Areas of Practice

  • Elite Stadium and Sporting Facility Projects
  • Community Facility Projects
  • Sports Strategy Development
  • Business Planning
  • Financial Analysis

Simon Gorr – Specialist

Stadium and Infrastructure Planning

Bio

Simon is an experienced senior executive with 20+ years spent in various roles at the Australian Football League and the Australian sporting industry. He has played a key role in every major oval stadium and sporting facility development undertaken over the past decade, together with many second-tier and community facilities.

As a consultant, Simon has worked with some of Australia’s most high-profile leagues, venues and sporting clubs including Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Cricket Australia, Victoria Racing Club, Melbourne Racing Club, the Sydney Roosters and the Westerm Bulldogs.

Simon is a capable leader with strong interpersonal skills evidenced through leading complex, large-scale, multi-party negotiations, projects and teams to deliver economic and social value to the satisfaction of numerous and often competing stakeholders.

Previous Roles

Head of AFl Infrastructure – AFL
National Venues Manager – AFL
Stadium Development Manager – AFL
Manager – Major Projects – AFL
Business Analyst – AFL
Internet Pricing Manager – Ansett Australia
Network Plannig Analyst – Ansett Australia

Major Projects

AAMI Park Enhancement Project
Sydney Roosters Training and Administration Facility
Optus Stadium
Adelaide Oval
Metricon Stadium
Giants Stadium
Gold Coast Training and Administration Facility
GWS Giants Training and Administration Facility
AFl Fixture 2005 – 2008

Qualifications

Masters of Business Administration (AGSM)
Graduate Diploma Applied Finance (SIA)
BA Commerce (UniMelb)