2019 NEAFL season
| 2019 NEAFL season | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Date | 6 April – 15 September 2019[1] |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Brisbane 4th premiership |
| Runners-up | Southport 1st runners-up result |
| Minor premiers | Brisbane 2nd minor premiership |
| NEAFL MVP | Jake Bartholomaeus[2] (Sydney University – 73 votes) |
| Leading goalkicker | Matthew Hammelmann (Redland – 66 goals) |
The 2019 NEAFL season was the ninth and final season of the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL).[3] The season featured 18 clubs and ran from 6 April to 15 September, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season over 21 rounds, followed by a three-week finals series.[4]
Brisbane won the premiership for the fourth time, after defeating Southport by 76 points in the 2019 NEAFL Grand Final.[5] It was a perfect season for Brisbane, which won all 20 of its home-and-away and finals series matches.[6][7]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2206 | 982 | 224.6 | 72 | Finals series |
| 2 | Southport | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1533 | 1417 | 108.2 | 52 | |
| 3 | Aspley | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1669 | 1367 | 122.1 | 40 | |
| 4 | Sydney | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1502 | 1502 | 100.0 | 40 | |
| 5 | Sydney University | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1551 | 1557 | 99.6 | 38 | |
| 6 | Greater Western Sydney | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1292 | 1554 | 83.1 | 36 | |
| 7 | Gold Coast | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1336 | 1446 | 92.4 | 32 | |
| 8 | Canberra Demons | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1590 | 1655 | 96.1 | 30 | |
| 9 | Redland | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1518 | 1881 | 80.7 | 12 | |
| 10 | NT Thunder | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1252 | 2088 | 60.0 | 8 |
Source: Australian Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Finals
Elimination Finals
| Elimination Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 31 August (11:30 am) | Sydney Swans 15.11 (101) | def. | Sydney University 14.8 (92) | Sydney Showground Stadium | Scorecard |
| Saturday 31 August (1:30 pm) | Aspley 9.14 (68) | def. | GWS Giants 6.10 (46) | Graham Road Oval | Scorecard |
Preliminary Finals
| Preliminary Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 7 September (1:30 pm) | Southport 14.10 (94) | def. | Aspley 9.10 (64) | Fankhauser Reserve | Scorecard |
| Sunday 8 September (1:00 pm) | Brisbane Lions 11.16 (82) | def. | Sydney Swans 4.8 (32) | South Pine Complex | Scorecard |
Grand Final
| Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 15 September (1:00 pm) | Brisbane Lions 20.15 (135) | def. | Southport 8.11 (59) | Fankhauser Reserve | Scorecard |
References
- ^ "2019 NEAFL Premiership Season". Australian Football. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Arnold, Caitlin (26 August 2019). "Bartholomaeus wins 2019 NEAFL MVP in thriller". AFL NSW/ACT. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Laughton, Max; Balmer, Matt (25 August 2020). "Club killed off without notice as AFL ditches entire competition in massive footy revamp". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 29 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Kelly, Dan (28 March 2019). "2019 NEAFL Season Preview". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Perfect Lions claim NEAFL flag, Dons and Crows crash out". AFL.com.au. 15 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Hunter, Ben (15 September 2019). "Brilliant Brisbane completes flawless season with Grand Final triumph". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "The perfect season: Brisbane Lions' reserves make footy history with 20-0 year to win NEAFL flag". Fox Sports. 15 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.