AFL Sydney Clubs benefit from Toyota Good for Footy Grant

AFL Sydney has had two clubs benefit from the 2022 Toyota Good for Footy Gear Grant program.

For the third year running, Toyota is providing 100 female football teams around the country the funding required to supply new uniforms to players, making it more accessible for women and girls to play the game they love.

Successful recipient clubs receive a $1,600 grant. Twenty clubs across NSW and the ACT were successful in this year’s program, up from 14 in 2021, which included our very own Inner West Magpies and Newtown Breakaways.

Toyota has provided more than $420,000 of funding to community football clubs since the Toyota Good for Footy Gear Grant program was established in 2020, taking the total number of clubs to have benefitted to nearly 300 since its inception.

 

“The Inner West Magpies are delighted to accept a Toyota Good for Footy grant for new playing gear. These grants are a great way to support thousands of women who play grassroots AFL. In the early days, we often had to make do with handoffs but now we play great footy in great gear. This support really helps promotes a sense of pride in the women’s game. We all deserve a quality footy strip. It’s as simple as that.”

Yvette Andrews (Vice President, Inner West Magpies)

 

“The Newtown Breakaways have had a longstanding dream to be able to run out in our own Indigenous guernsey that represents our club and local community. However, as an independent footy club and with the pandemic hitting players and sponsors, it has been difficult to find the funding to make our dream a reality. The Toyota Good for Footy grant allows us to achieve our dream and provide Indigenous Guernseys for our women’s teams. We can now proudly run out in a jersey that represents our story, our meeting place, and our home of Midjuburi/Marrickville. These lands belong to the Gadigal and Wangal people of the Eora nation, and we recognise them as the traditional custodians of the valley on which we play. We look forward to debuting these guernseys on April 23 when we host our inaugural Indigenous round with a quadruple header at our home ground of HJ Mahoney Park in Marrickville.”

Tiffany Chen (President, Newtown Breakaways)

 

The announcement comes ahead of the AFLW Toyota Good for Footy Round, which celebrates Toyota’s significant contribution to Australian football from the grassroots to the elite level.

AFL Executive General Manager of Customer and Commercial, Kylie Rogers, said the AFL is pleased to recognise Toyota’s support of the women’s football with a dedicated round again this year.

“I would like to thank our longstanding partner, Toyota, whose support of football across all levels of the game continues to positively impact the entire football community,” Ms Rogers said.

“We are thrilled to bring to life the AFLW Toyota Good For Footy Round in round six of the competition, and celebrate the 100 community clubs who have received funding for new uniforms through the 2022 Toyota Good For Footy Gear Grant program.”

Toyota Australia Chief Marketing Officer, Vin Naidoo, said Toyota was committed to supporting football at all levels, from grassroots clubs to elite competition, and making footy accessible for all.

“Female participation has grown exponentially in recent years, and it’s through the Good for Footy Gear Grants Program that we hope to inspire even more women and girls to get involved in this great game for years to come,” he said.

“Toyota is immensely proud to support female footy teams in supplying the right gear, and we’re delighted to announce the deserving recipients of the $1,600 grant during this year’s AFLW Toyota Good For Footy Round.”