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2015 NEAFL season
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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.[1] NT Thunder were the premiers, defeating Aspley by one point in the Grand Final.[2][3]
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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.[4]
Participating clubs
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Premiership season
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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
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Win/Loss table
| + | Win | Qualified for finals | |
| - | Loss | X | Bye |
| Draw | Eliminated |
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.
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Finals series
| Elimination finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
| UWS Giants | 9.15 (69) | |||||||||||||
| Aspley | 9.13 (67) | Aspley | 25.8 (158) | |||||||||||
| Sydney | 9.6 (60) | NT Thunder | 11.15 (81) | |||||||||||
| Aspley | 11.14 (80) | |||||||||||||
| NT Thunder | 19.14 (128) | |||||||||||||
| Sydney University | 14.22 (106) | Sydney University | 8.10 (58) | |||||||||||
| Southport | 6.12 (48) | |||||||||||||
Elimination finals
Preliminary finals
Grand Final
| 2015 NEAFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 19 September (6:30 pm) | NT Thunder | def. | Aspley | TIO Stadium (crowd: 5,889) | Report |
| 3.2 (20) 6.8 (44) 10.10 (70) 11.15 (81) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.3 (9) 4.10 (34) 6.11 (47) 11.14 (80) |
Umpires: Alex Whetton, Cameron Barr, James Waldorff Andrew Ireland Medal: Chris Dunne (NT Thunder) | ||
| 4: Dunne 3: Ewing 1: Hagan, Lockwood, Turner, Patrick |
Goals | 2: Hipwood, French 1: Dickson, Grose, Payne, Stevenson, Jackson, Sansbury, Neils | |||
| Rioli, Dunne, Ewing, Ilett, Beugelaar, Motlop | Best | Payne, Hutchinson, Wagner, Stiller, Williams, Grose | |||
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Representative match
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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.[6]
| State Game 7 June 2015 3:45pm |
NEAFL | 77 - 57 | TSL | Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, Burpengary | |
| 3.1 (19) 6.3 (39) 4.6 (48) 11.11 (77) |
4.3 (27) 6.6 (42) 7.8 (50) 8.9 (57) |
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| Goals | |||||
| J. Bennett 3, S. Michael 2, B. Grewar 2, E. Sansbury, M. Uebergang, J. Williams, J. Derickx | B. Halton 2, B. Webb, S. Whiting, M. Willis, J. Laycock, J. Blackberry, J. Dobosz | ||||
| Bests | |||||
| T. Barton, G. Grose, J. Hunt, J. Wagner, T. Young, M. Rawlinson | B. Webb, J. Harper, J. Cox, M. Willis, B. Walsh |
Squad
The 2015 NEAFL representative squad consisted of players from all NEAFL clubs excluding AFL reserves teams (Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, UWS Giants). The team contained seven former AFL-listed players, led by two-time premiership winner with Geelong 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.[7] Sydney University captain, Tim Barton, was named as best on ground.[8]
| B: | Peter Yagmoor (Redland) | Justin Beugelaar (NT Thunder) | Tim Barton (Sydney University) (vc) |
| HB: | Josh Wagner (Aspley) | Gavin Grose (Aspley) (vc) | Ben Headland (Ainslie) |
| C: | Jordan Harper (Ainslie) | Cameron Ilett (NT Thunder) (C) | Josh Smith (Redland) |
| HF: | Mitch Thompson (Sydney University) | Jacob Derickx (Sydney University) | Blake Grewar (Redland) |
| F: | Eddie Sansbury (Aspley) | Josh Bennett (Ainslie) | Josh Hunt (Southport) |
| Foll: | Ben Dowdell (Eastlake) | Jon Williams (Aspley) | Tom Young (Sydney University) |
| Int: | Joey Daye (Aspley) | Sam Michael (Redland) | Matt Rawlinson (Sydney University) |
| Matt Uebergang (Redland) | Nicholas Winmar (Sydney University) | | |
| Coach: | John Blair (Aspley) | ||
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Awards
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- The League MVP was awarded to Tom Young of Sydney University, who received 86 votes.[9]
- The NEAFL Rising Star was awarded to Maxwell Kouvaras of >(Brisbane)</ polled most possessions in debut year.[10]
- The NEAFL leading goalkicker was awarded to Darren Ewing of NT Thunder, who kicked 78 goals during the regular season.[8]
- The NEAFL goal of the year was awarded to Will Hoskin-Elliott of UWS Giants, for his goal during round 14.[8][11]
- The NEAFL mark of the year was awarded to Jarrod Garlett of Gold Coast, for his mark during round 18.[8][12]
Team of the Year
| B: | Harrison Marsh (Sydney) | Justin Beugelaar (NT Thunder) | Lewis Stevenson (Sydney University) |
| HB: | Josh Wagner (Aspley) | Gavin Grose (Aspley) | Curtly Hampton (UWS Giants) |
| C: | Richard Tambling (NT Thunder) | Matthew Payne (Aspley) | Josh Smith (Redland) |
| HF: | Cameron Ilett (NT Thunder) (C) | Jack Anthony (Southport) | Jed Baker (UWS Giants) |
| F: | Eddie Sansbury (Aspley) | Darren Ewing (NT Thunder) | Matt Rawlinson (Sydney University) |
| Foll: | Ben Dowdell (Eastlake) | Tom Young (Sydney University) | Maxwell Kouvaras (Brisbane) |
| Int: | Matt Uebergang (Redland) | Jake Barrett (UWS Giants) | James Mackenzie (Sydney) |
| Nick Salter (Ainslie) | Tyrone Downie (Gold Coast) | | |
| Coach: | Brett Hand (UWS Giants) | ||
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.
- 1.^ No-one nominated due to it being the representative match round.
Best and fairest winners
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AFL draftees
N – national draft
R – rookie draft
References
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