2014 NEAFL season explained
Competition: | neafl |
Year: | 2014 |
Teams: | 14 |
Count: | 1 |
Mpcount: | 1 |
Matches: | 131 |
Neafl Mvp: | Matthew Payne (102 votes) |
Top Goal Scorer: | Cleve Hughes (79 goals) |
Prevseason: | 2013 |
Nextseason: | 2015 |
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]
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
2014 NEAFL Participating Clubs |
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width=30% | Club | width=30% | Location | width=30% | Home ground |
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| Canberra, ACT | Alan Ray Oval |
| Brisbane, QLD | Graham Road |
| Canberra, ACT | StarTrack Oval |
| Brisbane, QLD | Giffin Park |
| Canberra, ACT | StarTrack Oval |
| Gold Coast, QLD | Metricon Stadium |
| Darwin, NT | TIO Stadium |
| Canberra, ACT | Dairy Farmers Park |
| Brisbane, QLD | Tidbold Park |
| Gold Coast, QLD | Fankhauser Reserve |
| Sydney, NSW | Bruce Purser Reserve |
| Sydney, NSW | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Sydney, NSW | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Sydney, NSW | Spotless Stadium | |
Premiership season
Source: NEAFL season 2014 results and fixtures
Round 21
Ladder
Finals series
Grand Final
Foxtel Cup
See main article: 2014 Foxtel Cup. Two NEAFL clubs, and, 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:
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[8] and another against the Tasmanian State League representative team on 21 June.
Awards
- The League MVP Award was awarded to Matthew Payne of, who polled 102 votes.[9]
- The NEAFL Rising Star was awarded to Paul Hunter of .[9]
- The NEAFL leading goalkicker award was awarded to Cleve Hughes of .[9]
- The NEAFL coach of the year was awarded to Xavier Clarke of .[9]
- The NEAFL goal of the year was awarded to Jordan Harper of, for his goal during round 1.[10]
- The NEAFL mark of the year was awarded to Kelvin Barnes of, for his mark during round 7.[10]
Best and fairest winners
Club | Award name | Player | Ref. |
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| Hibberson Cup Trophy | | [11] |
| Carl Herbert Medal | | [12] |
| | | |
| Best and Fairest | | [13] |
| Club Champion | | |
| | | |
| Dowling Medal | | |
| Doc Mackenzie Medal | | |
| | | |
| Driscoll Medal | | [14] |
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AFL draftees
See main article: 2014 AFL draft.
Draft pick | Player | Club | Drafted to |
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10N | | | |
13N | | | |
24N | | | |
38N | | | |
44N | | | |
61N | | | |
69N | | | |
85N | | | |
2R | | | | |
N – national draft
R – rookie draft
External links
- http://www.neafl.com.au/ Official NEAFL website
Notes and References
- Web site: North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) 2014 Official Fixture. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140227153702/http://neafl.com.au/uploads/media/2014_NEAFL_Fixture.pdf. 27 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Ryan O’Keefe denied Swans fairytale as last-minute Daniel Smith goal wins Aspley NEAFL grand final. Daivs. Greg. 13 September 2014. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 13 September 2014.
- News: 2014 NEAFL teams finalised. 16 August 2013. Lions.com.au. Bigpond. 7 April 2014.
- News: 2014 NEAFL revamp. 16 August 2013. SydneySwans.com.au. Bigpond. 7 April 2014.
- News: Far north shaping up for the big league. Pierik. Jon. 28 August 2013. The Age. Fairfax Media. 7 April 2014.
- News: AFL could be headed to North Queensland by 2030. Davis. Greg. 17 February 2013. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 7 April 2014.
- News: League: No North Queensland team in 2014. 30 September 2013. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408214646/http://www.neafl.com.au/index.php?id=16&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2013&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=09&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1596&cHash=c7f11f081a0412c8681ce29cb35f0c09. 8 April 2014. dead.
- Web site: 2014 AAMI WAFL Season Fixtures Finalised. 20 January 2014. TigersDistrict.com.au. Loft Group. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140316020146/http://tigersdistrict.com.au/latest-news/2014-aami-wafl-season-fixtures-finalised/. 16 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: NEAFL awards night wrap. 25 August 2014. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 25 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120317/http://www.neafl.com.au/index.php?id=16&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2014&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1843&cHash=da0da7d5ff2a7be984a2c9e273bd5d4c. 26 August 2014. dead.
- Web site: NEAFL Mark and Goal of the Year winners announced. 28 August 2014. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 3 November 2015.
- News: Vandenberg wins second Ainslie Club Champion award. 30 October 2014. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 3 November 2015.
- News: Payne, Hunter, Ilett and Mills honoured in club B & F's. Suchocki. Alex. 16 October 2014. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 3 November 2015.
- News: Mahon wins Eastlake best-and-fairest. 24 October 2014. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 3 November 2015.
- News: Derickx and Barton share Sydney Uni best-and-fairest. 30 October 2015. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 3 November 2015.