The 2013 South Australian National Football League season was the 134th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

2013 SANFL season
Teams9
PremiersNorwood
29th premiership
Minor premiersNorwood
18th minor premiership
Magarey MedallistMatt Thomas
Norwood (26 votes)
Ken Farmer MedallistMichael Wundke
South Adelaide (52 goals)
Attendance
Matches played96
Total attendance293,183 (3,054 per match)
Highest36,685 (Grand Final, Norwood vs. North Adelaide)
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The season opened on 28 March with the opening fixture between West Adelaide and Central District, and concluded on 6 October with the Grand Final, in which minor premiers Norwood went on to record its 29th premiership, defeating North Adelaide by 40 points.[1]

Woodville-West Torrens, West Adelaide, Central District also made the top (final) five teams and participated in the finals series. Port Adelaide, Sturt, South Adelaide, Glenelg all missed the top five, with the last of those finishing last to record its 16th wooden spoon.

Premiership season

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Round 1

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Round 1
Thursday, 28 March (7:10 pm) West Adelaide 16.9 (105) def. Central District 13.12 (90) Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,971) Report
Thursday, 28 March (7:40 pm) Norwood 16.11 (107) def. Port Adelaide 4.10 (34) Norwood Oval (crowd: 7,560) Report
Friday, 29 March (5:00 pm) South Adelaide 14.6 (90) def. by Glenelg 17.17 (119) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 4,530) Report
Saturday, 30 March (2:10 pm) Sturt 15.6 (96) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 18.14 (122) Unley Oval (crowd: 3,156) Report
Bye
North Adelaide

Round 2

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Round 2
Saturday, 6 April (2:10pm) Woodville-West Torrens 7.8 (50) def. by West Adelaide 18.14 (122) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,483)
Saturday, 6 April (2:10pm) Sturt 18.8 (116) def. Port Adelaide 16.14 (110) Unley Oval (crowd: 3,015)
Saturday, 6 April (6:30pm) Central District 12.11 (83) def. by North Adelaide 19.10 (124) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 3,149)
Saturday, 6 April (6:30pm) Glenelg 9.9 (63) def. by Norwood 21.21 (147) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 4,489)
Bye
South Adelaide

Round 3

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Round 3
Friday, 12 April (7:40 pm) South Adelaide 5.8 (38) def. by West Adelaide 22.12 (144) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 2,062)
Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 17.16 (118) def. Sturt 14.8 (92) Prospect Oval (crowd: 3,301)
Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 16.10 (106) def. Glenelg 15.14 (104) Alberton Oval (crowd: 3,007)
Saturday, 13 April (6:30 pm) Central District 7.9 (51) def. by Norwood 9.6 (60) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 3,167)
Bye
Woodville-West Torrens

Round 4

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Round 4
Friday, 19 April (7:10 pm) West Adelaide 8.10 (58) def. North Adelaide 7.15 (57) Richmond Oval (crowd: 3,175)
Friday, 19 April (7:40 pm) Norwood 7.12 (54) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 14.6 (90) Norwood Oval (crowd: 4,663)
Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Sturt 13.10 (88) def. by South Adelaide 18.11 (119) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,204)
Saturday, 20 April (6:30 pm) Glenelg 12.12 (84) def. Central District 10.14 (74) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 3,398)
Bye
Port Adelaide

Round 5

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Round 5
Thursday, 25 April (3:10 pm) Norwood 9.13 (67) def. West Adelaide 6.5 (41) Norwood Oval (crowd: 6,038)
Friday, 26 April (7:40 pm) South Adelaide 12.7 (79) def. by North Adelaide 18.9 (117) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,873)
Saturday, 27 April (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 16.8 (104) def. Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,710)
Saturday, 27 April (6:30 pm) Glenelg 17.11 (113) def. Sturt 12.13 (85) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 3,762)
Bye
Central District

Round 6

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Round 6
Friday, 3 May (7:10 pm) West Adelaide 18.7 (115) def. Glenelg 10.5 (65) Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,553)
Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 14.5 (89) def. Norwood 9.14 (68) Prospect Oval (crowd: 3,142)
Sunday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 11.6 (72) def. by Central District 18.7 (115) Alberton Oval (crowd: 3,304)
Sunday, 5 May (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 23.19 (157) def. South Adelaide 6.7 (43) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,048)
Bye
Sturt

Round 7

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Round 7
Friday, 17 May (7:10 pm) West Adelaide 11.11 (77) def. Port Adelaide 9.8 (62) Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,665)
Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 18.14 (122) def. Woodville-West Torrens 13.6 (84) Prospect Oval (crowd: 3,131)
Saturday, 18 May (2:10 pm) Central District 20.12 (132) def. Sturt 15.15 (105) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,250)
Saturday, 18 May (6:30 pm) South Adelaide 10.6 (66) def. by Norwood 14.7 (91) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 2,038)
Bye
Glenelg

Round 8

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Round 8
Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) Sturt 11.9 (75) def. by West Adelaide 12.10 (82) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,407)
Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 25.7 (157) def. Glenelg 9.15 (69) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,007)
Saturday, 25 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 10.10 (70) def. by Central District 13.17 (95) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,505)
Sunday, 26 May (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 13.8 (86) def. North Adelaide 9.15 (69) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,819)
Bye
Norwood

Round 9

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Round 9
Friday, 31 May (7:10 pm) Glenelg 8.4 (52) def. by South Adelaide 11.17 (83) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 1,555)
Friday, 31 May (7:40 pm) Norwood 14.15 (99) def. Sturt 8.5 (53) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,300)
Saturday, 1 June (2013) Central District 14.11 (95) def. Woodville-West Torrens 8.12 (60) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,365)
Sunday, 2 June (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 14.10 (94) def. West Adelaide 13.7 (85) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,781)
Bye
Port Adelaide

Round 10

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Round 10
Saturday, 8 June (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 10.7 (67) def. by Norwood 15.7 (97) Richmond Oval
Sunday, 9 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 19.11 (125) def. South Adelaide 9.8 (62) Alberton Oval
Sunday, 9 June (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 10.7 (67) def. by Sturt 16.7 (103) Woodville Oval
Monday, 10 June (2:10 pm) Glenelg 9.13 (67) def. by North Adelaide 18.17 (125) Glenelg Oval
Bye
Central District

Round 11

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Round 11
Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 4.9 (33) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 11.6 (72) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,203)
Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) def. Norwood 9.10 (64) Alberton Oval (crowd: 3,586)
Sunday, 16 June (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 12.8 (80) def. by Central District 14.18 (102) Prospect Oval (crowd: 3,493)
Sunday, 16 June (2:10 pm) Sturt 15.17 (107) def. Glenelg 13.6 (84) Unley Oval (crowd: 3,406)
Bye
West Adelaide

Round 12

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Round 12
Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Norwood 17.10 (112) def. South Adelaide 7.7 (49) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,114)
Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 18.11 (119) def. Sturt 6.7 (43) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,134)
Saturday, 22 June (2:10 pm) Central District 8.3 (51) def. by Port Adelaide 8.5 (53) Elizabeth Oval
Sunday, 23 June (2:10 pm) Glenelg 8.8 (56) def. by West Adelaide 19.16 (130) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,398)
Bye
Woodville-West Torrens

Round 13

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Round 13
Saturday, 29 June (2:10 pm) Central District 6.4 (40) def. by Norwood 11.17 (83) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,365)
Sunday, 30 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 13.9 (87) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 14.14 (98) Alberton Oval (crowd: 3,440)
Sunday, 30 June (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 9.10 (64) def. West Adelaide 8.6 (64) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,334)
Bye
Glenelg, North Adelaide, Sturt

Round 14

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Round 14
Friday, 5 July (7:40 pm) Norwood 23.13 (151) def. Glenelg 7.7 (49) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,969)
Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 7.14 (56) def. by Central District 10.9 (69) Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,568)
Saturday, 6 July (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 6.7 (43) def. Sturt 5.8 (38) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,277)
Sunday, 7 July (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 10.12 (72) def. North Adelaide 10.10 (70) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,462)
Bye
Port Adelaide

Round 15

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Round 15
Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) Central District 8.11 (59) def. South Adelaide 4.11 (35) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,387)
Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) Glenelg 7.8 (50) def. by North Adelaide 21.11 (137) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 1,568)
Saturday, 13 July (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 13.9 (87) def. Woodville-West Torrens 5.6 (36) Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,699)
Sunday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Sturt 13.9 (87) def. Port Adelaide 10.5 (65) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,419)
Bye
Norwood

Round 16

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Round 16
Saturday, 20 July (2:10 pm) Sturt 2.8 (20) def. by Norwood 9.12 (66) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,396)
Saturday, 20 July (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 15.9 (99) def. Port Adelaide 3.8 (26) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,013)
Saturday, 20 July (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 10.8 (68) def. Central District 8.8 (56) Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,610)
Saturday, 20 July (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 12.7 (79) def. Glenelg 8.8 (56) Hickenbotham Oval (crowd: 1,147)
Bye
West Adelaide

Round 17

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Round 17
Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 9.9 (63) def. Glenelg 8.12 (60) Alberton Oval
Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) Norwood 8.10 (58) def. West Adelaide 8.7 (55) Norwood Oval
Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 9.15 (69) def. by Sturt 13.6 (84) Woodville Oval
Sunday, 28 July (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 26.11 (167) def. South Adelaide 8.14 (62) Prospect Oval
Bye
Central District

Round 18

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Round 18
Friday, 2 August (7:40 pm) Norwood 13.5 (83) def. Port Adelaide 2.8 (20) Norwood Oval (crowd: 4,197)
Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) Glenelg 3.8 (26) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 10.10 (70) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 1,739)
Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) Central District 11.13 (79) def. North Adelaide 4.5 (29) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,802)
Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 10.17 (77) def. Sturt 2.9 (21) Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,728)
Bye
South Adelaide

Round 19

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Round 19
Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 18.5 (113) def. South Adelaide 6.9 (45) Woodville Oval
Saturday, 10 August (2:10 pm) Sturt 10.11 (71) def. North Adelaide 7.11 (53) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,138)
Sunday, 11 August (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 13.14 (92) def. by Central District 21.12 (138) Alberton Oval
Bye
Glenelg, Norwood, West Adelaide

Round 20

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Round 20
Saturday, 17 August (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 9.10 (64) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 17.12 (114) Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,568)
Saturday, 17 August (2:10 pm) Central District 10.15 (75) def. West Adelaide 7.3 (45) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,751)
Sunday, 18 August (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 4.5 (29) def. by Port Adelaide 5.8 (38) Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,287)
Sunday, 18 August (2:10 pm) Glenelg 8.5 (53) def. by Norwood 9.7 (61) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 1,856)
Bye
Sturt

Round 21

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Round 21
Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 23.8 (146) def. South Adelaide 3.11 (29) Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,262)
Saturday, 24 August (2:10 pm) Norwood 16.12 (108) def. Central District 7.13 (55) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,520)
Sunday, 25 August (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 6.10 (46) def. by Glenelg 17.11 (113) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,494)
Sunday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 11.13 (79) def. by Sturt 12.14 (86) Alberton Oval
Bye
Woodville-West Torrens

Round 22

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Round 22
Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm) Central District 22.10 (142) def. Glenelg 12.7 (79) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,206)
Sunday, 1 September (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.12 (60) def. by West Adelaide 9.10 (64) Alberton Oval
Sunday, 1 September (2:10 pm) Sturt 13.12 (90) def. by South Adelaide 15.12 (102) Unley Oval
Sunday, 1 September (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 5.12 (42) def. by Norwood 11.17 (83) Woodville Oval (crowd: 3,681)
Bye
North Adelaide

Round 23

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Round 23
Saturday, 7 September (3:30 pm) Glenelg 11.14 (80) def. by Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,723)
Sunday, 8 September (2:10 pm) Norwood 14.16 (100) def. North Adelaide 7.7 (49) Norwood Oval (crowd: 4,480)
Sunday, 8 September (2:10 pm) Sturt 15.13 (103) def. by Central District 19.14 (128) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,086)
Sunday, 8 September (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 11.6 (72) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 22.11 (143) Richmond Oval
Bye
South Adelaide

Ladder

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2013 Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Norwood (P) 20 17 3 0 1759 1055 62.51 34
2 Woodville-West Torrens 20 13 7 0 1788 1486 54.61 26
3 West Adelaide 20 12 8 0 1682 1306 56.29 24
4 Central District 20 12 8 0 1729 1511 53.36 24
5 North Adelaide 20 11 9 0 1828 1534 54.37 22
6 Port Adelaide 20 8 12 0 1418 1693 45.58 16
7 Sturt 20 7 13 0 1536 1847 45.40 14
8 South Adelaide 20 6 14 0 1220 1933 38.69 12
9 Glenelg 20 4 16 0 1442 2064 41.13 8
Source: australianfootball.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

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Week 1

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Elimination and qualifying Finals
Sunday, 15 September (12:10pm) Central District 10.14 (74) def. by North Adelaide 20.16 (136) Football Park


Sunday, 15 September (3:10pm) Woodville-West Torrens 11.16 (82) def. by West Adelaide 14.5 (89) Football Park
Bye
Norwood

Week 2

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Semi-finals
Sunday, 22 September (12:10pm) Woodville-West Torrens 12.11 (83) def. by North Adelaide 15.10 (100) Football Park (crowd: 9,248) Report


Sunday, 22 September (3:10pm) Norwood 14.16 (100) def. West Adelaide 6.8 (44) Football Park (crowd: 9,248)

Week 3

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Preliminary Final
Sunday, 29 September (3:10pm) West Adelaide 8.8 (56) def. by North Adelaide 16.16 (112) Football Park (crowd: 5,221) Report
Bye
Norwood

Week 4 (2013 SANFL Grand Final)

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Grand Final
Sunday, 6 October (3:20 pm) Norwood def. North Adelaide Football Park (crowd: 36,685) Report
2.5 (17)
6.5 (41)
6.8 (44)
10.12 (72)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
1.2 (8)
3.2 (20)
4.7 (31)
4.8 (32)
Umpires: Michael Avon, Curtis Deboy, Leigh Haussen
Jack Oatey Medal: Brett Zorzi
Television broadcast: ABC South Australia
Warren 4
Grigg 2
Zorzi, Thomas, Davis, Fuller 1
Goals 1 Gordon, Stewart, Johnston, Ryswyk
Zorzi, Warren, Georgiou, McGuinness, Dumont, Dawe Best Keller, Miles, Fenton, Campbell, Williams, Ryswyk
Baulderstone (knee) Injuries Gordon (hand)
Jefferies (kicking) Reports

Club Performances

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Club Home ground Minor Round ladder position Final ladder position Best Home Attendance Membership
Central District Elizabeth Oval 4th 5th 3,167 (Rd 3)
Glenelg Glenelg Oval 9th 9th 4,489 (Rd 2)
North Adelaide Prospect Oval 5th 2nd 3,493 (Rd 11)
Norwood Norwood Oval 1st 1st 7,560 (Rd 1) 3,223
Port Adelaide Alberton Oval 6th 6th 3,586 (Rd 11)
South Adelaide Hickinbotham Oval 8th 8th 4,530 (Rd 1)
Sturt Unley Oval 7th 7th 3,406 (Rd 11)
West Adelaide Richmond Oval 3rd 3rd 3,175 (Rd 4)
Woodville-West Torrens Woodville Oval
Thebarton Oval
2nd 4th 3,681 (Rd 22)

Best and fairest

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Club Award name Player
Central District Norm Russell Medal Brayden O'Hara[2]
Glenelg John H. Ellers Award Andrew Bradley[3]
North Adelaide Barrie Robran Medal Todd Miles [4]
Norwood Club Champion Ben Jefferies[5]
Port Adelaide A R McLean Medal Sam Gray[4]
South Adelaide Knuckey Cup Nick Liddle[4]
Sturt PT Morton Medal Ben Kane[4]
West Adelaide Steve Hamra Medallist Ryan Ferguson & Chris Schmidt[4]
Woodville-West Torrens Eagles Club Champion Award Phil Raymond[4]

Ken Farmer Medal

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The Ken Farmer Medal is awarded to the SANFL's leading goal scorer during the home and away season.

Player Team Goals (not incl. finals)
Michael Wundke South Adelaide 52
Andrew Ainger Woodville-West Torrens 50
Leigh Ryswyk North Adelaide 39

Current clubs

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Adelaide SANFL Football Grounds
Club Nickname Entered
competition
Premierships
(as of 2012)
Most Recent
Premiership
Home Ground Capacity
Central District Bulldogs 1964 9 2010 Elizabeth Oval 18,000
Glenelg Tigers 1921 4 1986 Glenelg Oval 15,000
North Adelaide Roosters 1887 13 1991 Prospect Oval 20,000
Norwood Redlegs 1878 28 2012 Norwood Oval 14,000
Port Adelaide Magpies 1877 36 1999 Alberton Oval 17,000
South Adelaide Panthers 1877 11 1964 Hickinbotham Oval 12,000
Sturt Double Blues 1901 13 2002 Unley Oval 15,000
West Adelaide Bloods 1897 8 1983 Richmond Oval 16,500
Woodville-West Torrens Eagles 1991 3 2011 Woodville Oval 15,000

References

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  1. ^ "SANFL Results: Norwood 2013 Premiers". ABC 891 Adelaide. 7 October 2013.
  2. ^ "CDFC 2013 Best and Fairest League and Reserves". Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Glenelg Best & Fairest night Andrew Bradley wins JH Ellers Award". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Milbank, Zac (14 October 2013). "Best and Fairest Wrap".
  5. ^ "Redlegs Museum Honor Roll".