2013 Geelong Football Club season

The 2013 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 114th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the 14th season.

Geelong Football Club
2013 season
PresidentColin Carter
CoachChris Scott
(3rd season)
Captain(s)Joel Selwood
(2nd season)
Home groundSimonds Stadium
Pre-season competition3rd
AFL season2nd
Finals seriesPreliminary finals
Leading goalkickerTom Hawkins (49)
Highest home attendance85,197 vs. Hawthorn (Round 15)
Lowest home attendance23,172 vs. Melbourne (Round 16)
Average home attendance36,650[1]
Club membership42,884[2]

Club personnel

Playing list

Players are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2013 AFL season only.[3]
^Denotes player who is on the club's rookie list.
#Denotes nominated rookie where player has been elevated to club's senior list during season, and therefore eligible for senior selection.
Geelong's 2013 playing list and statistics
Player#AFL debutGamesGoalsBehindsKicksHandballsDisposalsMarksTackles
Jimmy Bartel320022416935420455812984
Ryan Bathie^4200000000
Jed Bews2400000000
Mark Blicavs#4620132278961432396369
Mitch Brown12011502372158224
George Burbury#43201322210122239
Josh Caddy2320111811131501182685153
Paul Chapman352000812791711622734
Allen Christensen2820112123142122314436885
Joel Corey112000225317028845872103
Josh Cowan18201100000000
Mitch Duncan22201025141631021652616172
Cameron Eardley^3700000000
Corey Enright442001221432416649015241
Cameron Guthrie29201120521431142577555
Joel Hamling4500000000
Brad Hartman3600000000
Tom Hawkins262007224920141742159322
George Horlin-Smith33201283251671182318
Josh Hunt820011231105671725418
Taylor Hunt192010156398961943743
Steve Johnson20200219232331523154610887
James Kelly9200220101223420243650153
Shane Kersten3900000000
Tom Lonergan13200525431041062108547
Andrew Mackie42004255635716251915643
Lincoln McCarthy6201200000000
Hamish McIntosh17200500000000
Daniel Menzel10201000000000
Steven Motlop3220102444252821464287845
Jordan Murdoch212012111165537922344
James Podsiadly31201023331821810232013552
Jared Rivers252003100250531032624
Jordan Schroder152012434142135611
Joel Selwood142007253016307308615102140
Jackson Sheringham^38201200000000
Dawson Simpson1620106112237592112
Billie Smedts220121312875651404040
Mathew Stokes2720062412628534863312365
Jesse Stringer4120127323631671331
Harry Taylor720082415926613540117636
Jackson Thurlow402013411312960159
Travis Varcoe52007148674951692559
Nathan Vardy302011101124543882919
Josh Walker#342012321141125811
Trent West122008135376511272312

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Geelong's 2013 NAB Cup fixture (Week 1 – Lightning matches)
RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores[a]VenueAttendanceLadder
position
Ref
HomeAwayResult
Saturday, 16 February (4:40 pm)West Coast1.6.2 (47)1.6.4 (49) Won by 2 pointsPatersons Stadium [A]20,48512th[4][5]
Saturday, 16 February (5:45 pm)Fremantle0.7.6 (48)0.4.6 (30)Lost by 18 points21,804[6]
Geelong's 2013 NAB Cup fixture (Weeks 2, 3 & 4 – Full-length matches)
RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores[a]VenueAttendanceLadder
position
Ref
HomeAwayResult
Saturday, 2 March (2:40 pm)Adelaide2.16.12 (126)1.8.6 (63)Won by 63 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]Unknown5th[7][8]
Saturday, 9 March (3:40 pm)North Melbourne0.14.12 (96)0.12.12 (84)Won by 12 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]3rd[9][10]
Friday, 15 March (4:00 pm)Collingwood20.21 (141)13.12 (90)Won by 51 pointsSimonds Stadium [H][12]

Regular season

Geelong's 2013 AFL season fixture
RoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueAttendanceLadder
position[13]
Ref
Scores[a]
Monday, 1 April (3:15 pm)Hawthorn12.14 (86)13.15 (93)Won by 7 pointsMCG [A]76,3008th[14]
Sunday, 7 April (1:10 pm)North Melbourne16.16 (112)17.6 (108)Won by 4 pointsEtihad Stadium [H]34,1527th[15]
Saturday, 13 April (7:40 pm)Carlton18.11 (119)15.13 (103)Won by 16 pointsEtihad Stadium [H]43,2415th[16]
Friday, 19 April (7:50 pm)Sydney16.7 (103)19.10 (124)Won by 21 pointsSCG [A]31,0603rd[17]
Saturday, 27 April (7:40 pm)Western Bulldogs13.8 (86)15.17 (107)Won by 21 pointsEtihad Stadium [A]26,1533rd[18]
Saturday, 4 May (7:40 pm)Richmond13.9 (87)20.11 (131)Won by 44 pointsMCG [A]55,6252nd[19]
Friday, 10 May (7:50 pm)Essendon17.11 (113)11.19 (85)Won by 28 pointsEtihad Stadium [H]53,0141st[20]
Saturday, 18 May (7:40 pm)Collingwood15.12 (102)14.12 (96)Lost by 6 pointsMCG [A]66,7682nd[21]
Saturday, 25 May (1:15 pm)Port Adelaide9.14 (68)18.8 (116)Won by 48 pointsAAMI Stadium [A]21,3092nd[22]
Saturday, 1 June (7:40 pm)Gold Coast18.15 (123)10.11 (71)Won by 52 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]30,0822nd[23]
Saturday, 8 June (1:40 pm)Greater Western Sydney15.8 (98)24.13 (157)Won by 59 pointsSkoda Stadium [A]7,8091st[24]
Bye2nd
Sunday, 23 June (4:40 pm)Brisbane Lions15.13 (103)14.14 (98)Lost by 5 pointsThe Gabba [A]24,1642nd[25]
Saturday, 29 June (7:40 pm)Fremantle11.19 (85)7.2 (44)Won by 41 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]26,7432nd[26]
Saturday, 6 July (7:40 pm)Hawthorn11.16 (82)10.12 (72)Won by 10 pointsMCG [H]85,1972nd[27]
Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm)Melbourne13.20 (98)4.6 (30)Won by 68 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]23,1722nd[28]
Sunday, 21 July (2:45 pm)Adelaide14.10 (94)14.8 (92)Lost by 2 pointsAAMI Stadium [A]28,6033rd[29]
Saturday, 27 July (7:40 pm)St Kilda21.11 (137)5.6 (36)Won by 101 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]27,2002nd[30]
Friday, 2 August (7:50 pm)North Melbourne15.6 (96)13.8 (86)Lost by 10 pointsEtihad Stadium [A]33,5843rd[31]
Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm)Port Adelaide20.9 (129)16.8 (104)Won by 25 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]24,7842nd[32]
Saturday, 17 August (5:40 pm)West Coast6.5 (41)16.11 (107)Won by 66 pointsPatersons Stadium [A]34,3942nd[33]
Saturday, 24 August (4:40 pm)Sydney13.14 (92)7.6 (48)Won by 44 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]28,4592nd[34]
Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm)Brisbane Lions15.22 (112)17.9 (111)Won by 1 pointSimonds Stadium [H]27,4672nd[35]

Ladder

2013 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1Hawthorn (P)22193025231859135.776Finals series
2Geelong22184024091776135.672
3Fremantle22165120351518134.166
4Sydney22156122441694132.562
5Richmond22157021541754122.860
6Collingwood22148021481868115.056
7Port Adelaide221210020512002102.448
8Carlton221111021251992106.744
9Essendon22148021452000107.356[a]
10North Melbourne221012023071930119.540
11Adelaide221012020641909108.140
12Brisbane Lions22101201922214489.640
13West Coast2291302038213995.336
14Gold Coast2281401918209191.732
15Western Bulldogs2281401926226285.132
16St Kilda2251701751212082.620
17Melbourne2222001455269154.18
18Greater Western Sydney2212101524299051.04
Source: AFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:


Finals series

Geelong's 2013 AFL finals series matches
RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores[c]VenueAttendanceRef
HomeAwayResult
Saturday, 7 September (2:20 pm)Fremantle9.18 (72)12.15 (87)Lost by 15 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]32,815[37]
Friday, 13 September (7:50 pm)Port Adelaide13.18 (96)12.8 (80)Won by 16 pointsMCG [H]52,744[38]
Friday, 20 September (7:50 pm)Hawthorn14.18 (102)15.7 (97)Lost by 5 pointsMCG [A]85,569[39]
As a result of Geelong's loss in the preliminary final the club was eliminated from the 2013 AFL finals series

Awards, Records & Milestones

Milestones
AFL Awards
AwardRecipient
Captain of the 2013 All-Australian team (Centre); AFLPA Award for Best Captain; AFLPA Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous PlayerJoel Selwood
Member of the 2013 All-Australian team (Back pocket)Corey Enright
Member of the 2013 All-Australian team (Centre half-back)Harry Taylor
Member of the 2013 All-Australian team (Interchange)Andrew Mackie

VFL season

Squad

Results

Geelong's VFL practice matches
WeekDate and local timeOpponentScores[c]VenueRef
HomeAwayResult
1
Geelong's 2013 VFL season fixture
RoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueLadder
position
Ref
Scores[c]
1
Sunday, 31 March (2:00 pm)Williamstown12.16 (88)11.14 (80)Won by 8 pointsTorquay Football Ground [H]6th[42][43]
2
Sunday, 14 April (1:00 pm)Sandringham15.21 (111)12.7 (79)Won by 32 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]3rd[44][45]
3
Saturday, 20 April (1:10 pm)Box Hill12.17 (89)12.12 (84)Won by 5 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]3rd[46][47]
4
Sunday, 28 April (2:00 pm)Frankston7.10 (52)19.17 (131)Won by 79 pointsFrankston Oval [A]2nd[48][49]
5
Saturday, 4 May (11:00 am)Werribee21.14 (140)12.13 (85)Won by 55 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]1st[50][51]
6
Saturday, 18 May (1:00 pm)Collingwood18.12 (120)16.11 (107)Lost by 13 pointsVictoria Park [A]1st[52][53]
7
Sunday, 26 May (1:00 pm)Casey16.11 (107)18.12 (120)Lost by 13 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]4th[54][55]
8
Saturday, 1 June (1:00 pm)Essendon13.10 (88)18.18 (126)Won by 38 pointsWindy Hill [A]4th[56][57]
9
Sunday, 9 June (1:00 pm)Northern Blues15.13 (103)5.15 (45)Won by 58 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]2nd[58][59]
10
Bye3rd[60]
11
Saturday, 22 June (1:10 pm)Port Melbourne21.17 (143)9.4 (58)Won by 85 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]2nd[61][62]
12
Sunday, 30 June (2:00 pm)Coburg14.11 (95)16.19 (115)Won by 20 pointsCoburg City Oval [A]2nd[63][64]
13
Saturday, 6 July (11:00 am)Northern Blues18.19 (127)7.11 (53)Won by 74 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]1st[65][66]
14
Friday, 19 July (7:00 pm)Collingwood17.15 (117)10.14 (74)Won by 43 pointsSimonds Stadium [H]1st[67][68]
15
Sunday, 28 July (2:00 pm)Sandringham9.9 (63)27.18 (180)Won by 117 pointsTrevor Barker Beach Oval [A]1st[69][70]
16
Sunday, 4 August (2:00 pm)Casey8.11 (59)19.11 (125)Won by 66 pointsCasey Fields [A]1st[71][72]
17
Sunday, 11 August (2:00 pm)Williamstown13.8 (86)19.21 (135)Won by 49 pointsBurbank Oval [A]1st[73][74]
18
Saturday, 17 August (1:10 pm)Port Melbourne15.12 (102)14.12 (96)Won by 6 pointsNorth Port Oval [A]1st[75][76]
19
Friday, 23 August (6:30 pm)Bendigo3.8 (26)35.17 (227)Won by 201 pointsQueen Elizabeth Oval [A]1st[77][78]
Geelong's 2013 VFL finals series matches
RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores[c]VenueRef
HomeAwayResult
Friday, 30 August (7:00 pm)Casey Scorpions14.16 (100)8.3 (51)Won by 49 pointsSimonds Stadium [H][79]
Saturday, 14 September (2:10 pm)Williamstown24.16 (160)11.12 (78)Won by 82 pointsNorth Port Oval [H][80]
Sunday, 22 September (2:15 pm)Box Hill14.15 (99)11.12 (78)Lost by 21 pointsEtihad Stadium [H][81]
As a result of the club's loss in the VFL Grand Final, Geelong finishing position was runners-up.

Notes

Key
  • H ^ Home match.
  • A ^ Away match.
Notes
  • a Geelong's scores are indicated in bold font.

References