WILSTON GRANGE GORILLAS A.F.C EST. 1945 SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL SEASON 2014 VICTORES PER UNITEM Victory through unity www.gorillas.com.au HICKEY PARK 35 BARBARRA ST STAFFORD QLD 4053
General Information HISTORY Wilston-Grange Australian Football Club was established in 1945, making The Gorillas one of the oldest clubs in Queensland football. With a proud history of success of four senior premierships and numerous reserve and colts premierships, a multitude of junior premierships and representative players, five Grogan Medallists and players that have progressed through through the junior and senior ranks to play at AFL level, WilstonGrange has a history which is the envy of many clubs in Brisbane. In the days when sporting clubs come and go, Wilston-Grange is here to stay. CURRENT STATUS The club participates in the QAFL State League Div 1 competition which is the premier community football competition in QLD, and is the focus of significant media and community attention. The Gorillas field two senior teams and an under eighteens side, together with a Masters team (over 35) and a Veterans team (over 45), both of which have attracted great support. In addition, we have this year added a Ladies team and the junior section of the club provides over 250 young footballers and their families the chance to play and support the game they love each weekend. Our planning is focused on being a dominant force in the State League in the near future as well as providing a great experience for our community and social players, fun footy times for our junior and youth players with a pathway for those that that want to reach higher. We believe we have the capacity to continue our growth in line with forecast growth of AFL Australia wide, and as an inner city Brisbane club, we are perfectly placed to assist our partners in growing their businesses, achieving outcomes and contributing to the community we service. JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT The lifeblood of any sporting club is its juniors and we at Wilston-Grange foster the development of Australian Football in Brisbane by fielding junior teams from under six through to the under sixteen age groups. This ensures a huge number of players, parents, relatives and friends are attending Hickey Park on a regular basis, so great exposure and advertising opportunities are there for the taking. We pride ourselves on the quality of our coaching staff and are very pleased to have ex AFL and many ex Wilston-Grange players as coaches of our junior teams. 2
FACILITIES The Club, based at picturesque Hickey Park, has undoubtedly some of the best facilities in local sport and is only 5km from Brisbane City. As the first Queensland Australian Rules Club to build a clubhouse, it was not surprising to see the club install state of the art ground lighting and irrigation and continually upgrade the playing surface to keep ahead of other clubs in the competition. We have developed a second oval, Peter Butler Field, with the assistance of Brisbane City Council and continue to provide local community-based organisations such as Softball, Fly Fishing and Netball clubs a base for their activities. AFL9s, Oztag and touch football competitions are also based at Hickey Park and with all the above happening over 100,000 people visit and use our ground each year! The social clubrooms were extensively redeveloped in 2005/06 and now provide modern, air-conditioned function and meeting facilities for community use. Government funding has been obtained and planning is underway for the construction of new state of the art change rooms, offices and medical facilities which will further entrench Hickey Park as the hub of sport in the inner North of Brisbane. THE FUTURE Wilston-Grange is building for the future. The Club has a long-term plan to become one of the power clubs of Queensland Football and to continue to foster development of Australian Football in Queensland. The Club is actively seeking ways to best utilise its facilities by forming partnerships with other sporting groups and associations to further improve sport and 3
recreation in the inner northern suburbs of Brisbane. A founding member of BINSC (Brisbane Inner North Sporting Community), the Gorillas have a long and proud history of working with other community clubs and organisations to provide recreation, sport and healthy lifestyle options for our local population. Hickey Park will undoubtedly be a place for all sports to call home. Our geographical area is being rejuvenated by the influx of young families and Wilston Grange AFC will remain an integral part of this growing community in the twenty first century. join us now! 4
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES PLATINUM NAMING RIGHTS SPONSOR - $22,000 (INC GST) Ground naming rights- included in all QAFL publications Logo on Senior/Reserves Guernsey Major signage at Hickey Park entrance and scoreboard, supplied by WGAFC 2x Golden Gorilla memberships valued at $550 each (includes members shirt, cap, discounts at bar and with sponsors, 2x free drinks on Thursdays and home games) Prominent logo on plastic membership cards Major exposure via club website 2x tickets to Sportsman s dinner in April 2x tickets to President s club lunch during home game in June 2x tickets to club best and fairest dinner night in October. Opportunities to present at major club functions Opportunities to include promotional offers in club newsletters as often as required. Major exposure via regular Facebook communication with broad database 5
GOLD SPONSOR (2 AVAILABLE) - $11,000 (INC GST) Logo on Senior/Reserve playing jumper (large logo on back) Fence Sign Supplied by WGAFC 2x Golden Gorilla memberships valued at $550 each (includes members shirt, cap, discounts at bar and with sponsors, 2x free drinks on Thursdays and home games) Logo on plastic membership cards Major exposure via club website 2x tickets to Sportsman s dinner in April 2x tickets to President s club lunch during home game in June 2x tickets to club best and fairest dinner night in October. Opportunities to present at major club functions Opportunities to include promotional offers in club newsletters as often as required. Major exposure via regular Facebook communication with broad database 6
SILVER SPONSOR $5,500 (INC GST) Sign on ground (paid for by club) Logo on u18s Guernsey Logo on club website home page and listing in sponsors directory Business cards in AFL Traders Rack in Social Club 1x Golden Gorilla membership valued at $550 each (includes members shirt, cap, discounts at bar and with sponsors, 2x free drinks on Thursdays and home games) 1x ticket to Sportsman s dinner in April 1x ticket to President s club lunch during home game in June 1x ticket to club best and fairest dinner night in October. Opportunities to include promotional offers in club newsletters twice p.a. Exposure via Facebook communication with broad database 7
MASTERS, LADIES YOUTH/JUNIOR TEAM SPONSOR $2,750 (INC GST) Sign on ground (paid for by club) Logo on Masters, Ladies, Youth or Junior Team Guernsey Logo on club website home page and listing in sponsors directory Business cards in AFL Traders Rack in Social Club 1x Golden Gorilla membership valued at $550 each (includes members shirt, cap, discounts at bar and with sponsors, 2x free drinks on Thursdays and home games) 1x ticket to Sportsman s dinner in April 1x ticket to President s club lunch during home game in June 1x ticket to club best and fairest dinner night in October. Opportunities to include promotional offers in club newsletters twice p.a. Exposure via Facebook communication with broad database 8
CLUB SPONSOR - $1,100 (INC GST) Sign on ground (supplied by WGAFC) Logo on club website home page and listing in sponsors directory Business cards in AFL Traders Rack in Social Club 1x Premium Adult membership valued at $110 each (includes members shirt, cap, discounts at bar and with sponsors) 1x ticket to Sportsman s dinner in April 1x ticket to President s club lunch during home game in June 1x ticket to club best and fairest dinner night in October. Opportunities to include promotional offers in club newsletter once p.a. Exposure via Facebook communication with broad database CLUB SPONSOR - $550 (INC GST) Sign on ground (paid for by sponsor) Acknowledgement on club website with logo and name (Sponsors directory) Business cards in AFL Traders Rack in Social Club 1x Premium Adult membership valued at $110 each (includes members shirt, cap, discounts at bar and with sponsors) 9
WILSTON GRANGE A.F.C CONTACT DETAILS For more information regarding sponsorship opportunities with the Wilston Grange Gorillas A.F.C, please contact any of the following: Sponsorship Coordinators Trevor Blanch Mob: 0410 738 593 Email: trevor.blanch@gorillas.com.au Brett Gillett brett.gillett@gorillas.com.au 0403 319 974 Shane Bensted shane.bensted@gorillas.com.au 0412 292 710 Media Coordinator Leigh Stevenson leigh@gorillas.com.au 0407 762 073 10