North East Australian Football League

The North East Australian Football League is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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league in New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Queensland

Queensland

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, the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

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and the Australian Capital Territory

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in Australia

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. It was formed in November 2010 from an amalgamation of the two major football leagues in that area of Australia: the Queensland Australian Football League

Queensland Australian Football League

The Queensland Australian Football League was an Australian rules football competition for clubs from South East Queensland.Up until 2010, the QAFL was the premier semi-professional competition in Queensland, with salary cap rules and regulations in place.It was previously known as the Queensland...

in South-East Queensland and the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

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, and AFL Canberra

AFL Canberra

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in New South Wales and the ACT

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.

The league's inaugural season featured reserve teams from the Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions

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, the Gold Coast Suns

Gold Coast Suns

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and the Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans

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, all of whom compete in the AFL

Australian Football League

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. Greater Western Sydney, who are to begin competition in the AFL in 2012, will play in the NEAFL in 2011. Teams from the former QAFL compete in the Northern Conference of the league, as well as the Brisbane and Gold Coast reserves teams, and teams from the former AFL Canberra compete in the Eastern Conference, as well as the Greater Western Sydney and the Sydney reserves teams.

Teams compete for conference premierships, with the two premier teams in each conference playing off in the NEAFL Grand Final.

Premiers

Season	Premier	Runner-up	Score	Margin	Venue
2011 2011 NEAFL season The 2011 NEAFL season is the 1st season of the North East Australian Football League.-League Structure:The league is split into two divisions called the North division and the East division. The North division comprises of 9 teams based in South East Queensland as well as 1 based in the Northern...	Northern Territory Northern Territory Football Club Northern Territory Football Club, nicknamed The Thunder, is a Northern Territory-based Australian rules football club competing in the NEAFL Australian Rules Football competition.-History:...	Ainslie Ainslie Football Club Ainslie Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.The club, formed in 1927 and play now in the North East Australian Football League, won its first permiership in 1929....	16.18 (114) - 13.14 (92)	22 points	Traeger Park Traeger Park Traeger Park is a small stadium located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.The stadium hosts Australian rules football and cricket matches and has a capacity of 10,000....

Current clubs

Conference	Club	Nickname	Location	Home ground	First season	Conference Premierships	NEAFL Premierships
Eastern	Ainslie Ainslie Football Club Ainslie Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.The club, formed in 1927 and play now in the North East Australian Football League, won its first permiership in 1929....	The Kangaroos	Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory Ainslie is a leafy suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district.The suburb is bounded by Limestone Avenue and Majura Avenue to the west and north, Phillip Avenue to the north-east, Mount Ainslie to the east and Quick Street to the south.Ainslie is within walking distance of the...	Ainslie Oval	2011	1 (2011)
Eastern	Belconnen Belconnen Magpies Football Club The Belconnen Magpies Football Club are an Australian rules football club that compete in the North East Australian Football League.- External links :**...	The Magpies	Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory Belconnen is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Belconnen. It contains the Belconnen Town Centre, Lake Ginninderra and several residential areas. It is bounded by Ginninderra Drive, Aikman Drive, Eastern Valley Way, Belconnen Way and Coulter Drive...	Manuka Oval Manuka Oval Manuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital....	2011
Eastern	Eastlake Eastlake Football Club Eastlake Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the inner-south of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. They compete in the North East Australian Football League.-Championship Success:...	The Demons	Kingston, Australian Capital Territory Kingston, Australian Capital Territory Kingston is the oldest and most densely populated suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after Charles Cameron Kingston, the former Premier of South Australia and minister in the first Australian Commonwealth Government. It is adjacent to the suburbs of...	Manuka Oval Manuka Oval Manuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital....	2011
Eastern	Greater Western Sydney reserves	The Giants	Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales	Sydney Showground Sydney Showground (Homebush Bay) The Sydney Showground is a purpose built venue used each year for the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Located at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, it was opened in 1998, as a venue for the 2000 Summer Olympics and to replace the ageing old Sydney Showground at Moore Park...	2011
Eastern	Queanbeyan Tigers Queanbeyan Tigers Football Club The Queanbeyan Tigers Australian Football Club are an Australian rules football club that compete in the North East Australian Football League....	The Tigers	Queanbeyan, New South Wales Queanbeyan, New South Wales Queanbeyan is a regional centre in the Southern Tablelands in south-eastern New South Wales adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory. The city's mixed economy is based on light construction, high technology, manufacturing, service, retail and agriculture. It is the council seat of the...	Dairy Farmers Park	2011
Eastern	Sydney Swans Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... reserves	The Swans	Sydney, New South Wales	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Cricket Ground The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...	2011
Eastern	Tuggeranong Hawks Tuggeranong Hawks Football Club The Tuggeranong Hawks Football Club is a semi-professional, community based Australian Rules Football club based in Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory...	The Hawks	Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory	Greenway Oval	2011
Northern	Aspley Aspley Australian Football Club Aspley Hornets Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the AFL Queensland State League competition.-Overview:A strong club financially and in terms of playing numbers, the Aspley Hornets were admitted to the Division One competition in 2009 following the collapse of fellow...	The Hornets	Aspley, Queensland Aspley, Queensland Aspley is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia located about 13 kilometres north and about a half-hour drive north of the Central Business District of Brisbane...	Graham Rd	2011
Northern	Broadbeach	The Cats	Broadbeach, Queensland Broadbeach, Queensland Broadbeach is a suburb on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Broadbeach had a population of 3,791.Development in the area today mostly incorporates low rise structures, consisting of single bedroom houses and apartment blocks...	H & A Oval	2011
Northern	Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996... reserves	The Lions	Brisbane, Queensland	The Gabba	2011
Northern	Gold Coast reserves	The Suns	Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...	Metricon Stadium Carrara Stadium Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....	2011
Northern	Labrador	The Tigers	Labrador, Queensland Labrador, Queensland Labrador is a small suburb located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Labrador had a population of 15,391.The suburb overlooks the Gold Coast Broadwater to the east and Southport on the southern border....	Cooke-Murphy Oval	2011
Northern	Morningside Morningside Australian Football Club Morningside Australian Football Club, also known as Morningside AFC or the Panthers, is an Australian Rules football club based at Jack Esplen Oval in the suburb of Hawthorne in Brisbane...	The Panthers	Hawthorne, Queensland Hawthorne, Queensland Hawthorne is an inner riverside suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is east of the Brisbane central business district.Hawthorne started as a farming district in the 1860s, and was gradually subdivided as Brisbane grew...	Jack Esplen Oval	2011
Northern	Mount Gravatt	The Vultures	Mount Gravatt, Queensland Mount Gravatt, Queensland Mount Gravatt is the name of both a major suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and a prominent hill in this suburb. The suburb is situated in the south-east of the city and was one of Brisbane's largest...	Dittmar Park	2011
Northern	Northern Territory Northern Territory Football Club Northern Territory Football Club, nicknamed The Thunder, is a Northern Territory-based Australian rules football club competing in the NEAFL Australian Rules Football competition.-History:...	The Thunder	Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...	Marrara Stadium Traeger Park Traeger Park Traeger Park is a small stadium located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.The stadium hosts Australian rules football and cricket matches and has a capacity of 10,000....	2011	1 (2011)	1 (2011)
Northern	Redland Redland Australian Football Club Redland Australian Football Club is a Redland City-based Australian rules football club competing in the AFL Queensland State League competition.-History:...	The Bombers	Redland City, Queensland	Colburn Avenue	2011
Northern	Southport	The Sharks	Southport, Queensland Southport, Queensland -Sport:The Southport Sharks Australian rules football club has a presence in the area, including a club and function centre.-Transport:The Broadwaterway is a foreshoreway that encourages pedestrians and cyclists to travel along the Broadwater foreshores of Southport.A ferry terminal is planned for...	Fankhauser Reserve	2011

Future Clubs

Conference	Club	Nickname	Location	Home ground	Entry
Eastern	East Coast Eagles East Coast Eagles AFC East Coast Eagles is an Australian rules football club competing in the Sydney AFL competition and based out of the Sydney suburb of Rouse Hill, New South Wales....	The Eagles	Rouse Hill, New South Wales Rouse Hill, New South Wales Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...	Bruce Purser Reserve	2012
Eastern	Sydney University Students Sydney University Students AFC Sydney University Australian National Football Club claims to have been founded in 1863 and to be the oldest Australian rules football club in New South Wales. However, this claim is based on the club being a spin-off from Sydney University Football Club, Australia's oldest rugby union club, which...	The Students	Camperdown, New South Wales Camperdown, New South Wales Camperdown is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Camperdown is located 4 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Inner West region...	Sydney University No 1 Oval	2012

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Premiers

Current clubs

Future Clubs

See also

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