2011 NEAFL season
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| Founded | November 2010 |
| Previous Names | QAFL & AFL Canberra |
| NEAFL General Manager | - |
| Participating Clubs | Ainslie Tri-Colours 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.... Aspley Hornets 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... Belconnen Magpies 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 :**... Brisbane Lions reserves 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... Broadbeach Cats Eastlake Demons 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:... Gold Coast Suns reserves GWS Giants Labrador Tigers Morningside Panthers 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... Mount Gravatt Vultures Northern Territory Thunder 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:... 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.... Redland Bombers 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:... Southport Sharks Sydney Swans reserves 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... 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... |
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| Premiers | Northern Territory Thunder 16.18 (114) v Ainslie Kangaroos 13.14 (92) |
| Grand Final attendance | - at 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.... |
| Total Roster Series attendance | Not Available. |
| Total Finals Series attendance | Not Available. |
| Total aggregate attendance | Not Available. |
The 2011 NEAFL season is the 1st season of the North East Australian Football League
North East Australian Football League
The North East Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league in New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory in Australia...
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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 (5 in Brisbane and 4 on the Gold Coast) as well as 1 based in the Northern Territory. The East division contains 5 teams based in the Australian Capital Territory and 2 based in Sydney. The top 3 teams from the 2010 QAFL and the top team from the 2010 AFL Canberra season all qualified for the Foxtel CupFoxtel Cup
The League Championship Cup is an Australian rules football club knockout cup competition involving clubs from the various state league competitions from around Australia – plus the AFL's newest expansion side Greater Western Sydney Giants.Its purpose is to support and promote the second-tier...
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NT Thunder were crowned North division champions after defeating Morningside in the conference finals while Ainslie defeated the Swans reserves to be crowned East conference champions. The cross conference final saw NT Thunder be crowned the 2011 NEAFL premiers and bring a title to a NT-based club for the first time ever.
Participating Clubs
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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.... |
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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... |
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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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 :**... |
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 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 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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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:... |
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 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 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... |
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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... |
Carrara Stadium Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara.... |
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... |
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Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... |
Blacktown Olympic Park Blacktown International Sportspark is a multi-sports venue in Doonside, a suburb in western Sydney, Australia. It includes three baseball diamonds, four softball diamonds, an athletics track and a Australian Rules Football/Cricket ground.... |
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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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Brisbane, Queensland | |
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... |
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| 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:... |
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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... |
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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... |
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... |
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... |
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Queanbeyan 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.... |
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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... |
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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:... |
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Brisbane, Queensland | Victoria Point Victoria Point may refer to:*Victoria Point, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia*Victoria Point , a 42 storey residential tower in Melbourne Docklands, Australia... |
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... |
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Southport | |
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... |
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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... |
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Sydney, New South Wales | 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 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... |
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Tuggeranong 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... |
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |
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... |
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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
Round 22
Ladder
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| 2011 NEAFL East Conference Ladder |
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....
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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:...
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...
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....
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 :**...
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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:...
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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...
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...
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:...
Week 1 (Qualifying and Elimination Finals)
Week 2 (Semi Finals)
Week 3 (Preliminary Finals)
Week 4 (Conference Finals)
Week 5 (Grand Final)
Awards
- The Grogan MedalGrogan MedalThe Grogan Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the best and fairest player in home and away rounds of each season's QAFL/Queensland State League competition. It was first awarded in 1946, previously the league's best player won the De Little Medal.-Winners:-External links:*...
was shared between Matthew Payne of the Southport Sharks and Cameron Ilett of the Northern Territory ThunderNorthern Territory Football ClubNorthern Territory Football Club, nicknamed The Thunder, is a Northern Territory-based Australian rules football club competing in the NEAFL Australian Rules Football competition.-History:...
. Both polled 23 votes to be judged as the best and fairest players in the Northern Conference of the NEAFL. - The Mulrooney Medal was shared between Daniel CurrieDaniel CurrieDaniel Currie is an Australian rules footballer for the Sydney Swans Football Club in the Australian Football League. Currie was drafted to Sydney with the 49th selection in the 2006 AFL Draft...
and Jarred MooreJarred MooreJarred Moore is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .Moore grew up in Langwarrin and played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, from where he was recruited as the number 31 draft pick in the 2004 AFL Draft by the Sydney Swans. He was touted as a potential...
, both of the Sydney SwansSydney SwansThe 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...
. Both players polled 16 votes to be judged as the best and fairest players in the Eastern Conference of the NEAFL. - The NAB NEAFL Rising Star Award was awarded to Ross Tungatalum of the Northern Territory ThunderNorthern Territory Football ClubNorthern 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 NAB NEAFL Rising Star Award is given to the player voted as the best rising star in the Northern Conference of the NEAFL. - The Gary Robb Rising Star Award was awarded to Hayden Armstrong of the Eastlake DemonsEastlake Football ClubEastlake 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 Gary Robb Rising Star Award is given to the player voted as the best rising star in the Eastern Conference of the NEAFL. - The Ray Hughson Medal was awarded to Darren Ewing of the Northern Territory ThunderNorthern Territory Football ClubNorthern Territory Football Club, nicknamed The Thunder, is a Northern Territory-based Australian rules football club competing in the NEAFL Australian Rules Football competition.-History:...
, who kicked 99 goals during the season.
Best and fairest
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| Ainslie Football Club 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.... |
Hibberson Cup Perpetual Trophy | Robert Shirley Robert Shirley (footballer) Robert Shirley is an Australian Rules footballer who is currently clubless after being delisted by the Adelaide Crows. He plays primarily as a tagger but is also adept as a contested possession winning midfielder... |
| Aspley Football Club 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... |
Carl Herbert Medal | Robert Copeland Robert Copeland Robert Copeland is a former Australian Football League footballer for the Brisbane Lions and current captain of Aspley Hornet in QAFL... |
| Belconnen Football Club 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 :**... |
Lexie Bennett | |
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| Broadbeach Football Club | Syd Guildford Trophy | Dayne Zorko |
| Eastlake Football Club 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:... |
Aaron Bruce | |
| Gold Coast Football Club | Jacob Gillbee Jacob Gillbee Jacob Gillbee is a professional Australian rules football player at the Gold Coast Football Club. He was one of the club's underage recruits, and played in the Gold Coast's first season, in 2011. Gillbee made his debut in Round 24, against .-External links:... |
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| Labrador Football Club | Danny Newman Medal | Steve Wrigley Steve Wrigley Steve Wrigley is a New Zealand comedian. He has worked at many different events and shows, notably ZM radio station, New Zealand Comedy Festivals, The Improvisors, and is a regular cast member on the comedy newspanel show 7 Days.... |
| Morningside Football Club 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... |
Devery-Kelly Medal | Nathan Kinch |
| Mount Gravatt Football Club | Jim Fletcher Medal | Gavin Grose |
| Northern Territory Football Club 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:... |
Jake Dignan | |
| Queanbeyan Football Club 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.... |
Tony Wynd Medal | Ryan Quade |
| Redland Football Club 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:... |
Dowling Medal | Tom Salter |
| Southport Football Club | Matthew Payne | |
| Sydney Swans Football Club | ||
| Tuggeranong Football Club 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... |
Ben Cleaver |
AFL Draftees
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The 2011 AFL Draft consists of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2011/12 Australian Football League off-season.They are:*Trade Week; which will be held between...
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| 88 | Alex Sexton | Redland Football Club 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:... |
Gold Coast Suns Gold Coast Suns The Gold Coast Suns were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989. The club split their home games between Miami and Pompano Beach, FL and hired future Hall of Famer Earl Weaver as manager. In the league's inaugural season, the... |
| 91 | Jackson Allen | Morningside Football Club 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... |
Gold Coast Suns Gold Coast Suns The Gold Coast Suns were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989. The club split their home games between Miami and Pompano Beach, FL and hired future Hall of Famer Earl Weaver as manager. In the league's inaugural season, the... |
| Rookie | Dayne Zorko | Broadbeach Football Club | 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... |