2012 Gold Coast Suns season
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2012 season | |||
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President | John Witheriff | ||
Coach | Guy McKenna | ||
Captain(s) | Gary Ablett, Jr. | ||
Home ground | Metricon Stadium | ||
NAB Cup | 16th | ||
AFL season | 17th | ||
Best and Fairest | Gary Ablett, Jr. | ||
Leading goalkicker | Gary Ablett, Jr. (26 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 17,069 | ||
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The 2012 AFL season is the Gold Coast Suns' second season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The Gold Coast Suns reserves team also competed in the NEAFL.
Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | State/Nationality | Recruited From | League |
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1 | 24 | Henry Schade | Tasmania | North Hobart Demons | TFL |
5 | 80 | Alik Magin | Queensland | Rookie Promotion | |
6 | 88 | Alex Sexton | Queensland | Redland Bombers | NEAFL |
7 | 91 | Jackson Allen | Queensland | Morningside Panthers | NEAFL |
Pre-season Draft | |||||
1 | 7 | Aaron Hall | Tasmania | Hobart Tigers | TFL |
Rookie Draft | |||||
1 | 2 | Kyal Horsley | Western Australia | Subiaco Lions | WAFL |
2 | 20 | Andrew McQualter | Victoria | St Kilda Saints | AFL |
3 | 38 | Michael Coad | South Australia | Rookie Listed from Senior List | |
9 | 94 | Josh Hall | Queensland | Curra Swans | AFL Townsville |
Mini-Draft[a] | |||||
1 | 1 | Jaeger O'Meara | Western Australia | Perth Demons | WAFL |
a The mini-draft allowed teams to pre-list players for the following season.
Transactions
[edit]Overview
[edit]Players Added Via trade Via free agency |
Players Lost Via trade |
Trades
[edit]12 October 2011 |
To Greater Western Sydney Giants
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To Gold Coast Suns
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17 October 2011 |
To Collingwood Magpies
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To Gold Coast Suns
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17 October 2011 |
To Brisbane Lions, Melbourne Demons
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To Gold Coast Suns
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17 October 2011 |
To Geelong Cats
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To Gold Coast Suns
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17 October 2011 |
To Adelaide Crows
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To Gold Coast Suns
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17 October 2011 |
To Richmond Tigers
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To Gold Coast Suns
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Delistings
[edit]Delstings made in November 2011
Player | Age | Seasons | Games |
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Daniel Harris | 29 | 1 | 11 |
Rex Liddy | 19 | 1 | 3 |
Nathan Ablett | 25 | 1 | 2 |
Michael Coad | 28 | 1 | 2 |
Joel Tippett | 23 | 1 | 2 |
Marc Lock | 19 | 1 | 1 |
Roland Ah Chee | 20 | 1 | 0 |
Jake Crawford | 19 | 1 | 0 |
Jack Stanlake | 20 | 1 | 0 |
Jack Stanley | 21 | 1 | 0 |
= Retired |
2012 playing list
[edit]Senior list[1] | ||||||||||||
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No. | Born | Player | Hgt | Wgt | Date of Birth | Age in 2012 | Debut | Recruited from | 2012 Games | 2012 Goals | Career Games | Career Goals |
2 | Zac Smith | 205 | 97 | 22 February 1990 | 22 | 2011 | Southport Sharks | 16 | 5 | 36 | 19 | |
3 | Jared Brennan | 195 | 95 | 28 July 1984 | 28 | 2003 | Brisbane Lions | 17 | 7 | 158 | 93 | |
4 | Maverick Weller | 182 | 79 | 13 February 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Burnie Dockers | 13 | 1 | 28 | 3 | |
5 | Jarrod Harbrow | 178 | 74 | 18 July 1988 | 24 | 2007 | Western Bulldogs | 13 | 3 | 105 | 26 | |
6 | Alik Magin | 181 | 72 | 13 April 1991 | 21 | 2011 | Labrador Tigers | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | |
7 | Karmichael Hunt | 186 | 92 | 17 November 1986 | 26 | 2011 | N/A | 18 | 3 | 34 | 4 | |
8 | Luke Russell | 186 | 78 | 24 January 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Burnie Dockers | |||||
9 | Gary Ablett, Jr. | 182 | 85 | 14 May 1984 | 28 | 2002 | Geelong Cats | |||||
10 | Lewis Moss | 195 | 80 | 4 February 1992 | 20 | **** | Port Douglas AFC | |||||
11 | Harley Bennell | 185 | 74 | 2 October 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Peel Thunder | |||||
12 | Sam Day | 196 | 96 | 6 September 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Sturt Blues | |||||
13 | Hayden Jolly | 184 | 83 | 4 April 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Glenelg Tigers | |||||
14 | Matthew Warnock | 194 | 95 | 3 April 1984 | 28 | 2006 | Melbourne Demons | |||||
15 | Piers Flanagan | 189 | 74 | 31 March 1992 | 20 | 2012 | Geelong Falcons | |||||
16 | Rory Thompson | 200 | 91 | 12 March 1991 | 21 | 2011 | Southport Sharks | |||||
17 | Josh Fraser | 202 | 100 | 5 January 1982 | 30 | 2000 | Collingwood Magpies | |||||
18 | Trent McKenzie | 191 | 82 | 3 April 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Western Jets | |||||
19 | Thomas Lynch | 199 | 91 | 31 October 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Dandenong Stingrays | |||||
20 | Josh Toy | 185 | 87 | 18 April 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Calder Cannons | |||||
21 | Jeremy Taylor | 191 | 83 | 17 June 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Geelong Falcons | |||||
22 | Tom Nicholls | 201 | 93 | 4 March 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Sandringham Dragons | |||||
23 | Charlie Dixon | 202 | 107 | 23 September 1990 | 22 | 2011 | Redland Bombers | |||||
24 | David Swallow | 186 | 83 | 19 November 1992 | 20 | 2011 | East Fremantle Sharks | |||||
25 | Daniel Stanley | 187 | 88 | 18 February 1988 | 24 | 2007 | Collingwood Magpies | |||||
26 | Matt Shaw | 187 | 71 | 5 February 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Dandenong Stingrays | |||||
28 | Josh Caddy | 186 | 82 | 28 September 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Northern Knights | |||||
29 | Taylor Hine | 184 | 75 | 24 January 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Calder Cannons | |||||
30 | Campbell Brown | 179 | 81.5 | 28 August 1983 | 29 | 2002 | Hawthorn Hawks | |||||
31 | Jackson Allen | 179 | 75 | 14 April 1993 | 19 | 2012 | Morningside Panthers | |||||
32 | Brandon Matera | 175 | 65 | 11 March 1992 | 20 | 2011 | South Fremantle Bulldogs | |||||
33 | Aaron Hall | 186 | 78 | 9 November 1990 | 22 | 2012 | Hobart Tigers | |||||
34 | Jack Hutchins | 191 | 92 | 20 February 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Sandringham Dragons | |||||
35 | Michael Rischitelli | 184 | 81.6 | 8 January 1986 | 26 | 2004 | Brisbane Lions | |||||
36 | Sam Iles | 185 | 83 | 19 June 1985 | 27 | 2006 | Box Hill Hawks | |||||
37 | Alex Sexton | 185 | 71 | 3 December 1993 | 19 | 2012 | Redland Bombers | |||||
38 | Joel Wilkinson | 186 | 81 | 29 November 1991 | 21 | 2011 | Broadbeach Cats | |||||
40 | Tom Hickey | 201.4 | 87.4 | 6 March 1991 | 21 | 2011 | Morningside Panthers | |||||
41 | Dion Prestia | 175 | 82 | 12 October 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Calder Cannons | |||||
43 | Liam Patrick | 189 | 71.9 | 4 March 1988 | 24 | 2011 | Wanderers Eagles | |||||
44 | Nathan Bock | 193 | 93 | 20 March 1983 | 29 | 2004 | Adelaide Crows | |||||
45 | Steven May | 190 | 93 | 10 January 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Melbourne Grammar School | |||||
47 | Daniel Gorringe | 200 | 88 | 2 June 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Norwood Redlegs | |||||
48 | Seb Tape | 191 | 81 | 6 August 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Glenelg Tigers | |||||
49 | Jacob Gillbee | 184 | 76 | 13 September 1992 | 20 | 2011 | Lauderdale Bombers | |||||
50 | Henry Schade | 196 | 81 | 8 August 1993 | 19 | **** | North Hobart Demons | |||||
52 | Nathan Krakouer | 182 | 78 | 5 May 1988 | 24 | 2007 | Port Adelaide Power | |||||
Rookie list | ||||||||||||
No. | Born | Player | Hgt | Wgt | Date of Birth | Age in 2012 | Debut | Recruited from | 2012 Games | 2012 Goals | Career Games | Career Goals |
27 | Michael Coad | 190 | 86 | 13 September 1983 | 29 | 2011 | Sturt Blues | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
42 | Kyal Horsley | 182 | 88 | 2 September 1987 | 25 | 2012 | Subiaco Lions | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | |
46 | Josh Hall | 197 | 84 | 3 April 1990 | 22 | 2012 | Curra Swans | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
51 | Andrew McQualter | 179 | 74 | 9 June 1986 | 26 | 2005 | Gippsland Power | 5 | 2 | 94 | 39 |
Pre-season results
[edit]2012 pre-season games: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–2) | |||||||
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Game | Date | Team | Score | Most Goals | Most Disposals | Venue Attendance |
Record |
1 | 25 February | Melbourne | W 26-23 | - (-) | - (-) | Metricon Stadium 5,150 |
1–0 |
2 | 25 February | Brisbane | L 16-18 | - (-) | - (-) | Metricon Stadium 5,150 |
1–1 |
3 | 2 March | Geelong | L 69-118 | - (-) | - (-) | Metricon Stadium 5,381 |
1–2 |
4 | 10 March | Greater Western Sydney | L 63-76 | - (-) | - (-) | Lavington Sports Ground 6,740 |
1–3 |
5 | 17 March | Sydney | L 84-103 | - (-) | - (-) | Blacktown Olympic Park 741 |
1–4 |
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | % | Pts | W | D | L | W | D | L | ||
22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1509 | 2481 | 60.8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
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1 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2679 | 1733 | 154.6 | 68 | Finals series |
2 | Adelaide | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2428 | 1833 | 132.5 | 68 | |
3 | Sydney (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2290 | 1629 | 140.6 | 64 | |
4 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2123 | 1823 | 116.5 | 64 | |
5 | West Coast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2244 | 1807 | 124.2 | 60 | |
6 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2209 | 1886 | 117.1 | 60 | |
7 | Fremantle | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1956 | 1691 | 115.7 | 56 | |
8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2359 | 2097 | 112.5 | 56 | |
9 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2347 | 1903 | 123.3 | 48 | |
10 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2079 | 1925 | 108.0 | 44 | |
11 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2091 | 2090 | 100.0 | 44 | |
12 | Richmond | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2169 | 1943 | 111.6 | 42 | |
13 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1904 | 2092 | 91.0 | 40 | |
14 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1691 | 2144 | 78.9 | 22 | |
15 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1542 | 2301 | 67.0 | 20 | |
16 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1580 | 2341 | 67.5 | 16 | |
17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1509 | 2481 | 60.8 | 12 | |
18 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1270 | 2751 | 46.2 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Ladder Progress
[edit]Awards
[edit]
Brownlow Medal[edit]
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Gold Coast Club Champion[edit]
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Other Awards[edit]
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NEAFL season
[edit]Results
[edit]Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Ladder position | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||
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1 | Bye | 9th | |||||
2 | Saturday, 31 March (10:30 am) | Southport | 10.5 (65) | 19.17 (131) | Won by 66 points | Fankhauser Reserve [A] | 6th |
Week | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | ||
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Home | Away | Result | ||||
EF | Sunday, 26 August (1:30 pm) | Redland | 22.14 (146) | 6.11 (47) | Lost by 99 points | Victoria Point [A] |
Ladder
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | NT Thunder | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2067 | 1391 | 148.6 | 60 |
2 | Brisbane Lions (C, P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2335 | 1329 | 175.7 | 56 |
3 | Southport | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1978 | 1329 | 148.8 | 56 |
4 | Redland | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1888 | 1898 | 99.5 | 46 |
5 | Gold Coast | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1687 | 1525 | 110.6 | 36 |
6 | Labrador | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1637 | 1747 | 93.7 | 36 |
7 | Broadbeach | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1776 | 1823 | 97.4 | 34 |
8 | Mount Gravatt | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1477 | 2157 | 68.5 | 20 |
9 | Aspley | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1711 | 2028 | 84.4 | 16 |
10 | Morningside | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1578 | 2288 | 69.0 | 12 |
Source: www.neafl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(C) Conference Premiers; (P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(C) Conference Premiers; (P) Premiers
References
[edit]- ^ Senior List Archived 13 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine goldcoastfc.com.au Retrieved 9 February 2011.