2013 AFL draft
2013 national draft
Table:
Round

Pick

Player

Drafted to

Recruited from

League

Notes

1

1

Tom Boyd

Greater Western Sydney

Eastern Ranges

TAC Cup

1

2

Josh Kelly

Greater Western Sydney

Sandringham Dragons

TAC Cup

Traded from Melbourne

1

3

Jack Billings

St Kilda

Oakleigh Chargers

TAC Cup

1

4

Marcus Bontempelli

Western Bulldogs

Northern Knights

TAC Cup

1

5

Kade Kolodjashnij

Gold Coast

Launceston

TSL

1

6

Matthew Scharenberg

Collingwood

Glenelg

SANFL

Traded from West Coast

1

7

James Aish

Brisbane Lions

Norwood

SANFL

1

8

Luke McDonald

North Melbourne

Werribee

VFL

Father–son selection – son of Donald McDonald

1

9

Christian Salem

Melbourne

Sandringham Dragons

TAC Cup

Mid first round compensation pick from 2010 traded from Greater Western Sydney

1

10

Nathan Freeman

Collingwood

Sandringham Dragons

TAC Cup

1

11

Dom Sheed

West Coast

‹See Tfd›Subiaco

WAFL

Traded from Collingwood; free agency compensation pick (Thomas)

1

12

Ben Lennon

Richmond

Northern Knights

TAC Cup

1

13

Patrick Cripps

Carlton

‹See Tfd›East Fremantle

WAFL

1

14

Cam McCarthy

Greater Western Sydney

‹See Tfd›South Fremantle

WAFL

Traded from Port Adelaide

1

15

Zak Jones

Sydney

Dandenong Stingrays

TAC Cup

1

16

Darcy Lang

Geelong

Geelong Falcons

TAC Cup

1

17

Michael Apeness

Fremantle

Eastern Ranges

TAC Cup

1

18

Luke Dunstan

St Kilda

Woodville-West Torrens

SANFL

Traded from Hawthorn

1

19

Blake Acres

St Kilda

‹See Tfd›West Perth

WAFL

Traded from Hawthorn; free agency compensation pick (Franklin)

1

20

Jack Leslie

Gold Coast

Gippsland Power

TAC Cup

End of first round uncontracted player compensation pick

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Thomas Boyd ( born 22 August 1995 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer . He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2013 AFL draft by the Greater Western Sydney Giants , but was traded to the Western Bulldogs following the 2014 season . In 2016 , he helped the Bulldogs win their first premiership since 1954 . After struggling with injuries and mental health , Boyd announced his retirement from AFL football in May 2019 .
The Greater Western Sydney Football Club , commonly referred to as GWS Giants or simply GWS , is a professional Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . Representing the Greater Western Sydney area and Canberra , the club is based at the Tom Wills Oval in Sydney Olympic Park . The team 's primary home ground is Sydney Showground Stadium , also located in the Olympic Park precinct . The club plays four home games a year at Manuka Oval in Canberra as part of a deal with the government of the Australian Capital Territory . The club played its first AFL premiership match in March 2012 . It won only three games in its first two seasons and consecutive wooden spoons . They made the finals for the first time during the 2016 season , and played in its first grand final in 2019 where they were defeated by Richmond by 89 points . The Giants operate three other teams outside of the AFL . The club has fielded a team in the AFL Women 's league since 2017 and a reserves team , known as the Western Sydney University Giants ( formerly UWS Giants ) , has participated in the North East Australian Football League ( NEAFL ) since 2012 , as part of a partnership between the club and the university . A netball team , known as Giants Netball , competes in the National Netball League .
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The Richmond Football Club , nicknamed the Tigers , is a professional Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) , the sport 's premier competition . Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907 , the club competed in the Victorian Football Association ( VFA ) , winning two premierships . Richmond joined the Victorian Football League ( now known as the AFL ) in 1908 and has since won twelve premierships , most recently in 2019 . Richmond 's headquarters and training facilities are located at its original home ground , the Punt Road Oval , which sits adjacent to the Melbourne Cricket Ground ( MCG ) , the club 's playing home since 1965 . Richmond traditionally wears a black guernsey with a yellow sash . The club song , We 're From Tigerland , is well known for its yellow and black refrain . The club is coached by Damien Hardwick and its current captain is Trent Cotchin . Five Richmond players have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as Legends of the sport : Kevin Bartlett , Jack Dyer , Royce Hart , Kevin Sheedy and Ian Stewart .
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The Carlton Football Club , nicknamed the Blues , is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne , Victoria . Founded in 1864 in Carlton , an inner suburb of Melbourne , the club competes in the Australian Football League ( formerly the Victorian Football League ) , and was one of the competition 's eight founding member clubs in 1896 . The club 's headquarters and training facilities are located in Carlton at Princes Park , its traditional home ground , and it currently plays its home matches at either Docklands Stadium ( currently known as Marvel Stadium ) or the Melbourne Cricket Ground . Carlton has historically been one of the AFL 's most successful clubs , having won sixteen senior VFL/AFL premierships , equal with Essendon as the most of any club ; prior to this , it won six senior premierships , including two in the Victorian Football Association . The club has also fielded a team in the AFL Women 's league since its establishment in 2017 .
The East Fremantle Football Club , nicknamed the Sharks , is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League ( WAFL ) and WAFL Women 's ( WAFLW ) . The team 's home ground is East Fremantle Oval . East Fremantle are the most successful club in WAFL history , winning 29 premierships since their entry into the competition in 1898 .
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The South Fremantle Football Club , nicknamed the Bulldogs , is an Australian rules football club , based in Fremantle , Western Australia , playing in the West Australian Football League ( WAFL ) . It was formed in 1900 and plays its home games at Fremantle Oval .
Zachary Jones ( born 15 March 1995 ) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 15th overall selection in the 2013 national draft . He is the younger brother of former Melbourne captain Nathan Jones . Jones played for the Dandenong Stringrays in the TAC Cup and was a joint-winner of the Most Valuable Player for Vic Country at the 2013 AFL Under 18 Championships and was named in the All-Australian team . He made his senior debut against Richmond , at the MCG in round 14 of the 2014 AFL season . In 2016 , he was able to overcome an ankle injury and a severe concussion through the season , and was selected to play in the 2016 AFL Grand Final , cementing himself a spot in the team . Coming out of contract at the end of the 2019 season , Jones requested a trade to St Kilda . Swans CEO Tom Harley said of Jones everyone knows within footy circles he comes from a really strong and tight family and his desire to return to Victoria is to be closer to his family . St Kilda is the club that has expressed interest and Zak has let us know that , he has been really transparent about that.We actually had some challenges in re-signing him last time so this wasnt totally unexpected . At the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season , Jones and pick 56 was traded to St Kilda for pick 32 , 76 and a 2020 3rd Round pick .
The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . Established in Melbourne as the South Melbourne Football Club in 1874 , the Swans relocated to Sydney in 1982 , thus making it the first club in the competition to be based outside Victoria . Initially playing in the Victorian Football Association ( VFA ) , the Swans joined seven other clubs in founding the breakaway Victorian Football League ( now known as the AFL ) in 1896 . It won premierships in 1909 , 1918 and 1933 before experiencing a 72-year premiership drought - the longest in the competition 's history . The club broke the drought in 2005 and won another premiership in 2012 . The club has proven to be one of the most consistent teams in the AFL era , failing to make the finals in only four seasons since 1995 , playing the most number of finals matches and winning the second-most matches overall ( only behind Geelong ) since 2000 and boasting a finals winning record of over 50% in the same time period . The Swans ' headquarters and training facilities are located at the Sydney Cricket Ground , the club 's playing home ground since 1982 .
The Dandenong Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league called the NAB League , the Victorian statewide under-18s competition . 1992 saw the birth of the Southern Stingrays and they were developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy ( Regional Manager ) and Ron Roach ( Promotions Manager ) with the home base located at the Ben Kavanagh Reserve , Mordialloc . The side is coached in the inaugural year by Peter Russo . In 1995 the club moved from Mordialloc to Dandenong and it also changed its name to the Dandenong Southern Stingrays . The club is currently under the leadership of Darren Flanigan ( Region Talent Manager ) and Matthew Crozier ( Female Talent Coordinator ) with the home base located at Shepley Oval , Dandenong . The side is coached by Nick Cox .
Darcy Lang ( born 21 November 1995 ) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He previously played for the Geelong Football Club from 2014 to 2017 . Darcy grew up in Colac , Victoria and played for Victoria Country in the 2013 AFL Under 18 Championships , where he suffered a broken leg . Lang was drafted by Geelong with the 16th overall selection in the 2013 national draft . He made his debut for Geelong in the round 13 win against St Kilda in 2014 . In August 2015 , he was the round nominee for the AFL Rising Star after the round 21 draw to St Kilda , where he recorded sixteen disposals , three marks and two tackles . On the second last day of the 2017 trade period , Lang confirmed his desire to move to Carlton . He was officially traded to Carlton the next day . After an ankle injury which prevented him from playing until round 8 , Lang made his Carlton debut in the match against Essendon at the Melbourne Cricket Ground . Lang kicked a goal with his first kick in a Carlton jumper , less than a minute into the game . It resulted in the club 's first win of the year , with Lang recording two goals and thirteen disposals . In the club 's second win for the season against Gold Coast , Lang returned to the senior side and collected 20 disposals and kicked 2 goals .
The Geelong Football Club , nicknamed the Cats , are a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong , Australia . The club competes in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) , the highest level of Australian rules football in Australia . The Cats have been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times , with three in the AFL era ( since 1990 ) . The Cats have also won ten McClelland Trophies . The club was formed in 1859 , making it the second oldest club in the AFL after Melbourne and one of the oldest football clubs in the world . Geelong participated in the first football competition in Australia and was a foundation club of both the Victorian Football Association ( VFA ) in 1877 and the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) in 1897 . The club first established itself in the VFA by winning seven premierships , making it the most successful VFA club leading up to the formation of the VFL in 1897 . The club won a further six premierships by 1963 , before enduring a 44-year waiting period until it won its next premiership - an AFL-record 119-point victory in the 2007 AFL Grand Final . Geelong have since won a further two premierships in 2009 and 2011 . The Cats play most of their home games at Kardinia Park ( known for sponsorship reasons as GMHBA Stadium ) and play the remainder at the Melbourne Cricket Ground . Geelong 's traditional guernsey colours are navy blue and white hoops . The club 's nickname , The Cats , was first used in 1923 after a run of losses prompted a local cartoonist to suggest that the club needed a black cat to bring it good luck .
The Geelong Falcons is a youth Australian rules football representative club in the NAB League , the Victorian statewide under-18s competition , Victoria , Australia . The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong , Colac and Warrnambool regions in order to prepare them for AFL selection . There is an under-15 vline cup side and an under-16 side , but the club 's main focus is its under-18 side , who play a longer season . In 2007 , Jimmy Bartel became the first ex-Falcon to win the AFL Brownlow Medal , for the league 's best and fairest player , while Jonathan Brown became the first ex-Falcon to win the Coleman Medal for the most goals in the season . Gary Ablett Jnr also became the first ex-Falcon to win the Leigh Matthews Trophy , for being voted the Most Valuable Player by the AFL Players Association . Hawthorn half-back Luke Hodge became the first Falcon to win the Norm Smith Medal for his best on ground performance in the 2008 Grand Final against the Geelong Cats . Nick Maxwell became the first Geelong Falcons player to captain a premiership team when he led Collingwood to the 2010 AFL Premiership .
Michael Apeness ( born 28 January 1995 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He mainly played as a key position forward or ruckman .
The Fremantle Football Club , nicknamed the Dockers , is a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . It was founded in 1994 in honour of the rich footballing history associated with the Western Australian port city of Fremantle , and entered the AFL the following year , making it the second team from the state after the West Coast Eagles to be admitted to the competition . Originally based at Fremantle Oval , the club 's training facilities and administrative headquarters are now located nearby at Cockburn ARC in Cockburn Central . The club 's guernsey is purple and white . High-profile players since the club 's inception include six time All-Australian Matthew Pavlich , dual Brownlow Medal winner Nat Fyfe , and the league 's former all-time tallest player Aaron Sandilands . Currently captained by Fyfe , the club is coached by Justin Longmuir , who replaced Ross Lyon at the end of the 2019 home-and-away season . Fremantle is one of only three active AFL clubs ( the others being Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney ) that has not won a premiership , however it did win the minor premiership in 2015 , and reached the 2013 AFL Grand Final which it lost to Hawthorn . Fremantle has had a team in the AFL Women 's league since its inception in 2017 . They are coached by Trent Cooper and captained by Kara Antonio .
Luke Dunstan ( born 29 January 1995 ) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He previously played for the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League ( SANFL ) .
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League ( SANFL ) . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991 . Since 1993 , the Eagles have played most of their home games at Woodville 's home ground of Woodville Oval , having previously used Football Park . They also play two or three games per season at their pre-season base of Thebarton Oval , a ground which has six light towers that the club has upgraded in 2012 to allow night games at the ground for the first time since the 1983 Escort Cup Grand Final ( a game won by West Torrens ) .
Blake Acres is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . Acres was selected with the 19th pick in the 2013 AFL Draft by St Kilda . He made his debut in Round 7 , 2014 , against Hawthorn , in the match where St Kilda were defeated by 145 points . He earned the AFL Rising Star nomination following a breakout performance against Melbourne in Round 6 , 2016 . At the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season , Acres was traded to Fremantle , along with a number of draft picks , as part of the trade to get Bradley Hill to St Kilda .
The West Perth Football Club , nicknamed the Falcons , is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup , Western Australia . West Perth competes in the West Australian Football League ( WAFL ) and is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia . Originally located at Leederville Oval , the team was relocated in 1994 to Arena Joondalup , a sports complex in the northern suburbs of Perth . The team 's club song is It 's a Grand Old Flag and its traditional rivals are East Perth .
Jack Leslie ( born 27 April 1995 ) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He was recruited by Gold Coast with the 20th overall selection in the 2013 national draft .
The Gippsland Power is an Australian rules football team in the NAB League , the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria , Australia .