2012 Foxtel Cup

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.

2012 premiership season
Teams	16
Premiers	Claremont

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

NEAFL Eastern Conference (2) Ainslie Sydney Hills Eagles NEAFL Northern Conference (3) Morningside Mount Gravatt Northern Territory SANFL (3) South Adelaide Port Adelaide Magpies West Adelaide

Werribee Port Melbourne Williamstown Claremont Subiaco West Perth Mt Gravatt Morningside NT Thunder West Adelaide Port Adelaide South Adelaide Ainslie Sydney Hills Burnie Launceston

TFL (2) Burnie Launceston VFL (3) Port Melbourne Werribee Williamstown WAFL (3) Claremont Subiaco West Perth

Club details

Guernsey	Club	Nickname	Location	Qualified as
	Ainslie Football Club[3]	Tri- Colours	Ainslie, ACT	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, NSW	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

	Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Grand 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
	4.3 (27) 6.4 (40) 10.6 (66) 12.10 (82)	match report	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
	3.2 (20) 3.6 (24) 4.7 (31) 7.7 (49)	match report	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

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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

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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

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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

1. Hope, Shayne (2 August 2011). "Foxtel Cup here to stay". Perth: The West Australian. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
2. "Cup of dreams". afl.com. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
3. "Ainslie Football Club Official Website". Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
4. Burnie Football Club Official Website
5. Claremont Football Club Official Website
6. Launceston Football Club Official Website
7. Morningside Australian Football Club Official Website Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
8. Mount Gravatt Australian Football Club Official Website
9. Northern Territory Football Club Official Website
10. Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club Official Website Archived 18 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Port Melbourne Official Website". Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
12. South Adelaide Football Club Official Website
13. Subiaco Football Club Official Website
14. Sydney Hills Eagles Football Club Official Website
15. Werribee Official Website
16. West Adelaide Football Club Official Website
17. West Perth Football Club Official Website
18. Williamstown FC Sportingpulse Website
19. "Foxtel Cup Round 2". afl.com.au. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
20. "Foxtel Cup Round 3". afl.com.au. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
21. "Foxtel Cup Grand Final". afl.com.au. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

External links

• Official Foxtel Cup website
• Official AFL Canberra website
• AFL Northern Territory
• AFL Queensland State Site
• South Australian National Football League – official website
• Official Sydney AFL Site
• Tasmanian Football League Website
• Victorian Football League – official website
• Western Australian Football League – official website