2012 Foxtel Cup

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The 2012 Foxtel Cup was the second season of Australian rules football knock-out cup competition involving clubs from the various state league competitions from around Australia.

The cup's purpose is to support and promote the second-tier Australian rules football competitions and to provide another way of developing lower-tier Australian Football League (AFL) players. It was originally designed to be a one-off, but due to a significant amount of public interest the AFL said the competition would continue through to at least 2016.[1]

The competition began on 31 March 2012 and concluded with the grand final on 2 August 2012. Matches are played as curtain-raisers to Saturday AFL games or as stand-alone matches, with all games to be screened on Fox Sports. Prize-money was increased by about 20 per cent from the 2011 competition, with A$60,000 to be awarded to the winners.[2]

The AFL invited three teams from the South Australian National Football League, the Victorian Football League and the West Australian Football League; two teams from the Tasmanian Football League; and five teams from the two conferences of the North East Australian Football League, including clubs from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. Greater Western Sydney, who had acceded to the AFL in 2012, were replaced by a second Tasmanian team.[2]

Claremont became the 2012 Foxtel Cup champions when they defeated Werribee by 44 points in the Grand Final at Patersons Stadium on 2 August 2012. Claremont forward Tom Lee won the Coles Medal as best afield with his six-goal display.

2012 season

Participating clubs

Club details

Guernsey Club Nickname Location Qualified as
Ainslie Football Club[3]
Tri- Colours
 Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory
NEAFL Eastern Conference

premiers 2011
Burnie Football Club[4]
Dockers
 Burnie, Tasmania
Tasmanian Football League

runners-up 2011
Claremont Football Club[5]
Tigers
 Claremont, Western Australia
West Australian Football League

premiers 2011
Launceston Football Club[6]
Blues
 Riverside, Tasmania
Tasmanian Football League
Morningside Australian Football Club[7]
Panthers
 Hawthorne, Queensland
NEAFL Northern Conference

runners-up 2011
Mount Gravatt Australian Football Club[8]
Vultures
 Mount Gravatt, Queensland
NEAFL Northern Conference

3rd place 2011
Northern Territory Football Club[9]
Thunder
 Darwin, Northern Territory
NEAFL Northern Conference

premier 2011
NT representative
Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL)[10]
Magpies
 Alberton, South Australia
South Australian National Football League

6th place 2011
SA invitee
Port Melbourne Football Club[11]
Borough
 Port Melbourne, Victoria
Victorian Football League

premiers 2011
South Adelaide Football Club[12]
Panthers
 Noarlunga Downs, South Australia
South Australian National Football League

4th place, 2011
SA invitee
Subiaco Football Club[13]
Lions
 Subiaco, Western Australia
West Australian Football League

runners-up 2011
Sydney Hills Eagles Australian Football Club[14]
Eagles
 Rouse Hill, New South Wales
Sydney AFL

premiers 2011
Werribee Football Club[15]
Tigers
 Werribee, Victoria
Victorian Football League

3rd place 2011
West Adelaide Football Club[16]
Bloods
 Richmond, South Australia
South Australian National Football League

7th place 2011
SA invitee
West Perth Football Club[17]
Falcons
 Joondalup, Western Australia
West Australian Football League

3rd place 2011
Williamstown Football Club[18]
Seagulls
 Williamstown, Victoria
Victorian Football League

runner-up 2011

Stadiums

Adelaide Blacktown Brisbane
AAMI Stadium
Capacity: 51,224 		Blacktown ISP Oval
Capacity: 10,000 		The Gabba
Capacity: 42,000
Darwin Gold Coast Melbourne
TIO Stadium
Capacity: 15,000 		Metricon Stadium
Capacity: 25,000 		Etihad Stadium
Capacity: 56,347
Melbourne Perth Sydney
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Capacity: 100,000 		Patersons Stadium
Capacity: 43,500 		Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 46,000

Fixture

Bracket

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Morningside 12 10 82
Launceston 7 7 49
Morningside 12 4 76
Port Adelaide 9 6 60
Port Adelaide 7 9 51
Subiaco 5 6 36
Morningside 6 4 40
Werribee 16 15 111
Werribee 23 9 165
Burnie 5 2 32
Werribee 10 7 67
West Perth 6 10 46
Ainslie 7 6 48
West Perth 13 12 90
Werribee 8 7 55
Claremont 15 9 99
Claremont 20 10 130
West Adelaide 4 5 29
Claremont 15 11 101
Mount Gravatt 2 1 13
Sydney Hills 7 12 54
Mount Gravatt 11 14 80
Claremont 13 10 88
Port Melbourne 6 2 38
Williamstown 6 7 43
South Adelaide 6 12 48
South Adelaide 8 8 56
Port Melbourne 12 6 78
NT Thunder 7 7 49
Port Melbourne 21 11 137

Round of 16

Game #1 (AFL Rd 1) 31 March 2012
10:05 EST 		Morningside 82–49
curtain raiser to
Gold Coast v Adelaide
Launceston Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast

match report[dead link‍]

 
4.3 (27)
6.4 (40)
10.6 (66)
12.10 (82) 		match report[dead link‍] 3.2 (20)
5.4 (34)
6.4 (40)
7.7 (49)
    Goals  
Abey 3, Mugavin 3, Brown 2,
Amos, Bonney, Delbridge, Mollison 		  Finch 3, Bristow, Ellis,
Lee, O’Keefe
    Bests  
Bonney, Mugavin, Brown,
Hackett, Elliott, Abey 		  Bristow, O’Keefe, Finch,
Wooley, Stephens

Game #2 (AFL Rd 2) 7 April 2012
10:35 CST 		Port Adelaide 51–36
curtain raiser to
Adelaide v Western Bulldogs
Subiaco AAMI Stadium, Adelaide

match report

 
2.3 (15)
3.4 (22)
4.7 (31)
7.9 (51) 		match report 1.2 (8)
4.3 (27)
5.5 (35)
5.6 (36)
    Goals  
A.Cockshell, B.Ebert, S.Gray,
C.Grove, L.Harder, J.Hoskin,
Z.Kirkwood 		  B.Chambers 3, K.Bloxsidge,
B.Broadhurst
    Bests  
Ebert, Kirkwood, Stanley,
Biasci, Hoskin, Meiklejohn 		  Parker, Bristow, Mahoney,
Kerr, Chambers, Phelan

Game #3 (AFL Rd 3) 14 April 2012
11:05 EST 		Werribee 165–32
curtain raiser to
Western Bulldogs v St Kilda
Burnie Etihad Stadium, Melbourne

match report

 
9.4 (58)
11.8 (74)
19.8 (122)
26.9 (165) 		match report 0.1 (1)
2.1 (13)
4.2 (26)
5.2 (32)
    Goals  
Warren 5, Daw 3, Greenwood 3,
McKinley 3, Speight 3, Lynch 2,
Purton-Smith 2, Gibson, Hansen,
Moloney, Pedersen, Sullivan 		  Z.Mihocek 2, Davies, Hardy,
Knott
    Bests  
Speight, Greenwood, Warren,
Gibson, Hansen, Sierakowski,
Daw, Tarrant 		  McRossen, Z.Mihocek, Hardy

Game #4 (AFL Rd 4) 21 April 2012
11:05 EST 		Ainslie 48–90
stand alone game (note)
West Perth Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney, Blacktown

match report

 
1.0 (6)
2.1 (13)
4.3 (27)
7.6 (48) 		match report 4.3 (27)
8.6 (54)
11.8 (74)
13.12 (90)
    Goals  
N.Paine 2, J.Whatman 2, L.Carter,
S.Horner, M.Lawless 		  D.Barden 3, M.Johnson 2, A.Strijk 2,
J.Van Berlo 2, M.Mascoulis, S.Nelson,
A.Saylor, K.Shannon
    Bests  
Paine, Whatman, Crook,
Bennett, Walker 		  Van Berlo, LeCras, Barden,
Bartholomew, Nelson, Strijk

Game #5 (AFL Rd 5) 28 April 2012
12:05 WST 		Claremont 130–29
stand alone game
West Adelaide Patersons Stadium, Perth

match report

 
3.1 (19)
5.4 (34)
11.6 (72)
20.10 (130) 		match report 2.0 (12)
3.2 (20)
4.4 (28)
4.5 (29)
    Goals  
J.Bradshaw 4, J.McGovern 3, A.Hamp 2,
R.Neates 2, I.Richardson 2, A.Foster,
A.Gillespie, A.Gilligan, T.Handley,
T.Lee, P.McGinnity, G.Weedon 		  N.Homburg, M.Middleton, T.Silverlock,
M.Still
    Bests  
Murphy, Richardson, Hamp,
Bradshaw, McGovern, Gilligan,
Neates 		  Homburg, Slattery, Bonney

Game #6 (AFL Rd 6) 5 May 2012
11:05 EST 		Sydney Hills Eagles 54–80
curtain raiser to
Sydney Swans v Adelaide
Mount Gravatt Sydney Cricket Ground

match report

 
1.0 (6)
3.4 (22)
5.9 (39)
7.12 (54) 		match report 4.4 (28)
6.8 (44)
9.11 (65)
11.14 (80)
    Goals  
Tungatalum 4, Doyle, Garlick,
Houlihan 		  Gilliand 3, Estall 2, Mowat 2,
Furfaro, Jamieson, Smith,
Scott
    Bests  
Tungatalum, Houlihan, Costello,
Turner 		  Gilliand, Lake, Bernasconi,
Vearing, Grose, Smith,
Estall

Game #7 (AFL Rd 7) 12 May 2012
11:05 EST 		Williamstown 43–48
curtain raiser to
Richmond v Sydney Swans
South Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground

match report

 
1.2 (8)
3.2 (20)
4.2 (26)
6.7 (43) 		match report 0.3 (3)
3.5 (23)
5.11 (41)
6.12 (48)
    Goals  
M.Panos 2, A.Anastasio, D.Hoghton,
K.McHarg, B.Moles 		  A.Ainger 2, B.Casley, K.Miller,
T.Redden, J.Veide
    Bests  
Smith, Jong, Carr,
Hoghton, McNamara 		  Liddle, Dowdell, Otten,
Ainger, Miller, Cross, Murphy

Game #8 (AFL Rd 8) 19 May 2012
10:35 CST 		Northern Territory Thunder 49–137
curtain raiser to
Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast
Port Melbourne TIO Stadium, Darwin

match report[dead link‍]

 
3.2 (20)
3.6 (24)
4.7 (31)
7.7 (49) 		match report[dead link‍] 3.2 (20)
8.4 (52)
16.8 (104)
21.11 (137)
    Goals  
Anderson 2, Campbell, Cunningham,
Lawler, McLean, Stokes 		  O’Sullivan 7, Williams 3, Hinkley 2,
Woffindin 2, Breust, Dillon,
Gale, Johnston, Langford,
Muling, Scipione
    Bests  
Anderson, Dignan,
Tyrell, McLean, Dunne 		  O’Sullivan, Woofindin, Brewer,
Pitt, Williams, Hinkley, Dermott

^ Although stand-alone with regards to AFL games, the Ainslie v West Perth game was played as a curtain-raiser to the NEAFL game between UWS Giants and Queanbeyan.

Quarter-finals

[19]

Qualifying Final #1 (AFL Rd 10) 2 June 2012
11:05 CST 		Port Adelaide 60–76
curtain-raiser to
Port Adelaide v Carlton
Morningside AAMI Stadium, Adelaide

match report

 
3.0 (18)
4.3 (27)
7.5 (47)
9.6 (60) 		match report 4.2 (26)
6.2 (38)
7.3 (45)
12.4 (76)
    Goals  
Rose 3, Wilson 2, Young 2,
Ah Chee, McKenzie 		  Abey 5, Mugavin 3, Elliott 2,
McNiece, Upton
    Bests  
Rose, Salopek, Ah Chee,
Young, McKenzie 		  Abey, Upton, Shelton,
Bonney, Mugavin, Brown

Qualifying Final #2 (AFL Rd 11) 9 June 2012
10:35 EST 		Werribee 67–46
curtain-raiser to
Richmond v Fremantle
West Perth Melbourne Cricket Ground

match report

 
1.3 (9)
5.4 (34)
7.7 (49)
10.7 (67) 		match report 2.1 (13)
4.3 (27)
4.7 (31)
6.10 (46)
    Goals  
McKinley 2, Tarrant 2, Treloar 2,
Gibson, Martiniello, Mather, Speight 		  Black 2, Bartholomew,
Fowler, Salecic, Tindall
    Bests  
Martiniello, Tarrant, Ruggles,
Daw, Tuck, Sodomaco, Castello 		  Black, Jones, Fleay,
Bartholomew, LeCras, Keunen

Qualifying Final #3 (AFL Rd 12) 16 June 2012
12:05 EST 		Mount Gravatt 13–101
curtain-raiser to
Gold Coast v North Melbourne
Claremont Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast

match report

 
0.0 (0)
0.0 (0)
1.0 (6)
2.1 (13) 		match report 4.6 (30)
7.7 (49)
10.8 (68)
15.11 (101)
    Goals  
Estall, Gilliland   McGovern 4, Hamp 3, Bradshaw 2, Gillespie 2, Andrews, Foster, Neates, Weedon
    Bests  
Gilliland, Furfaro, Bernasconi, Lake, Murphy   Neates, McGovern, Stevenson, Hamp, Murphy, Silvagni, Walton

Qualifying Final #4 (AFL Rd 13) 23 June 2012
11:35 EST 		Port Melbourne 78–56
curtain-raiser to
Collingwood v West Coast
South Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground

match report

 
1.4 (10)
4.5 (29)
8.6 (54)
12.6 (78) 		match report 1.2 (8)
4.5 (29)
6.7 (43)
8.8 (56)
    Goals  
A.Bonaddio 2, B.Burstin 2, S.Dwyer 2,
T.Langford 2, J.Scipione 2, S.O'Sullivan,
H.Sandilands 		  P.Rolfe 4, C.O'Shea, T.Pfeiffer,
T.Stribling, S.Taylor
    Bests  
Dwyer, Bonaddio, Pinwill,
Burstin, Valenti, Sandilands 		  Rolfe, Stribling, Cross,
Murphy, Gotch, Dowdell

Semi-finals

[20]

Semi Final #1 (AFL Rd 15) 7 July 2012
11:35 EST 		Morningside 40–111
stand alone game
Werribee Gabba, Brisbane

match report

 
1.1 (7)
4.1 (25)
6.3 (39)
6.4 (40) 		match report 3.5 (23)
5.9 (39)
10.12 (72)
16.15 (111)
    Goals  
Spackman 3, Faure, Shelton,
Starcevich 		  McKinley 5, Daw 3, Pedersen 2,
Speight 2, Bolton, Greenwood,
Lynch, Moloney
    Bests  
Spackman, Spaure, Shelton,
Starcevich, McNiece, Bonney 		  Pedersen, McKinley, Daw, Speight,
Warren, Sharp, Keras

Semi Final #2 (AFL Rd 16) 14 July 2012
15:05 WST 		Claremont 88–38
stand alone game
Port Melbourne Patersons Stadium, Perth

match report

 
3.2 (20)
7.4 (46)
10.7 (67)
13.10 (88) 		match report 2.0 (12)
2.0 (12)
3.4 (22)
6.2 (38)
    Goals  
Gillespie 3, Lee 3, Hamp 2,
Blackwell, Morton, Schammer,
Suban, Yu 		  Allan, Breust, Hinkley,
Mascitti, Pitt, Thornton
    Bests  
Lee, Andrews, Gillespie,
Foster, Morton, Hamp, Schammer 		  Brewer, Hinkley,
Langford, Pitt, Wall

Grand Final

[21]

Grand Final (AFL Rd 19) 2 August 2012
19:35 WST 		Werribee 55–99
stand alone game
Claremont Patersons Stadium, Perth

match report

 
3.0 (18)
5.4 (34)
5.4 (34)
8.7 (55) 		match report 4.3 (27)
7.3 (45)
11.7 (73)
15.9 (99)
    Goals  
Ben Warren 3, Levi Greenwood, Leigh Harding,
Ben McKinley, Scott Sherlock, Ben Speight 		  Thomas Lee 6, Jack Bradshaw 2, Nick Suban 2,
Alistair Gillespie, Alroy Gilligan, Jeremy McGovern,
Jarryd Morton, Ian Richardson
    Bests  
Levi Greenwood, Ben Speight, Matthew O'Dwyer,
Ben Warren, Leigh Harding, Ben Ross 		  Thomas Lee, Nick Suban, Jeremy McGovern,
Alroy Gilligan, Rory Walton, Ian Richardson

References

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  5. ^ Claremont Football Club Official Website
  6. ^ Launceston Football Club Official Website
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  13. ^ Subiaco Football Club Official Website
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