Industry News – Thursday, March 25th
- Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham has called for the Swans and Giants to be given an additional “housing allowance” for football staff and coaches as part of the soft cap on football spending.
- Adidas is ditching niche sports like lacrosse + Australian rules football and paring back on cricket + wrestling to focus on outdoor sports,
- Foxtel Media released viewing details for round 1, which saw an average audience across Foxtel Platforms and Kayo of 238,000, broadly in line with 2020 and up 6% on 2019.
- White shorts day: in many codes, it’s the day when the “away” team wears predominantly white to avoid jumper clashes on the field or court. But is it time for this tradition to end?
- The Adelaide Football Club has partnered with Generation Australia and Tauondi Aboriginal College to deliver its new Junior Web Developer program and encourage the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the tech sector.
- One of WA’s most iconic brands, TABtouch, will be an official partner of the West Coast Eagles for the 2021 season. A feature of the partnership will be the TABtouch pregame show hosted by Tyson Beattie and inaugural captain Ross Glendinning.
- The WACA has wasted no time in bringing its vision for the much-loved Ground to life, having taken significant steps forward in the planning phase of the Project after securing $30 million funding commitments from both the Federal and WA Governments respectively as well as $4 million from Cricket Australia.
- 22 QLD clubs have received funding for uniforms designed specifically for females through the 2021 @Toyota_Aus Good for Footy Gear Grants program.
- The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have been forced to move their Round Five match versus the Melbourne Storm from HBF Park in Perth to Stadium Australia, after COVID related issues around travel meant that the fixture could not be guaranteed to go ahead.
- A potential historic transformation of Pacific Islands rugby has been advanced with World Rugby confirming a package of financial and administrative support to help facilitate two teams joining Super Rugby from 2022.
- The Western Force is delighted to announce Renew IT as an Official Partner for the 2021 Super Rugby season.
