SA Footy

Hearing that the half time mini-league might be in trouble and may not continue due to lack of spon$orship...

I hope it survives, I'm sure many of us on here, myself included, have fond memories of playing mini-league for our favourite club...

Who was the main sponsor that has pulled out? Coke or CrapDonalds? Poor form if this is the case as they bastardized the geurnseys with the away team having to wear their crap jumper.

State Government 'Be Active' was the sponsor??

heater31 wrote:State Government 'Be Active' was the sponsor??

If this State Government can pull funding from a worthwhile entity like Innovate SA, they'll pull funding from anywhere. After all, they've now got to pay for Mike Rann's Gold Watch, Office, car, secretary, PA, phone bill, flights, accommodation, ....

I thought it was savings and loans that sponsored it last season..

Sjabc should know more..

mickey wrote:I thought it was savings and loans that sponsored it last season..

Sjabc should know more..

Was definately Savings and Loans that were Mini-League sponsors when my kids played at West Adelaide last year.

Savings and Loans no longer exists. Merged with Australian Central to become Peoples Choice.

CUTTERMAN wrote:Who was the main sponsor that has pulled out? Coke or CrapDonalds? Poor form if this is the case as they bastardized the geurnseys with the away team having to wear their crap jumper.

Well I was sorta close.

Savings & Loans did indeed sponsor it last year.

From my knowledge at this stage there isn't a sponsor like there has been the past couple of years.

However as far as I know, the mini league games will continue, the SANFL clubs will run the comp as they do now, and just use either the clubs junior jumpers or school jumpers.

This has happened before, the SA Government jumped in and did it under the "be active" banner.

A little while to go yet until the season starts so keep the faith.

Sounds like good news then Jabber...

Great news...

The mini league has been saved...

IGA came on board as the sponsor this morning, it was announced on 5AA with Tim Ginevar....

Big Phil wrote:Great news...

The mini league has been saved...

IGA came on board as the sponsor this morning, it was announced on 5AA with Tim Ginevar....

that is good news, it is fun to watch the mini league game, seeing the next generation of kids playing. i still have footage of when i played mini league and that was about 25 years ago.

well done IGA but its pretty sad that the SANFL is unable to afford it if there was no sponsorship. Perhaps we need more pokies

Big Phil wrote:Great news...

The mini league has been saved...

IGA came on board as the sponsor this morning, it was announced on 5AA with Tim Ginevar....

Anyone listen to this unfold on 5AA this morning?

Giniver was hinting all morning that he was go to find an answer, but at the same time saying how bad it was and getting interviews with Shaun Rehn etc and then BANG at 8.55am the phone call comes thru that IGA will sponsor it. A company that already sponsors the family friendly area at teh SANFL grounds, are you telling me the SANFL didnt approach them as a current sponsor for the league to take on or contribute to the mini league costs?

Great that they have saved it but either 5AA or SANFL or both are trying to bluff the public in the sake of publicity.

as they say

any publicity is good publicity

Dutchy wrote:

Big Phil wrote:Great news...

The mini league has been saved...

IGA came on board as the sponsor this morning, it was announced on 5AA with Tim Ginevar....

Anyone listen to this unfold on 5AA this morning?

Giniver was hinting all morning that he was go to find an answer, but at the same time saying how bad it was and getting interviews with Shaun Rehn etc and then BANG at 8.55am the phone call comes thru that IGA will sponsor it. A company that already sponsors the family friendly area at teh SANFL grounds, are you telling me the SANFL didnt approach them as a current sponsor for the league to take on or contribute to the mini league costs?

Great that they have saved it but either 5AA or SANFL or both are trying to bluff the public in the sake of publicity.

A media organisation seeking publicity? Bugger me dead!

And a big LOL at the bloke from the bank worried about the public being hoodwinked!

It costs about $40k from my understanding to run the mini-league each year and the SANFL has had to increase its funding to ABC tv coverage by about $25k. Interesting figures.

smac wrote:

Dutchy wrote:

Big Phil wrote:Great news...

The mini league has been saved...

IGA came on board as the sponsor this morning, it was announced on 5AA with Tim Ginevar....

Anyone listen to this unfold on 5AA this morning?

Giniver was hinting all morning that he was go to find an answer, but at the same time saying how bad it was and getting interviews with Shaun Rehn etc and then BANG at 8.55am the phone call comes thru that IGA will sponsor it. A company that already sponsors the family friendly area at teh SANFL grounds, are you telling me the SANFL didnt approach them as a current sponsor for the league to take on or contribute to the mini league costs?

Great that they have saved it but either 5AA or SANFL or both are trying to bluff the public in the sake of publicity.

A media organisation seeking publicity? Bugger me dead!

And a big LOL at the bloke from the bank worried about the public being hoodwinked!

Organisations not being transparent and incompetent? Bugger me dead

Eh?

smac wrote:Eh?

psst , I think he is talking about the SACA...