M.C.G. · Sat 18 Aug 2012 · 59,381 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 2.5 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 60 |
| CarltonCARL | 5.3 | 15.4 | 20.9 | 156 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 60 and 156.
Carlton won by 96 points.
8.12 (60) — 24.12 (156)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobe Watson | 16 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Courtenay Dempsey | 13 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Dyson Heppell | 9 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 2 |
| 0 |
| Brendan Lee | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Cale Hooker | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Browne | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hibberd | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Stanton | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Lonergan | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Leroy Jetta | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Heath Hocking | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Hurley | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Hardingham | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Melksham | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| David Zaharakis | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alwyn Davey | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Stewart Crameri | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Paddy Ryder | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Angus Monfries | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Bellchambers | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Carlisle | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dustin Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Murphy | 23 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Bryce Gibbs | 21 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Brock McLean | 19 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Kade Simpson | 16 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| Chris Judd | 12 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew Carrazzo | 12 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrad Waite | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Chris Yarran | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeff Garlett | 12 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Heath Scotland | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Duigan | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis Armfield | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie Betts | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Ed Curnow | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Levi Casboult | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Matthew Kreuzer | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Andrew McInnes | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Walker | 11 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Mitch Robinson | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Simon White | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Zach Tuohy | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Bell | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |