2013 AFL finals series#First elimination final (Richmond vs. Carlton)

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition =

| year = 2013

| date = 6–28 September 2013

| teams = 8

| premiers = {{AFL Haw}} (11th premiership)

| minor premiers = {{AFL Haw}} (9th minor premiership)

| matches = 9

| attendance = {{#expr: 59615 + 32815 + 51722 + 94690 + 37980 + 52744 + 85569 + 43249 + 100007}}

| highattend = 100,007 (Grand Final, {{AFL Haw}} vs. {{AFL Fre}})

| prevseason = 2012

| nextseason = 2014

|runners-up={{AFL Fre}} (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

Venues

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Melbourne Cricket Ground \|ANZ Stadium
Capacity: 100,024 \|Capacity: 82,500
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Geelong !Perth
Simonds Stadium \|Patersons Stadium
Capacity: 33,500 \|Capacity: 43,500
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Melbourne

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!Sydney

Melbourne Cricket Ground

|ANZ Stadium

Capacity: 100,024

|Capacity: 82,500

Capacity: 33,500

|Capacity: 43,500

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Summary of results

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|RD1-text1= 6 September, MCG

|RD1-team1={{AFL Haw}}

|RD1-score1=15.15 (105)

|RD1-team2={{AFL Syd}}

|RD1-score2=7.9 (51)

|RD1-text4= 7 September, Simonds Stadium

|RD1-team7={{AFL Gee}}

|RD1-score7=9.18 (72)

|RD1-team8={{AFL Fre}}

|RD1-score8= 12.15 (87)

|RD1-text2= 8 September, MCG

|RD1-team3={{AFL Ric}}

|RD1-score3=14.12 (96)

|RD1-team4={{AFL Car}}

|RD1-score4=18.8 (116)

|RD1-text3= 7 September, MCG

|RD1-team5={{AFL Col}}

|RD1-score5=9.9 (63)

|RD1-team6={{AFL|PA}}

|RD1-score6=12.15 (87)

|RD2-text1= 14 September, ANZ Stadium

|RD2-team1={{AFL Syd}}

|RD2-score1=13.8 (86)

|RD2-team2={{AFL Car}}

|RD2-score2=8.14 (62)

|RD2-text2= 13 September, MCG

|RD2-team3={{AFL Gee}}

|RD2-score3=13.18 (96)

|RD2-team4={{AFL|PA}}

|RD2-score4=12.8 (80)

|RD3-text1= 20 September, MCG

|RD3-team1={{AFL Haw}}

|RD3-score1=14.18 (102)

|RD3-team2={{AFL Gee}}

|RD3-score2=15.7 (97)

|RD3-text2= 21 September, Patersons Stadium

|RD3-team3={{AFL Fre}}

|RD3-score3=14.15 (99)

|RD3-team4={{AFL Syd}}

|RD3-score4=11.8 (74)

|RD4-text1= 28 September, MCG

|RD4-team1={{AFL Haw}}

|RD4-score1=11.11 (77)

|RD4-team2={{AFL Fre}}

|RD4-score2=8.14 (62)

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Round one (qualifying & elimination finals)

= First qualifying final (Hawthorn vs. Sydney) =

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = First qualifying final

|home team = {{AFL Haw}}

|home Q1 = 3.4 (22)

|home Q2 = 4.7 (31)

|home Q3 = 9.9 (63)

|home final = 15.15 (105)

|winner = H

|away team = {{AFL Syd}}

|away Q1 = 3.3 (21)

|away Q2 = 4.7 (31)

|away Q3 = 5.8 (38)

|away final = 7.9 (51)

|venue = MCG

|date = Friday, 6 September (7:50 pm)

|crowd = 59,615

|umpires =

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130904052837/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/24/haw-v-syd Report]

|home goals =3: Gunston
2: Roughead, Hale
1: Lake, Shiels, Anderson, Hill, Puopolo, Spangher, Breust, Bailey

|away goals =2: Tippett
1: White, Jetta, Rohan, O'Keefe, Pyke

|home best = Sewell, Mitchell, Gibson, Guerra

|away best = Jack, Kennedy, Bird, Parker

|home reports =

|away reports =

|home injuries =

|away injuries =

|broadcast = Seven Network,
Fox Footy (simulcast)

|notes =

}}

= Second qualifying final (Geelong vs. Fremantle) =

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = Second qualifying final

|home team = {{AFL Gee}}

|home Q1 = 4.6 (30)

|home Q2 = 6.11 (47)

|home Q3 = 9.13 (67)

|home final = 9.18 (72)

|winner = A

|away team = {{AFL Fre}}

|away Q1 = 2.5 (17)

|away Q2 = 7.9 (51)

|away Q3 = 10.12 (72)

|away final = 12.15 (87)

|venue = Simonds Stadium

|date = Saturday, 7 September (2:20 pm)

|crowd = 32,815

|umpires =

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130903232844/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/24/geel-v-fre Report]

|home goals = 3: Podsiadly
2: Johnson
1: Corey, Vardy, Motlop, Duncan

|away goals = 3: Barlow
2: Pavlich, Hill
1: Walters, Ballantyne, Spurr, Sandilands, Mayne

|home best = Mackie, Bartel, Corey, Guthrie, Taylor

|away best = Barlow, Fyfe, Spurr, Mundy, Pearce, Crowley

|home reports =

|away reports =

|home injuries =

|away injuries =

|broadcast = Seven Network,
Fox Footy (simulcast)

|notes =

}}

= Second elimination final (Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide) =

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = Second elimination final

|home team = {{AFL Col}}

|home Q1 = 1.4 (10)

|home Q2 = 4.6 (30)

|home Q3 = 7.7 (49)

|home final = 9.9 (63)

|winner = A

|away team = {{AFL|PA}}

|away Q1 = 2.4 (16)

|away Q2 = 6.6 (42)

|away Q3 = 8.9 (57)

|away final = 12.15 (87)

|venue = MCG

|date = Saturday, 7 September (7:45 pm)

|crowd = 51,722

|umpires =

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130904052356/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/24/coll-v-port Report]

|home goals = 3: Swan
2: Cloke
1: Keeffe, Macaffer, Williams, Beams

|away goals = 3: Wingard, Schulz
2: Boak, Wines
1: Westhoff, Monfries

|home best = Swan, Beams, Macaffer, Sidebottom

|away best = Logan, Ebert, Cornes, Jonas, Lobbe, Carlile

|home reports =

|away reports =

|home injuries =

|away injuries =

|broadcast = Seven Network,
Fox Footy (simulcast)

|notes =

}}

= First elimination final (Richmond vs. Carlton) =

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = First elimination final

|home team = {{AFL Ric}}

|home Q1 = 3.5 (23)

|home Q2 = 10.7 (67)

|home Q3 = 12.10 (82)

|home final = 14.12 (96)

|winner = A

|away team = {{AFL Car}}

|away Q1 = 2.3 (15)

|away Q2 = 6.5 (41)

|away Q3 = 12.6 (78)

|away final = 18.8 (116)

|venue = MCG

|date = Sunday, 8 September (3:20 pm)

|crowd = 94,690

|umpires =

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130904052717/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/24/rich-v-carl Report]

|home goals = 2: Vickery, Cotchin, Edwards, Maric
1: Riewoldt, Petterd, Newman, Martin, Tuck, Ellis

|away goals = 4: Waite, Duigan
3: Betts
2: Garlett, Robinson
1: Warnock, Scotland, Judd

|home best = Deledio, Cotchin, Martin, Rance, Newman

|away best = Judd, Murphy, Curnow, Duigan, Betts, Waite, Gibbs

|home reports =

|away reports =

|home injuries =

|away injuries =

|broadcast = Seven Network,
Fox Footy (simulcast)

|notes =

}}

Round two (semi-finals)

= First semi-final (Sydney vs. Carlton) =

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = First semi-final

|home team = {{AFL Syd}}

|home Q1 = 3.3 (21)

|home Q2 = 8.6 (54)

|home Q3 = 13.8 (86)

|home final = 13.8 (86)

|winner = H

|away team = {{AFL Car}}

|away Q1 = 2.3 (15)

|away Q2 = 4.8 (32)

|away Q3 = 4.8 (32)

|away final = 8.14 (62)

|venue = ANZ Stadium

|date = Saturday, 14 September (7:45 pm)

|crowd = 37,980

|umpires =

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130911141038/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/25/syd-v-carl Report]

|home goals = 3: Parker
2: McVeigh, Jack, Cunningham
1: O'Keefe, Kennedy, Jetta, Bolton

|away goals = 3: Waite
2: Betts
1: Armfield, Gibbs, Robinson

|home best = McVeigh, Parker, Jack, Hannebery, Grundy, Cunningham

|away best = Walker, Murphy, Simpson, Henderson, McLean

|home reports =

|away reports =

|home injuries =

|away injuries =

|broadcast = Seven Network,
Fox Footy (simulcast)

|notes =

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) =

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = Second semi-final

|home team = {{AFL Gee}}

|home Q1 = 2.2 (14)

|home Q2 = 3.6 (24)

|home Q3 = 8.12 (60)

|home final = 13.18 (96)

|winner = H

|away team = {{AFL|PA}}

|away Q1 = 3.2 (20)

|away Q2 = 7.5 (47)

|away Q3 = 8.5 (53)

|away final = 12.8 (80)

|venue = MCG

|date = Friday, 13 September (7:50 pm)

|crowd = 52,744

|umpires =

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130911122341/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/25/geel-v-port Report]

|home goals = 4: Chapman
2: Hawkins, Motlop
1: Duncan, Bartel, Corey, Christensen, Selwood

|away goals = 3: Westhoff
2: Schulz
1: Ebert, Monfries, Lobbe, Logan, Gray, Broadbent, Hartlett

|home best = Chapman, Johnson, Corey, Selwood, Motlop, Kelly

|away best = Cornes, Moore, Westhoff, Boak, Monfries

|home reports =

|away reports =

|home injuries =

|away injuries =

|broadcast = Seven Network,
Fox Footy (simulcast)

|notes =

}}

Round three (preliminary finals)

= First preliminary final (Hawthorn vs. Geelong) =

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = First preliminary final

|home team = {{AFL Haw}}

|home Q1 = 3.5 (23)

|home Q2 = 7.8 (50)

|home Q3 = 10.10 (70)

|home final = 14.18 (102)

|winner = H

|away team = {{AFL Gee}}

|away Q1 = 4.0 (24)

|away Q2 = 7.4 (46)

|away Q3 = 14.6 (90)

|away final = 15.7 (97)

|venue = MCG

|date = Friday, 20 September (7:50 pm)

|crowd = 85,569

|umpires =

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130921041045/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/26/haw-v-geel Report]

|home goals = 4: Gunston
3: Burgoyne
2: Hale, Hill
1: Guerra, Breust, Franklin

|away goals = 4: Johnson
2: Motlop
1: Christensen, Hawkins, Vardy, Bartel, Selwood, Guthrie, Taylor, Murdoch, Caddy

|home best = Mitchell, Burgoyne, Gunston, Hale, Birchall, Guerra, Hill

|away best = Johnson, Motlop, Guthrie, Selwood, Taylor, Stokes, Duncan

|home reports =

|away reports =

|home injuries =

|away injuries =

|broadcast = Seven Network,
Fox Footy (simulcast)

|notes =

{{AFL Haw}}'s victory was its first over Geelong in 11 games since the 2008 Grand Final, ending the "Kennett curse".{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/live-preliminary-final-hawthorn-v-geelong/news-story/9e9f80449641637df40b217a5d16e09f|title=Hawks break curse, Cats in classic|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=23 September 2013|last1=Robinson|first1=Mark}}

}}

= Second preliminary final (Fremantle vs. Sydney) =

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = Second preliminary final

|home team = {{AFL Fre}}

|home Q1 = 2.9 (21)

|home Q2 = 7.11 (53)

|home Q3 = 11.12 (78)

|home final = 14.15 (99)

|winner = H

|away team = {{AFL Syd}}

|away Q1 = 2.1 (13)

|away Q2 = 2.2 (14)

|away Q3 = 5.5 (35)

|away final = 11.8 (74)

|venue = Patersons Stadium

|date = Saturday, 21 September (5:45 pm)

|crowd = 43,249

|umpires =

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130917104729/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/26/fre-v-syd Report]

|home goals = 3: Walters
2: Pavlich, Fyfe, Suban
1: Crowley, Duffield, Neale, Barlow, Ballantyne

|away goals = 2: Rohan
1: Jetta, Cunningham, Parker, Bolton, McGlynn, Pyke, McVeigh, Hannebery

|home best = Mundy, Fyfe, Crowley, Walters, Duffield, Mzungu

|away best = McVeigh, Kennedy, Parker, Malceski, McGlynn, Mumford

|home reports =

|away reports =

|home injuries =

|away injuries =

|broadcast = Seven Network,
Fox Footy (simulcast)

|notes =

{{AFL Syd}}'s half-time score of 2.2 (14) was its lowest ever in a finals match.[http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-21/dockers-smother-swans Dockers smother Swans to reach first Grand Final], AFL.com.au official website, 21 September 2013

}}

Round four (Grand Final)

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = Grand Final

|date = Saturday, 28 September (2:30 pm)

|home team = {{AFL Haw}}

|home Q1 = 2.3 (15)

|home Q2 = 5.5 (35)

|home Q3 = 8.8 (56)

|home final = 11.11 (77)

|home goals= Gunston 4, Roughead 2, Franklin, Rioli, Smith, Breust, Hill

|home best = Lake, Gunston, Lewis, Rioli, Hodge, Birchall

|home injuries = Nil

|home reports = Lake (striking), Rioli (rough conduct)

|winner = H

|away team = {{AFL Fre}}

|away Q1 = 0.3 (3)

|away Q2 = 1.6 (12)

|away Q3 = 6.10 (46)

|away final = 8.14 (62)

|away goals= Pavlich 3, Walters 2, Mzungu, Mayne, Pearce

|away best= Mundy, Fyfe, Crowley, Johnson, Barlow

|away injuries = Nil

|away reports = Suban (misconduct)

|venue = MCG

|crowd = 100,007

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925021317/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/27/haw-v-fre Report]

|umpires = Brett Rosebury, Mathew Nicholls, Simon Meredith

|BOG award = Norm Smith Medal

|BOG winner = Brian Lake

|broadcast = Seven Network

|anthem = Tina Arena

|notes=

}}

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 {{AFL Gee}} and {{AFL Fre}} 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.{{cite news|newspaper=The Australian|date=31 August 2013|accessdate=1 September 2013|title=AFL grants Geelong home final|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/afl-grants-geelong-home-final/story-fnca0u4y-1226708349812}}

Notes and references

External links

{{Official website|http://www.afl.com.au/|AFL official website}}
[http://realfooty.theage.com.au/ RealFooty by The Age (Melbourne) Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725045941/http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/ |date=25 July 2008 }}
[http://www.sportsaustralia.com/ SportsAustralia (news and views)]

Finals Series, 2013