The 2012 Foxtel Cup was the second season of

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knock-out cup competition involving clubs from the various state league competitions from around Australia. The cup's purpose is to support and promote the second-tier

competitions and to provide another way of developing lower-tier

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(AFL) players. It was originally designed to be a one-off, but due to a significant amount of public interest the AFL said the competition would continue through to at least 2016. The competition began on 31 March 2012 and concluded with the

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on 2 August 2012. Matches are played as curtain-raisers to Saturday AFL games or as stand-alone matches, with all games to be screened on

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. Prize-money was increased by about 20 per cent from the 2011 competition, with A$60,000 to be awarded to the winners. The AFL invited three teams from the

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, the

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and the

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; two teams from the

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; and five teams from the two conferences of the

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, including clubs from the

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, the

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, and

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. , who had acceded to the AFL in 2012, were replaced by a second Tasmanian team. Claremont became the 2012 Foxtel Cup champions when they defeated

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by 44 points in the Grand Final at Patersons Stadium on 2 August 2012. Claremont forward Tom Lee won the Coles Medal as best afield with his six-goal display.

2012 season

Participating clubs

; NEAFL Eastern Conference (2) * Ainslie * Sydney Hills Eagles ; NEAFL Northern Conference (3) * Morningside * Mount Gravatt * Northern Territory ;

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(3) * South Adelaide * Port Adelaide Magpies * West Adelaide ; TFL (2) * Burnie * Launceston ;

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(3) * Port Melbourne * Werribee * Williamstown ; WAFL (3) * Claremont * Subiaco * West Perth

Club details

Stadiums

Fixture

Bracket

Round of 16

^ Although stand-alone with regards to AFL games, the Ainslie v West Perth game was played as a curtain-raiser to the NEAFL game between UWS Giants and Queanbeyan.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

References

External links

Official Foxtel Cup website

Official AFL Canberra website

AFL Northern Territory

AFL Queensland State Site

South Australian National Football League – official website

Official Sydney AFL Site

Tasmanian Football League Website

Victorian Football League – official website

Western Australian Football League – official website
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