2012 AFL Grand Final Sprint
The AFL Grand Final sprint is an annual event which usually takes place at half-time of AFL Grand Final. It was first held in 1979. There has also been a kicking competition. Since 2021, there has also been a women's sprint event.
2012 Patrick Dangerfield Adelaide
The race was held before the Grand Final, the heats starting at 12.25pm and the final at 1.12pm. As it has been in the last few years, the AFL sprint was sponsored by Gillette, with $5000 in prize-money for the winner. The winner was Patrick Dangerfield of Adelaide (repeating his win from 2011), with Sydney's Harry Cunningham second and Hawthorn's Angus Litherland third. The winning time according to the TV timer was 10.84 seconds. See a video of the 2012 race, and also the heats.
Finalists
Carlton: Kane Lucas (6th)
Essendon: Stewart Crameri (7th)
Hawthorn: Angus Litherland (3rd)
Adelaide: Patrick Dangerfield (1st)
Sydney: Harry Cunningham (2nd)
West Coast: Ashley Smith (5th)
North Melbourne: Shaun Atley (4th)
Gold Coast Suns: Campbell Brown (8th)
Heat 1
Sydney: Harry Cunningham (1st)
West Coast: Ashley Smith (3rd)
GWS Giants: Tomas Bugg
St Kilda: David Armitage
Carlton: Kane Lucas (4th)
Melbourne: Lynden Dunn
Collingwood: Paul Seedsman
Fremantle: Tendai Mzungu
North Melbourne: Shaun Atley (2nd)
Heat 2
Adelaide: Patrick Dangerfield (1st)
Brisbane Lions: Ben Hudson
Richmond: Chris Newman
Gold Coast Suns: Campbell Brown (4th)
Essendon: Stewart Crameri (3rd)
Port Adelaide: Aaron Young
Geelong Cats: Billie Smedts
Hawthorn: Angus Litherland (2nd)
Western Bulldogs: Liam Picken
Related Pages
- AFL Sprint Winners List
- See all the videos of the races we could find.
- AFL half time mile race from 1977 & 1978
- AFL Grand Finalists
- Grand Final kicking competitions.
- About Sport in Australia in 2012
- Rugby League sprint race
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