# 2013 VFL season

The 2013 VFL season was the 132nd of the Victorian Football League (VFL), a second-tier Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. The premiership was won by Box Hill who defeated Geelong by 21 points in the Grand Final.

## League membership and affiliations

Prior to the 2013 season, Essendon ended its ten-year reserves affiliation with the Bendigo Football Club. Essendon began fielding its own reserves team in the VFL, and Bendigo continued to contest the VFL as a stand-alone senior team.

## Foxtel Cup

The top two non-AFL clubs from the 2012 VFL season – Port Melbourne and Werribee – competed in the 2013 Foxtel Cup. Werribee progressed the further of the two teams, losing its semi-final against WAFL club East Fremantle.

## Premiership season

Source: VFL Season 2013 Results

### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Sunday 31 March (2:00 pm) | Geelong 12.16 (88) | def. | Williamstown 11.14 (80) | Torquay Recreation Reserve |
| Friday 5 April (6:30 pm) | Bendigo 8.9 (57) | def. by | Essendon 23.9 (147) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 6 April (1:10 pm) | Collingwood 16.11 (107) | def. | North Ballarat 6.19 (55) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 6 April (7:00 pm) | Werribee 17.13 (115) | def. by | Northern Blues 20.10 (130) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Sunday 7 April (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 13.11 (89) | def. by | Port Melbourne 14.9 (93) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Sunday 7 April (2:00 pm) | Casey 23.11 (149) | def. | Frankston 12.9 (81) | Casey Fields |
| Sunday 7 April (2:00 pm) | Coburg 18.13 (121) | def. | Sandringham 14.9 (93) | Mantello Holden Oval |
| The Round 16 match between Port Melbourne and Werribee was brought forward to the opening weekend of the season to accommodate their Foxtel Cup fixture. The match was played on Saturday 30 March. ||||||

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Saturday 13 April (1:00 pm) | Northern Blues 30.16 (196) | def. | Bendigo 4.8 (32) | Visy Park |
| Saturday 13 April (1:10 pm) | Williamstown 24.13 (157) | def. | Coburg 8.9 (57) | Burbank Oval |
| Saturday 13 April (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 12.14 (86) | def. by | Casey 13.17 (95) | Eureka Stadium |
| Saturday 13 April (2:00 pm) | Essendon 10.13 (73) | def. by | Box Hill 12.12 (84) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 13 April (7:00 pm) | Werribee 12.14 (86) | def. | Collingwood 11.12 (78) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Sunday 14 April (1:00 pm) | Geelong 15.21 (111) | def. | Sandringham 12.7 (79) | Simonds Stadium |
| Sunday 14 April (2:00 pm) | Frankston 14.14 (98) | def. | Port Melbourne 12.20 (92) | Frankston Park |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Friday 19 April (6:30 pm) | Bendigo 7.14 (56) | def. by | North Ballarat 21.15 (141) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 20 April (1:00 pm) | Essendon 11.13 (79) | def. by | Casey 25.12 (162) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 20 April (1:10 pm) | Geelong 12.17 (89) | def. | Box Hill 12.12 (84) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 20 April (2:00 pm) | Collingwood 12.11 (83) | def. by | Frankston 14.12 (96) | Victoria Park |
| Sunday 21 April (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 19.15 (129) | def. | Werribee 5.16 (46) | Burbank Oval |
| Sunday 21 April (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 16.12 (108) | drew with | Sandringham 16.12 (108) | Frankston Park |
| Sunday 21 April (2:00 pm) | Coburg 15.13 (103) | def. by | Northern Blues 19.15 (129) | Mantello Holden Oval |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Friday 26 April (6:30 pm) | Bendigo 9.6 (60) | def. by | Collingwood 25.26 (176) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 27 April (1:10 pm) | Werribee 15.10 (100) | def. by | Sandringham 24.20 (164) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Saturday 27 April (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 18.15 (123) | def. | Coburg 13.17 (95) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Saturday 27 April (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 8.12 (60) | def. by | Essendon 14.12 (96) | Eureka Stadium |
| Saturday 27 April (6:00 pm) | Casey 14.8 (92) | def. | Williamstown 9.15 (69) | Casey Fields |
| Sunday 28 April (2:00 pm) | Frankston 7.10 (52) | def. by | Geelong 19.17 (131) | Frankston Park |
| Sunday 28 April (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues 13.13 (91) | def. by | Port Melbourne 16.11 (107) | Preston City Oval |

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday 4 May (11:00 am) | Geelong 21.14 (140) | def. | Werribee 12.13 (85) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 4 May (1:10 pm) | Coburg 19.11 (125) | def. | Essendon 13.13 (91) | Mantello Holden Oval |
| Saturday 4 May (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 20.10 130) | def. | Frankston 12.13 (85) | Eureka Stadium |
| Saturday 4 May (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 15.11 (101) | def. | Casey 14.14 (98) | North Port Oval |
| Saturday 4 May (2:30 pm) | Bendigo 7.6 (48) | def. by | Box Hill 20.15 (135) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Sunday 5 May (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 15.13 (103) | def. | Collingwood 14.13 (97) | Burbank Oval |
| Sunday 5 May (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 20.10 (130) | def. | Northern Blues 18.9 (117) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |

### State Game

| | 2013 State Game | 2013 State Game | 2013 State Game | | |
| Saturday 11 May (12:10 pm) | WAFL 17.16 (118) | def. | VFL 15.11 (101) | Jubilee Oval, Northam | Report |
| Frank Johnson Medal (VFL): Chris Cain Simpson Medal (WAFL): Wayde Twomey ||||||

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday 18 May (1:00 pm) | Collingwood 18.12 (120) | def. | Geelong 16.11 (107) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 18 May (1:00 pm) | Essendon 11.16 (82) | def. by | Port Melbourne 13.16 (94) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 18 May (1:10 pm) | Casey 9.12 (66) | def. by | Box Hill 19.12 (126) | Casey Fields |
| Saturday 18 May (2:00 pm) | Werribee 27.10 (172) | def. | Coburg 12.11 (83) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Saturday 18 May (2:00 pm) | Bendigo 9.11 (65) | def. by | Sandringham 21.15 (141) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 18 May (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues 12.11 (83) | def. | North Ballarat 5.9 (39) | Visy Park |
| Sunday 19 May (2:00 pm) | Frankston 15.11 (101) | def. by | Williamstown 20.11 (131) | Frankston Park |

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Saturday 25 May (1:00 pm) | Williamstown 30.27 (207) | def. | Bendigo 5.1 (31) | Burbank Oval |
| Saturday 25 May (1:00 pm) | Collingwood 18.14 (122) | def. | Essendon 17.11 (113) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 25 May (1:10 pm) | Port Melbourne 16.16 (112) | def. | Coburg 8.9 (57) | North Port Oval |
| Saturday 25 May (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 14.7 (91) | def. by | Box Hill 17.12 (114) | Eureka Stadium |
| Sunday 26 May (1:00 pm) | Geelong 16.11 (107) | def. by | Casey 18.12 (120) | Simonds Stadium |
| | Bye Frankston, Northern Blues, Sandringham, Werribee | Bye Frankston, Northern Blues, Sandringham, Werribee | Bye Frankston, Northern Blues, Sandringham, Werribee | |

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Saturday 1 June (1:00 pm) | Essendon 13.10 (88) | def. by | Geelong 18.17 (125) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 1 June (1:10 pm) | Northern Blues 17.9 (111) | def. by | Collingwood 17.12 (114) | Preston City Oval |
| Saturday 1 June (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 8.10 (58) | def. by | Casey 18.15 (123) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Sunday 2 June (1:00 pm) | Werribee 14.17 (101) | def. | North Ballarat 10.16 (76) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Sunday 2 June (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 18.23 (131) | def. | Frankston 8.7 (55) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Sunday 2 June (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 9.12 (66) | def. by | Port Melbourne 16.17 (113) | Burbank Oval |
| Sunday 2 June (2:00 pm) | Coburg 11.22 (88) | def. | Bendigo 11.12 (78) | Mantello Holden Oval |

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Saturday 8 June (1:00 pm) | Essendon 21.17 (143) | def. | Sandringham 12.9 (81) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 8 June (1:10 pm) | Frankston 14.8 (92) | def. by | Werribee 20.11 (131) | Frankston Park |
| Saturday 8 June (2:00 pm) | Casey 21.15 (141) | def. | Collingwood 7.9 (51) | Casey Fields |
| Sunday 9 June (1:00 pm) | Geelong 15.13 (103) | def. | Northern Blues 5.15 (45) | Simonds Stadium |
| | Bye Bendigo, Box Hill, Coburg, North Ballarat, Port Melbourne, Williamstown | Bye Bendigo, Box Hill, Coburg, North Ballarat, Port Melbourne, Williamstown | Bye Bendigo, Box Hill, Coburg, North Ballarat, Port Melbourne, Williamstown | |

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday 15 June (1:10 pm) | Northern Blues 19.15 (129) | def. | Frankston 11.7 (73) | Visy Park |
| Saturday 15 June (2:00 pm) | Bendigo 5.10 (40) | def. by | Werribee 19.18 (132) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Sunday 16 June (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 15.11 (101) | def. | Essendon 6.10 (46) | Burbank Oval |
| Sunday 16 June (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 12.17 (89) | def. by | North Ballarat 15.9 (99) | North Port Oval |
| Sunday 16 June (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 12.11 (83) | def. by | Box Hill 12.17 (89) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Sunday 16 June (2:00 pm) | Collingwood 18.10 (118) | def. | Coburg 13.12 (90) | Victoria Park |
| | Bye Geelong, Casey | Bye Geelong, Casey | Bye Geelong, Casey | |

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday 22 June (1:10 pm) | Geelong 21.17 (143) | def. | Port Melbourne 9.4 (58) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 22 June (2:00 pm) | Werribee 10.12 (72) | def. by | Box Hill 17.13 (115) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Saturday 22 June (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues 7.10 (52) | def. by | Williamstown 12.12 (84) | Visy Park |
| Sunday 23 June (2:00 pm) | Casey 16.15 (111) | def. | Coburg 9.10 (64) | Casey Fields |
| Sunday 23 June (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 21.18 (144) | def. | Bendigo 3.8 (26) | Eureka Stadium |
| Sunday 23 June (2:00 pm) | Frankston 23.10 (148) | def. | Sandringham 8.4 (52) | Frankston Park |
| | Bye Collingwood, Essendon | Bye Collingwood, Essendon | Bye Collingwood, Essendon | |

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Saturday 29 June (1:00 pm) | Collingwood 11.9 (75) | def. | Port Melbourne 8.15 (63) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 29 June (1:10 pm) | Casey 13.14 (92) | def. | Northern Blues 9.10 (64) | Casey Fields |
| Saturday 29 June (2:00 pm) | Werribee 16.13 (109) | def. | Essendon 11.14 (80) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Saturday 29 June (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 17.12 (114) | def. | Sandringham 15.10 (100) | Eureka Stadium |
| Saturday 29 June (2:30 pm) | Bendigo 9.12 (66) | def. by | Frankston 14.22 (106) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Sunday 30 June (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 13.8 (86) | def. by | Williamstown 16.15 (111) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Sunday 30 June (2:00 pm) | Coburg 14.12 (96) | def. by | Geelong 16.19 (115) | Mantello Holden Oval |

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday 6 July (11:00 am) | Geelong 18.19 (127) | def. | North Ballarat 7.11 (53) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 6 July (1:10 pm) | Port Melbourne 22.21 (153) | def. | Bendigo 14.10 (94) | North Port Oval |
| Saturday 6 July (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 11.14 (80) | def. by | Collingwood 12.15 (87) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Sunday 7 July (2:00 pm) | Essendon 18.10 (118) | def. | Northern Blues 6.13 (49) | Windy Hill |
| Sunday 7 July (2:00 pm) | Frankston 14.13 (97) | def. | Coburg 7.11 (53) | Frankston Park |
| Saturday 13 July (1:10 pm) | Sandringham 14.11 (95) | def. | Williamstown 12.8 (80) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Sunday 14 July (2:00 pm) | Werribee 17.12 (114) | def. | Casey 8.10 (58) | Avalon Airport Oval |

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Friday 19 July (7:00 pm) | Geelong 17.15 (117) | def. | Collingwood 10.14 (74) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 20 July (1:10 pm) | Box Hill 6.7 (43) | def. by | Northern Blues 9.5 (59) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Saturday 20 July (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 13.10 (88) | def. | Williamstown 2.7 (19) | North Port Oval |
| Sunday 21 July (2:00 pm) | Casey 9.4 (58) | def. by | Essendon 9.15 (69) | Casey Fields |
| Sunday 21 July (2:00 pm) | Frankston 3.5 (23) | def. by | North Ballarat 9.10 (64) | Frankston Park |
| Sunday 21 July (2:00 pm) | Coburg 9.12 (66) | def. | Werribee 9.9 (63) | Mantello Holden Oval |
| Sunday 21 July (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 17.22 (124) | def. | Bendigo 7.7 (49) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Frankston was found to have had 19 men on the field during a head count early in the third quarter. Following the match, Frankston's progress score at the time of the head count, 5.8 (38) was deducted from its final score; as such, its score was amended from 8.13 (61) to 3.5 (23), and the result from a 3-point loss to a 41-point loss. ||||||

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Saturday 27 July (12:00 pm) | Collingwood 12.10 (82) | def. by | Casey 13.12 (90) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 27 July (1:00 pm) | Essendon 21.19 (145) | def. | Bendigo 5.6 (36) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 27 July (1:10 pm) | North Ballarat 12.12 (84) | def. | Werribee 9.13 (67) | Eureka Stadium |
| Saturday 27 July (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 15.10 (100) | def. by | Box Hill 17.13 (115) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Saturday 27 July (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 14.20 (104) | def. | Frankston 10.8 (68) | Burbank Oval |
| Sunday 28 July (1:00 pm) | Northern Blues 17.16 (118) | def. | Coburg 9.6 (60) | Preston City Oval |
| Sunday 28 July (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 9.9 (63) | def. by | Geelong 27.18 (180) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | |
| Saturday 30 Mar (1:10 pm) | Port Melbourne 12.15 (87) | def. by | Werribee 25.9 (159) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Saturday 3 August (1:10 pm) | Sandringham 9.11 (65) | def. by | Essendon 16.12 (108) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Saturday 3 August (2:30 pm) | Box Hill 11.18 (84) | def. | Bendigo 7.5 (47) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Sunday 4 August (1:00 pm) | Collingwood 10.4 (64) | def. by | Williamstown 14.15 (99) | Victoria Park |
| Sunday 4 August (2:00 pm) | Casey 8.11 (59) | def. by | Geelong 19.11 (125) | Casey Fields |
| Sunday 4 August (2:00 pm) | Frankston 16.8 (104) | def. | Northern Blues 13.13 (91) | Frankston Park |
| Sunday 4 August (2:00 pm) | Coburg 15.11 (101) | def. | North Ballarat 13.7 (85) | Mantello Holden Oval |

### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | |
| Saturday 10 August (1:00 pm) | Northern Blues 13.16 (94) | def. | Sandringham 11.10 (76) | Visy Park |
| Saturday 10 August (1:10 pm) | Box Hill 15.21 (111) | def. | Essendon 5.9 (39) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Saturday 10 August (2:00 pm) | Bendigo 12.8 (80) | def. by | Coburg 23.16 (154) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Sunday 11 August (2:00 pm) | Werribee 20.16 (136) | def. | Port Melbourne 10.11 (71) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Sunday 11 August (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 13.8 (86) | def. by | Geelong 19.21 (135) | Burbank Oval |
| Sunday 11 August (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 14.12 (96) | def. | Collingwood 13.13 (91) | Eureka Stadium |
| Sunday 11 August (2:00 pm) | Frankston 10.6 (66) | def. by | Casey 14.13 (97) | Frankston Park |

### Round 18

| | Round 18 | Round 18 | Round 18 | |
| Saturday 17 August (1:00 pm) | Essendon 18.15 (123) | def. | Frankston 9.10 (64) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 17 August (1:10 pm) | Port Melbourne 14.12 (96) | def. by | Geelong 15.12 (102) | North Port Oval |
| Saturday 17 August (2:00 pm) | Casey 23.11 (149) | def. | Bendigo 2.8 (20) | Casey Fields |
| Saturday 17 August (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 10.9 (69) | def. by | Collingwood 18.21 (129) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Sunday 18 August (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 8.5 (53) | def. by | Williamstown 10.12 (72) | Eureka Stadium |
| Sunday 18 August (2:00 pm) | Coburg 5.18 (48) | def. by | Box Hill 20.14 (134) | Mantello Holden Oval |
| Sunday 18 August (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues 10.10 (70) | def. by | Werribee 17.16 (118) | Visy Park |

### Round 19

| | Round 19 | Round 19 | Round 19 | |
| Friday 23 August (6:30 pm) | Bendigo 3.8 (26) | def. by | Geelong 35.17 (227) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 24 August (11:00 am) | Collingwood 15.8 (98) | def. | Werribee 13.13 (91) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 24 August (1:00 pm) | Essendon 18.17 (125) | def. | North Ballarat 13.8 (86) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 24 August (1:10 pm) | Williamstown 17.9 (111) | def. | Northern Blues 11.15 (81) | Burbank Oval |
| Saturday 24 August (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 10.12 (72) | def. | Casey 9.16 (70) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Saturday 24 August (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 19.14 (128) | def. | Frankston 17.11 (113) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Sunday 25 August (2:00 pm) | Coburg 10.13 (73) | def. by | Port Melbourne 15.11 (101) | Mantello Holden Oval |
| Geelong's score of 35.17 (227) and winning margin of 201 points against Bendigo set and, as of 2021, hold the records as the highest since the VFA became the VFL at the end of 1995. ||||||

## Ladder

2013 VFL ladder :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Geelong | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2273 | 1363 | 166.8 | 64 | Finals |
| 2 | Box Hill Hawks (P) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1815 | 1326 | 136.9 | 52 | Finals |
| 3 | Williamstown | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1809 | 1394 | 129.8 | 48 | Finals |
| 4 | Casey Scorpions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1830 | 1434 | 127.6 | 48 | Finals |
| 5 | Werribee | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1897 | 1661 | 114.2 | 40 | Finals |
| 6 | Collingwood | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1766 | 1667 | 105.9 | 40 | Finals |
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1726 | 1704 | 101.3 | 38 | Finals |
| 8 | Essendon | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1765 | 1590 | 111.0 | 36 | Finals |
| 9 | Northern Blues | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1709 | 1622 | 105.4 | 32 | |
| 10 | North Ballarat | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1556 | 1558 | 99.9 | 32 | |
| 11 | Sandringham | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1705 | 1992 | 85.6 | 26 | |
| 12 | Frankston | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1522 | 1885 | 80.7 | 24 | |
| 13 | Coburg | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1533 | 1973 | 77.7 | 24 | |
| 14 | Bendigo | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 912 | 2649 | 34.4 | 0 | |

## Finals
### Qualifying and Elimination Finals

| | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | |
| Friday 30 August (7:00 pm) | Geelong 14.16 (100) | def. | Casey 8.3 (51) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 31 August (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 13.8 (86) | def. | Williamstown 7.14 (56) | Box Hill City Oval |
| | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | |
| Saturday 31 August (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 12.8 (80) | def. by | Port Melbourne 16.9 (105) | North Port Oval |
| Sunday 1 September (2:10 pm) | Werribee 17.14 (116) | def. | Essendon 15.7 (97) | North Port Oval |

### Semi-finals

| | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | |
| Saturday, 7 September (2:10 pm) | Williamstown 27.14 (176) | def. | Port Melbourne 14.5 (89) | North Port Oval |
| Sunday, 8 September (2:10 pm) | Casey 12.12 (84) | def. by | Werribee 19.10 (124) | North Port Oval |

### Preliminary Finals

| | Preliminary Finals | Preliminary Finals | Preliminary Finals | |
| Saturday, 14 September (2:10 pm) | Geelong 24.16 (160) | def. | Williamstown 11.12 (78) | North Port Oval |
| Sunday, 15 September (2:10 pm) | Box Hill 22.12 (144) | def. | Werribee 14.8 (92) | North Port Oval |

### Grand Final

| | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | | |
| 22 September (2:15 pm) | Geelong | v | Box Hill | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 15,100) | |
| | 4.3 (27) 7.6 (48) 7.7 (49) 11.12 (78) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 7.2 (44) 9.4 (58) 12.10 (82) 14.15 (99) | Norm Goss Memorial Medal: Jonathan Simpkin (Box Hill) Television broadcast: ABC1 | Norm Goss Memorial Medal: Jonathan Simpkin (Box Hill) Television broadcast: ABC1 |

## Awards

* The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Mitch Hallahan (Box Hill), Jordan Schroder (Geelong) and Steve Clifton (North Ballarat), who all polled 17 votes. It was Clifton's second Liston Trophy.
* The Frosty Miller Medal was won by Dean Galea (Port Melbourne), who kicked 55 goals during the home-and-away season. Michael Lourey (Frankston) officially finished second with 54 goals; he actually kicked 55 goals, the same number as Galea, but one was annulled as a result of the headcount in Round 14. Including finals, the leading goalkicker for the season was Ben Warren (Werribee), who finished with 59 goals, one goal more than Galea.
* The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by Kane Lambert (Northern Blues), who averaged 26 possessions a game and kicked 21 goals in season 2013.
* The top two non-AFL clubs – Box Hill and Williamstown – qualified for the 2014 Foxtel Cup tournament.
* The Development League premiership was won by Williamstown. In the Grand Final, played at North Port Oval on 14 September, Williamstown 11.19 (85) defeated Box Hill 12.12 (84) by one point; scores were level at 84 apiece when time expired, and Williamstown scored the winning behind after seven minutes of golden point extra time.
2013 VFL Team of the Year :
| B: | David Mirra (Box Hill) | Evan Panozza (Casey) | Matt Sully (Geelong) |
| HB: | Sam Iles (Box Hill) | Sam Pleming (Port Melbourne) | Ben Jolley (Williamstown) |
| C: | Kane Lambert (Northern Blues) | Chris Cain (Port Melbourne) | Ben Raidme (Geelong) |
| HF: | Mark Corrigan (Geelong) | Scott Simpson (Frankston) | Lachlan George (North Ballarat) |
| F: | Sam Lloyd (Frankston) | Michael Lourey (Frankston) | Josh Scipione (Frankston) |
| Foll: | Russell Gabriel (Frankston) | John Baird (Port Melbourne) (capt) | Troy Selwood (Geelong) |
| Int: | Jarred Moore (Werribee) | Scott Sherlock (Werribee) | Steve Clifton (North Ballarat) |
| Int: | Ben Brown (Werribee) | Daniel Toman (Bendigo) | Jack Hellier (Collingwood) |
| Coach: | — | — | — |