The 2013 AFL season was the Gold Coast Suns' third season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The Gold Coast Suns are based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Their reserves team also competed in the NEAFL. The club was again captained by Gary Ablett, Jr. and coached by Guy McKenna.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player State/Nationality Recruited From LeagueNational Draft 1 13 Jesse Lonergan Tasmania Launceston Blues TFL 3 55 Tim Sumner South Australia Woodville-West Torrens Eagles SANFL 3 57 Kyal Horsley Western AustraliaRookie Promotion 3 58 Clay Cameron Queensland Mount Gravatt Vultures NEAFLRookie Draft 1 2 Leigh Osbourne Victoria Frankston Dolphins VFL 8 55 Andrew Boston Queensland Broadbeach Cats NEAFLMini-Draft 1 1 Jack Martin Western Australia Claremont Tigers WAFL The mini-draft allowed teams to pre-list players for the following season.
Transactions
Overview
Via trade Greg Broughton Via free agency Tom Murphy Via trade Josh Caddy Tom Hickey Via free agency
Trades 8 October 2012 To Greater Western Sydney Giants No. 2 Pick No. 63 Pick Compensation First Round Pick To Gold Coast Suns Mini-Draft No. 1 Pick Compensation First Round Pick 10 October 2012 To Geelong Cats Josh Caddy To Gold Coast Suns No. 55 Pick Compensation First Round Pick 23 October 2012 To St Kilda Saints To Gold Coast Suns No. 13 Pick No. 37 Pick No. 57 Pick 25 October 2012 To Fremantle Dockers No. 37 Pick To Gold Coast Suns Greg Broughton No. 60 Pick
Free Agents
Additions Player Signed Former Team Tom Murphy Signed 2 Year Contract Hawthorn Hawks
Re-signings Re-signings made in 2012. Player Signed Year Contract Runs To Charlie Dixon 3 Year Extension 2015 Harley Bennell 2 Year Extension 2014 Sam Day 2 Year Extension 2014 Karmichael Hunt 2 Year Extension 2014 Tom Lynch 2 Year Extension 2014 Brandon Matera 2 Year Extension 2014 Steven May 2 Year Extension 2014 Danny Stanley 2 Year Extension 2014 David Swallow 2 Year Extension 2014 Jeremy Taylor 2 Year Extension 2014 Luke Russell 2 Year Extension 2014 Matthew Warnock 2 Year Extension 2014 Jacob Gilbee 1 Year Extension 2013 Tom Hickey 1 Year Extension 2013 Jack Hutchins 1 Year Extension 2013 Tom Nicholls 1 Year Extension 2013 Liam Patrick 1 Year Extension 2013 Alex Sexton 1 Year Extension 2014 Maverick Weller 1 Year Extension 2013 Joel Wilkinson 1 Year Extension 2013
Delistings Delistings made in November 2012 Player Age Seasons Games Sam Iles 25 2 26 Josh Fraser 30 2 18 Nathan Krakouer 24 1 13 Josh Toy 20 2 13 Taylor Hine 20 2 9 Alik Magin 21 2 8 Michael Coad 29 2 6 Hayden Jolly 20 2 6 Andrew McQualter 26 1 5 Piers Flanagan 20 2 3 Lewis Moss 20 2 0 = Retired
Contract Lengths Contract lengths at the beginning of 2013. Player 2013 2014 2015 SourceGary Ablett Jr Gold Coast Suns Charlie Dixon Gold Coast Suns Harley Bennell Gold Coast Suns Clay Cameron Gold Coast Suns Sam Day Gold Coast Suns Karmichael Hunt Gold Coast Suns Jesse Lonergan Gold Coast Suns Tom Lynch Gold Coast Suns Brandon Matera Gold Coast Suns Steven May Gold Coast Suns Tom Murphy Gold Coast Suns Jaeger O'Meara Gold Coast Suns Luke Russell Gold Coast Suns Alex Sexton Gold Coast Suns Danny Stanley Gold Coast Suns Tim Sumner Gold Coast Suns David Swallow Gold Coast Suns Jeremy Taylor Gold Coast Suns Matthew Warnock Gold Coast Suns Jackson Allen Gold Coast Suns Nathan Bock Gold Coast Suns Andrew Boston Gold Coast Suns Jared Brennan Gold Coast Suns Greg Broughton Gold Coast Suns Campbell Brown Gold Coast Suns Jacob Gillbee Gold Coast Suns Daniel Gorringe Gold Coast Suns Aaron Hall Gold Coast Suns Josh Hall Gold Coast Suns Jarrod Harbrow Gold Coast Suns Kyal Horsley Gold Coast Suns Jack Hutchins Gold Coast Suns Trent McKenzie Gold Coast Suns Tom Nicholls Gold Coast Suns Leigh Osbourne Gold Coast Suns Liam Patrick Gold Coast Suns Dion Prestia Gold Coast Suns Michael Rischitelli Gold Coast Suns Henry Schade Gold Coast Suns Matt Shaw Gold Coast Suns Zac Smith Gold Coast Suns Seb Tape Gold Coast Suns Rory Thompson Gold Coast Suns Maverick Weller Gold Coast Suns Joel Wilkinson Gold Coast Suns
2013 Playing List
Senior list No. Born Player Hgt Wgt Date of birth Age in 2013 Debut Recruited from 2013 Games 2013 Goals Career Games Career Goals 1 Jaeger O'Meara 182 75 23 February 1994 19 2013 Perth Demons 2 Zac Smith 205 97 22 February 1990 23 2011 Southport Sharks 3 Jared Brennan 195 95 28 July 1984 29 2003 Brisbane Lions 4 Maverick Weller 182 79 13 February 1992 21 2011 Burnie Dockers 5 Jarrod Harbrow 178 74 18 July 1988 25 2007 Western Bulldogs 6 Alex Sexton 185 71 3 December 1993 20 2012 Redland Bombers 7 Karmichael Hunt 186 92 17 November 1986 27 2011 8 Luke Russell 186 78 24 January 1992 21 2011 Burnie Dockers 9 Gary Ablett, Jr. 182 85 14 May 1984 29 2002 Geelong Cats 10 Dion Prestia 175 82 12 October 1992 21 2011 Calder Cannons 11 Harley Bennell 185 74 2 October 1992 21 2011 Peel Thunder 12 Sam Day 196 96 6 September 1992 21 2011 Sturt Blues 13 Jacob Gillbee 184 76 13 September 1992 21 2011 Lauderdale Bombers 14 Matthew Warnock 194 95 3 April 1984 29 2006 Melbourne Demons 15 Daniel Gorringe 200 88 2 June 1992 21 2011 Norwood Redlegs 16 Rory Thompson 200 91 12 March 1991 22 2011 Southport Sharks 17 Steven May 190 93 10 January 1992 21 2011 Melbourne Grammar School 18 Trent McKenzie 191 82 3 April 1992 21 2011 Western Jets 19 Thomas Lynch 199 91 31 October 1992 21 2011 Dandenong Stingrays 20 Henry Schade 196 81 8 August 1993 20 **** North Hobart Demons 21 Jeremy Taylor 191 83 17 June 1992 21 2011 Geelong Falcons 22 Tom Nicholls 201 93 4 March 1992 21 2011 Sandringham Dragons 23 Charlie Dixon 202 107 23 September 1990 23 2011 Redland Bombers 24 David Swallow 186 83 19 November 1992 21 2011 East Fremantle Sharks 25 Daniel Stanley 187 88 18 February 1988 25 2007 Collingwood Magpies 26 Matt Shaw 187 71 5 February 1992 21 2011 Dandenong Stingrays 27 Clay Cameron 190 84 27 May 1994 19 **** Mount Gravatt Vultures 29 Tom Murphy 190 89 19 March 1986 27 2005 Hawthorn Hawks 30 Campbell Brown 179 81.5 29 August 1983 29 2002 Hawthorn Hawks 31 Jackson Allen 179 75 14 April 1993 20 2012 Morningside Panthers 32 Brandon Matera 175 65 11 March 1992 21 2011 South Fremantle Bulldogs 33 Aaron Hall 186 78 9 November 1990 23 2012 Hobart Tigers 34 Jack Hutchins 191 92 20 February 1992 21 2011 Sandringham Dragons 35 Michael Rischitelli 184 81.6 8 January 1986 27 2004 Brisbane Lions 36 Greg Broughton 189 82 29 September 1986 27 2009 Fremantle Dockers 37 Jesse Lonergan 183 89 14 November 1994 19 **** Launceston Blues 38 Joel Wilkinson 186 81 29 November 1991 22 2011 Broadbeach Cats 39 Tim Sumner 187 86 9 October 1994 19 **** Woodville-West Torrens Eagles 42 Kyal Horsley 182 88 2 September 1987 26 2012 Subiaco Lions 43 Liam Patrick 189 71.9 4 March 1988 25 2011 Wanderers Eagles 44 Nathan Bock 193 93 20 March 1983 30 2004 Adelaide Crows 48 Seb Tape 191 81 6 August 1992 21 2011 Glenelg Tigers Rookie list No. Born Player Hgt Wgt Date of birth Age in 2012 Debut Recruited from 2012 Games 2012 Goals Career Games Career Goals 40 Andrew Boston 180 79 23 March 1994 19 **** Broadbeach Cats 41 Leigh Osborne 182 81 13 March 1990 23 **** Frankston Dolphins 46 Josh Hall 197 84 3 April 1990 23 2012 Curra Swans
2013 Coaches Panel State Coach Coaching position Started Former clubs as coach Western Australia Guy McKenna Senior Coach 2009 Claremont (s), West Coast (a), Collingwood (a) Queensland Marcus Ashcroft GM of Coaching and Development 2011 Gold Coast (a) South Australia Malcolm Blight Coaching Advisor 2009 North Melbourne (s), Woodville (s), Geelong (s), Adelaide (s), St Kilda (s) Tasmania Andy Lovell Assistant coach - Glenorchy (s) South Australia Matthew Primus Assistant coach (Midfield) 2013 Port Adelaide (a), Port Adelaide (s) Western Australia Mark Riley Assistant coach (Forwards) 2013 Claremont (s), Fremantle (a), Melbourne (a), Melbourne (s) New South Wales Dean Solomon Assistant coach 2011 - Victoria Brett Munro Opposition Coach 2012 - Victoria Ben Mathews Development coach 2013 - Victoria Andrew Johnston Development coach 2010 - Victoria Shaun Hart Reserves Coach 2009 Gold Coast (a)
Guernsey
Home Away Clash
Home Guernsey - The Gold Coast Football Club continued to use the same home guernsey they did in 2011 and 2012. Away Guernsey - The Gold Coast Football Club continued to use the same away guernsey they did in 2011 and 2012. Clash Guernsey - The new clash guernsey was revealed in February 2013 and was worn for the first time in the Gold Coast's second pre-season game against the Brisbane Lions.
Pre-season results 2013 pre-season games: 2-3 (Home: 2-2; Away: 0–1) Game TimeDate Team Score Most Goals Most Disposals VenueAttendance Record 1 6:40pm23 February Hawthorn W 30–29 Harley Bennell (2) Gary Ablett Jr (13) Metricon Stadium7,847 1–0 2 8:50pm23 February Brisbane L 24–57 Jared Brennan (1)Campbell Brown (1)etc. Harley Bennell (8)Jesse Lonergan (8)etc. Metricon Stadium7,847 1–1 3 3:30pm2 March North Melbourne L 89–102 Campbell Brown (2)David Swallow (2) David Swallow (20) Tony Ireland Stadium7,216 1–2 4 7:00pm9 March Sydney L 44–80 Harley Bennell (2)Campbell Brown (2) Harley Bennell (24)Jaeger O'Meara (24) Blacktown Olympic Park- 1–3 5 11:30am16 March Melbourne W 80–55 Aaron Hall (3) Gary Ablett Jr (24) Fankhauser Reserve- 2–32013 NAB Cup Schedule
Home and Away season
Season summary OverallHomeAway 10 4 0 6 893 948 94.20 16 2 0 3 2 0 3
Games 2013 home and away games: 3-4 (Home: 1–3; Away: 2–1) Round TimeDate Team Score Most Goals Most Disposals VenueAttendance Record 1 6:40pm30 March St Kilda W 90–77 Gary Ablett Jr (4) Gary Ablett Jr (34) Metricon Stadium13,832 1–0 2 1:45pm6 April Sydney L 73–113 Charlie Dixon (3) Jaeger O'Meara (25) Sydney Cricket Ground20,372 1–1 3 7:40pm13 April Brisbane L 92–94 Harley Bennell (3) Jared Brennan (30) Metricon Stadium12,961 1–2 4 7:40pm20 April Port Adelaide L 66–104 Rory Thompson (2) Gary Ablett Jr (35) Metricon Stadium11,322 1–3 5 1:40pm27 April Greater Western Sydney W 148–104 Charlie Dixon (6) Gary Ablett Jr (32) Manuka Oval6,832 2–3 6 7:40pm4 May Fremantle L 54–99 Jaeger O'Meara (2) Jarrod Harbrow (32) Metricon Stadium10,552 2–4 7 4:40pm12 May Melbourne W 114–54 Campbell Brown (2)Zac Smith (2) Gary Ablett Jr (38) MCG13,304 3–4 8 4:40pm18 May Western Bulldogs W 93–61 Campbell Brown (3) Gary Ablett Jr (31) Metricon Stadium13,520 4–4 9 1:10pm26 May Hawthorn L 92–118 Aaron Hall (5) Gary Ablett Jr (37) MCG28,112 4–5 10 7:40pm1 June Geelong L 71–123 Campbell Brown (3) Gary Ablett Jr (34) Simonds Stadium30,082 4–6 11 7:40pm8 June North Melbourne W 66–51 Gary Ablett Jr (2) Tom Lynch (2) Luke Russell (2) Gary Ablett Jr (33) Metricon Stadium10,891 5–6 12 7:40pm15 June Essendon L 72–115 Campbell Brown (2) Michael Rischitelli (2) Tom Nicholls (2) Gary Ablett Jr (36) Etihad Stadium31,452 5–7 13 Bye 14 1:40pm29 June Adelaide L 83–111 Dion Prestia (2) Dion Prestia (42) Metricon Stadium13,791 5–8 15 4:40pm6 July Brisbane L 83–116 Jared Brennan (3) Harley Bennell (28) Gabba27,170 5–9 16 4:40pm13 July Richmond L 44–53 - (-) Dion Prestia (27) Cazaly's Stadium11,197 5–10 17 4:40pm20 July Collingwood W 85–78 Jaeger O'Meara (3) Jared Brennan (3) Gary Ablett Jr (49) Metricon Stadium19,721 6–10 18 1:45pm27 July Carlton L 77–120 - (-) Gary Ablett Jr (34) Metricon Stadium19,460 6–11 19 2:40pm3 August West Coast L 113–130 Alex Sexton (3) Dion Prestia (28) Subiaco Oval32,140 6–12 20 7:40pm10 August Melbourne W 90–77 Campbell Brown (3) David Swallow (28) Metricon Stadium13,840 7–12 21 1:40pm17 August Port Adelaide L 96–113 Harley Bennell (3) Andrew Boston (3) Harley Bennell (28) AAMI Stadium18,703 7–13 22 1:10pm25 August St Kilda L 70–116 Timmy Sumner (3) Gary Ablett Jr (28) Etihad Stadium17,662 7–13 23 1:10prm1 September Greater Western Sydney W 146–63 Gary Ablett Jr (4) Andrew Boston (4) Gary Ablett Jr (33) Dion Prestia (33) Metricon Stadium13,080 8–142013 AFL Season Schedule
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Season statistics
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