2010 NAB Cup

The 2010 NAB Cup was the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition that was played before the 2010 season. The games were played between 12 February and 13 March, with the first match being between West Coast and Essendon at Subiaco Oval. It was the last pre-season competition held in the current knockout format due to the entry of the Gold Coast Suns into the AFL in 2011.^[1]

2010 NAB Cup
Season	2010
Teams	16
Winners	Western Bulldogs (1st title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	227,481 (average 15,165 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist	Barry Hall (Western Bulldogs)
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Games

Round 1

	Round 1
Friday, 12 February (5:40 pm)	West Coast 1.16.12 (117)	def.	Essendon 0.12.10 (82)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 23,860)	Report
Saturday, 13 February (4:10 pm)	Adelaide 1.8.10 (67)	def. by	Port Adelaide 2.15.15 (123)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,663)	Report
Saturday, 13 February (7:40 pm)	Hawthorn 3.16.12 (135)	def.	Richmond 0.9.8 (62)	Aurora Stadium (crowd: 11,217)	Report
Sunday, 14 February (4:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 1.5.14 (53)	def.	Brisbane Lions 1.5.6 (45)	Manuka Oval (crowd: 3,707)	Report
Friday, 19 February (7:40 pm)	St Kilda 2.13.4 (100)	def.	Collingwood 1.13.12 (99)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,801)	Report
Saturday, 20 February (7:40 pm)	Sydney 2.7.11 (71)	def.	Carlton 0.8.11 (59)	Blacktown Olympic Park (crowd: 9,732)	Report
Sunday, 21 February (4:40 pm)	Geelong 2.10.3 (81)	def. by	North Melbourne 2.11.11 (95)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 12,989)	Report
Sunday, 21 February (5:40 pm)	Fremantle 1.13.10 (97)	def.	Melbourne 2.4.8 (50)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 11,031)	Report

Round 2

	Round 2
Friday, 26 February (7:40 pm)	Hawthorn 0.7.12 (54)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 1.15.12 (111)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,222)	Report
Saturday, 27 February (7:10 pm)	St Kilda 2.9.7 (79)	def.	Sydney 0.12.6 (78)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 10,998)	Report
Saturday, 27 February (5:40 pm)	West Coast 2.8.14 (80)	def. by	Port Adelaide 4.19.8 (158)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 16,231)	Report
Sunday, 28 February (5:10 pm)	North Melbourne 0.13.12 (90)	def. by	Fremantle 1.12.13 (94)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 7,877)	Report

Round 3

	Round 3
Friday, 5 March (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 1.11.17 (92)	def.	Port Adelaide 1.12.8 (89)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 10,531)
Saturday, 6 March (7:10 pm)	St Kilda 2.15.7 (115)	def.	Fremantle 2.3.9 (45)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 5,241)
Both games were played in Melbourne, due to the Adelaide Festival restricting accommodation in Adelaide and Subiaco Oval being used for the AC/DC concerts.[2]

Grand final

	2010 NAB Cup Grand Final
Saturday, 13 March (7:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs	def.	St Kilda	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,381)	Report
	0.4.5 (29) 1.5.6 (45) 2.7.7 (67) 2.13.8 (104)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.1.1 (7) 0.3.5 (23) 0.7.10 (52) 0.9.10 (64)	Umpires: Rosebury, Stevic, Chamberlain Michael Tuck Medal: Barry Hall (Western Bulldogs) Television broadcast: Ten Network
Hahn, Higgins		Super Goals
Hall 7, Higgins 2, Akermanis, Everitt, Murphy, Griffen		Goals	Riewoldt 4, Gram, Goddard, Milne, Geary, Koschitzke
Hall, Cooney, Griffen, Boyd, Higgins, Murphy, Gilbee, Hudson		Best	Riewoldt, Goddard, Dal Santo, Gram, Jones, Montagna
Hahn (cracked eye socket), Eagleton (back/hamstring), Ward (groin).		Injuries	S Fisher (ankle).
Nil		Reports	Nil

Summary of results

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					Grand final
	West Coast		117
	Essendon		82				West Coast	80
	Adelaide		67				Port Adelaide	158
	Port Adelaide		123									Port Adelaide	89
	Hawthorn		135									Western Bulldogs	92
	Richmond		62				Hawthorn	54
	Western Bulldogs		53				Western Bulldogs	111
	Brisbane Lions		45														Western Bulldogs	104
	St Kilda		100														St Kilda	64
	Collingwood		99				St Kilda	79
	Sydney		71				Sydney	78
	Carlton		59									St Kilda	115
	Geelong		81									Fremantle	45
	North Melbourne		94				North Melbourne	90
	Fremantle		97				Fremantle	94
	Melbourne		50

NAB Challenge

	Week 1
Friday, 26 February (7:00 pm)	Collingwood 11.8 (74)	def.	Adelaide 8.6 (54)	Traeger Park	Report
Friday, 26 February (4:00 pm)	Carlton 14.9 (93)	def.	Brisbane Lions 12.8 (80)	Visy Park	Report
Saturday, 27 February (1:00 pm)	Melbourne 11.14 (80)	def. by	Essendon 18.12 (120)	Visy Park	Report
Saturday, 27 February (4:00 pm)	Geelong 7.9 (51)	def. by	Richmond 15.12 (102)	Yea Recreation Reserve	Report

	Week 2
Friday, 5 March (4:00 pm)	Richmond 9.8 (62)	def. by	Collingwood 11.24 (90)	Visy Park
Saturday, 6 March (10:30 am)	West Coast 16.9 (105)	def.	Carlton 9.12 (66)	Leederville Oval
Saturday, 6 March (2:00 pm)	Hawthorn 6.7 (43)	def. by	North Melbourne 12.11 (83)	Eureka Stadium
Saturday, 6 March (cancelled)	Brisbane Lions	v	Geelong	Visy Park	Report
Saturday, 6 March (4:00 pm)	Adelaide 9.15 (69)	def.	Melbourne 10.7 (67)	Elizabeth Oval
Saturday, 6 March (7:00 pm)	Sydney 14.7 (91)	def.	Essendon 9.9 (63)	Blacktown Olympic Park
The match between Brisbane Lions and Geelong was originally scheduled to be held in Southport, Queensland but was moved to Visy Park due to flooding in that region of Queensland. Severe storms in Melbourne that coincided with the start time for the relocated match, led to the match being cancelled.

	Week 3
Friday, 12 March (3:30 pm)	Brisbane Lions 7.14 (56)	def.	Hawthorn 6.9 (45)	Fankhauser Reserve, Southport, Queensland	Report
Friday, 12 March (4:00 pm)	Carlton 11.16 (82)	def. by	Adelaide 12.11 (83)	Visy Park	Report
Friday, 12 March (7:00 pm)	Sydney 14.15 (99)	def.	North Melbourne 8.9 (57)	Narrandera, New South Wales	Report
Saturday, 13 March (2:00 pm)	Melbourne 12.14 (86)	def. by	West Coast 18.16 (124)	Casey Fields	Report
Saturday, 13 March (3:30 pm)	Richmond 11.7 (73)	def. by	Essendon 23.9 (147)	Morwell Recreation Reserve	Report
Saturday, 13 March (3:00 pm)	Port Adelaide 15.7 (97)	def. by	Collingwood 27.16 (178)	Malseed Park, Mt Gambier, South Australia	Report
Saturday, 13 March (4:30 pm)	Fremantle 10.5 (65)	def. by	Geelong 14.12 (96)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10,000)	Report

See also

• 2010 AFL season