2012 Essendon Football Club season

After a promising start to the season Essendon found themselves second on the ladder with a record of 8 wins and 1 loss (which was by a single point). The season then took an unexpected turn which saw Essendon lose 10 out of the last 13 games and miss the finals. They became the first club to have an 8-1 record and miss finals since Melbourne in the 1971 season.^[1]

Prior to the final round vice captain Mark McVeigh announced his retirement from football after 14 season and 232 games at the club.
After the Home and Away season completed Essendon captain Jobe Watson was awarded the Brownlow Medal. The highest individual accolade in the AFL

Squad

Essendon Football Club

Senior list

Rookie List

Coaching staff

Head coach

James Hird

Assistant coaches

Mark Thompson (senior assistant)
Sean Wellman (defensive structure)
Simon Goodwin (midfield structure)
Matthew Egan (forward structure)
James Byrne (development)
Rick Ladson (development)
Hayden Skipworth (Bendigo)

Legend:

(c) Captain
(vc) Vice captain
Long-term injury list
Upgraded rookie(s)
(vet) Veterans list

Updated: 20 October 2012
Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff

Trades

Player	Traded From	Traded To	Traded For
None

Out

Player	Traded From	Traded To	Traded For
Josh Jenkins Draft pick No. 41	Essendon	Adelaide	Draft pick No. 31

Drafts

National Draft

Round	Pick	Name	From	League
1	19	Elliot Kavanagh	Western Jets	TAC Cup
2	31	Jackson Merrett	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup
3	59	Nicholas O'Brien	North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup
4	75	Stewart Crameri	Rookie Promotion

Rookie Draft

Round	Pick	Name	From	League
1	11	Lauchlan Dalgleish	North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup
2	29	Cory Dell'Olio	South Fremantle	WAFL
3	47	Mark Baguley	Frankston	VFL
4	46	Hal Hunter	Calder Cannons	TAC Cup
5	78	Brendan Lee	East Perth	WAFL
6	85	Anthony Long	Essendon	AFL

Pre-Season Draft

Round	Pick	Name	From	League
No Picks

Delisted

Seasons^[s]	Player
4	Darcy Daniher
4	Jay Neagle
2	Mark Williams
3	Michael Quinn
3	Tyson Slattery
2	Taite Silverlock
1	James Webster

= Retired

Guernsey

Standard


Home		Away

Special Versions


Anzac		Dreamtime at the 'G		Clash for Cancer		Heritage		Heritage
Round(s) Worn	5	Round(s) Worn	8	Round(s) Worn	13	Round(s) Worn	15	Round(s) Worn	16, 22

Heritage Guernsey

On 2 July Essendon unveiled their Heritage Guernsey. It feature all the names of past premiership players in the background along with the name and signature of club legend John Colman on the breast. 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.’^[2] 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. The new Heritage guernsey made its debut during the Round 15 game between St Kilda and Essendon. This marked the end of a 114-year-long tradition as the first time the Essendon Football Club would play an AFL/VFL game without wearing its famous black and red stripe guernsey.

Results

Pre-season (NAB Cup)

Round 1

The three teams in each pool play each other in games of two 20 minute halves, with all three games being played over a three hour period at the one venue.


	Round 1
Sunday, 18 February 4:45 pm	West Coast 0.9.3 (57)	def.	Essendon 0.5.6 (36)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 27,581)	Report
Sunday, 18 February 5:50 pm	Fremantle 1.7.5 (56)	def.	Essendon 0.3.2 (20)	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 27,534)	Report

Round 2


	Round 2
Saturday, 3 March 7:00 pm (cancelled)	Essendon	def. by	St Kilda	Wangaratta Showgrounds
The match between Essendon and St Kilda was cancelled, because heavy rain prevented flights chartered by the Essendon Football Club from landing in Wangaratta.^[3] Initially the match was reflected as a draw with no score on the NAB Cup Ladder,^[4] but later St Kilda was awarded all four points.^[5]

Round 3


	Round 3
Friday, 9 March 6:10 pm	Essendon 1.14.12 (105)	def.	Sydney 1.14.10 (103)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 12,000)	Report

Round 4 - NAB Challenge Round


	Round 4
Saturday, 17 March 3:30 pm	Essendon 16.16 (112)	def.	Brisbane Lions 8.8 (56)	Visy Park (crowd: 3,500)	Report
This game was played under regular season rules.

Home and Away season

Round 1


	Round 1
Saturday, 31 March 7:40 pm	North Melbourne	def. by	Essendon	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 45,699)	Report
	4.3 (27) 8.5 (53) 10.10 (70) 15.12 (102)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.2 (20) 9.8 (62) 13.14 (92) 14.20 (104)	Umpires: Stevic, Armstrong, Bannister Television broadcast: Fox Sports

Harvey 3 Adams, Edwards, Petrie, Thomas 2 Harper, MacMillan, McIntosh, Wells 1		Goals	2 Hurley, Lovett-Murray, Melksham, Stanton 1 Heppell, Hille, Jetta, McVeigh, Ryder, Watson
Wells, Swallow, Petrie, Firrito, Adams, Harper, Thomas		Best	Stanton, Watson, Heppell, Myers, Hille, Hibberd, Zaharakis
Tarrant (Hamstring)		Injuries	Hocking (Concussion), Hardingham (Shoulder)
Wright (Charging)		Reports	Nil

Former Essendon player Jordan Bannister made his senior AFL debut as an field umpire in this match. Bannister played for Essendon from 2001–2003, and later played for Carlton.^[6]


	Brownlow Votes
3 Brent Stanton (Essendon) 2 Daniel Wells (North Melbourne) 1 Jobe Watson (Essendon)


	Game Milestone
50 Cale Hooker

Score Worm

Round 2


	Round 2
Saturday, 7 April 1:45 pm	Essendon	def.	Port Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 33,118)	Report
	5.2 (32) 10.6 (66) 11.13 (79) 16.15 (111)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.2 (32) 7.3 (45) 12.5 (77) 13.8 (86)	Umpires: Donlon, Ritchie, Armstrong Television broadcast: Channel 7

Jetta 4 Crameri 3 Stanton 2 Carlisle, Dempsey, Hille, Howlett, Hurley, Monfries, Zaharakis 1		Goals	4 Schulz 3 Westhoff 1 Ebert, McCarthy, Redden, P.Stewart, Thomas, Wingard
Stanton, Jetta, Ryder, Watson, Dempsey, Monfries, Hardingham		Best	Boak, Cornes, Westhoff, Schulz, McCarthy, Cassisi
Hille (Calf), Myers (Hamstring), Lovett-Murray (Hamstring)		Injuries	Wingard (Concussion)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 2 Domenic Cassisi (Port Adelaide) 1 Dustin Fletcher (Essendon)

Score Worm

Round 3


	Round 3
Saturday, 14 April 7:40 pm	Gold Coast	def. by	Essendon	Metricon Stadium (Crowd: 17,069)	Report
	2.3 (15) 7.5 (47) 12.7 (79) 13.10 (88)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.6 (36) 7.10 (52) 10.12 (72) 15.15 (105)	Umpires: Ritchie, Stewart, Grun Television broadcast: Channel 7

Ablett, Bock, Hall 2 Brennan, Caddy, Harbrow, Matera, Rischitelli, Russell, Shaw 1		Goals	4 Crameri 2 Hurley, Jetta, Ryder, Watson 1 Bellchambers, Davey, Reimers
Ablett, Harbrow, Hunt, Tape, Bock, Swallow		Best	Watson, Crameri, Hurley, Monfries, Howlett, Ryder
Nil		Injuries	Dempsey (Hamstring)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Gary Ablett, Jr. (Gold Coast) 2 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 1 Stewart Crameri (Essendon)


	Game Milestone
350 Dustin Fletcher 50 Michael Hurley 50 Tayte Pears

Score Worm

Round 4


	Round 4
Saturday, 21 April 1:45 pm	Carlton	def. by	Essendon	MCG (Crowd: 73,172)	Report
	4.4 (28) 4.7 (32) 5.12 (42) 11.13 (79)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.6 (24) 8.11 (59) 12.17 (89) 15.19 (109)	Umpires: Margetts, Rosebury, Leppard Television broadcast: Channel 7

Betts 4 Robinson, Garlett, Murphy, McLean, Gibbs, Judd, Hampson 1		Goals	5 Crameri 3 Davey 1 Melksham, Stanton, Ryder, Zaharakis, Hurley, Fletcher, Monfries
Simpson, Murphy, Judd, Scotland, Henderson, Waite		Best	Watson, Stanton, Crameri, Hardingham, Ryder, Davey, Heppell, Hibberd, Fletcher
Carrazzo (Shoulder), Laidler (Knee), Yarran (Toe)		Injuries	Hurley (Hamstring)


The match between Carlton and Essendon was the 2,500th senior VFL/AFL match hosted by the Melbourne Cricket Ground.^[7]


	Brownlow Votes
3 Brent Stanton (Essendon) 2 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 1 Stewart Crameri (Essendon)


	Game Milestone
Debut Cory Dell'Olio

Score Worm

Round 5


	Round 5
Wednesday, 25 April 2:40 pm	Collingwood	def.	Essendon	MCG (Crowd: 86,932)	Report
	2.4 (16) 5.6 (36) 9.8 (62) 11.14 (80)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 3.6 (24) 7.8 (50) 11.13 (79)	Umpires: Donlon, Stevic, Meredith Television broadcast: Channel 7

Cloke, Swan 3 Blair 2 Sidebottom, Jolly, Beams 1		Goals	3 Davey 2 Zaharakis, Monfries 1 Hocking, Howlett, Lonergan, Dell'Olio, Stanton
Swan, Clarke, Pendlebury, Beams, Wellingham, Toovey		Best	Zaharakis, Heppell, Howlett, Dyson, Lonergan
Nil		Injuries	Hibberd (Hamstring)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Dane Swan (Collingwood) 2 Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 1 Dyson Heppell (Essendon)


	Anzac Medal
Dane Swan^[8]

Score Worm

Round 6


	Round 6
Saturday, 5 May 1:40 pm	Essendon	def.	Brisbane Lions	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 36,361)	Report
	8.3 (51) 12.9 (81) 16.12 (108) 19.15 (129)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.1 (25) 7.4 (46) 8.4 (52) 9.8 (62)	Umpires: Rosebury, Fila, Grun Television broadcast: Fox Sports

Crameri 4 Jetta, Davey 3 Lonergan, Monfries 2 Melksham, Dyson, Lovett-Murray, Dempsey, Watson 1		Goals	2 Brown, Polec, Crisp 1 Hudson, McGrath, Cornelius
Stanton, Watson, Bellchambers, Lonergan, Heppell, Hocking, Fletcher		Best	Rich, Brown, Redden, McGrath, Maguire
Crameri (Knee)		Injuries	McGrath (Adductor)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 2 Brent Stanton (Essendon) 1 Dyson Heppell (Essendon)

Score Worm

Round 7


	Round 7
Saturday, 12 May 7:40 pm	Essendon	def.	West Coast	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 43,260)	Report
	1.6 (12) 5.10 (40) 12.14 (86) 16.17 (113)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 3.5 (23) 3.7 (25) 7.10 (52)	Umpires: Stewart, Fila, Meredith Television broadcast: Channel 7

Crameri, Davey 3 Jetta, Ryder, Stanton 2 Bellchambers, Dyson, Lovett-Murray, Melksham 1		Goals	2 Waters 1 Brennan, Darling, Hill, Kerr, McGinnity
Stanton, Watson, Zaharakis, Hooker, Melksham, Crameri, Fletcher		Best	Cox, Kerr, Gaff, Shuey, McGinnity
Nil		Injuries	Priddis (Concussion)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Brent Stanton (Essendon) 2 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 1 Paddy Ryder (Essendon)

Round 8


	Round 8
Saturday, 19 May 7:45 pm	Essendon	def.	Richmond	MCG (Crowd: 80,900)	Report
	6.2 (38) 12.7 (79) 16.9 (105) 19.14 (128)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.2 (26) 6.8 (44) 11.16 (82) 15.19 (109)	Umpires: Rosebury, Stewart, Bannister Television broadcast: Channel 7

Ryder 4 Stanton, Monfries 3 Watson, Jetta, Davey 2 Crameri, Howlett, Lovett-Murray 1		Goals	3 Cotchin, Edwards 2 Grigg, Martin 1 Deledio, Jackson, Miller, Nahas, Riewoldt
Watson, Stanton, Crameri, Ryder, Jetta, Bellchambers, Heppell, Zaharakis		Best	Deledio, Cotchin, Grigg, Foley, Maric, Tuck, Jackson
Fletcher (Groin), Hardingham (Calf)		Injuries	Grimes (Hamstring)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Brett Deledio (Richmond) 2 Brent Stanton (Essendon) 1 Jobe Watson (Essendon)

Round 9


	Round 9
Saturday, 26 May 7:40 pm	Greater Western Sydney	def. by	Essendon	Skoda Stadium (Crowd: 11,887)	Report
	0.5 (5) 2.9 (21) 4.11 (35) 7.11 (53)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1 (19) 8.1 (49) 13.8 (86) 18.11 (119)	Umpires: McBurney, Ryan, Hosking Television broadcast: Channel 7

Cameron 3 Shiel, Treloar, Giles, McDonald 1		Goals	3 Crameri, Davey, Bellchambers 2 Ryder, Monfries 1 Zaharakis, Watson, Melksham, Hurley, Colyer
Treloar, Tyson, Kennedy, Cameron, Power, Shiel		Best	Dyson, Crameri, Lovett-Murray, Dempsey, Zaharakis, Davey



The match between Greater Western Sydney and Essendon will be the first AFL match played at Skoda Stadium, the new primary home ground for Greater Western Sydney. This is the first game former Essendon Coaching legend Kevin Sheedy will coach against his old club.


	Brownlow Votes
3 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 2 Tom Bellchambers (Essendon) 1 Brent Stanton (Essendon)

Round 10


	Round 10
Saturday, 2 June 7:40 pm	Essendon	def. by	Melbourne	MCG (Crowd: 42,987)	Report
	1.5 (11) 2.9 (21) 5.13 (43) 6.16 (52)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2 (8) 4.3 (27) 5.5 (35) 8.10 (58)	Umpires: McBurney, Jennings, Foot Television broadcast: Channel 7

Watson 2 Davey, Melksham, Hocking, Colyer 1		Goals	2 Garland 1 Howe, Morton, Moloney, Jones, Clark, Sylvia
Watson, Dempsey, Stanton, Howlett, Zaharakis		Best	Watts, Jones, Howe, Moloney, Rivers, Grimes, Nicholson


	Brownlow Votes
3 Jack Watts (Melbourne) 2 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 1 Daniel Nicholson (Melbourne)

Round 11


	Round 11
Saturday, 9 June 7:40 pm	Essendon	def. by	Sydney	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 42,785)	Report
	1.5 (11) 1.11 (17) 2.15 (27) 11.16 (82)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.3 (33) 8.6 (54) 11.8 (74) 13.8 (86)	Umpires: Margetts, Meredith, McInerney Television broadcast: Channel 7

Davey 3 Watson 2 Hocking, Howlett, Jetta, Lovett-Murray, Myers, Stanton 1		Goals	3 Jetta 2 Jack, Reid 1 Bolton, Everitt, McVeigh, Mumford, Roberts-Thomson, Shaw
Watson, Davey, Dyson, Howlett, Heppell, Hooker		Best	Jetta, Bolton, Armstrong, Bird, Kennedy, Richards, McVeigh
Nil		Injuries	Hannebery (Concussion)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Jude Bolton (Sydney) 2 Lewis Jetta (Sydney) 1 Jobe Watson (Essendon)

Round 12

Bye

Round 13


	Round 13
Saturday, 23 June 5:40 pm	Fremantle	def. by	Essendon	Patersons Stadium (Crowd: 34,567)	Report
	6.1 (37) 8.2 (50) 14.4 (88) 14.5 (89)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.2 (32) 10.4 (64) 13.5 (83) 17.11 (113)	Umpires: Schmitt, Meredith, Bannister Television broadcast: Channel 7

Mayne 4 Pavlich 3 Clarke, Broughton 2 Barlow, Griffin, de Boer 1		Goals	6 Hurley 2 Monfries, Dell'Olio, Crameri 1 Heppell, Ryder, Hille, Melksham, Watson
Pavlich, Barlow, Mayne, Ibbotson, Clarke, de Boer, Lower		Best	Hurley, Watson, Myers, Howlett, Ryder, Crameri, Carlisle


	Brownlow Votes
3 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 2 Michael Hurley (Essendon) 1 Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle)


	Game Milestone
50 Ben Howlett

Round 14


	Round 14
Saturday, 30 June 7:40 pm	Essendon	def.	Western Bulldogs	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 40,824)	Report
	7.5 (47) 12.7 (79) 15.10 (100) 21.14 (140)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2 (8) 3.5 (23) 6.7 (43) 8.8 (56)	Umpires: Margetts, Leppard, Findlay Television broadcast: Channel 7

Hurley 5 Reimers 3 Watson 3 Crameri, Ryder, Dell'Olio, Melksham 2 Hocking, Dempsey 1		Goals	3 Minson 2 Liberatore 1 Campbell, Smith, Boyd
Hurley, Watson, Dempsey, Stanton, Hibberd, Hocking, Reimers		Best	Minson, Liberatore, Boyd, Picken, Dahlhaus, Smith
Nil		Injuries	Murphy (Left Hamstring), Griffen (Calf)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 2 Michael Hurley (Essendon) 1 Heath Hocking (Essendon)


	Game Milestone
50 Jake Melksham

Round 15


	Round 15
Saturday, 7 July 7:40 pm	St Kilda	def.	Essendon	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 45,838)	Report
	4.3 (27) 9.5 (59) 15.6 (96) 21.7 (133)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.5 (23) 5.6 (36) 7.8 (50) 8.14 (62)	Umpires: Stevic, Meredith, Mitchell Television broadcast: Channel 7

Milne 5 Riewoldt 4 Koschitzke, Siposs, Wilkes, Saad, Schneider 2 Gilbert, Gram 1		Goals	2 Hille, Melksham 1 Carlisle, Hurley, Reimers, Davey
Milne, Dal Santo, Hayes, Riewoldt, Siposs, McEvoy, Simpkin		Best	Dempsey, Heppell, Watson, Melksham, Lonergan
Nil		Injuries	Hurley (Hamstring), Reimers (Concussion)
Koschitzke (Rough Conduct)		Reports	Nil


	Brownlow Votes
3 Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) 2 Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) 1 Stephen Milne (St Kilda)

Round 16


	Round 16
Saturday, 14 July 1:40 pm	Port Adelaide	def. by	Essendon	AAMI Stadium (Crowd: 17, 344)	Report
	4.3 (27) 8.6 (54) 11.9 (76) 11.11 (79)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.2 (26) 8.4 (52) 13. 8 (86) 19.13 (127)	Umpires: Farmer, Ritchie, Fila Television broadcast: Fox Sports

Westhoff, Ebert 3 D Stewart 2 McCarthy, P Stewart, Thomas 1		Goals	3 Gumbleton, Jetta 2 Dell'Olio, Bellchambers, Hille 1 Davey, Dyson, Melksham, Reimers, Howlett, Myers, Watson
Brad Ebert, Brett Ebert, Moore, Broadbent, Boak, Westhoff		Best	Bellchambers, Howlett, Jetta, Gumbleton, Heppell, Watson
Nil		Injuries	Michael Hibberd (Quad)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Leroy Jetta (Essendon) 2 Brett Ebert (Port Adelaide) 1 Dyson Heppell (Essendon)


	Game Milestone
Debut Mark Baguley

Round 17


	Round 17
Friday, 20 July 7:50 pm	Geelong	def.	Essendon	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 50,066)	Report
	4.5 (29) 9.7 (61) 15.11 (101) 20.14 (134)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.1 (13) 5.4 (34) 8.5 (53) 10.7 (67)	Umpires: Rosebury, Nicholls, Hay Television broadcast: Channel 7

Hawkins 5 Smedts 3 Johnson, Murdoch, Taylor, Chapman 2 Duncan, Mackie, Motlop, Walker 1		Goals	3 Bellchambers 1 Crameri, Davey, Dell'Ollio, Gumbleton, Jetta, Monfries, Myers
Duncan, Johnson, Smedts, Selwood, Mackie, Hawkins, Corey, Kelly		Best	Myers, Bellchambers, Stanton, Watson, Heppell
Steve Johnson (Right Groin)		Injuries	Nil


	Brownlow Votes
3 Andrew Mackie (Geelong) 2 Mitch Duncan (Geelong) 1 Steve Johnson (Geelong)

Round 18


	Round 18
Friday, 27 July 7:50 pm	Essendon	def. by	Hawthorn	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 44,899)	Report
	1.4 (10) 3.7 (25) 9.11 (65) 12.14 (86)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	8.5 (53) 14.9 (93) 20.15 (135) 27.18 (180)	Umpires: Meredith, Findlay, Jeffery Television broadcast: Channel 7

Gumbleton 4 Hille 2 Dell'Ollio, Howlett, Jetta, Lovett-Murray, Monfries, Winderlich 1		Goals	5 Hodge 4 Suckling 3 Gunston, Roughead 2 Young, Breust, Rioli, Smith 1 Lewis, Puopolo, Shiels, Whitecross
Watson, Gumbleton, Howlett, Heppell, Carlisle		Best	Rioli, Hodge, Suckling, Gunston, Mitchell, Whitecross, Sewell


	Brownlow Votes
3 Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) 2 Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 1 Matt Suckling (Hawthorn)


	Game Milestone
Debut Elliott Kavanagh

Round 19


	Round 19
Sunday, 5 August 4:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	Essendon	AAMI Stadium (Crowd: 40,030)	Report
	4.2 (26) 6.3 (39) 13.7 (85) 16.8 (104)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.4 (34) 9.7 (61) 12.7 (79) 15.10 (100)	Umpires: Donlon, Kamolins, Hay Television broadcast: Fox Sports

Walker 4 Dangerfield 3 Johncock, Jenkins 2 Jacobs, Sloane, Porplyzia, Riley, van Berlo 1		Goals	4 Winderlich 2 Browne, Gumbleton 1 Colyer, Dempsey, Davey, Hurley, Jetta, Lonergan, Watson
Dangerfield, Thompson, Sloane, Talia, Douglas, Walker		Best	Watson, Dempsey, Lovett-Murray, Browne, Carlisle, Heppell
Porplyzia (Shoulder)		Injuries	Howlett (Hamstring), Winderlich (Hamstring)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 2 Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 1 Rory Sloane (Adelaide)


	Game Milestone
150 Jobe Watson 100 Jason Winderlich

Round 20


	Round 20
Sunday, 12 August 4:40 pm	Essendon	def. by	North Melbourne	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 42,674)	Report
	5.2 (32) 8.6 (54) 9.10(64) 11.10 (76)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.2 (38) 8.4 (52) 11.7 (73) 15.10 (100)	Umpires: Donlon, Meredith, McInerney Television broadcast: Fox Sports

Davey, Hurley 3 Crameri, Lovett-Murray, Lonergan, Melksham, Watson 1		Goals	3 Harvey, Hansen, Tarrant 2 Garlett, Gibson 1 Wells, Wright
Watson, Fletcher, Bellchambers, Colyer, Davey, Hurley		Best	Harvey, Wright, McMahon, Swallow, Grima, Gibson, Goldstein, Anthony
Nil		Injuries	Leigh Adams (Left Shoulder), Daniel Wells (Calf), Nathan Grima (Hamstring Tendonitis)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Sam Wright (North Melbourne) 2 Tom Bellchambers (Essendon) 1 Jobe Watson (Essendon)

Round 21


	Round 21
Saturday, 18 August 1:45 pm	Essendon	def. by	Carlton	MCG (Crowd: 59,381)	Report
	2.5 (17) 6.6 (42) 7.8 (50) 8.12 (60)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.3 (33) 15.4 (94) 20.9 (129) 25.12 (156)	Umpires: McBurney, Farmer, Schmitt Television broadcast: Channel 7

Crameri, Ryder 2 Watson, Lonergan, Stanton, Hurley 1		Goals	5 Waite 3 McLean, Simpson, Walker, Garlett, Casboult 2 Betts, Murphy
Watson, Browne, Hooker		Best	Murphy, Gibbs, McLean, Waite, Simpson, Judd, Betts, Casboult
Fletcher (Hip Flexor), Carlisle (Ankle)		Injuries	Nil


	Brownlow Votes
3 Marc Murphy (Carlton) 2 Jarrad Waite (Carlton) 1 Kade Simpson (Carlton)

Round 22


	Round 22
Friday, 24 August 7:50 pm	Richmond	def.	Essendon	MCG (Crowd: 47,590)	Report
	5.5 (35) 8.11 (59) 12.16 (88) 13.24 (102)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.2 (20) 4.6 (30) 7.9 (51) 8.9 (57)	Umpires: Nicholls, McInerney, Mollison Television broadcast: Channel 7

Riewoldt 3 Edwards, McGuane 2 Astbury, Deledio, Grigg, Martin, Nahas, O'Hanlon 1		Goals	3 Monfries 1 Browne, Gumbleton, Hurley, Jetta, O'Brien
Tuck, Cotchin, Deledio, Houli, Jackson, Edwards, Riewoldt, O'Hanlon		Best	Heppell, Monfries, Hibberd, Crameri
White (Hamstring)		Injuries	Davey (Hamstring), Crameri (Shoulder)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 2 Shane Tuck (Richmond) 1 Brett Deledio (Richmond)


	Game Milestone
Debut Nick O'Brien

Round 23


	Round 23
Saturday, 1 September 7:40 pm	Essendon	def. by	Collingwood	MCG (Crowd: 56,491)	Report
	4.3 (27) 7.3 (45) 9.7 (61) 10.12 (72)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.5 (35) 7.11 (53) 10.17 (77) 14.20 (104)	Umpires: Donlon, McBurney, Jennings Television broadcast: Channel 7

O'Brien, Zaharakis 2 Crameri, Monfries, Hurley, Myers, Watson, Heppell 1		Goals	5 Cloke 2 Fasolo 1 Beams, Goldsack, Paine, Swan, Krakouer, Shaw, O'Brien
Watson, Stanton, Zaharakis, Heppell, Hille, Hurley		Best	Swan, Cloke, Beams, Fasolo, Pendlebury, Thomas
Nil		Injuries	Goldsack (Ankle)


	Brownlow Votes
3 Dane Swan (Collingwood) 2 Travis Cloke (Collingwood) 1 Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)


	Game Milestone
150 Angus Monfries Debut Jackson Merrett

Ladder

2012 AFL Ladder

Team

Pts

Hawthorn

2679

1733

154.59

Adelaide

2428

1833

132.46

Sydney (P)

2290

1629

140.58

Collingwood

2123

1823

116.46

West Coast

2244

1807

124.18

Geelong

2209

1886

117.13

Fremantle

1956

1691

115.67

North Melbourne

2359

2097

112.49

St Kilda

2347

1903

123.33

Carlton

2079

1925

108.00

Essendon

2091

2090

100.05

Richmond

2169

1943

111.63

Brisbane Lions

1904

2092

91.01

Port Adelaide

1691

2144

78.87

Western Bulldogs

1542

2301

67.01

Melbourne

1580

2341

67.49

Gold Coast

1509

2481

60.82

GWS

1270

2751

46.17

Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Ladder Progress

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Ground	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	B	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L		W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	9	5	4	3	5	4	2	3	2	2	4	6	3	4	6	6	6	7	8	8	10	11	11

Ground: A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win

Tribunal cases

Player	Round	Charge category (Level)	Verdict	Points^[a]	Result	Victim	Club	Ref(s)
Sam Lonergan	2	Rough Conduct (2)	Guilty (Early Plea)	185.63	1 Week	Travis Boak	Port Adelaide	^[9]
Leroy Jetta	8	Striking (2)	Guilty (Appeal Denied)	137.50	1 Week	Dylan Grimes	Richmond	^[10]
David Zaharakis	9	Striking (2)	Guilty (Early Plea)	93.75	Reprimand	Tomas Bugg	Greater Western Sydney	^[11]
Jake Carlisle	9	Wrestling	Guilty (Early Plea)	0	$900	Jeremy Cameron	Greater Western Sydney	^[11]
Alwyn Davey	9	Wrestling	Guilty (Early Plea)	0	$900	Taylor Adams	Greater Western Sydney	^[11]
Paddy Ryder	10	Tripping (1)	Guilty (Early Plea)	66	Reprimand	Daniel Nicholson	Melbourne	^[12]
Alwyn Davey	11	Rough Conduct (3)	Guilty (Early Plea)	243.75	2 Weeks	Dan Hannebery	Sydney	^[13]
Stewart Crameri	14	Rough Conduct (3)	Guilty (Early Plea)	243.75	2 Weeks	Dylan Addison	Western Bulldogs	^[14]
Heath Hocking	15	Rough Conduct (2)	Guilty (Early Plea)	297.19	2 Weeks	Lenny Hayes	St Kilda	^[15]
Jake Carlisle	16	Rough Conduct (1)	Guilty (Early Plea)	93.75	Reprimand	Paul Stewart	Port Adelaide	^[16]

Season Statistics

Home attendance

Round	Opponent	Attendance
2	Port Adelaide	33,118
6	Brisbane Lions	36,361
7	West Coast	43,260
8	Richmond	80,900
10	Melbourne	42,987
11	Sydney	42,785
14	Western Bulldogs	40,824
18	Hawthorn	44,899
20	North Melbourne	42,674
21	Carlton	59,381
23	Collingwood	56,491
Total Attendance		523,680
Average Attendance		47,607

Awards

Brownlow Medal^[17]

Votes	Player
30	Jobe Watson
14	Brent Stanton
4	Tom Bellchambers
4	Michael Hurley
3	Dyson Heppell
3	Leroy Jetta
2	Stewart Crameri
1	Dustin Fletcher
1	Heath Hocking
1	Patrick Ryder

= Overall Winner

Crichton Medal^[18]

Votes	Player
551	Jobe Watson
310	Dyson Heppell
256	Dustin Fletcher
240	Brent Stanton
232	Ben Howlett
214	David Zaharakis
208	Courtenay Dempsey
198	Stewart Crameri
195	Patrick Ryder
117	Michael Hurley

Other Awards^[18]

Award Name	Player
Best Clubman	Dyson Heppell
Matthew Lloyd Senior Leading Goal Kicking	Stewart Crameri
Lindsay Griffiths Rising Star	Michael Hibberd
Most Improved Player	Jake Carlisle
Adam Ramanauskas Most Courageous Player	Ben Howlett
Best Team Player	Dustin Fletcher
Essendon Goal of the Year^[19]	Stewart Crameri
Essendon Mark of the Year^[20]	Dyson Heppell

Season Financials

EFC Annual Report 2012

Item	$ 2012	$ 2011	Change
Revenue	$65,431,425	$51,416,731	$14,014,694
Membership & Reserved Seating	$9,367,066	$10,363,690	$996,624
Gate Receipts	$726,504	$963,101	$236,597
Marketing Revenue	$15,902,153	$15,532,108	$370,045
Merchandise Revenue	$3,226,302	$2,563,026	$663,276
Football Department Spend	$19,200,704	$18,510,078	$690,626
Operating Profit/Loss	$401,429	$1,024,086	$622,657
Total Profit/Loss	$12,345,536	$2,059,379	$10,286,157

Notes

^a "Points" refers to carry-over points accrued following the sanction. For example, 154.69 points draw a one-match suspension, with 54.69 carry-over points (for every 100 points, a one-match suspension is given).
^s Denotes amount of seasons on the Essendon list only.

References

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↑ Lowther, Andrew (3 March 2012). "Dons, Saints game cancelled". Australian Football League. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
↑ "2012 NAB Cup ladder". Australian Football League. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
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↑ "2012, Match Review – Round 1, Saturday March 24, Thursday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday, March 29-30-31, April 1". Footystats. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
↑ Green, Warwick; McFarlane, Glenn (20 April 2012). "MCG reaches 2500-game milestone". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
↑ "Swan dines out in Anzac classic". AFL.com.au. BigPond. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
↑ "Full MRP". AFL.com.au. BigPond. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
↑ "Full MRP". AFL.com.au. BigPond. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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↑ "Video: Essendon Goal of the Year". essendonfc.com.au. BigPond. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
↑ "Video: Essendon Mark of the Year". essendonfc.com.au. BigPond. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.

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2012 Essendon Football Club season

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Results

Pre-season (NAB Cup)

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Ladder

Ladder Progress

Tribunal cases

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Home attendance

Awards

Brownlow Medal[17]

Crichton Medal[18]

Other Awards[18]

Season Financials

Notes

References

External links

Brownlow Medal^[17]

Crichton Medal^[18]

Other Awards^[18]