Football Australia Extend Deal with PacificAus TV

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Football Australia, in collaboration with Free TV Australia, have extended their partnership with PacificAus TV through to 2027.

This partnership will bring all Football Australia-controlled home matches for both the Matildas and the Socceroos to the Pacific free of charge. In addition, Hahn Australia Cup and Australian Championship fixtures will be included.

This renewed agreement strengthens the bond between the Australian Government and PacificAus TV, which is an integral part of their Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy.

It also comes a week after Football Australia and OFC entered an agreement to develop football on the pitch through an MoU, which shows a clear intention to have fingerprints on the underepresented region. 

PacificAus TV’s main objective is to diversify Indo-Pacific television with high-quality, trusted Australian content.

For Football Australia, this deal serves as a key part of their strategy to showcase their national men’s and women’s teams and premier competitions.

The strategy aims to boost the profile of Australian Football in international markets through increased exposure and reach.

Football Australia Interim CEO, Heather Garriock spoke on the importance of the partnership to both Australia and the Pacific.

“Football Australia’s partnership with PacificAus TV is an important expansion of Football Australia’s strategy to be a leader in the Pacific region,” Garriock said in a press release.

“We are delighted to expand our broadcast partnership with PacificAus TV and to ensure that football continues to inspire and connect communities across the Pacific.”

PacificAus TV Director, Shane Wood commented on the renewed agreement and its contribution to sporting and cultural ties between Australia and the Pacific.

“This partnership with Football Australia underlines PacificAus TV’s role in the Australian Government’s efforts to increase access to high quality, trusted and credible Australian television content in the Indo-Pacific, strengthening cultural and sporting ties across the region,” Wood said in a press release.

Additionally, the agreement reinforces Football Australia’s mission to use football as a platform to strengthen relationships and build capacity across the Pacific and Oceania region.

Matches will be available for broadcast in the following locations: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

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Off the Pitch Podcast: Cavallucci On the Importance of FQ’s Future Club+ Initiative for Local Clubs

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On Episode 16 of Soccerscene’s Off the Pitch Podcast, it was a special episode with FQ CEO Rob Cavallucci ahead of the all-important 2025 Queensland Football Convention.

Many topics around the issues in Queensland football were discussed including Futsal’s incredible growth, update on Perry Park’s upgrade plan and driving player retention in certain youth age groups.

On the topic of administration, FQ’s new Future Club+ is a ground-breaking initiative designed to strengthen the foundations of football clubs across the state.

The concept of this began after last year’s convention and through interactive club lab sessions and ongoing consultation, FQ are continuing those discussions and driving practical change.

Cavallucci discussed the current volunteering and administration issues that are plaguing local football clubs.

“Future Club+ is in line with what I talked about earlier in regard to what we need to do to best position this sport for the next 20 years,” he said.

“Clubs are run by volunteers and volunteerism is waning. A lot of clubs can’t get the administration right because they also can’t get the governance right.

“The sport is run by volunteers and when you look at the fact that volunteerism is declining in Australia across every sport, you know it’s a problem we have to solve right now.

“From a governing body point of view, when you look at that, that’s actually a limiting factor on the success of our sport.”

He also gave a solution on how FQ are going to tackle this in the future, specifically in regards to what  Future Club+ will offer in the 2025 Queensland Football Convention and beyond.

“We need to start to work with clubs to transform how they manage themselves and that means a whole series of things. Hence the Future Club+ concept is looking at that and rethinking about best practice of how a club should operate,” he said.

“What we’ve been doing over the last 18 months through a series of webinars and in the last convention, and even in this upcoming one, there’s three Future Club+ sessions and it’s all about best practice at a club.”

In this convention, the three Future Club+ sessions are:

#1 What data reveals about your club future

#2 The amalgamation playbook: Real stories from the clubs forging the future

#3 The growth engine: your tool kit to fund staff and empower volunteers.

“Those three subjects should be very appealing to any club.”

Click hear the full interview with Rob Cavallucci, on Episode 16 of Soccerscene’s Off the Pitch Podcast – available on all major podcasting platforms.

Perth Glory Extends Deal With Theme Group

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Perth Glory have announced one of their major partners, Theme Group will be continuing to work with the club for the 2025/26 A-Leagues season.

Theme Group is Western Australia’s leading provider of food services, cleaning solutions and facility management, servicing some of WA’s most iconic venues, industries and events for the mining, aviation, education and healthcare sectors, as well as certain arenas.

The extended partnership will continue to have Theme Group cater all of Perth Glory’s dietary needs, both for events and players and staff, under the Good Food Eating brand, which caters to a number of high-performance touring athletes and teams across Australia and overseas.

Perth Glory CEO, Anthony Radich commented on the ongoing partnership being another positive step forward for the club.

“Theme Group have been fantastic supporters of Perth Glory for many years, and their renewed, three-year commitment reflects the strength of that relationship,” he said via press release.

“They share our values around excellence, community and performance and we’re proud to have a local WA company that’s fuelling both our players and our Members and fans.”

Theme Group Founder and Executive General Manager, Robbie Damjanovic called the partnership a proud continuation of the company’s passion for the football community in the state.

“Football has always been in my blood and Perth Glory has played a big part in my family for generations,” he said via press release.

“We’re thrilled to continue supporting the club and to continue enhancing the experience for players, staff and fans alike.

“Through our Good Food Eating brand, we’re proud to bring the same nutrition that fuels high-performance teams to everyone, whether that’s at the stadium, in stores, or in your own workplace.”

Alongside the news of the extended partnership, Perth Glory fans will also be able to enjoy the same performance-driven nutrition as the club members, with Good Food Eating’s Grab and Go.

The new accessible meals are now available in major supermarkets and convenience stores across Perth, along with an upcoming direct-order catering service for offices, schools and private functions.

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