1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: MIXI a four point nine dot com for all the 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: latest news and information. Now three sixty with Katie Wolf. 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: Everyone is listening Mix one O four point nine one hundred. 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: It is time to talk footy. 5 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 2: And joining me on the line right now is the 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 2: Gold Coast Sons Chief executive Mark Evans. Good morning to you, Mark. 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 3: Hello Katie. Yeah, lots of views around town this morning, 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 3: isn't there. We're a part of that. 9 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 10 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 3: Promote the round eleven match against the Mighty Hawks, blockbuster event. 11 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 3: We wanted to be a massive event for the Suns 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 3: and to the territory and good chance I think we 13 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 3: can get the AFL to give us a marquee time 14 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 3: slot to celebrate Sir Doug Nichols round. 15 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 2: Well, mate, you seem to be here quite often at 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 2: the moment. Are the Suns going to move to the 17 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:47,959 Speaker 2: Gold Coast? I mean to so the Northern Territory. 18 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,319 Speaker 3: It's our second home at the moment and we love 19 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 3: coming here and just brought a wonderful lifestyle, safest place 20 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 3: in Australia and we feel very much at home when 21 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 3: we get here. 22 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 2: So what's the announcement all about today? Just launching that 23 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 2: round eleven game and is it something that we're going 24 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 2: to see sort of here each and every year. 25 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 3: Maybe we're very proud of it, and we've said to 26 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 3: the AFL that worked so well, you know, showcasing s 27 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 3: Doug Nichols Round attracting the Dreamtime Game last year, that 28 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 3: we wanted to be part of that again this year. 29 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 3: So we are now pushing for the AFL to give 30 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 3: us a marquee timeslot so we can really kick off 31 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 3: that Sir Doug Nichols Round in great fashion and so far, 32 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 3: so good. They can't guarantee the fixture at this point 33 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 3: of time because of all of the machinations with COVID 34 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 3: around the country, but they're the discussions we're having. 35 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 2: With them, and we know the round does recognize the 36 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: contribution of current and past indigenous footballers, including many Territorians. 37 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 2: You know, I think that that is it's one of 38 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 2: the reasons why this is such an important round for 39 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: the territory, I think so. 40 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 3: I mean, the territory should be absolutely front and center 41 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 3: of that round. And as you know, Belbould also play 42 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 3: a game in Alice Springs and I think the AFL 43 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 3: are contemplating having the Sadarg Nicol celebrations across two rounds, 44 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 3: with the Darwin match in round eleven and then the 45 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 3: Alice Springs match in round twelve. 46 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 2: Now it is still a little while off, but what 47 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 2: can we expect that weekend when the Suns are in 48 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 2: town and they're going to be doing some stuff out 49 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 2: in the community and with our school students and that 50 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 2: type of thing. 51 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're here at the moment, and a couple of 52 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 3: our players out at Ladmellow Primary School this morning and 53 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 3: doing some things out there. Last year when we came 54 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 3: to town, we were in the bubble, the COVID bubble 55 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 3: for the AFL's protocols. This time around, we hope that 56 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:37,839 Speaker 3: we can come here and spend a bit of time 57 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 3: in the community seeing kids out at their footy clubs, 58 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 3: but also in schools. We've got some big plans to 59 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 3: launch some school program activities across this year. 60 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, it'd be wonderful to see. I think I said 61 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 2: this to you last time you're on the show. I 62 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 2: think it's so important. It's one of the really important 63 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: parts of a partnership is having those footy clubs and 64 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 2: having those wonderful players visiting our young students and you know, 65 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 2: reminding them really that anything's possible when they're involved in sport. 66 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 3: That's right and part of the community involvement means that 67 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 3: we can support education outcomes as well, and we've created 68 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 3: online a learning module that we hope to launch through 69 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 3: the territory later on in the year, so it should 70 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 3: be quite exciting. 71 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 2: Well, gold Co's Sons Chief Executive Mark Evans. Always great 72 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: to talk to you, mate, Thanks so much for your 73 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 2: time this morning. 74 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 3: Thanks Katie, thank you.