2012 SANFL season

2012 SANFL season
Teams	9
Premiers	Norwood 28th premiership
Minor premiers	Norwood 17th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist	Joel Cross South Adelaide (18 votes) Brad Symes Central District (18 votes)
Ken Farmer Medallist	Justin Hardy Central District (59 goals)
Attendance
Matches played	96
Total attendance	311,551 (3,245 per match)
Highest	29,661 (Grand Final, Norwood vs. West Adelaide)

The 2012 South Australian National Football League season was the 133rd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season opened on Friday 23 March with a night match between Woodville-West Torrens and Port Adelaide, and concluded on Sunday 7 October with the Grand Final in which Norwood (minor premiers) won its 28th premiership by defeating West Adelaide (third at the end of the minor rounds).

Central District, North Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens also made the top (final) five teams and participated in the finals matches, with Central District failing to make the Grand Final for the first time since 2000. Glenelg, Port Adelaide, South Adelaide and Sturt all missed the top five, with the latter finishing last to win its 20th wooden spoon.

Premiership season

Round 1

	Round 1
Friday, 23 March (7:40 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 10.6 (66)	def. by	Port Adelaide 18.13 (121)	Thebarton Oval (crowd: 4,566)	Report
Saturday, 24 March (7:45 pm)	South Adelaide 5.13 (43)	def. by	West Adelaide 12.9 (81)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,929)	Report
	Bye Central District, Glenelg, North Adelaide, Norwood, Sturt

Round 2

	Round 2
Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 15.14 (104)	def. by	South Adelaide 18.11 (119)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,173)	Report
Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm)	Sturt 17.8 (110)	def.	Port Adelaide 15.14 (104)	Unley Oval (crowd: 3,365)	Report
Saturday, 31 March (6:30 pm)	Central District 7.4 (46)	def. by	Norwood 9.12 (66)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 4,026)	Report
Saturday, 31 March (6:30 pm)	Glenelg 11.13 (79)	def.	West Adelaide 7.15 (57)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 6,047)	Report
	Bye Woodville-West Torrens

Round 3

	Round 3
Thursday, 5 April (7:50 pm)	West Adelaide 10.10 (70)	def.	Central District 7.12 (54)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,890)	Report
Friday, 6 April (1:45 pm)	South Adelaide 14.11 (95)	def. by	Sturt 16.12 (108)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 4,219)	Report
Saturday, 7 April (1:40 pm)	Norwood 19.14 (128)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 5.5 (35)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,469)	Report
Saturday, 7 April (2:40 pm)	North Adelaide 9.6 (60)	def. by	Glenelg 17.14 (116)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,521)	Report
	Bye Port Adelaide

Round 4

	Round 4
Friday, 13 April (7:40 pm)	West Adelaide 11.13 (79)	def. by	North Adelaide 13.8 (86)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,499)	Report
Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 8.10 (58)	def. by	Glenelg 13.12 (90)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,326)	Report
Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm)	Central District 20.13 (133)	def.	South Adelaide 14.5 (89)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,254)	Report
Sunday, 15 April (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 11.12 (78)	def. by	Norwood 18.11 (119)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 4,796)	Report
	Bye Sturt

Round 5

	Round 5
Friday, 20 April (7:20 pm)	Glenelg 11.16 (82)	def. by	South Adelaide 17.7 (109)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 4,973)	Report
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 11.9 (75)	def. by	Central District 16.8 (104)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,603)	Report
Saturday, 21 April(2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 19.7 (121)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 5.12 (42)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,580)	Report
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm)	Sturt 6.15 (51)	def. by	West Adelaide 10.12 (72)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,134)	Report
	Bye Norwood

Round 6

	Round 6
Wednesday, 25 April (3:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 12.6 (78)	def. by	Central District 13.6 (84)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 4,054)	Report
Friday, 27 April (7:20 pm)	Glenelg 17.10 (112)	def.	Sturt 9.9 (63)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 5,820)	Report
Friday, 27 April (7:40 pm)	Norwood 14.15 (99)	def.	North Adelaide 9.6 (60)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 5,021)	Report
Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 21.10 (136)	def.	Port Adelaide 17.14 (116)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,697)	Report
	Bye West Adelaide

Round 7

	Round 7
Friday, 4 May (7:40 pm)	Norwood 17.10 (112)	def.	Glenelg 9.5 (59)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 5,551)	Report
Friday, 4 May (7:40 pm)	South Adelaide 8.9 (57)	def. by	Woodville-West Torrens 13.5 (83)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,659)	Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide 15.12 (102)	def.	Port Adelaide 10.7 (67)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,315)	Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm)	Sturt 13.11 (89)	def. by	North Adelaide 15.11 (101)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,599)	Report
	Bye Central District

Round 8

	Round 8
Friday, 11 May (7:40 pm)	Norwood 13.8 (86)	def.	West Adelaide 5.9 (39)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 4,641)	Report
Saturday, 12 May (6:30 pm)	Port Adelaide 13.11 (89)	def.	North Adelaide 11.13 (79)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,253)	Report
Saturday, 12 May (6:30 pm)	Central District 20.7 (127)	def.	Glenelg 8.4 (52)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,566)	Report
Sunday, 13 May (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 11.15 (81)	def.	Sturt 11.6 (72)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,038)	Report
	Bye South Adelaide

Round 9

	Round 9
Friday, 18 May (7:40 pm)	Glenelg 15.12 (102)	def.	Port Adelaide 13.6 (84)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 4,766)	Report
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)	Sturt 3.14 (32)	def. by	Norwood 10.19 (79)	Unley Oval (crowd: 3,510)	Report
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 13.7 (85)	def. by	Central District 14.7 (91)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,684)	Report
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide 15.9 (99)	def.	South Adelaide 7.9 (51)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,508)	Report
	Bye Woodville-West Torrens

Round 10

	Round 10
Friday, 1 June (7:40 pm)	South Adelaide 12.3 (75)	def. by	Norwood 15.10 (100)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 2,454)	Report
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide 12.11 (83)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 10.4 (64)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,010)	Report
Sunday, 3 June (2:10 pm)	Glenelg 12.13 (85)	def. by	North Adelaide 17.10 (112)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 3,007)	Report
Sunday, 3 June (2:10 pm)	Sturt 14.10 (94)	def.	Central District 9.9 (63)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,483)	Report
	Bye Port Adelaide

Round 11

	Round 11
Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm)	Central District 14.9 (93)	def.	West Adelaide 8.8 (56)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,857)	Report
Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 11.6 (72)	def.	Norwood 10.11 (71)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 4,134)	Report
Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 18.11 (119)	def.	South Adelaide 12.6 (78)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,609)	Report
Monday, 11 June (2:10 pm)	Glenelg 18.8 (116)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 8.21 (69)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 4,647)	Report
	Bye Sturt

Round 12

	Round 12
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm)	Central District 13.8 (86)	def.	Port Adelaide 11.5 (71)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 3,393)	Report
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm)	Sturt 9.10 (64)	def. by	South Adelaide 15.13 (103)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,379)	Report
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 16.11 (107)	def.	North Adelaide 9.8 (62)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,113)	Report
Sunday, 17 June (2:10 pm)	Norwood 17.13 (115)	def.	Glenelg 4.2 (26)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,568)	Report
	Bye West Adelaide

Round 13

	Round 13
Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm)	Glenelg 9.12 (66)	def. by	Central District 16.13 (109)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,476)	Report
Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 8.10 (58)	def. by	Sturt 18.13 (121)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,176)	Report
Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 8.10 (58)	def. by	Woodville-West Torrens 14.7 (91)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,656)	Report
Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide 4.12 (36)	def. by	Norwood 5.7 (37)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,489)	Report
	Bye South Adelaide

Round 14 – Centacare Multicultural Round

	Round 14
Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 5.6 (36)	def. by	West Adelaide 8.5 (53)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,985)	Report
Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm)	Central District 16.8 (104)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 3.7 (25)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,985)	Report
Sunday, 1 July (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 10.7 (67)	def. by	Glenelg 10.10 (70)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,947)	Report
Sunday, 1 July (2:10 pm)	Sturt 10.15 (75)	def. by	Norwood 12.11 (83)	Unley Oval (crowd: 3,391)	Report
	Bye North Adelaide

Round 15

	Round 15
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide 19.9 (123)	def.	Sturt 7.13 (55)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,347)	Report
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 8.11 (59)	def. by	South Adelaide 12.6 (78)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,772)	Report
Sunday, 8 July (2:10 pm)	Norwood 11.11 (77)	def.	Central District 7.12 (54)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 6,353)	Report
	Bye Glenelg, North Adelaide, Port Adelaide

Round 16

	Round 16
Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm)	Central District 18.16 (124)	def.	Sturt 5.15 (45)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,042)	Report
Sunday, 15 July (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 9.8 (62)	def. by	Port Adelaide 16.11 (107)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,191)	Report
Sunday, 15 July (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 13.9 (87)	def. by	Norwood 15.9 (99)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,673)	Report
	Bye Glenelg, South Adelaide, West Adelaide

Round 17

	Round 17
Friday, 20 July (7:40 pm)	West Adelaide 12.16 (88)	def.	Glenelg 11.2 (68)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,096)	Report
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 16.14 (110)	def.	Central District 7.9 (51)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,547)	Report
Sunday, 22 July (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 13.7 (85)	def. by	North Adelaide 13.13 (91)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,871)
Sunday, 22 July (2:10 pm)	Sturt 12.8 (80)	def. by	Woodville-West Torrens 13.17 (95)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,482)	Report
	Bye Norwood

Round 18

	Round 18
Friday, 27 July (7:40 pm)	Norwood 9.19 (73)	def.	Port Adelaide 5.6 (36)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 6,050)	Report
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm)	Glenelg 11.9 (75)	def. by	Central District 15.19 (109)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,357)	Report
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 11.11 (77)	def.	West Adelaide 8.9 (57)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,720)	Report
Sunday, 29 July (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 14.7 (91)	def. by	Sturt 15.7 (97)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,676)	Report
	Bye Woodville-West Torrens

Round 19

	Round 19
Friday, 3 August (7:40 pm)	Norwood 24.7 (151)	def.	Sturt 4.6 (30)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 4,663)	Report
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 15.12 (102)	def.	Glenelg 7.10 (50)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,019)	Report
	Bye Central District, Port Adelaide, South Adelaide, West Adelaide, Woodville-West Torrens

Round 20

	Round 20
Friday, 10 August (6:40 pm)	Norwood 14.16 (100)	def.	South Adelaide 10.1 (61)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,139)	Report
Saturday, 11 August (1:45 pm)	Port Adelaide 16.11 (107)	def.	Glenelg 11.11 (77)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,831)	Report
Saturday, 11 August (1:40 pm)	Central District 10.10 (70)	def. by	West Adelaide 15.11 (101)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,986)	Report
Sunday, 12 August (1:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 20.14 (134)	def.	North Adelaide 6.6 (42)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,514)	Report
	Bye Sturt

Round 21

	Round 21
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide 11.8 (74)	def.	Norwood 7.9 (51)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,330)	Report
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 11.6 (72)	def.	Port Adelaide 11.3 (69)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,573)	Report
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 14.7 (91)	def. by	Central District 23.2 (140)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,258)	Report
Sunday, 19 August (2:10 pm)	Sturt 10.12 (72)	def. by	Glenelg 11.11 (77)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,002)	Report
	Bye North Adelaide

Round 22

	Round 22
Friday, 24 August (7:40 pm)	West Adelaide 8.13(61)	def.	South Adelaide 9.6 (60)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,793)	[Report]
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm)	Norwood 9.2 (56)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 5.5 (35)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,886)	Report
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm)	Central District 15.13 (103)	def.	Sturt 9.4 (58)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,918)	Report
Sunday, 26 August (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 13.12 (90)	def.	Port Adelaide 9.8 (62)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,924)	[Report]
	Bye Glenelg

Round 23

	Round 23
Friday, 31 August	Glenelg 5.6 (36)	def. by	Norwood 6.8 (44)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 3,311)	Report
Saturday, 1 September	Port Adelaide 17.13 (115)	def.	West Adelaide 10.10 (70)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,358)	Report
Sunday, 2 September	South Adelaide 17.10 (112)	def.	North Adelaide 15.3 (93)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,689)	[Report]
Sunday, 2 September	Sturt 14.9 (93)	def. by	Woodville-West Torrens 21.10 (136)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,203)	Report
	Bye Central District

Round 24

	Round 24
Saturday, 8 September	Port Adelaide 13.5 (83)	def. by	Sturt 17.12 (114)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,882)	Report
Saturday, 8 September	Central District 11.10 (76)	def. by	North Adelaide 14.9 (93)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 3,064)	Report
Sunday, 9 September	Glenelg 15.8 (98)	def. by	South Adelaide 18.7 (115)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,682)	Report
Sunday, 9 September	Woodville-West Torrens 7.10 (52)	def.	West Adelaide 5.6 (36)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,432)	Report
	Bye Norwood

Ladder

2012 Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Norwood (P)	20	18	2	0	1746	1046	62.54	36
2	Central District	20	13	7	0	1821	1477	55.22	26
3	West Adelaide	20	12	8	0	1437	1295	52.60	24
4	North Adelaide	20	10	10	0	1650	1793	47.92	20
5	Woodville-West Torrens	20	9	11	0	1469	1649	47.11	18
6	Glenelg	20	8	12	0	1538	1779	46.37	16
7	Port Adelaide	20	7	13	0	1707	1735	49.59	14
8	South Adelaide	20	7	13	0	1715	1898	47.47	14
9	Sturt	20	6	14	0	1523	1934	44.06	12

Source: australianfootball.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Finals week 1 – Elimination & Qualifying Finals

	Finals week 1
Elimination Final Sunday, 16 September (12:10 pm)	North Adelaide 15.5 (95)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 12.15 (87)	Football Park (crowd: see below)	Report
Qualifying Final Sunday, 16 September (3:10 pm)	Central District 8.10 (58)	def. by	West Adelaide 13.7 (85)	Football Park (crowd: 7,126)	Report
	Bye Norwood
Both games held as a "double header" fixture on the same day at the same ground, hence only one crowd figure.

Finals week 2 – 1st & 2nd Semi-finals

	Finals week 2
1st Semi-final Sunday, 23 September (12:10 pm)	Central District 7.8 (50)	def. by	North Adelaide 21.12 (138)	Football Park (crowd: see below)	Report
2nd Semi-final Sunday, 23 September (3:10 pm)	Norwood 8.13 (61)	def.	West Adelaide 2.5 (17)	Football Park (crowd: 10,284)	Report
Both games held as a "double header" fixture on the same day at the same ground, hence only one crowd figure.

Finals week 3 – Preliminary final

	Finals week 3
Preliminary Final Sunday, 30 September (3:10 pm)	West Adelaide 13.10 (88)	def.	North Adelaide 10.7 (67)	Football Park (crowd: 5,238)	Report
	Bye Norwood

Finals week 4 – Grand Final

Main article: 2012 SANFL Grand Final

	Grand Final
Sunday, 7 October (3:20 pm)	Norwood	def.	West Adelaide	Football Park (crowd: 29,661)	Report
	1.1 (7) 4.4 (28) 9.5 (59) 12.7 (79)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.3 (3) 1.4 (10) 1.6 (12) 3.12 (30)	Jack Oatey Medal: Dean Terlich Television broadcast: ABC South Australia

Club performances

Club	Home ground	Minor Round ladder position	Final ladder position	Best Home Attendance	Membership
Central District	Elizabeth Oval	2nd	4th	4,026 (Rd 2)	2,230
Glenelg	Glenelg Oval	6th	6th	6,047 (Rd 2)	3,218
North Adelaide	Prospect Oval	4th	3rd	4,134 (Rd 11)	2,107
Norwood	Norwood Oval	1st	1st	6,353 (Rd 15)	2,888
Port Adelaide	Alberton Oval	7th	7th	4,796 (Rd 4)	4,351
South Adelaide	Hickinbotham Oval	8th	8th	4,219 (Rd 3)	1,450
Sturt	Unley Oval	9th	9th	3,510 (Rd 9)	2,948
West Adelaide	Richmond Oval	3rd	2nd	2,890 (Rd 3)	1,851
Woodville-West Torrens	Woodville Oval Thebarton Oval	5th	5th	4,054 (Rd 6)	3,643

SANFL 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	24	F1	F2	F3	GF	Ladder
Central District	X	Norw 20	West 16	South 44	Port 29	WWT 6	X	Gln 75	North 6	Sturt 11	West 37	Port 15	Gln 43	WWT 79	Norw 23	Sturt 79	Port 59	Gln 34	X	West 31	South 49	Sturt 45	X	North 17	West 27	North 88	X	X	2
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	F1	F2	F3	GF	Ladder

+	Win		Qualified for finals
-	Loss	X	Bye
	Draw		Eliminated

Bold – Home game
X – Did Not Play
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Current clubs

Adelaide SANFL Football Grounds

Club	Nickname	Entered competition	Premierships (as of 2012)	Most Recent Premiership	Home Ground	Capacity
Central District	Bulldogs	1964	9	2010	Elizabeth Oval	18,000
Glenelg	Tigers	1921	4	1986	Glenelg Oval	15,000
North Adelaide	Roosters	1888	13	1991	Prospect Oval	20,000
Norwood	Redlegs	1878	28	2012	Norwood Oval	22,000
Port Adelaide	Magpies	1877	36	1999	Alberton Oval	17,000
South Adelaide	Panthers	1877	11	1964	Hickinbotham Oval	12,000
Sturt	Double Blues	1901	13	2002	Unley Oval	15,000
West Adelaide	Bloods	1897	8	1983	Richmond Oval	16,500
Woodville-West Torrens	Eagles	1991	3	2011	Woodville Oval	15,000

External links

• SANFL
• Adelaide Advertiser's SANFL Page