2013 Adelaide Football Club season

The 2013 AFL season was the 22nd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Crows.

Adelaide Football Club
2013 season
CoachBrenton Sanderson
Captain(s)Nathan van Berlo
Home groundAAMI Stadium
Pre-season competition11th
AFL season11th
Malcolm Blight MedalRory Sloane
Leading goalkickerTom Lynch (33)

Season summary edit

Pre-season matches edit

2013 NAB Cup
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 17 February (4:10 pm) St Kilda 0.3.6 (24) 0.8.2 (50) Lost by 26 points[1] AAMI Stadium (H)
1 Sunday, 17 February (6:20 pm) Port Adelaide 0.6.7 (43) 0.4.3 (27) Won by 16 points[2] AAMI Stadium (H) 8,966
2 Saturday, 2 March (2:40 pm) Geelong 2.16.12 (126) 1.8.6 (63) Lost by 63 points[3] Simonds Stadium (A) 5,000
3 Friday, 8 March (8:10 pm) Carlton 4.11.7 (109) 2.13.10 (106) Won by 3 points[4] AAMI Stadium (H) 7,511

Ladder edit

2013 Adelaide Football Club season
Season2013
Teams18
WinnersBrisbane Lions (1st title)
Matches played43
Attendance418,095 (average 9,723 per match)
Michael Tuck MedallistDaniel Rich (Brisbane)
2012
2014

The 2013 NAB Cup was an Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition that was played before the 2013 home and away season. The tournament commenced on 15 February 2013, and concluded with the NAB Cup Grand Final on 15 March 2013. The first group of matches was played between Collingwood, Essendon and Western Bulldogs in Melbourne at Etihad Stadium. The tournament was won by the Brisbane Lions, its first pre-season premiership.

The competition format was the same as the previous year and once again featured eighteen teams. Matches were played at both regular AFL venues and select regional centres. All matches in the first three rounds of the competition counted equally with four points for a win and percentage also being taken into account. The two best-performed teams, the Brisbane Lions and Carlton, played the NAB Cup Grand Final on 15 March. Teams not playing in the first week of Round 1 of the 2013 AFL season played one last pre-season match at various metropolitan locations across Australia in week 5.[5]

The format for the 2013 NAB Cup was as follows:

  • Weeks 1 and 2: The eighteen teams were split into six pools of three teams each. The three teams in each pool played each other in games of two 20-minute halves, with all three games being played over a three-hour period at the one venue.
  • Weeks 3 and 4: The eighteen teams played full length matches each week in either metropolitan or regional areas.
  • Week 5: The two best ranked teams played in the NAB Cup Grand Final. Teams not playing in the first week of Round 1 of the 2013 AFL season played a full length match in either metropolitan or regional areas.

Games edit

The fixtures were announced by the AFL on 24 October 2012.[6] All times listed are local times.

Round 1 edit

Pool 1
Friday, 15 February (6:45 pm) Essendon 1.5.6 (45) def. Western Bulldogs 1.1.4 (19) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,817) Report
Friday, 15 February (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 0.4.5 (29) def. by Collingwood 1.6.2 (47) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,693) Report
Friday, 15 February (8:55 pm) Collingwood 1.2.10 (31) def. Essendon 0.4.5 (29) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,921) Report
Pool 2
Saturday, 16 February (4:40 pm) West Coast 1.6.2 (47) def. by Geelong 1.6.4 (49) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 20,485) Report
Saturday, 16 February (5:45 pm) Fremantle 0.7.6 (48) def. Geelong 0.4.6 (30) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 21,804) Report
Saturday, 16 February (6:50 pm) West Coast 1.4.7 (40) def. Fremantle 0.2.4 (16) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 21,935) Report
Pool 3
Sunday, 17 February (4:10 pm) Adelaide 0.3.6 (24) def. by St Kilda 0.8.2 (50) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 8,966) Report
Sunday, 17 February (5:15 pm) Port Adelaide 1.9.2 (65) def. St Kilda 0.2.3 (15) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 8,966) Report
Sunday, 17 February (6:20 pm) Adelaide 0.6.7 (43) def. Port Adelaide 0.4.3 (27) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 8,966) Report
Pool 4
Friday, 22 February (6:45 pm) North Melbourne 1.4.5 (38) def. Melbourne 0.5.6 (36) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,309) Report
Friday, 22 February (7:50 pm) Melbourne 0.2.3 (15) def. by Richmond 1.2.9 (30) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,309) Report
Friday, 22 February (8:55 pm) Richmond 0.6.8 (44) def. by North Melbourne 0.7.6 (48) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 20,309) Report
Pool 5
Saturday, 23 February (6:40 pm) Gold Coast 0.4.6 (30) def. Hawthorn 0.4.5 (29) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 7,847) Report
Saturday, 23 February (7:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 0.4.8 (32) def. Hawthorn 0.1.5 (11) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 7,847) Report
Saturday, 23 February (8:50 pm) Gold Coast 0.3.6 (24) def. by Brisbane Lions 2.6.3 (57) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 7,847) Report
Pool 6
Sunday, 24 February (4:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 0.5.2 (32) def. by Carlton 0.4.10 (34) Blacktown International Sportspark (crowd: 4,078) Report
Sunday, 24 February (5:45 pm) Sydney 0.3.6 (24) def. by Carlton 1.5.7 (46) Blacktown International Sportspark (crowd: 4,078) Report
Sunday, 24 February (6:50 pm) Greater Western Sydney 0.7.10 (52) def. Sydney 1.3.1 (28) Blacktown International Sportspark (crowd: 4,078) Report

Round 2 edit

Round 2
Friday, 1 March (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 1.10.6 (75) def. Hawthorn 2.8.8 (74) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 8,162) Report
Saturday, 2 March (2:40 pm) Geelong 2.16.12 (126) def. Adelaide 1.8.6 (63) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 5,000) Report
Saturday, 2 March (3:30 pm) Gold Coast 1.11.14 (89) def. by North Melbourne 2.13.6 (102) Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville (crowd: 7,216) Report
Saturday, 2 March (5:10 pm) Essendon 1.10.9 (78) def. by Richmond 2.8.20 (86) Wangaratta Showgrounds (crowd: 7,884) Report
Saturday, 2 March (7:00 pm) Greater Western Sydney 2.12.7 (97) def. by Brisbane Lions 1.12.19 (100) Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga (crowd: 7,068) Report
Saturday, 2 March (7:40 pm) Carlton 0.18.16 (124) def. Fremantle 1.6.9 (54) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 9,402) Report
Sunday, 3 March (4:00 pm) Port Adelaide 1.10.7 (76) def. by Melbourne 0.12.6 (78) Renmark Oval, Renmark, South Australia (crowd: 3,764) Report
Sunday, 3 March (5:10 pm) St Kilda 0.13.12 (90) def. Sydney 1.8.10 (67) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 6,656) Report
Sunday, 3 March (4:40 pm) West Coast 1.10.7 (76) def. by Collingwood 3.10.9 (96) Patersons Stadium (crowd: 14,237) Report

Round 3 edit

Round 3
Friday, 8 March (6:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 0.4.4 (28) def. by Essendon 1.16.14 (119) Manuka Oval (crowd: 8,044) Report
Friday, 8 March (8:10 pm) Adelaide 4.11.7 (109) def. Carlton 2.13.10 (106) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 7,511) Report
Saturday, 9 March (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 0.13.6 (84) def. by Richmond 0.13.7 (85) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 8,601) Report
Saturday, 9 March (2:30 pm) Melbourne 2.7.6 (66) def. by St Kilda 2.10.13 (91) Casey Fields, Cranbourne (crowd: 5,000) Report
Saturday, 9 March (3:40 pm) Geelong 0.14.12 (96) def. North Melbourne 0.12.12 (84) Simonds Stadium Report
Saturday, 9 March (3:30 pm) Fremantle 0.23.8 (146) def. Western Bulldogs 0.5.7 (37) Bendigo Bank Stadium, Mandurah (crowd: 5,032) Report
Saturday, 9 March (6:40 pm) Collingwood 0.7.12 (54) def. by Brisbane Lions 0.12.16 (88) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 12,093) Report
Saturday, 9 March (7:00 pm) Sydney 0.11.14 (80) def. Gold Coast 0.6.8 (44) Blacktown International Sportspark Report
Saturday, 9 March (7:00 pm) West Coast 1.11.11 (86) def. by Port Adelaide 1.13.5 (92) Traeger Park, Alice Springs (crowd: 4,244) Report

Grand Final edit

2013 NAB Cup Grand Final
Friday, 15 March (7:45 pm) Carlton def. by Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,884) Report
1.2.0 (21)
2.6.6 (60)
2.7.7 (67)
 2.7.9 (69)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
0.5.3 (33)
0.7.5 (47)
0.12.10 (82)
 0.16.13 (109)
Umpires: Bannister, Margetts, Jeffery
Michael Tuck Medal: Daniel Rich
Television broadcast: Seven Network/Fox Footy
Bryce Gibbs, Zach Tuohy Super Goals N/A
Betts, Casboult, Duigan, Kreuzer, Robinson, Rowe, White Goals Brown 5, Green 3, Zorko 2, Bewick, Karnezis, McGrath, Polkinghorne, Redden, Rich
Gibbs, Simpson, Yarran, Kreuzer, Murphy Best Rich, Zorko, Hanley, Brown, Karnezis, Moloney, Merrett, Green
N/A Injuries N/A
N/A Reports N/A
  • Due to the unavailability of the Gabba because of cricket commitments, the AFL chose to schedule the match at Etihad Stadium rather than Metricon Stadium in Queensland, citing that the largest possible crowd would be drawn in Melbourne ahead of any potential game on the Gold Coast.[7]

This was the last pre-season tournament to award a Michael Tuck Medal, as the subsequent pre-season tournaments no longer had grand finals or a specified winner

NAB Challenge edit

NAB Challenge
Friday, 15 March (4:00 pm) Geelong 20.21 (141) def. Collingwood 13.12 (90) Simonds Stadium Report
Saturday, 16 March (11:30 am) Gold Coast 12.8 (80) def. Melbourne 8.7 (55) Fankhauser Reserve, Southport Report
Saturday, 16 March (1:00 pm) Port Adelaide 15.12 (102) def. Sydney 10.12 (72) AAMI Stadium (crowd: 5,042) Report
Saturday, 16 March (2:00 pm) North Melbourne 5.11 (41) def. by Hawthorn 19.8 (122) Highgate Recreation Reserve, Craigieburn Report
Saturday, 16 March (2:00 pm) Richmond 14.8 (92) def. Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83) Visy Park (crowd: 2,000) Report
Saturday, 16 March (2:00 pm) Greater Western Sydney 16.6 (102) def. St Kilda 12.14 (86) Blacktown International Sportspark Report
  • Adelaide, Essendon, West Coast and Fremantle did not play this round due to their earlier round one commitments.
  • These matches, played on the same weekend as the Grand Final, were not counted towards the NAB Cup ladder.
  • All matches played in this round are conducted under normal AFL Premiership season rules.

Ladder edit

2013 NAB Cup Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
9 Port Adelaide 4 2 2 0 260 222 117.1 8
10 Fremantle 4 2 2 0 264 231 114.3 8
11 Adelaide 4 2 2 0 239 309 77.3 8
12 West Coast 4 1 3 0 249 253 98.4 4
13 Sydney 4 1 3 0 199 232 85.8 4
Source: NAB Cup AFL Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

See also edit

References edit

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  7. ^ "Brisbane Lions' displeasure grows over decision to play NAB Cup grand final at Etihad Stadium". Greg Davis From: The Courier-Mail March 10, 2013 11:30PM. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

Home and away season edit

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Friday, 22 March (8:10 pm) Essendon 11.16 (82) 18.9 (117) Lost by 35 points[1] AAMI Stadium (H) 42,218 16th
2 Saturday, 6 April (3:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.17 (77) 14.12 (96) Won by 19 points[2] Gabba (A) 21,308 10th
3 Sunday, 14 April (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 17.16 (118) 16.13 (109) Lost by 9 points[3] AAMI Stadium (A) 40,707 11th
4 Saturday, 21 April (2:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.8 (80) 4.4 (28) Won by 52 points[4] AAMI Stadium (H) 24,684 8th
5 Saturday, 27 April (4:40 pm) Carlton 17.13 (115) 12.11 (83) Lost by 32 points[5] MCG (A) 44,711 10th
6 Saturday, 4 May (4:10 pm) Hawthorn 11.12 (78) 13.11 (89) Lost by 11 points[6] AAMI Stadium (H) 37,324 12th
7 Sunday, 12 May (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 7.10 (52) 29.13 (187) Won by 135 points[7] Skoda Stadium (A) 5,830 9th
8 Sunday, 19 May (4:10 pm) St Kilda 12.15 (87) 6.11 (47) Won by 40 points[8] AAMI Stadium (H) 34,605 9th
9 Sunday, 26 May (3:20 pm) North Melbourne 19.10 (124) 18.17 (125) Won by 1 point[9] Etihad Stadium (A) 23,033 7th
10 Saturday, 1 June (1:40 pm) Fremantle 8.11 (59) 10.6 (66) Lost by 7 points[10] AAMI Stadium (H) 27,684 9th
11 Saturday, 8 June (4:10 pm) Sydney Swans 6.14 (50) 19.13 (127) Lost by 77 points[11] AAMI Stadium (H) 38,374 10th
12 Saturday, 15 June (1:40 pm) Richmond 16.14 (110) 10.12 (72) Lost by 38 points[12] MCG (A) 43,615 11th
13 Bye 11th
14 Saturday, 29 June (1:40 pm) Gold Coast 11.17 (83) 16.15 (111) Won by 28 points[13] Metricon Stadium (A) 13,791 11th
15 Saturday, 6 July (7:10 pm) West Coast Eagles 9.15 (69) 11.9 (75) Lost by 6 points[14] AAMI Stadium (H) 26,426 12th
16 Friday, 12 July (7:50 pm) Collingwood 17.9 (111) 12.12 (84) Lost by 27 points[15] MCG (A) 54,790 12th
17 Sunday, 21 July (2:50 pm) Geelong 14.10 (94) 14.8 (92) Won by 2 points[16] AAMI Stadium (H) 28,603 11th
18 Saturday, 27 July (5:40 pm) Fremantle 11.9 (75) 7.11 (53) Lost by 22 points[17] Patersons Stadium (A) 28,765 12th
19 Sunday, 4 August (2:50 pm) Port Adelaide 15.13 (103) 17.5 (107) Lost by 4 points[18] AAMI Stadium (H) 43,368 13th
20 Sunday, 11 August (2:40 pm) North Melbourne 11.13 (79) 10.10 (70) Won by 9 points[19] AAMI Stadium (H) 31,801 13th
21 Sunday, 18 August (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 20.11 (131) 17.12 (114) Lost by 17 points[20] Etihad Stadium (A) 17,159 13th
22 Saturday, 24 August (1:15 pm) Melbourne Football Club 18.12 (120) 7.10 (52) Won by 68 points[21] AAMI Stadium (H) 35,643 12th
23 Saturday, 31 August (6:10 pm) West Coast Eagles 5.13 (43) 19.15 (129) Won by 86 points[22] Patersons Stadium (A) 29,416 11th

Ladder edit

2013 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Hawthorn (P) 22 19 3 0 2523 1859 135.7 76 Finals series
2 Geelong 22 18 4 0 2409 1776 135.6 72
3 Fremantle 22 16 5 1 2035 1518 134.1 66
4 Sydney 22 15 6 1 2244 1694 132.5 62
5 Richmond 22 15 7 0 2154 1754 122.8 60
6 Collingwood 22 14 8 0 2148 1868 115.0 56
7 Port Adelaide 22 12 10 0 2051 2002 102.4 48
8 Carlton 22 11 11 0 2125 1992 106.7 44
9 Essendon 22 14 8 0 2145 2000 107.3 56[a]
10 North Melbourne 22 10 12 0 2307 1930 119.5 40
11 Adelaide 22 10 12 0 2064 1909 108.1 40
12 Brisbane Lions 22 10 12 0 1922 2144 89.6 40
13 West Coast 22 9 13 0 2038 2139 95.3 36
14 Gold Coast 22 8 14 0 1918 2091 91.7 32
15 Western Bulldogs 22 8 14 0 1926 2262 85.1 32
16 St Kilda 22 5 17 0 1751 2120 82.6 20
17 Melbourne 22 2 20 0 1455 2691 54.1 8
18 Greater Western Sydney 22 1 21 0 1524 2990 51.0 4
Source: AFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:
  1. ^ Essendon was relegated to ninth due to irregularities in its supplements program during the 2012 season.[23]


References edit

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