Friday 11th April 2025
11:30am – 2:30pm
Hilton Adelaide
Step into the excitement of the ‘Festival of Footy’ in South Australia with Showcase SA’s exclusive Gather Round Lunch. This is your chance to create meaningful connections within the business community while immersing yourself in the spirit of the 2025 AFL Gather Round.
Hearing from legendary AFL players and experts including Tom Jonas, Erin Phillips OAM, Matthew Clarke and Caitlin Gould on the panel, and Mark Bickley as MC, this is not an event to be missed!
Ticket price includes a 2-course lunch and 3-hour beverage package. Gold and Platinum members can utilise one ticket from their membership allocation.
Individual tickets are available for $180 (+gst) or a Table of 10 for $1,800 (+gst)
VIP Tickets are available for $230 (+gst)
VIP tickets include priority seating, and an additional 30 minutes of networking prior to the event with the keynote speakers, sponsors and other VIP guests (Showcase SA Gold and Platinum Members will automatically receive this VIP upgrade).
Showcase SA is honoured to have chosen Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation as our charitable partner for this event. Breakthrough is Australia’s only dedicated mental health research foundation, existing to support ground breaking research that will help to transform the lives of those affected by mental health issues.
Learn more about the incredible work Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation do, and how you can contribute to their cause. All funds raised at this event will go towards Breakthrough.
Tom Jonas is a retired AFL captain of the Port Adelaide Football Club.
Drafted to Port Adelaide with pick 16 in the 2011 rookie draft, the former Redleg made his debut in the 2011 season before establishing himself as a key part of the Power’s defence in 2013.
Appointed captain of the club in 2019, Tom was an All-Australian nominee in the 2017, 2018 and 2020 season as well as finishing runner-up in the club’s Best and Fairest voting in 2018. Tom called time on his decorated career after playing 216 games for the Power.
Tom launched ‘Hey Diddle’ – a South Australian wine label alongside teammate Brad Ebert and is a law graduate from the University of Adelaide and currently working in leadership consultancy at both a sporting and corporate level.
An Olympian and three-time AFLW Premiership player, Erin Phillips continues to make an impact beyond the field. In 2021, she was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for her contributions to basketball and Australian Rules Football. A trailblazer in women’s sports, Erin remains dedicated to inspiring the next generation of female athlete.
The AFLW changed the face of Australian sport forever, and Erin Phillips was the face of that change. Formerly a champion basketballer, born to Port Adelaide Football Club icon Greg Phillips, Erin’s success on the footy field was no surprise to anyone who has followed her remarkable career on the court.
After achieving her dream of captaining the Port Adelaide Football Club for two seasons, Erin retired from AFLW at the end of the 2023 season. Now, she is embarking on the next chapter of her career, working in the AFL’s football department while also fulfilling media commitments with Channel 7 and Triple M.
Recognised as one of the best tap ruckman of his time, Matthew Clarke represented the Adelaide Crows in 118 games and four finals series.
A journeyman as a player, Clarke was first drafted to Richmond, before making his AFL debut with the Brisbane Bears as a 19-year-old in 1993. After 130 games, a Best and Fairest and two runners-ups placings, Clarke was picked up by Adelaide ahead of the 2000 season before winding up his career at St Kilda in 2007, with 258 games.
An intelligent man on and off the field, coaching came as a natural evolution for Clarke. He now serves as Adelaide Crow’s AFLW head coach, guiding the team to 2 premierships.
A versatile and aggressive tall with strong follow-up play, Caitlin Gould was selected by the Crows with their fifth pick in the 2019 draft. With a background in state-level volleyball, Caitlin showcased her talent as Glenelg’s lead ruck, earning recognition in the 2019 SANFLW Team of the Year.
Caitlin made her AFLW debut in 2020, playing four games in her first season. Since then, she has become a reliable and consistent performer, playing a key role in the team, and is a Season Six premiership player.
Adelaide’s dual premiership captain Mark Bickley began his football life in Port Pirie before progressing to South Adelaide, where he played 53 SANFL games. In 1991, he made his AFL debut with the Adelaide Football Club, quickly becoming one of the Crows best and most reliable contributors, and was appointed captain in 1997.
Bickley would lead his side to a flag in his first season in the role, courtesy of a rousing grand final win over St Kilda. The following year saw him repeat the accomplishment against hot favourites North Melbourne. Mark retired in 2003 after a then club record of 272 AFL games in 13 seasons. He is an Adelaide Football Club life member, an AFL life member, and in 2009 was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. Mark was also an assistant coach at AFL level for six years in his post football years.
Currently, Mark spends his time on SEN breakfast radio partnered with Jarrod Walsh, as well as his General Manager position with the fast-growing Magain Real Estate.
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