Gold Coast Suns
2013 season
PresidentJohn Witheriff
CoachGuy McKenna
Captain(s)Gary Ablett, Jr.
Home groundMetricon Stadium
NAB Cup16th
AFL season14th
Best and FairestGary Ablett, Jr.
Leading goalkickerGary Ablett, Jr. (28 goals)
Highest home attendance19,721
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The 2013 AFL season is the Gold Coast Suns' third season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The Gold Coast Suns reserves team also competed in the NEAFL. The club was again captained by Gary Ablett, Jr. and coached by Guy McKenna.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player State/Nationality Recruited From League
National Draft[2]
1 13 Jesse Lonergan Tasmania Tasmania Launceston Blues TFL
3 55 Tim Sumner South Australia South Australia Woodville-West Torrens Eagles SANFL
3 57 Kyal Horsley Western Australia Western Australia Rookie Promotion
3 58 Clay Cameron Queensland Queensland Mount Gravatt Vultures NEAFL
Rookie Draft[3]
1 2 Leigh Osbourne Victoria (state) Victoria Frankston Dolphins VFL
8 55 Andrew Boston Queensland Queensland Broadbeach Cats NEAFL
Mini-Draft[a][4]
1 1 Jack Martin Western Australia Western Australia Claremont Tigers WAFL

a The mini-draft allowed teams to pre-list players for the following season.

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency
-

Trades

8 October 2012
 To Greater Western Sydney Giants
  • No. 2 Pick
  • No. 63 Pick
  • Compensation First Round Pick
 To Gold Coast Suns
  • Mini-Draft No. 1 Pick[5]
  • Compensation First Round Pick
10 October 2012
 To Geelong Cats To Gold Coast Suns
  • No. 55 Pick
  • Compensation First Round Pick
23 October 2012
 To St Kilda Saints To Gold Coast Suns
  • No. 13 Pick
  • No. 37 Pick
  • No. 57 Pick
25 October 2012
 To Fremantle Dockers
  • No. 37 Pick
 To Gold Coast Suns
  • Greg Broughton[8]
  • No. 60 Pick

Free Agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Tom Murphy Signed 2 Year Contract[9] Hawthorn Hawks

Re-signings

Re-signings made in 2012.

Player Signed Year Contract Runs To
Charlie Dixon 3 Year Extension 2015
Harley Bennell 2 Year Extension 2014
Sam Day 2 Year Extension 2014
Karmichael Hunt 2 Year Extension 2014
Tom Lynch 2 Year Extension 2014
Brandon Matera 2 Year Extension 2014
Steven May 2 Year Extension 2014
Danny Stanley 2 Year Extension 2014
David Swallow 2 Year Extension 2014
Jeremy Taylor 2 Year Extension 2014
Luke Russell 2 Year Extension 2014
Matthew Warnock 2 Year Extension 2014
Jacob Gilbee 1 Year Extension 2013
Tom Hickey 1 Year Extension 2013
Jack Hutchins 1 Year Extension 2013
Tom Nicholls 1 Year Extension 2013
Liam Patrick 1 Year Extension 2013
Alex Sexton 1 Year Extension 2014
Maverick Weller 1 Year Extension 2013
Joel Wilkinson 1 Year Extension 2013

Delistings

Delistings made in November 2012

Player Age Seasons Games
Sam Iles 25 2 26
Josh Fraser 30 2 18
Nathan Krakouer 24 1 13
Josh Toy 20 2 13
Taylor Hine 20 2 9
Alik Magin 21 2 8
Michael Coad 29 2 6
Hayden Jolly 20 2 6
Andrew McQualter 26 1 5
Piers Flanagan 20 2 3
Lewis Moss 20 2 0
= Retired

Contract Lengths

Contract lengths at the beginning of 2013.

Player 2013 2014 2015 Source
Gary Ablett JrGold Coast Suns[10]
Charlie DixonGold Coast Suns[11]
Harley BennellGold Coast Suns[12]
Clay CameronGold Coast Suns
Sam DayGold Coast Suns
Karmichael HuntGold Coast Suns[13]
Jesse LonerganGold Coast Suns
Tom LynchGold Coast Suns
Brandon MateraGold Coast Suns
Steven MayGold Coast Suns
Tom MurphyGold Coast Suns
Jaeger O'MearaGold Coast Suns
Luke RussellGold Coast Suns
Alex SextonGold Coast Suns
Danny StanleyGold Coast Suns
Tim SumnerGold Coast Suns
David SwallowGold Coast Suns
Jeremy TaylorGold Coast Suns
Matthew WarnockGold Coast Suns
Jackson AllenGold Coast Suns
Nathan BockGold Coast Suns[14]
Andrew BostonGold Coast Suns
Jared BrennanGold Coast Suns
Greg BroughtonGold Coast Suns
Campbell BrownGold Coast Suns
Jacob GillbeeGold Coast Suns
Daniel GorringeGold Coast Suns
Aaron HallGold Coast Suns
Josh HallGold Coast Suns
Jarrod HarbrowGold Coast Suns
Kyal HorsleyGold Coast Suns
Jack HutchinsGold Coast Suns
Trent McKenzieGold Coast Suns
Tom NichollsGold Coast Suns
Leigh OsbourneGold Coast Suns
Liam PatrickGold Coast Suns
Dion PrestiaGold Coast Suns
Michael RischitelliGold Coast Suns
Henry SchadeGold Coast Suns
Matt ShawGold Coast Suns
Zac SmithGold Coast Suns
Seb TapeGold Coast Suns
Rory ThompsonGold Coast Suns
Maverick WellerGold Coast Suns
Joel WilkinsonGold Coast Suns

2013 Playing List

2013 Coaches Panel

State Coach Coaching position Started Former clubs as coach
Western Australia Western Australia Guy McKenna Senior Coach 2009 Claremont (s), West Coast (a), Collingwood (a)
Queensland Queensland Marcus Ashcroft GM of Coaching and Development 2011 Gold Coast (a)
South Australia South Australia Malcolm Blight Coaching Advisor 2009 North Melbourne (s), Woodville (s), Geelong (s), Adelaide (s), St Kilda (s)
Tasmania Tasmania Andy Lovell Assistant coach - Glenorchy (s)
South Australia South Australia Matthew Primus Assistant coach (Midfield) 2013 Port Adelaide (a), Port Adelaide (s)
Western Australia Western Australia Mark Riley Assistant coach (Forwards) 2013 Claremont (s), Fremantle (a), Melbourne (a), Melbourne (s)
New South Wales New South Wales Dean Solomon Assistant coach 2011 -
Victoria (state) Victoria Brett Munro Opposition Coach 2012 -
Victoria (state) Victoria Ben Mathews Development coach 2013 -
Victoria (state) Victoria Andrew Johnston Development coach 2010 -
Victoria (state) Victoria Shaun Hart Reserves Coach 2009 Gold Coast (a)

Guernsey

Pre-season results

Home and Away season

Season Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLPFPA%PtsWDLWDL
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Games

2013 home and away games: 3-4 (Home: 1-3; Away: 2–1)
Round Time
Date		 Team Score Most Goals Most Disposals Venue
Attendance		 Record
1 6:40pm
30 March		 St Kilda W 90–77 Gary Ablett Jr (4) Gary Ablett Jr (34) Metricon Stadium
13,832		 1–0
2 1:45pm
6 April		 Sydney L 73–113 Charlie Dixon (3) Jaeger O'Meara (25) Sydney Cricket Ground
20,372		 1–1
3 7:40pm
13 April		 Brisbane L 92–94 Harley Bennell (3) Jared Brennan (30) Metricon Stadium
12,961		 1–2
4 7:40pm
20 April		 Port Adelaide L 66–104 Rory Thompson (2) Gary Ablett Jr (35) Metricon Stadium
11,322		 1–3
5 1:40pm
27 April		 Greater Western Sydney W 148–104 Charlie Dixon (6) Gary Ablett Jr (32) Manuka Oval
6,832		 2–3
6 7:40pm
4 May		 Fremantle L 54–99 Jaeger O'Meara (2) Jarrod Harbrow (32) Metricon Stadium
10,552		 2–4
7 4:40pm
12 May		 Melbourne W 114–54 Campbell Brown (2)
Zac Smith (2)		 Gary Ablett Jr (38) MCG
13,304		 3–4
8 4:40pm
18 May		 Western Bulldogs W 93–61 Campbell Brown (3) Gary Ablett Jr (31) Metricon Stadium
13,520		 4–4
9 1:10pm
26 May		 Hawthorn L 92–118 Aaron Hall (5) Gary Ablett Jr (37) MCG
28,112		 4–5
10 7:40pm
1 June		 Geelong L 71–123 Campbell Brown (3) Gary Ablett Jr (34) Simonds Stadium
30,082		 4–6
11 7:40pm
8 June		 North Melbourne W 66–51 Gary Ablett Jr (2)
Tom Lynch (2)
Luke Russell (2)		 Gary Ablett Jr (33) Metricon Stadium
10,891		 5–6
12 7:40pm
15 June		 Essendon L 72–115 Campbell Brown (2)
Michael Rischitelli (2)
Tom Nicholls (2)		 Gary Ablett Jr (36) Etihad Stadium
31,452		 5–7
13 Bye
14 1:40pm
29 June		 Adelaide L 83–111 Dion Prestia (2) Dion Prestia (42) Metricon Stadium
13,791		 5–8
15 4:40pm
6 July		 Brisbane L 83–116 Jared Brennan (3) Harley Bennell (28) Gabba
27,170		 5–9
16 4:40pm
13 July		 Richmond L 44–53 - (-) Dion Prestia (27) Cazaly's Stadium
11,197		 5–10
17 4:40pm
20 July		 Collingwood W 85–78 Jaeger O'Meara (3)
Jared Brennan (3)		 Gary Ablett Jr (49) Metricon Stadium
19,721		 6–10
18 1:45pm
27 July		 Carlton L 77–120 - (-) Gary Ablett Jr (34) Metricon Stadium
19,460		 6–11
19 2:40pm
3 August		 West Coast L 113–130 Alex Sexton (3) Dion Prestia (28) Subiaco Oval
32,140		 6–12
20 7:40pm
10 August		 Melbourne W 90–77 Campbell Brown (3) David Swallow (28) Metricon Stadium
13,840		 7–12
21 1:40pm
17 August		 Port Adelaide L 96–113 Harley Bennell (3)
Andrew Boston (3)		 Harley Bennell (28) AAMI Stadium
18,703		 7–13
22 1:10pm
25 August		 St Kilda L 70–116 Timmy Sumner (3) Gary Ablett Jr (28) Etihad Stadium
17,662		 7–13
23 1:10prm
1 September		 Greater Western Sydney W 146–63 Gary Ablett Jr (4)
Andrew Boston (4)		 Gary Ablett Jr (33)
Dion Prestia (33)		 Metricon Stadium
13,080		 8–14
2013 AFL Season Schedule Archived 9 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine

Ladder

2013 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Hawthorn (P) 22 19 3 0 2523 1859 135.7 76 Finals series
2 Geelong 22 18 4 0 2409 1776 135.6 72
3 Fremantle 22 16 5 1 2035 1518 134.1 66
4 Sydney 22 15 6 1 2244 1694 132.5 62
5 Richmond 22 15 7 0 2154 1754 122.8 60
6 Collingwood 22 14 8 0 2148 1868 115.0 56
7 Port Adelaide 22 12 10 0 2051 2002 102.4 48
8 Carlton 22 11 11 0 2125 1992 106.7 44
9 Essendon 22 14 8 0 2145 2000 107.3 56[lower-alpha 1]
10 North Melbourne 22 10 12 0 2307 1930 119.5 40
11 Adelaide 22 10 12 0 2064 1909 108.1 40
12 Brisbane Lions 22 10 12 0 1922 2144 89.6 40
13 West Coast 22 9 13 0 2038 2139 95.3 36
14 Gold Coast 22 8 14 0 1918 2091 91.7 32
15 Western Bulldogs 22 8 14 0 1926 2262 85.1 32
16 St Kilda 22 5 17 0 1751 2120 82.6 20
17 Melbourne 22 2 20 0 1455 2691 54.1 8
18 Greater Western Sydney 22 1 21 0 1524 2990 51.0 4
Source: AFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:
  1. ↑ Essendon was relegated to ninth due to irregularities in its supplements program during the 2012 season.[15]

Ladder progress

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
GroundHAHHAHAHAAHA-HAAHHAHAAH
ResultWLLLWLWWLLWLB----------
Position71113141113131212131212-----------
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Awards

Representative honours

NEAFL season

Results

Gold Coast's NEAFL practice matches
Week Date and local time Opponent Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold) Venue
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 2 March (1:30 pm) Aspley 7.11 (53) 4.4 (28) Won by 25 points Carrara Stadium [H]
2 Saturday, 9 March (2:30 pm) Broadbeach 18.7 (115) 12.12 (84) Won by 31 points Carrara Stadium [H]
3 Saturday, 16 March (2:30 pm) Brisbane (res) 14.6 (90) 22.8 (140) Lost by 50 points Carrara Stadium [H]
Round Date and local time Opponent Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold) Venue Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Bye -
2 Saturday, 30 March (3:00 pm) Mount Gravatt 24.14 (158) 4.6 (32) Won by 126 points Carrara Stadium [H] 2nd
3 Saturday, 6 April (10:05 am) Sydney (res) 15.20 (110) 10.5 (65) Lost by 45 points Sydney Cricket Ground [A] 4th
4 Saturday, 13 April (4:00 pm) Brisbane (res) 10.10 (70) 28.12 (180) Lost by 110 points Carrara Stadium [H] 7th
5 Saturday, 20 April (1:30 pm) Redland 12.13 (85) 22.19 (151) Won by 66 points Victoria Point [A] 5th
6 Thursday, 25 April (12:00 pm) Brisbane (res) 12.7 (79) 17.9 (111) Lost by 32 points Harrup Park [H] 6th
7 Saturday, 4 May (4:00 pm) Southport 16.10 (106) 11.11 (77) Won by 29 points Carrara Stadium [H] 6th
8 Bye -
9 Saturday, 18 May (12:00 pm) Morningside 5.10 (40) 17.17 (119) Won by 79 points Esplen Oval [A] 6th
10 Saturday, 25 May (10:00 am) GWS (res) 14.7 (91) 18.12 (120) Won by 29 points Blacktown Olympic Park [A] 4th
11 Saturday, 1 June (1:30 pm) Brisbane (res) 10.10 (70) 17.15 (117) Won by 47 points Giffin Park [A] 4th
12 Saturday, 8 June (3:00 pm) Sydney (res) Carrara Stadium [H] -
13 Sunday, 16 June (9:30 am) GWS (res) Skoda Stadium [A] -
14 Bye -
15 Saturday, 29 June (7:00 pm) Northern Territory TIO Stadium [A] -
16 Saturday, 6 July (12:00 pm) Brisbane (res) Giffin Park [A] -
17 Saturday, 13 July (1:30 pm) Aspley Graham Rd Oval [A] -
18 Saturday, 20 July (1:30 pm) Sydney (res) Carrara Stadium [H] -
19 Saturday, 27 July (10:05 am) GWS (res) Carrara Stadium [H] -
20 Bye -
21 Saturday, 10 August (4:00 pm) Labrador Carrara Stadium [H] -
22 Saturday, 17 August (1:30 pm) Broadbeach H & A Oval [A] -
2013 NEAFL Season Schedule

NEAFL Ladder

NEAFL North Conference Wins Byes Losses Draws For Against % Pts
Brisbane Lions res. 1602021651308165.52%64
Southport Sharks 1404019341362142.00%56
Aspley Hornets 1205119601467133.61%50
Morningside Panthers 1107018251508121.02%44
Redland Bombers 1107018621656112.44%44
Gold Coast Suns res.1007118501658111.58%42
NT Thunder909020081809111.00%36
Broadbeach Cats701101540177686.71%28
Mount Gravatt Vultures101701126225949.85%4
Labrador Tigers101701112231648.01%4

FINALS

Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
EliminationRedland131189Morningside111884
QualifyingAspley1716118Southport101474
1st SemiSouthport1613109Redland111278
2nd SemiBrisbane Lions Reserves1610106Aspley1514104
PreliminaryAspley2015135Southport82169
GrandBrisbane Lions Reserves1911125Aspley111379

References

  1. ↑ Wilson, Terry (23 October 2012). "Ablett drops in to sweat it out with boys".
  2. ↑ Stannard, Damien (22 November 2012). "Tasmanian Jesse Lonergan will be the Gold Coast Suns' ready-made replacement for Josh Caddy". The Courier-Mail.
  3. ↑ Greenwood, Emma (12 December 2012). "Suns rookies grab the chance to impress".
  4. ↑ Landsberger, Sam (8 October 2012). "Jack Martin traded to Gold Coast through the mini-draft". Herald Sun.
  5. ↑ Davidson, Brad (8 October 2012). "Suns secure young gun Jack Martin".
  6. ↑ Gullan, Scott (11 October 2012). "Geelong beats rivals in race to snare Gold Coast young gun Josh Caddy".
  7. ↑ Landsberger, Sam (24 October 2012). "Saints land Suns ruckman Tom Hickey".
  8. ↑ Windley, Matt (25 October 2012). "Gold Coast sign Fremantle defender Greg Broughton".
  9. ↑ Edmund, Sam (12 October 2012). "Hawthorn defender Tom Murphy joins Gold Coast".
  10. ↑ "Geelong star Gary Ablett to sign five-year deal with Gold Coast Suns". Courier Mail. 29 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "Cairns' Charlie Dixon stays with Gold Coast for a further three years". Cairns Post. 28 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Suns young gun Bennell re-signs". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Karmichael Hunt re-signs with Suns". Gold Coast Bulletin. 5 March 2012.
  14. ↑ "Nathan Bock confirms Gold Coast move". Herald Sun. 17 August 2010.
  15. ↑ "Essendon Bombers out of 2013 AFL finals as James Hird accepts 12-month suspension". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

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