2013 Foxtel Cup

2013 premiership season
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The 2013 Foxtel Cup was the third season of the Australian rules football knock-out cup competition involving clubs from the various state league competitions from around Australia.

The Cup's purpose is to support and promote the second-tier Australian rules football competitions and to provide another way of developing lower-tier Australian Football League (AFL) players.

All matches, as in previous years, were broadcast by Fox Footy.

The format of the competition saw four significant changes from the first two years of the competition:

  • The number of teams competing was reduced from sixteen to ten.
  • The qualifiers from the Tasmanian Football League and the North East Australian Football League competed in a separate pre-qualifying round before progressing to play against the Victorian, South Australian and Western Australian qualifiers.[1]
  • With the exception of the pre-qualifying round, matches played on Tuesday nights as stand alone games. Previously they had been played on Saturdays, usually as curtain-raisers to AFL matches, forcing the state leagues to schedule extra bye weeks to accommodate Foxtel Cup games.[1]
  • The prizemoney was increased to $100,000.[2]

For the first time, the highest-ranked qualifiers from each state all elected to compete in the competition; in the previous two years, the top South Australian clubs had declined to participate.[1] However, both the VFL premiers and the NEAFL premiers in 2012 were reserves teams for AFL clubs (Geelong and Brisbane Lions respectively), so neither was invited to participate.[citation needed]

The competition began in April 2013 and concluded with the Grand Final in August 2013, in which West Adelaide defeated East Fremantle by four points at AAMI Stadium in a low scoring thriller. It was the Bloods' first trophy of any sort since their last SANFL premiership in 1983.[citation needed]

West Adelaide onballer (and former AFL player for the Crows and Lions) Chris Schmidt was awarded the Coles Medal as best-on-ground in the Grand Final for his unrelenting performance that included 26 disposals and nine clearances. He also operated at 81 per cent disposal efficiency.[3]

2013 season

Participating clubs

Club details

Guernsey Club Nickname Location Qualified as
Burnie Football Club[4]
Dockers
 Burnie, Tasmania
Tasmanian Football League
premiers 2012
Claremont Football Club[5]
Tigers
 Claremont, Western Australia
West Australian Football League
premiers 2012
East Fremantle Football Club[6]
Sharks
 East Fremantle, Western Australia
West Australian Football League
runners-up 2012
Northern Territory Football Club[7]
Thunder
 Darwin, Northern Territory
NEAFL Northern Conference
runners-up 2012
Norwood Football Club[8]
Redlegs
 Norwood, South Australia
South Australian National Football League
premiers 2012
Port Melbourne Football Club[9]
Borough
 Port Melbourne, Victoria
Victorian Football League
runners-up 2012
Queanbeyan Football Club[10]
Tigers
 Queanbeyan, New South Wales
NEAFL Eastern Conference
premiers 2012
Southport Australian Football Club[11]
Sharks
 Southport, Queensland
NEAFL Northern Conference
3rd place 2012
Werribee Football Club[12]
Tigers
 Werribee, Victoria
Victorian Football League
3rd place 2012
West Adelaide Football Club[13]
Bloods
 Richmond, South Australia
South Australian National Football League
runners-up 2012

Stadiums

Adelaide Canberra Gold Coast
AAMI Stadium
Capacity: 51,224 		Manuka Oval
Capacity: 13,550 		Metricon Stadium
Capacity: 25,000
Melbourne Melbourne Perth
Etihad Stadium
Capacity: 56,347 		Melbourne Cricket Ground
Capacity: 100,000 		Patersons Stadium
Capacity: 43,500

Fixture

The AFL released the fixture on 3 December 2012.
2013 Foxtel Cup Fixture

Bracket

Qualifying round Round one Semifinals Grand final
Werribee 16 17 113
Queanbeyan 13 10 88 Queanbeyan 4 4 28
NT Thunder 4 11 35 Werribee 2 4 16
East Fremantle 6 4 40
Norwood 4 11 35
East Fremantle 6 6 42
East Fremantle 2 16 28
West Adelaide 4 8 32
Port Melbourne 9 4 58
Southport 11 11 77 West Adelaide 17 9 111
Burnie 7 7 49 West Adelaide 6 7 43
Claremont 3 8 26
Claremont 12 8 80
Southport 4 2 26


Qualifying round

Q1 13 April 2013
11:35 EST 		Queanbeyan 88 – 35
curtain raiser to
GWS v St. Kilda
Northern Territory Thunder Manuka Oval

match report match statistics

 
2.3 (15)
6.5 (41)
10.6 (66)
13.10 (88) 		Match report 2.2 (14)
3.3 (21)
3.8 (26)
4.11 (35)
    Goals  
Stevens 4, Fulford 3, Quade 3, Griggs, Conroy, Kavanagh   Ngalkin 2, Ilett, Dunn
    Bests  
Stevens, Klemke, Fulford, Conroy   Ilett, Ngalkin, Lockwood, Vassal

Q2 20 April 2013
14:35 EST 		Southport 77 – 49
curtain raiser to
Gold Coast v Port Adelaide
Burnie Metricon Stadium

match report match statistics

 
4.1 (25)
7.5 (47)
10.6 (66)
11.11 (77) 		Source:[14] 3.1 (19)
4.1 (25)
4.4 (28)
7.7 (49)
    Goals  
Baxter 3, Kiel 2, Merrett 2, Carr, Mills, Thynne, Screech   Laycock 3, Baldock 2, Morrison, Hayes
    Bests  
Baxter, Mills, Burge, Wise   Banham, Laycock, Barrett, Munday

Round 1

Game #1 21 May 2013
20:05 CST 		Norwood 35 – 42
stand alone game
East Fremantle AAMI Stadium

match report match statistics

 
3.2 (20)
4.4 (28)
4.6 (30)
4.11 (35) 		match report 1.0 (6)
4.1 (25)
5.5 (35)
6.6 (42)
    Goals  
M Evans 2, Donohue, Bampton   Boyle 2, Henson, Lester-Smith, Ricciardello, Cronan
    Bests  
Bampton, Fuller, Murphy, Pfeiffer   : O’Brien, McGough, Lester-Smith, Hancock

Game #2 28 May 2013
20:35 EST 		Werribee 113 – 28
stand alone game
Queanbeyan Etihad Stadium

match report match statistics

 
5.3 (33)
6.8 (44)
9.14 (68)
16.17 (113) 		match report 1.1 (7)
2.2 (14)
3.4 (22)
4.4 (28)
    Goals  
Brown 3, Maric 3, McGennis 2, Clouston 2, Sierakowski 2, Ross, Tudor, Castello, Speight   Stevens 2, Griggs, Franchi
    Bests  
Gysberts, Sierakowski, Hine, Kennedy, Brown, Maric   Conroy, Stevens, Klemke, Daniher, Atkinson, Griggs

Game #3 11 June 2013
20:35 EST 		Port Melbourne 58 – 111
stand alone game
West Adelaide MCG

match report match statistics

 
3.2 (20)
5.3 (33)
7.4 (46)
9.4 (58) 		match report 1.1 (7)
5.3 (33)
11.7 (73)
17.9 (111)
    Goals  
Hughes 3, Burstin 2, O'Sullivan, Valenti, Mascitti, Papaleo   Nelson 4, Beech 3, Tuck 2, Keough 2, Schott 2, Smith, Homburg, Macreadie, Fielke
    Bests  
Hughes, Rowe, Muling, Gordon, O'Sullivan   Tuck, Fielke, Macreadie, Nelson, Anderson

Gamel #4 18 June 2013
18:35 WST 		Claremont 80 – 26
stand alone game
Southport Patersons Stadium

match report match statistics

 
5.3 (33)
8.4 (52)
10.5 (65)
12.8 (80) 		match report 0.1 (1)
1.2 (8)
3.2 (20)
4.2 (26)
    Goals  
McGovern 3, Richardson 3, Court 2, Knott, Winmar, Davies, Swift   Pope, Kiel, Mallan, Mills
    Bests  
McGovern, Daniher, Davies, Richardson   Pope, Thynne, Kiel, Whish-Wilson

Semi-finals

Semi Final #1 9 July 2013
20:35 EST 		East Fremantle 40 – 16
stand alone game
Werribee Patersons Stadium

match report match statistics

 
3.0 (18)
6.2 (38)
6.3 (39)
6.4 (40) 		match report 0.3 (3)
1.3 (9)
1.3 (9)
2.4 (16)
    Goals  
Dick 2, O'Brien, Tropiano, Boyle, Lester-Smith   Tudor, McKinley
    Bests  
O’Brien, Hadley, Howlett, McGough, Tropiano   Brown, Kennedy, Sierakowski, Purton-Smith

Semi Final #2 16 July 2013
20:35 EST 		West Adelaide 43 – 26
stand alone game
Claremont AAMI Stadium

match report match statistics

 
3.1 (19)
3.4 (22)
5.4 (34)
6.7 (43) 		match report 1.3 (9)
3.6 (24)
3.7 (25)
3.8 (26)
    Goals  
Beech 2, Schmidt, Slattery, Nelson, Bonney   Richardson, Bradshaw
    Bests  
T.Tuck, Schmidt, Beech, Slattery, Macreadie   Murphy, Neates, Davies, Richardson

Grand Final

Grand Final 6 August 2013
20:35 EST 		East Fremantle 28 – 32
stand alone game
West Adelaide AAMI Stadium

match report

 
0.3 (3)
0.4 (4)
1.10 (16)
2.16 (28) 		match report 1.2 (8)
4.5 (29)
4.7 (31)
4.8 (32)
    Goals  
Hancock, Stephen   Beech 2, Silverlock, Still
    Bests  
Peake, O’Brien, Bayliss, Stephen, Dodd   Schmidt (Coles Medalist), Beech, Mangan, Silverlock, Caire

References

  1. ^ a b c McNicol, Adam (3 December 2012). "Trimmer Foxtel Cup in 2013". afl.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ^ Webster, Jess (2 November 2012). "Footy Cup goes mid-week". NT News. Darwin. p. 52.
  3. ^ Craigie, Tom (6 August 2013). "Foxtel Cup: Bloods sink Sharks in Grand Final thriller". afl.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. ^ Burnie Football Club Official Website
  5. ^ Claremont Football Club Official Website
  6. ^ East Fremantle Football Club Official Website
  7. ^ "Northern Territory Football Club Official Website". Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  8. ^ Norwood Football Club Official Website
  9. ^ "Port Melbourne Official Website". Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  10. ^ Queanbeyan Football Club Official Website
  11. ^ Southport Australian Football Club Official Website
  12. ^ Werribee Official Website
  13. ^ West Adelaide Football Club Official Website
  14. ^ Craig, Tom (20 April 2013). "Sharks feast on Dockers in Foxtel Cup qualifier". Australian Football League. Retrieved 21 April 2013.[dead link‍]