Adelaide SportsGrad Meetup - Sept 1st 2026
Want a job in sport? Or to grow the career you've already got? Get in the room.
You never know who you'll meet at a SportsGrad Meetup. Join the Adelaide Meetup to catch up with industry folk and meet new people.
What's involved?
SportsGrad Meetups are a fun opportunity to casually connect with people in the sports industry.
Hear from guest speakers about how they grew their career, and make new connections in sport.
Guest Speakers:
Ashleigh Waite - AFLW Player Development Manager at Port Adelaide Football Club
Ashleigh Waite is the AFLW Player Development Manager at the Port Adelaide Football Club. Ashleigh supports athletes across areas including wellbeing, personal growth, career and education, and professional development. Her work focuses on helping athletes navigate the demands of elite sport to succeed both on and off the field. If you want to work in athlete wellbeing, come and meet Ash.
Hope Branch - Competitions Coordinator at Netball South Australia and The Adelaide Thunderbirds
Hope Branch is the Competitions Coordinator at Netball SA and the Adelaide Thunderbirds. She leads the strategic planning, operational delivery and optimisation of Netball SA's community competition portfolio. Here she coordinates the delivery of high-quality experiences. If you want to learn how one of the industry’s young guns broke into a strategic role in sport, come and meet Hope.
Who goes to SportsGrad meetups?
SportsGrad Members
Professionals working in sport
People looking to break into sport
Tickets are limited, so grab them while they're hot.
Set yourself up for a big finish to 2026 with an industry network that lifts your career.
Dress code: Smart casual is fine
Host: Reuben Williams
Reuben Williams is the Founder of SportsGrad, and co-host of the SportsGrad Podcast, a chart-topping careers show with over 350 episodes featuring interviews with leaders from the AFL, NRL, Cricket, NBA, NFL, Olympics and more.
He's also an ex-Cricket Australia employee and started SportsGrad to help others land their dream job in sport. SportsGrad Members have now landed over 800 roles in the industry.
See you there!