The 2017 NEAFL season was the seventh season of the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). The season began on Saturday, 1 April and concluded on Saturday, 9 September with the NEAFL Grand Final.
Source: NEAFL 2017 season results and fixture
Notable features of the draw include:
<span style="font-size:85%">Bold â Home game</span><br> <span style="font-size:85%">X â Bye</span><br> <span style="font-size:85%">Opponent for round listed above margin</span><br> <span style="font-size:85%">This table can be sorted by margin</span>
The NEAFL representative team played against the Tasmanian State League representative team in the league's sole state match for the year. The match was played on 10 June at Blundstone Arena with the NEAFL representative side winning by seventeen points. <div id="NSW/ACT v Tasmania"></div>
The 2017 NEAFL representative squad consisted of players from all NEAFL clubs excluding AFL reserves teams (, , , ). The team contained eight former AFL-listed players. The team was coached by AFL Queensland Hall of Famer and former AFL footballer, John Blair.
The NEAFL Rising Star is awarded to the most promising young talent in the NEAFL competition. Players are nominated each week and must be under the age of 21 and have played less than 20 NEAFL games.