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Annual Report 2018 Supporting the Players. Building the Game.

Professional Footballers Australia 2/55 Walsh Street West VIC 3003 p 1300 650 497 | e [email protected] www.pfa.net.au

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From the CEO

The time has come to put players back at the centre of football.

If the past 12 months has demonstrated sessions, putting 74 players through coaching Football will always be won and lost in the anything, it has reinforced that the dressing accreditation and financially supporting dressing room. If our administrators neglect rooms have continued to deliver for football in players after the closure of the AIS Centre of to anchor their principles for managing this country whilst the boardrooms have not. Excellence program. football in our players and our dressing rooms, time will prove those decisions to be The Matildas became the Tournament of The players continue to show they are world flawed. Nations Champions, defeating the US on class. Combined with the strength of those home soil, and kick-started a nation’s love millions who engage with football on a weekly To demonstrate this point, the NBA uses affair with the team that culminated in packed basis, we should be at the tipping point the algorithmic software to generate over 32 stadiums across the country. game has long sought. trillion fixture variations before finalising its draw. Scheduling 30 teams across 82 rounds The Socceroos overcame the world’s Instead, the sport finds itself at another is clearly a big job. In building its schedule, most arduous and labyrinthine World Cup crossroads. the NBA builds over a thousand constraints qualification journey to qualify for a fourth into its software. consecutive showpiece event, where they One can juxtapose the performance of the pushed the ultimate champions France to the players with the morass surrounding the It’s number one focus across the 32 trillion very end. The Socceroos achieved this with a structural reform of Australian football variations – maximising player welfare. playing population that is a fraction of what governance over the past two years that has other countries can call upon. inhibited what seemed to be our inevitable The NBA embraces the enlightened self- progress. interest attached to making decisions that The A-League and W-League produced an protect and cultivate their most important incredible climax to the 2017/18 season, Countless hours have been invested in assets – the players. The more minutes highlighted by an unforgettable semi-final circuitous boardroom rhetoric that comes at a LeBron plays, the more games LeBron plays, between FC and Melbourne Victory huge opportunity cost for the actual progress the more years LeBron plays – the bigger the and a Riley McGree goal that went around the of the sport. A failure to meaningfully grow beast that is the NBA. world. In the W-League, Melbourne City set our professional footprint through expansion a new Australian football record following an and a second division hurts the quality of The time has come to put players back at the historic ‘three-peat’. football as a career choice and hurts the centre of football. long-term success of national teams on the Off-the-field, Socceroo has been international stage. Warm Regards, nominated for the FIFPro Medal of Merit for his Barefoot to Boots program which supplies The best coaches stay out of the way of football boots to Africa’s poorest communities. talented players. They guide and poke and prod as needed. Ultimately, their most Awer’s nomination stands as a monument important role is to help the player fall in love to the PFA’s broader commitment to player with the ball. Similarly, the intervention of development which has seen over 200 players administrators must be viewed as facilitators John Didulica | Chief Executive share in over $260,000 in education grants, of the game, not as its masters. provide over 130 confidential counselling 03 Professional Footballers Australia 2018 Annual Report

From the President

On behalf of the PFA Executive, welcome to the 2018 PFA Annual Report.

This report serves many purposes, but one of the careers of Australia’s elite professional past year, the PFA has delivered 72 individual of its key functions is to allow us to reflect players and the challenges and opportunities club workshops, covering topics as varied as on the previous 12 months in order to chart faced by the sport. This only serves to further financial literacy, networking and wellbeing and measure the PFA’s performance. It highlight the importance of our work as we to transition and change, provided 130 allows us to monitor progress, create a level aim to deliver a successful career framework confidential counselling sessions, and the of accountability, while establishing new for all players. organisation’s legal advocacy produced over benchmarks for the next year, and beyond. $5m of recovered wages and damages for Impressively, against this backdrop, 2018 has players. If there is any doubt about the collective been one of the most successful in PFA history evolution of the PFA over the past 12 months, in terms of player development, with a record The PFA’s performance in 2018 has set new the achievements outlined in this Annual number of members accessing the PFA Player standards for our organisation in many key Report provide evidence of the growing Development Program. areas, and we should all be incredible proud strength and output of our association. of what we have achieved together. Over 200 Education Grants were allocated In the PFA’s 25th year, our organisation as players continue to embrace personal This unity will be more important than ever continues to deliver impressive outcomes to development on and off the pitch in record as we aim to collectively negotiate football’s support our members, with record levels of numbers. Encouragingly, many players are turbulent environment to pursue the membership across our domestic leagues, making an impact not only on the football realisation of Australian Football’s enormous National Teams and Australians based pitch, but at University, in various vocations or potential and turn to the players, who are overseas, significantly enhancing the PFA’s in the classroom. always the voice of reason and direction in our capacity to do so. game. In another encouraging development, more But the PFA’s achievements don’t merely lie players are attending or tapping into the PFA’s Best Wishes, in the number of pledges to the association. events and workshops. Over 140 players We are more focused on meaningful results attended the PFA’s Induction, which for the for our players – individually and collectively. first time, provided an ‘Outduction’ component The most important focus is on establishing to assist players transitioning to life after mechanisms that deliver holistic development the game. The two-day showcase provided outcomes and ensure that professional elite players with the necessary skills to football careers enrich all aspects of players’ excel on and off the pitch and understand | PFA President lives. the importance of change in a transient environment. This objective itself provides the PFA with many challenges. Our research continues to However, the PFA’s work has not been limited show the short term and precarious nature to one-off events. It is all year round. In the

04 06 18 What we have PFA Player achieved this year Development Program 08 22 PFA Executive Understanding the Committee Game

Contents 09 24 PFA A-League Media Coverage Delegates 10 26 PFA W-League A Powerful Delegates Association 11 27 PFA Socceroos & PFA Events Matildas Committee 12 28 Player Recognition PFA Awards

14 30 Membership / Partnerships Organising 16 31 Legal & Advocacy PFA People

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What we have achieved this year

Football Matildas: Socceroos: Socceroos: Matildas: Tournament of Reach AFC play-offs Qualify for 4th Record home crowd Nations Champions for World Cup spot consecutive FIFA of over 16,000 in World Cup after Penrith arduous path

Player First ever mass 77 players put Over 400 players, coaches and support staff 700+ elite young Record 200+ Development player induction through coaching across the A-League, W-League and National players put through Education Grants licenses Teams addressed in building awareness of and career education given engagement with PFA Programs & Services seminar

PFA $25k in hardship PFA presents to FIFA Sign-off on first Evidence of a Over 181 W-League 99% of Australian Activities funding granted for player voice on ever CBA for the collective players signed W-League players to AIS players cut FFA Congress W-League 275% pay increase to professional confirmed as prematurely across the W-League contracts members

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

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Next Steps: Matildas: Melbourne City Matildas: Players produce Socceroos do nation Reach highest ever claim historic Qualify for 2019 unforgettable proud at 2018 World World Ranking W-League World Cup as AFC A-League Finals Cup in three-peat Runners Up Series 1. Better Football

2. Better Competitions

Over 20 PFA Alumi $21,380 in special 346 skin cancer 72 club workshops 130 confidential Total of 78% of 3. take part in charity assistance funding checks counselling sessions A-League players tournaments for players supported undertook additional Better experiencing skill acquisition or hardship work experience Industry

through

Building Fairness

CBA delivers Additional rest time 97% of Australian 150 people attend Retention of 5 Confirmed recovery confirmed increased for teams involved in A-league players PFA Women’s foreign players for of over $5.3m in wages of over the ACL fully financial Football Town Hall 2018/19 outstanding wages Building $3,000,000 across - members strategy session - and damages for Opportunity A-League (exc. PFA funds live - - PFA delivers players Marquee players) streaming of key 24% decrease in Introduction of FIFA successful Agents - W-League matches time loss injuries Match Breaks for Conference and Matches rescheduled in the W-League 2018/19 after PFA History Conference Building due to extreme heat follow new Minimum campaign Medical Standards Support

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

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PFA Executive Committee

Run by Players, for Players

Alex Wilkinson PFA President PFA Executive PFA Executive

Nigel Boogaard Nikolai Topor-Stanley Elise Kellond-Knight PFA Executive PFA Executive PFA Executive

Kim Carroll John Didulica PFA Executive PFA Executive Chief Executive

Francis Awaritefe Brendan Schwab PFA Executive / FIFPro Member PFA Chair

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PFA A-League Delegates

Adelaide United Melbourne City Glory

Taylor Regan United Melbourne City Perth Glory

Michael Marrone Adelaide United Melbourne City Perth Glory

Vince Lia Adelaide United Melbourne Victory Perth Glory

Brisbane Roar Melbourne Victory Sydney FC

Jack Hingert Brandon O’Neill Roar Melbourne Victory Sydney FC

Jamie Young Brisbane Roar Melbourne Victory Sydney FC

Luke DeVere Brisbane Roar Melbourne Victory Wellington Phoenix

Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets Wellington Phoenix

Jonathan Aspropotamitis Thomas Doyle Central Coast Newcastle Jets Wellington Phoenix

Antony Golec Lachlan Jackson Central Coast Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers

Michael McGlinchey Central Coast Western Sydney

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PFA W-League Delegates

Adelaide United Melbourne City Perth Glory

Emma Checker Rhali Dobson Natasha Rigby Adelaide United Melbourne City Perth Glory

Michelle Heyman Melissa Hudson Adelaide United Melbourne City Perth Glory

Lia Muldeary Brisbane Roar Melbourne City Perth Glory

Allira Toby Melbourne Victory Sydney FC Brisbane Roar

Georgina Worth Alexandra Gummer Brisbane Roar Melbourne Victory Sydney FC

Laura Alleway Trudy Burke United Melbourne Victory Sydney FC

Melissa Maizels Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra United

Nickoletta Flannery Jada Whyman Canberra United Newcastle Jets Western Sydney

Cassidy Davis Remy Siemsen Newcastle Jets Western Sydney

Gema Simon Newcastle Jets

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PFA Socceroos Committee

Mile Jedinak Socceroos Committee Socceroos Committee Socceroos Committee Socceroos Committee

PFA Matildas Committee

Lydia Williams Matildas Committee Matildas Committee Matildas Committee

Tameka Butt Elise Kellond-Knight Matildas Committee Matildas Committee

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Player Recognition

Recognising Outstanding Service to Their Fellow Professionals

National Senior Teams

International 50 goals 10/10/17 | Socceroos (v Syria)

International 100 appearances 03/03/18 | Matildas (v )

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Australian National League

Men’s 100 appearances 50 goals

Dario Vidosic 28/10/17 | Wellington Phoenix (v Brisbane Roar) 16/12/17 | Western Sydney Wanderers (v Central Coast Mariners) 300 appearances Luke DeVere 28/10/17 | Brisbane Roar (v Wellington Phoenix)

Liam Reddy 30/12/17 | Perth Glory (v Sydney FC) 16/12/17 | Central Coast Mariners (v Western Sydney Wanderers)

Iacopo La Rocca 01/01/18 | Melbourne City (v Western Sydney Women’s 250 appearances Wanderers)

Joshua Brillante 03/01/18 | Sydney FC (v Newcastle Jets) 15/10/17 | Sydney FC (v Wellington Phoenix) 100 appearances Nikolai Topor-Stanley 06/01/18 | Melbourne Victory (v Central Coast 03/01/18 | Newcastle Jets (v Sydney FC) Mariners) Leigh Broxham Andrew Redmayne 14/01/18 | Canberra United (v Western Sydney Wanderers) 13/01/18 | Melbourne Victory (v Perth Glory) 08/01/18 | Sydney FC (v Brisbane Roar)

Mark Bridge Tameka Butt 10/03/18 | Western Sydney Wanderers 04/02/18 | Western Sydney Wanderers 17/11/17 | Brisbane Roar (v Adelaide United) (v Wellington Phoenix) (v Central Coast Mariners) Ashleigh Sykes 12/11/17 | Canberra United (v Sydney FC) 17/02/18 | Central Coast Mariners (v Adelaide United) 200 appearances 28/01/18 | Perth Glory (v Western Sydney Wanderers) 25/02/18 | Western Sydney Wanderers Stephanie Catley (v Sydney FC) 01/01/18 | Melbourne City (v Western Sydney 27/10/17 | Sydney FC (v Perth Glory) Wanderers) Connor Pain 31/03/18 | Central Coast Mariners (v Brisbane 04/11/17 | Newcastle Jets (v Wellington Phoenix) Roar) 03/01/18 | Newcastle Jets (v Sydney FC)

Scott Jamieson 04/02/18 | Melbourne City (v Brisbane Roar) 14/04/18 | Wellington Phoenix (v Melbourne City) 09/12/17 | Sydney FC (v Western Sydney Wanderers)

Michael McGlinchey Laura Alleway 17/02/18 | Wellington Phoenix (v Perth Glory) 20/04/18 | Brisbane Roar (v Melbourne City) 09/12/17 | Melbourne Victory (v Adelaide United) 13 Professional Footballers Australia 2018 Annual Report

Membership / Organising

306 2015/16 Season

490 2016/17 Season

Number of Financial Members 589 2017/18 Season

PFA had a record number of members in 2017/18 1 July 2017 - 30 June 2018 # with 589 members, reflecting an increase of 99 members from the 2016/17 season. A-League 2017/18 (excluding Socceroos) 227 The increase can be attributed to a number of new W-League members and overseas-based W-League 2017/18 (including Matildas) 149 members, as well as the creation of the new Elite Development membership category that incorporates Under 20 Elite Academy players. Socceroos 23

NPL 22

NYL 98

Overseas (excluding Socceroos) 26

Elite Development 44

TOTAL 589

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PFA Members plied their trade in 25 different countries

Nationalities of our Members

500+ 15 5 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Legal & Advocacy

NEW CASES $5.38m 147 OPENED Money secured by the PFA for Total number of cases members over the course of the 2017/18 Financial Year

Types of Cases

25.9% 3.4% Agent Collective Bargaining Agreement

20.4% 26.5% Contract Enforcement Contract Negotiation

2% 8.9% Code of Conduct Image Rights / Commercial

8.1% 4.8% Transfer Regulations Other

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Legal Cases By Membership Groups

1.3% 0.7%

Socceroos Other

4.1% 17 %

National Matildas

38.8% 38.1%

Overseas Based Australian Professionals A-League

Legal Cases Previous Years Comparison

“I would like to thank the PFA for all their work 150 behind the scenes...We are very lucky to have an 100 association as good as they are in this country” 50

Jason Davidson Perth Glory FC 0 142 115 120 140 147 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 17 Professional Footballers Australia 2018 Annual Report

PFA Player Development Program

Better Careers | Better Lives | Better Futures

Our Program Model

PFA Player Development Program

18 “The Education Pillar is focused on meeting the individual needs of each player, to help them to develop into the person they want to be, to live the life they want, both during their playing career and beyond it”

Elise Kellond-Knight Melbourne City FC

Education Support

215 $260,553.82 Financial Literacy workshops at all Education spent on supporting PFA members A-League Clubs Grants to pursue education and skill and National approved development Teams 700+ 130+ elite young players and parents presented to as part of Y-League Players undertook the PFA’s Zone 1 National Roadshow which was aimed the PFA’s Industry Understanding at empowering and inspiring the next generation workshop 179 74 Individual Assessments current and former members were undertaken took part in the PFA Coach Education Program

19 Professional Footballers Australia 2018 Annual Report “It is our belief that wellbeing sits at the very heart of high performance, but more importantly should sit at the very heart of the culture we wish to build for our sport”

Nikolai Topor-Stanley Newcastle Jets

Wellbeing Support

Players were supported with over 130 confidential counselling 346 sessions through the PFA’s National Wellbeing Network Members sought support in coping with: current and former PFA members undertook skin cancer checks

Depression Performance

635 Anxiety Stress PFA members took part in the PFA’s Player Development Program overview Addiction workshop

All A-League PFA members undertook the PFA’s Wellbeing and Addiction Workshop, which focused on: 120 A-League members took part in Tomorrow Architect’s Males Stereotypes workshop, which focused on: Insights in wellbeing

Breaking down barriers to deeper Understanding signs and symptoms of distress engagement; and

Building emotional resilience. Support services

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“Our commitment is to be one of the few constants in a footballer’s life”

Mile Jedinak Aston Villa FC

Transition and Change Support

140 10 players attended the 2018 PFA Player Induction & Outduction. players undertook work experience through the PFA Beyond the Held over two days, the event saw players undertake a series of 90 Program in fields such as: workshops aimed at ensuring members get the very most out of their careers on and off the pitch and beyond their playing days. Workshops focused on areas such as: Hospitality Real Estate

Resilience Sports Marketing Coaching

Financial Literacy Sports Training

Being an athlete in professional sport

Mental health and wellbeing 9 PFA members took part in the PFA and WithYouWithMe (WYWM) Athlete Transition Pilot Program 45 A-League members undertook extensive Exit Interviews aimed at ensuring players were supported during their transition out of their 2017/18 clubs

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Understanding the Game

PFA Brand / Communications

T W I N S F A C I T T E T A B E G O R R O

A K

M

9% INCREASE 11% INCREASE 34% INCREASE in the number of followers in the number of followers in the number of followers

L I N K E D I N The Marston The official PFA E-Newsletter LAUNCHED 11 EDITIONS 930 SUBSCRIBERS

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Content: Social Media and PFA.net.au

In fulfilling its duty to provide a voice for the players, the PFA has developed a suite of content on its digital platforms to provide them with a place to share their unique career stories on varied topics impacting professional players. ‘Copa Coffee’, ‘In Their Words’ and the increasingly successful ‘Talking Point Tuesday’ provide players with a voice on issues experienced within the game.

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Media Coverage

Educations Grants

Players hit the books with record numbers of PFA supports record number of educational Sydney FC goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne is PFA education grants grants preparing for life after football by studying to theworldgame.sbs.com.au thewomensgame.com become a primary school teacher foxsports.com.au

2017/18 Team of the Season

Sky Blues dominate PFA Team of the Season Eight Sydney FC players named in PFA’s sydneyfc.com A-League Team of the Year news.com.au

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Alex Tobin OAM Medal

Young gun Arzani among PFA award winners PFA honours Arzani, Kerr, Okon and Mooy at Sam Kerr named PFA Women’s Footballer of a-league.com.au awards night the Year smh.com.au news.com.au

Aaron Mooy and among PFA Mooy completes PFA award hat-trick The awards keep coming for Super Sam award winners thewomensgame.com perthglory.com.au goal.com

Town Hall PFA Documentaries

PFA and FFA partner to change the game for Former Brisbane Strikers Championship women in professional football winner Chay Hews and his wife Karolina tell pfa.net.au the story of their daughter Summer’s fight against Leukaemia .com

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A Powerful Association

PFA Research / Reports

The PFA’s research and The 2017/18 PFA W-League and A-League Surveys of player agents, fans and Reports contained unprecedented analysis NPL players have expanded the PFA’s reports have entrenched the of the two domestic competitions, from understanding of the broader industry, while organisation’s position as employment framework issues and league in the past 12 months the PFA also delivered thought leaders in Australian conditions to technical data from Opta and the scouting dossiers on the Socceroos’ key football and beyond, which ongoing injury and stadium reports. opponents in the form of reports and video packages, and tracked the progress of the FFA gives the players a powerful For the first time, this analysis was paired Cup with a report on the 2017 edition. and credible voice. When the with direct feedback from the players in the PFA speaks, people listen. form of selected results from the PFA’s major A major research project in conjunction with annual player surveys. The players generously University, to be delivered by the gave their time to complete the most end of the year, promises to provide valuable comprehensive surveys in the PFA’s history, new insights regarding Australia’s talent informing the priorities for the new Collective development pathway. Bargaining Agreement and empowering their organisation to better target its work.

2017/18 W-League Report 2017/18 A-League Report 2017 FFA Cup Report Honduras Scouting Dossier

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“Recognising excellence on and off the pitch”

PFA Events

Player Agents Conference Women’s Football 21st Century Town Hall Deliberation

The PFA held its second Player Agents Conference in April with 25 individuals from the player agency service discussing player The PFA and Football Federation Australia (FFA) partnered career paths, tax, troubleshooting overseas player contracts to deliver football a ‘21st Century Town Hall Deliberation’ and A-League PCRs. The overriding objective was to cultivate a on building a World Cup Legacy for women in Professional more holistic management of talent within the sport. Football. The initiative saw over 150 thought leaders from football, government, business and media join together to share ideas and strategies to build stronger careers and pathways for women in football.’ The forum delivered a series of outcomes for the football industry to absorb into its planning as it heads The History of Football Conference into the bidding process for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. “Learning from the past to shape the future”

Player development, Australian football’s place in the world The 2018 PFA Players’ Awards and the journey of the country’s professional competitions took centre-stage at the inaugural History of Football Conference at . Over 100 guests from across the football This year’s PFA Awards were held during a special 25 community discussed the game’s evolution through three Anniversary Gala Dinner at ANZ Stadium, designed to honour distinct lenses – professional competitions, the changing world the achievements of players and acknowledge the contribution and player development. The event was curated by Joe Gorman, of the PFA as the longest established stakeholder in the author of ‘The Death and Life of Australian Soccer’, and professional game in Australia. The PFA crowned as renowned football historian and writer, Roy Hay. OAM Medallist and recognised the achievements of five professional players.

Player Induction and Outduction Conference

Over 140 A-League, W-League and Y-League players came together for the PFA’s annual Induction conference, designed to equip Australia’s elite players with the necessary skills to excel on and off the pitch. For the first time, the two-day workshop included a specific ‘Outduction’ component, with critical information and insights provided to players approaching, or transitioning, into post-career employment.

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PFA Awards

Voted by the players, for the players

2017/18 PFA A-League Team of the Season 2017/18 PFA W-League Team of the Season

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PFA Men’s Footballer of the Year The Alex Tobin OAM Medal

Aaron Paul Mooy Okon PFA Medal The Alex Tobin OAM Medal was inaugurated in 2008 to recognise Australian footballers that have demonstrated excellence, leadership, service and commitment to both the game and their fellow Daniel players. Paul Okon joins Australian football greats in Joe Arzani Marston, , , , , , Harry Kewell and as a Tobin Medal recipient. PFA Women’s Footballer of the Year Okon commenced his career in the playing for Marconi where he won the Australian young player of the year in his first two seasons. He then embarked on a long and successful career in Europe where he played for 16 years in Sam Belgium, Italy and , and was capped 28 times for the Socceroos over a Kerr 13–year career.

PFA Young Women’s Footballer of the Year

Alex Chidiac

Inaugural PFA Community Award

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Partnerships

John Moriarty Football LUCRF Super

In 2018 the PFA reaffirmed their partnership with John Moriarty LUCRF Super has been the major partner of the PFA since 2009. Football (JMF) continuing to further enhance the foundation’s They play a key role in providing superannuation and financial work in engaging indigenous Australians through football. education to PFA members. As a result of our partnership, hundreds of our members have joined LUCRF Super. Many have taken advantage of benefits that are open to all of our members, such as personalised financial advice and a secure mobile app. For more information go to: www.lucrf.com.au

FIFPro Victoria University

FIFPro is the representative organisation for more than 65,000 Victoria University (VU) is known for its industry-focused professional footballers worldwide. Established in 1965 with the courses, flexible approach to education, and supportive and mission of supporting the players, FIFPro with its 55 members, culturally diverse learning environment. VU’s research and three candidate members and seven observer unions, makes it international reputation is also regarded as world-class. the biggest player union in the world. Ranked in the top 2% of universities globally (Times Higher Education World University Rankings), Victoria University is The PFA joined FIFPro in 1999, and 18 years later the PFA has world-class in the west. become an integral part of the ‘world players’ association,’ with PFA co-founder and Life Member Brendan Schwab previously holding the role of FIFPro Vice President and FIFPro Asia Chairman before being appointed as the Head of UNI World Athletes. With over 180 Australian’s based abroad, FIFPro has been integral in ensuring the rights of PFA members are respected both domestically and worldwide.

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PFA People

John Didulica Kathryn Gill Angela Collins Beau Busch Erin Clout Chief Executive Deputy Chief General Counsel National Manager, Player Relations Player Relations and Executive Player Development Executive Engagements Executive & Player Development Manager (PDM), Canberra United

Nick Farrugia Brianna Mann Brett Taylor Jim Files Julius Ross Jim Kourtis Membership Operations & Research & Digital & Social Media and Finance (Part Time) and Operations Events Executive Insights Executive Media Coordinator Communications Coordinator Executive

Jon McKain Gabby Ripoll Lucas Pantelis Robbie Gaspar Stephanie Gill Player Development Player Development Player Development Player Development Player Development Player Development Manager (PDM), Manager (PDM), Manager (PDM), Manager (PDM), Manager (PDM), Manager (PDM), Socceroos and Overseas Matildas & Sydney FC Adelaide United Perth Glory Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Based Players Wanderers

Helen Regan Emily Figueroa Jason Tutt Joey Didulica Player Development Player Development Player Development Player Development Manager (PDM), Manager (PDM), Manager (PDM), Manager (PDM), Wellington Phoenix Newcastle Jets & Central Melbourne Victory Melbourne City FC Coast Mariners 31 Courage World Class Intelligence Trust Respect

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