2013 season | |||
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Coach | Brenton Sanderson | ||
Captain(s) | Nathan van Berlo | ||
Home ground | AAMI Stadium | ||
Pre-season competition | 11th | ||
AFL season | 11th | ||
Malcolm Blight Medal | Rory Sloane | ||
Leading goalkicker | Tom Lynch (33) | ||
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The 2013 AFL season was the 22nd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Crows.
Season summary
Pre-season matches
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||
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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
2013 Adelaide Football Club season | |
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Season | 2013 |
Teams | 18 |
Winners | Brisbane Lions (1st title) |
Matches played | 43 |
Attendance | 418,095 (average 9,723 per match) |
Michael Tuck Medallist | Daniel 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
The fixtures were announced by the AFL on 24 October 2012.[6] All times listed are local times.
Round 1
Pool 1 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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
Round 2 | |||||
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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
Round 3 | |||||
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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
2013 NAB Cup Grand Final | |||||
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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 | |||
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
NAB Challenge | |||||
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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 |
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Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
See also
References
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- ^ "Injury sours Crows' win over Power". Afl.com.au. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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Home and away season
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:
- ^ Essendon was relegated to ninth due to irregularities in its supplements program during the 2012 season.[23]
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