2012 VFL season

2012 VFL season
Teams13
PremiersGeelong reserves
3rd premiership
Minor premiersCasey Scorpions
3rd minor premiership
J. J. Liston TrophyBen Ross (Werribee)
Leading goalkickerDean Galea (Port Melbourne) 76
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The 131st season of the Victorian Football League/Victorian Football Association was held in 2012. Geelong won the 2012 VFL Premiership, defeating Port Melbourne in the Grand Final.[1]

Season summary

For the 2012 VFL season, the Bendigo Football Club changed its name to the Bendigo Gold. The change came after it was announced that 2012 would be the final season Bendigo would be aligned with the Essendon Football Club, with the latter to be fielding its own reserves team in the VFL from the 2013 season.[2]

The Northern Bullants also changed their nickname, becoming the Northern Blues and adopting navy blue and white colours in the tenth year of its affiliation with the Carlton Football Club.[3]

The top three teams from the 2011 VFL season – Port Melbourne, Werribee and Williamstown – competed in the 2012 Foxtel Cup, with Werribee losing in the Grand Final to WAFL team Claremont.

Casey Scorpions finished on top of the ladder with fourteen wins, however lost both its finals matches to be knocked out of the finals series. Port Melbourne and Geelong progressed to the Grand Final at Etihad Stadium. Geelong won its third premiership as a stand-alone VFL team, with previous victories in 2002 and 2007.[4]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Casey 18 14 4 0 1633 1544 105.8 56 Finals
2 Port Melbourne 18 13 5 0 2051 1371 149.6 52
3 Geelong 18 13 5 0 1730 1398 123.7 52
4 Werribee 18 12 6 0 1906 1441 132.3 48
5 Williamstown 18 11 6 1 1591 1406 113.2 46
6 Sandringham 18 10 8 0 1724 1650 104.5 40
7 Box Hill 18 9 9 0 1653 1500 110.2 36
8 Bendigo 18 9 9 0 1691 1686 100.3 36
9 North Ballarat 18 9 9 0 1588 1747 90.9 36
10 Northern Blues 18 6 12 0 1459 1591 91.7 24
11 Coburg 18 4 14 0 1336 1861 71.8 16
12 Collingwood 18 4 14 0 1293 1934 66.9 16
13 Frankston 18 2 15 1 1182 1708 69.2 10
Source: SportsTG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Finals

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Qualifying Finals
Sunday, 2 September (2:00 pm) Casey Scorpions 3.10 (28) def. by Werribee 6.10 (46) Casey Fields
Sunday, 2 September (2:10 pm) Port Melbourne 20.12 (132) def. Geelong 16.14 (110) North Port Oval
Elimination Finals
Sunday, 1 September (2:10 pm) Williamstown 11.17 (83) def. Bendigo Gold 10.11 (71) North Port Oval
Sunday, 1 September (2:00 pm) Sandringham 14.4 (88) def. by Box Hill Hawks 18.10 (118) Trevor Barker Beach Oval

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 8 September (2:10 pm) Casey Scorpions 5.8 (38) def. by Williamstown 11.9 (75) Casey Fields
Sunday, 9 September (2:10 pm) Geelong 11.10 (76) def. Box Hill Hawks 9.8 (62) Casey Fields

Preliminary Finals

Preliminary Finals
Saturday, 15 September (2:10 pm) Port Melbourne 12.15 (87) def. Williamstown 7.11 (53) North Port Oval
Sunday, 16 September (2:10 pm) Werribee 15.13 (103) def. by Geelong 16.12 (108) North Port Oval

Grand Final

Grand Final
Sunday, 23 September (2:15 pm) Port Melbourne def. by Geelong Etihad Stadium (crowd: 14,536) Report
4.2 (26)
7.6 (48)
10.9 (69)
11.9 (75) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.4 (22)
6.10 (46)
10.15 (75)
14.24 (108) 		Norm Goss Memorial Medal: George Horlin-Smith (Geelong)
D. Galea 4, H. O'Farrell 2, W. Burstin 2,
S. Dwyer, C. Cain, A. Bentick 		Goals S. Kersten 3, M. Brown 2, G. Burbury 2,
O. Stephenson, J. Stringer, M. Corrigan,
J. Simpkin, S. Byrnes, D. Gleeson, S. Hogan
A. Bentick, S. Valenti, H. O'Farrell,
S. Pleming, J. Baird, W. Burstin 		Best G. Horlin-Smith, G. Burbury, O. Stephenson,
D. Simpson, S. Byrnes, R. Bathie

Awards

2012 VFL Team of the Year[7]
B: Michael Searl (North Ballarat) Kris Pendelbury (Collingwood) Evan Panozza (Casey)
HB: Brett Goodes (Williamstown) Sam Pleming (Port Melbourne) Leigh Osborne (Frankston)
C: Adam Marcon (Northern Blues) Shane Valenti (Port Melbourne) Ben Ross (Werribee)
HF: Kyle Martin (Frankston) Khan Haretuku (Frankston) Sam Dwyer (Port Melbourne)
F: Matthew Little (Bendigo Bombers) Dean Galea (Port Melbourne) Chris Cain (Port Melbourne)
Foll: Nick Meese (Northern Blues) John Baird (Port Melbourne) (capt) Ben Jolley (Williamstown)
Int: Myles Sewell (North Ballarat) Troy Selwood (Geelong) Luke Tynan (Casey)
Myke Cook (Sandringham) Lachlan Delahunty (Frankston) Dean Towers (North Ballarat)
Coach: Brett Lovett (Casey)

See also

References

  1. ^ Sam Landsberger. "Geelong proves too good for Port Melbourne in the VFL grand final". news.com.au. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  2. ^ Teo Pellizzeri. "VFL: Bombers out to create a winning culture". Mooney Valley Weekly. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Northern Blues". Carlton Football Club. 10 November 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. ^ Geelong The 2012 Premiers
  5. ^ Paul Amy (4 September 2012). "Werribee's Ben Ross wins VFL's JJ Liston Trophy". Leader. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  6. ^ "2012 VFL Reserves – Grand Final". Foxsportspulse. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. ^ "2012 VFL Team of the Year". mygameday.app. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2024.