Search begins for Australia’s fastest community footballer
AFL Gather Round in the Barossa will offer more than footy festivities and world-class wineries – with community football players from across the country invited to compete in the first Gather Round Sprint.
Hosted at the newly redeveloped Barossa Park Live Site at Lyndoch, adjacent to the main oval, the Gather Round Sprint will see registered footballers sprint in a 70-metre dash for prize money and glory.
A total prize pool of over $30,000 will be shared by both players and footy clubs. The Fastest Male and Female Open winners will receive $5,000 each and an additional $5,000 for their registered footy club, while all underage categories will take home $1,000 each and an additional $1,000 for their club.
Registrations are free and open now until 5pm Monday 7 April, with limited spots available. A maximum of two representatives from each community football club per category can compete and all entrants must have been registered to an affiliated community football club in the 2024 season to qualify (excludes AFL and AFLW listed players). Terms & Conditions of entry apply.
Featuring live commentary by Stawell Gift commentator Ollie Wurm and facilitated by the South Australian Athletic League (SAAL) who deliver South Australia’s most prestigious foot race, The Bay Sheffield, the official Gather Round Sprint is an exciting addition to the 2025 AFL Gather Round calendar.
Competition Program:
10am-12pm, Saturday 12 April
· Heats for the Under 14, Under 16 & Under 18 Male and Female Sprints
· Finals run at half-time of North Melbourne v Gold Coast
10am-12pm, Saturday 13 April
· Heats for the Open Male and Open Female Sprints & Exhibition races from SAAL Pro Runners
· Finals run at half-time of Richmond v Fremantle
The Sprint is part of the Barossa Park Live Site, which offers live DJ, food vendors, AFL Play interactive footy zone and watch the Barossa AFL Gather Round match in-play on the adjacent ground, live on the big screen. Families can enjoy the interactive zone, featuring AFL Play activities and kid-friendly entertainment.
Free to enter, the live site will be open from 10am-4pm on 12-13 April and will be easily accessible by utilising match shuttles from the city, Gawler Train Station or utilise the Park n Rides across the Barossa region.
To register for the Gather Round Sprint and find out more about the Barossa Park Live Site, visit https://southaustralia.com/wha
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