This year, we’re honoured to welcome AFL legends Darryl and Shane Wakelin – identical twin brothers who racked up over 500 games across St Kilda, Collingwood and Port Adelaide.
Celebrated for their toughness on the field and their wit off it, the Wakelins will take us from their early days in Kimba to the highest levels of Aussie Rules – and into their post-footy careers in sustainability, finance, pharmacy, and business.
You can expect behind-the-scenes tales, insights into elite sport, and plenty of cheeky brotherly banter.
MLDFC usual home game Life Member coin toss took a different slant for Round 5, so we could take time to acknowledge and celebrate the inauguration of the scoreboard this season as well as express our deep appreciation and respect to all major contributors and their generosity that have made this scoreboard possible.
There have been numerous examples of club spirit that have occurred to realise the commissioning of the scoreboard and whilst there has been an inauguration ceremony last month, we wish to honour publicly all who were unavailable to make the unveiling and ceremony.
Some were unavailable to join us on that day and we have invited one of the families that made a personal significant contribution to do the coin toss this week.
Present from the De Roos family we have Glenda, Son Simon and Daughter Nikki, Simon’s wife Emma, and Glenda and Herman’s grandchildren Isaac, Stella, Hanna and her partner Tyler.
We also pay our greatest respect and best wishes to Lofty Club Legend Herman whose playing career and then committee involvement is well documented in the club’s history, who couldn’t be there for the day.
Glenda, Herman’s wife, has a long-documented history of involvement in the Club. Nikki their daughter is now our Head Trainer and this year put her hand up to take over from Haydn as convener of the Lofty Legends Group, working to build the groups dynamics.
Hanna, Tyler and Hanna’s sister Emily (not present) also being involved in 2024 in bar duties. What a long history!
MLDFC wish to express our most sincere gratitude to the De Roos family and all of the major contributors to the amazing new scoreboard that all of our members can enjoy.