OUR VALUES UNITY — COURAGE — PROFESSIONALISM ’ — FAIR PLAY ’ AFLPA RLPA AJA President Luke Ball Chairman Jim Phelan Chairman Ross Inglis Vice-President Matthew Pavlich General President Clint Newton Chief Executive Officer Paul Innes OAM (Acting) CEO Ian Prendergast CEO David Garnsey General Manager Des O’Keeffe Board Members Ted Richards, Brad Sewell, Board Members Sam Burgess, Directors Petero Civoniceva, Simon Gillies, ’ Drew Petrie, Daniel Jackson, Will Minson, The Directors represent each State Patrick Dangerfield, Jimmy Bartel Dene Halatau, Ben Hannant, Dr Hugh Hazard, Dr Tilda Khoshaba, Jockeys Association and are made up of Tim Mannah the following: PFA NSW Bob Whyburn, Mark Newnham Chairman John Poulakakis NBLPA QLD Pam O’Neill, Glen Prentice Suite 115/757 Bourke Street President Simon Colosimo President Jacob Holmes VIC Neville Wilson, Ross Inglis TAS Kevin Ring, Shannon Brazil Vice President Ante Covic Vice-President Shawn Redhage Docklands VIC 3008 SA Clare Lindop, Simon Price WHO WE ARE Executive Adrian Leijer, Mark Milligan, General Administrator David Cooper Australia Bruce Djite, Jon McKain, Shane Stefanutto, WA Craig Staples, Shaun Meers NT Troy Walsh, Craig Moon Matt McKay, Travis Dodd, Alex Wilkinson RUPA ABN 70 330 435 459 CEO Adam Vivian Chairman Bruce Hodgkinson SC ACA President Benn Robinson Phone + 61 (0) 3 8686 1046 ANPA President Greg Dyer CEO Greg Harris President Bianca Chatfield Executive George Bailey, Michael Hussey, Email [email protected] Executive Bernard Foley, James Horwill, Board Sharelle McMahon, Laura Geitz, Kim Matt Hodgson, Stephen Moore, Shane Watson, Neil Maxwell, Marcus North, Web ausathletesall.com.au Green, Erin Bell, Natalie Medhurst Nic Stirzaker, Adam Wallace-Harrison, Lisa Sthalekar Executive Director John-Paul Blandthorn Pat Howard, Shannon Parry CEO Paul Marsh @AusAthletesAll WHO WE ARE OUR PEOPLE THE AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES’ ALLIANCE (AAA) THE AAA BOARD IS MADE UP OF – KNOWN AS THE “TRIPLE A” – THE LEADERS OF AUSTRALIA’S IS THE PEAK BODY FOR AUSTRALIA’S ELITE PROFESSIONAL atHLETES. MajOR PLAYERS’ ASSOCIatIONS. The AAA represents over 3,500 athletes through Australia’s eight major players’ and athletes’ associations: • Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) • Australian Football League Players’ Association (AFL Players) • Australian Jockeys’ Association (AJA) • Australian Netball Players’ Association (ANPA) Chairman: David Garnsey • National Basketball League Players’ Association (NBLPA) Board Members: John-Paul Blandthorn, Jacob • Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) Holmes, Paul Marsh, John Poulakakis, Ian • Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) Prendergast • Rugby Union Players’ Association (RUPA) General Secretary: Brendan Schwab The AAA and our member associations share important common • the protection of athletes when injured BRENDAN SCHWAB IAN PRENDERgaST PAUL MARSH values and standards: DaVID GARNSEY • athlete health and safety and the responsibility of each sport CHAIRMAN GENERAL Secretary BoarD MEMBER BoarD MEMBER • a love of sport, that drives the dedication and sacrifice and its employers to guarantee it required to build a professional athletic career • effective measures to promote the integrity of sport and • Chief Executive Officer of the RLPA • Director of law firm International Player • Acting CEO, AFL Players (since 2014) • Chief Executive Officer of the ACA Relations (IPR) (appointed July 2005) • a commitment to promoting the rights and responsibilities of protect sport from corruption and cheating (appointed July 2009) • General Manager – Player Relations, Australia’s elite athletes • effective measures to protect sport from racism, and to • Negotiator of the 2013 – 2017 National • Co-founder (2007) and General Secretary AFL Players (since 2009) • Executive Chairman of Federation of promote equal opportunity within sport Rugby League Collective Bargaining of the AAA (since 2009) • Professional Australian Rules the International Cricket Association • an overarching responsibility to advance the wellbeing of Agreement • FIFPro Board Member (since 2009) and • the dedicated involvement of athletes in community and footballer at the Carlton Football Club (FICA), the international representative Australian sport and its role in the community Vice President (since 2013) charitable work, and in the promotion of sport • Member of the Board that administers the (1999 – 2006) body of all professional cricketers and • a deep awareness of the short term and precarious nature Player Retirement Account • Chairman of FIFPro Asia (since 2007) their associations (2013-2014) of the athletic career path, and the importance of developing • tax reform • Combined football with study and • Member - Player Agent Accreditation • Member – FIFA Players’ Status Committee • Previously: Manager, Member each athlete as a well-rounded human being as well as a graduated with a Bachelor of Laws • illicit drugs policy Committee (appointed 2013) Services and Operations of ACA sportsperson from Monash University in 2006 • dispute resolution within the sporting framework and without • Member - NRL/RLPA Welfare and • Former Judge FIFA Dispute Resolution • Lawyer, Griffin Hilditch Lawyers and (appointed October 2001) and Sales • a commitment to ensuring all player associations have high recourse to the courts Education Committee Chamber (2001 – 2005 & 2009 – 2013) professional footballer with South and Marketing Manager with the Port levels of governance and are ultimately accountable to their • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Bachelor of Laws • the organisation of athletes’ associations in Australia and • Vice Chair - Steering Committee of UNI Adelaide Panthers in the SANFL (2006 Adelaide Football Club membership. Sport PRO, the world athletes’ union (since throughout the world, including the development of powerful • Fellow of the Australian Property Institute – 2007) • Negotiator of numerous Memoranda History shows that sport makes better decisions when the international player movements in football (FIFPro), cricket • Board Member of the AAA (since 2009) 2011) of Understanding with Cricket (FICA) and rugby union (IRPA). • Special Counsel to the PFA (since 2012) • Founder SANFL Players’ Association athletes have a seat at the table. In the last 20 years or so, the (2006) Australia (2005 – 2009, 2009 – 2011, AAA and our member associations have driven some of the most • Co-founder of the PFA (1993), former Chief 2012 – 2017), development of the All of this has been achieved without the widespread industrial • Lawyer with Melbourne based media important reforms and developments in Australian sport that disputation, work stoppages and litigation that are features of JacOB HOLMES Executive (1995 – 2003 & 2006 – 2012) ACA’s first Strategic Plan and the and Chairman (2005 – 2006). Negotiator law specialists Kelly Hazell Quill (2008) have helped place our nation as a world leader, on and off the professional sport in many parts of the world. BoarD MEMBER expansion of the ACA’s Commercial field. These include: of all PFA collective agreements for • Board Member of the AAA (since 2014) and Professional Development However, too often, the leaders and policy makers of Australian • President of the NBLPA (since 2011) Socceroos, Matildas, A-League & National Programs • the good governance of sport, including major reforms to the Soccer League Players since 1993 sport approach many of the enormous challenges of today and • Professional basketball player in the • Bachelor of Commerce structure of national sporting organisations and leagues • Bachelor of Laws the future with a mindset that excludes athletes from many key National Basketball League (since JOHN POULAKAKIS • collective bargaining agreements that ensure the sustainable • Master of Business Administration decisions. 2001) • Master of Business Administration growth of professional sport, the athletic career path, high BoarD MEMBER • Board Member of the AAA (since 2007 performance and community sport Threats to the integrity of sport, for example, have seen a • 2011-present, Townsville Crocodiles including 5 years as Chairman (2009 constant stream of regulation that is ineffective and threatens • Director of Game Plan, a sports • sports and labour market reforms such as revenue sharing • Australian Institute of Sport (2000- – 2014) the civil rights of athletes despite overwhelming evidence that JOHN-PAUL BLANDTHORN marketing consultancy established in and salary caps that promote competitive balance within, 2001) 1999 • Appointed CEO AFL Players (June corruption and cheating do not begin with athletes. Indeed, in st and the economic viability of, sport whilst ensuring athletes • Gold Medallist as a member of the BoarD MEMBER 2014) and will assume position 1 countries where corruption and cheating are most problematic, • Chairman of the PFA (since 2006) receive a fair and equitable share of game revenue Australian Boomers at the 2006 • Executive Director – ANPA (since 2005) September 2014 such as parts of Eastern Europe and Asia, the collective Commonwealth Games • Experienced advertising executive, • full-time professionalism underpinned by fair and sustainable representation of athletes is denied by sporting authorities. • Director - Victorian Jockeys’ Association expert in building some of the most conditions of employment • Vice-President of the Federal (since 2005) iconic Australian brands including The AAA – on behalf our eight member athletes’ associations • the increasing professionalisation of women’s sport, Management Committee