2011 NEAFL season

The 2011 NEAFL season was the inaugural season of the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). The season began on Saturday, 2 April and concluded on Saturday, 24 September with the 2011 NEAFL Grand Final.

were the Northern Division Champions after defeating in the Northern Conference Grand Final, whilst  defeated the  in the Eastern Conference Grand Final to become the Eastern Conference Champions. The cross-conference grand final resulted in NT Thunder defeating Ainslie, ultimately resulting in becoming the 2011 NEAFL Premiers.

League structure
The league is split into two divisions called the North division and the East division. The North division comprises nine teams based in South East Queensland (five in Brisbane and four on the Gold Coast) as well as one based in the Northern Territory. The East division contains five teams based in the Australian Capital Territory and two based in Sydney. The top three teams from the 2010 QAFL and the top team from the 2010 AFL Canberra season all qualified for the Foxtel Cup.

Finals series
Eastern Conference

Northern Conference

Awards

 * The Grogan Medal was shared between Matthew Payne of and Cameron Ilett of . 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 Currie and Jarred Moore, both of the . 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 . 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 . 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, who kicked 115 goals during the season.
 * Seven of the Queensland-based clubs entered their reserves teams in the QAFL reserves competition for the 2011 season. won the premiership, defeating  14.11 (95) to 8.10 (58) in the grand final.

AFL draftees
N – national draft R – rookie draft