2013 AFL Grand Final

Grand final of the 2013 Australian Football League season September 2013 October 2020 AFL 2013 2013 AFL Grand Final logo.png 300px View of the Melbourne Cricket Ground moments after gates opened for the 2013 AFL Grand Final. 50px HAW 50px FRE 2.3 (15) 5.5 (35) 8.8 (56) 11.11 (77) 0.3 (3) 1.6 (12) 6.10 (46) 8.14 (62) 11.11 (77) 8.14 (62) 2013 09 28 yes, 2:30pm Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,007 Brett Rosebury, Simon Meredith, Matthew Nicholls Fremantle City End Birds of Tokyo Tina Arena Hunters and Collectors Hunters and Collectors, Birds of Tokyo Brian Lake (Hawthorn) Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn) Seven Network 2012 2014 The 2013 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between Hawthorn Football Club and Fremantle Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 28 September 2013. It concluded the 118th season of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League),In 1897 and 1924 there were no grand finals and instead the premier was decided by a finals play-off. In 1948, 1977 and 2010, there were grand final replays after initial draws. staged to determine the premiers for the 2013 AFL season. The match, attended by 100,007 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 15 points, marking the club's eleventh VFL/AFL premiership victory. Hawthorn's Brian Lake was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground. Background 2013 AFL season 2013 AFL finals series 2013 Hawthorn Football Club season 2013 Fremantle Football Club season Hawthorn entered the 2013 season having lost the 2012 Grand Final to , and for most of the season was seen as the favourites for the premiership. Landsberger Sam Hawthorn opens the 2013 premiership market favourite Herald Sun 2012-09-29 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-opens-the-2013-premiership-market-favourite/story-e6frf9jf-1226484051889 2014-04-06 After losing to in Round 1, Hawthorn compiled a 12-match winning streak, until this streak was ended with another loss to Geelong in Round 15. The club's only other loss came against in Round 19, and it finished with a record of 19–3 to win the minor premiership for the second consecutive year. They defeated Sydney in the qualifying final by 54 points and earned a week off. They ended an 11-match losing streak against Geelong since the 2008 AFL Grand Final to win by five points in the preliminary final. It was Hawthorn's third grand final appearance in six years, and was the second of four consecutive grand final appearances between 2012 and 2015. Fremantle entered the 2013 season having come off a semi-final loss to in the previous year's finals series. After winning their first two matches of the season by 28 points, the Dockers lost back-to-back matches against and to be 2–2 after Round 4 – this was the only time they lost consecutive matches during the season. Fremantle recorded its largest ever victory when they defeated in Round 20, then, with a finals berth guaranteed, Ross Lyon rested half of his regular side ahead of its final regular season match against StK; the result was a 71-point defeat. The team finished third at the end of the home-and-away season, and compiled a club-best record of 16–5–1. They unexpectedly defeated in Geelong by 15 points in the first week of the finals, which earned them a week off and a home preliminary final. Fremantle defeated the reigning premiers, Sydney, by 25 points in the preliminary final. It was Fremantle's first grand final appearance, in its 19th season in the AFL. The two teams met once during the regular season, in Round 4 at Aurora Stadium; Hawthorn won by 42 points. Pre-match entertainment Two Australian bands, Birds of Tokyo and Hunters & Collectors, performed before the game and at half-time, respectively. The Australian national anthem was sung by Tina Arena.http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-grand-final-2013-entertainment-headlined-by-local-acts-20130902-2sztb.html AFL grand final 2013 entertainment headlined by local acts 2 September 2013 Patrick Bartley The Sydney Morning Herald Match summary First quarter Fremantle won the coin toss and chose to kick towards the City end in the first quarter. Hawthorn got off to a good start, with Jack Gunston kicking the first goal in the 4th minute. It was more than ten minutes until the second goal, Lance Franklin kicked a goal for Hawthorn in the 18th minute after Luke McPharlin gave away a 50-metre penalty for stepping over the mark. Hawthorn then had a few chances to extend the margin, however a rushed behind and missed opportunities by Shaun Burgoyne and Isaac Smith, had little influence on the scoreboard. Meanwhile, Fremantle was held goalless in the opening quarter with Hayden Ballantyne and Nick Suban missing relatively easy shots on goal early in the quarter, while Nathan Fyfe missed two shots out on the full. At quarter time, Hawthorn 2.3 (15) led Fremantle 0.3 (3) for a 12-point lead. Second quarter Hawthorn started off the second quarter strongly. Gunston kicked his second goal on the run from just inside 50m in the 5th minute, before Cyril Rioli caught Lee Spurr for holding the ball and kicked a goal from the free kick in the 8th minute, taking the Hawks to a 24 point lead. Finally in the 13th minute, Tendai Mzungu kicked the Dockers' first goal, before Ryan Crowley kicked another behind for Fremantle. This was quickly followed by Gunston kicking his third goal after outpositioning Fremantle's Zac Dawson in a marking contest. The two teams then exchanged behinds with Rioli and Brad Sewell for Hawthorn and Matthew Pavlich and Fyfe for Fremantle all scoring. Hawthorn held a 23-point lead at half time, and Fremantle's first half score of 1.6 (12) was the lowest in a grand final since 1960. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-28/afl-grand-final-2013-hawthorn-fremantle-live-blog/4985912?section=sport AFL grand final 2013: Hawthorn v Fremantle as it happened 28 September 2013 ABC.net 3 October 2013 Maasdorp James Third quarter After failing to capitalise on chances in the first half, Fremantle began a comeback in the third quarter. After one minute, Pavlich kicked his first goal for Fremantle, before Jarryd Roughead kicked his first for Hawthorn. This was followed by three goals in seven minutes to Fremantle with goals to Pavlich (8th minute), Michael Walters (12th minute), and a 55-metre set shot bomb from Chris Mayne (14th minute), to take the Dockers to within three points of the Hawks. Hawthorn attacked next, but Roughead and Rioli both missed opportunities, before Roughead managed to kick his second goal in the 19th minute from a free kick for being pushed in the back. Fremantle replied with behinds to Stephen Hill and Michael Barlow before Walters kicked his second goal in the 25th minute, reducing the margin back to three points. Hawthorn extended the lead when Gunston kicked a goal from the ensuing centre bounce. Gunston missed another set shot for a behind before the end of the quarter, giving Hawthorn a ten-point lead at three-quarter time: Hawthorn 8.8 (56), Fremantle 6.10 (46). https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/28/hawthorn-fremantle-afl-grand-final-live Hawthorn v Fremantle: AFL grand final – as it happened 28 September 2013 The Guardian 30 September 2013 Final quarter The first half of the final quarter was dominated by Hawthorn, who kicked 3.3 (21) inside the first fifteen minutes. Roughead first missed a snap shot before Isaac Smith kicked a set shot goal from 55 metres. Additional goals to Luke Breust and Bradley Hill and behinds from Roughead and Lance Franklin stretched the lead to 31 points. During Hawthorn's period of dominance, Brian Lake, a recently recruited defender from the Western Bulldogs, was instrumental in shutting down Fremantle's attacks, taking two critical contested marks from opposing kicks. Fremantle made a late comeback, with goals to Pearce (17th minute) and Pavlich (21st minute) reducing the margin to 17 points early in time-on. However, four attempts in the final ten minutes ended with behinds, to Hayden Ballantyne, Pavlich, Ryan Crowley and one rushed, and Hawthorn held on to win by 15 points.What we learnt from the 2013 AFL Grand Final, The Roar, 29 September 2013 Overall report MCG Grand Final panorama.jpg 1000px center A panoramic view of the MCG for the game Hawthorn led the match from start to finish but was outplayed for significant periods. Hawthorn had a slight edge in most key statistical indicators, but they were overall quite evenly matched: Hawthorn led disposals 337–333, inside-50s 45–44, tackles 80–65 and clearances 42–34.https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2013/081020130928.html 30 June 2024 AFL Tables AFL Tables - Hawthorn v Fremantle It was the first grand final which Champion Data assessed to have been won by the poorer side on the day, as Fremantle was left to rue the opportunities it had been unable to convert.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/champion-data-fremantle-should-have-beaten-hawthorn-by-six-points-in-the-2013-grand-final/news-story/00d982ed553da77d96464b78af79ed82 Freo deserved flag: Champion Data Herald Sun 15 February 2014 2013 was the first grand final appearance by Fremantle. Two years later, in 2015, Fremantle won the minor premiership for finishing on top of the AFL ladder at the end of the home & away season with a 17-5 win loss record, but failed to convert that achievement into another grand final appearance, losing to Hawthorn in the preliminary final. Fremantle did not reach another grand final until 2026. Norm Smith Medal +Norm Smith Medal voting tallyPositionPlayerClubTotal votesVoting summary1st (winner)Brian LakeHawthorn123,3,3,2,12ndJack GunstonHawthorn113,3,2,2,13rdDavid MundyFremantle42,1,14thLuke HodgeHawthorn225thNat FyfeFremantle11 Brian Lake took ten marks, of which seven were intercept marks to repel the Dockers' attack. He took two crucial marks in the final quarter which sealed his Norm Smith Medal win. Lake finished with 12 votes, just edging out teammate Jack Gunston with 11 votes who was also crucial on the day with his four goals. David Mundy (27 disposals, seven clearances) polled 4 votes, while Luke Hodge (21 disposals) and Nat Fyfe (28 disposals) polled 2 and 1 votes respectively. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-28/live-2013-grand-final 2013 Grand Final as it happened 28 September 2013 AFL.com 3 October 2013 Lake subsequently accepted a four-match suspension for deliberately elbowing opponent Michael Walters in the jaw during the third quarter, making him the first Norm Smith Medalist to have committed a reportable offence during a grand final.http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-30/hawk-heroes-handed-bans Lake, Rioli banned, Suban to Tribunal - AFL.com.au afl.com.au 30 September 2013 Typically prolific ball-winner Sam Mitchell had only 12 disposals for the game (compared to 33 and 34 disposals in Hawthorn's 2014 and 2015 premierships, respectively), but this was a plan Mitchell formulated to negate the effectiveness of Fremantle's 211 cm ftin on ruckman Aaron Sandilands – who had 44 hitouts as part of Fremantle's overall 55–27 hitout advantage, but without damaging effect. Mitchell's strategy was publicly revealed ten years later in his 2023 Australian Football Hall of Fame induction speech by teammate Luke Hodge.In the 2013 Grand Final, we knew Sandilands was going to get the hit-out advantage. So Mitch went into the leadership group, put his hand up and said: "I’m happy to be the selfless guinea pig and just sit in Sandilands’ hit zone and fight like hell to stop them from winning it." I think he had 13 or 14 touches, but it was what he stood for. It was probably the most impactful game that he’s had without getting a lot of the ball. — Luke Hodge, reflecting on Sam Mitchell's personal game plan2023-06-27 'It was what he stood for': Hawks legend lauds Mitchell's 'selfless' Grand Final strategy amid latest honour https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/hawthorn-hawks/afl-news-2023-sam-mitchell-grand-final-stats-selfless-approach-in-2013-hawthorn-premiership-luke-hodge-hall-of-fame/news-story/8c5a739cc00343874308e913e68efcdb 2023-09-27 Fox Sports enChaired by Brendan McCartney, the voters and their choices were as follows:2013-09-28 Voting for the Norm Smith Medal 2013 https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/voting-for-the-norm-smith-medal-2013-20130928-2ul5w.html 2020-07-20 The Age en VoterRole3 votes2 votes1 voteBrendan McCartneyWestern Bulldogs CoachJack GunstonLuke HodgeBrian LakeKarl Langdon6PRJack GunstonBrian LakeNat FyfeGlenn McFarlaneHerald SunBrian LakeJack GunstonDavid MundyAdam McNicolAFL MediaBrian LakeJack GunstonDavid MundyTony Shaw3AWBrian LakeDavid MundyJack Gunston Teams _brown_stripes_copia _goldsides _hoops_gold FBBF15 823f00 823f00 Hawthorn _3purplev _sides_on_white _3whitehoops ffffff 2A1A54 2A1A54 Fremantle 24 Ben Stratton 17 Brian Lake 14 Grant Birchall 9 Shaun Burgoyne 6 Josh Gibson 10 Bradley Hill 16 Isaac Smith 5 Sam Mitchell 3 Jordan Lewis 22 Luke Breust 23 Lance Franklin 33 Cyril Rioli 28 Paul Puopolo 2 Jarryd Roughead 19 Jack Gunston 39 Max Bailey 12 Brad Sewell 15 Luke Hodge (c) 26 Liam Shiels 18 Brent Guerra 20 David Hale 32 Jonathan Simpkin (sub) Alastair Clarkson 37 Michael Johnson 3 Zac Dawson 41 Paul Duffield 34 Lee Spurr 18 Luke McPharlin 6 Danyle Pearce 16 David Mundy 15 Ryan Crowley 13 Tendai Mzungu 33 Cameron Sutcliffe 23 Chris Mayne 7 Nathan Fyfe 1 Hayden Ballantyne 29 Matthew Pavlich (c) 10 Michael Walters 31 Aaron Sandilands 9 Matt de Boer 32 Stephen Hill 30 Zac Clarke 8 Nick Suban 21 Michael Barlow 27 Lachie Neale (sub) Ross Lyon Umpires The umpiring panel for the grand final comprised nine match day umpires and three emergencies. Among the umpires were four grand final debutants: field umpire Mathew Nicholls, boundary umpires Michael Marantelli and Michael Saunders, and goal umpire Adam Wojcik.http://aflua.com.au/afl-announces-grand-final-umpires/ AFL announces Grand Final umpires 24 September 2013 Julia Gauci 26 September 2013 Australian Football League Umpires Association + 2013 AFL Grand Final umpires Position Umpire 1 Umpire 2 Umpire 3 Umpire 4 Emergency Field: 8 Brett Rosebury (6) 15 Mathew Nicholls (1) 21 Simon Meredith (2) 9 Matt Stevic Boundary: Nathan Doig (2) Robert Haala (2) Michael Marantelli (1) Michael Saunders (1) Matthew Tomkins Goal: Luke Walker (5) Adam Wojcik (1) Chris Appleton Numbers in brackets represent the number of grand finals umpired; this number includes 2013 and does not include times selected as an emergency umpire. Scorecard Grand Final Saturday, 28 September (2:30 pm) 2.3 (15) 5.5 (35) 8.8 (56) 11.11 (77) Gunston 4 Roughead 2 Franklin, Rioli, Smith, Breust, Hill 1   Lake, Gunston, Lewis, Rioli, Hodge, Birchall   Nil Lake - Striking; Rioli - Rough conduct H 0.3 (3) 1.6 (12) 6.10 (46) 8.14 (62) 3 Pavlich2 Walters1 Mzungu, Mayne, Pearce   Mundy, Fyfe, Crowley, Johnson, Barlow, Pavlich   Nil Suban - Misconduct 16px MCG 100,007 Report Brett Rosebury, Mathew Nicholls, Simon Meredith Norm Smith Medal Brian Lake Seven Network Tina Arena Tribunal The following Monday, the Match Review Panel adjudicated on two offences incurred by Hawthorn's Brian Lake and Cyril Rioli, both of which carried the double points loading of due to being incurred during a grand final. The third offence of misconduct against Fremantle's Nick Suban was referred directly to the Tribunal for assessment, which determined the incident was improper but not grievous. Suban pleaded guilty to the incident and apologized for what he felt to be an accident. Player Charge PenaltyNick Suban, FremantleUnreasonable and unnecessary contact to the face of Sam Mitchell, Hawthorn, in the 1st Quarter.http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-30/hawk-heroes-handed-bans Hawk heroes handed bans 30 September 2013 David Schout Australian Football LeagueReferred to the Tribunal. Suban pleaded guilty; suspended one match.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-01/suban-to-miss-one-afl-game/4992272?section=sport Fremantle's Nick Suban to miss one AFL game after grand final gouge on Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell 1 October 2013Cyril Rioli, HawthornRough conduct (chicken-wing tackle) against Michael Barlow, Fremantle, in the 3rd Quarter.Pled guilty; suspended one match.http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-02/lake-rioli-to-miss-2014-start Lake, Rioli to miss start of next season 2 October 2013 Mark Macgugan Australian Football LeagueBrian Lake, HawthornStriking Michael Walters, Fremantle, in the 3rd Quarter.Pled guilty; suspended three matches. Media coverage The match was televised by the Seven Network. The primary match commentary was provided by Bruce McAvaney and Dennis Cometti. See also 2013 NAB Cup 2013 AFL season 2013 AFL finals series References Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Grand Final Category:Hawthorn Football Club Category:Fremantle Football Club