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4 unusual facts about 2012 All-Australian team


2012 Brownlow Medal

The six players selected in defensive positions in the 2012 All-Australian team combined polled only eight votes.

Darren Glass

Playing mainly as a full-back, Glass is considered one of the best players in his position in the AFL, having been named in the All-Australian team on four occasions, including as captain of the 2012 team.

Josh P. Kennedy

Kennedy had his most consistent year earning himself his first All-Australian team selection.

Stephen Milne

Milne finished the 2012 season with 56 goals from 22 games, and was selected in the 2012 All-Australian team, earning this recognition for the second time in his career.


2012 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 2012 Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship is the 82nd edition of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its inception in 1928.

2012 Munster Senior Football Championship

The winning Cork team received the Cuppy Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The winning Donegal team received the Anglo-Celt Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Andrew McLeod

This was duly acknowledged when he was announced as captain and half-back flank of the 2007 All-Australian team.

Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

The Australian team 'the Steelers' went into the Games as the silver medallist from the 2008 Beijing Games and 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships.

Barry Moran

He started in centre field in the 2012 final where Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal.

Davy Glennon

He came on as a substitute in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final against Kilkenny.

Éamonn Ryan

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Enda Varley

He started at Right Corner Forward and scored two points in the 2012 All Ireland Final final where Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal.

History of cricket in New Zealand from 1918–19 to 1945

An Australian team toured New Zealand in 1920-21 to play first-class matches versus New Zealand national team (twice) and provincial teams including Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago.

Iarla Tannian

He was named as the Man of the match by The Sunday Game panel in the drawn 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final on 9 September.

Jason Doherty

He started at centre forward in the 2012 All Ireland Final final where Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal.

Jimmy's Winnin' Matches

Jimmy's Winnin' Matches is an hour-long documentary which followed the success of the Donegal senior football team that won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final under the guidance of Jim McGuinness.

Kevin Keane

He started at right corner back in the 2012 final where Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal.

Mark LeCras

Mainly playing as a small forward, LeCras led the West Coast Eagles' goalkicking in 2009 and 2010, and was named in the All-Australian team in 2010.

Michael Conroy

He started at right corner forward and scored a point in the 2012 All Ireland Final final where Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal.

Peter Randall Johnson

Early in the 1921 season, he was picked as captain of the MCC side which played the all-conquering Australian team under Warwick Armstrong, which may have been an indication that he was being considered for the Test team, England having lost all five matches in the Ashes series the previous winter.

Roger Hayden

The 2007 AFL Season was undoubtedly Roger Hayden's best, playing in all 22 games and was named among the final 40 for selection in the 2007 All-Australian team.

Stephen Griffin

A member of the Donegal panel that won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final against Mayo, he was an unused substitute in the final.


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