Our Community
The PFA prides itself on ensuring football is used as a positive social force and PFA members are empowered to pursue opportunities off the pitch that help deliver positive outcomes in their communities off the pitch. During a challenging year, members continued to give back to their communities through a range of initiatives, through the PFA.
Our Greener Pitch
Given the increasing individual and collective responsibility we have as global citizens to ensure our environment and our Earth is protected, the PFA launched ‘Our Greener Pitch’ in April 2021.
‘Our Greener Pitch’ aims to encourage players, clubs and the football community to take individual and collective action to mitigate the effects of climate change. The cornerstone of the policy is a commitment to reducing and offsetting the organisation’s carbon emissions.
The PFA prides itself on ensuring football is used as a positive social force and PFA members are empowered to pursue opportunities off the pitch that help deliver positive outcomes in their communities. During a challenging year, members continued to give back to their communities through a range of initiatives, through the PFA.
Footballers Trust
$15,000 donated to various charities and groups including the Leukemia Foundation, Blind Sports Australia and the Moriarty Foundation through Footballers’ Trust.
FIFPRO – #TogetherUnbreakable Campaign
Professional footballers across the world, including several PFA members, joined a FIFPRO fundraising campaign to support more than 75 women footballers evacuated from Afghanistan.
#ActionForAfghanistan
Several footballers, including PFA President Alex Wilkinson and Executive Committee member Lydia Williams, joined other prominent Australians in calling for more action from the Australian Government to support at-risk groups in Afghanistan.
Partnerships
John Moriarty Football
JMF operates in the remote Indigenous communities of Borroloola and Robinson River in the Northern Territory. JMF brings 2-16 year old Indigenous children together through sport, promoting good health and wellbeing. We aim to make a significant difference to school attendance and healthier lifestyles, with a belief that every child deserves a safe, protected start in life.
In 2018 the PFA reaffirmed their partnership with John Moriarty Football (JMF) continuing to further enhance the foundation’s work in engaging indigenous Australians through football.
FIFPro
FIFPro is the representative organisation for more than 65,000 professional footballers worldwide. Established in 1965 with the mission of supporting the players, FIFPro with its 55 members, three candidate members and seven observer unions, makes it the biggest player union in the world.
The PFA joined FIFPro in 1999, and 21 years later the PFA has 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.
LUCRF Super
LUCRF Super has been the major partner of the PFA since 2009. They play a key role in providing superannuation and financial 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
Torrens University
As Australia’s first new university in more than 20 years, Torrens University brings a careers-focused and global perspective to Australian higher education. Home to over 19,000+ students from 117+ different countries, Torrens University has quickly become Australia’s fastest- growing University and boasts a credible industry-immersive difference, with 91% of our students beginning their career within 12 months of graduation. Offering high-quality, undergraduate, graduate, and specialised degree programs in a wide range of academic disciplines, Torrens University proudly delivers programs at campuses across Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland, China, and online. Torrens University’s vision, ‘We champion the power of people to connect the world for good’, and its values of beginning and ending with people, being good, being creative, being bold, and being global are at its core. The vision and values underpin the university and informs all the work done in our institutions. As a certified B Corporation®, and with the belief that when its students succeed, countries prosper and societies benefit, Torrens University has an unwavering commitment to producing global graduates with the skills to form strong industry connections, rooted in a culture of change-making and positive impact on society and environment.