With the finals season well underway, on behalf of the Committee, I want to say the biggest THANK YOU possible to all those who volunteered their time to help the Mount Lofty District Football Club host the HFL Elimination Finals on Sunday at Heathfield Oval.
Without a doubt, wherever I looked, I came across a cheerful bunch of volunteers, who happily dedicated a couple of hours during their Sunday to roll up their sleeves and ensure the wider HFL community enjoyed a cracking day of Elimination Finals at Heathfield.
The buzz was palpable throughout the day, and I was congratulated several times by members of other clubs and HFL committee members on how well the event was run, and by the warm welcome extended by you all. Our sincere gratitude to every one of you, whether working on the BBQ, or behind the scenes in preparation for the day, in achieving such a successful outcome for the club!
With one premiership in the bag (U17 Girls), we still have four teams competing for a flag (U14 Boys, U16 Boys, U18 Boys and A Grade). With all four teams competing at Echunga this Sunday in do-or-die matches, we are calling out to every member of the Red Army to head out and give them all our support.
I look forward to seeing you there! Go Devs!
Peter Harvey President Mt Lofty District Football Club
Congratulations to Raphin Scharpf who has been awarded the League Best & Fairest for U18 Boys at the HFL Junior Presentation Night, claiming 33 votes ahead of the Runners Up on 21 votes.
Congratulations to Oliver Glover who has been awarded the League Best & Fairest for U16 Boys at the HFL Junior Presentation Night, claiming 34 votes ahead of dual Runners Up on 19 votes.
It was a tough weekend for the Devs, with our five teams facing strong opposition in the first round of finals. On Saturday, our A Grade went down to Nairne Bremer by 7 points, our U18s lost to Uraidla by 49 points, our U16s went down to Mt Barker by 26 points and our U14s lost to Hahndorf by just 3 points. Then on Sunday, our B Grade faced Blackwood in an Elimination Final at home and came close but sadly went down by 7 points. Thankfully, four of our teams have the double chance, so will play again on the weekend. See you at Echunga on Sunday Devs fans!
A GRADE | HFL Mt Lofty def by Nairne Bremer 8.9.57 8.16.64 WILL PLAY IN SEMI FINAL
B GRADE | HFL Mt Lofty def by Blackwood 5.10.40 6.11.47 SEASON OVER: GREAT WORK BOYS
U18 BOYS | HFL Mt Lofty def by Uraidla 4.7.31 12.8.80 WILL PLAY IN SEMI FINAL
U16 BOYS | HFL Mt Lofty def by Mt Barker 1.3.9 5.5.35 WILL PLAY IN SEMI FINAL
U14 BOYS | HFL Mt Lofty def by Hahndorf 3.2.20 3.5.23 WILL PLAY IN SEMI FINAL
