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<strong>EDITORIAL</strong><br />
The feature of the inaugural 2011 NEAFL northern conference season has<br />
been the tightness of the competition, not just in premiership table placings,<br />
but in results.<br />
Anyone with a remote interest in the NEAFL knows the race for finals placings<br />
has been hotly contested right through the opening 19 rounds and a<br />
magnifi cent set of fi xtures await again this weekend.<br />
But the general closeness of games has been what has really set this season<br />
apart.<br />
Broadbeach, the Brisbane Lions Reserves and Mt Gravatt have been involved<br />
in the most heart-stoppers.<br />
The Cats have played six matches for results of two goals or less, including<br />
four by less than a goal. After three successive close losses by a combined<br />
margin of 25 points, the Cats have made a play for a fi nals spot with fi vepoint<br />
and one-point victories of two of the top three sides.<br />
Meanwhile the Vultures have endured seven heart-stoppers of 13 points or<br />
less, losing the fi rst three but winning the next four, the victories all by nine<br />
points or less.<br />
The Lions Reserves have the most unfortunate record of fi ve losses by 10<br />
points or under and a draw last week against Morningside.<br />
While the Lions will almost certainly ‘win’ their fi rst wooden spoon, their supporters<br />
could quite rightly argue that they have been a far better combination<br />
in 2011 than last season when they won two more games and fi nished<br />
eighth.<br />
The Lions lost 94, 95, 102 and 127 points last season – and beat the Western<br />
Magpies by 187.<br />
INSIDE THE RECORD:<br />
Round 20 Previews 2<br />
Player Profile - Jarrod Price 6<br />
NAB Rising Star - Sam Michael 8<br />
Ton of Memories for Derrick 10<br />
NEAFL Round 14 Results and Ladder 12<br />
Records & Milestones 15<br />
Tipsters 16<br />
Awards Page 17<br />
Brisbane Lions Team List 18<br />
GC Suns Team List 19<br />
Broadbeach Team List 20<br />
TLabrador Team List 21<br />
Aspley Team List 22<br />
Southport Team List 23<br />
Mt Gravatt Team List 24<br />
NT Thunder Team List 25<br />
Morningside Team List 26<br />
Redland Team List 27<br />
Fixture & Results 28<br />
NEXT WEEK’S GAMES<br />
ROUND 21<br />
Saturday 20th August<br />
GC Suns v GWS Giants<br />
Sydney v Brisbane<br />
NT Thunder v Labrador<br />
Sunday 21st August<br />
Morningside v Broadbeach<br />
Redland v Southport<br />
Mt Gravatt v Aspley<br />
Just two matches in the entire 2011 season have recorded 100 point-plus<br />
margins, and none since the June State bye.<br />
The close competition is a credit to the club development managers and<br />
respective coaching staff. It is also a tribute to the work of longtime QAFL<br />
and NEAFL northern conference Operations Manager Marty King.<br />
Marty resigned his post last week with the competition in wonderful shape<br />
and he takes the thanks of all in ‘clubland’ and AFLQ with him for an outstanding<br />
job done.<br />
Ron McDonald<br />
Media Consultant<br />
AFL Queensland<br />
Cover photo supplied by Justin Brierty,<br />
courtesy of The Centralian Advocate<br />
NEAFL FOOTBALL RECORD<br />
Chief Executive Officer: Richard Griffi ths<br />
Record Editor: David Heilbron<br />
Advertising: Penny French<br />
Published by: Panther Print, Jeays St Bowen Hills QLD<br />
All Correspondence to:<br />
The Editor, Footy Record, AFL Queensland, PO Box 3132<br />
Yeronga LPO, QLD 4151. Tel (07) 3033 5400<br />
NEAFL Football Record Issue 18 13th - 14th August 2011 Page 1
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