2013 VFL season

The 2013 Victorian Football League season was the 132nd season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by Box Hill who defeated Geelong by 21 points in the Grand Final.[1]

2013 VFL season
Teams14
PremiersBox Hill
2nd premiership
Minor premiersGeelong
2nd minor premiership
J. J. Liston TrophyMitch Hallahan (Box Hill)
Jordan Schroder (Geelong)
Steve Clifton (North Ballarat)
Leading goalkickerDean Galea (Port Melbourne)
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League membership and affiliations

Prior to the 2013 season, Essendon ended its ten-year reserves affiliation with the Bendigo Football Club. Essendon began fielding its own reserves team in the VFL, and Bendigo continued to contest the VFL as a stand-alone senior team.[2]

Foxtel Cup

The top two non-AFL clubs from the 2012 VFL season – Port Melbourne and Werribee – competed in the 2013 Foxtel Cup. Werribee progressed the further of the two teams, losing its semi-final against WAFL club East Fremantle.

Premiership season

Source: VFL Season 2013 Results

Round 1

Round 1
Sunday 31 March (2:00 pm)Geelong 12.16 (88)def.Williamstown 11.14 (80)Torquay Recreation Reserve
Friday 5 April (6:30 pm)Bendigo 8.9 (57)def. byEssendon 23.9 (147)Queen Elizabeth Oval
Saturday 6 April (1:10 pm)Collingwood 16.11 (107)def.North Ballarat 6.19 (55)Victoria Park
Saturday 6 April (7:00 pm)Werribee 17.13 (115)def. byNorthern Blues 20.10 (130)Avalon Airport Oval
Sunday 7 April (2:00 pm)Box Hill 13.11 (89)def. byPort Melbourne 14.9 (93)Box Hill City Oval
Sunday 7 April (2:00 pm)Casey 23.11 (149)def.Frankston 12.9 (81)Casey Fields
Sunday 7 April (2:00 pm)Coburg 18.13 (121)def.Sandringham 14.9 (93)Mantello Holden Oval

Round 2

Round 2
Saturday 13 April (1:00 pm)Northern Blues 30.16 (196)def.Bendigo 4.8 (32)Visy Park
Saturday 13 April (1:10 pm)Williamstown 24.13 (157)def.Coburg 8.9 (57)Burbank Oval
Saturday 13 April (2:00 pm)North Ballarat 12.14 (86)def. byCasey 13.17 (95)Eureka Stadium
Saturday 13 April (2:00 pm)Essendon 10.13 (73)def. byBox Hill 12.12 (84)Windy Hill
Saturday 13 April (7:00 pm)Werribee 12.14 (86)def.Collingwood 11.12 (78)Avalon Airport Oval
Sunday 14 April (1:00 pm)Geelong 15.21 (111)def.Sandringham 12.7 (79)Simonds Stadium
Sunday 14 April (2:00 pm)Frankston 14.14 (98)def.Port Melbourne 12.20 (92)Frankston Park

Round 3

Round 3
Friday 19 April (6:30 pm)Bendigo 7.14 (56)def. byNorth Ballarat 21.15 (141)Queen Elizabeth Oval
Saturday 20 April (1:00 pm)Essendon 11.13 (79)def. byCasey 25.12 (162)Windy Hill
Saturday 20 April (1:10 pm)Geelong 12.17 (89)def.Box Hill 12.12 (84)Simonds Stadium
Saturday 20 April (2:00 pm)Collingwood 12.11 (83)def. byFrankston 14.12 (96)Victoria Park
Sunday 21 April (2:00 pm)Williamstown 19.15 (129)def.Werribee 5.16 (46)Burbank Oval
Sunday 21 April (2:00 pm)Port Melbourne 16.12 (108)drew withSandringham 16.12 (108)Frankston Park
Sunday 21 April (2:00 pm)Coburg 15.13 (103)def. byNorthern Blues 19.15 (129)Mantello Holden Oval

Round 4

Round 4
Friday 26 April (6:30 pm)Bendigo 9.6 (60)def. byCollingwood 25.26 (176)Queen Elizabeth Oval
Saturday 27 April (1:10 pm)Werribee 15.10 (100)def. bySandringham 24.20 (164)Avalon Airport Oval
Saturday 27 April (2:00 pm)Box Hill 18.15 (123)def.Coburg 13.17 (95)Box Hill City Oval
Saturday 27 April (2:00 pm)North Ballarat 8.12 (60)def. byEssendon 14.12 (96)Eureka Stadium
Saturday 27 April (6:00 pm)Casey 14.8 (92)def.Williamstown 9.15 (69)Casey Fields
Sunday 28 April (2:00 pm)Frankston 7.10 (52)def. byGeelong 19.17 (131)Frankston Park
Sunday 28 April (2:00 pm)Northern Blues 13.13 (91)def. byPort Melbourne 16.11 (107)Preston City Oval

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday 4 May (11:00 am)Geelong 21.14 (140)def.Werribee 12.13 (85)Simonds Stadium
Saturday 4 May (1:10 pm)Coburg 19.11 (125)def.Essendon 13.13 (91)Mantello Holden Oval
Saturday 4 May (2:00 pm)North Ballarat 20.10 130)def.Frankston 12.13 (85)Eureka Stadium
Saturday 4 May (2:00 pm)Port Melbourne 15.11 (101)def.Casey 14.14 (98)North Port Oval
Saturday 4 May (2:30 pm)Bendigo 7.6 (48)def. byBox Hill 20.15 (135)Queen Elizabeth Oval
Sunday 5 May (2:00 pm)Williamstown 15.13 (103)def.Collingwood 14.13 (97)Burbank Oval
Sunday 5 May (2:00 pm)Sandringham 20.10 (130)def.Northern Blues 18.9 (117)Trevor Barker Beach Oval

State Game

2013 State Game
Saturday 11 May (12:10 pm)WAFL 17.16 (118)def.VFL 15.11 (101)Jubilee Oval, NorthamReport
  • Frank Johnson Medal (VFL): Chris Cain
  • Simpson Medal (WAFL): Wayde Twomey

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday 18 May (1:00 pm)Collingwood 18.12 (120)def.Geelong 16.11 (107)Victoria Park
Saturday 18 May (1:00 pm)Essendon 11.16 (82)def. byPort Melbourne 13.16 (94)Windy Hill
Saturday 18 May (1:10 pm)Casey 9.12 (66)def. byBox Hill 19.12 (126)Casey Fields
Saturday 18 May (2:00 pm)Werribee 27.10 (172)def.Coburg 12.11 (83)Avalon Airport Oval
Saturday 18 May (2:00 pm)Bendigo 9.11 (65)def. bySandringham 21.15 (141)Queen Elizabeth Oval
Saturday 18 May (2:00 pm)Northern Blues 12.11 (83)def.North Ballarat 5.9 (39)Visy Park
Sunday 19 May (2:00 pm)Frankston 15.11 (101)def. byWilliamstown 20.11 (131)Frankston Park

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday 25 May (1:00 pm)Williamstown 30.27 (207)def.Bendigo 5.1 (31)Burbank Oval
Saturday 25 May (1:00 pm)Collingwood 18.14 (122)def.Essendon 17.11 (113)Victoria Park
Saturday 25 May (1:10 pm)Port Melbourne 16.16 (112)def.Coburg 8.9 (57)North Port Oval
Saturday 25 May (2:00 pm)North Ballarat 14.7 (91)def. byBox Hill 17.12 (114)Eureka Stadium
Sunday 26 May (1:00 pm)Geelong 16.11 (107)def. byCasey 18.12 (120)Simonds Stadium
Bye
Frankston, Northern Blues, Sandringham, Werribee

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday 1 June (1:00 pm)Essendon 13.10 (88)def. byGeelong 18.17 (125)Windy Hill
Saturday 1 June (1:10 pm)Northern Blues 17.9 (111)def. byCollingwood 17.12 (114)Preston City Oval
Saturday 1 June (2:00 pm)Sandringham 8.10 (58)def. byCasey 18.15 (123)Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Sunday 2 June (1:00 pm)Werribee 14.17 (101)def.North Ballarat 10.16 (76)Avalon Airport Oval
Sunday 2 June (2:00 pm)Box Hill 18.23 (131)def.Frankston 8.7 (55)Box Hill City Oval
Sunday 2 June (2:00 pm)Williamstown 9.12 (66)def. byPort Melbourne 16.17 (113)Burbank Oval
Sunday 2 June (2:00 pm)Coburg 11.22 (88)def.Bendigo 11.12 (78)Mantello Holden Oval

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday 8 June (1:00 pm)Essendon 21.17 (143)def.Sandringham 12.9 (81)Windy Hill
Saturday 8 June (1:10 pm)Frankston 14.8 (92)def. byWerribee 20.11 (131)Frankston Park
Saturday 8 June (2:00 pm)Casey 21.15 (141)def.Collingwood 7.9 (51)Casey Fields
Sunday 9 June (1:00 pm)Geelong 15.13 (103)def.Northern Blues 5.15 (45)Simonds Stadium
Bye
Bendigo, Box Hill, Coburg, North Ballarat, Port Melbourne, Williamstown

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday 15 June (1:10 pm)Northern Blues 19.15 (129)def.Frankston 11.7 (73)Visy Park
Saturday 15 June (2:00 pm)Bendigo 5.10 (40)def. byWerribee 19.18 (132)Queen Elizabeth Oval
Sunday 16 June (2:00 pm)Williamstown 15.11 (101)def.Essendon 6.10 (46)Burbank Oval
Sunday 16 June (2:00 pm)Port Melbourne 12.17 (89)def. byNorth Ballarat 15.9 (99)North Port Oval
Sunday 16 June (2:00 pm)Sandringham 12.11 (83)def. byBox Hill 12.17 (89)Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Sunday 16 June (2:00 pm)Collingwood 18.10 (118)def.Coburg 13.12 (90)Victoria Park
Bye
Geelong, Casey

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday 22 June (1:10 pm)Geelong 21.17 (143)def.Port Melbourne 9.4 (58)Simonds Stadium
Saturday 22 June (2:00 pm)Werribee 10.12 (72)def. byBox Hill 17.13 (115)Avalon Airport Oval
Saturday 22 June (2:00 pm)Northern Blues 7.10 (52)def. byWilliamstown 12.12 (84)Visy Park
Sunday 23 June (2:00 pm)Casey 16.15 (111)def.Coburg 9.10 (64)Casey Fields
Sunday 23 June (2:00 pm)North Ballarat 21.18 (144)def.Bendigo 3.8 (26)Eureka Stadium
Sunday 23 June (2:00 pm)Frankston 23.10 (148)def.Sandringham 8.4 (52)Frankston Park
Bye
Collingwood, Essendon

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday 29 June (1:00 pm)Collingwood 11.9 (75)def.Port Melbourne 8.15 (63)Victoria Park
Saturday 29 June (1:10 pm)Casey 13.14 (92)def.Northern Blues 9.10 (64)Casey Fields
Saturday 29 June (2:00 pm)Werribee 16.13 (109)def.Essendon 11.14 (80)Avalon Airport Oval
Saturday 29 June (2:00 pm)North Ballarat 17.12 (114)def.Sandringham 15.10 (100)Eureka Stadium
Saturday 29 June (2:30 pm)Bendigo 9.12 (66)def. byFrankston 14.22 (106)Queen Elizabeth Oval
Sunday 30 June (2:00 pm)Box Hill 13.8 (86)def. byWilliamstown 16.15 (111)Box Hill City Oval
Sunday 30 June (2:00 pm)Coburg 14.12 (96)def. byGeelong 16.19 (115)Mantello Holden Oval

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday 6 July (11:00 am)Geelong 18.19 (127)def.North Ballarat 7.11 (53)Simonds Stadium
Saturday 6 July (1:10 pm)Port Melbourne 22.21 (153)def.Bendigo 14.10 (94)North Port Oval
Saturday 6 July (2:00 pm)Box Hill 11.14 (80)def. byCollingwood 12.15 (87)Box Hill City Oval
Sunday 7 July (2:00 pm)Essendon 18.10 (118)def.Northern Blues 6.13 (49)Windy Hill
Sunday 7 July (2:00 pm)Frankston 14.13 (97)def.Coburg 7.11 (53)Frankston Park
Saturday 13 July (1:10 pm)Sandringham 14.11 (95)def.Williamstown 12.8 (80)Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Sunday 14 July (2:00 pm)Werribee 17.12 (114)def.Casey 8.10 (58)Avalon Airport Oval

Round 14

Round 14
Friday 19 July (7:00 pm)Geelong 17.15 (117)def.Collingwood 10.14 (74)Simonds Stadium
Saturday 20 July (1:10 pm)Box Hill 6.7 (43)def. byNorthern Blues 9.5 (59)Box Hill City Oval
Saturday 20 July (2:00 pm)Port Melbourne 13.10 (88)def.Williamstown 2.7 (19)North Port Oval
Sunday 21 July (2:00 pm)Casey 9.4 (58)def. byEssendon 9.15 (69)Casey Fields
Sunday 21 July (2:00 pm)Frankston 3.5 (23)def. byNorth Ballarat 9.10 (64)Frankston Park
Sunday 21 July (2:00 pm)Coburg 9.12 (66)def.Werribee 9.9 (63)Mantello Holden Oval
Sunday 21 July (2:00 pm)Sandringham 17.22 (124)def.Bendigo 7.7 (49)Trevor Barker Beach Oval
  • Frankston was found to have had 19 men on the field during a head count early in the third quarter. Following the match, Frankston's progress score at the time of the head count, 5.8 (38) was deducted from its final score; as such, its score was amended from 8.13 (61) to 3.5 (23), and the result from a 3-point loss to a 41-point loss.[4]

Round 15

Round 15
Saturday 27 July (12:00 pm)Collingwood 12.10 (82)def. byCasey 13.12 (90)Victoria Park
Saturday 27 July (1:00 pm)Essendon 21.19 (145)def.Bendigo 5.6 (36)Windy Hill
Saturday 27 July (1:10 pm)North Ballarat 12.12 (84)def.Werribee 9.13 (67)Eureka Stadium
Saturday 27 July (2:00 pm)Port Melbourne 15.10 (100)def. byBox Hill 17.13 (115)Box Hill City Oval
Saturday 27 July (2:00 pm)Williamstown 14.20 (104)def.Frankston 10.8 (68)Burbank Oval
Sunday 28 July (1:00 pm)Northern Blues 17.16 (118)def.Coburg 9.6 (60)Preston City Oval
Sunday 28 July (2:00 pm)Sandringham 9.9 (63)def. byGeelong 27.18 (180)Trevor Barker Beach Oval

Round 16

Round 16
Saturday 30 Mar (1:10 pm)Port Melbourne 12.15 (87)def. byWerribee 25.9 (159)Avalon Airport Oval
Saturday 3 August (1:10 pm)Sandringham 9.11 (65)def. byEssendon 16.12 (108)Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Saturday 3 August (2:30 pm)Box Hill 11.18 (84)def.Bendigo 7.5 (47)Box Hill City Oval
Sunday 4 August (1:00 pm)Collingwood 10.4 (64)def. byWilliamstown 14.15 (99)Victoria Park
Sunday 4 August (2:00 pm)Casey 8.11 (59)def. byGeelong 19.11 (125)Casey Fields
Sunday 4 August (2:00 pm)Frankston 16.8 (104)def.Northern Blues 13.13 (91)Frankston Park
Sunday 4 August (2:00 pm)Coburg 15.11 (101)def.North Ballarat 13.7 (85)Mantello Holden Oval

Round 17

Round 17
Saturday 10 August (1:00 pm)Northern Blues 13.16 (94)def.Sandringham 11.10 (76)Visy Park
Saturday 10 August (1:10 pm)Box Hill 15.21 (111)def.Essendon 5.9 (39)Box Hill City Oval
Saturday 10 August (2:00 pm)Bendigo 12.8 (80)def. byCoburg 23.16 (154)Queen Elizabeth Oval
Sunday 11 August (2:00 pm)Werribee 20.16 (136)def.Port Melbourne 10.11 (71)Avalon Airport Oval
Sunday 11 August (2:00 pm)Williamstown 13.8 (86)def. byGeelong 19.21 (135)Burbank Oval
Sunday 11 August (2:00 pm)North Ballarat 14.12 (96)def.Collingwood 13.13 (91)Eureka Stadium
Sunday 11 August (2:00 pm)Frankston 10.6 (66)def. byCasey 14.13 (97)Frankston Park

Round 18

Round 18
Saturday 17 August (1:00 pm)Essendon 18.15 (123)def.Frankston 9.10 (64)Windy Hill
Saturday 17 August (1:10 pm)Port Melbourne 14.12 (96)def. byGeelong 15.12 (102)North Port Oval
Saturday 17 August (2:00 pm)Casey 23.11 (149)def.Bendigo 2.8 (20)Casey Fields
Saturday 17 August (2:00 pm)Sandringham 10.9 (69)def. byCollingwood 18.21 (129)Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Sunday 18 August (2:00 pm)North Ballarat 8.5 (53)def. byWilliamstown 10.12 (72)Eureka Stadium
Sunday 18 August (2:00 pm)Coburg 5.18 (48)def. byBox Hill 20.14 (134)Mantello Holden Oval
Sunday 18 August (2:00 pm)Northern Blues 10.10 (70)def. byWerribee 17.16 (118)Visy Park

Round 19

Round 19
Friday 23 August (6:30 pm)Bendigo 3.8 (26)def. byGeelong 35.17 (227)Queen Elizabeth Oval
Saturday 24 August (11:00 am)Collingwood 15.8 (98)def.Werribee 13.13 (91)Victoria Park
Saturday 24 August (1:00 pm)Essendon 18.17 (125)def.North Ballarat 13.8 (86)Windy Hill
Saturday 24 August (1:10 pm)Williamstown 17.9 (111)def.Northern Blues 11.15 (81)Burbank Oval
Saturday 24 August (2:00 pm)Box Hill 10.12 (72)def.Casey 9.16 (70)Box Hill City Oval
Saturday 24 August (2:00 pm)Sandringham 19.14 (128)def.Frankston 17.11 (113)Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Sunday 25 August (2:00 pm)Coburg 10.13 (73)def. byPort Melbourne 15.11 (101)Mantello Holden Oval
  • Geelong's score of 35.17 (227) and winning margin of 201 points against Bendigo set and, as of 2021, hold the records as the highest since the VFA became the VFL at the end of 1995.[5]

Ladder

2013 VFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1Geelong18162022731363166.864Finals
2Box Hill Hawks (P)18135018151326136.952
3Williamstown18126018091394129.848
4Casey Scorpions18126018301434127.648
5Werribee18108018971661114.240
6Collingwood18108017661667105.940
7Port Melbourne1898117261704101.338
8Essendon1899017651590111.036
9Northern Blues18810017091622105.432
10North Ballarat1881001556155899.932
11Sandringham1861111705199285.626
12Frankston1861201522188580.724
13Coburg1861201533197377.724
14Bendigo180180912264934.40
Source: Ladder for 2013 Peter Jackson VFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Qualifying Finals
Friday 30 August (7:00 pm)Geelong 14.16 (100)def.Casey 8.3 (51)Simonds Stadium
Saturday 31 August (2:00 pm)Box Hill 13.8 (86)def.Williamstown 7.14 (56)Box Hill City Oval
Elimination Finals
Saturday 31 August (2:10 pm)Collingwood 12.8 (80)def. byPort Melbourne 16.9 (105)North Port Oval
Sunday 1 September (2:10 pm)Werribee 17.14 (116)def.Essendon 15.7 (97)North Port Oval

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 7 September (2:10 pm)Williamstown 27.14 (176)def.Port Melbourne 14.5 (89)North Port Oval
Sunday, 8 September (2:10 pm)Casey 12.12 (84)def. byWerribee 19.10 (124)North Port Oval

Preliminary Finals

Preliminary Finals
Saturday, 14 September (2:10 pm)Geelong 24.16 (160)def.Williamstown 11.12 (78)North Port Oval
Sunday, 15 September (2:10 pm)Box Hill 22.12 (144)def.Werribee 14.8 (92)North Port Oval

Grand Final

Grand Final
22 September (2:15 pm)GeelongvBox HillEtihad Stadium (crowd: 15,100)
4.3 (27)
7.6 (48)
7.7 (49)
 11.12 (78)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
7.2 (44)
9.4 (58)
12.10 (82)
 14.15 (99)
Norm Goss Memorial Medal: Jonathan Simpkin (Box Hill)
Television broadcast: ABC1

Awards

See also

References