The 2015 NEAFL season was the fifth season of the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). The season began on Saturday, 11 April and concluded on Saturday, 19 September with the NEAFL Grand Final. were the premiers, defeating by one point in the Grand Final.
League structure The structure of the league follows on from 2014 with a single conference involving the three eastern states/territories (Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales) and the Northern Territory. Three clubs decided not to renew their licenses due to financial complications, including Canberra-based clubs, Belconnen and Queanbeyan, and Sydney-based club, Sydney Hills.
Participating clubs 2015 NEAFL participating clubsClubLocationHome ground Canberra, ACT Alan Ray Oval Brisbane, QLD Graham Road Brisbane, QLD Giffin Park Canberra, ACT StarTrack Oval Gold Coast, QLD Metricon Stadium Darwin, NT TIO Stadium Brisbane, QLD Tidbold Park Gold Coast, QLD Fankhauser Reserve Sydney, NSW Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, NSW Henson Park Sydney, NSW Spotless Stadium
Premiership season All starting times are local.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Win/Loss table
Bold – Home game X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin This table can be sorted by margin
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Ladder
Ladder progression Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top 6. Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished in first place on the ladder in that round. Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round. Underlined numbers indicates the team had a bye during that round. Team1234567891011121314151617181920211 4 8 12 12 16 20 24 24 28 32 36 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 60 64 642 0 4 8 12 16 16 16 20 20 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 603 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 16 16 20 20 24 24 28 32 32 36 40 44 44 484 4 8 12 16 16 20 24 28 28 32 32 36 40 40 40 44 44 44 44 48 485 4 4 8 12 12 16 16 20 24 28 28 28 28 32 36 36 40 40 44 44 486 4 4 4 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 20 20 24 28 327 0 0 0 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 16 20 20 20 20 24 24 28 328 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 12 16 20 20 20 20 24 24 24 28 28 289 0 4 8 8 8 8 12 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 22 22 22 2210 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 811 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Finals series
Elimination finals
Preliminary finals
Grand Final
Representative match The NEAFL representative team played against the Tasmanian State League representative team in the league's sole state match for the year. The match was played on 7 June in Burpengary and the victory was the first time a NEAFL representative side had won since the competition unified in 2014.
Squad The 2015 NEAFL representative squad consisted of players from all NEAFL clubs excluding AFL reserves teams (, , , ). The team contained seven former AFL-listed players, led by two-time premiership winner with and 200-gamer, Josh Hunt. The side also included young talent in the NEAFL with the inclusion of three 2015 AFL draftees, Josh Smith, Matt Uebergang, and Josh Wagner. The team was coached by AFL Queensland Hall of Famer and former AFL footballer, John Blair. captain, Tim Barton, was named as best on ground.
Awards The League MVP was awarded to Tom Young of , who received 86 votes. The NEAFL Rising Star was awarded to Maxwell Kouvaras of >()</ polled most possessions in debut year. The NEAFL leading goalkicker was awarded to Darren Ewing of , who kicked 78 goals during the regular season. The NEAFL goal of the year was awarded to Will Hoskin-Elliott of , for his goal during round 14. The NEAFL mark of the year was awarded to Jarrod Garlett of , for his mark during round 18.
Team of the Year
Rising Star nominations The NEAFL Rising Star was awarded to the most promising young talent in the NEAFL competition. Players were nominated each week and must have been under the age of 21 and have played less than 20 NEAFL games. Round Player ClubRef. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1.No-one nominated due to it being the representative match round.
Best and fairest winners Club Award name PlayerRef. Hibberson Cup Trophy Carl Herbert Medal Neville Fallon Medal Best and Fairest NEAFL Player of the Year Club Champion Dowling Medal Doc Mackenzie Medal Driscoll Medal NEAFL Development Award
AFL draftees
Draft pick Player Club Drafted to3N 7N 14N 14N 24N 41N 43N 69N 6R 9R 13R 16R 20R 23R 25R 30R 34R 67R
N – national draft R – rookie draft
References
External links http://www.neafl.com.au/ Official NEAFL website