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According to data from AFL Tables, the Titans averaged 19536 fans at their 12 home games in the 2023 season, up 28.66% from the year prior and nearly a 30% increase from the average total across their 18 seasons. According to an article by Adrian Proszenko in the Sydney Morning Herald, this reflects the league average attendance increase of 22.6% with an average of 18,404. Having recorded a higher increase and average attendance than the league as a whole while finishing in 14th, shows promise for potential growth of the Titans fan base in years to come and arguably relates to the blind degree of optimism many sports fans have - one of the unique characteristics of sport.

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Rugby League Tables / Attendances /Gold Coast Titans

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Rugby League Tables - NRL Stats & Tables

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Continued Attendance and Potential Stakeholders - Limited Suites Available in Remaining 2024 Games 

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Continued Attendance and Potential Stakeholders - Limited Suites Available in Remaining 2024 Games 

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Following the 2023 record attendance previously mentioned, a corporate Titans report from 21 March 2024 said that "demand for private suites... is at an all-time high" suggesting continued support, especially for membership and higher packages that often provide more community engagement. As the commercial partnerships manager, I would look to continue promoting these final suites, noting that they are limited, as that can drive people to act and book. Futhermore, I would work on making the experience of these fans as good as possible, so that they may book other games this season, or in the future, to turn them into part of our community, and potentially even stakeholders.

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Demand for private suites at Cbus Super Stadium is at an all-time high, with only a few remaining for some of the blockbuster fixtures still to come in 2024.

The allocation has been exhausted for the Titans round 22 clash against the Brisbane Broncos. The fixture, which falls on Women in League Round, will also see the Titans NRLW side play at home for the first time in 2024. Availability remains for other hospitality products, including the Palladium Club, TopSport Club Lounge or Outdoor Boxes.

Our suites offer first-class views of the on-field action and allow you to entertain in your own private indoor room.

Enjoy premium food and beverages before moving onto your own private balcony seating to enjoy the game in style.

There is only one suite remaining for each of the matches against Manly, North Queensland and the NZ Warriors with demand for these games meaning they will sell out shortly.

Want to lock in your place in some of the best seats in the house? Get in touch with our Corporate Sales Manager today to secure your spot.

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Last suites, move quickly to secure your private hospitality

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Want your own private suite at Cbus Super Stadium this season? You better hurry as only a handful remain for our remaining games.

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Rugby League Growth Across All Ages and Genders

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Rugby League Growth Across All Ages and Genders

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In a NRL article, Colleen Edwards reported significant growth of 35% in rugby participation across Australia, with over 1.6 million individuals involved in rugby league activities in 2022-2023. Female participation was a key factor, increasing by 22%. This growth underscores the sport's profound impact on communities, fostering a sense of belonging, health, and teamwork. Such participation figures are crucial for promoting community engagement and partnership development as they showcase the sport's popularity and reach. For clubs like the Titans, leveraging rugby league's widespread appeal can attract partnerships, enhance community initiatives, and solidify the club's role as a unifying force within its community.

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With interest and support around the NRL's newest club surging, Dolphins halfback Sean O'Sullivan has seen first-hand the growth of rugby league from a grassroots level across Queensland.

At the start of this month, Queensland Rugby League player registrations were up 14 percent, equating to about 8000 more registered participants compared to the corresponding period in 2022, with the figures nationally worth celebrating as well. The national club rugby league participation rate is up 13 percent on this time last year and just 6.5 percent off passing last year's national total.

"Junior rugby league played a big role for me; it's where you first started to play the game of rugby league, it's where you meet your best friends who I still have to this day," O'Sullivan, who was a Glenmore Park Brumbies junior, said from the Queensland event announcing the participation rates at Kayo Stadium.

"I think there are important life lessons that you learn as a young kid when you play with mates, it teaches you some great values for later on and it taught myself and my family, some great lessons.

"My mum was the team manager and she ran the canteen on a Saturday and she probably didn't always want to do it, but she did it for me and it's just that community feel that I don't think you can get from other sports and it's something about rugby league, it brings everyone together."

Speaking from the Queensland event, which was held concurrently with announcements at Sydney's Kellyville Park and AAMI Park in Melbourne, NRL head of football elite competitions Graham Annesley praised the contributions of all the participants involved at club level across the junior and senior ranks, including the players, parents, match officials and volunteers.

"It's really about just celebrating what rugby league does in the local communities," Annesley said.

"It's important that for the thousands of boys and girls that play our game, it's much more than just playing sport, it's about the contribution that it makes to our community generally.

"It's from not only the players, it's officials, it's volunteers, parents who all commit their time to this sport.

"Our game is growing; it is continuing to grow and it is a fantastic season.

"In terms of numbers, just to demonstrate how strongly our game is growing and our current strength, we are currently over 170,000 registered participants, that's up 14% from the same time last year.

"And if we focus on Queensland in particular, we have over 60,000 participants, which is up 12 percent on the same time last year."

As has been the case for a number of seasons now, the rise of female participation was a key factor in the growth of the game across the nation.

"The female participation rates are on the rise," Annesley said. "They currently sit at 33,000, up 22 percent from the same time last year.

"When I talk about the female game ... in Queensland, the participation rate is currently up 21 percent compared to last year; just under 9000 girls have pulled on the boots so far ... in what's a landmark year for the women's game with the expansion of the NRLW competition.

"That's a great endorsement of the growth of the women's game."

Rugby league in Victoria is also growing and is heading for a record season with more players and more teams than ever before in 2023.

At the announcement at AAMI Park, NRL Victoria General Manager Brent Silva said the increase in both junior and senior numbers this year was great news for the on-going health and development of rugby league in Victoria.

"It's really pleasing and encouraging to see more and more people are getting out to their local club and signing on as a rugby league player," Silva said.

For Annesley, the future was looking bright for the game from grassroots to the elite level.

"It's never been a more exciting time to be part of rugby league and I want to thank everyone who gives up their time, from the parents, volunteers, officials, everyone who contributes to the game at all levels for the fabulous work that they do," Annesley said.

It's not too late to sign up for the 2023 season. Find out more at the Play Rugby League website.

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Rugby league celebrates club participation growth across the nation

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Club rugby league is enjoying strong growth with the national club rugby league participation rate up 13 percent on this time last year and just 6.5 percent off passing last year's national total.

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Following Through With Our Purpose - Building Community

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Following Through With Our Purpose - Building Community

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As stated in our 2030 Roadmap, the Titans are always striving to instill pride in the Gold Coast community, infusing them with inspiration and foster unity through our achievements, both on and off the field. This is essential as it enhances the club's reputation, strengthens relationships with stakeholders, and expands the potential for partnerships, all of which align with the Board's objectives. By uniting the community, we become a more attractive partner, facilitating collaboration even amidst resource constraints and competing teams. This shared sense of pride and unity also fosters loyalty, driving sustained support and commercial success for the Titans.

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This Titans news article highlights the success of young players, contributing to a promising future for the team. Key data includes impressive performances by emerging talents and their positive impact on the club's trajectory. Promoting community engagement and partnership development is crucial, especially with increased participation of women in rugby throughout Australia, as stated in the NRL report by Edwards. This inclusivity broadens the fan base, attracts diverse partnerships, and fosters a sense of belonging, making the club more relevant and appealing to a wider audience. Specific partnerships can be made with women specific organizations, and more local female youth teams.

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Titans look forward to a bright future after young guns fire | Titans

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The Gold Coast Titans are putting their faith in their ‘generation next’ to help them set a winning tone in the opening rounds of the NRLW competition.

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According to the 2021-2022 Social Impact Report the NRL Community has seven marquee programs and projects that address critical societal issues including mental health, cohesion, education, health& wellbeing, inclusion, and more. In collaboation with leading experts across these various fields and the National Government, the NRL delivers best-practice programs that had a SROI ratio of 1:3.50 SROI for participants and the wider community and reached 53,642 participants in 2021. This connects to the Titans purpose noted in the strategic plan of helping communities thrive, and shows tangible, real life impact on the larger scale of the league.

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Stakeholders and Their Importance to the Titans

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Stakeholders and Their Importance to the Titans

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Some examples of stakeholders include players, coaches, fans, sponsors, governing bodies, local communities and businesses, schools, non profits, and media. Identifying them involves assessing their influence, interests, and roles in community engagement. Engaging these stakeholders can enrich community involvement through sponsorship, volunteer programs, facility sharing, and grassroots initiatives. When analyzing stakeholders in elite sport systems and policy strittmatter et al found that the quality of policies and decisions are enhanced by engaging these stakeholders. Effective inclusion strategies involve understanding their needs, fostering collaboration, and aligning goals to enhance the sport and team's reach, social impact, and sustainability.

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Connecting With Local Youth - NRL and Titans Deliver Roads to Regions Program

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Connecting With Local Youth - NRL and Titans Deliver Roads to Regions Program

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According to a Titans news release, the program, hosted alongside the NRL in attracted over 3700 participants in Ipswich and. the surrounding areas. This program involved Titans players and staff visiting regional areas, engaging with local communities through workshops, training sessions, and games. Such initiatives are vital for community engagement and partnership development as they foster strong connections between the club and its broader community. By reaching out to regional areas, the Titans strengthen our fan base, build a sense of community, enhance brand visibility, and create opportunities for potential partnerships with local businesses and organizations. The impact these programs has is reflected in the NRL Social Impact Report.

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The Gold Coast Titans joined forces with the NRL late last month to deliver the annual 'Roads to Regions' program.

Roads to Regions 2024: Ipswich and surrounds

The main focus for 2024 was on Ipswich and surrounding areas and with 3,706 participants, it was a big week of education, fun and games across grades 1 students all the way up to grade 11.

The Titans had NRLW players Shannon Mato, Jaime Chapman, Hailee Jay-Maunsell and Evania Pelite on hand

while Jayden Campbell and Josiah Pahulu represented the NRL squad.

Pahulu is an Ipswich junior so the trip home was extra special for the Titans' NRL hopeful.

The focus of this year's curriculum was 'Simply Your Best.'
To discover a little more about the program and its outcomes read on below...
The initiative targets regional and remote areas of Australia and New Zealand with the specific objective to support and empower rugby league communities, to ensure their success and to grow the game.

These visits included targeted educational programs at schools, visits to junior rugby league clubs, meet and greets and development opportunities.

The NRL resource delivered is 'Simply Your Best'. This year's theme aimed to lead and inspire school students and aspiring NRL/NRLW stars to be the best they can be, by providing pathways and opportunities to live positive, respectful and healthy lives.

Whether in the class room or on the football field, it is about doing your best, rather than being the best.

Players were there to talk to students about always giving their best! 'That's all anyone can ask of you. It's not about always winning or being the best but having an attitude that whatever gets thrown your way WIN, LOSE or DRAW you walk away knowing that you have given Simply Your Best'

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Over 3,700 participants take part in 'Roads to Regions'

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The Gold Coast Titans joined forces with the NRL late last month to deliver the annual 'Roads to Regions' program.

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AFLTables “Gold Coast Titans Attendance” 2024 https://afltables.com/rl/crowds/titans.html

Edwards, Colleen “Rugby league celebrates club participation growth across the nation” NRL, 19 April 2023

https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/04/19/rugby-league-celebrates-club-participation-growth-nationally/

Edwards, Colleen “Titans look forward to a bright future after young guns fire” Titans, 24 July 2023, https://www.titans.com.au/news/2023/07/25/titans-look-forward-to-a-bright-future-after-young-guns-fire/

NRL “NRL Community 2021/2022” 2022 https://www.nrl.com/siteassets/community/pdfs/2022-impact-report/08370_nrl_com_report_2022_a4_v9.pdf

Proszenko, Adrian “NRL attendance records tumble as fans flock back to footy” The Sydney Morning Herlad, 2 September 2023 https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-attendance-records-tumble-as-fans-flock-back-to-footy-20230902-p5e1ib.html

Sydney FC “Community Partnerships Manager” https://sydneyfc.com/commercial-partnerships-manager/

Titans, “Building Titans 2030 Roadmap”

https://www.titans.com.au/contentassets/d90bfed6d0884854943cc643e7353d60/building-titans---2030-roadmap.pdf

Titans, “Over 3700 Participants Take Part in Roads To Regions” 4 Mar 2024 https://www.titans.com.au/news/2024/03/04/over-3700-participants-take-part-in-roads-to-regions/

Titans, “Last suites, move quickly to secure your private hospitality” 21 March 2024 https://www.titans.com.au/news/2024/03/21/last-suites-move-quickly-to-secure-your-private-hospitality/

Titans “Titans Together” https://www.titans.com.au/community/

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According to the Titans Community webpage, as sports hold great power, the club tries to use their voice "to fuel positive change", with an emphasis on care, inclusion, uniting, and inspiring through actions. Key areas of emphasis are towards indigenous peoples, inclusion especially of local communities through specialized development and participation programs, school programs, and junior Rugby league. Initiatives such as this need to continue to be developed, promoted, and partnered to grow community engagement and expand partnerships for the club.

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As a NRL club, our voice is louder than most. But we're determined to use it to fuel positive change. To speak up for those in our community who often feel unheard. And through our actions, we Care, Include, Unite and Inspire - making life better for our region's most vulnerable people. Together, we're Titans.

Gold Coast Titans proudly acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are situated, the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connections to the lands, waters and their extended communities throughout South East Queensland.

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Using the popularity and profile of rugby league, the Gold Coast Titans are driven to create a better life for the people of our community, driving change through the power of positive action. As Titans Together, we will Care, Include, Unite and Inspire.

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As seen by the Sydney FC job description, the Community Partnerships Manager drives revenue growth through cultivating and managing strategic partnerships. Responsibilities include identifying and securing new commercial opportunities, managing existing partnerships to ensure mutual success, and developing innovative activation strategies to maximize value for both the club and its partners. This role requires strong negotiation skills, a deep understanding of the sports industry and its commercial landscape, as well as the ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.

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We are recruiting for the exciting role of Commercial Partnerships Manager.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial at Sydney FC, you will manage the Commercial Partnerships across the Women's, Men's, and Academy teams, and in some instances, also the Sydney FC Foundation Program.

Sydney FC's Commercial Partnerships are vital to our club being able to provide footballing entertainment to our fans, services to our community, pathways to future professionals, and careers for athletes and administrators alike. Sydney FC is one of the most successful sporting clubs in the country. It has a significant fan base and audience to provide our Partners with a premium opportunity to align themselves and achieve their marketing goals.

To be considered for this role, the candidate should have:

experience managing commercial partnership programs (preferably in a sporting environment);

strong marketing understanding and skills relating to both client and rights holder sides;

excellent time management and the ability to juggle a range of initiatives at the same time; and

the capacity to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders required to drive the respective Partnerships.

This role will have the following key responsibilities: Existing Sydney FC Partners

Own, manage, and foster the relationship between Sydney FC and Partners;

Develop and implement objectives-based marketing and leveraging plans for each Partner;

Manage all Partner contractual benefits with other Sydney FC departments, and the Partner, to ensure benefits are delivered;

Provide reporting and measurement against each plan to ensure value and delivery achieved for each Partner;

Timely Partner reporting (e.g., post relevant brand campaign and/or end of season) providing critical analysis and insights;

Work with the Business Development Manager to process and manage all corporate hospitality sales;

Work with the Sydney FC Foundation Manager to process and manage all respective Foundation benefits provided to a Partner;

Work with relevant Sydney FC departments to manage applicable Partner match day assets, including but not limited to, signage uploads, signage run sheet, ticketing allocation & distribution, social media postings, marketing communications, events & functions etc;

Work with relevant Sydney FC departments to manage applicable Partner non-match day assets, including but not limited to, social media postings, marketing communications, player appearances, events, functions, etc;

Identify new opportunities for both Sydney FC and Partners across assets, other Partners (B2B), and Sydney FC departments;

Work closely with the Head of Commercial in negotiation & renewal discussions, and drafting of contracts, with all Partners; and

Management and ownership of the commercial servicing budget.

New Partners

Prepare new business presentations;

Lead new Partner onboarding processes and integration within Sydney FC channels and departments; and

Advise relevant Sydney FC departments of deliverables in new potential contracts (e.g., player appearances, social media postings, stadium LED signage rotations, corporate hospitality, etc) and assist in the process for leveraging ideation.

Other

Work with and assist the Business Development Manager and the Sydney FC Foundation Manager to achieve collective commercial and club goals; and

Other duties as reasonably expected by the role and/or reasonably requested by the Head of Commercial.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Relationship management skills;

Strong marketing knowledge and skills;

A team player that wants to see the collective succeed;

Passion for sport and/or sports management;

Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills;

Ability to influence peers/clients without creating conflict;

Tenacity, resilience and persistence to achieve objectives;

A strong relationship builder across a wide range of stakeholders;

Ability to contribute to team budgeting and forecasting, make links between strategic and operational plans, and possesses a good commercial acumen;

Excellent technical ability with Microsoft Programs (Excel, PowerPoint etc), Salesforce, and other IT programs as required from time to time;

Excellent organisational skills, time management and the ability to work well under pressure on a variety of tasks; and

A flexible attitude to working hours, dates and delivery.

WHAT WE ARE OFFERING

Permanent Full-time position.

Competitive remuneration - commensurate with experience

A flexible working environment

A rare chance to work at a leading sports club

Opportunity for growth and career development

Long-term career with stability and security

TO APPLY
To be considered for this role please submit a one-page cover letter that addresses:

1. Why you are the ideal person for the role

2. Why you want to join our team

Send the cover letter along with a copy of your CV to info@sydneyfc.com

Applications should be a maximum of three pages, including cover letter, and less than 5MB in size.
Applications close Sunday 19 August 2023

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We are recruiting for the exciting role of Commercial Partnerships Manager. Reporting to the Head of Commercial at Sydney FC, you will manage the Commercial Partnerships across the Women's, Men's, and Academy teams, and in some instances, also the Sydney FC Foundation Program.