2011 NAB Cup

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox AFL championship | competition = afl | year = 2011 | image = | imagesize = | caption = | teams = 18 | winners = {{AFL Col}} | count = 1st | matches = 25 | attendance = 518572 | michael tuck medallist = Heath Shaw ({{AFL Col}}) | prevseason = 2010 | nextseason = 2012 }}

The '''2011 NAB Cup''' was the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition played before the 2011 season. The games were played between 11 February and 11 March. The first match was between {{AFL Ade}} and {{AFL Mel}} 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:<ref>[http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/104586/default.aspx Pies' blockbuster pool] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029030315/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/104586/default.aspx |date=29 October 2010 }}</ref> *'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/pies-headline-nab-cup-super-saturday/story-e6frf9jf-1225943634546|title=Blockbuster start to NAB Cup|date=26 October 2010|publisher=Herald Sun|accessdate=26 October 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101026072935/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/pies-headline-nab-cup-super-saturday/story-e6frf9jf-1225943634546| archivedate= 26 October 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/nabcup/fixture/tabid/15297/default.aspx|title=2011 NAB Cup Fixture|date=26 October 2010|publisher=AFL.com.au|accessdate=26 October 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101027092929/http://www.afl.com.au/nabcup/fixture/tabid/15297/default.aspx| archivedate= 27 October 2010 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Round 1=== {{AFLGameHeader|title=Pool 1}} {{AFLGame|Friday, 11 February (7:15 pm)|{{AFL Ade}}|0.3.6 (24)|A|{{AFL Mel}}|0.5.4 (34)|AAMI Stadium|18,202|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110222203133/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/107710/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Friday, 11 February (8:20 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|0.5.6 (36)|H|{{AFL|PA}}|1.2.6 (27)|AAMI Stadium|18,202|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110214065333/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/107692/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Friday, 11 February (9:25 pm)|{{AFL Ade}}|0.6.4 (40)|H|{{AFL|PA}}|0.1.2 (8)|AAMI Stadium|18,202|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110213014147/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/107695/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGameFooter|notes= }}{{AFLGameHeader|title=Pool 2}} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 February (7:15 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|0.6.5 (41)|H|{{AFL Ric}}|0.3.5 (23)|Etihad Stadium|40,300|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110215160435/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/107725/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 February (8:20 pm)|{{AFL Ric}}|0.1.1 (7)|A|{{AFL Col}}|0.7.8 (50)|Etihad Stadium|40,300|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110215125551/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/107728/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 February (9:25 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|0.3.8 (26)|A|{{AFL Col}}|0.5.3 (33)|Etihad Stadium|40,300|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110215125559/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/107731/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGameFooter|notes= }}{{AFLGameHeader|title=Pool 3}} {{AFLGame|Sunday, 13 February (4:45 pm)|{{AFL|WC}}|0.5.1 (31)|H|{{AFL Haw}}|0.4.5 (29)|Patersons Stadium|25,776|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110216055525/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/107753/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Sunday, 13 February (5:50 pm)|{{AFL Haw}}|1.4.4 (37)|H|{{AFL Fre}}|0.3.5 (23)|Patersons Stadium|25,776|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110216055531/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/107754/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Sunday, 13 February (6:55 pm)|{{AFL|WC}}|0.5.7 (37)|H|{{AFL Fre}}|0.4.1 (25)|Patersons Stadium|25,776|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110216055544/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/107755/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGameFooter|notes= }}{{AFLGameHeader|title=Pool 4}} {{AFLGame|Friday, 18 February (7:15 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|1.11.1 (76)|H|{{AFL BL}}|0.2.2 (14)|Etihad Stadium|24,158|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110221100925/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108075/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Friday, 18 February (8:20 pm)|{{AFL BL}}|0.2.3 (15)|A|{{AFL StK}}|1.5.5 (44)|Etihad Stadium|24,158|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110221102459/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108077/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Friday, 18 February (9:25 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|0.5.8 (38)|D|{{AFL StK}}|0.6.2 (38)|Etihad Stadium|24,158|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110221100931/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108081/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGameFooter|notes= }}{{AFLGameHeader|title=Pool 5}} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 19 February (7:15 pm)|{{AFL GWS}}|0.0.4 (4)|A|{{AFL Syd}}|0.13.5 (83)|Blacktown ISP Oval|9,447|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110222192528/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108053/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 19 February (8:20 pm)|{{AFL Syd}}|0.3.4 (22)|A|{{AFL GC}}|0.4.1 (25)|Blacktown ISP Oval|9,447|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110221041438/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108054/default.aspx Report]}} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 19 February (9:25 pm)|{{AFL GWS}}|0.4.3 (27)|A|{{AFL GC}}|0.8.4 (52)|Blacktown ISP Oval|9,447|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110221001919/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108057/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGameFooter|notes= }}{{AFLGameHeader|title=Pool 6}} {{AFLGame|Sunday, 20 February (3:45 pm)|{{AFL Gee}}|0.4.8 (32)|H|{{AFL NM}}|0.2.2 (14)|Skilled Stadium|13,232|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110223104432/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108104/default.aspx Report]}} {{AFLGame|Sunday, 20 February (4:50 pm)|{{AFL NM}}|1.2.2 (23)|A|{{AFL WB}}|0.8.6 (54)|Skilled Stadium|13,232|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110223104437/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108107/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Sunday, 20 February (5:55 pm)|{{AFL Gee}}|0.7.4 (46)|H|{{AFL WB}}|0.4.1 (25)|Skilled Stadium|13,232|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110223103302/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108122/default.aspx Report]}} {{AFLGameFooter|notes= }}

===Round 2=== {{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 2}} {{AFLGame|Thursday, 24 February (7:10 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|1.11.7 (82)|A|{{AFL Ess}}|1.17.10 (121)|Etihad Stadium|13,863|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110227094208/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108367/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Friday, 25 February (7:40 pm)|{{AFL Col}}|1.12.12 (93)|H|{{AFL Syd}}|1.10.10 (79)|Etihad Stadium|10,773| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228183430/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108428/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 26 February (7:10 pm)|{{AFL Gee}}|1.6.6 (51)|A|{{AFL StK}}|1.15.7 (106)|Etihad Stadium|9,670|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110301095341/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108473/default.aspx Report]}} {{AFLGame|Sunday, 27 February (4:40 pm)|{{AFL|WC}}|0.12.15 (87)|H|{{AFL GC}}|1.5.11 (50)|Patersons Stadium|12,625|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110301171035/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108502/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGameFooter|notes= }}

===Round 3=== {{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 3}} {{AFLGame|Friday, 4 March (7:40 pm)|{{AFL Ess}}|0.12.12 (84)|H|{{AFL StK}}|0.6.9 (45)|Etihad Stadium|17,632|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110307072321/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108800/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 5 March (5:40 pm)|{{AFL|WC}}|0.8.8 (56)|A|{{AFL Col}}|1.9.17 (80)|Patersons Stadium|15,360| [https://web.archive.org/web/20110308171425/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108851/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGameFooter|notes= }}

===Grand Final=== {{AFLGameDetailed |title = 2011 NAB Cup Grand Final |date = Friday, 11 March (7:45 pm) |home team = {{AFL Ess}} |home Q1 =0.2.2 (14) |home Q2 =0.3.4 (22) |home Q3 =0.9.5 (59) |home final =0.13.8 (86) |home super = |home goals =Hurley, Monfries 3 Ryder, Watson, Zaharakis 2 Hocking 1 |home best = |home injuries =Hardingham (groin) |home reports = |winner =A |away team = {{AFL Col}} |away Q1 =0.3.4 (22) |away Q2 =0.7.6 (48) |away Q3 =1.11.7 (82) |away final =1.15.9 (108) |away super =Buckley 1 |away goals =Krakouer, Dawes 3 Cloke 2 Ball, Beams, McCarthy, Pendlebury, Swan, Thomas, Wellingham 1 |away best = |away injuries =Nil |away reports = |venue = Etihad Stadium |crowd = 45,304 |report =[https://web.archive.org/web/20110312212514/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/109178/default.aspx Report] |umpires =Rosebury, Stevic, Nicholls, Jennings |BOG award =Michael Tuck Medal |BOG winner =Heath Shaw |broadcast = Seven Network |notes = *By winning this NAB Cup Collingwood became the first team since their opponent Essendon, in 1993/1994, to win a pre-season premiership after winning the previous years' grand final. This was also just Collingwood's second pre-season premiership, the previous one coming in 1979. *This is Collingwood's first pre-season premiership in 32 years, which coincidentally was the same number of years difference between VFL/AFL premiership wins when they defeated Essendon in 1990.}}

==NAB Challenge== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/106274/default.aspx |title=New regional venues to host NAB Challenge |access-date=16 December 2010 |archive-date=18 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218215751/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/106274/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Week 1}} {{AFLGame|Friday, 25 February (7:00 pm)|{{AFL PA}}|13.11 (89)|A|{{AFL Ric}}|14.8 (92)|Traeger Park||[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228181720/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108447/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 26 February (1:00 pm)|{{AFL Haw}}|15.9 (99)|H|{{AFL NM}}|10.10 (70)|Skilled Stadium||[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228185234/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108461/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 26 February (1:00 pm)|{{AFL WB }}|20.8 (128)|H|{{AFL BL}}|8.10 (58)|Visy Park||[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228185239/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108466/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 26 February (3:30 pm)|{{AFL Ade}}|22.9 (141)|H|{{AFL Fre}}|10.6 (66)|Thebarton Oval|4,721|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228185250/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108476/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 26 February (4:00 pm)|{{AFL GWS}}|4.2 (26)|A|{{AFL Car}}|29.9 (183)|Manuka Oval|5,991|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228185255/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108477/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGameFooter|notes= }}

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Week 2}} {{AFLGame|Friday, 4 March (4:00 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|15.10 (100)|H|{{AFL Ade}}|11.10 (76)|Visy Park|3,000 est.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110307072300/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108788/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Friday, 4 March (7:00 pm)|{{AFL Haw}}|12.17 (89)|H|{{AFL Ric}}|7.6 (48)|Deakin Reserve, Shepparton|6,108|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110307072305/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108793/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Friday, 4 March (7:00 pm)|{{AFL PA}}|19.21 (135)|H|{{AFL Gee}}|7.9 (51)|AAMI Stadium|4,110|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110306043227/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108798/default.aspx Report]}} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 5 March (12:00 pm)|{{AFL Mel}}|12.6 (78)|A|{{AFL BL}}|16.11 (107)|Visy Park|3,000 est.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110308163453/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108838/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 5 March (3:00 pm)|{{AFL GC}}|3.5 (23)|A|{{AFL Syd}}|14.11 (95)|Fankhauser Reserve|2,859|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110307024552/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108849/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 5 March (3:30 pm)|{{AFL Fre}}|9.14 (68)|A|{{AFL WB}}|14.14 (98)|Hands Oval|4,000 est.|}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629005109/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/05/3156226.htm?site=sport&section=afl Report] {{AFLGame|Saturday, 5 March (7:00 pm)|{{AFL GWS}}|8.2 (50)|A|{{AFL NM}}|18.15 (123)|Lavington Oval|6,122|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110308182123/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/108852/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGameFooter|notes= }}

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Week 3}} {{AFLGame|Friday, 11 March (4:00 pm)|{{AFL Ric}}|8.6 (54)|A|{{AFL Ade}}|18.14 (122)|Visy Park|2,000 est.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110312212524/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/109183/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Friday, 11 March (7:00 pm)|{{AFL Haw}}|15.14 (104)|H|{{AFL Mel}}|12.3 (75)|Aurora Stadium|4,010|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110312212538/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/109190/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 March (11:00 am)|{{AFL Fre}}|13.12 (90)|H|{{AFL|WC}}|11.15 (81)|Fremantle Oval|6,583|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110315055321/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/109237/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 March (1:00 pm)|{{AFL NM}}|18.10 (118)|H|{{AFL WB}}|16.9 (105)|Eureka Stadium|7,000|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110315075800/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/109226/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 March (1:00 pm)|{{AFL Car}}|11.15 (81)|A|{{AFL Gee}}|14.8 (92)|Visy Park|8,000|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110315055905/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/109233/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 March (4:00 pm)|{{AFL PA}}|21.13 (139)|H|{{AFL GWS}}|6.8 (44)|Willaston Oval, Willaston, South Australia|4,164|[http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6038/newsid/109235/default.aspx Report]}} {{AFLGame|Saturday, 12 March (7:00 pm)|{{AFL Syd}}|12.12 (84)|H|{{AFL StK}}|8.5 (53)|BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour|4,827|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110314202149/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/109250/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGame|Sunday, 13 March (3:00 pm)|{{AFL GC}}|7.12 (54)|A|{{AFL BL}}|17.20 (122)|Fankhauser Reserve|4,053|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110316031724/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/109259/default.aspx Report] }} {{AFLGameFooter|notes= }}

==See also== *2011 AFL season

==References== {{reflist}}

NAB Cup Category:Australian Football League pre-season competition