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2014 NEAFL season

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The 2014 NEAFL season was the fourth season of the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). The season began on Saturday, 29 March and concluded on Saturday, 13 September with the NEAFL Grand Final.[1]

Quick Facts Teams, Premiers ...

Aspley were the premiers for the season after they defeated the Sydney Swans reserves by two points in the Grand Final due to a goal kicked moments before final siren.[2]

League structure

For the first time since the NEAFL's inception in November 2010, a major restructure of the league occurred ahead of the 2014 season. The total number of clubs in the competition was reduced from 19 to 14, with Tuggeranong (ACT), Broadbeach (QLD), Labrador (QLD), Morningside (QLD) and Mt Gravatt (QLD) all having their licenses revoked.[3]

The conference system which resulted in clubs being geographically split into either an Eastern (NSW/ACT) or Northern (QLD/NT) conference was abolished and was replaced by a single competition ladder structure, ensuring the top 6 teams at the end of the home and away season would progress to a finals series.[4]

Although North Queensland is considered to be a strategic area for future AFL expansion,[5][6] NEAFL executives elected not to base a team in the region for the 2014 season.[7]

Participating clubs

Premiership season

Source: NEAFL season 2014 results and fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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Round 12

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Round 13

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Round 14

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Round 15

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Round 16

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Round 17

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Round 18

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Round 19

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Round 20

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Round 21

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Ladder

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Source: Source
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Elimination finals Preliminary finals Grand Final
UWS Giants 10.7 (67)
Aspley 12.15 (87) Aspley 16.16 (112)
Redland 9.10 (64) Aspley 15.12 (102)
Sydney Swans 15.10 (100)
Sydney Swans 16.11 (107)
NT Thunder 7.11 (53) NT Thunder 6.9 (45)
Ainslie 5.6 (36)

Elimination finals

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Preliminary finals

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Grand Final

2014 NEAFL Grand Final
Saturday 13 September (1:30 pm) Aspley def. Sydney Swans Graham Road Oval, Brisbane[10] Report
3.3 (21)
9.4 (58)
9.7 (61)
 15.12 (102)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
3.5 (23)
7.7 (49)
14.8 (92)
 15.10 (100)
Andrew Ireland Medal: Tom Mitchell (Sydney)
3: French, Smith
1: Joyce, Turner, Sansbury, Dawson, Toye, Holman, Williams, Wagner, Payne
Goals 5: Membrey
2: Towers
1: Hiscox, Wright, Jones, Mills, Naismith, Mitchell, O'Keefe, Jack
Matthews, Wagner, Smith, Thomson, Lucy, Holman Best Mitchell, Membrey, Richards, Towers, Biggs, O'Keefe
  • This match was the first ever between these two teams in the NEAFL[11]

Foxtel Cup

Two NEAFL clubs, Aspley and Belconnen, were invited to compete in the Foxtel Cup knockout competition for season 2014. Both teams were knocked out in the Qualifying/First Round stage of the competition. Their results are shown below:

Qualifier 29 March 2014
12:00 EST
Aspley 173 - 17
stand alone game
Belconnen Graham Road, Aspley

match report

 
7.3 (45)
9.9 (63)
20.14 (134)
25.23 (173)
match report 0.1 (1)
2.2 (14)
2.2 (14)
2.5 (17)
    Goals  
E.Sansbury 6, J.Stanley 3, C.Stiller 3,
C.French 2, D.Smith 2, M.Pettitt 2,
R.Copeland , M.Payne , M.Hutchinson ,
D.Bevan , A.Hughes , R.Matthews ,
J.Ives
  M.Porter ,M. Sharp
    Bests  
M.Payne, E.Sansbury, J.Stanley,
R.Copeland, A.Lucy, J.Turner
  D.Hector, R.Turnbull, C.York,
M.Sharp
Game #3 20 May 2014
20:35 EST
Williamstown 93 - 48
stand alone game
Aspley MCG

match report
match statistics

 
4.1 (25)
5.4 (34)
9.7 (61)
14.9 (93)
match report 1.2 (8)
4.3 (27)
5.5 (35)
7.6 (48)
    Goals  
A.Marcon 3, J.Owen 3, S.Clouston 2,
D.Conway 2, J.Johnstone, M.Gibbons,
S.Tighe, C.Nastasi
  A.Hughes 2, J.Nelis, J.Williams,
R.Matthews, C.French, M.Payne.
    Bests  
A.Marcon, S.Tighe, N.Sing,
J.Johnstone, M.Gibbons.
  R.Matthews, M.Payne, J.Williams,
R.Copeland, A.Lucy.

State games

The top-level players from the NEAFL partook in two state games in season 2014, one against the West Australian Football League representative team on 24 May[12] and another against the Tasmanian State League representative team on 21 June.

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2014 State Game
Saturday 21 June (2:00 pm) TSL 18.12 (120) def. NEAFL 12.7 (79) Blundstone Arena[14]

Awards

  • The League MVP Award was awarded to Matthew Payne of Aspley, who polled 102 votes.[15]
  • The NEAFL Rising Star was awarded to Paul Hunter of Redland.[15]
  • The NEAFL leading goalkicker award was awarded to Cleve Hughes of Redland.[15]
  • The NEAFL coach of the year was awarded to Xavier Clarke of NT Thunder.[15]
  • The NEAFL goal of the year was awarded to Jordan Harper of Belconnen, for his goal during round 1.[16]
  • The NEAFL mark of the year was awarded to Kelvin Barnes of Sydney University, for his mark during round 7.[16]

Team of the Year

2014 NEAFL Team of the Year
B: Matthew O’Dwyer (Sydney University) Timothy Barton (Sydney University) Shane Biggs (Sydney Swans)
HB: Kade Klemke (Queanbeyan) Wayde Mills (Southport) Will Sierakowski (Sydney University)
C: Zac O'Brien (Brisbane Lions) Matthew Payne (Aspley) Blake Grewar (Redland)
HF: Chris Dunne (NT Thunder) Nick Salter (Ainslie) Cameron Ilett (NT Thunder) (C)
F: Eddie Sansbury (Aspley) Darren Ewing (NT Thunder) Cleve Hughes (Redland)
Foll: Paul Hunter (Redland) Aaron vandenBerg (Ainslie) Mark Whiley (UWS Giants)
Int: Daniel Robinson (Sydney Swans) Jason Burge (Southport) Jordan Harper (Belconnen)
Matthew Buntine (UWS Giants)    
Coach: Xavier Clarke (NT Thunder)

Best and fairest winners

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AFL draftees

N – national draft
R – rookie draft


References

  1. "North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) 2014 Official Fixture" (PDF). NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. "2014 NEAFL teams finalised". Lions.com.au. Bigpond. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. "2014 NEAFL revamp". SydneySwans.com.au. Bigpond. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. Pierik, Jon (28 August 2013). "Far north shaping up for the big league". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. Davis, Greg (17 February 2013). "AFL could be headed to North Queensland by 2030". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  6. "League: No North Queensland team in 2014". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  7. "NEAFL 2014 finals fixtures announced". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  8. "NEAFL Grand Final fixture finalised". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  9. "Grand Final preview". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  10. "2014 AAMI WAFL Season Fixtures Finalised". TigersDistrict.com.au. Loft Group. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  11. "Representative match preview: Here's everything you need to know about the NEAFL and WAFL clash". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  12. "Tasmanian state team squad announced". TasmanianStateLeague.com.au. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  13. "NEAFL awards night wrap". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  14. "NEAFL Mark and Goal of the Year winners announced". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  15. "Vandenberg wins second Ainslie Club Champion award". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  16. Suchocki, Alex (16 October 2014). "Payne, Hunter, Ilett and Mills honoured in club B & F's". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  17. "Mahon wins Eastlake best-and-fairest". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  18. "Derickx and Barton share Sydney Uni best-and-fairest". NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

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