2012 NAB Cup

2012 NAB Cup
Season	2012
Teams	18
Winners	Adelaide (2nd title)
Matches played	44
Attendance	493,982 (average 11,227 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist	Bernie Vince (Adelaide)
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The 2012 NAB Cup was the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition played before the 2012 home-and-away season. The games were played between 17 February and 18 March 2012.

The competition format was changed for the second consecutive season, although the format was similar to that used in the previous year. As part of this year's competition, the NAB Regional Challenge was dissolved, with live matches to be staged at both regular AFL venues and select regional centres.

The format for the 2012 NAB Cup was as follows:

The fixtures were announced by the AFL on 26 October 2011, while the playing order of first round games were announced by the AFL on 23 January 2012

The match between Essendon and St Kilda was cancelled because heavy rain in northern Victoria prevented the flights chartered by the Essendon Football Club from landing in or near Wangaratta. The decision by Essendon to fly, in the face of adverse weather forecasts well out from the date of the game, was criticised by many, including Victorian Minister for Sport Hugh Delahunty. After initially treating the result as a draw, the AFL awarded the full four points to St Kilda, who had travelled to Wangaratta by bus the previous day. The cancellation was a disappointment for the people of Wangaratta; the match, which had been sold out in advance, was a major event in the area; St Kilda played an intraclub match for the crowd that stayed, and the city received financial compensation from the league for the cancellation.

Round 4 matches, played on the same weekend as the Grand Final, are not counted towards the NAB Cup Ladder
All matches played in this round are conducted under normal AFL Premiership season rules

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