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by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago

In 2007, all AFL listed players agreed to donate $25 from their match payments to their official charity Ladder, which helps homeless youth. In 2014, the players voted to increase that figure to $50, with $25 still earmarked for Ladder. The other $25 collected going to the AFL Players Care Fund. This fund, amounting to over $435,000, will then be distributed among the 18 clubs and the players will have a say regarding which charities will receive donations.

In 2015, $217,800 was collected and donated to various charities around Australia. AFL Players’ Association CEO, Paul Marsh, said he was proud of all the players for taking the initiative, “AFL players have a unique opportunity to influence change in our community and it’s outstanding that the players have decided of their own accord to donate $50 per player, per game ... "For years, AFL players have gone above and beyond to assist community organizations and ... those in need ... the AFL Players’ Association are proud of the entire playing group for seeking to make an ever bigger difference ... ". AFLPA president Matthew Pavlich concurred, saying he was proud of the players for driving the initiative.

St Kilda was the first, announcing shortly after the unveiling of the AFLPA plan, that $5000 would be donated to the Spirit Foundation to assist with bushfire relief in southern Victoria. Fremantle has also donated $10,000 to the Lord Mayor's Distress Relief Fund to assist those affected by January's Yarloop (several hundred miles south of Perth and Fremantle) fires.

Source: Vanessa Gigliotti, AFLPA Media Release; Luke Morfesse, Fremantle Media Release

Article last changed on Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 6:23 PM EST


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