The SA Football Commission manages and controls the affairs of the League, including its major financial investments and the appointment of committees.

The Commission’s actions are bound by the Associations Incorporation Act, the SANFL Constitution and the League’s own regulations.

The SA Football Commission comprises seven non-executive members and the CEO. SA Football Commissioners are appointed for a three-year term by the ten League directors.

These directors are: 

• Les Stevens (Central District)
• Gary Metcalf (Glenelg)
• Bohdan Jaworskyj (North Adelaide)
• Joe Tripodi (Norwood)
• Peter Alexander APM (South Adelaide)
• Jason Kilic (Sturt)
• Paul Sperling (West Adelaide)
• Kurt Slaven (Woodville-West Torrens)
• Rob Kerin (Community Football)

THE HON. JOHN OLSEN AO

SANFL President and SA Football Commission Chairman 

• Appointed SANFL President and Commission Chairman on November 30, 2010.
• Appointed a member of the Commission in February 2010.
• Early involvement with Kadina Football Club, cemented during his tenure as Kadina Mayor in the 1970s.
• Awarded Life Membership of the West Adelaide Football Club in 2002.
• Served as West Adelaide’s number one ticket holder for 17 years.
• Appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1997.

John served as the 42nd Premier of South Australia from 1996 to 2001.

After leaving politics, he was appointed by the Howard Government as Australian Consul-General to Los Angeles and later became the Australian
Consul-General in New York. 

JAMIE COPPINS 

SANFL Vice President and SA Football Commission Deputy Chairman 

• Appointed onto the SA Football Commissioner in 1995 and promoted to Commission Deputy Chairman in 2008.
• Served as the North Adelaide Football Club CEO and SANFL Director (1992-1995)
• Served as North Adelaide Board Chairman (1985-1991) and held various positions within the club from 1974-1984, including Chairman of Selectors and and Deputy Chairman of the Board. 
• Life member of both the SANFL and North Adelaide Football Club.
• Played 127 league games with North Adelaide from 1963 to 1971 and gained selection in the All-Australian Amateurs in 1962.

Jamie retired from the home building industry after 34 years, 24 of which as the owner and director of building and property development companies. He was also involved as an owner/operator in the hotel industry for 16 years. 

LEIGH WHICKER

SA Football Executive Commissioner and SANFL General Manager

• General Manager since 1984 and full-time employee of the SANFL since 1981.
• Appointed Executive Commissioner with the formation of the South Australian Football Commission in 1990.
• Served as an integral member of the Football Park Steering Committee, which was responsible for the planning, development and completion of a new football stadium at West Lakes in the early 1970s.
• Established the catering operations at Football Park (now AAMI Stadium), which has since evolved into a business turning over more than $11 million each year.
• Appointed the first full-time Sturt Football Club General Manager in 1966.
• Served as League Delegate (Director) to the SANFL from 1968 to 1972.
• Played 43 league games with Sturt from 1963 to 1966 before injury forced him to retire prematurely.
• Awarded SANFL Life Membership in 1996 and AFL Life Membership in 2004.

PHILIP GALLAGHER 

SA Football Commissioner 

• Member of the SA Football Commission since 2000.
• Served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Finance Committee since inception. 
• Served as Norwood Football Club's League Director (1995-1999), Club Chairman (1996-1999), Board Member (1990-1999), Match Committee member and Selector (1986-1995). 
• Awarded life membership of both the Norwood Football Club and the SANFL.
• Played 292 games and kicked 216 goals over 14 seasons (1973-1986).
• Captained Norwood from 1981-1982, played eight State matches and was a member of four Norwood Premiership teams. 
• Inducted into the Norwood Football Club Hall of Fame in 2006.

Philip has been in private practice as an accountant since 1975. He has operated his own practice since 1985, after completing a Degree in Accounting in 1981 and being admitted as a Chartered Accountant in 1984. 

Philip’s practice specialises in management advice, tax planning and compliance, as well as providing all business requirements for small businesses. 

DAVID SHIPWAY 

SA Football Commissioner 

• Appointed a member of the SA Football Commission in 1997, a year after he became the Affiliated Leagues Council Chairman. 
• Served as West Adelaide Football Club's Management Committee member (1985), Club Chairman (1988-1989) and Club President (1990-1994). 
• Awarded West Adelaide Football Club Life Membership in 2000.
• Served on the SANFL’s Future Direction of Football Committee (1992-1994), which oversaw the League’s licence with the Adelaide Football Club in 1991 and the subsequent introduction of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL in 1997.
• Inducted as an SANFL Life Member in 2008. 
• Strong interest in country football development and was actively involved in the affiliation of the South Australian Amateur Football League with the SANFL.

David is the Managing Director of B L Shipway, a family company which supplies hydraulic equipment to the state’s agricultural, manufacturing, mining and defence industries. Outside of football, David served as a member of the Premier’s Small Business Advisory Council in the Brown-Olsen governments for four years. 

He has also been involved for 14 years with the Carbine Club of SA, a sporting club that raises money for children’s charities and has served as the club’s President for two terms (2001-2002 and 2007-2008). He is an ambassador for CanDo4Kids, which provides services to blind and deaf children, and also has a long-standing involvement with Bedford Industries. 

DION McCAFFRIE 

SA Football Commissioner 

• Appointed a member of the Commission in February 2004.
• Chaired sub-committees reviewing the SANFL’s underage structure (2008) and the League Tribunal (2007-2008).
• Involved in football administration since the 1980s.
• Served 13 years as a member of the West Adelaide Football Club's Management Committee.
• Appointed West's Chairman and President in 1993 and 1994 respectively – positions he held until joining the Commission.
• Served as SANFL League Director for 11 years and was a member of the SANFL Boundaries Commission in 1990.
• Awarded SANFL Life Membership in 2005.

Dion has been a Solicitor and the Partner of Andersons Solicitors for 30 years. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Adelaide in 1975. 

RICHARD ALLEN

SA Football Commissioner 

• Appointed a member of the Commission in October 2010.
• Served as Sturt Football Club’s Treasurer (1995-2010), later becoming a Club Board Member (1999-2010)
• Appointed Sturt President in 2005, a role he held for six years.
• Awarded life membership of the Sturt Football Club, Scotch Old Collegians Football Club and the SA Amateur Football League.

Richard is a member of the Institute of Public Accountants and a Fellow of the Tax Institute of Australia. He has served as the director of his own public accounting and tax agency firm, Allen & Co since 1995.

TOM ZORICH

SA Football Commissioner 

• Appointed to the Central District Football Club Board in 1994
• Appointed Club Vice-Chairman and Football Director in 1999
• Appointed Club Chairman in 2006, a role he has held for five seasons
• Central District player (1974-1977)
• Managing Director of the Zorich Group that owns Sportspower, JT Surf and Rivalry Urbanwear
• Involved in the retail industry for 25 years
• Elected member for the City of Gawler for four years (2006-2010)
• Director on the Board of Sportspower in the 1990s

ANDREW KILLEY

SA Football Commissioner

• Appointed a member of the Commission in May 2011.

Andrew is a founding partner of KWP!, a South Australian advertising company responsible for a range of high-profile clients including RAA, Yalumba Wines and the SA Tourism Commission. 

He currently serves on the boards of Kain Corporate & Commercial Lawyers, Hutt St Centre and the Carbine Club and has previously been involved with Thoroughbred Racing SA and Norwood Football Club.

PHILIP DUVAL

SA Football Commissioner

• Appointed a member of the Commission in July 2011.