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SANFL is investing more than $14 million on the project, with a further $11 million coming from State and Federal funding and $250,000 from the AFL.
SANFL’s investment in the next generation of South Australian football stars has taken a major step forward with construction starting on its $25.3 million Talent and Community Facility at West Lakes.
The facility, the first of its type for Australian football nationally, will be built adjacent to Football Park on land owned by SANFL and become the high-performance training venue for SANFL’s elite male and female under-16s and under-18s, as well as First Nations and multicultural talent academies.
The facility is a centrepiece in SANFL’s continued efforts to provide the best possible pathways for male and female talent to participate at SANFL or AFL level.
The SANFL Talent and Community Facility – funded by SANFL, the state and federal governments and the AFL – will feature:
Approximately 300 young footballers each year are anticipated to use the facility, which is planned to be completed in November 2025.
- Unisex player changerooms, gymnasium, rehabilitation suites, coaching and education facilities
- Multi-purpose community function centre
- Allied health practice rooms accessible by the community
- New administration offices for SANFL’s Talent Department
- Landscaping and plaza works to support community and sporting events.