Gather Round Sprint

EVENT DATE & TIME

COMMUNITY FOOTBALLERS

Sat, 12 April from 10am to 12noon plus Under 14 finals at half time of the football

SAAL EXHIBITION RACES AND COMMUNITY FOOTBALLERS

Sun, 13 April from 10am to 12noon plus football finals at half time of the football

***ALL HEATS AND FINALS ARE AT THE BAROSSA PARK LIVE SITE***

Nominations close midnight: 06/04/25

CLICK HERE FOR RACE SCHEDULE

EVENT ADDRESS

Barossa Park Live Site – Adjacent the main ground where the official AFL Gather Round matches are played, Lyndoch SA 5351

PARKING:         

Please note, there is no parking available at Barossa Park.

All participants are encouraged to take the train and shuttle or one of the many Barossa shuttle options in the links below to get to and from the ground across the weekend.

Multiple Park ‘n’ Ride locations are located around the Barossa region with multiple shuttle services operating from 9:00 am up to the first bounce, and after the match. Patrons should allow 15 to 30 minutes travel time from each Park ‘n’ Ride location via these shuttles.

Gather Round 2025 – Adelaide Metro

Transport specific link for Saturday:

Gather Round: North Melbourne vs Gold Coast Suns – Adelaide Metro

Transport specific link for Sunday:

Gather Round: Richmond vs Fremantle – Adelaide Metro

We are excited to be returning to the Barossa Valley and collaborating with the SA Tourism Commission, State Government, AFL and SANFL to bring the excitement of sprinting to Gather Round.

SA Athletic League registered athletes are invited to compete in SAAL 70m exhibition races at the Gather Round Sprint event at Lyndoch on Sunday 13th of April 2025.

Heats will be held between 10am and 12 noon with the final at half time of the Richmond vs Freemantle game. Both heats and final will be on the newly redeveloped Barossa Park Live Site adjacent to the main ground where the football matches are being played. Entry is FREE!
• Under 14 70m Sprint $200 prize pool
• Under 18 70m Sprint $400 prize pool
• Over 35 70m Sprint $600 prize pool
• Women’ 70m Sprint $1,000 prize pool
• Men’s 70m Sprint $1,000 prize pool

This is an exciting opportunity to be amongst the action at Gather Round, have a last hit out for the season or get a race in before Stawell!

Entry is free! Enter here now: https://saal.org.au/
Entries close Friday 4th of April

The exhibition events for SAAL Members are non penalty with all athletes handicapped to target time to ensure tight and exciting finishes.

COMMUNITY FOOTBALL RACES

We are on the hunt to find the fastest community footballer! There’s a prize pool of over $30k to be shared by both players and footy clubs – so get ready to put on the boots, don the guernsey and sprint it out against the best. 

The sprint will take place at Barossa Park in Lyndoch at the Barossa Park Live Site – adjacent to the main ground where the official AFL Gather Round matches are played.

Further details: Gather Round Sprint – Lyndoch, | South Australia

Register with SANFL via PlayHQ through the link below and we’ll see you at Barossa Park! NOW CLOSED
https://www.playhq.com/afl/register/81dfb2

Terms & Conditions of entry apply.