel 18	StK 63	Melb 21	GWS 42	Coll 21	NM 18	GC 38	Geel 20	Syd 92	X	Port 38	BL 58	Ess 84	Freo 38	Haw 72	Carl 18	StK 76	NM 54	Rich 70	Syd 82	Geel 34	BL 67	X	X	X	X	15
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	F1	F2	F3	GF	Ladder

Colour	Result
Green	Win
Red	Loss
Blue	Draw

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

Ladder

2012 AFL Ladder
	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	22	17	5	0	2679	1733	154.59	68
2	Adelaide	22	17	5	0	2428	1833	132.46	68
3	Sydney (P)	22	16	6	0	2290	1629	140.58	64
4	Collingwood	22	16	6	0	2123	1823	116.46	64
5	West Coast	22	15	7	0	2244	1807	124.18	60
6	Geelong	22	15	7	0	2209	1886	117.13	60
7	Fremantle	22	14	8	0	1956	1691	115.67	56
8	North Melbourne	22	14	8	0	2359	2097	112.49	56
9	St Kilda	22	12	10	0	2347	1903	123.33	48
10	Carlton	22	11	11	0	2079	1925	108.00	44
11	Essendon	22	11	11	0	2091	2090	100.05	44
12	Richmond	22	10	11	1	2169	1943	111.63	42
13	Brisbane Lions	22	10	12	0	1904	2092	91.01	40
14	Port Adelaide	22	5	16	1	1691	2144	78.87	22
15	Western Bulldogs	22	5	17	0	1542	2301	67.01	20
16	Melbourne	22	4	18	0	1580	2341	67.49	16
17	Gold Coast	22	3	19	0	1509	2481	60.82	12
18	GWS	22	2	20	0	1270	2751	46.17	8
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Ladder progression

• Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
• Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
• Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
1	Hawthorn	4	4	8	8	8	12	16	20	20	24	28	32	32	36	40	44	48	52	52	56	60	64	68
2	Adelaide	4	8	8	12	16	20	24	28	28	32	32	36	36	40	44	48	52	52	56	60	60	64	68
3	Sydney	4	8	12	16	20	20	20	24	24	28	32	32	36	40	44	48	52	56	60	60	64	64	64
4	Collingwood	0	4	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	36	40	44	44	48	48	52	56	60	60	60	64
5	West Coast	4	8	12	16	20	24	24	28	32	32	32	36	36	40	44	44	44	48	48	52	56	60	60
6	Geelong	0	4	4	8	12	16	16	16	20	24	28	28	28	32	36	36	40	44	48	48	52	56	60
7	Fremantle	4	4	8	12	12	16	20	20	20	20	24	24	24	24	28	32	36	40	44	44	48	52	56
8	North Melbourne	0	4	8	8	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	20	24	28	28	32	36	40	44	48	52	52	56
9	St Kilda	0	4	8	8	12	12	16	16	20	20	24	24	24	24	28	32	32	36	36	40	40	44	48
10	Carlton	4	8	12	12	16	20	20	20	24	24	24	24	24	24	28	28	32	36	36	40	44	44	44
11	Essendon	4	8	12	16	16	20	24	28	32	32	32	32	36	40	40	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44
12	Richmond	0	0	4	4	4	8	12	12	16	20	20	24	24	24	28	28	28	28	32	36	36	40	42
13	Brisbane Lions	4	4	4	8	8	8	8	12	12	16	16	16	20	24	24	24	28	28	28	28	32	36	40
14	Port Adelaide	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	20	22
15	Western Bulldogs	0	0	0	4	8	8	12	16	16	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
16	Melbourne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	12	16	16	16
17	Gold Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	8	8	12	12
18	Greater Western Sydney	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	8	8

Finals Series

	Qualifying / Elimination finals					Semi-finals						Preliminary finals				Grand final
		QF1: Fri, 7 Sep, MCG
	1	Hawthorn	20.15 (135)
	4	Collingwood	15.7 (97)			SF1: Sat, 15 Sep MCG
						Collingwood	10.13 (73)
		EF1: Sun, 9 Sep, Patersons				West Coast	9.6 (60)					PF1: Sat, 22 Sep MCG
	5	West Coast	24.18 (162)									Hawthorn	13.19 (97)
	8	North Melbourne	9.12 (66)									Adelaide	14.8 (92)			GF: Sat, 29 Sep, MCG
																Hawthorn	11.15 (81)
		EF2: Sat, 8 Sep, MCG										PF2: Fri, 21 Sep ANZ Stadium				Sydney	14.7 (91)
	6	Geelong	11.14 (80)									Sydney	13.18 (96)
	7	Fremantle	14.12 (96)			SF2: Fri, 14 Sep AAMI Stadium						Collingwood	10.10 (70)
						Adelaide	12.9 (81)
		QF2: Sat, 8 Sep, AAMI Stadium				Fremantle	11.5 (71)
	2	Adelaide	5.12 (42)
	3	Sydney	11.5 (71)

Week 1 (Qualifying and Elimination Finals)

	Qualifying Finals[46]
Friday, 7 Sep (7:50 pm)	Hawthorn 20.15 (135)	def.	Collingwood 15.7 (97)	MCG (crowd: 85,625)
Saturday, 8 Sep (2:45 pm)	Adelaide 5.12 (42)	def. by	Sydney 11.5 (71)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 44,869)

	Elimination Finals[46]
Saturday, 8 Sep (7:45 pm)	Geelong 11.14 (80)	def. by	Fremantle 14.12 (96)	MCG (crowd: 44,460)
Sunday, 9 Sep (1:15 pm)	West Coast 24.18 (162)	def.	North Melbourne 9.12 (66)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 41,790)
Fremantle won its first ever finals match away from Perth. Adelaide recorded its lowest ever score at AAMI Stadium.

Week 2 (Semi Finals)

	Semi Finals[46]
Friday, 14 Sep (8:15 pm)	Adelaide 12.9 (81)	def.	Fremantle 11.5 (71)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,742)
Saturday, 15 Sep (7:45 pm)	Collingwood 10.13 (73)	def.	West Coast 9.6 (60)	MCG (crowd: 65,483)

Week 3 (Preliminary Finals)

	Preliminary Finals[46]
Friday, 21 Sep (7:45 pm)	Sydney 13.18 (96)	def.	Collingwood 10.10 (70)	ANZ Stadium (crowd: 57,156)
Saturday, 22 Sep (5:15 pm)	Hawthorn 13.19 (97)	def.	Adelaide 14.8 (92)	MCG (crowd: 69,146)
Sydney defeated Collingwood for the first time since Round 13, 2005, breaking an eleven-game losing streak.[47]

Week 4 (Grand Final)

	Grand Final
Saturday, 29 September (2:30 pm)	Hawthorn	def. by	Sydney	MCG (Crowd: 99,683)	report
	4.5 (29) 4.6 (30) 9.10 (64) 11.15 (81)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.4 (10) 7.4 (46) 10.5 (65) 14.7 (91)	Umpires: Simon Meredith, Brett Rosebury, Matt Stevic Norm Smith Medal: Ryan O'Keefe Television broadcast: Seven Network, Fox Footy (Replay) National anthem: Marina Prior

Awards

• The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Ryan O'Keefe of Sydney, who got 28 disposals.
• The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Jobe Watson of Essendon, who received 30 votes.
• The AFL Rising Star was awarded to Daniel Talia of Adelaide, who received 43 votes.
• The Coleman Medal was awarded to Jack Riewoldt of Richmond, who kicked 65 goals during the home and away season.
• The McClelland Trophy was awarded to Hawthorn.
• The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Greater Western Sydney.
• The AFL Players Association Awards were as follows:^[48]
  • The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Gary Ablett of Gold Coast, for being the Most Valuable Player throughout the premiership season.
  • The Robert Rose Award went to Joel Selwood of Geelong and Beau Waters of West Coast, for being the Most Courageous Players throughout the premiership season.
  • The Best Captain award went to Jobe Watson of Essendon.
  • The Best First-Year Player award was won by Jeremy Cameron of Greater Western Sydney.
• The AFL Coaches Association Awards were as follows:^[49]
  • The Player of the Year Award was given to Trent Cotchin of Richmond, who received 107 votes.
  • The Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award was given to John Longmire of Sydney.
  • The Assistant Coach of the Year Award was given to Peter Sumich of Fremantle.
  • The Best Young Player Award was given to Dyson Heppell of Essendon.
• The inaugural Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award was awarded to Daniel Jackson of Richmond.^[50]

Coleman Medal

• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the Coleman that round.
• Underlined numbers indicates the player did not play that round.

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Total
1	Jack Riewoldt	4	0	1	1	2	4	4	1	6	8	1	3	0	3	1	5	3	0	2	5	2	3	6	65
3	Tom Hawkins	4	3	4	1	6	1	0	2	3	0	1	0	1	2	4	1	5	3	6	1	6	4	4	62
	Matthew Pavlich	3	0	1	1	1	1	4	0	0	3	6	0	3	5	6	4	7	2	8	2	3	0	2	62
4	Lance Franklin	5	2	3	1	0	5	3	1	1	13	4	5	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	59
5	Drew Petrie	2	2	0	1	3	1	3	5	3	1	0	2	2	4	0	7	7	4	5	0	3	0	2	57
6	Stephen Milne	2	2	3	1	2	1	4	1	3	1	2	3	0	2	5	3	5	1	3	2	4	5	1	56
7	Taylor Walker	5	3	0	1	6	5	3	0	0	4	0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	53
8	Travis Cloke	2	3	1	4	3	2	2	2	0	3	2	0	5	2	2	1	1	6	1	3	0	0	5	50
9	Eddie Betts	2	2	5	4	1	0	2	0	5	1	4	0	0	2	4	2	2	4	0	3	2	2	1	48
10	Jonathan Brown	0	0	0	3	1	2	2	5	2	1	0	3	0	4	2	1	1	3	4	2	2	4	5	47

Best and fairest

Club	Award name	Player
Adelaide	Malcolm Blight Medal	Thompson, ScottScott Thompson[51]
Brisbane Lions	Merrett-Murray Medal	Patfull, JoelJoel Patfull[52]
Carlton	John Nicholls Medal	Scotland, HeathHeath Scotland[53]
Collingwood	Copeland Trophy	Beams, DayneDayne Beams[54]
Essendon	Crichton Medal	Watson, JobeJobe Watson[55]
Fremantle	Doig Medal	Crowley, RyanRyan Crowley[56]
Geelong	Carji Greeves Medal	Hawkins, TomTom Hawkins[57]
Gold Coast	Club Champion	Ablett, Jr., GaryGary Ablett, Jr.[58]
Greater Western Sydney	Kevin Sheedy Medal	Ward, CallanCallan Ward[59]
Hawthorn	Peter Crimmins Medal	Mitchell, SamSam Mitchell[60]
Melbourne	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal	Jones, NathanNathan Jones[61]
North Melbourne	Syd Barker Medal	Swallow, AndrewAndrew Swallow[62]
Port Adelaide	John Cahill Medal	Cornes, KaneKane Cornes[63]
Richmond	Jack Dyer Medal	Cotchin, TrentTrent Cotchin[64]
St Kilda	Trevor Barker Award	Hayes, LennyLenny Hayes[65]
Sydney	Bob Skilton Medal	Kennedy, JoshJosh Kennedy[66]
Western Bulldogs	Charles Sutton Medal	Boyd, MatthewMatthew Boyd[67]
West Coast	Club Champion Award	Selwood, ScottScott Selwood[68]

Player milestones

Name	Club	Milestone	Round
Shaun Burgoyne	Hawthorn	200 AFL games	Round 3
Dustin Fletcher	Essendon	350 AFL games[69]	Round 3
Jonathan Brown	Brisbane Lions	500 AFL goals[70]	Round 4
Simon Black	Brisbane Lions	300 AFL games	Round 5
Stephen Milne	St Kilda	500 AFL goals	Round 5
Matthew Pavlich	Fremantle	500 AFL goals	Round 7
Chris Newman	Richmond	200 AFL games	Round 8
Lenny Hayes	St Kilda	250 AFL games[71]	Round 9
Martin Mattner	Sydney	200 AFL games	Round 9
Ryan Hargrave	Western Bulldogs	200 AFL games	Round 10
David Wojcinski	Geelong	200 AFL games	Round 11
Nick Riewoldt	St Kilda	500 AFL goals	Round 11
Quinten Lynch	West Coast	200 AFL games	Round 13
Luke McPharlin	Fremantle	200 AFL games	Round 13
Daniel Kerr	West Coast	200 AFL games	Round 15
Stephen Milne	St Kilda	250 AFL games[72]	Round 15
Chad Cornes	Greater Western Sydney	250 AFL games[73]	Round 15
Lance Franklin	Hawthorn	500 AFL goals	Round 15
Kevin Sheedy	Greater Western Sydney	900 VFL/AFL games as player or coach[74]	Round 15
Matthew Boyd	Western Bulldogs	200 AFL games	Round 16
Brendon Goddard	St Kilda	200 AFL games	Round 18
Joel Corey	Geelong	250 AFL games[75]	Round 18
Brad Green	Melbourne	250 AFL games	Round 18
Ryan O'Keefe	Sydney	250 AFL games[76]	Round 19
Luke Hodge	Hawthorn	200 AFL games	Round 20
Domenic Cassisi	Port Adelaide	200 AFL games	Round 20
Luke Power	Greater Western Sydney	300 AFL games	Round 21
Dean Cox	West Coast	250 AFL games[77]	Elimination finals
Jude Bolton	Sydney	300 AFL games	Preliminary finals

Club leadership

Club	Coach	Captain(s)	Vice-captain(s)	Leadership group
Adelaide[78]	Brenton Sanderson	Nathan van Berlo	Scott Thompson	Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Sloane, Ben Rutten
Brisbane Lions	Michael Voss	Jonathan Brown	Daniel Merrett, Tom Rockliff, Jed Adcock, Josh Drummond
Carlton	Brett Ratten	Chris Judd		Andrew Carrazzo, Bryce Gibbs, Michael Jamison, Marc Murphy, Jordan Russell, Kade Simpson, Jarrad Waite
Collingwood	Nathan Buckley	Nick Maxwell	Scott Pendlebury	Luke Ball, Travis Cloke, Harry O'Brien, Heath Shaw, Dale Thomas
Essendon	James Hird	Jobe Watson		Mark McVeigh (vc), Heath Hocking, Michael Hurley, Brent Stanton, David Zaharakis
Fremantle	Ross Lyon	Matthew Pavlich		Hayden Ballantyne, Matt de Boer, David Mundy, Luke McPharlin, Aaron Sandilands
Gold Coast	Guy McKenna	Gary Ablett	Nathan Bock	Karmichael Hunt, Andrew McQualter, Michael Rischitelli, Zac Smith, David Swallow
Greater Western Sydney	Kevin Sheedy	Phil Davis, Luke Power, Callan Ward		Dean Brogan, Chad Cornes, Setanta Ó hAilpín, Rhys Palmer, Tom Scully
Geelong	Chris Scott	Joel Selwood	Jimmy Bartel	Joel Corey, Corey Enright, Steve Johnson, James Kelly, Harry Taylor
Hawthorn	Alastair Clarkson	Luke Hodge	Jordan Lewis, Jarryd Roughead	Lance Franklin, Sam Mitchell
Melbourne	Mark Neeld	Jack Grimes, Jack Trengove		Clint Bartram, Mitch Clark, James Frawley, Colin Garland, Mark Jamar, Nathan Jones
North Melbourne	Brad Scott	Andrew Swallow	Drew Petrie, Jack Ziebell	Brent Harvey, Daniel Wells
Port Adelaide	Matthew Primus (Rds 1–19); Garry Hocking (Rds 1–23)	Domenic Cassisi		Travis Boak, Hamish Hartlett, Jay Schulz, Jackson Trengove
Richmond	Damien Hardwick	Chris Newman	Trent Cotchin	Brett Deledio, Daniel Jackson, Jack Riewoldt
St Kilda	Scott Watters	Nick Riewoldt		Nick Dal Santo, Sam Fisher, Brendon Goddard, James Gwilt, Ben McEvoy, Leigh Montagna, Adam Schneider
Sydney	John Longmire	Adam Goodes, Jarrad McVeigh		Jude Bolton, Kieren Jack, Jarred Moore, Ryan O'Keefe, Ted Richards, Rhyce Shaw, Nick Smith
West Coast	John Worsfold	Darren Glass	Beau Waters	Dean Cox, Andrew Embley, Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras, Matt Priddis, Matt Rosa, Adam Selwood, Scott Selwood
Western Bulldogs	Brendan McCartney	Matthew Boyd		Daniel Cross, Daniel Giansiracusa, Robert Murphy, Dale Morris

Club membership

2012 AFL membership figures^[79]

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

Team changes

Debuts

Player changes

Name	Club	Date	Notes
Daniel Connors	Richmond	4 July 2012	Mutually agreed to part ways with club, failed to meet club expectations on multiple occasions[80]
Cameron Bruce	Hawthorn	16 July 2012	Retirement, due to on-going back injury, effective immediately[81]
Brad Green	Melbourne	8 August 2012	Retirement, effective end of season[82]
Brad Miller	Richmond	16 August 2012	Retirement, effective immediately[83]
Kelvin W. Moore	Richmond	16 August 2012	Retirement, effective immediately[83]
Lindsay Gilbee	Western Bulldogs	20 August 2012	Retirement, effective immediately[84]
Ryan Hargrave	Western Bulldogs	20 August 2012	Retirement, effective immediately[84]
Chris Tarrant	Collingwood	21 August 2012	Retirement[85]
Antoni Grover	Fremantle	28 August 2012	Retirement[86]
Mark McVeigh	Essendon	29 August 2012	Retirement[87]
Josh Fraser	Gold Coast	29 August 2012	Retirement[88]
Andrew Hooper	Western Bulldogs	3 September 2012	Delisted[89]
James Mulligan	Western Bulldogs	3 September 2012	Retirement[89]
Liam Jurrah	Melbourne	3 September 2012	Resignation[90]
Amon Buchanan	Brisbane Lions	3 September 2012	Retirement[91]
Brent Moloney	Melbourne	4 September 2012	Resignation[92]
James McDonald	Greater Western Sydney	5 September 2012	Retirement[93]
Steve Clifton	Greater Western Sydney	5 September 2012	Delisted[93]
Tim Segrave	Greater Western Sydney	5 September 2012	Delisted[93]
Brett Peake	St Kilda	5 September 2012	Delisted[94]
Dean Polo	St Kilda	5 September 2012	Delisted[94]
Sam Crocker	St Kilda	5 September 2012	Delisted[94]
Daniel Archer	St Kilda	5 September 2012	Delisted[94]
Andrew L. Browne	Richmond	7 September 2012	Delisted[95]
Jeromey Webberley	Richmond	7 September 2012	Delisted[95]
Dean MacDonald	Richmond	7 September 2012	Delisted[95]
Addam Maric	Richmond	7 September 2012	Delisted[95]
Gibson Turner	Richmond	7 September 2012	Delisted[95]
Piva Wright	Richmond	7 September 2012	Delisted[95]
Rohan Kerr	Carlton	7 September 2012	Delisted[96]
Nick Heyne	Carlton	7 September 2012	Delisted[96]
Matthew Scarlett	Geelong	9 September 2012	Retirement[97]
John McCarthy	Port Adelaide	9 September 2012	Died[98]
Chance Bateman	Hawthorn	14 September 2012	Retirement[99]
Nathan Djerrkura	Western Bulldogs	15 September 2012	Retirement[100]
Luke Power	Greater Western Sydney	18 September 2012	Retirement[101]
David Wojcinski	Geelong	18 September 2012	Retirement, effective following VFL Grand Final[102]
Jay Van Berlo	Fremantle	18 September 2012	Delisted[103]
Gavin Urquhart	North Melbourne	19 September 2012	Delisted[104]
Malcolm Lynch	North Melbourne	19 September 2012	Delisted[104]
Simon Hogan	Geelong	24 September 2012	Retired[105]
Sam Sheldon	Brisbane Lions	24 September 2012	Delisted[106]
Cheynee Stiller	Brisbane Lions	24 September 2012	Delisted[106]
James Hawksley	Brisbane Lions	24 September 2012	Delisted[106]
Bryce Retzlaff	Brisbane Lions	24 September 2012	Delisted[106]
Josh Dyson	Brisbane Lions	24 September 2012	Delisted[106]
Brad Harvey	Brisbane Lions	24 September 2012	Delisted[106]
Josh Drummond	Brisbane Lions	25 September 2012	Retired[107]
Brad Symes	Adelaide	27 September 2012	Delisted[108]
Tom Swift	West Coast	5 October 2012	Retirement[109]
Mark Seaby	Sydney	8 October 2012	Delisted[110]
Jarred Moore	Sydney	8 October 2012	Delisted[110]
Eugene Kruger	Sydney	8 October 2012	Delisted[110]
Jack Lynch	Sydney	8 October 2012	Delisted[110]
Dylan McNeil	Sydney	8 October 2012	Delisted[110]
Paul Bower	Carlton	9 October 2012	Delisted[111]
Jarrad Boumann	Hawthorn	12 October 2012	Delisted[99]
David Rodan	Port Adelaide	12 October 2012	Delisted[112]
Simon Phillips	Port Adelaide	12 October 2012	Delisted[112]
Mitchell Banner	Port Adelaide	12 October 2012	Delisted[112]
Jacob Surjan	Port Adelaide	12 October 2012	Delisted[112]
Ricky Petterd	Melbourne	27 October 2012	Delisted [113]
Matthew Bate	Melbourne	27 October 2012	Delisted [113]
Jamie Bennell	Melbourne	27 October 2012	Delisted [113]
Lucas Cook	Melbourne	27 October 2012	Delisted [113]
Cruize Garlett	North Melbourne	29 October 2012	Delisted[114]
Matt Campbell	North Melbourne	29 October 2012	Delisted[114]
Ben McKinley	North Melbourne	29 October 2012	Delisted[114]
Ben Speight	North Melbourne	29 October 2012	Delisted[114]
Ben Warren	North Melbourne	29 October 2012	Delisted[114]
Gerrick Weedon	West Coast	29 October 2012	Delisted[115]
Andrew Strijk	West Coast	29 October 2012	Delisted[115]
Simon Buckley	Collingwood	29 October 2012	Delisted[116]
Luke Rounds	Collingwood	29 October 2012	Delisted[116]
Kirk Ugle	Collingwood	29 October 2012	Delisted[116]
Cameron Wood	Collingwood	29 October 2012	Delisted[116]
Tom Gillies	Geelong	30 October 2012	Delisted[117]
Jonathan Simpkin	Geelong	30 October 2012	Delisted[117]
Orren Stephenson	Geelong	30 October 2012	Delisted[117]
Sam Lonergan	Essendon	30 October 2012	Delisted[118]
Kyle Reimers	Essendon	30 October 2012	Delisted[118]
Michael Osborne	Hawthorn	30 October 2012	Delisted[119]
Tom Schneider	Hawthorn	30 October 2012	Delisted[119]
Adam Pattison	Hawthorn	30 October 2012	Delisted[119]
Broc McCauley	Hawthorn	30 October 2012	Retired[119]
Jason Gram	St Kilda	30 October 2012	Contract terminated[120]
Nicholas Winmar	St Kilda	24 November 2012	Delisted[121]
Peter Yagmoor	Collingwood	29 November 2012	Delisted[121]

Coach changes

Coach	Club	Date	Notes	Caretaker	New coach
Matthew Primus	Port Adelaide	6 August 2012	Sacked following the Round 19 loss to Greater Western Sydney.[122]	Garry Hocking [122]	Ken Hinkley [123]
Brett Ratten	Carlton	30 August 2012	Sacked following Carlton's elimination from finals contention in Round 22, effective at the end of the season.[44]	N/A	Mick Malthouse [124]

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