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2012 Gold Coast Suns Season

The 2012 AFL season is the Gold Coast Suns' second season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The Gold Coast Suns reserves team also competed in the NEAFL.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	State/Nationality	Recruited From	League
1	24	Henry Schade	Tasmania	North Hobart Demons	TFL
5	80	Alik Magin	Queensland	Rookie Promotion
6	88	Alex Sexton	Queensland	Redland Bombers	NEAFL
7	91	Jackson Allen	Queensland	Morningside Panthers	NEAFL
Pre-season Draft
1	7	Aaron Hall	Tasmania	Hobart Tigers	TFL
Rookie Draft
1	2	Kyal Horsley	Western Australia	Subiaco Lions	WAFL
2	20	Andrew McQualter	Victoria	St Kilda Saints	AFL
3	38	Michael Coad	South Australia	Rookie Listed from Senior List
9	94	Josh Hall	Queensland	Curra Swans	AFL Townsville
Mini-Draft
1	1	Jaeger O'Meara	Western Australia	Perth Demons	WAFL

The mini-draft allowed teams to pre-list players for the following season.

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via trade

Matthew Warnock

Via free agency
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Players Lost

Via trade
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Via free agency
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Trades

12 October 2011	To Greater Western Sydney Giants No. 4 Pick Compensation First Round Pick	To Gold Coast Suns Mini-Draft No. 1 Pick No. 31 Pick
17 October 2011	To Collingwood Magpies Peter Yagmoor No. 50 Pick	To Gold Coast Suns No. 47 Pick
17 October 2011	To Brisbane Lions, Melbourne Demons Dayne Zorko No. 47 Pick	To Gold Coast Suns Matthew Warnock
17 October 2011	To Geelong Cats No. 32 Pick No. 34 Pick	To Gold Coast Suns No. 26 Pick
17 October 2011	To Adelaide Crows No. 27 Pick No. 31 Pick No. 68 Pick	To Gold Coast Suns No. 24 Pick
17 October 2011	To Richmond Tigers No. 26 Pick Compensation Second Round Pick	To Gold Coast Suns Compensation First Round Pick

Delistings

Delstings made in November 2011

Player	Age	Seasons	Games
Daniel Harris	29	1	11
Rex Liddy	19	1	3
Nathan Ablett	25	1	2
Michael Coad	28	1	2
Joel Tippett	23	1	2
Marc Lock	19	1	1
Roland Ah Chee	20	1	0
Jake Crawford	19	1	0
Jack Stanlake	20	1	0
Jack Stanley	21	1	0

= Retired

2012 playing list

Senior list
No.	Born	Player	Hgt	Wgt	Date of Birth	Age in 2012	Debut	Recruited from	2012 Games	2012 Goals	Career Games	Career Goals
2		Zac Smith	205	97	22 February 1990	22	2011	Southport Sharks	16	5	36	19
3		Jared Brennan	195	95	28 July 1984	28	2003	Brisbane Lions	17	7	158	93
4		Maverick Weller	182	79	13 February 1992	20	2011	Burnie Dockers	13	1	28	3
5		Jarrod Harbrow	178	74	18 July 1988	24	2007	Western Bulldogs	13	3	105	26
6		Alik Magin	181	72	13 April 1991	21	2011	Labrador Tigers	5	2	8	3
7		Karmichael Hunt	186	92	17 November 1986	26	2011	N/A	18	3	34	4
8		Luke Russell	186	78	24 January 1992	20	2011	Burnie Dockers
9		Gary Ablett, Jr.	182	85	14 May 1984	28	2002	Geelong Cats
10		Lewis Moss	195	80	4 February 1992	20	****	Port Douglas AFC
11		Harley Bennell	185	74	2 October 1992	20	2011	Peel Thunder
12		Sam Day	196	96	6 September 1992	20	2011	Sturt Blues
13		Hayden Jolly	184	83	4 April 1992	20	2011	Glenelg Tigers
14		Matthew Warnock	194	95	3 April 1984	28	2006	Melbourne Demons
15		Piers Flanagan	189	74	31 March 1992	20	2012	Geelong Falcons
16		Rory Thompson	200	91	12 March 1991	21	2011	Southport Sharks
17		Josh Fraser	202	100	5 January 1982	30	2000	Collingwood Magpies
18		Trent McKenzie	191	82	3 April 1992	20	2011	Western Jets
19		Thomas Lynch	199	91	31 October 1992	20	2011	Dandenong Stingrays
20		Josh Toy	185	87	18 April 1992	20	2011	Calder Cannons
21		Jeremy Taylor	191	83	17 June 1992	20	2011	Geelong Falcons
22		Tom Nicholls	201	93	4 March 1992	20	2011	Sandringham Dragons
23		Charlie Dixon	202	107	23 September 1990	22	2011	Redland Bombers
24		David Swallow	186	83	19 November 1992	20	2011	East Fremantle Sharks
25		Daniel Stanley	187	88	18 February 1988	24	2007	Collingwood Magpies
26		Matt Shaw	187	71	5 February 1992	20	2011	Dandenong Stingrays
28		Josh Caddy	186	82	28 September 1992	20	2011	Northern Knights
29		Taylor Hine	184	75	24 January 1992	20	2011	Calder Cannons
30		Campbell Brown	179	81.5	28 August 1983	29	2002	Hawthorn Hawks
31		Jackson Allen	179	75	14 April 1993	19	2012	Morningside Panthers
32		Brandon Matera	175	65	11 March 1992	20	2011	South Fremantle Bulldogs
33		Aaron Hall	186	78	9 November 1990	22	2012	Hobart Tigers
34		Jack Hutchins	191	92	20 February 1992	20	2011	Sandringham Dragons
35		Michael Rischitelli	184	81.6	8 January 1986	26	2004	Brisbane Lions
36		Sam Iles	185	83	19 June 1985	27	2006	Box Hill Hawks
37		Alex Sexton	185	71	3 December 1993	19	2012	Redland Bombers
38		Joel Wilkinson	186	81	29 November 1991	21	2011	Broadbeach Cats
40		Tom Hickey	201.4	87.4	6 March 1991	21	2011	Morningside Panthers
41		Dion Prestia	175	82	12 October 1992	20	2011	Calder Cannons
43		Liam Patrick	189	71.9	4 March 1988	24	2011	Wanderers Eagles
44		Nathan Bock	193	93	20 March 1983	29	2004	Adelaide Crows
45		Steven May	190	93	10 January 1992	20	2011	Melbourne Grammar School
47		Daniel Gorringe	200	88	2 June 1992	20	2011	Norwood Redlegs
48		Seb Tape	191	81	6 August 1992	20	2011	Glenelg Tigers
49		Jacob Gillbee	184	76	13 September 1992	20	2011	Lauderdale Bombers
50		Henry Schade	196	81	8 August 1993	19	****	North Hobart Demons
52		Nathan Krakouer	182	78	5 May 1988	24	2007	Port Adelaide Power
Rookie list
No.	Born	Player	Hgt	Wgt	Date of Birth	Age in 2012	Debut	Recruited from	2012 Games	2012 Goals	Career Games	Career Goals
27		Michael Coad	190	86	13 September 1983	29	2011	Sturt Blues	4	0	6	0
42		Kyal Horsley	182	88	2 September 1987	25	2012	Subiaco Lions	13	3	13	3
46		Josh Hall	197	84	3 April 1990	22	2012	Curra Swans	2	2	2	2
51		Andrew McQualter	179	74	9 June 1986	26	2005	Gippsland Power	5	2	94	39

Pre-season results

NAB Cup

2012 pre-season games: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–2)
Game	Date	Team	Score	Most Goals	Most Disposals	Venue Attendance	Record
1	25 February	Melbourne	W 26-23	- (-)	- (-)	Metricon Stadium 5,150	1–0
2	25 February	Brisbane	L 16-18	- (-)	- (-)	Metricon Stadium 5,150	1–1
3	2 March	Geelong	L 69-118	- (-)	- (-)	Metricon Stadium 5,381	1–2
4	10 March	Greater Western Sydney	L 63-76	- (-)	- (-)	Lavington Sports Ground 6,740	1–3
5	17 March	Sydney	L 84-103	- (-)	- (-)	Blacktown Olympic Park 741	1–4

Home and Away season

Results summary

Overall								Home			Away
Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	%	Pts	W	D	L	W	D	L
22	3	0	19	1509	2481	60.8	12	2	0	9	1	0	10

Home and Away games

2012 home and away games: 3–19 (Home: 2–9; Away: 1–10)
Round	Date	Team	Score	Most Goals	Most Disposals	Venue Attendance	Record
1	31 March	Adelaide	L 68-137	Gary Ablett Jr (2) Campbell Brown (2) Harley Bennell (2)	Gary Ablett Jr (42)	Metricon Stadium 12,790	0–1
2	8 April	St Kilda	L 47-139	Gary Ablett Jr (2) Campbell Brown (2)	Gary Ablett Jr (40)	Etihad Stadium 21,078	0–2
3	14 April	Essendon	L 88-105	Gary Ablett Jr (2) Nathan Bock (2) Aaron Hall (2)	Gary Ablett Jr (45)	Metricon Stadium 17,069	0–3
4	21 April	Brisbane	L 46-111	Harley Bennell (3)	Gary Ablett Jr (33)	Gabba 21,980	0–4
5	28 April	North Melbourne	L 93-127	Harley Bennell (2)	Jared Brennan (24)	Etihad Stadium 17,680	0–5
6	5 May	Fremantle	L 87-94	Harley Bennell (3) David Swallow (3)	Harley Bennell (37)	Metricon Stadium 11,670	0–6
7	12 May	Greater Western Sydney	L 67-94	Sam Day (2) Josh Caddy (2)	Gary Ablett Jr (33)	Manuka Oval, Canberra 8,603	0–7
8	19 May	Western Bulldogs	L 34-72	Harley Bennell (1) Tom Lynch (1) Zac Smith (1) Dion Prestia (1)	Gary Ablett Jr (29)	TIO Stadium 8,724	0–8
9	26 May	Port Adelaide	L 70-118	Sam Day (3)	Harley Bennell (25) Gary Ablett Jr (25) Danny Stanley (25) S. Iles(25)	Metricon Stadium 12,416	0–9
10	3 June	Collingwood	L 52-149	Campbell Brown (3)	Gary Ablett Jr (53)	MCG 36,913	0–10
11	9 June	St Kilda	L 49-144	Tom Hickey (2) Jared Brennan (2)	S. Iles(27)	Metricon Stadium 12,534	0–11
12	16 June	North Melbourne	L 80-87	Gary Ablett Jr (4)	Gary Ablett Jr (42)	Metricon Stadium 10,170	0–12
13	Bye
14	30 June	West Coast	L 40-166	Gary Ablett Jr (1) Harley Bennell (1) Matthew Shaw (1) Liam Patrick (1)	Danny Stanley (30)	Patersons Stadium 34,592	0–13
15	8 July	Geelong	L 96-110	Josh Caddy (3)	Gary Ablett Jr (27)	Metricon Stadium 15,824	0–14
16	14 July	Richmond	W 90-88	Josh Hall (2) Brandon Matera (2) Karmichael Hunt (2)	Gary Ablett Jr (33)	Cazaly's Stadium\| 10,961	1–14
17	21 July	Brisbane Lions	L 48-59	Jared Brennan (1) Gary Ablett Jr (1) Tom Lynch (1) Harley Bennell (1)	Gary Ablett Jr (37)	Metricon Stadium 16,550	1–15
18	28 July	Sydney	L 54-126	Brandon Matera (3)	Gary Ablett Jr (42)	Metricon Stadium 11,169	1–16
19	5 August	Melbourne	L 66-108	Harley Bennell (4)	Harley Bennell (38)	MCG 18,097	1–17
20	11 August	Greater Western Sydney	W 109-79	Aaron Hall(3) Campbell Brown (3) Gary Ablett Jr (3)	Danny Stanley (26)	Metricon Stadium 14,657	2–17
21	19 August	Hawthorn	L 65-129	Steven May (3)	Gary Ablett Jr (43)	MCG 23,098	2–18
22	25 August	Carlton	W 98-86	Tom Lynch (4)	Gary Ablett Jr (23)	Metricon Stadium 15,251	3–18
23	1 September	Adelaide	L 62-153	Gary Ablett Jr (2) Steven May (2)	Gary Ablett Jr (26)	AAMI Stadium 35,463	3–19

Ladder

2012 AFL ladder
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Hawthorn	22	17	5	0	2679	1733	154.6	68	Finals series
2	Adelaide	22	17	5	0	2428	1833	132.5	68
3	Sydney (P)	22	16	6	0	2290	1629	140.6	64
4	Collingwood	22	16	6	0	2123	1823	116.5	64
5	West Coast	22	15	7	0	2244	1807	124.2	60
6	Geelong	22	15	7	0	2209	1886	117.1	60
7	Fremantle	22	14	8	0	1956	1691	115.7	56
8	North Melbourne	22	14	8	0	2359	2097	112.5	56
9	St Kilda	22	12	10	0	2347	1903	123.3	48
10	Carlton	22	11	11	0	2079	1925	108.0	44
11	Essendon	22	11	11	0	2091	2090	100.0	44
12	Richmond	22	10	11	1	2169	1943	111.6	42
13	Brisbane Lions	22	10	12	0	1904	2092	91.0	40
14	Port Adelaide	22	5	16	1	1691	2144	78.9	22
15	Western Bulldogs	22	5	17	0	1542	2301	67.0	20
16	Melbourne	22	4	18	0	1580	2341	67.5	16
17	Gold Coast	22	3	19	0	1509	2481	60.8	12
18	Greater Western Sydney	22	2	20	0	1270	2751	46.2	8

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Ladder Progress

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	B	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	-	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L
Position	17	17	16	17	17	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	17

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Awards

Brownlow Medal

Votes	Player
24	Gary Ablett Jr
6	Harley Bennell
3	Tom Lynch
3	Brandon Matera
2	Luke Russell
1	Steven May
1	Aaron Hall
1	Matt Shaw
1	Sam Iles
1	David Swallow

Gold Coast Club Champion

Votes	Player
215	Gary Ablett Jr
163	Harley Bennell
84	Danny Stanley

Other Awards

Award Name	Player
Ironman Award	Kyal Horsley
Community Award	Jarrod Harbrow
Most Professional	Kyal Horsley
Most Improved	Harley Bennell
Reserves Best	Alik Magin

NEAFL season

Results

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Ladder position
Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Ladder position
1	Bye						9th
2	Saturday, 31 March (10:30 am)	Southport	10.5 (65)	19.17 (131)	Won by 66 points	Fankhauser Reserve [A]	6th

Gold Coast's NEAFL finals matches
Week	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold)			Venue
Week	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue
EF	Sunday, 26 August (1:30 pm)	Redland	22.14 (146)	6.11 (47)	Lost by 99 points	Victoria Point [A]

Ladder

2012 NEAFL Northern Conference Ladder
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	NT Thunder	18	15	3	0	2067	1391	148.6	60
2	Brisbane Lions (C, P)	18	14	4	0	2335	1329	175.7	56
3	Southport	18	14	4	0	1978	1329	148.8	56
4	Redland	18	11	6	1	1888	1898	99.5	46
5	Gold Coast	18	9	9	0	1687	1525	110.6	36
6	Labrador	18	9	9	0	1637	1747	93.7	36
7	Broadbeach	18	8	9	1	1776	1823	97.4	34
8	Mount Gravatt	18	5	13	0	1477	2157	68.5	20
9	Aspley	18	4	14	0	1711	2028	84.4	16
10	Morningside	18	3	15	0	1578	2288	69.0	12

Source: www.neafl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(C) Conference Premiers; (P) Premiers

References

^ Senior List Archived 13 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine goldcoastfc.com.au Retrieved 9 February 2011.

External links

Gold Coast Suns

AFL coach: Damien Hardwick
AFL co-captains: Touk Miller and Jarrod Witts

AFLW coach: Cameron Joyce
AFLW captain: Tara Bohanna

AFL home grounds

Carrara Stadium (2011–)

AFLW home grounds

Seasons (16)

TAC (1)	2009
VFL (1)	2010
AFL (14)	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Reserves seasons

NEAFL (9)	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
VFL (4)	2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 2012 AFL season
Events	NAB Cup Premiership season Finals series Grand Final
Awards	AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Michael Tuck Medal Norm Smith Medal Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney Western Bulldogs West Coast
Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings

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