Hawthorn 11.11.77 d Fremantle 8.14.62

Coach: Alastair Clarkson
Captain: Luke Hodge

Backs: Ben Stratton (24), Brian Lake (17), Brent Guerra (18)
Half-backs: Shaun Burgoyne (9), Josh Gibson (6), Grant Birchall (14)
Centres: Isaac Smith (16), Sam Mitchell (5), Jordan Lewis (3)
Half-forwards: Luke Breust (22), Lance Franklin (23), Cyril Rioli (33)
Forwards: Paul Puopolo (28), Jarryd Roughead (2), David Hale (20)
Rucks: Max Bailey (39), Brad Sewell (12), Luke Hodge (15)
Interchange: Jack Gunston (19), Bradley Hill (10) Liam Shiels (26)
Substitute: Jonathan Simpkin (32)

Goals: Gunston 4, Roughead 2, Breust 1, Franklin 1, Hill 1, Rioli 1, Smith 1

Best Players: Birchall, Gunston, Hodge, Lake, Lewis, Rioli

Norm Smith Medal: Brian Lake

Umpires: Simon Meredith, Matthew Nicholls, Brett Rosebury

Attendance: 100,007 (at MCG, Saturday, September 28, 2013)

After finishing the season as minor premiers, Hawthorn capped off an outstanding season with the 2013 premiership. The Hawks lost just three games for the season and were regarded by all as the best side in the competition that year.
Following the disappointment of the 2012 Grand Final loss, the Hawks were hungry all season and determined to taste the ultimate success in 2013.
The Hawks faced and overcame Fremantle in the decider, who many believed were the best defensive side in the competition that year.  But it was Hawthorn who reigned supreme in the Grand Final, with Brian Lake and his defensive teammates proving an impenetrable force.  Jack Gunston led the way up forward with four goals while Jordan Lewis was outstanding in the midfield.
Lake, in his first season at the Club, was a deserving Norm Smith Medallist following his outstanding defensive performance on Fremantle Captain Matthew Pavlich and his ability to continuously thwart opposition attacks.