The game, played at the City Mazda Stadium in Adelaide resulted in a 21.14 (140) to 9.4 (58) win over the NEAFL North, with SA's higher fitness level the main difference between the two sides.

On 8 June 2013, the NEAFL Eastern Conference played an interstate game against Tasmania who represent the TSL (Tasmanian State League).

Gravatt joined a re-constructed QAFL, while Tuggeranong went back to the AFL Canberra Division One competition.

[6] Due to the financial challenges of participating in the competition and a proposal from the AFL for the existing Canberra clubs to contribute to a single Canberra team, Belconnen, Queanbeyan and the Sydney Hills Eagles chose to leave the NEAFL at the end of the 2014 season.

[7][8] The ongoing desire by the AFL for a single Canberra team led Ainslie to withdraw at the end of the 2015 season.

As part of this decision the team also adopted a blue and gold guernsey for home games, reflecting the territory's traditional colours.

[11] At the end of the 2019 season, AFL Northern Territory announced the disbanding of the NT Thunder, citing financial and logistical difficulties.

The competition scope therefore decreased to capture Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

[13] In August 2020, the AFL announced that the NEAFL would be amalgamated into the Victorian Football League in 2021, bringing an end to the competition's nine-season history.