2011 NAB Cup
| 2011 NAB Cup | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2011 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Winners | Collingwood (1st title) |
| Matches played | 25[Note 1] |
| Attendance | 256,342 (average Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "". per match) |
| Michael Tuck Medallist | Heath Shaw (Collingwood) |
The 2011 NAB Cup was the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition played before the 2011 home and away season. The games were played between 11 February and 11 March. The first match was between Adelaide and Melbourne in Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.
This was the first time since 2003 that the competition format had changed. With the introduction of the Gold Coast Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants (the latter required to make the competition feature a manageable 18 teams), the format for the 2011 NAB Cup was as follows:[1]
- Weeks 1 and 2: The eighteen teams are split into six pools of three teams each. The three teams in each pool play each other in games of two 20 minute halves, with all three games being played over a three-hour period at the one venue.
- Week 3: The first ranked teams from each pool progress to the quarter-finals, with the two next best ranked teams joining them, allowing an eight team quarter-finals weekend.
- Week 4: The winners from the quarter-finals progress to the semi-finals.
- Week 5: The two winners of the semi-finals progress to the NAB Cup Grand Final.
Games
The first round fixtures were announced by the AFL on 26 October 2010.[2][3]
Round 1
| Pool 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 11 February 7:15 pm | Adelaide 0.3.6 (24) | def. by | Melbourne 0.5.4 (34) | AAMI Stadium | Report |
| Friday, 11 February 8:20 pm | Melbourne 0.5.6 (36) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.2.6 (27) | AAMI Stadium | Report |
| Friday, 11 February 9:25 pm | Adelaide 0.6.4 (40) | def. | Port Adelaide 0.1.2 (8) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 18,202) | Report |
| Pool 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 February 7:15 pm | Carlton 0.6.5 (41) | def. | Richmond 0.3.5 (23) | Etihad Stadium | Report |
| Saturday, 12 February 8:20 pm | Richmond 0.1.1 (7) | def. by | Collingwood 0.7.8 (50) | Etihad Stadium | Report |
| Saturday, 12 February 9:25 pm | Carlton 0.3.8 (26) | def. by | Collingwood 0.5.3 (33) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 40,300) | Report |
| Pool 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 13 February 4:45 pm | West Coast 0.5.1 (31) | def. | Hawthorn 0.4.5 (29) | Patersons Stadium | Report |
| Sunday, 13 February 5:50 pm | Hawthorn 1.4.4 (37) | def. | Fremantle 0.3.5 (23) | Patersons Stadium | Report |
| Sunday, 13 February 6:55 pm | West Coast 0.5.7 (37) | def. | Fremantle 0.4.1 (25) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 25,776) | Report |
| Pool 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 18 February 7:15 pm | Essendon 1.11.1 (76) | def. | Brisbane Lions 0.2.2 (14) | Etihad Stadium | Report |
| Friday, 18 February 8:20 pm | Brisbane Lions 0.2.3 (15) | def. by | St Kilda 1.5.5 (44) | Etihad Stadium | Report |
| Friday, 18 February 9:25 pm | Essendon 0.5.8 (38) | drew with | St Kilda 0.6.2 (38) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,158) | Report |
| Pool 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 19 February 7:15 pm | Greater Western Sydney 0.0.4 (4) | def. by | Sydney 0.13.5 (83) | Blacktown Olympic Park | Report |
| Saturday, 19 February 8:20 pm | Sydney 0.3.4 (22) | def. by | Gold Coast 0.4.1 (25) | Blacktown Olympic Park | Report |
| Saturday, 19 February 9:25 pm | Greater Western Sydney 0.4.3 (27) | def. by | Gold Coast 0.8.4 (52) | Blacktown Olympic Park (crowd: 9,447) | Report |
| Pool 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 20 February 3:45 pm | Geelong 0.4.8 (32) | def. | North Melbourne 0.2.2 (14) | Skilled Stadium | Report |
| Sunday, 20 February 4:50 pm | North Melbourne 1.2.2 (23) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 0.8.6 (54) | Skilled Stadium | Report |
| Sunday, 20 February 5:55 pm | Geelong 0.7.4 (46) | def. | Western Bulldogs 0.4.1 (25) | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 13,232) | Report |
Quarter-finals
| Quarter-finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 24 February 7:10 pm | Melbourne 1.11.7 (82) | def. by | Essendon 1.17.10 (121) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 13,863) | Report |
| Friday, 25 February 7:40 pm | Collingwood 1.12.12 (93) | def. | Sydney 1.10.10 (79) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 10,773) | Report |
| Saturday, 26 February 7:10 pm | Geelong 1.6.6 (51) | def. by | St Kilda 1.15.7 (106) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 9,670) | Report |
| Sunday, 27 February 4:40 pm | West Coast 0.12.15 (87) | def. | Gold Coast 1.5.11 (50) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 12,625) | Report |
Semi-finals
| Semi-finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 4 March 7:40 pm | Essendon 0.12.12 (84) | def. | St Kilda 0.6.9 (45) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,632) | Report |
| Saturday, 5 March 5:40 pm | West Coast 0.8.8 (56) | def. by | Collingwood 1.9.17 (80) | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 15,360) | Report |
Grand Final
| 2011 NAB Cup Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 11 March 7:45 pm | Essendon | def. by | Collingwood | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,304) | Report |
| 0.2.2 (14) 0.3.4 (22) 0.9.5 (59) 0.13.8 (86) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.3.4 (22) 0.7.6 (48) 1.11.7 (82) 1.15.9 (108) |
Umpires: Rosebury, Stevic, Nicholls, Jennings Michael Tuck Medal: Heath Shaw Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
| Super Goals | Buckley 1 | ||||
| Hurley, Monfries 3 Ryder, Watson, Zaharakis 2 Hocking 1 |
Goals | Krakouer, Dawes 3 Cloke 2 Ball, Beams, McCarthy, Pendlebury, Swan, Thomas, Wellingham 1 | |||
| Hardingham (groin) | Injuries | Nil | |||
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NAB Challenge
Teams that are eliminated from the NAB Cup are scheduled to play against each other, mostly at regional venues, to provide all teams warm-up games for the main season and expose regional audiences to AFL level football.
On 16 December 2010, the AFL announced the towns that will play host to the NAB Challenge competition. In week 1, the Adelaide suburb of Thebarton hosted an AFL pre-season game for the first time at Thebarton Oval where SANFL team Woodville-West Torrens plays. Traeger Park in Alice Springs, Manuka Oval, Visy Park and Skilled Stadium also hosted matches. Week 2 saw matches played at Lavington for the first time since 2006 as well as games at Southport, Bunbury, Shepparton, Visy Park and AAMI Stadium. In the final week of the competition, matches were played at Coffs Harbour, North Ballarat, Southport, Willaston near Gawler (SA), Fremantle, Aurora Stadium and Visy Park.[4]
| Week 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 25 February 7:00 pm | Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) | def. by | Richmond 14.8 (92) | Traeger Park | Report |
| Saturday 26 February 1:00 pm | Hawthorn 15.9 (99) | def. | North Melbourne 10.10 (70) | Skilled Stadium | Report |
| Saturday 26 February 1:00 pm | Western Bulldogs 20.8 (128) | def. | Brisbane Lions 8.10 (58) | Visy Park | Report |
| Saturday 26 February 3:30 pm | Adelaide 22.9 (141) | def. | Fremantle 10.6 (66) | Thebarton Oval (crowd: 4,721) | Report |
| Saturday 26 February 4:00 pm | Greater Western Sydney 4.2 (26) | def. by | Carlton 29.9 (183) | Manuka Oval (crowd: 5,991) | Report |
| Week 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 4 March 4:00 pm | Carlton 15.10 (100) | def. | Adelaide 11.10 (76) | Visy Park (crowd: 3,000 est.) | Report |
| Friday 4 March 7:00 pm | Hawthorn 12.17 (89) | def. | Richmond 7.6 (48) | Deakin Reserve, Shepparton (crowd: 6,108) | Report |
| Friday 4 March 7:00 pm | Port Adelaide 19.21 (135) | def. | Geelong 7.9 (51) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 4,110) | Report |
| Saturday 5 March 12:00 pm | Melbourne 12.6 (78) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 16.11 (107) | Visy Park (crowd: 3,000 est.) | Report |
| Saturday 5 March 3:00 pm | Gold Coast 3.5 (23) | def. by | Sydney 14.11 (95) | Fankhauser Reserve, Southport (crowd: 2,859) | Report |
| Saturday 5 March 3:30 pm | Fremantle 9.14 (68) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 14.14 (98) | Hands Oval (crowd: 4,000 est.) | |
| Saturday 5 March 7:00 pm | Greater Western Sydney 8.2 (50) | def. by | North Melbourne 18.15 (123) | Lavington Oval (crowd: 6,122) | Report |
| Week 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 11 March 4:00 pm | Richmond 8.6 (54) | def. by | Adelaide 18.14 (122) | Visy Park (crowd: 2,000 est.) | Report |
| Friday 11 March 7:00 pm | Hawthorn 15.14 (104) | def. | Melbourne 12.3 (75) | Aurora Stadium (crowd: 4,010) | Report |
| Saturday 12 March 11:00 am | Fremantle 13.12 (90) | def. | West Coast 11.15 (81) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6,583) | Report |
| Saturday 12 March 1:00 pm | North Melbourne 18.10 (118) | def. | Western Bulldogs 16.9 (105) | Eureka Stadium (crowd: 7,000) | Report |
| Saturday 12 March 1:00 pm | Carlton 11.15 (81) | def. by | Geelong 14.8 (92) | Visy Park (crowd: 8,000) | Report |
| Saturday 12 March 4:00 pm | Port Adelaide 21.13 (139) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 6.8. (44) | Willaston Oval, Willaston, South Australia (crowd: 4,164) | Report |
| Saturday 12 March 7:00 pm | Sydney 12.12 (84) | def. | St Kilda 8.5 (53) | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour (crowd: 4,827) | Report |
| Sunday 13 March 3:00 pm | Gold Coast 7.12 (54) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 17.20 (122) | Fankhauser Reserve, Southport (crowd: 4,053) | Report |
See also
Footnotes
- Notes
- ^ Each pool group's attendance is classed as one game; average attendance is based on 13 matches.
- References
- ^ Pies' blockbuster pool
- ^ "Blockbuster start to NAB Cup". Herald Sun. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2011 NAB Cup Fixture". AFL.com.au. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ New regional venues to host NAB Challenge