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 NEAFL Grand Final. were the Northern Division Champions after defeating in the Northern Conference Grand Final, whilst defeated the reserves 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. Participating clubs Regular season 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 Finals series Eastern Conference Northern Conference Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Foxtel Cup Round of 16 Quarter-finals 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