| Competition: | neafl |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Teams: | 19 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Mpcount: | 1 |
| Matches: | 184 |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Darren Ewing (95 goals) |
| Grogan Medal: | Haydn Kiel (21 votes) |
| Mulrooney Medal: | James Bennett |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 NEAFL season was the third season of the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL).[1] The Brisbane Lions reserves were the premiers for the season after they defeated the Sydney Swans reserves by 8 points in the Grand Final.[2]
The league is split into two divisions called the Northern Conference and the Eastern Conference. The two teams who win their respective Conference finals series meet in the Grand Final.
| Eastern Conference Participating Clubs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=30% | Club | width=30% | Location | width=30% | Home ground |
| Canberra, ACT | Ainslie Oval | ||||
| Canberra, ACT | Kippax Oval | ||||
| Canberra, ACT | StarTrack Oval | ||||
| Canberra, ACT | Dairy Farmers Park | ||||
| Sydney, NSW | Bruce Purser Reserve | ||||
| Sydney, NSW | Sydney Cricket Ground | ||||
| Sydney, NSW | Sydney University Oval | ||||
| Canberra, ACT | Greenway Oval | ||||
| Sydney, NSW | Blacktown Olympic Park |
| Northern Conference Participating Clubs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=30% | Club | width=30% | Location | width=30% | Home ground |
| Brisbane, QLD | Graham Road | ||||
| Brisbane, QLD | Gabba | ||||
| Gold Coast, QLD | H & A Oval | ||||
| Gold Coast, QLD | Metricon Stadium | ||||
| Gold Coast, QLD | Cooke-Murphy Oval | ||||
| Brisbane, QLD | Esplen Oval | ||||
| Brisbane, QLD | Dittmar Park | ||||
| Darwin, NT | TIO Stadium | ||||
| Brisbane, QLD | Tidbold Park | ||||
| Gold Coast, QLD | Fankhauser Reserve |
The two NEAFL conferences participated in state games in 2013, with the NEAFL Eastern Conference (NSW/ACT) competing against the Tasmanian State League and the NEAFL Northern Conference (QLD/NT) competing against the South Australian National Football League.
See main article: 2013 Foxtel Cup. Three NEAFL clubs were extended an invitation to compete in the Foxtel Cup knockout competition for 2013. These clubs were 2012 Northern Conference runners up Northern Territory, 2012 Eastern Conference premiers and 2012 Northern Conference third-ranked team . Their results are shown below:
See main article: 2013 AFL draft.
| Draft pick | Player | Club | Drafted to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9R | Fraser Thurlow | |||
| 46R | Jarred Ellis | |||
| 51R | Archie Smith |