Essendon Football Club Essendon Football Club 2026 Major Raffle

Promoter

The 2026 Essendon Football Club Major Raffle will be conducted by the Essendon Football Club. The benefitting organisation is Essendon Football Club, ABN 22 004 286 373. The benefitting organisation is a not-for-profit organisation.

Promotion Period

The Raffle starts at 11am AEDT on Monday, 23rd February 2026. The Raffle closes at 10am AEST on Monday, 18th May 2026. No entries will be accepted after this time.

Relevant States/Entry Restrictions

Entry is open to residents of the following States/Territories: aged 18 years or older at the commencement of the Raffle.

• Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
• New South Wales (NSW)
• Queensland (QLD)
• South Australia (SA)
• Tasmania (TAS)
• Victoria (VIC)

Residents of any other States and Territories not listed above are not permitted to enter the raffle and are not eligible for any prizes.

The following people are not eligible to enter and are not eligible for any prizes:

• Members of the Management Committee from the Organisation conducting the raffle or benefitting from the raffle.
• Employees and Contractors of RaffleTix.
• Any other person directly engaged in managing the raffle or conducting the draw; or
• Any immediate family members of any of the above.
• Immediate family means a person's spouse (including de-facto spouse), parents, children, and any other family members residing at the same premises as the person.

The following entities are not eligible to enter and are not eligible for any prizes:

• The Organisation conducting the raffle;
• The Organisation benefiting from the raffle.

Maximum number of tickets

14,280 tickets are available for purchase.

The ticket price options can be seen under the Buy Tickets section on the raffle website.

Draw Details

The Main Draw for Prizes 1-7 will take place at 11am AEST on 18/05/2026 at 32 Watson Drive, Melbourne Airport, Victoria, 3045.  

If for any reason any aspect of this Promotion is not capable of running as planned, including by reason of computer virus, communications network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failure or any cause beyond the control of the Promoter, the Promoter may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and invalidate any affected entries, or suspend or modify a prize, subject to State or Territory regulation.  

Draw Method

An electronic draw will be conducted via the RaffleTix random draw process using a random number generator that draws a winning ticket number at random from the set of eligible ticket numbers, where each ticket number has an equal chance of being drawn. First prize will be drawn first followed by all other prizes in descending order. 

Notification and Publication of Winners

Prize Winners will be notified by telephone and in writing within two (2) days of the Draw Date held on the 18/05/2026 at 11am. Prize Winners names will be published on the Raffle Website  https://www.raffletix.com.au/essendonfcmajorraffle2026 and the Essendon Football Club website https://www.essendonfc.com.au/ and Facebook pages https://www.facebook.com/essendonfc/ on 20/05/2026.  

Prize Claim Date

Prize 1. Grand Prize: A ‘Weekend Away with the Bombers’  

If the Prize Winner resides in Queensland and does not claim their prize within one (1) week of the draw the Prize Winner, the Promoter will negotiate a prize of equal or greater value. The Promoter guarantees that either the original prize or one of equal or greater value will be awarded to the Prize Winner. If the Prize Winner resides in any other state and does not claim their prize within one week or the Entry is deemed invalid in accordance with the Entry Restrictions, the Promoter reserves the right (subject to regulatory approval, if required) to undertake a redraw or sell that prize. In the case of a redraw, the redraw will be held in the same manner as the original draw at 11am AEST on 25/06/2026 at 32 Watson Drive, Melbourne Airport, VIC 3045. In the case of a sale, proceeds from such sale will be paid to the Promoter to be used for not-for-profit purposes or paid to the Treasurer of the relevant state for payment into the applicable Consolidated Fund. The Promoter will not sell the prize and will proceed with a redraw where the Prize Winner is in the ACT.  Prize 2. Lunch for Six (6) People at Windy Hill with Club Legends, Kevin Sheedy, Mark Harvey and Dustin Fletcher and Prize 3. 2026 Guard of Honour Game Day Experience for Four (4) People including reserved seating and Prize 4. 2026 Marvel Home Game Presidents Function Tickets for Four (4) People If the Prize Winner resides in Queensland and does not claim their prize within one month of the draw the Prize Winner and the Promoter will negotiate a prize of equal or greater value. The Promoter guarantees that either the original prize or one of equal or greater value will be awarded to the Prize Winner. 

Prize 2. Windy Hill Lunch for Six (6) People at Windy Hill with Club Legends, Kevin Sheedy, Mark Harvey and Dustin Fletcher and Prize 3. 2026 Guard of Honour Game Day Experience for Four (4) People including reserved seating and Prize 4. 2026 Marvel Home Game Presidents Function Tickets for Four (4) People

If the Prize Winner resides in Queensland and does not claim their prize within one month of the draw the Prize Winner and the Promoter will negotiate a prize of equal or greater value. The Promoter guarantees that either the original prize or one of equal or greater value will be awarded to the Prize Winner. 

If the Prize Winner resides in any other state and does not claim their prize within one month or the Entry is deemed invalid in accordance with the Entry Restrictions, the Promoter reserves the right (subject to regulatory approval, if required) to undertake a redraw or sell that prize. In the case of a redraw, the redraw will be held in the same manner as the original draw at 11am AEST on 18/06/2026 at 32 Watson Drive, Melbourne Airport, VIC 3045. In the case of a sale, proceeds from such sale will be paid to the Promoter to be used for not-for-profit purposes or paid to the Treasurer of the relevant state for payment into the applicable Consolidated Fund. The Promoter will not sell the prize and will proceed with a redraw where the Prize Winner is in the ACT. 

Prizes 5. 2026 AFL Men’s Team Signed Gurnsey and Prize 7. 2026 AFL Men’s Team signed Football

Prize Winners have twelve (12) months from the draw date in which to claim their prize. If the raffle is open in QLD, and the Prize Winner resides in Queensland, the Prize Winner has thirty-six (36) months from the draw date in which to claim their prize.

For Prize Winners in any other state, if the Prize Winner does not claim their prize within 12 months, or the Entry is deemed invalid in accordance with the Entry Restrictions, the Promoter reserves the right (subject to regulatory approval, if required) to undertake a redraw or sell that prize. In the case of a redraw, the redraw will be held in the same manner as the original draw at 11am AEST on 18/06/2026, at 32 Watson Drive, Melbourne Airport, VIC 3045. In the case of a sale, proceeds from such sale will be paid to the Promoter to be used for not-for-profit purposes or paid to the Treasurer of the relevant state for payment into the applicable Consolidated Fund. The Promoter will not sell the prize and will proceed with a redraw where the Prize Winner is in the ACT.

Prize 6. 2026 Crichton Medal Tickets for Two (2) People

If the Prize Winner resides in Queensland and does not claim their prize within one month of the draw the Prize Winner and the Promoter will negotiate a prize of equal or greater value. The Promoter guarantees that either the original prize or one of equal or greater value will be awarded to the Prize Winner.

If the Prize Winner resides in any other state and does not claim their prize within one month or the Entry is deemed invalid in accordance with the Entry Restrictions, the Promoter reserves the right (subject to regulatory approval, if required) to undertake a redraw or sell that prize. In the case of a redraw, the redraw will be held in the same manner as the original draw at 11am AEST on 18/06/2026 at 32 Watson Drive, Melbourne Airport, VIC 3045. In the case of a sale, proceeds from such sale will be paid to the Promoter to be used for not-for-profit purposes or paid to the Treasurer of the relevant state for payment into the applicable Consolidated Fund. The Promoter will not sell the prize and will proceed with a redraw where the Prize Winner is in the ACT.

Applicable to all Prizes:

Prize Winners are to contact the Promoter contact Amelia Ewart to claim their prize at aewart@essendonfc.com.au.

If you are a Prize Winner, you are responsible for your use of the Prize, including complying with all relevant laws and any applicable terms and conditions of use.

FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (PDF)

(Disclosure: There is an agreement with RaffleTix (ABN 24 623 531 340) to promote or conduct this raffle for reward.)