Australian Rules Football (AFL) 2013 Season

[Dogphins]

AFL REGULAR SEASON

ROUND 22

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Richmond has belted Essendon by 45 points, snuffing out the Dons' faint finals hopes

RICHMOND: (1st Q) 5.5 (2nd Q) 8.11 (3rd Q) 12.16 (Final) 13.24 (102)
ESSENDON: (1st Q) 3.2 (2nd Q) 4.6 (3rd Q) 7.9 (Final) 8.9 (57)

Official crowd: 47,590 at the MCG

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St Kilda has thumped newcomers Greater Western Sydney by 128 points at Etihad Stadium

ST KILDA: (1st Q) 7.2 (2nd Q) 17.6 (3rd Q) 19.7 (Final) 25.13 (163)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY: (1st Q) 2.1 (2nd Q) 2.3 (3rd Q) 3.5 (Final) 5.5 (35)

Official crowd: 17,327 at Etihad Stadium

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The Brisbane Lions keep Port Adelaide goalless in the final term to steal the points at AAMI Stadium

PORT ADELAIDE: (1st Q) 5.2 (2nd Q) 8.3 (3rd Q) 14.8 (Final) 14.9 (93)
BRISBANE: (1st Q) 5.3 (2nd Q) 10.6 (3rd Q) 12.7 (Final) 16.8 (104)

Official crowd: 13,953 at AAMI Stadium

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Hawthorn claims four points in one of the games of the season at the SCG, and flies to top spot on the ladder

SYDNEY: (1st Q) 4.3 (2nd Q) 8.5 (3rd Q) 10.7 (Final) 14.11 (95)
HAWTHORN: (1st Q) 0.1 (2nd Q) 7.6 (3rd Q) 10.11 (Final) 15.12 (102)

Official crowd: 31,167 at SCG

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West Coast snaps a seven-game losing run to Collingwood with a 49-point win

WEST COAST: (1st Q) 2.4 (2nd Q) 6.8 (3rd Q) 11.12 (Final) 15.17 (107)
COLLINGWOOD: (1st Q) 4.4 (2nd Q) 4.9 (3rd Q) 6.9 (Final) 8.10 (58)

Official crowd: 40,527 at Patersons Stadium

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Carlton suffers a shock 12-point loss to Gold Coast, all but ending its final hopes

GOLD COAST: (1st Q) 6.1 (2nd Q) 11.3 (3rd Q) 12.7 (Final) 15.8 (98)
CARLTON: (1st Q) 2.3 (2nd Q) 4.7 (3rd Q) 9.13 (Final) 11.20 (86)

Official crowd: 15,251 at Metricon Stadium

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Geelong puts away a brave Western Bulldogs outfit by 34 points after a dour struggle at Simonds Stadium

GEELONG: (1st Q) 3.2 (2nd Q) 8.4 (3rd Q) 10.8 (Final) 16.11 (107)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: (1st Q) 1.0 (2nd Q) 3.3 (3rd Q) 7.5 (Final) 11.7 (73)

Official crowd: 18,047 at Simonds Stadium

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Fremantle qualifies for the finals for just the fourth time with a shock 53-point win over North

NORTH MELBOURNE: (1st Q) 1.2 (2nd Q) 5.4 (3rd Q) 8.7 (Final) 12.7 (79)
FREMANTLE: (1st Q) 3.5 (2nd Q) 6.7 (3rd Q) 11.10 (Final) 20.12 (132)

Official crowd: 26,482 at Etihad Stadium

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Taylor Walker and Kurt Tippett inspire Adelaide to a dominant win against Melbourne

MELBOURNE: (1st Q) 3.4 (2nd Q) 5.7 (3rd Q) 8.10 (Final) 11.15 (81)
ADELAIDE: (1st Q) 5.3 (2nd Q) 10.8 (3rd Q) 20.12 (Final) 22.18 (150)

Official crowd: 18,450 at the MCG

[Dogphins]

AFL REGULAR SEASON

ROUND 23 (FINAL REGULAR SEASON ROUND)

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Hawks finish top of the ladder after win against finals bound Eagles

Hawthorn 14.11 (95) def. West Coast 10.10 (70)

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Geelong secure finals berth after win over Swans at Simmons Stadium

Geelong 17.10 (112) def. Sydney 11.12 (78)

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Finals bound Crows crush Gold Coast by 91 points

Adelaide 22.21 (153) def. Gold Coast 9.8 (62)

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Kangaroos make the 2012 finals after huge win over the Giants

Greater Western Sydney 11.11 (77) def. by North Melbourne 16.9 (105)

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Dockers clinch finals berth after home win over the dismal Dees

Fremantle 14.17 (101) def. Melbourne 5.10 (40)

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Magpies beat the Bombers, ending their terrible injury-riddled season

Essendon 10.12 (72) def. by Collingwood 14.20 (104)

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Carlton stumble against Saints, cannot win for outgoing coach

Carlton 12.19 (91) def. by St Kilda 16.10 (106)

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Tigers and Port Adelaide play out a thrilling draw at the MCG

Richmond 16.10 (106) drew with Port Adelaide 16.10 (106)

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Brisbane Lions end the year for the Western Bulldogs on the back on an 11-game losing streak

END OF REGULAR SEASON LADDER

(key: W= Wins, L= Loses, D= Draws, TSF= Total Score For, TSA= Total Score Against, %= Percentage, P= Points)

1. Hawthorn (W: 17, L: 5, D: 0, TSF: 2679, TSA: 1733, %: 154.59, P: 68)
2. Adelaide (W: 17, L: 5, D: 0, TSF: 2428, TSA: 1833, %: 132.46, P: 68)
3. Sydney (W: 16, L: 6, D: 0, TSF: 2290, TSA: 1629, %: 140.58, P: 64)
4. Collingwood (W: 16, L: 6, D: 0, TSF: 2123, TSA: 1823, %: 116.46, P: 64)
5. West Coast (W: 15, L: 7, D: 0, TSF: 2244, TSA: 1807, %: 124.18, P: 60)
6. Geelong (W: 15, L: 7, D: 0, TSF: 2209, TSA: 1886, %: 117.13, P: 60)
7. Fremantle (W: 14, L: 8, D: 0, TSF: 1956, TSA: 1691, %: 115.67, P: 56)
8. Nth Melbourne (W: 14, L: 8, D: 0, TSF: 2359, TSA: 2097, %: 112.49, P: 56)
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9. St. Kilda (W: 12, L: 10, D: 0, TSF: 2347, TSA: 1903, %: 123.33, P: 48)
10. Carlton (W: 11, L: 11, D: 0, TSF: 2079, TSA: 1925, %: 108.0, P: 44)
11. Essendon (W: 11, L: 11, D: 0, TSF: 2091, TSA: 2090, %: 100.05, P: 44)
12. Richmond (W: 10, L: 11, D: 1, TSF: 2169, TSA: 1943, %: 111.63, P: 42)
13. Brisbane (W: 10, L: 12, D: 0, TSF: 1904, TSA: 2092, %: 91.01, P: 40)
14. Port Adelaide (W: 5, L: 16, D: 1, TSF: 1691, TSA: 2144, %: 78.87, P: 22)
15. Western Bulldogs (W: 5, L: 17, D: 0, TSF: 1542, TSA: 2301, %: 67.01, P: 20)
16. Melbourne (W: 4, L: 18, D: 0, TSF: 1580, TSA: 2341, %: 67.49, P: 16)
17. Gold Coast (W: 3, L: 19, D: 0, TSF: 1509, TSA: 2481, %: 60.82, P: 12)
18. Greater Western Sydney (W: 2, L: 20, D: 0, TSF: 1270, TSA: 2751, %: 46.17, P: 8)

[Dogphins]

AFL REGULAR SEASON

FINALS WEEK 1

Week one (qualifying & elimination finals)

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First Qualifying Final

#1. Hawthorn: 20.15 (135)
#4. Collingwood: 15.8 (97)

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Second Qualifying Final

#2. Adelaide: 5.12 (42)
#3. Sydney: 11.5 (71)

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Second Elimination Final

#6. Geelong: 11.14 (80)
#7. Fremantle: 14.12 (96)

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First Elimination Final

#5. West Coast: 24.18 (162)
#8. North Melbourne: 9.12 (66)

FINALS WEEK 2

Week two (semi-finals)


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Second Semi-Final

Adelaide: 12.9 (81)
Fremantle: 11.5 (71)

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First Semi-Final

Collingwood: 10.13 (73)
West Coast: 9.6 (60)

FINALS WEEK 3

Week three (preliminary finals)

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Second Preliminary Final

Sydney: 13.18 (96)
Collingwood: 10.10 (70)

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First Preliminary Final

Hawthorn: 13.19 (97)
Adelaide: 14.8 (92)

FINALS WEEK 4

Week four (Grand Final)

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The 2012 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game between Hawthorn and the Sydney Swans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 September 2012. The match determined the premiers for the 2012 season of the Australian Football League. The match, attended by 99,683 spectators, was won by Sydney by 10 points, marking the club's fifth VFL/AFL premiership victory. Sydney's Ryan O'Keefe was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground.

Hawthorn entered the 2012 season as the premiership favourites following a narrow three-point preliminary final defeat to Collingwood the previous year. Hawthorn experienced an average start to the year, with a record of 5–4 after nine matches; the team then won its next eight matches by an average of 81 points. A narrow loss against Geelong in Round 19 was its only other loss of the season, and Hawthorn finished the regular season on top of the AFL ladder with a win-loss record of 17–5. Hawthorn defeated Collingwood in its first qualifying final by 38 points to progress to the preliminary final, then narrowly beat Adelaide by five points to qualify for the Grand Final for the first time since 2008.

Sydney entered the 2012 season having come off a semi-final loss to Hawthorn in the previous year's finals series. Sydney won its first five matches of the season, before losing three of its next four matches to fall to 6–3; it then won its next nine matches by an average of 46.5 points; this streak took Sydney to the top of the ladder in Round 15, a position that the Swans held for seven weeks. Sydney lost three of its last four matches, including narrow losses to top four teams Hawthorn and Collingwood, to finish third with a record of 16–6. Sydney beat Adelaide at AAMI Stadium by 29 points in the qualifying final, and defeated Collingwood at ANZ Stadium by 26 points the preliminary final to qualify for the Grand Final for the first time since 2006.

The two matches between Hawthorn and Sydney were split this season. Sydney recorded a convincing 37-point victory at Aurora Stadium in Launceston, Tasmania in Round 5, and Hawthorn recorded a narrow 7-point victory at the SCG in Round 22; it was the latter result which saw Hawthorn move ahead of Sydney on the premiership ladder.

[Dogphins]

Another AFL season has begun, what exciting games will come from season 2013!?

Round 1 of the regular season has begun, but first let's check out the NAB Cup (pre-season) Grand Final between the Carlton Blues and the Brisbane Lions.

NAB CUP GRAND FINAL

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AUSTRALIA'S GAME - TAKING IT TO THE WORLD

REGULAR SEASON - ROUND 1

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