Player Development Program
In 2005, AFLPA moved all services provided under the Player Development Program in-house, employing experts in the fields of education, player welfare and career transition.
In 2006, a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (2007–2011) was negotiated with the AFL.
The key principles of the five year agreement focused on delivering stability and opportunity, ahead of a crucial period where the game will push for unprecedented national growth.

AFLPA Induction Camp
The AFLPA organises Induction Camps to introduce new draftees into the AFL system.
The two-day event, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, is attended by draftees from each of the 17 AFL teams.

 

 

Some of the topics covered:

• Lifeskills
  
• Accountability and responsibility
  
• Depression
  
• Road safety
  
• Illicit Drugs & Gambling
  
• Anti-doping
  
• Community work
  
• Diversity in the AFL
  

AFLPA Indigenous Camp
In 2000, AFLPA created the AFLPA Indigenous Camp to support indigenous players and increase their profiles as good role models.
The AFLPA Indigenous Camp has since been held biennually.

It has been held at:

• 2000 Melbourne (Victoria)
• 2002 Uluru (Northern Territories)
  
• 2004 Broome (Western Australia)
  
• 2006 Townsville (Queensland)
  
• 2009 Darwin (Northern Territories)
  
• 2011 Redfern (New South Wales)
  

The Camp consists of a variety of workshops that includes:

• Indigenous Leadership Program (ILP)
  
• Financial planning
  
• Indigenous history
  Upon completion of the Camp, the All-Stars Indigenous team play against an AFL club in an exhibition game.

Open Universities Australia sponsorship agreement.
The AFLPA worked together with Open Universities Australia(OUA) in 2010 to form a three-year sponsorship agreement that will ensure current and past AFL players receive support in continuing education.

Benefits of the agreement:

• Each year, five retired (retired for more than three years) players will receive 'Learning for Life Scholarships'.
  

• Players taking up study for the first time or recently returning to study will be supported through a mentoring program.
  

Elite Athlete Friendly University program
The Elite Athlete Friendly University program (EAFU) was another measure put in by the AFLPA to encourage footballers to stay in tertiary level study while pursuing a full-time sporting career.

The EAFU consists a network of forty universities across Australia, providing athletes, including footballers, a supportive and accommodating environment which recognises the challenges they face when combining professional sport with study.

This has resulted in an increase in the number of footballers undertaking tertiary study.