What year was the 2012 AFL season?

What year was the 2012 AFL season?

2012 AFL season. The 2012 Australian Football League season was the 116th season of the Australian rules football competition and the 23rd under the name ‘Australian Football League’, having switched from ‘Victorian Football League’ after 1989.

How did Hawthorn win the minor premiership?

Hawthorn secured the minor premiership for the first time since 1989. Greater Western Sydney ‘s points-for total of 1270 was the lowest ever in a 22-match home-and-away season, beating the previous lowest of 1452 set by Fitzroy in 1996. It was the lowest in any season since North Melbourne scored 1266 points in twenty games set in 1968.

What was the fixture for the 2011 AFL premiership?

It was their second pre-season cup premiership. The fixture for this season was officially announced on 28 October 2011. Some of the features of the fixture included: Each team played twenty-two matches over twenty-three rounds. Each team had one bye, located between rounds 11 and 13.

What are the biggest wins for Hawthorn and Sydney in history?

Hawthorn recorded its largest ever victory over North Melbourne, by 115 points. Lance Franklin ( Hawthorn) scored 13 goals, the most by any player in a match since Scott Cummings ( West Coast) kicked 14 goals in round 5, 2000. Sydney recorded its lowest home crowd of 13,505 since round 2, 1996.

What does the Essendon Football Club motto mean?

Under the signature include the traditional Essendon Football Club motto ‘suaviter in modo, fortiter in re’ which dates back to the 1870s and translates as ‘gentle in manner, resolute in deed.’ The most notable change to the guernsey was the removal of the black background to comply with AFL rules requiring each club to provide a clash guernsey .

Why was the 2012 Premier League season so controversial?

The season became notorious for the illegal supplements program that was operated by the club prior to and into the 2012 season. After a three-year investigation, thirty-four players on the 2012 squad were suspected to have been administered the banned peptide Thymosin beta-4, and were suspended for the 2016 season.

Will there be an AFL premiership season at the MCG?

The Melbourne Cricket Club, as ground managers of the MCG, looks forward to welcoming you to the ‘G throughout the 2022 AFL Premiership Season. The AFL is currently finalising season arrangements and on-sale dates for the 2022 AFL Premiership Season. We hope to provide fans with further information in late February.