Congratulations to all of the Mt Lofty Devils Junior teams on a fantastic season! Well done to all of our award winners presented at Junior Presentation Day on Sunday 25 September.
Our coaches award Best & Fairest, Runner Up and three extra awards to team members. The Lofty Legends Group Team Award is is also presented to a player. This is a prestigious award, aimed at supporting the culture of the club within the “One Club – All In” approach. See more about the award below.
CONGRATULATIONS DEVILS. See you next season! And a special congratulations to the following award winners…
HFL U18 BOYS Best and Fairest: Noah Schofer Runner Up B&F: Archie Cook Leading Goal Kicker: Bayley James Most Courageous: Digby Klose Best First Year Player: Eddie Barnard Coaches Award: Will Anning Lofty Legends Award: Blake Lewis
HFL U17 GIRLS Best and Fairest: Keira May Best and Fairest: Cecilia Kilkenny-Jones Runner Up B&F: Phoebe Neck Most Devoted Player: Maddison Geerts Coaches Award: Mia Ensten Best First Year Player: Charlotte Cowan Lofty Legends Award: Cecilia Kilkenny-Jones
HFL U16 BOYS Best and Fairest: Raphin Scharpf Runner Up B&F: Manoli Lavrentiadis Leading Goal Kicker: Jay Trowbridge Coaches Award: Keanu Nou Best First Year Player: Christian Whitwell Lofty Legends Award: Dan Anderson
SANFL U15 GIRLS Best and Fairest: Lily Smart Runner Up B&F: Becky Jones Best Utility: Maddie Nuss Development Award: Amber Speck Best First Year Player: Ruby Kettlestring Lofty Legends Award: Farah Watson HFL U14 BOYS Best and Fairest: James Ryan Runner Up B&F: Josh O’Neil Team Player Award: Tom Booth Most Consistent Player: James Wissell Most Courageous Player: James Hage Lofty Legends Award: Xavier Burch
SANFL U13 GIRLS Best and Fairest: Julia Mazzacano D’Amato Runner Up B&F: Maggie Robinson Best Defender: Lucinda Feutrill Best Forward: Allegra Villani Coaches Award: Lily Exposto Lofty Legends Award: Zoe Redin
HFL U12 BOYS Best and Fairest: Tom Kohne Runner Up B&F: Mackenzie Hutton Leading Goal Kicker: Tom Kohne Best Defender: Lachie Logan Most Improved: Saxon Campbell-Hand Lofty Legends Award: Flynn Wheatley
SANFL U11 GIRLS Zara Burch Harriet Dawe Lara Duerden Neve Faber Maggie Farmer India Gallagher Charlotte Gallasch Chloe Hage Sophia Hatwig Milla Hersey Mae McBeth Hadley O’Connor Marley O’Connor Molly Booth
Lofty Legends Award
It is presented to a player who is dedicated to the team and the club and is heavily committed to their own improvement and that of the team. They are also persistent and determined and treat everybody with respect, while respecting all aspects of the club.
It is selected by each team’s coaching panel and is donated by the Lofty Legends Group, which maintains the contact of former players, coaches, volunteers and supporters with the club, while supporting the club in various ways including maintenance and any other tasks required. The “Legends” term refers to the wonderful stories of the clubs in the areas which have gone before us – Aldgate, Crafers, Heathfield, Heathfield Aldgate United and Stirling.
As season 2022 draws to a close, the Mount Lofty District Football Club (MLDFC) has started planning for 2023 and beyond.
We have a number of important roles becoming vacant, as outlined below.
This is a fantastic opportunity for members of our community to put their hand up to help steer the club over the next 2-3 years, as we build on our success and look to achieve even more in 2023.
If you are interested in any of the roles, please email comms@mountlofty.com.au indicating which role/s. A current member will then contact you to discuss the role.
Senior Committee
We have 5 roles available on the Senior Committee as result of the current incumbents stepping down at the November AGM:
President – Oversees all aspects of the club including finances, player development and club operations.
Secretary – Responsible for club wide communications and efficient running of committee meetings.
Football Director – Responsible for the development and growth of the football program across the club.
Merchandise and Equipment Manager – Responsible for procurement and distribution of club merchandise and equipment.
Social Media Manager – Responsible for the management of all club related social media platforms.
Junior Committee
We have 3 roles available on Junior committee to facilitate the smooth running of our Junior program:
Women’s Junior Program Coordinator – Responsible for the coordination of the Junior women’s program, including fixtures, team make up and player development.
Junior Program Registration Coordinator – Oversees all junior players registrations, transfers and permits.
Modified Program BBQ Coordinator– Responsible for the efficient running of the BBQ at Stirling Oval.
Other roles to support the club
Social Media Coordinators – We are looking for people who are:
Social media savvy
Have creative flair
Willing to work with our Social Media Manager and club stakeholders to gather and share content to our social media pages including Facebook and Instagram.
Sponsorship Coordinator – This position will ensure effective communication with sponsors and the committee to deliver incremental value for our valuable sponsors.
Shaun Gould, the man that has given everything to this club, has now got his ultimate reward, a premiership, and is ready to hang up the proverbial boots.
Devoted for the last 3 years to the B Grade Men as Head Coach and willing them all the way to a ’22 Courier Cup and Premiership, Bubbles and his boys have grown into a stellar young team that have bonded together to take the ultimate reward for all of the hard work and effort put in over this time
Shaun has also helped drive the Women’s Program literally from nothing at Mt Lofty in 2016, as well as taking on the inaugural Coach role, plus has played in his is own Premierships – ’06 Senior Colts and ’10 B Grade. If it hadn’t been for injury we are sure he would have been a player coach in the 2022 flag too.
One of the best a club could ask for: line marker, time-keeper, BBQ cook, team manager, football director, bar worker, Super Sunday coordinator, water runner, goal umpire, waiter, coach of all grades, team mate and friend to all.
Congratulations to Coach Shaun Gould and his boys who faced wild weather conditions on Saturday and took out the B Grade Premiership against the reigning Premiers Hahndorf. It was a stellar season, taking out the Courier Cup and the top accolade, well done boys!
#33 Benett Wood also picked up the Best on Ground for the day. AMAZING!
