2012 AFL Season Grand Final: Hawthorn v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 2012 between Hawthorn and Sydney in the grand final of the 2012 season of the Australian Football League. Hawthorn hosted Sydney at the MCG. Luke Hodge captained the hosts. Jarrad McVeigh captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alastair Clarkson and the visitors were coached by John Longmire.

Hawthorn (11.15.81) were defeated by Sydney (14.7.91).

Match Details

Season: 2012 AFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Hawthorn v Sydney
Date: Saturday 29 September 2012
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 99,683

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Sydney
Score: 11.15.81 - 14.7.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 4 . 5 4 . 6 9 . 10 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Sydney 1 . 4 7 . 4 10 . 5 14 . 7 14 . 7 (91)
Margin HWTH by 19 SYDN by 16 SYDN by 1 SYDN by 10 SYDN by 10
Duration 30:07 29:19 32:04 33:31 2:05:01

Score Worm

This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Hawthorn) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Sydney) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Hawthorn

Captain: Luke Hodge
Coach: Alastair Clarkson

Sydney

Captain: Jarrad McVeigh
Coach: John Longmire

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

S. Meredith (#21)
B. Rosebury (#8)
M. Stevic (#9)
E: M. Nicholls (#15)

Goal Umpires

C. Roffey
L. Walker
E: A. Wojcik

Boundary Umpires

I. Burrows
J. Creasey
M. Foster
R. Haala
E: C. Gordon

Norm Smith Votes

Player Team # Votes 3 2 1
Ryan O'Keefe SYDN 5 12 3 1 1
Brad Sewell HWTH 12 7 1 2 0
Lance Franklin HWTH 23 5 0 2 1
Dan Hannebery SYDN 4 5 1 0 2
Jarrad McVeigh SYDN 3 1 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
14 Birchall, Grant BPL 82% 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1
22 Breust, Luke HFFR 83% 2 0 14 7 7 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 2
9 Burgoyne, Shaun HBFR 90% 0 0 21 11 10 2 0 10 8 1 1 0 3 2
8 Ellis, Xavier INT↓ 43% 1 0 11 9 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 2
23 Franklin, Lance CHF 97% 3 4 24 14 10 8 1 6 1 4 2 1 0 7
6 Gibson, Josh FB 100% 0 0 11 3 8 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 Gunston, Jack HFFL 83% 2 1 8 6 2 4 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1
20 Hale, David RU 85% 2 2 12 6 6 3 30 2 4 0 1 0 0 2
15 Hodge, Luke (c) RR 82% 0 0 18 14 4 3 2 1 2 5 3 1 1 1
3 Lewis, Jordan WL 90% 0 0 20 7 13 1 8 7 3 2 3 1 0 2
5 Mitchell, Sam C 87% 0 0 24 9 15 1 0 5 10 2 2 1 0 5
28 Puopolo, Paul FPR 81% 0 0 7 5 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
33 Rioli, Cyril FPL 79% 0 0 14 4 10 4 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 3
2 Roughead, Jarryd FF 82% 0 3 15 10 5 3 18 0 3 4 0 2 1 2
21 Savage, Shane SUB↑ 35% 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
25 Schoenmakers, Ryan CHB 100% 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 3
12 Sewell, Brad RO 83% 0 2 34 17 17 4 1 11 11 5 0 0 2 6
26 Shiels, Liam INT 81% 0 0 18 13 5 2 0 3 1 3 1 1 0 5
16 Smith, Isaac WR 84% 1 0 15 10 5 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 3 2
24 Stratton, Ben BPR 98% 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 3 1 3 0 1 1 0
4 Suckling, Matt HBFL 76% 0 1 17 15 2 5 0 1 0 3 1 1 3 5
11 Young, Clinton INT 78% 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 3 1 3 1 0 3 6
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 11 15 341 199 142 56 60 84 58 42 21 10 26 61

S. Savage replaced X. Ellis during the third quarter.

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
14 Bird, Craig HFFL 82% 0 1 19 10 9 4 0 6 3 4 0 2 4 1
24 Bolton, Jude RO 75% 0 0 13 6 7 2 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 5
37 Goodes, Adam FF 93% 1 0 14 7 7 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 2
39 Grundy, Heath CHB 97% 0 0 14 7 7 3 0 2 1 3 0 3 5 1
4 Hannebery, Dan INT 80% 1 0 29 12 17 4 0 5 3 1 0 0 2 2
15 Jack, Kieren C 78% 2 0 15 10 5 3 0 9 1 2 1 2 0 1
32 Jetta, Lewis WL 85% 0 1 12 12 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
34 Johnson, Alex HBFL 87% 0 1 15 10 5 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 1
12 Kennedy, Josh RR 85% 2 1 26 14 12 2 0 4 5 7 0 3 1 2
9 Malceski, Nick INT 80% 2 0 17 14 3 2 0 7 1 1 0 1 10 2
29 Mattner, Martin BPR 83% 0 0 11 5 6 1 0 6 0 2 0 1 3 1
3 McVeigh, Jarrad (c) WR 89% 2 0 21 17 4 7 0 9 4 3 2 1 2 5
10 Morton, Mitch INT 60% 2 0 11 6 5 2 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 2
41 Mumford, Shane RU↓ 63% 0 0 6 3 3 2 14 3 1 2 1 2 0 1
5 O'Keefe, Ryan HFFR 87% 0 0 29 16 13 3 0 15 7 6 0 0 1 4
26 Parker, Luke SUB↑ 16% 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1
38 Pyke, Mike FPL 93% 0 0 17 8 9 6 29 3 4 2 2 0 0 2
20 Reid, Sam CHF 96% 1 1 13 6 7 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 6
25 Richards, Ted FB 98% 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 5 0 2 0 1 4 0
30 Roberts-Thomson, Lewis FPR 97% 1 1 14 6 8 7 1 4 0 1 2 1 1 1
2 Shaw, Rhyce BPL 83% 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 1
40 Smith, Nick HBFR 93% 0 0 11 6 5 4 0 4 0 2 0 1 3 0
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 14 7 336 193 143 69 44 110 35 49 10 21 46 43

L. Parker replaced S. Mumford.

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Alastair Clarkson
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
2 R. Shaw 25 T. Richards 29 M. Mattner 20 D. Hale 8 X. Ellis
28 P. Puopolo 2 J. Roughead 33 C. Rioli 15 L. Hodge (c) 26 L. Shiels
FORWARD 12 B. Sewell 11 C. Young
HALF-BACK

21 S. Savage
34 A. Johnson 39 H. Grundy 40 N. Smith



22 L. Breust 23 L. Franklin 19 J. Gunston



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



32 L. Jetta 15 K. Jack 3 J. McVeigh (c)



16 I. Smith 5 S. Mitchell 3 J. Lewis FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 41 S. Mumford 4 D. Hannebery
HALF-FORWARD 12 J. Kennedy 9 N. Malceski
14 C. Bird 20 S. Reid 5 R. O'Keefe 24 J. Bolton 10 M. Morton
9 S. Burgoyne 25 R. Schoenmakers 4 M. Suckling

26 L. Parker
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



38 M. Pyke 37 A. Goodes 30 L. Roberts-Thomson



24 B. Stratton 6 J. Gibson 14 G. Birchall



BACK



Sydney Coach: John Longmire

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 HWTH Lance Franklin behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 01:43
SYDN Lewis Jetta behind 0.1.1 - 0.1.1 04:19
HWTH Xavier Ellis goal 1.1.7 - 0.1.1 08:31
SYDN Nick Malceski goal 1.1.7 - 1.1.7 10:29
HWTH Lance Franklin behind 1.2.8 - 1.1.7 13:19
HWTH Rushed behind 1.3.9 - 1.1.7 15:21
HWTH David Hale behind 1.4.10 - 1.1.7 19:23
SYDN Alex Johnson behind 1.4.10 - 1.2.8 20:47
HWTH Jarryd Roughead behind 1.5.11 - 1.2.8 21:37
HWTH Lance Franklin goal 2.5.17 - 1.2.8 23:21
SYDN Craig Bird behind 2.5.17 - 1.3.9 25:47
SYDN Lewis Roberts-Thomson behind 2.5.17 - 1.4.10 26:40
HWTH Luke Breust goal 3.5.23 - 1.4.10 27:58
HWTH Jack Gunston goal 4.5.29 - 1.4.10 28:58
Q2 SYDN Josh Kennedy goal 4.5.29 - 2.4.16 01:00
SYDN Kieren Jack goal 4.5.29 - 3.4.22 05:22
SYDN Jarrad McVeigh goal 4.5.29 - 4.4.28 08:12
SYDN Sam Reid goal 4.5.29 - 5.4.34 13:50
HWTH David Hale behind 4.6.30 - 5.4.34 17:35
SYDN Mitch Morton goal 4.6.30 - 6.4.40 18:54
SYDN Mitch Morton goal 4.6.30 - 7.4.46 22:39
Q3 HWTH Jarryd Roughead behind 4.7.31 - 7.4.46 01:39
SYDN Josh Kennedy goal 4.7.31 - 8.4.52 03:46
SYDN Lewis Roberts-Thomson goal 4.7.31 - 9.4.58 08:16
SYDN Josh Kennedy behind 4.7.31 - 9.5.59 10:22
HWTH David Hale goal 5.7.37 - 9.5.59 14:04
HWTH Lance Franklin goal 6.7.43 - 9.5.59 16:15
HWTH Lance Franklin behind 6.8.44 - 9.5.59 18:35
HWTH Rushed behind 6.9.45 - 9.5.59 19:36
HWTH Jack Gunston goal 7.9.51 - 9.5.59 21:59
HWTH Lance Franklin goal 8.9.57 - 9.5.59 23:34
HWTH Isaac Smith goal 9.9.63 - 9.5.59 24:35
SYDN Jarrad McVeigh goal 9.9.63 - 10.5.65 27:29
HWTH Jarryd Roughead behind 9.10.64 - 10.5.65 29:22
Q4 HWTH Luke Breust goal 10.10.70 - 10.5.65 00:57
HWTH David Hale goal 11.10.76 - 10.5.65 02:21
HWTH Lance Franklin behind 11.11.77 - 10.5.65 06:02
SYDN Sam Reid behind 11.11.77 - 10.6.66 07:46
HWTH Matt Suckling behind 11.12.78 - 10.6.66 11:00
SYDN Dan Hannebery goal 11.12.78 - 11.6.72 12:53
SYDN Kieren Jack goal 11.12.78 - 12.6.78 19:10
SYDN Rushed behind 11.12.78 - 12.7.79 21:52
SYDN Adam Goodes goal 11.12.78 - 13.7.85 22:29
HWTH Jack Gunston behind 11.13.79 - 13.7.85 24:53
HWTH Brad Sewell behind 11.14.80 - 13.7.85 27:53
HWTH Brad Sewell behind 11.15.81 - 13.7.85 28:42
SYDN Nick Malceski goal 11.15.81 - 14.7.91 32:06