2013 NAB Cup

2013 AFL pre-season competition
Teams	18
Winners	Brisbane Lions (1st title)
Michael Tuck Medallist	Daniel Rich (Brisbane Lions)

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 the 15 of 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.^[1]

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.^[2] All times listed are local times.

Round 1


	Pool 1
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
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
Sunday, 17 February 4:10 pm	Adelaide 0.3.6 (24)	def. by	St Kilda 0.8.2 (50)	AAMI Stadium	Report
Sunday, 17 February 5:15 pm	Port Adelaide 1.9.2 (65)	def.	St Kilda 0.2.3 (15)	AAMI Stadium	Report
Sunday, 17 February 6:20 pm	Adelaide 0.6.7 (43)	def.	Port Adelaide 0.4.3 (27)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 8966)	Report


	Pool 4
Friday, 22 February 6:45 pm	North Melbourne 1.4.5 (38)	def.	Melbourne 0.5.6 (36)	Etihad Stadium	Report
Friday, 22 February 7:50 pm	Melbourne 0.2.3 (15)	def. by	Richmond 1.2.9 (30)	Etihad Stadium	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
Saturday, 23 February 6:40 pm	Gold Coast 0.4.6 (30)	def.	Hawthorn 0.4.5 (29)	Metricon Stadium	Report
Saturday, 23 February 7:45 pm	Brisbane Lions 0.4.8 (32)	def.	Hawthorn 0.1.5 (11)	Metricon Stadium	Report
Saturday, 23 February 8:50 pm	Gold Coast 0.3.6 (24)	def. by	Brisbane Lions 2.6.3 (57)	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 7847)	Report


	Pool 6
Sunday, 24 February 4:40 pm	Greater Western Sydney 0.5.2 (32)	def. by	Carlton 0.4.10 (34)	Blacktown International Sportspark	Report
Sunday, 24 February 5:45 pm	Sydney 0.3.6 (24)	def. by	Carlton 1.5.7 (46)	Blacktown International Sportspark	Report
Sunday, 24 February 6:50 pm	Greater Western Sydney 0.7.10 (52)	def.	Sydney 1.3.1 (28)	Blacktown International Sportspark (crowd: 4078)	Report

Round 2


	Round 2
Friday, 1 March 7:40 pm	Western Bulldogs 1.10.6 (75)	def.	Hawthorn 2.8.8 (74)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 8162)	Report
Saturday, 2 March 2:40 pm	Geelong 2.16.12 (126)	def.	Adelaide 1.8.6 (63)	Simonds Stadium (crowd: 5000)	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: 7216)	Report
Saturday, 2 March 5:10 pm	Essendon 1.10.9 (78)	def. by	Richmond 2.8.20 (86)	Wangaratta Showgrounds (crowd: 7884)	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: 7068)	Report
Saturday, 2 March 7:40 pm	Carlton 0.18.16 (124)	def.	Fremantle 1.6.9 (54)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 9402)	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: 3764)	Report
Sunday, 3 March 5:10 pm	St Kilda 0.13.12 (90)	def.	Sydney 1.8.10 (67)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 6656)	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
Friday 8 March 6:10 pm	Greater Western Sydney 0.4.4 (28)	def. by	Essendon 1.16.14 (119)	Manuka Oval (crowd: 8044)	Report
Friday 8 March 8:10 pm	Adelaide 4.11.7 (109)	def.	Carlton 2.13.10 (106)	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 7511)	Report
Saturday 9 March 1:10 pm	Hawthorn 0.13.6 (84)	def. by	Richmond 0.13.7 (85)	Aurora Stadium (crowd: 8601)	Report
Saturday 9 March 2:30 pm	Melbourne 2.7.6 (66)	def. by	St Kilda 2.10.13 (91)	Casey Fields, Cranbourne (crowd: 5000 est.)	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: 5032 est.)	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

Round 4


	Round 4
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 est.)	Report
Saturday 16 March 2:00 pm	Greater Western Sydney 16.6 (102)	def.	St Kilda 12.14 (86)	Blacktown International Sportspark	Report
Adelaide, Essendon, West Coast and Fremantle will not play this round due to their earlier round one commitments. Round 4 matches, played on the same weekend as the Grand Final, are not counted towards the NAB Cup Ladder. All matches played in this round are conducted under normal AFL Premiership season rules.

Grand Final


	2013 NAB Cup Grand Final
Friday, 15 March 7:45pm (AEDT)	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

Due to the unavailability of The Gabba because of cricket commitments, the AFL chose to schedule the match at Etihad Stadium rather than Metricon Stadium in Queensland, citing that the largest possible crowd would be drawn in Melbourne ahead of any potential game on the Gold Coast.^[3]

Teams

2013 Carlton NAB Cup Grand Final Team
B:	13 Chris Yarran	40 Michael Jamison	43 Simon White
HB:	34 Nick Duigan	23 Lachlan Henderson	42 Zach Tuohy
C:	6 Kade Simpson	14 Brock McLean	21 Josh Bootsma
HF:	44 Andrew Carrazzo	22 Shaun Hampson	9 Kane Lucas
F:	12 Mitch Robinson	41 Levi Casboult	19 Eddie Betts
Foll:	8 Matthew Kreuzer	4 Bryce Gibbs	3 Marc Murphy
Int:	5 Chris Judd	1 Andrew Walker	27 Dennis Armfield
	17 Sam Rowe (sub)	35 Ed Curnow (sub)	45 Aaron Joseph (sub)
Coach:	Mick Malthouse

2013 Brisbane Lions NAB Cup Grand Final Team
B:	24 Joel Patfull	21 Daniel Merrett	26 Elliot Yeo
HB:	7 Jed Adcock	36 Matt Maguire	41 Mitchell Golby
C:	28 Patrick Karnezis	38 Tom Rockliff	11 Pearce Hanley
HF:	8 Rohan Bewick	16 Jonathan Brown	31 James Polkinghorne
F:	44 Aaron Cornelius	12 Stefan Martin	9 Ashley McGrath
Foll:	5 Billy Longer	3 Brent Moloney	10 Daniel Rich
Int:	6 Josh Green	15 Dayne Zorko	30 Jack Redden
	1 Sam Docherty (sub)	17 Claye Beams (sub)	29 Andrew Raines (sub)
Coach:	Michael Voss

Ladder

2013 NAB Cup Ladder

TEAM

PTS

Brisbane Lions

277

186

148.92

Carlton

310

219

141.55

Geelong

301

242

124.38

St Kilda

246

222

110.81

Richmond

245

225

108.89

Collingwood

228

222

102.70

North Melbourne

272

265

102.64

Essendon

271

164

165.24

Port Adelaide

260

222

117.12

Fremantle

264

271

97.42

Adelaide

239

309

77.35

West Coast

249

253

98.42

Sydney

199

232

85.78

Melbourne

195

235

82.98

Greater Western Sydney

209

281

74.38

Gold Coast

187

268

69.78

Western Bulldogs

160

312

51.28

Hawthorn

198

222

89.19

Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against

References

↑ "Round-robin for NAB Cup". AFL.com.au. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
↑ "2013 NAB Cup". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
↑ "Brisbane Lions' displeasure grows over decison to play NAB Cup grand final at Etihad Stadium". Greg Davis From: The Courier-Mail March 10, 2013 11:30PM. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

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