The 2012 Australian Football League finals series determined the winner of the 2012 AFL season.
The top four teams in the eight receive what is popularly known as the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals.
The bottom four of the eight play knock-out games, in that only the winners survive and move on to the next week.
Games in Victoria are played at the MCG, regardless of the team's usual home ground, if a crowd larger than the seating capacity of Etihad Stadium (53,359) is expected.
The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at the MCG in Melbourne.