North L?ton vs South L?
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STATE OF AFFAIRS | Aurora Energy Synonymous with Tasmanian Football<br />
The name Aurora Energy has become synonymous with AFL football in Tasmania since it<br />
secured the naming rights for the former York Park back in 2006, making it the home of AFL<br />
in Tasmania.<br />
But the relationship between Aurora and football in<br />
Tasmania is much deeper than that, with the energy<br />
company’s support for junior football in the state now<br />
in its 13th year.<br />
The Aurora Footy in Schools program, which is<br />
conducted through a partnership with AFL Tasmania,<br />
brings the great Australian game to more than 8,000<br />
Tasmanian primary school children a year.<br />
More than 117,000 Tasmanians have experienced<br />
the program including some of the games current top<br />
line players such as Jack Riewoldt (Richmond), Grant<br />
Birchall (Hawthorn), Justin Sherman and Brodie Moles<br />
(Western Bulldogs), Tom Collier and Aaron Cornelius<br />
(Brisbane Lions), Aaron Joseph (Carl<strong>ton</strong>), Sam<br />
Lonergan (Essendon), Colin Garland (Melbourne) and<br />
Nathan Grima (<strong>North</strong> Melbourne).<br />
Members of non-traditional Australian football<br />
communities are among those getting their first taste<br />
of the great Australian game through the Aurora<br />
Energy Footy in Schools program.<br />
Former Brisbane Lions forward and current AFL<br />
Tasmania Business Development Manager Trent<br />
Bartlett said children of all backgrounds were<br />
enthusiastic about the clinics.<br />
“One of the great aspects of Australian football<br />
is that people of all shapes, sizes and ethnic<br />
backgrounds play and add their own flavour to the<br />
game,’’ said Mr Bartlett.<br />
“There is a whole generation of Tasmanian boys and<br />
girls who are getting their first taste of the game under<br />
the Aurora Footy in Schools program.<br />
“The program brings the game to all corners of<br />
Tasmania enabling children to rub shoulders with the<br />
stars of the Wrest Point State League and learn from<br />
the experts”.<br />
“The Aurora Footy in Schools program is a key to our<br />
objective of increasing participation in Australian<br />
football.’’<br />
Aurora Energy Public Relations Manager Richard<br />
Wilson said the program fitted perfectly with Aurora’s<br />
purpose – to see the Tasmanian community prosper.<br />
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