The State Government has again partnered with Shane Warne Legacy, SiSU Health and Flinders University to deliver free health checks during the AFL Gather Round Festival.
Footy fans and the local community are encouraged to take advantage of the Shane Warne Legacy Health Checks, which will be on offer from Thursday to Sunday at five locations across Adelaide and Norwood.
The checks help identify early risk factors for heart disease and type 2 diabetes - two of Australia's most serious and often silent health conditions.
AFL great Dermott Brereton, a close friend of Shane Warne, is this year representing the Shane Warne Legacy.
"Shane and I shared number 23 and a deep respect for each other," Brereton said.
"If Warnie could help even one person take their health seriously, he’d say it was worth it."
SiSU Health Stations - a self-service check providing instant insights into key metrics including blood pressure, heart rate, body composition and weight, height and BMI - will be available at:
- The Footy Festival at Elder Park
- Adelaide Oval – Southern Concourse
- Rundle Mall (near the AFL Store)
- Norwood Oval Memorial Gardens
- Norwood Food & Wine Festival.
Flinders University medical scientists will be onsite to offer optional finger-prick blood tests for cholesterol and long-term blood sugar (HbA1c), providing deeper insight into cardiovascular and diabetes risk.
Shane Warne Legacy Chief Executive Helen Nolan said Shane's passing was a heartbreaking reminder that none of us in invisible.
"One of the simplest, and most confronting lessons is that high blood pressure has no symptoms, yet it’s one of the biggest risk factors for heart attack," she said.
"And still, more than half of people haven’t had their blood pressure checked in the past year. When you stop and think about that, it’s quite staggering."
Results from the 2025 Gather Round Health Check Report showed these checks do far more than raise awareness; they are identifying serious, previously hidden risk and prompting real action.
Of the more than 9100 people who participated in 2025, one in three were advised to follow up with their GP due to elevated heart or diabetes risk and over half had not had their blood pressure checked in the previous 12 months.
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