Kyabram District League players don armbands for TAC Road Safety Round

The initiative comes during the worst year on Victorian roads in a decade as 179 people (as of July 29) have lost their lives on Victorian roads in 2025, 15 more than the same time last year.

The majority of fatalities have occurred in regional areas — where players, coaches and volunteers have a reliance on their vehicles and regularly travel long distances for games and training.

The TAC partnered with AFL Victoria for a seventh season to deliver Road Safety Round. This year, the spotlight was on speeding — a leading cause of more than 30 per cent of fatal crashes and 25 per cent of serious injury crashes in Victoria.

AFL Victoria chief executive Greg Madigan emphasised the ongoing presence of the initiative across leagues as a way to band together to face a serious issue in regional Victoria.

“Road Safety Round is now a fixture in the community footy calendar, and its impact goes far beyond the field,” he said.

“When players, coaches and volunteers wear the armband, they send a powerful message of unity and commitment to the community.”