2013 NRL season
| 2013 National Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 7 – October 6, 2013 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers | |
| Minor premiers | |
| Matches played | 201 |
| Points scored | 8210 |
| Attendance | 3345248 |
| Top points scorer(s) | |
| Player of the year | |
| Top try-scorer(s) | |
The 2013 NRL season was the 106th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia. The National Rugby League's main competition, named the 2013 Telstra Premiership after major sponsors Telstra Corporation, was contested by sixteen teams during the regular season, which lasted from March to September, and resulted in the top eight finishing teams, who went on to contest the finals. The season culminated in the Grand Final, in which the Sydney Roosters defeated the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26-18 to win their first NRL premiership since 2002.
The NRL season started with the 2013 NRL All Stars match, which was played in February. The 2013 Holden Cup, the NRL's under-20 competition, also took place alongside the Premiership, with most matches held before the first grade competition. The Parramatta Eels picked up the wooden spoon for the second consecutive season after winning only five matches for the season.
Contents
1 Season summary
1.1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks supplements saga
1.2 Teams
2 Ladder
2.1 Ladder progression
3 Finals series
3.1 Chart
4 Grand final
5 Regular season player statistics
6 2014 Transfers
6.1 Players
7 2013 Transfers
7.1 Players
7.2 Coaches
8 References
Season summary
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks supplements saga
The 2013 NRL season was marred by a major investigation involving the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' supplements program, which was alleged to have taken place during the 2011 season. Following an almost year-long investigation by ASADA and the NRL, a series of penalties were applied on the club, including, among others, the 12-month suspension of Shane Flanagan as the club's head coach, as well as a $1,000,000 fine (with $400,000 suspended) and the deregistration of Trent Elkin as the club's trainer.[1]
Despite the off-field controversy, the Sharks were still able to reach the NRL finals for the second consecutive year, losing to eventual grand finalists Manly in the second week.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 7th consecutive year. A report conducted by Brand Finance valued the Penrith Panthers club at $46.2m, the highest of any Australian sporting brand, while the Brisbane Broncos had the highest brand equity.[2]
| Colours | Club | Season | Stadium | Head coach | Captain(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brisbane Broncos | 25th season | Suncorp Stadium | Anthony Griffin | Sam Thaiday | |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 79th season | ANZ Stadium | Des Hasler | Michael Ennis | |
Canberra Raiders | 32nd season | Canberra Stadium | David Furner→Andrew Dunemann | Terry Campese | |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 47th season | Remondis Stadium | Paul Gallen | ||
Gold Coast Titans | 7th season | Skilled Park | John Cartwright | Nate Myles & Greg Bird | |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 64th season | Brookvale Oval | Geoff Toovey | Jamie Lyon & Jason King | |
Melbourne Storm | 16th season | AAMI Park | Craig Bellamy | Cameron Smith | |
Newcastle Knights | 26th season | Hunter Stadium | Wayne Bennett | Kurt Gidley→Jarrod Mullen | |
New Zealand Warriors | 19th season | Mt Smart Stadium | Matthew Elliott | Simon Mannering | |
North Queensland Cowboys | 19th season | Dairy Farmers Stadium | Neil Henry | Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott | |
Parramatta Eels | 67th season | Parramatta Stadium | Ricky Stuart | Reni Maitua & Jarryd Hayne | |
Penrith Panthers | 47th season | Centrebet Stadium | Ivan Cleary | Kevin Kingston | |
St. George Illawarra Dragons | 15th season | WIN Jubilee Oval WIN Stadium | Steve Price | Ben Creagh | |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 104th season | ANZ Stadium | Michael Maguire | John Sutton | |
Sydney Roosters | 106th season | Allianz Stadium | Trent Robinson | Boyd Cordner | |
Wests Tigers | 14th season | Campbelltown Stadium Leichhardt Oval | Mick Potter | Robbie Farah |
Ladder
2013 NRL season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 640 | 325 | +315 | 40 | |
| 2 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 588 | 384 | +204 | 40 | |
| 3 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 589 | 373 | +216 | 37 | |
| 4 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 588 | 366 | +222 | 35 | |
| 5 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 468 | 460 | +8 | 32 | |
| 6 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 529 | 463 | +66 | 30 | |
| 7 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 528 | 422 | +106 | 29 | |
| 8 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 507 | 431 | +76 | 28 | |
| 9 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 500 | 518 | −18 | 26 | |
| 10 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 532 | −37 | 26 | |
| 11 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 554 | −59 | 26 | |
| 12 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 434 | 477 | −43 | 25 | |
| 13 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 434 | 624 | −190 | 24 | |
| 14 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 379 | 530 | −151 | 18 | |
| 15 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 386 | 687 | −301 | 18 | |
| 16 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 326 | 740 | −414 | 14 | |
Ladder progression
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | |
| 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Finals series
For the second year the NRL uses the finals system previously implemented by the ARL competition from the 1990s (also used as the AFL final eight system) to decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams. Both the seventh-placed Newcastle Knights and minor premiers Sydney Roosters return the finals after last featuring respectively in 2011 and 2010, whilst the other six teams (Bulldogs, Storm, Rabbitohs, Sea Eagles, Cowboys & Sharks) were featured in the preceding finals series.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time (Local) | Venue | Referees | Crowd | |||||
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS | ||||||||
| 20 – 10 | 13 September 2013, 7:45pm | ANZ Stadium | Shane Hayne Jared Maxwell | 21,609 | ||||
| 20 – 18 | 14 September 2013, 4:00pm | Allianz Stadium | Matt Cecchin Henry Peranara | 32,747 | ||||
| 4 – 0 | 14 September 2013, 7:00pm | Ben Cummins Gerard Sutton | ||||||
| 6 – 22 | 15 September 2013, 4:00pm | ANZ Stadium | Ashley Klein Gavin Badger | 23,086 | ||||
SEMI FINALS | ||||||||
| 24 – 18 | 20 September 2013, 7:45pm | Allianz Stadium | Shayne Hayne Ashley Klein | 23,837 | ||||
| 16 – 18 | 21 September 2013, 7:45pm | AAMI Park | Ben Cummins Gerard Sutton | 19,649 | ||||
PRELIMINARY FINALS | ||||||||
| 20 – 30 | 27 September 2013, 7:45pm | ANZ Stadium | Ben Cummins Gerard Sutton | 44,546 | ||||
| 40 – 14 | 28 September 2013, 7:45pm | Allianz Stadium | Shayne Hayne Ashley Klein | 37,752 | ||||
Chart
| | Qualifying / Elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | |||||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | QF1: 14 Sept, Allianz Stadium | | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | | 4 | | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | | 0 | | | SF1: 20 Sept, Allianz Stadium | | |||||||||||
| | | | 24 | | | ||||||||||||
| EF1: 14 Sept, Allianz Stadium | | | | 18 | | | | PF1: 28 Sept, Allianz Stadium | |||||||||
| 5 | | 20 | | | | | 40 | | |||||||||
| 8 | | 18 | | | | | | 14 | | | GF: 6 Oct, ANZ Stadium | ||||||
| | | | | | 26 | ||||||||||||
| | EF2: 15 Sept, ANZ Stadium | | | | PF2: 27 Sept, ANZ Stadium | | | | 18 | ||||||||
| 6 | | 6 | | | | | | 20 | | ||||||||
| 7 | | 22 | | | SF2: 21 Sept, AAMI Park | | | | | 30 | | ||||||
| | | | 16 | | | ||||||||||||
| QF2: 13 Sept, ANZ Stadium | | | | 18 | | | |||||||||||
| 2 | | 20 | | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | | 10 | | ||||||||||||||
Grand final
Sunday, 2 October 19:15 |
Sydney Roosters | 26 – 18 | |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Daniel Tupou Aidan Guerra Shaun Kenny-Dowall Michael Jennings Goals: James Maloney (5/5) | Half Time: 8 – 6 | Tries: Jorge Taufua Jamie Lyon Steve Matai Goals: (2/3) Jamie Lyon |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 81,491 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ben Cummins Clive Churchill Medal: Daly Cherry-Evans |
Regular season player statistics
The following statistics are of the conclusion of round 26.
Top 5 point scorers
Top 5 try scorers
| Top 5 goal scorers
|
2014 Transfers
Players
| Show player transfers list | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | 2013 Club | 2014 Club |
Delroy Berryman | ||
Corey Norman | ||
Scott Prince | Retired | |
Peter Wallace | ||
Denan Kemp | Released | |
Sandor Earl | Banned indefinitely | |
Michael Picker | Retired | |
Joel Thompson | ||
Sam Williams | ||
Ben Barba | ||
Paul Carter | ||
Danny Galea | ||
Dene Halatau | ||
Kris Keating | ||
Martin Taupau | ||
Steve Turner | Retired | |
Jayson Bukuya | ||
Tyrone Peachey | ||
Ben Ross | Retired | |
Chad Townsend | ||
Hymel Hunt | ||
Joe Galuvao | Retired | |
Brent Kite | ||
George Rose | ||
Maurice Blair | ||
Brett Finch | Retired | |
Jason Ryles | Retired | |
Junior Sa'u | ||
Lagi Setu | ||
Gareth Widdop | ||
Steve Rapira | ||
Elijah Taylor | ||
Russell Packer | ||
Danny Buderus | Retired | |
Neville Costigan | ||
Siuatonga Likiliki | ||
Peter Mata'utia | ||
Kevin Naiqama | ||
Will Smith | ||
Matt Bowen | Retired | |
Ashley Graham | Retired | |
Dallas Johnson | Retired | |
Felise Kaufusi | ||
Cheyse Blair | ||
Jake Mullaney | Salford Red Devils | |
Pat O'Hanlon | ||
Reni Maitua | ||
Blake Austin | ||
Mose Masoe | ||
Travis Robinson | ||
Luke Walsh | ||
Roy Asotasi | ||
Andrew Everingham | Fukuoka Sanix Blues | |
Dylan Farrell | ||
Christian Hazard | ||
Justin Hunt | ||
Nathan Peats | ||
Josh Starling | ||
Matt Cooper | Retired | |
Nathan Fien | Retired | |
Jamie Soward | ||
Michael Weyman | ||
Jackson Hastings | ||
Martin Kennedy | ||
Luke O'Donnell | Retired | |
Blake Ayshford | ||
Benji Marshall | Auckland Blues | |
Jacob Miller | ||
Eddy Pettybourne | ||
Joel Reddy | ||
Brenden Santi | ||
Shaun Spence | ||
Tyson Andrews | ||
Hezron Murgha | ||
Keith Lulia | ||
Remi Casty | ||
Michael Dobson | ||
Cory Paterson | ||
Mike Cooper | ||
Lee Mossop | ||
Pat Richards | ||
Sam Tomkins | ||
2013 Transfers
Players
| Show player transfers list | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | 2012 Club | 2013 Club |
Mitchell Frei | ||
Ben Te'o | ||
Gerard Beale | ||
Petero Civoniceva | ||
Michael Chee Kam | ||
Bronson Harrison | ||
Mark Ioane | ||
Jake Foster | ||
Bryson Goodwin | ||
James Gavet | ||
Luke MacDougall | Retired | |
Tupou Sopoaga | ||
Jonathan Wright | ||
David Stagg | ||
Colin Best | Retired | |
Josh Cordoba | Retired | |
Tyson Frizell | ||
James Hasson | ||
Jeremy Smith | ||
John Williams | Retired | |
Beau Champion | ||
Jack Goodsell | ||
Scott Prince | ||
Dominique Peyroux | ||
Brenton Lawrence | ||
Kayne Lawton | ||
Phil Graham | Retired | |
Bodene Thompson | ||
Michael Henderson | ||
Joe Vickery | ||
Josh Drinkwater | ||
Daniel Harrison | ||
Darcy Lussick | ||
Michael Oldfield | ||
Dean Whare | ||
Tony Williams | ||
Richie Fa'aoso | ||
Michael Greenfield | Retired | |
Rory Kostjasyn | ||
Jaiman Lowe | Retired | |
Todd Lowrie | ||
Sika Manu | ||
Shea Moylan | ||
Dane Nielsen | ||
Anthony Quinn | ||
Brayden Wiliame | ||
Lewis Brown | ||
Toka Likiliki | ||
Micheal Luck | Retired | |
James Maloney | ||
Ligi Sao | ||
Omar Slaimankhel | Canon Eagles | |
Ukuma Ta'ai | ||
Sam Anderson | ||
Ethan Cook | ||
Joel Edwards | ||
Kurt Mann | ||
Wes Naiqama | ||
Kyle O'Donnell | ||
Api Pewhairangi | ||
Junior Sau | ||
Zeb Taia | ||
Evarn Tuimavave | ||
Dane Hogan | ||
Moses Pangai | ||
Cory Paterson | ||
Aaron Payne | Retired | |
James Segeyaro | ||
Marmin Barba | ||
Luke Burt | Retired | |
Nathan Hindmarsh | Retired | |
Jamil Hopoate | ||
Casey McGuire | Retired | |
Justin Poore | ||
Justin Horo | ||
Esikeli Tonga | ||
Mitch Achurch | ||
Travis Burns | ||
Michael Gordon | ||
Michael Jennings | ||
Luke Lewis | ||
Harry Siejka | ||
Sarafu Fatiaki | ||
Scott Geddes | Retired | |
Eddy Pettybourne | ||
David Taylor | ||
Jack Buchanan | ||
David Gower | ||
Ben Hornby | Retired | |
Jeremy Latimore | ||
Josh Miller | Retired | |
Ben Musolino | ||
Beau Scott | ||
Dean Young | Retired | |
Braith Anasta | ||
Justin Carney | ||
Joseph Leilua | ||
Mose Masoe | ||
Curtis Rona | ||
Peni Tagive | Retired | |
Lama Tasi | ||
Ray Cashmere | Shellharbour Sharks | |
Dane Chisholm | ||
Gareth Ellis | ||
Chris Heighington | ||
Tom Humble | ||
Junior Moors | ||
Beau Ryan | ||
Thomas Burgess | ||
Clint Greenshields | ||
Sam Moa | ||
David Fa'alogo | ||
Scott Moore | ||
Luke O'Donnell | ||
Brett Finch | ||
Thomas Leuluai | ||
Jeff Lima | ||
Matty Russell | ||
Damien Cook | ||
Shannon Wakeman | ||
Lorenzo Ma'afu | ||
Lagi Setu | Mormon Mission RLFC | |
Joe Bond | ||
Maurice Kennedy | ||
James Roberts | Sacked | |
Albert Kelly | Sacked | |
Kenny Edwards | Southport Tigers | |
Mitchell Buckett | ||
Sonny Bill Williams | Panasonic Wild Knights | |
Jake Granville | ||
Etonia Nabuli | ||
Alipate Ratini | ||
Source:[3]
Coaches
| Coach | 2013 Club | 2014 Club |
|---|---|---|
Ricky Stuart | ||
Paul Green | ||
Brad Arthur |
| Coach | 2012 Club | 2013 Club |
|---|---|---|
Matthew Elliott | ||
Mick Potter | ||
Trent Robinson | ||
Ricky Stuart | ||
Stephen Kearney |
References
^ Sharks fined $1m, Flanagan suspended, NRL.com official website, 17 December 2013
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