2013 AFL Grand Final

2013 AFL Grand Final
View of the Melbourne Cricket Ground moments after gates opened for the 2013 AFL Grand Final.

Hawthorn
Fremantle
11.11 (77) 8.14 (62)
1 2 3 4
HAW 2.3 (15) 5.5 (35) 8.8 (56) 11.11 (77)
FRE 0.3 (3) 1.6 (12) 6.10 (46) 8.14 (62)
Date28 September 2013 (2013-09-28), 2:30pm
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance100,007
FavouriteHawthorn
UmpiresBrett Rosebury, Simon Meredith, Matthew Nicholls
Coin toss won byFremantle
Kicked towardCity End
Ceremonies
Pre-match entertainmentBirds of Tokyo
National anthemTina Arena
Halftime showHunters and Collectors
Post-match entertainmentHunters and Collectors, Birds of Tokyo
Accolades
Norm Smith MedallistBrian Lake (Hawthorn)
Jock McHale MedallistAlastair Clarkson (Hawthorn)
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
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The 2013 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between Hawthorn Football Club and Fremantle Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 28 September 2013. It concluded the 118th season of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League),[1] staged to determine the premiers for the 2013 AFL season. The match, attended by 100,007 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 15 points, marking the club's eleventh VFL/AFL premiership victory. Hawthorn's Brian Lake was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground.

  1. ^ In 1897 and 1924 there were no grand finals and instead the premier was decided by a finals play-off. In 1948, 1977 and 2010, there were grand final replays after initial draws.