2017 NEAFL season explained
| Competition: | neafl |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Count: | 3 |
| Mpcount: | 3 |
| Matches: | 65 |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 NEAFL season was the seventh season of the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). The season began on Saturday, 1 April and concluded on Saturday, 9 September with the NEAFL Grand Final.
Participating clubs
| 2017 NEAFL participating clubs |
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| width=30% | Club | width=30% | Location | width=30% | Home ground |
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| Brisbane, QLD | Graham Road |
| Brisbane, QLD | South Pine Sports Complex |
| Canberra, ACT | UNSW Canberra 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
Source: NEAFL 2017 season results and fixture
Notable features of the draw include:[1]
- Two regional matches in Newcastle and Wagga Wagga.
- First Friday night match in Darwin, Northern Territory.
- First matches at new South Pine Sports Complex facilities.
- Nineteen confirmed AFL curtain raisers.
- Six aligned AFL academy under-18 series matches.
- NEAFL representative match v TSL in round 11.
- All starting times are local.
Round 21
Win/loss table
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | F1 | F2 | GF | Ladder | |
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Ladder
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top six.
- 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.
| width=20 abbr="Position" | | width=175px | Team | width=20 abbr="Round 1" | 1 | width=20 abbr="Round 2" | 2 | width=20 abbr="Round 3" | 3 | width=20 abbr="Round 4" | 4 | width=20 abbr="Round 5" | 5 | width=20 abbr="Round 6" | 6 | width=20 abbr="Round 7" | 7 | width=20 abbr="Round 8" | 8 | width=20 abbr="Round 9" | 9 | width=20 abbr="Round 10" | 10 | width=20 abbr="Round 11" | 11 | width=20 abbr="Round 12" | 12 | width=20 abbr="Round 13" | 13 | width=20 abbr="Round 14" | 14 | width=20 abbr="Round 15" | 15 | width=20 abbr="Round 16" | 16 | width=20 abbr="Round 17" | 17 | width=20 abbr="Round 18" | 18 | width=20 abbr="Round 19" | 19 | width=20 abbr="Round 20" | 20 | width=20 abbr="Round 21" | 21 |
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| 1 | | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | | | | | | |
| 2 | | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | | | | | | |
| 3 | | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 40 | | | | | | |
| 4 | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | | | | | | |
| 5 | | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | | | | | | |
| 6 | | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | | | | | | |
| 7 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | | | | | | |
| 8 | | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | |
| 9 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | |
| 10 | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
Finals series
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 10 June at Blundstone Arena with the NEAFL representative side winning by seventeen points.[2]
Squad
The 2017 NEAFL representative squad consisted of players from all NEAFL clubs excluding AFL reserves teams . The team contained eight former AFL-listed players.[3] The team was coached by AFL Queensland Hall of Famer and former AFL footballer, John Blair.[4]
Rising Star nominations
The NEAFL Rising Star is awarded to the most promising young talent in the NEAFL competition. Players are nominated each week and must be under the age of 21 and have played less than 20 NEAFL games.
External links
- http://www.neafl.com.au/ Official NEAFL website
Notes and References
- News: 2017 NEAFL Fixture Release. Webster. Jess. 30 November 2016. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 21 December 2016.
- News: NEAFL wins arm wrestle over gutsy Tasmania at Blundstone Arena. 10 June 2015. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 8 July 2017.
- News: 2017 NEAFL Representative Team Announced. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 8 July 2017.
- News: John Blair to lead NEAFL rep team. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 8 July 2017.
- News: Round 1 Rising Star Nominee: Adam Sambono. 5 April 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 23 April 2017.
- News: Round 2 Rising Star Nominee: Mitch Maguire. 12 April 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 23 April 2017.
- News: Round 3 Rising Star Nominee: Callum McFadden. 19 April 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 23 April 2017.
- News: From fringe player to young gun as Baron-Hay makes his mark in defence. Webster. Jess. 26 April 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 26 April 2017.
- News: Gowers earns Rising Star honour. 3 May 2017. SydneySwans.com.au. Bigpond. 3 May 2017.
- News: Rising Star Oskar Baker turns disappointment into opportunity. Webster. Jess. 10 May 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 25 June 2017. 16 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916174930/http://neafl.com.au/round-6-rising-star-nominee-oskar-baker/. dead.
- News: Lost Soul finally finds a place to call home at Redland. Webster. Jess. 17 May 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 25 June 2017. 17 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180317231918/http://neafl.com.au/round-7-rising-star-nominee-soul-cormick/. dead.
- News: History-making midfielder Jack Rolls relishing fresh start at Redland. Webster. Jess. 24 May 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 25 June 2017.
- News: Southport's Cody Filewood earns Rising Star nod with first ever game as a defender. Webster. Jess. 31 May 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 25 June 2017.
- News: Cooper’s battle with NEAFL legend Ewing earns Rising Star nod. Webster. Jess. 7 June 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 25 June 2017.
- News: Rising Star nominee Sams Wicks bursts on to NEAFL scene after Allies disappointment. Webster. Jess. 14 June 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 25 June 2017.
- News: Round 12 Rising Star Nominee: Nick Yarran. Webster. Jess. 21 June 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 25 June 2017.
- News: Lost opportunity key to Rising Star nominee Ryan Hebron’s transformation. Webster. Jess. 28 June 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 8 July 2017.
- News: Brendan Myers’ stunning turnaround a confidence boost for talented Wagga Tigers product. Webster. Jess. 5 July 2017. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 8 July 2017.
