This year marks 30 years of the TAC and AFL Victoria working together to speak to Victorians about road safety in order to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on the roads.

The message is just as important now as it was 30 years ago. As part of that partnership, the 2021 TAC & AFL Victoria Road Safety Round will be held on the 6th-8th August, and every club state-wide is invited to take part.

But this year, we aren’t just inviting clubs to participate, we’re calling on everyone in the community to get involved by wearing a new kind of armband, a blue armband. Paying homage to the black armbands traditionally worn on the field to honour a death in the community, this new armband is a reminder we all have someone to drive safely for. Whether it’s your mother, your mate, your sister, your son or your entire team; whether it’s someone who is here, or someone who is no longer with us. The band contains a QR code that can be scanned to see an ever-growing number of videos from Victorians talking about their reason for wearing the band, and everyone is invited to upload their own reason. The aim is to use these armbands to help create awareness and encourage community discussion about our mission to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on our roads.