2013 NRL season

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.

2013 National Rugby League
DurationMarch 7 – October 6, 2013
Teams16
Premiers Sydney Roosters (13th title)
Minor premiers Sydney Roosters (17th title)
Matches played201
Points scored8210
Attendance3345248
Top points scorer(s) James Maloney (252)
Player of the year Cooper Cronk (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) David Williams (20)
Jorge Taufua (20)
Michael Jennings (20)

The NRL season started with the 2013 NRL All Stars match, which was played in February. The 2013 Holden Cup, the NRL's Under-20s 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.

Season summary
See also: 2013 NRL season results

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks supplements saga
See also: 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 26th 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 Shane Flanagan Peter Sharp (interim) 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 Anthony Minichiello
 Wests Tigers 14th season Campbelltown Stadium
Leichhardt Oval		 Mick Potter Robbie Farah

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters (P) 2418062640325+31540
2 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2418062588384+20440
3 Melbourne Storm 2416172589373+21637
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2415182588366+22235
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24140102468460+832
6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24130112529463+6630
7 Newcastle Knights 24121112528422+10629
8 North Queensland Cowboys 24120122507431+7628
9 Gold Coast Titans 24110132500518−1826
10 Penrith Panthers 24110132495532−3726
11 New Zealand Warriors 24110132495554−5926
12 Brisbane Broncos 24101132434477−4325
13 Canberra Raiders 24100142434624−19024
14 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2470172379530−15118
15 Wests Tigers 2470172386687−30118
16 Parramatta Eels 2450192326740−41414

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 Sydney0246681012141616182020222426283032343638383840
2 South Sydney246810101214161818202224262830323234343436384040
3 Melbourne246810121414141517192123232325252727293133353537
4 Manly-Warringah24468101012121315171717191921232527293131333535
5 Cronulla-Sutherland2244444681012141416181820222224262628303032
6 Canterbury-Bankstown022222468810121416161818202224262628283030
7 Newcastle2246681010101212121212141618202222232525252729
8 North Queensland222244688888810121414141616182022242628
9 Gold Coast02466888101012141616181818202020222424242626
10 Penrith222222446810121212141618202020202022242426
11 New Zealand0002222444681012141616182022222222242626
12 Brisbane0222468881010101012141414141618192123232325
13 Canberra00224668101010121416161618202224242424242424
14 St. George Illawarra0002466668881010121212141616161616161618
15 Wests0244444444681010121414161616161616181818
16 Parramatta2222444466688881010101010101212121414

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
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 – 10 Melbourne Storm 13 September 2013, 7:45pm ANZ Stadium Shane Hayne
Jared Maxwell		 21,609
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20 – 18 North Queensland Cowboys 14 September 2013, 4:00pm Allianz Stadium Matt Cecchin
Henry Peranara		 32,747
Sydney Roosters 4 – 0 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14 September 2013, 7:00pm Ben Cummins
Gerard Sutton
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 6 – 22 Newcastle Knights 15 September 2013, 4:00pm ANZ Stadium Ashley Klein
Gavin Badger		 23,086
SEMI FINALS
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 – 18 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20 September 2013, 7:45pm Allianz Stadium Shayne Hayne
Ashley Klein		 23,837
Melbourne Storm 16 – 18 Newcastle Knights 21 September 2013, 7:45pm AAMI Park Ben Cummins
Gerard Sutton		 19,649
PRELIMINARY FINALS
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 – 30 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 27 September 2013, 7:45pm ANZ Stadium Ben Cummins
Gerard Sutton		 44,546
Sydney Roosters 40 – 14 Newcastle Knights 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   Sydney 4  
4   Manly-Warringah 0     SF1: 20 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
      Manly-Warringah 24    
EF1: 14 Sept, Allianz Stadium       Cronulla-Sutherland 18       PF1: 28 Sept, Allianz Stadium
5   Cronulla-Sutherland 20         Sydney 40  
8   North Queensland 18           Newcastle 14     GF: 6 Oct, ANZ Stadium
          Sydney 26
  EF2: 15 Sept, ANZ Stadium       PF2: 27 Sept, ANZ Stadium       Manly-Warringah 18
6   Canterbury-Bankstown 6           South Sydney 20  
7   Newcastle 22     SF2: 21 Sept, AAMI Park         Manly-Warringah 30  
      Melbourne 16    
QF2: 13 Sept, ANZ Stadium       Newcastle 18    
2   South Sydney 20  
3   Melbourne 10  

Grand final
Main article: 2013 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 2 October
19:15
Sydney Roosters 26 – 18 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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.

2013 Transfers

Players
Player 2012 Club 2013 Club
Gerard Beale Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons
Petero Civoniceva Brisbane Broncos Redcliffe Dolphins (Intrust Super Cup)
Ben Te'o Brisbane Broncos South Sydney Rabbitohs
Josh Dugan Canberra Raiders St. George Illawarra Dragons
Bronson Harrison Canberra Raiders St. George Illawarra Dragons
Dimitri Pelo Canberra Raiders N/A
Trevor Thurling Canberra Raiders Retirement
Travis Waddell Canberra Raiders Newcastle Knights
Bryson Goodwin Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs South Sydney Rabbitohs
Luke MacDougall Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Corey Payne Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
David Stagg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane Broncos
Jonathan Wright Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Colin Best Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Jeremy Smith Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Newcastle Knights
John Williams Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Beau Champion Gold Coast Titans South Sydney Rabbitohs
Phil Graham Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Michael Henderson Gold Coast Titans St. George Illawarra Dragons
Scott Prince Gold Coast Titans Brisbane Broncos
Bodene Thompson Gold Coast Titans Wests Tigers
Darcy Lussick Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta Eels
Michael Oldfield Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney Roosters
Dean Whare Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Penrith Panthers
Tony Williams Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Richie Fa'aoso Melbourne Storm Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Rory Kostjasyn Melbourne Storm North Queensland Cowboys
Jaiman Lowe Melbourne Storm Retirement
Todd Lowrie Melbourne Storm New Zealand Warriors
Sika Manu Melbourne Storm Penrith Panthers
Dane Nielsen Melbourne Storm New Zealand Warriors
Anthony Quinn Melbourne Storm Newcastle Knights
Joel Edwards Newcastle Knights Canberra Raiders
Wes Naiqama Newcastle Knights Penrith Panthers
Junior Sa'u Newcastle Knights Melbourne Storm
Zeb Taia Newcastle Knights Super League: Catalans Dragons
Evarn Tuimavave Newcastle Knights Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Lewis Brown New Zealand Warriors Penrith Panthers
Micheal Luck New Zealand Warriors Retirement
James Maloney New Zealand Warriors Sydney Roosters
Ukuma Ta'ai New Zealand Warriors Super League: Huddersfield Giants
Cory Paterson North Queensland Cowboys Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Aaron Payne North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
James Segeyaro North Queensland Cowboys Penrith Panthers
Jordan Atkins Parramatta Eels Gold Coast Titans
Luke Burt Parramatta Eels Retirement
Nathan Hindmarsh Parramatta Eels Retirement
Justin Horo Parramatta Eels Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Casey McGuire Parramatta Eels Retirement
Justin Poore Parramatta Eels Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Taulima Tautai Parramatta Eels Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Esikeli Tonga Parramatta Eels Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Chris Armit Penrith Panthers Retirement
Travis Burns Penrith Panthers Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Danny Galea Penrith Panthers N/A
Michael Gordon Penrith Panthers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Michael Jennings Penrith Panthers Sydney Roosters
Luke Lewis Penrith Panthers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Shane Shackleton Penrith Panthers Retirement
Etu Uaisele Penrith Panthers N/A
Dayne Weston Penrith Panthers Melbourne Storm
Scott Geddes South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Eddy Pettybourne South Sydney Rabbitohs Wests Tigers
Fetuli Talanoa South Sydney Rabbitohs N/A
Dave Taylor South Sydney Rabbitohs Gold Coast Titans
David Gower St. George Illawarra Dragons Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Ben Hornby St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Jeremy Latimore St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers
Josh Miller St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Beau Scott St. George Illawarra Dragons Newcastle Knights
Dean Young St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Braith Anasta Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers
Justin Carney Sydney Roosters Super League: Castleford Tigers
Joseph Leilua Sydney Roosters Newcastle Knights
Mose Masoe Sydney Roosters Penrith Panthers
Tom Symonds Sydney Roosters Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Brad Takairangi Sydney Roosters Gold Coast Titans
Ray Cashmere Wests Tigers Retirement
Gareth Ellis Wests Tigers Super League: Hull F.C.
Chris Heighington Wests Tigers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Junior Moors Wests Tigers Melbourne Storm
Beau Ryan Wests Tigers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Tom Burgess Super League: Bradford Bulls South Sydney Rabbitohs
Clint Greenshields Super League: Catalans Dragons North Queensland Cowboys
David Fa'alogo Super League: Huddersfield Giants Newcastle Knights
Scott Moore Super League: Huddersfield Giants North Queensland Cowboys
Luke O'Donnell Super League: Huddersfield Giants Sydney Roosters
Sam Moa Super League: Hull F.C. Sydney Roosters
Brett Finch Super League: Wigan Warriors Melbourne Storm
Thomas Leuluai Super League: Wigan Warriors New Zealand Warriors
Jeff Lima Super League: Wigan Warriors South Sydney Rabbitohs
Sonny Bill Williams Panasonic Wild Knights (Japanese Rugby Union) Sydney Roosters
Lagi Setu Hiatus Melbourne Storm

Coaches
Coach 2012 Club 2013 Club
Mick Potter Super League: Bradford Bulls Wests Tigers
Trent Robinson Super League: Catalans Dragons Sydney Roosters
Ricky Stuart New South Wales Parramatta Eels
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References
  1. Sharks fined $1m, Flanagan suspended Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine, NRL.com official website, 17 December 2013
  2. Baker, Rosie (5 December 2013). "NRL versus AFL: Penrith Panthers 'most valuable Aussie sport brand'". adnews.com.au. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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