SANFL Launches Gather Round Giveaway for SA Footy Community

March 10, 2023

By SANFL Media

The footy world is descending on Adelaide from April 13-16 for the AFL’s Inaugural Gather Round, and to celebrate SANFL is offering the SA football community a chance to win money can’t buy experiences in the Gather Round Giveaway.

Twenty-one prizes are on offer in total, including pre-match AFL changeroom access, NAB AFL Auskick halftime experiences, official signed guernseys, match balls and more.

The prize pool also includes the following money can’t buy experiences at both the sold out Adelaide and Port Adelaide home games at Adelaide Oval in Gather Round:

Adelaide v Carlton, Thursday April 13 at 7:10pm

One winner will receive:

• Tickets to the game for four people
• A spot in the pre-match guard of honour for four people
• A spot in a NAB AFL Auskick half-time game
• Adelaide Crows changeroom access for four people to meet and hear from coach Matthew Nicks pre-match.
• An official AFL guernsey signed by the team you support
• 2023 SANFL season pass for two people

Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, Saturday April 15 at 7:20pm

One winner will receive:

• Tickets to the double header at Adelaide Oval (Essendon v Melbourne and Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs)
• A spot for four people in the pre-match guard of honour for the Power v Bulldogs game
• A spot in a NAB AFL Auskick game at half-time of the Power v Bulldogs game
• One of the Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs match balls
• An official AFL guernsey signed by the Port Adelaide team
• 2023 SANFL season pass for two people

Among the 19 other prizes are similar money can’t buy experiences with Carlton and Western Bulldogs, as well as all other competing AFL Clubs across Gather Round matches held at Adelaide Oval, Norwood’s Coopers Stadium and Mt Barker Summit.

Entry is open to all players, umpires, coaches or volunteers who register for senior and junior SA community football competitions, or NAB AFL Auskick, for the 2023 season.

SANFL Executive General Manager Football Matt Duldig said the SANFL Gather Round Giveaway was a great opportunity to support community football and encourage people of all ages to get involved in the historic AFL Gather Round.

“The inaugural AFL Gather Round is a great reward for everyone involved in grassroots community football across South Australia, especially after the past few challenging years,” Mr Duldig said.

“We know community football clubs are the heartbeat of many local communities across the State and the Gather Round Giveaway is an opportunity to encourage more people to get involved in our great game, whether it be on or off the field.”

Details on how to enter the SANFL Gather Round Giveaway are provided to anyone who has registered to play, umpire, coach or volunteer in SA community football or NAB AFL Auskick Centres for the 2023 season by April 3.