2017 Sanfl Annual Report
SANFL RND 2. 140 YEARS LOGO LOCK UPS_PAGE 1 2017 SANFL ANNUAL REPORT L NF SA B LU C L L A B T O O F E D I A L E D C A T R O P M S AGPIE 1 2017: A YEAR IN REVIEW 2017 marked a major milestone for SANFL, We collaborated with the State Library of South with the League cementing its position as the Australia to showcase 140 years of SANFL history oldest surviving football league of any code in with two hugely successful exhibitions; Straight Australia by celebrating its 140th anniversary in through the middle: Football in South Australia style. and In a league of its own: Celebrating 140 years of SANFL. Importantly, we continued to blend tradition with This celebration was a critically important innovation, promoting and growing the game of milestone for our organisation; a chance to reflect football across all levels throughout the State. on our achievements while also reinforcing our place in the fabric of South Australian community Key highlights of the year included: – throughout the past, in the present and towards the future. • Participation increased to more than 174,000, an overall increase of more than 15% on the previous year; FINANCIAL • The number of females playing the game PERFORMANCE at club level increased by 53% with a 22% increase in girls involved in Auskick; SANFL recorded a statutory net profit of $3.87 • Norwood won the inaugural SANFL million in 2017. Women’s Premiership, with two new clubs – Sturt and South Adelaide – added As the statutory profit of SANFL includes stadium to the competition for 2018 with increased depreciation and impairment of Football Park prizemoney on offer; and assets and the revaluation of a number of balance sheet assets which are measured at fair value, • Sturt claimed back-to-back League SANFL measures its financial performance based Premierships with a pulsating one-point on the net cash flow generated from its operating win against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval activities.
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