The 2012 South Australian National Football League season was the 133rd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season opened on Friday 23 March with a night match between Woodville-West Torrens and Port Adelaide, and concluded on Sunday 7 October with the Grand Final in which Norwood (minor premiers) won its 28th premiership by defeating West Adelaide (third at the end of the minor rounds).
Central District, North Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens also made the top (final) five teams and participated in the finals matches, with Central District failing to make the Grand Final for the first time since 2000. Glenelg, Port Adelaide, South Adelaide and Sturt all missed the top five, with the latter finishing last to win its 20th wooden spoon.
Premiership season
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14 – Centacare Multicultural Round
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Round 24
Ladder
Finals series
Finals week 1 – Elimination & Qualifying Finals
Finals week 2 – 1st & 2nd Semi-finals
Finals week 3 – Preliminary final
Finals week 4 – Grand Final
Club performances Club Home ground Minor Round ladder position Final ladder position Best home attendance Membership Central District Elizabeth Oval 2nd 4th 4,026 (Rd 2) 2,230 Glenelg Glenelg Oval 6th 6th 6,047 (Rd 2) 3,218 North Adelaide Prospect Oval 4th 3rd 4,134 (Rd 11) 2,107 Norwood Norwood Oval 1st 1st 6,353 (Rd 15) 2,888 Port Adelaide Alberton Oval 7th 7th 4,796 (Rd 4) 4,351 South Adelaide Hickinbotham Oval 8th 8th 4,219 (Rd 3) 1,450 Sturt Unley Oval 9th 9th 3,510 (Rd 9) 2,948 West Adelaide Richmond Oval 3rd 2nd 2,890 (Rd 3) 1,851 Woodville-West Torrens Woodville OvalThebarton Oval 5th 5th 4,054 (Rd 6) 3,643
SANFL win/loss table Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder XNorw20West16South44Port29WWT6XGln75North6Sturt11West37Port15Gln43WWT79Norw23Sturt79Port59Gln34XWest31South49Sturt45XNorth17West27North88XX2 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder
Bold – Home game X – Did not play Opponent for round listed above margin
Current clubs
Club Nickname Enteredcompetition Premierships(as of 2012) Most recentpremiership Home ground Capacity Central District Bulldogs 1964 9 2010 Elizabeth Oval 18,000 Glenelg Tigers 1921 4 1986 Glenelg Oval 15,000 North Adelaide Roosters 1888 13 1991 Prospect Oval 20,000 Norwood Redlegs 1878 28 2012 Norwood Oval 22,000 Port Adelaide Magpies 1877 36 1999 Alberton Oval 17,000 South Adelaide Panthers 1877 11 1964 Hickinbotham Oval 12,000 Sturt Double Blues 1901 13 2002 Unley Oval 15,000 West Adelaide Bloods 1897 8 1983 Richmond Oval 16,500 Woodville-West Torrens Eagles 1991 3 2011 Woodville Oval 15,000
References
External links SANFL Adelaide Advertisers SANFL page