2013 Foxtel Cup

2013 Premiership season
Teams	10
Premiers	West Adelaide
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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.

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.

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

NEAFL Eastern Conference (1)

Queanbeyan

NEAFL Northern Conference (2)

Northern Territory
Southport

SANFL (2)

Norwood
West Adelaide

TFL (1)

Burnie

VFL (2)

Port Melbourne
Werribee

WAFL (2)

Claremont
East Fremantle

Club details

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 December 3, 2012.
2013 Foxtel Cup Fixture

Bracket

Qualifying Round				Round One				Semi Finals				Grand Final

				Norwood	4	11	35
				East Fremantle	6	6	42
Queanbeyan	13	10	88					East Fremantle	6	4	40
NT Thunder	4	11	35					Werribee	2	4	16
				Werribee	16	17	113
				Queanbeyan	4	4	28
												East Fremantle	2	16	28
												West Adelaide	4	8	32
				Port Melbourne	9	4	58
				West Adelaide	17	9	111
Southport	11	11	77					West Adelaide	6	7	43
Burnie	7	7	49					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

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McNicol, Adam (3 December 2012). "Trimmer Foxtel Cup in 2013". afl.com. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
↑ Webster, Jess (2 November 2012). "Footy Cup goes mid-week". NT News (Darwin). p. 52.
↑ Craigie, Tom (6 August 2013). "Foxtel Cup: Bloods sink Sharks in Grand Final thriller". afl.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
↑ Burnie Football Club Official Website
↑ Claremont Football Club Official Website
↑ East Fremantle Football Club Official Website
↑ Northern Territory Football Club Official Website
↑ Norwood Football Club Official Website
↑ Port Melbourne Official Website
↑ Queanbeyan Football Club Official Website
↑ Southport Australian Football Club Official Website
↑ Werribee Official Website
↑ West Adelaide Football Club Official Website
↑ Craig, Tom (20 April 2013). "Sharks feast on Dockers in Foxtel Cup qualifier". Australian Football League. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

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