Optus proudly supports AFL through our partnerships with the Sydney Swans and Carlton Football Clubs. We have been a proud Sponsor of the Carlton Football Club since 1993 and became the joint Major Sponsor in 2005. We have also been a Premier Partner of the Sydney Swans since 1999.

Through these sponsorships, we are involved in a wide range of fantastic initiatives - including:

Train with the Team

As part of this program, Optus customers join both AFL players and coaches (at either the SCG in Sydney or at MC Labour Park in Melbourne) and are given the chance to get professional tips and to test their footy skills against their favourite players. Guests are also given their own authentic AFL Guernsey and are able to talk footy with players over food and drinks afterwards.

Sydney Swans Clinic for Kids

On 1 June 2008, Optus hosted an AFL clinic with the Sydney Swans - to help inspire some of Australia's ill or disadvantaged children. Through the Starlight Children's Foundation and Mission Australia, Optus invited several children - aged between 6 and 12 - to attend the clinic. They received tips on handballing, kicking and marking from Swans' players Kristin Thornton and Brett Meredith. After the clinic, the kids and their families enjoyed a delicious barbeque.

We wish our teams all the best for the 2008 AFL premiership season.

Optus proudly supporting the Sydney Swans and Carlton Football Clubs