2012 Essendon Football Club season explained
The 2012 Essendon Football Club season is the club's 114th season in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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.
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. This was later handed back following the drug scandal.
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.[1]
Squad
Trades
See main article: 2011 AFL Trades. In
Out
Drafts
See main article: article and 2011 AFL Draft. National Draft
Rookie DraftPre-Season DraftDelisted
Guernsey
Standard
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Special Versions
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| Anzac | Dreamtime at the 'G | Clash for Cancer | Heritage | Heritage |
| Round(s) Worn | | Round(s) Worn | | Round(s) Worn | | Round(s) Worn | | Round(s) Worn | 16, 22 | |
Heritage Guernsey
On 2 July 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 and . 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 4 - NAB Challenge Round
Home and Away season
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Bye
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Ladder
Ladder progress
Tribunal cases
Season statistics
Home attendance
| width=60 style="background:#000000; color:red; text-align:center;" | Round | width=150 style="background:#000000; color:red; text-align:center;" class="unsortable" | Opponent | width=90 style="background:#000000; color:red; text-align:center;" | Attendance |
|---|
| 2 | | 33,118 |
| 6 | | 36,361 |
| 7 | | 43,260 |
| 8 | | 80,900 |
| 10 | | 42,987 |
| 11 | | 42,785 |
| 14 | | 40,824 |
| 18 | | 44,899 |
| 20 | | 42,674 |
| 21 | | 59,381 |
| 23 | | 56,491 |
| Total Attendance | 523,680 |
| Average Attendance | 47,607 | |
Awards
Crichton Medal
[11]
Other Awards
[11]
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
- "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).
- Denotes amount of seasons on the list only.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016. Travis King. 12 January 2016. 12 January 2016. Australian Football League.
- Web site: Essendon unveil heritage guernsey. BigPond. 27 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120714051035/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/a/Essendon-unveil-heritage-guernsey/9509. 14 July 2012. dead.
- Web site: Full MRP. https://web.archive.org/web/20120410110002/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/132619/default.aspx. dead. 10 April 2012. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 9 March 2012. 9 March 2012.
- Web site: Full MRP. https://web.archive.org/web/20120719020129/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/136445/default.aspx. dead. 19 July 2012. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 21 May 2012. 23 May 2012.
- Web site: MRP full statement. https://web.archive.org/web/20120531225249/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/137117/default.aspx. dead. 31 May 2012. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 28 May 2012. 28 May 2012.
- Web site: MRP full statement. https://web.archive.org/web/20120606010813/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/137750/default.aspx. dead. 6 June 2012. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 4 June 2012. 4 June 2012.
- Web site: MRP full report. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 11 June 2012. 7 July 2012.
- Web site: MRP report: round 14. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 2 July 2012. 7 July 2012.
- Web site: Full MRP report . AFL.com.au . . 9 July 2012 . 22 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120712123621/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/140914/default.aspx . 12 July 2012.
- Web site: Full MRP report. https://web.archive.org/web/20120719015214/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/141617/default.aspx. dead. 19 July 2012. AFL.com.au. BigPond. 16 July 2012. 22 July 2012.
- Web site: Twomey. Callum. Watson wins 2012 Crichton Medal. essendonfc.com.au. BigPond. 4 October 2012. 18 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121007050134/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/a/Watson-wins-2012-Crichton-Medal/10040. 7 October 2012. dead.
- Web site: Video: Essendon Goal of the Year. essendonfc.com.au. BigPond. 14 October 2012. 18 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018121049/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/a/Video:-Essendon-Goal-of-the-Year/10092. 18 October 2012. dead.
- Web site: Video: Essendon Mark of the Year. essendonfc.com.au. BigPond. 13 October 2012. 18 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018212745/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/a/Video:-Essendon-Mark-of-the-Year/10090. 18 October 2012. dead.
