Grand Final Day Schedule

Grand Final Day Schedule
8:30am
Gates Open
10:00am
SEQ Women’s League Vs NSW Women (Oval 2)
10:30am
SEQAFL Cup Grand Final - Aspley Vs Broadbeach
From 11:45am
Kids Zone
2:00pm
NEAFL Northern Conferrence Grand Final - Brisbane Lions Vs NT Thunder
4.45pm (approx)
Presentations
5:00pm
Kick to Kick
• A Kids Zone will operate from 11:45am until the end of half-time with plenty of fun, free
activity for kids.
• There will be a Parade of Champions and club kicking challenge before the Brisbane Lions
and NT Thunder take to the field for a 2:00pm start.
• Half time in the Brisbane Lions vs NT Thunder will feature NAB AFL Auskick, AFL 9’s and the
traditional interclub sprint.

WELCOME TO THE 2012 NEAFL GRAND FINAL
In only two short years the NEAFL competition has made a significant impact
on the Australian football landscape.
We have seen a jump in the quality of second-tier state football and an
increase in profile.
For the players, NEAFL is already providing a defined pathway with Dayne
Zorko, Tom Bell, Stephen Wrigley, Josh Hall, Jackson Allen, Alex Sexton,
Peter Yagmoor and Alik Magin all making their AFL debut in 2012.
As the competition continues to thrive and evolve we can expect to see even
more NEAFL players taking the field at AFL level.
As the new CEO of AFL Queensland I have been impressed with the quality of players, clubs, umpires
and volunteer staff in the NEAFL competition.
I have witnessed some exciting games of football, including the Southport Vs Redland semi-final two
weeks ago.
Our aim is to make the NEAFL on par with the VFL, the SANFL and the WAFL and to do this we need
to be innovative and forward thinking in our approach.
We have achieved so much and I’m excited about the plans we have for the evolution and growth of
the NEAFL competition
To the players and coaches from all teams playing today, I wish you the best of luck and look forward
to seeing some great football.
I would like to extend a special thank you to the umpires and volunteers who work tirelessly weekafter-week
to create enjoyable and safe match day environments for all of us.
Enjoy your day and thank you for supporting Australia’s game.
Regards
Michael Conlan
CEO AFL Queensland

SEQ Women’s League Vs NSW Women
AFL Queensland would like to welcome the NSW Women’s
team to Brisbane for their game against the South-East
Queensland (SEQ) Women’s League.
The SEQ Women’s League is in its 12th year and has seen the
competition expand by two teams this season.
The players chosen to play NSW have been selected following
a stellar year in the competition, with each of the seven clubs
being represented in this game.
Today’s match will be a great showcase of the level of skill that
SEQ has to offer and also gives the girls a great lead into the
2013 Women’s National Championships to be held in Cairns
next year.
The SEQ Women’s League team will be featuring two-time
All-Australian Katie Brennan and All-Australian Under 18
representatives Emily Bates, Jordan Zanchetta and Tayla
Harris (pictured right).
As a 15 year old, Tayla Harris won the 2012 League’s Best and
Fairest as well as the Rising Star Award.
Emma Zielke will also be sure to make a mark in the game
after her recent selection for the High Performance Academy in
Melbourne which featured Australia’s best female footballers.
With NSW joining Queensland in Division 1 in the 2013 Women’s National Championships, it will be a
great opportunity for both states to benefit from the hit-out and assess areas which need working on.
Good luck to all those competing.

TEAM LISTS
Coach: Simon Devine
SEQ WOMEN’S LEAGUE
# Name G B
1 Emily Bates
2 Jordan Zanchetta
3 Tayla Harris
5 Ashleigh Hales
6 Kara Fabian
7 Madi Crowley
8 Emma Zielke
9 Katie Brennan
10 Jess Malouf
11 Kate Lutkins
12 Sandii Rixon
13 Emma Ferrante
14 Emily Wastle
15 Tala Zanotti
17 Indy Sleeth
18 Kristienne Hudson
19 Laura Stampa
20 Jess Croft
21 Caitlin Collins
22 Sarah Duncan
23 Alison Roy
24 Sally Young
27 Pip McWha
28 Heidi Thompson
Coach: Tracey Kick
NEW SOUTH WALES
# Name G B
1 Kirrily Boyd
2 Kirsty Church
3 Lara Creber
4 Emma Davison
5 Melissa Freckleton
6 Alice Fresle
7 Courtney Gum
8 Olivia Hall
9 Jesse Hogan
10 Laura Holdsworth
11 Kathryn Hull
12 Lael Kassem
13 Georgia Leach
14 Jennifer Lew
15 Una Mackay
16 Jenna Miller
17 Melita Morriss
18 Mai Nguyen
19 Alison Parkin
20 Sandra Ryan
21 Nicola Vrachnas
SEQ LEAGUE
TEAM 1/4 TIME 1/2 Time 3/4 Time FINAL
NEW SOUTH WALES

SEQAFL Cup Grand Final
Aspley take on Broadbeach in today’s SEQAFL Cup Grand Final in a game that will showcase some of
the best young football talent in Queensland.
Both clubs have adopted a youth policy with fantastic results and this game gives these young players
the opportunity to perform under intense pressure.
Aspley were the first team to qualify with a remarkable comeback victory over Southport in the 2nd
Semi Final at Fankhauser Reserve.
Six goals in arrears at half time and kicking into the wind, the Hornets produced a great brand of
running football to reduce the margin to 1 goal at three quarter time.
They then outscored the Sharks 3 goals to 1 in the last quarter to advance to the big one.
Coach Daniel Webster was very happy with the performances of Aliir Aliir, Josh Wagner and Taylor
McCubbin, while leading goal kicker Mitch Scholard was in form with 4 majors.
The side could be strengthened with the possible inclusions of Tim Higgins from suspension and Josh
Stiller if not required by the Brisbane Lions.
Broadbeach finished 3rd at the end of the home and away fixtures and have won two finals to qualify
for today’s Grand Final.
An elimination final win against Labrador by 119 points was backed up with a 79 point thumping of
Southport in the Preliminary Final last week at H&A Oval.
Coach Rob Martin has his team peaking at the business end of the season and last Saturday’s
performance was the best of the season.
16 year olds Shaun Wilson and Lachie Weller showed the footy world they can handle the finals
pressure cooker and with the possible inclusion of Jaran Pantic, the Cats will field their best side of the
year.
The key to their finals success has been a miserly defence, led by the experienced John Armstrong,
which has conceded only 10 goals in the two finals so far.
These two teams have met on 3 occasions during the 2012 home and away season.
A 5 point away win to Broadbeach in round 5 was followed by an 8 point away win to Aspley in round
9.
They met again at H&A Oval in round 18 in a game that Broadbeach led most of the day, but the never
say die Hornets fought back to lead with 1 minute remaining until a Josh Bull goal leveled the scores
on the final siren.
The ledger shows there won’t be much in it but recent form and the form line through Southport might
give the Cats the edge in their quest to win their first reserve grade flag since 2005.

TEAM LISTS
Coach: Daniel Webster
ASPLEY
# Name G B
7 Matt Nickerson
8 Corey Evans
9 Daniel Farry
14 Lachlan Niland Rowe
16 Bradie Foster
20 Robert Thompson
22 Adam Hughes
24 Jacob Green
25 James Nelis
27 Frazer Eaton
28 Nicholas Lancaster
29 Jason Satchell
32 Shaun Crook
33 Nick Warren
34 Luke Edgcombe
35 Mark Packer
36 Ben Niland-Rowe
38 Fraser Thompson
39 Mitchell Scholard
40 Daniel Brown
42 Jaedyn Hall
44 Scott Waters
45 Aaron Evans
46 Cameron,Perkins
47 Jackson Ryan
48 Sam Henry
49 Tim Higgins
50 Isaac Conway
53 Josh Stiller
55 Gabriel Dillon
56 Blake Gambale
57 James Kelly
58 Aliir Aliir
59 Josh Wagner
60 Taylor McCubbin
Coach: Rob Martin
BROADBEACH
# Name G B
1 Shaun Everington
2 Jaran Pantic
9 Michael Forsdyke
11 Michael Cooke
18 Ryan Clough
19 Adam Mckenzie
20 Josh Searl
21 Ryan Bower
23 Nick Scott
25 Tom Davidson
26 Nathan Quick
28 Daniel Skrinis
29 Shae Killey
31 Josh Clarke
33 Shaun Wilson
34 Mitch Hopkins
36 Nic Ellis
37 Josh Pound
38 Kieran Brennan
41 Josh Bull
43 Jamie Skennar
45 Matt Heneker
47 Aaron Nicholls
48 Jake Jones
49 Mitch Kavic
50 Matt Freeman
51 Jason Frawley
52 Lachie Weller
55 Nick Burton
57 Luke Dempsey
58 Dylan Grant
59 Jared Ellis
60 John Armstrong
ASPLEY
BROADBEACH
TEAM 1/4 TIME 1/2 Time 3/4 Time FINAL

NEAFL GRAND FINAL PREVIEW
NEAFL Coach of the Year Greg Seton-Lonsdale has
tipped the Brisbane Lions Reserves to beat the NT
Thunder by “29-34 points” in the NEAFL Northern
Conference grand final at Yeronga on Sunday.
Seton-Lonsdale, recognised at the Grogan Medal dinner
last Monday night for his outstanding effort in taking
Redland to within a whisker of the preliminary final in his
first full season at the helm, said the Lions were “set up
perfectly” to win.
“Everything has fallen into place for them,” he said. “The
week off helps at this time of year, they’ve got good quality
players coming back from the AFL, and the Thunder are
travelling for the second week in a row.
“And what I really like is that the Lions are a real team this
year. ‘Clarkey’ (coach Nathan Clarke) has done a fantastic
job with them and they are a unit that plays together.
“Obviously the club has identified this as a great way to
teach the kids how to win and it’s a great opportunity for
them.
“They look like they’ve just got too much quality for mine.”
Indeed there is no shortage of quality after coach Clarke
named a side with the maximum 18 listed players, plus
five quality top-ups.
Retiring Sydney Swans premiership player Amon
Buchanan will play his final game in the NEAFL grand
final after his AFL farewell in Round 23.
Buchanan, best afield in the Lions’ qualifying final win
over Southport at Coorparoo before his AFL recall, will be
joined in the Reserves grand final side by Round 23 AFL
teammates James Hawksley, Claye Beams, Jordan Lislie
and Elliott Yeo.
Todd Banfield and Jared Polec, members of the Lions
side that beat the NT Thunder in the qualifying final in
Darwin a fortnight ago, were ruled out through injury.
Cheynee Stiller, who has been with the Reserves for
most of the year, will captain the grand final side ahead
of Hawksley, who had been the skipper prior to his late
season elevation to the AFL side.
With the AFL quota full available, that only left room for
five top-ups.
Dave Cummins, who aligned himself to the Western
Magpies this year after moving from Canberra-based club
Eastlake, was automatic after he played 18 of a possible
19 games with the Lions. Likewise fellow Magpies Scott
Clarke, who has played 13 games, and Jack Fox, who
has played nine of the last 10 games.
Aspley’s Isaac Conway, who has played five games, and
Morningside’s Jesse Wallin, who made his Lions debut in
the semi-final in Darwin, won the last two spots.
The Morningside trio of Jackson Starcevich, Josh Smith
and Rhys Power are emergencies.
There was one automatic change to the Thunder side,
with midfield ace Jake Dignan to return after missing last
week’s preliminary final to stay with partner Carla for the
birth of their first child.
After 41 and a half weeks Harrison ‘Harry’ James Dignan
was born at 6.17pm last Sunday weighing 4.11kg.
According to Thunder insiders, Dignan said Carla was
good but he nearly passed out.
The 2011 Joe Grant Medalist wanted to name the baby
Darren after his good mate Darren ‘Boof’ Ewing but Carla
prevailed.
Dignan’s inclusion will make for at least one desperately
unlucky player who will miss out after being a member of
the side that beat Southport in the preliminary final last
week.
Thunder selectors named a 26-man squad, also adding
Kieren Smith, who played the last 12 games of the homeand-away
season and was the travelling emergency last
week, and Jared Stokes, who has only played in Round 7
and Round 12.
Smith and Stokes, unlikely to break into the Grand
Final side, were bracketed on the bench with Kevin
Vearncombe, Nathan Brown, Jack Lawler, Lachlan Argus,
Jack McEwin and William Farrer. McEwin is perhaps the
unlucky one to miss out on Sunday.
There was no room in the 26-man squad for 2011
premiership team member Willie Kossack, who played
against the Lions in the major semi-final a fortnight ago, or
Dean Staunton, who has been part of the senior group for
most of the year.
This means only 10 members of the Thunder’s Northern
Conference premiership side of last year will be chasing
back-to-back flags.
They are captain Cameron Ilett, Jed Anderson, Dignan,
Darren Ewing, Willie Farrer, Jason Roe, Matt Rosier,
Shannon Rusca, Shaun Tapp and Kenrick Tyrrell.
The 12 members of the 2011 premiership team no longer
playing with the club were Dane Bergman, Jared Ilett,
Charlie Maher, Andrew McLeod, Aaron Motlop, Bradley
Palipuaminni, Shannon Rioli, Cameron Roberts, Ryan
Smith, Ross Tungatalum, Iggy Vallejo and Josh Watson.

y Peter Blucher
Staunton, Louis Eggar, Nyubaru Kelly and Karl Lohde
are the other members of the 2011 Cross-Conference
premiership team not involved any more, having replaced
Anderson, Kossack, Roberts and Watson for the club’s
second grand final in as many weeks last year.
Statistically speaking, NT utility player Matty Argus,
who doubles as the Thunder’s Commercial Operations
Coordinator midweek, will play his 100th QAFL/NEAFL
game in the grand final.
He played 50 games with Zillmere, 17 with Aspley and
has played 32 games with the Thunder over the past
three years.
Rosier is set to become the sixth player to post 50 games
for the Thunder behind Ewing (77), Cam Ilett (75), Jared
Ilett (54), Dignan (53) and Palipuaminni (52).
And Chris Dunne, with 49 goals in his first season with
the club, is set to become the fifth player to post his halfcentury
behind Ewing (340), Cam Ilett (102), Farrer (62)
an Tungatalum (55).
Assuming he kicks one goal in the grand final Dunne will
become just the third player to kick 50 goals in a season
for the club behind Ewing, who, in his four seasons at full
forward has posted 81 goals (2009), 78 (2010), 115 (2011)
and 66 (2012), plus Tungatalum, who kicked 55 goals last
year to win the NEAFL Rising Star Award.
Ewing and Dunne have been the Thunder’s primary goalkickers
this year with Farrer (35), Cam Ilett (21), Patrick
Heenan (20) and Brad Vassal (16).
Cornelius, with 53 goals in 12 NEAFL games this year, will
go into the grand final as the Lions’ No.1 goal-kicker from
Lisle, who returns to the side having kicked four goals in
five AFL games late in the season after posting 45 goals
in 16 NEAFL games.
Karnezis, with 22 goals in 13 NEAFL games, has also
been a consistent avenue to goal along with Josh Dyson
(19 in 19), Hawksley (15 in 14), Callum Bartlett (15 in 18),
Buchanan (13 in 11) and Beams (10 in 11).
The 18 listed players in the Lions side have played a total
of 66 AFL games between them this year, headed by Jack
Crisp (10), Niall McKeever (9), Beams (8), Cornelius (8),
Yeo (8) and Karnezis (7).
Lisle (5), Billy Longer (5), Hawksley (4), AFL 100-gamer
Cheynee Stiller (3), Steve Wrigley (3) and Buchanan (1)
also have played at AFL level in 2012.
This leaves Bartlett, Justin Clarke, Sam Docherty, Dyson,
Sam Michael and Patrick Wearden, yet to play at AFL
level, to complete the AFL core of the Lions grand final
line-up.
The Lions will take a 2-0 head-to-head record against
the Thunder this year into the grand final – both in the
Territory.
In Round 4 the Lions took an oversized line-up, with eight
players 193cm or taller, to Alice Springs and returned with
a 12-12 (84) to 11-10 (76) win.
They kicked 5-1 to 1-2 in the first quarter and led 8-7 to
2-4 at halftime but had to dig deep to hang on against a
fast-finishing NT outfit in a game which may have gone
the other way if it went an extra 10 minutes.
Hawksley was the Lions’ best, slotting in as his side’s
seventh defender, while Stiller, with 10 possessions in a
critical final quarter contribution, was another standout in
a run-with role on the dangerous Ilett. Wrigley also did a
fine job on Dunne.
Defender Julian Lockwood was best for the Thunder while
Ewing kicked five goals and Dignan worked tirelessly in
the midfield.
The Grogan Medal votes went to Bartlett (3), Justin Clarke
(2) and Stiller (1).
In the major semi-final in Darwin a fortnight ago first-year
rookie Sam Michael was best afield at centre half forward
as the Lions beat the Thunder 17-10 (112) to 11-12 (78) to
qualify for their first grand final since 2001.
The Lions’ win ended a 10-game winning streak for the
2012 Thunder, and a 24-game winning streak in Darwin
dating back to the start of 2010.
The defensive group headed by Justin Clarke, McKeever
Wrigley, Docherty and Wearden were the keys as the
Lions kicked 7-2 to 4-0 in the second term to take control.
The Lions stretched the halftime lead of 21 points to 30
points by three-quarter time, and after the NT cut the
deficit back to 21 points at one stage in the final term the
visitors kicked the last two goals to win comfortably.
Half forward Bartlett was lively throughout and kicked
three important goals, Karnezis topped the Lions
possession count with 29 and kicked two goals, and
Cornelius had 19 possessions, 10 marks and five goals at
full forward.
Back pocket and draft hopeful Ben Rioli was clearly the
Thunder’s best player, while Tyrrell was a powerhouse
in the ruck, Dunne worked hard for his four goals, and
Dignan, Ilett, Rosier and Anderson did some good things
through the midfield.

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LAST TIME THEY MET
BRISBANE LIONS
5.1 8.7 10.9 12.12 (84)
ROUND
4
BRISBANE LIONS
3.2 10.4 13.8 17.10 (112)
SEMI
FINAL 2
NT THUNDER
1.2 2.4 7.6 11.10 (76)
NT THUNDER
3.3 7.3 8.8 11.12 (78)
BRISBANE LIONS
GOALS: B. Retzlaff 4, P. Karnezis 2, S. Sheldon,
N. Mckeever, J. Clarke, R. Newell , J. Green,
J. Hawksley.
BEST: J. Hawksley, C. Stiller, S. Wrigley, B. Hudson,
C. Bartlett, B. Retzlaff.
NT THUNDER
GOALS: D. Ewing 5, C. Dunne 2, J. Mc Ewin , C. Ilett,
D. Williams, B. Vassal.
BEST: J. Lockwood, J. Dignan, J. Roe, D. Williams,
D. Ewing, B. Vassal.
BRISBANE LIONS
GOALS: A. Cornelius 5, C. Bartlett 3, S. Michael 2,
P. Karnezis 2, T. Banfield, J. Polec, I. Conway, J. Fox,
C. Stiller.
BEST: S. Michael, C. Bartlett, P. Karnezis, S. Wrigley,
J. Clarke, J. Crisp.
NT THUNDER
GOALS: C. Dunne 4, W. Farrer 2, M. Rosier 2,
P. Heenan, D. Ewing, J. Lawler.
BEST: B. Rioli, J. Dignan, B. Vassal, J. Anderson,
K. Tyrrell, C. Dunne.
What the experts think
MARK BROWNING
GM of Football - AFLQ
Brisbane Lions by 18
Brad Moore
Labrador Coach
Brisbane Lions by 27
Lisa M c koy
Media Manager - AFLQ
Brisbane Lions by 13
MICHAEL CONLAN
CEO - AFLQ
Brisbane Lions by 30
Andrew Mellor
Mt Gravatt Coach
Brisbane Lions by 36
Russel Evans
Aspley Coach
Brisbane Lions by 37
CRAIG MILLAR
NEAFL Manager
Brisbane Lions by 17
Matt Angus
Broadbeach Coach
Brisbane Lions by 15
Aaron Rogers
Morningside Coach
Brisbane Lions by 23
Sophie HendersoN
AFL SEQ Coordinator
Brisbane Lions by 34
BoB Batty
State Talent Manager
Brisbane Lions by 36
SHAUN HART
GC SUNS Coach
Brisbane Lions by 14
Greg Seton-
Lonsdale
Redland Coach
Brisbane Lions by 29
Jess Webster
NT News
NT Thunder by 7
PeTer Blucher
AFL Media Consultant
Brisbane Lions by 24

NEAFL TEAM LISTS
BRISBANE LIONS
# Name G B
1 Sam Docherty
5 Billy Longer
12 James Hawksley
13 Callum Bartlett
17 Claye Beams
19 Jordan Lisle
26 Elliot Yeo
27 Josh Dyson
28 Patrick Karnezis
32 Cheynee Stiller ©
33 Amon Buchanan
37 Patrick Wearden
40 Niall McKeever
42 Justin Clarke
44 Aaron Cornelius
46 Sam Michael
47 Jack Crisp
48 Stephen Wrigley
51 Jackson Starcevich
52 Scott Clarke
54 Jack Fox
56 Josh Smith
58 Dave Cummins
60 Rhys Power
64 Jesse Wallin
65 Isaac Conway
NT THUNDER
# Name G B
2 Darren Ewing
3 Matthew Argus
4 Brad Vassal
5 Jed Anderson
6 Julian Lockwood
7 Shannon Rusca
8 Kenrick Tyrrell
9 Ash Duncan
11 Shaun Tapp
13 Lachlan Argus
15 Matthew Rosier
16 Cameron Ilett ©
17 Jake Dignan
18 Damian Williams Jnr
20 Jarrod Stokes
21 Nathan Brown
24 Chris Dunne
26 Jack Lawler
27 William Farrer
28 Kevin Vearncombe
29 Jason Roe
30 Patrick Heenan
33 Ben Rioli
34 Kieren Smith
39 Austin Wonaeamirri
44 Jack McEwin
TEAM 1/4 TIME 1/2 Time 3/4 Time FINAL
BRISBANE LIONS
NT THUNDER

NEAFL TEAM LINE UPS
COACH
Daniel Archer
NT THUNDER
BACKS
40 Niall McKeever 46 Sam Michael 64 Jesse Wallin
24 Chris Dunne 2 Darren Ewing 39 Austin Wonaeamirri
FORWARDS
HALF BACKS
58 Dave Cummins 42 Justin Clarke 48 Stephen Wrigley
5 Jed Anderson 6 Julian Lockwood 4 Brad Vassal
HALF FORWARDS
CENTRES
33 Amon Buchanan 32 Cheynee Stiller © 12 James Hawksley
30 Patrick Heenan 16 Cameron IIett © 3 Matthew Argus
CENTRES
HALF FORWARDS
28 Patrick Karnezis 19 Jordan Lisle 27 Josh Dyson
7 Shannon Rusca 11 Shaun Tapp 9 Ash Duncan
HALF BACKS
FORWARDS
47 Jack Crisp 44 Aaron Cornelius 54 Jack Fox
18 Damian Williams Jnr 29 Jason Roe 33 Ben Rioli
BACKS
BRISBANE LIONS
COACH
Nathan Clarke
BRISBANE LIONS
RUCKS: 5. Billy Longer, 13. Callum Bartlett, 65. Isaac
Conway
INTERCHANGE FROM: 52. Scott Clarke, 37. Patrick
Wearden, 1. Sam Docherty, 26. Elliot Yeo, 17. Claye
Beams, 51. Jackson Starcevich, 56. Josh Smith,
60. Rhys Power
IN: A. Buchanan, E. Yeo, J. Hawksley, J. Lisle,
C.Beams
OUT: T. Banfield, J. Polec, J. Stiller
NT THUNDER
RUCKS: 8. Kenrick Tyrrell, 17. Jake Dignan,
15. Matthew Rosier
INTERCHANGE FROM: 28. Kevin Vearncombe,
21. Nathan Brown, 26. Jack Lawler, 13. Lachlan Argus,
34. Kieren Smith, 44. Jack McEwin, 27. William Farrer,
20. Jarrod Stokes
IN: K. Smith, J. Dignan, J. Stokes
OUT: None

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BRISBANE LIONS v NT THUNDER
Field: Andrew Stephens, Jason Baldwin, Aaron Hall (emergency Brett Kronk)
Boundary: Matthew McKenzie, Nick Heneker, Isaac Box
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THREE WAY TIE IN GROGAN MEDAL
Labrador Ryan Davey, Southport’s Fraser Pope
and Redland’s Tom Salter have tied for the 2012
Grogan Medal in the fourth triple dead heat in
the long and proud history of the game’s highest
individual honor in Queensland.
In one of the lowest winning counts on record,
Davey hung on to share the award with the
fast-finishing Pope and Salter on 14 votes as the
top 12 vote-getters were separated by just three
votes, as decided by the 3-2-1 votes of NEAFL
umpires.
Davey, who missed the last six games of
the season with a foot injury, polled his last
votes in Round 12 and had an agonising wait
through a further nine rounds of the home-andaway
season before finishing at the top of the
leaderboard.
This capped a sensational year for the 26-yearold
midfielder, who was in his second year with
the Tigers after moving north from Warrigal in
Gippsland in 2011.
Davey also won the Zane Taylor Medal when
judged best afield for the NEAFL Northern
Conference representative side in their
monstrous 145-point win over the Eastern
Conference.
Pope, 24, a Southport junior who returned home
this season after a stint with VFL club Coburg,
picked up his votes in the reverse order. He
didn’t poll at all in the first seven rounds and only
finished with the leaders when he picked up five
votes in the last two rounds.
Salter, 22, in his fourth season with Redland
after being recruited from Tasmania, also
finished with a barnstorming run, collecting two
three-vote ratings in the last four games.
Davey polled seven times in his 12 games,
including three best afield three-vote ratings,
while Pope, who played 15 home-and-away
games, scored maximum votes four times and
was among the votes a total of five times. Salter,
who didn’t miss a game, was best afield three
times and on the voting card six times.
It was the 11th tie in Grogan Medal history, and
the second in a row after Matthew Payne, then
at Southport and now at Aspley, dead-heated
with the NT Thunder’s Cameron Ilett last year.
In three previous triple dead heats,
Morningside’s Terry Johnston tied with
Wilston-Grange’s Ken Garcia and Windsor-
Zillmere’s Terry Weller in 1969, Southport’s
Chris O’Sullivan and David Crutchfield tied with
Morningside’s Rick Champion in 1992, and
Southport’s Jason Cotter, Morningside’s Daryl
Bourke and Grange’s Dean Warren couldn’t be
split in 1993.
In an extraordinary count, Redland’s Scott
Clouston, Broadbeach’s Ezra Poyas and NT
Thunder’s Matt Rosier each polled 13 votes
to finish one vote behind the winners, while
Southport’s Jason Burge, Aspley’s Matthew
Payne and the NT’s Jason Roe each polled 12
votes and Broadbeach’s Jason Eagle, the Gold
Coast Suns’ Josh Fraser and the Brisbane Lions’
Patrick Karnezis polled 11 votes.
Gavin Grose topped the Mt.Gravatt vote with
seven, while Adam Spackman did likewise at
Morningside, also with seven votes.

NEAFL Northern Conference Team of the Year
COACH
Greg Seton-Lonsdale
(Redland)
BACKS
Danny Wise © Jason Roe Steve Wrigley
Southport NT Thunder Brisbane Lions
HALF BACKS
Todd Grayson Wayde Mills Adam Oxley
Labrador Southport Redland
CENTRES
James Hawksley Jake Dignan Cheynne Stiller
Brisbane Lions NT Thunder Brisbane Lions
HALF FORWARDS
Matthew Payne Scott Clouston Josh Baxter
Aspley Redland Southport
Forwards
Gavin Grose Darren Ewing Sam Faure
Mt Gravatt NT Thunder Morningside
INTERCHANGE
Ryan Davey (Labrador), Brad Rees (Redland), Phil Carse (Redland), Matt Rosier (NT Thunder),
Ryan Pantic (Broadbeach).

Grogan Medal Dinner AWARD WINNERS
Scott Clouston, a former Brisbane Lions rookie tipped
as a possible mature-age AFL draftee this year, scored
a runaway win in the Syd Guildford Trophy for the
NEAFL Northern Conference Player of the Year as
voted by NEAFL coaches and officials. He collected 50
votes to beat NT Thunder’s Jake Dignan (34), Davey
(20), Roe (17) and Labrador’s Todd Grayson (15).
Broadbeach’s Andrew Boston, Queensland’s only
All-Australian selection at this year’s Australian U18
Championships, scored a similarly decisive win in
the NAB Rising Star Award. He polled 49 votes to
beat Labrador’s Tom Fields (32), NT’s Ben Rioli and
Redland’s Adam Oxley (22), and Morningside’s Josh
Smith (13).
Redland’s Greg Seton-Lonsdale, who took the
Bombers from eighth to fourth on the NEAFL Northern
Conference ladder in his first full season at the helm,
was named NEAFL Coach of the Year.
Daniel Webster from Aspley was named the NEAFL
emerging coach of the year.

Grogan Medal Dinner AWARD WINNERS
Fifteen-year-old Zillmere Eagles ruck Tayla Harris won
the Women’s League Best and Fairest Medal in her
first season at senior level.
Southport was named Alpha Sport Club of the Year,
which was judged according to on-field and off-field
compliance and performance, their strength of brand
in the community, and their capacity to embrace the
NEAFL development charter.
Andrew Stephens was named Umpire of the Year.
Scott Waters received the Bill Clerke Best and Fairest
medal for the SEQAFL Cup.

The 2012 Toyota AFL Finals Series will be shown live at the following venues:
• Pineapple Hotel, Brisbane • Lions @ Springwood
• Southport Sharks • Cazalys Cairns
Bring your family down to the races at Eagle Farm or the Toowoomba Turf Club on
Saturday September 29 to watch Channel Seven’s live 2012 Toyota AFL Grand Final
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More info at aflq.com.au/finals