# 2013 Fremantle Football Club season

The 2013 Fremantle Football Club season was the club's 19th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). It was the club's most successful season to date, recording their second most wins in a season, highest percentage and second highest final ladder position of 3rd. The club won its first ever Qualifying Final, and defeated Sydney in the Preliminary Final at Patersons Stadium and played in its first AFL Grand Final against Hawthorn, losing by 15 points.

## Squad

    Players are listed by jumper number. 2013 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2013 AFL season only. Age is as the end of the season, 28 September 2013. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which include games played for other AFL clubs. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2013 season. Sources: Career and season
| No. | Name | Age | Recruited from | Games (2013) | Goals (2013) | Fremantle debut | Fremantle career games | Fremantle career goals | AFL debut | AFL career games | AFL career goals |
| 1 | Hayden Ballantyne | 26 | Peel (WAFL) | 21 | 34 | 2009 | 86 | 131 | 2009 | 86 | 131 |
| 2 | Anthony Morabito | 21 | Peel (WAFL) | 0 | 0 | 2010 | 23 | 13 | 2010 | 23 | 13 |
| 3 | Zac Dawson | 27 | St Kilda (AFL) | 24 | 0 | 2012 | 42 | 2 | 2005 | 119 | 6 |
| 4 | Jayden Pitt | 20 | Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup) | 0 | 0 | 2011 | 10 | 2 | 2011 | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | Garrick Ibbotson | 25 | East Fremantle (WAFL) | 13 | 1 | 2007 | 115 | 21 | 2007 | 115 | 21 |
| 6 | Danyle Pearce | 27 | Sturt (SANFL) | 25 | 10 | 2013 | 25 | 10 | 2005 | 179 | 86 |
| 7 | Nathan Fyfe | 22 | Claremont (WAFL) | 22 | 18 | 2010 | 72 | 54 | 2010 | 72 | 54 |
| 8 | Nick Suban | 23 | North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup) | 22 | 16 | 2009 | 84 | 34 | 2009 | 84 | 34 |
| 9 | Matthew de Boer | 23 | Claremont (WAFL) | 25 | 10 | 2009 | 101 | 39 | 2009 | 101 | 39 |
| 10 | Michael Walters | 22 | Swan Districts (WAFL) | 21 | 46 | 2009 | 42 | 82 | 2009 | 42 | 82 |
| 11 | Tom Sheridan | 19 | Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | 10 | 6 | 2012 | 11 | 6 | 2012 | 11 | 6 |
| 12 | Jonathon Griffin | 27 | East Fremantle (WAFL) | 7 | 3 | 2011 | 27 | 11 | 2007 | 68 | 18 |
| 13 | Tendai Mzungu | 27 | Perth (WAFL) | 25 | 16 | 2011 | 63 | 40 | 2011 | 63 | 40 |
| 14 | Josh Simpson | 19 | East Fremantle (WAFL) | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ryan Crowley | 29 | Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | 25 | 8 | 2005 | 164 | 107 | 2005 | 164 | 107 |
| 16 | David Mundy | 28 | Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) | 22 | 7 | 2005 | 186 | 71 | 2005 | 186 | 71 |
| 17 | Hayden Crozier | 19 | Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup) | 9 | 10 | 2012 | 12 | 10 | 2012 | 12 | 10 |
| 18 | Luke McPharlin | 31 | East Fremantle (WAFL) | 16 | 0 | 2002 | 213 | 111 | 2000 | 225 | 114 |
| 19 | Alex Forster | 20 | Norwood (SANFL) | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Viv Michie | 21 | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Michael Barlow | 25 | Werribee (VFL) | 24 | 14 | 2010 | 70 | 41 | 2010 | 70 | 41 |
| 22 | Tanner Smith | 19 | North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup) | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Chris Mayne | 24 | Perth (WAFL) | 24 | 37 | 2008 | 105 | 137 | 2008 | 105 | 137 |
| 24 | Max Duffy | 20 | East Fremantle (WAFL) | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Josh Mellington | 20 | Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 6 | 5 | 2011 | 6 | 5 |
| 26 | Kepler Bradley | 27 | West Perth (WAFL) | 5 | 7 | 2008 | 68 | 73 | 2004 | 117 | 87 |
| 27 | Lachie Neale | 20 | Glenelg (SANFL) | 10 | 8 | 2012 | 23 | 12 | 2012 | 23 | 12 |
| 28 | Peter Faulks | 25 | Williamstown (VFL) | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Matthew Pavlich | 31 | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) | 12 | 25 | 2000 | 291 | 583 | 2000 | 291 | 583 |
| 30 | Zac Clarke | 23 | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) | 17 | 8 | 2009 | 53 | 27 | 2009 | 53 | 27 |
| 31 | Aaron Sandilands | 30 | East Fremantle (WAFL) | 10 | 3 | 2003 | 193 | 75 | 2003 | 193 | 75 |
| 32 | Stephen Hill | 23 | West Perth (WAFL) | 19 | 12 | 2009 | 108 | 65 | 2009 | 108 | 65 |
| 33 | Cameron Sutcliffe | 21 | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) | 19 | 8 | 2012 | 23 | 9 | 2012 | 23 | 9 |
| 34 | Lee Spurr | 26 | Central District (SANFL) | 23 | 2 | 2012 | 36 | 2 | 2012 | 36 | 2 |
| 35 | Haiden Schloithe | 20 | South Fremantle (WAFL) | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Alex Silvagni | 25 | Casey Scorpions (VFL) | 10 | 5 | 2010 | 39 | 10 | 2010 | 39 | 10 |
| 37 | Michael Johnson | 28 | Perth (WAFL) | 23 | 5 | 2005 | 172 | 59 | 2005 | 172 | 59 |
| 38 | Jack Hannath | 22 | Central District (SANFL) | 12 | 7 | 2013 | 12 | 7 | 2013 | 12 | 7 |
| 39 | Sam Menegola | 21 | East Fremantle (WAFL) | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Craig Moller | 19 | Sydney Uni (NEAFL) | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Paul Duffield | 28 | South Fremantle (WAFL) | 22 | 4 | 2006 | 133 | 27 | 2006 | 133 | 27 |
| 42 | Matt Taberner | 20 | Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) | 4 | 2 | 2013 | 4 | 2 | 2013 | 4 | 2 |
| 43 | Alex Howson | 19 | East Fremantle (WAFL) | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Jesse Crichton | 22 | North Launceston (TFL) | 1 | 0 | 2010 | 18 | 3 | 2010 | 18 | 3 |
| 46 | Clancee Pearce | 22 | Swan Districts (WAFL) | 19 | 2 | 2009 | 69 | 31 | 2009 | 69 | 31 |

### Squad changes

The 2012 AFL Draft contained a free agency trade provision for the first time. Fremantle was the first club to lodge a bid for a free agent when the put in a four-year offer to recruit Danyle Pearce from Port Adelaide. As a restricted free agent, Port could have matched Fremantle's offer, but chose not to.
During the trading and drafting period, the futures of Adam McPhee and Jack Anthony at the club were in doubt, however McPhee signed a one-year contract extension in October. On 20 November, two days before the National Draft, McPhee announced that he was retiring to return to Victoria and Anthony was delisted, despite having a year to go on his contract.

#### In to squad

| Name | Previous club | Recruiting details |
| Danyle Pearce | Port Adelaide | Restricted free agent |
| Josh Simpson | East Fremantle | AFL National Draft, pick #17 (first round) |
| Tanner Smith | North Ballarat Rebels | AFL National Draft, pick #36 (second round) |
| Max Duffy | East Fremantle | AFL National Draft, pick #39 (second round) |
| Clancee Pearce | Fremantle | AFL National Draft, pick #78 (rookie elevation) |
| Lee Spurr | Fremantle | AFL National Draft, pick #93 (rookie elevation) |
| Jack Hannath | Central District | AFL Pre-Season Draft, pick #8 (first round) |
| Jesse Crichton | Fremantle (redrafted) | AFL Pre-Season Draft, pick #14 (second round) |
| Matt Taberner | Murray Bushrangers | AFL Rookie Draft, pick #11 (first round) |
| Alex Howson | East Fremantle | AFL Rookie Draft, pick #25 (second round) |
| Craig Moller | Sydney Uni | AFL Rookie Draft, pick #46 (NSW AFL Scholarship) |

#### Out of squad

| Name | New Club | Details |
| Antoni Grover | N/A | Retired |
| Adam McPhee | N/A | Retired |
| Jay van Berlo | N/A | Delisted |
| Dylan Roberton | N/A (recruited by St Kilda) | Delisted |
| Nick Lower | N/A (recruited by Western Bulldogs) | Delisted |
| Jesse Crichton | N/A (redrafted by Fremantle) | Delisted |
| Jack Anthony | N/A | Delisted |
| Greg Broughton | Gold Coast | Traded with pick #58 to Gold Coast for pick 36 |
| Gavin Roberts | N/A | Delisted |
| Jordan Wilson-King | N/A | Delisted |

## Season summary
### Pre-season matches

Fremantle's 2013 NAB Cup fixture (Week 1 – Lightning matches) :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| 1 | Saturday, 16 February (4:40 pm) | Geelong | 0.7.6 (48) | 0.4.6 (30) | Won by 18 points | Patersons Stadium | 21,935 | 10th | |
| 1 | Saturday, 16 February (6:50 pm) | West Coast | 0.2.4 (16) | 1.4.7 (24) | Lost by 8 points | Patersons Stadium | 21,935 | 10th | |
Fremantle's 2013 NAB Cup fixture (Weeks 2 & 3 – Full-length matches) :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| 2 | Sunday, 3 March (4:40 pm) | Carlton | 0.18.16 (124) | 1.6.9 (54) | Lost by 70 points | Etihad Stadium | 9,402 | 16th | |
| 3 | Saturday, 9 March (3:30 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 0.23.8 (146) | 0.5.7 (37) | Won by 109 points | Rushton Park | 4,655 | 10th | |

### Regular season

Fremantle's 2013 AFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| 1 | Saturday, 23 March (4:40 pm) | West Coast | 16.12 (108) | 11.14 (80) | won by 28 | Patersons Stadium | 39629 | 5th | |
| 2 | Saturday, 6 April (2:10 PM) | Western Bulldogs | 11.12 (78) | 16.1 (106) | won by 28 | Etihad Stadium | 19210 | 4th | |
| 3 | Friday, 12 April (6:40 PM) | Essendon | 9.14 (68) | 10.12 (72) | lost by 4 | Patersons Stadium | 35963 | 7th | |
| 4 | Saturday, 20 April (1:45 PM) | Hawthorn | 18.1 (118) | 11.1 (76) | lost by 42 | Aurora Stadium | 12619 | 9th | |
| 5 | Friday, 26 April (6:45 PM) | Richmond | 12.9 (81) | 12.8 (80) | won by 1 | Patersons Stadium | 36365 | 7th | |
| 6 | Saturday, 4 May (7:40 PM) | Gold Coast | 7.12 (54) | 15.9 (99) | won by 45 | Metricon Stadium | 10552 | 6th | |
| 7 | Saturday, 11 May (5:40 PM) | Collingwood | 15.1 (100) | 10.13 (73) | won by 27 | Patersons Stadium | 37214 | 6th | |
| 8 | Saturday, 18 May (7:40 PM) | Sydney | 11.4 (70) | 9.16 (70) | draw | SCG | 22546 | 5th | |
| 9 | Sunday, 26 May (2:40 PM) | Melbourne | 19.16 (130) | 6.4 (40) | won by 90 | Patersons Stadium | 32950 | 4th | |
| 10 | Saturday, 1 June (1:40 PM) | Adelaide | 8.11 (59) | 10.6 (66) | won by 7 | AAMI Stadium | 27684 | 4th | |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 5th | |
| 12 | Saturday, 15 June (2:40 PM) | Brisbane Lions | 12.14 (86) | 6.1 (46) | won by 40 | Patersons Stadium | 33384 | 5th | |
| 13 | Sunday, 23 June (1:20 PM) | North Melbourne | 10.7 (67) | 4.5 (29) | won by 38 | Patersons Stadium | 31637 | 3rd | |
| 14 | Saturday, 29 June (7:40 PM) | Geelong | 11.19 (85) | 7.2 (44) | lost by 41 | Simonds Stadium | 26743 | 5th | |
| 15 | Sunday, 7 July (1:20 PM) | St Kilda | 15.1 (100) | 11.4 (70) | won by 30 | Patersons Stadium | 34064 | 5th | |
| 16 | Sunday, 14 July (2:40 PM) | West Coast | 14.9 (93) | 19.7 (121) | won by 28 | Patersons Stadium | 39839 | 5th | |
| 17 | Sunday, 21 July (1:10 PM) | Richmond | 12.12 (84) | 8.9 (57) | lost by 27 | MCG | 40125 | 5th | |
| 18 | Saturday, 27 July (5:40 PM) | Adelaide | 11.9 (75) | 7.11 (53) | won by 22 | Patersons Stadium | 28765 | 5th | |
| 19 | Saturday, 3 August (7:40 PM) | Carlton | 12.8 (80) | 17.14 (116) | won by 36 | Etihad Stadium | 30457 | 4th | |
| 20 | Sunday, 11 August (2:40 PM) | Greater Western Sydney | 24.13 (157) | 6.8 (44) | won by 113 | Patersons Stadium | 31390 | 4th | |
| 21 | Sunday, 18 August (1:10 PM) | Melbourne | 5.8 (38) | 20.13 (133) | won by 95 | MCG | 13768 | 4th | |
| 22 | Saturday, 24 August (5:40 PM) | Port Adelaide | 21.8 (134) | 9.6 (60) | won by 74 | Patersons Stadium | 35565 | 3rd | |
| 23 | Saturday, 31 August (1:45 PM) | St Kilda | 16.16 (112) | 6.5 (41) | lost by 71 | Etihad Stadium | 22476 | 3rd | |

### Finals series

Fremantle's 2013 AFL finals series fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
| 2nd Qualifying Final | Saturday, 7 September (2:20 pm) | Geelong | 9.18 (72) | 12.15 (87) | won by 15 | Simonds Stadium | 32815 | |
| 2nd Preliminary Final | Saturday, 21 September (5:50 pm) | Sydney | 14.15 (99) | 11.8 (74) | won by 25 | Patersons Stadium | 43249 | |
| Grand Final | Saturday, 28 September (2:30 pm) | Hawthorn | 11.11 (77) | 8.14 (62) | lost by 15 | MCG | 100007 | |

## Ladder

2013 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Finals series |
| 3 | Fremantle | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2035 | 1518 | 134.1 | 66 | Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2244 | 1694 | 132.5 | 62 | Finals series |
| 5 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2154 | 1754 | 122.8 | 60 | Finals series |
| 6 | Collingwood | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2148 | 1868 | 115.0 | 56 | Finals series |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2051 | 2002 | 102.4 | 48 | Finals series |
| 8 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2125 | 1992 | 106.7 | 44 | Finals series |
| 9 | Essendon | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2145 | 2000 | 107.3 | 56 | |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Essendon was relegated to ninth due to irregularities in its supplements program during the 2012 season.

## Awards, Records & Milestones
### Club awards

The Doig Medal was awarded at a function at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre on 16 November. Between 1 and 5 votes are awarded to each player by five coaches after each game. Nathan Fyfe won his first Doig Medal, after previously finishing second in 2011.
* Doig Medal: Nathan Fyfe, 263 votes
* 2nd: David Mundy, 246 votes
* 3rd: Michael Johnson, 239 votes
* 4th: Ryan Crowley, 238 votes
* 5th: Lee Spurr, 226 votes
* 6th: Chris Mayne, 219 votes
* 7th: Michael Barlow, 216 votes
* 8th: Hayden Ballantyne, 192 votes
* 9th: Michael Walters, 186 votes
* 10th: Tendai Mzungu, 180 votes
* Best Clubman: Lee Spurr
* Beacon Award: Cameron Sutcliffe

### Milestones

* Round 1 - Michael Johnson (150 AFL games)
* Round 3 - Luke McPharlin (200 Fremantle games)
* Round 4 - Michael Barlow (50 AFL games)
* Round 4 - Ryan Crowley (100 AFL goals)
* Round 4 - Hayden Ballantyne (100 AFL goals)
* Round 12 - Ryan Crowley (150 AFL games)
* Round 13 - Tendai Mzungu (50 AFL games)
* Round 16 - Stephen Hill (100 AFL games)
* Round 20 - Chris Mayne (100 AFL games)
* Round 22 - Zac Clarke (50 AFL games)
* 2nd Preliminary Final - Matt de Boer (100 AFL games)

### Debuts

* Round 1 - Danyle Pearce
* Round 4 - Tanner Smith
* Round 5 - Jack Hannath
* Round 13 - Matt Taberner
* Round 14 - Viv Michie
* Round 23 - Josh Simpson
* Round 23 - Alex Forster
* Round 23 - Craig Moller

### AFL Awards

* Herald Sun Player of the Year - Nathan Fyfe (tied with Gary Ablett, Jr.)
* 2013 All-Australian team - Michael Johnson
* 2013 All-Australian squad - Nathan Fyfe, Chris Mayne, David Mundy and Michael Walters
* 2013 22under22 team - Nathan Fyfe and Michael Walters
* ABC Footballer of the Year - Nathan Fyfe (tied with Dane Swan)
* 720 ABC Perth Geoff Christian Medal - Nathan Fyfe
* Ross Glendinning Medal:
** Round 1 - David Mundy and Michael Barlow (tie)
** Round 16 - Michael Barlow

### AFL Award Nominations

* Round 13 - 2013 AFL Mark of the Year nomination and weekly winner - Nathan Fyfe
* Round 16 - 2013 AFL Mark of the Year nomination - Tendai Mzungu
* Round 16 - 2013 AFL Mark of the Year nomination - Chris Mayne
* Round 20 - 2013 AFL Goal of the Year nomination and weekly winner - Hayden Ballantyne
* Round 21 - 2013 AFL Mark of the Year nomination and weekly winner - Zac Clarke