Ladder was established by AFL players in 2007 who recognised the power of sport, and the AFL industry, as being a powerful vehicle for social change.

To this day, players continue to be at the heart of the organisation, supporting as staff, board members, advocates, volunteers and mentors. AFL players also provide significant financial support to the organisation, with every AFL player contributing $25 to Ladder per senior match. This equates to over $217,000 per year.

The introduction of the AFLW league in 2017 saw a new wave of players embrace Ladder and actively work alongside AFL players to help young people in need. 

Ladder is proud to be the official charity of the AFL Players' Association (AFLPA) and has delivered significant social impact since Ladder's inception. Ladder is the only organisation that all 1,100 players collectively support. 

Ladder is also privileged to be a national charity partner of the AFL. The AFL provides finance and IT support to Ladder as well as contributing financially. Ladder is the official charity partner of the AFL Finals Series which is their biggest annual fundraising drive.

To find out more about Ladder and how, as an AFL/AFLW player, you can get involved, please contact [email protected] 

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Ladder would like to recognise and thank the following current and former players for volunteering their time to support our work and our young people this year.

Alicia Eva	Emma Grant	Libby Birch
Aliesha Newman	Emma Kearney	Maeve Chaplin
Amelia Velardo	Georgia Campbell	Michael Hartley
Ben Cavarra	Izzy Huntington	Sam Philp
Bobby Hill	Jackson Hately	Tahlia Fellows
Brittany Bonnici	Joel Smith	Tahlia Gillard
Courtney Jones	John Noble	Tarni White
Daisy Bateman	Jordan Roughead	Touk Miller
Eliza West	Krstel Petrevski	Xavier O’Halloran

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