Football in Queensland is on the cusp of becoming the state’s most dominant sport.
Although rugby league maintains a firm grip upon the most consumed sport by the state’s residents, football remains the current most popular team sport in terms of participants.
While netball is currently the most participated female sport, football remains an ominous presence within the female sporting category with an abundance of potential to claim first upon the podium.
The newly founded state election campaign titled #EQUALISER is designated in ensuring optimal support is exercised for the existing and growing demand for football in the state by campaigning for further investment.
The initiative has come to fruition in order to allocate necessary funding towards football related infrastructure from government representatives, MP’s and electoral candidates across the plethora of Queensland political parties.
Robert Cavallucci indicated how far the game has come in the state via press release:
“The popularity of football has exploded with overall participation growing by 55% in the past five years. The game stands as the state’s largest team and club-based participation sport, delivering significant social and community benefits both on and off the field,” he said.
“Despite football’s size, reach and influence, the game is in dire need of additional infrastructure to meet its current obligations and to keep up with the continuous growth in demand across all regions and demographics.
“Data gathered from the #EQUALISER survey will enable FQ to engage with state decision-makers, MPs and candidates to reinforce the importance of football infrastructure funding commitments to not only their specific electorates and election outcomes, but also the broader Queensland community.”
#EQUALISER was founded on the premise of football and the government within Queensland creating a fruitful, positive and sustainable relationship all for the advancement of the ever growing sport within the state.
Those involved within the football community throughout the state now have a voice, it now possess the power required for change, all through the installation of the #EQUALISER survey.
Members of the football community have been requested via the FQ website to participate in the state wide survey. All to provide their opinions, requirements and improvements they require within their footballing obligation.
Volunteers, players, club officials, referees, administrators and management staff who provide data on the survey will enable football to prosper further, aligning with the respective strategic plans undertaken by FQ all set to transpire by 2026.
Football in the sunshine state is relishing with 300,000 players as of 2023.
A tremendous 44% increase took place within female participants, all occurring by the first quarter of 2023 as stated via the FQ website.
Now is a better time than ever, especially with the Women’s Asian Cup on the horizon for governing bodies to collaborate for the improvement of infrastructure.
The survey’s findings if heard has the capacity to have quite the emphasis upon the growth of football within the state.
