M.C.G. · Wed 25 Apr 2012 · 86,932 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.4 | 5.6 | 9.8 | 80 |
| EssendonESS | 1.3 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 79 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 80 and 79.
Collingwood won by 1 point.
11.14 (80) — 11.13 (79)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Swan | 28 | 14 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Scott Pendlebury | 18 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Dayne Beams | 18 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 3 |
| 1 |
| Steele Sidebottom | 19 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Ben Johnson | 21 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Sharrod Wellingham | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Nick Maxwell | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Simon Buckley | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Heritier Lumumba | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jarryd Blair | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alan Toovey | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Dawes | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Fasolo | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Martin Clarke | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Cloke | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Lachlan Keeffe | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Sinclair | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Tyson Goldsack | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Nathan Brown | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Darren Jolly | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Kirk Ugle | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Seedsman | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Dyson | 19 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| David Zaharakis | 15 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Jobe Watson | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Dyson Heppell | 15 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Ben Howlett | 12 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Sam Lonergan | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Jake Carlisle | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Paddy Ryder | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Heath Hocking | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Angus Monfries | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Bellchambers | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Melksham | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Brent Stanton | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Cale Hooker | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Leroy Jetta | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kyle Hardingham | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Alwyn Davey | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Cory DellOlio | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Michael Hibberd | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tayte Pears | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stewart Crameri | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 |