hawthorn (16-5) vs west coast (15-6)
hawks win first minor premership in 23 years costing eagles 4th by 25. hawthorn (17-5) host collignwood. west coast (15-7) host north.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Hawthorn | 7.1 | 10.6 | 11.10 | 14.11 | 95 | Fri 31-Aug-2012 7:50 pm | M.C.G. | 50,023 | |
| West Coast | 1.3 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 10.10 | 70 | Hawthorn won by 25 points | |||
adelaide (16-5) vs gold coast (3-18)
crows smash suns by 91 to finish 2nd. adelaide (17-5) host sydney. gold coast (3-19) finish 17th.
| Adelaide | 3.6 | 9.13 | 15.18 | 22.21 | 153 | Sat 1-Sep-2012 1:40 pm | Football Park | 35,463 |
| Gold Coast | 1.3 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 62 | Adelaide won by 91 points | ||
geelong (14-7) vs sydney (16-5)
cats cost swans a top 2 finish by 34. geelong (15-7) host freo. sydney (16-6) play adelaide.
| Geelong | 4.3 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 17.10 | 112 | Sat 1-Sep-2012 1:45 pm | Kardinia Park | 20,045 |
| Sydney | 4.5 | 5.8 | 7.12 | 11.12 | 78 | Geelong won by 34 points | ||
gws (2-19) vs north (13-8)
roos beat giants by 28. north (14-8) play west coast. gws (2-20) finish last in their first year.
| Greater Western Sydney | 3.3 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 11.11 | 77 | Sat 1-Sep-2012 4:40 pm | Sydney Showground | 6,696 |
| North Melbourne | 3.2 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 16.9 | 105 | North Melbourne won by 28 points | ||
freo (13-8) vs melbourne (4-17)
freo beat dees by 61. freo (14-8) play geelong. melbourne (4-18) finish 16th.
| Fremantle | 3.5 | 7.7 | 11.14 | 14.17 | 101 | Sat 1-Sep-2012 5:40 pm | Subiaco Oval | 32,687 |
| Melbourne | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 5.10 | 40 | Fremantle won by 61 points | ||
essendon (11-10) vs collingwood (15-6)
pies beat dons by 32. collingwood (16-6) play hawthorn. essendon (11-11) finish 11th.
| Essendon | 4.3 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 1-Sep-2012 7:40 pm | M.C.G. | 56,491 |
| Collingwood | 5.5 | 7.11 | 10.17 | 14.20 | 104 | Collingwood won by 32 points | ||
carlton (11-10) vs st kilda (11-10)
saints get 9th beating blues by 15. st kilda (12-10) finish 9th. carlton (11-11) finish 10th.
| Carlton | 4.5 | 7.7 | 10.15 | 12.19 | 91 | Sun 2-Sep-2012 1:10 pm | Docklands | 31,393 |
| St. Kilda | 4.1 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 16.10 | 106 | St. Kilda won by 15 points | ||
richmond (10-11) vs port (5-16)
tigers and port play the only draw in the 2nd last home and away of the year. richmond (10-1-11) finsih 12th. port (5-1-16) finish 14th.
| Richmond | 5.1 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 16.10 | 106 | Sun 2-Sep-2012 3:15 pm | M.C.G. | 27,893 |
| Port Adelaide | 2.5 | 6.7 | 12.8 | 16.10 | 106 | Richmond drew with Port Adelaide | ||
brisbane (8-13) vs bulldogs (5-16)
lions smash dogs by 67. brisbane (9-13) finish 13th. bulldogs (5-17) finish 15th.
| Brisbane | 1.4 | 9.7 | 14.12 | 19.14 | 128 | Sun 2-Sep-2012 4:40 pm | Gabba | 18,289 |
| Western Bulldogs | 0.3 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 9.7 | 61 | Brisbane won by 67 points | ||
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2679 | 1733 | 154.59 | 68 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2428 | 1833 | 132.46 | 68 |
| 3 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2290 | 1629 | 140.58 | 64 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2123 | 1823 | 116.46 | 64 |
| 5 | West Coast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2244 | 1807 | 124.18 | 60 |
| 6 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2209 | 1886 | 117.13 | 60 |
| 7 | Fremantle | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1956 | 1691 | 115.67 | 56 |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2359 | 2097 | 112.49 | 56 |
| 9 | St. Kilda | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2347 | 1903 | 123.33 | 48 |
| 10 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2079 | 1925 | 108.00 | 44 |
| 11 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2091 | 2090 | 100.05 | 44 |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2169 | 1943 | 111.63 | 42 |
| 13 | Brisbane | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1904 | 2092 | 91.01 | 40 |
| 14 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1691 | 2144 | 78.87 | 22 |
| 15 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1542 | 2301 | 67.01 | 20 |
| 16 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1580 | 2341 | 67.49 | 16 |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1509 | 2481 | 60.82 | 12 |
| 18 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1270 | 2751 | 46.17 | 8 |
finals week 1
hawthorn v collingwood
adelaide v sydney
geelong v freo
west coast v north