2013 AFL finals series

Finals matches of the 2013 AFL tournament August 2017 August 2017 2013 6–28 September 2013 8 (11th premiership) (9th minor premiership) 9 100,007 (Grand Final, vs. ) 2012 2014 (1st grand final) The 2013 Australian Football League finals series determined the winner of the 2013 AFL season. The series ran from the 6th to 28 September and culminated in the 117th AFL/VFL Grand Final, held between Fremantle and Hawthorn, which Hawthorn won. The top eight teams from the home and away season qualified for the finals series. The top four teams (Hawthorn, Geelong, Fremantle and Sydney) all made the preliminary finals. Both Carlton and Port Adelaide made the semi-finals, while Collingwood and Richmond lost their respective elimination finals. AFL final series have been played under the current format since 2000. The higher a team finishes on the ladder, the more advantages they get. First and second get a "double chance" and a home final. Third and fourth also get a "double chance" but have to play away. Fifth to eighth play elimination finals where the loser's season is over. Fifth and sixth play their elimination finals at home. Essendon originally finished seventh but were disqualified due to an Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) investigation into their possible use of un-approved supplements during the 2012 season. This promoted Carlton to eighth and Port Adelaide to seventh. 2013 saw the first time Kardinia Park had hosted a final and only the second time a final had been hosted in Geelong, the previous occurrence being in 1897 at Corio Oval. Qualification Ladder Venues Melbournemiddle Australia 530 Australia -33.51 151.12 Sydney left Australia -31.57 115.51 Perth right Australia -38.09 144.21 Geelong right Australia -37.48 144.57 Melbourne leftSydneyMelbourne Cricket GroundANZ StadiumCapacity: 100,024Capacity: 82,500200px200pxGeelongPerthSimonds StadiumPatersons StadiumCapacity: 33,500Capacity: 43,500200px200px Summary of results y 130 70 6 September, MCG 15.15 (105) 7.9 (51) 7 September, Simonds Stadium 9.18 (72)  12.15 (87) 8 September, MCG 14.12 (96) 18.8 (116) 7 September, MCG 9.9 (63) PA 12.15 (87) 14 September, ANZ Stadium 13.8 (86) 8.14 (62) 13 September, MCG 13.18 (96) PA 12.8 (80) 20 September, MCG 14.18 (102) 15.7 (97) 21 September, Patersons Stadium 14.15 (99) 11.8 (74) 28 September, MCG 11.11 (77) 8.14 (62) Round one (qualifying & elimination finals) First qualifying final (Hawthorn vs. Sydney) First qualifying final 3.4 (22)  4.7 (31)  9.9 (63)  15.15 (105)  H 3.3 (21)  4.7 (31)  5.8 (38)  7.9 (51)  MCG Friday, 6 September (7:50 pm) 59,615 Report 3: Gunston2: Roughead, Hale 1: Lake, Shiels, Anderson, Hill, Puopolo, Spangher, Breust, Bailey 2: Tippett1: White, Jetta, Rohan, O'Keefe, Pyke Sewell, Mitchell, Gibson, Guerra Jack, Kennedy, Bird, Parker Seven Network, Fox Footy (simulcast) Second qualifying final (Geelong vs. Fremantle) Second qualifying final 4.6 (30)  6.11 (47)  9.13 (67)  9.18 (72)  A 2.5 (17)  7.9 (51)  10.12 (72)  12.15 (87)  Simonds Stadium Saturday, 7 September (2:20 pm) 32,815 Report 3: Podsiadly2: Johnson1: Corey, Vardy, Motlop, Duncan 3: Barlow2: Pavlich, Hill1: Walters, Ballantyne, Spurr, Sandilands, Mayne Mackie, Bartel, Corey, Guthrie, Taylor Barlow, Fyfe, Spurr, Mundy, Pearce, Crowley Seven Network, Fox Footy (simulcast) Second elimination final (Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide) Second elimination final 1.4 (10) 4.6 (30) 7.7 (49) 9.9 (63) A PA 2.4 (16) 6.6 (42) 8.9 (57) 12.15 (87) MCG Saturday, 7 September (7:45 pm) 51,722 Report 3: Swan2: Cloke1: Keeffe, Macaffer, Williams, Beams 3: Wingard, Schulz2: Boak, Wines1: Westhoff, Monfries Swan, Beams, Macaffer, Sidebottom Logan, Ebert, Cornes, Jonas, Lobbe, Carlile Seven Network, Fox Footy (simulcast) First elimination final (Richmond vs. Carlton) First elimination final 3.5 (23) 10.7 (67) 12.10 (82) 14.12 (96)  A 2.3 (15) 6.5 (41) 12.6 (78) 18.8 (116)  MCG Sunday, 8 September (3:20 pm) 94,690 Report 2: Vickery, Cotchin, Edwards, Maric1: Riewoldt, Petterd, Newman, Martin, Tuck, Ellis 4: Waite, Duigan3: Betts2: Garlett, Robinson1: Warnock, Scotland, Judd Deledio, Cotchin, Martin, Rance, Newman Judd, Murphy, Curnow, Duigan, Betts, Waite, Gibbs Seven Network, Fox Footy (simulcast) Round two (semi-finals) First semi-final (Sydney vs. Carlton) First semi-final 3.3 (21)  8.6 (54)  13.8 (86)  13.8 (86)  H 2.3 (15)  4.8 (32)  4.8 (32)  8.14 (62)  ANZ Stadium Saturday, 14 September (7:45 pm) 37,980 Report 3: Parker2: McVeigh, Jack, Cunningham1: O'Keefe, Kennedy, Jetta, Bolton 3: Waite2: Betts1: Armfield, Gibbs, Robinson McVeigh, Parker, Jack, Hannebery, Grundy, Cunningham Walker, Murphy, Simpson, Henderson, McLean Seven Network, Fox Footy (simulcast) Carlton's scoreless 3rd quarter marked the first time since 1959 that they went scoreless in a finals quarter. Second semi-final (Geelong vs. Port Adelaide) Second semi-final 2.2 (14) 3.6 (24) 8.12 (60) 13.18 (96) H PA 3.2 (20) 7.5 (47) 8.5 (53) 12.8 (80) MCG Friday, 13 September (7:50 pm) 52,744 Report 4: Chapman2: Hawkins, Motlop1: Duncan, Bartel, Corey, Christensen, Selwood 3: Westhoff2: Schulz1: Ebert, Monfries, Lobbe, Logan, Gray, Broadbent, Hartlett Chapman, Johnson, Corey, Selwood, Motlop, Kelly Cornes, Moore, Westhoff, Boak, Monfries Seven Network, Fox Footy (simulcast) Round three (preliminary finals) First preliminary final (Hawthorn vs. Geelong) First preliminary final 3.5 (23) 7.8 (50) 10.10 (70) 14.18 (102) H 4.0 (24) 7.4 (46) 14.6 (90) 15.7 (97) MCG Friday, 20 September (7:50 pm) 85,569 Report 4: Gunston3: Burgoyne2: Hale, Hill1: Guerra, Breust, Franklin 4: Johnson2: Motlop1: Christensen, Hawkins, Vardy, Bartel, Selwood, Guthrie, Taylor, Murdoch, Caddy Mitchell, Burgoyne, Gunston, Hale, Birchall, Guerra, Hill Johnson, Motlop, Guthrie, Selwood, Taylor, Stokes, Duncan Seven Network, Fox Footy (simulcast) 's victory was its first over Geelong in 11 games since the 2008 Grand Final, ending the "Kennett curse".http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/live-preliminary-final-hawthorn-v-geelong/news-story/9e9f80449641637df40b217a5d16e09f Hawks break curse, Cats in classic Herald Sun 23 September 2013 Robinson Mark Second preliminary final (Fremantle vs. Sydney) Second preliminary final 2.9 (21) 7.11 (53) 11.12 (78) 14.15 (99) H 2.1 (13) 2.2 (14) 5.5 (35) 11.8 (74) Patersons Stadium Saturday, 21 September (5:45 pm) 43,249 Report 3: Walters2: Pavlich, Fyfe, Suban1: Crowley, Duffield, Neale, Barlow, Ballantyne 2: Rohan1: Jetta, Cunningham, Parker, Bolton, McGlynn, Pyke, McVeigh, Hannebery Mundy, Fyfe, Crowley, Walters, Duffield, Mzungu McVeigh, Kennedy, Parker, Malceski, McGlynn, Mumford Seven Network, Fox Footy (simulcast) 's half-time score of 2.2 (14) was its lowest ever in a finals match.Dockers smother Swans to reach first Grand Final, AFL.com.au official website, 21 September 2013 Round four (Grand Final) 2013 AFL Grand Final 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   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) Pavlich 3, Walters 2, Mzungu, Mayne, Pearce   Mundy, Fyfe, Crowley, Johnson, Barlow   Nil Suban (misconduct) MCG 100,007 Report Brett Rosebury, Mathew Nicholls, Simon Meredith Norm Smith Medal Brian Lake Seven Network Tina Arena   Scheduling Issues In Round one, all finals were to be played in Melbourne, usually meaning that one match would be moved to Etihad Stadium; however, the AFL announced that the qualifying final between and would instead be played at Simonds Stadium in Geelong, as a match between these two sides would not have attracted a full capacity crowd at Etihad Stadium. It was the first finals match in Geelong since 1897, and the first ever at Simonds Stadium.The Australian 31 August 2013 1 September 2013 AFL grants Geelong home final subscription https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/afl-grants-geelong-home-final--/news-story/22ce2c9bacb39ee452fa1cfbd1343149 Notes and references External links http://www.afl.com.au/ AFL official website RealFooty by The Age (Melbourne) Online https://web.archive.org/web/20080725045941/http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/ 25 July 2008 SportsAustralia (news and views) Finals Series, 2013