Mount Lofty District Football Club has announced an Early Bird Registration discount for all players, offering a $20 saving on their 2023 season fees.
The Early Bird Registration period is open from 28November 2022 until 31 January 2023.
Reminder: when you reach the checkout to claim the early bird $20 discount use the early bird code below in the ‘Vouchers’ field. Also, to claim the sports voucher for 2023 please select “I have a government voucher”.
All South Australian children in Reception to Year 9 are eligible for the SA Government $100 Sports Voucher. This means children aged 5 (or becoming 5 in the calendar year) to 15 years old are eligible. Remember it is one voucher for each eligible child per calendar year. In 2023, eligible children will have a birth year from 2008 to 2018.
We are very excited to announce that A Grade Men’s coach Michael Bawden is back to lead our senior men’s group for Season 2023. Having led the lads on a great trajectory both on and off field over the last two years, we are thrilled to have Bawds back to continue their journey.
A message from Bawds to the club: I’m really looking forward to getting back into training as we prepare for the 2023 with high expectations. We have a strong group of players who have shown excellent improvement across the past two years. The fantastic effort by the B Grade team to win the premiership shows we have quality depth at the club. As we head into 2023 we are confident our outstanding young group will make the next step to play finals footy along with the recruiting of some high quality mids, and much needed scoring power into our forward line, plus a terrific group of lads graduating up to senior footy from our Under 18s, should set us up for a successful season in both grades.
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.
The biggest accolade we can give at a community football club, especially one of our size, is a life membership. Each year a life member board work to nominate members, and their nominations come to the AGM to pass, and the award is presented at the next years Chairman’s Lunch. We would like to present to you our newest life member inductee, Sue Johnson.
Sue’s association with the Mount Lofty Football Club started with brothers Grant and Tim Brooks who both played for Stirling Football Club. Sue helped her Mother (Elizabeth) on the canteen at Stirling Oval, and this was the beginning of her canteen volunteer experience!
With the merger with Heathfield Aldgate United to become Mt Lofty, I used to help out behind the bar back in the days when there were kegs and beer taps!
She met a newcomer to the area, a young Tony Johnson and signed him up to play for Devils
Sons Tom and Ben started playing in the late 90’s. With the assistance of many other parents, we enjoyed helping on the BBQ at Stirling Oval.
Tony started coaching the U13’s in 2006, and Sue helped in the canteen and eventually taking over running the canteen from Carol Graham, in 2009 for a further 6 years. The scouring of catalogues for weekly specials of Cans of Coke, Powerade and chocolates were all part of the fun. Numerous visits to Campbells Cash ‘n Carry for Sour straps, Giant Snakes, Hubba Bubba and Chuppa Chups!! The Canteen became popular for it’s delicious but not so healthy food – including Tony’s popular toasted Hot dogs- verified by Sarah Bennet!
Working alongside The Hone family, the Stewarts and Zampa’s in the BBQ and kitchen we had so many wonderful members and their families volunteering. Apart from fun, the canteen was the best view of the Footy on a cold wet day! Sue spent many cold days armed with the Sony Camcorder videoing the games from junior colts to A Grade.
Ladies Day events were put together with a group of wonderful girls including Sally Arnoul, Julie Stenklev, Sarah Carthew, Gill May and Mary Read. Over the years these successful luncheons, which involved themed lunches like “A touch of Bollywood” Indian food, Spanish tapas and Paella , followed by the fashion parade with models like Pam Broadbridge and some of the ‘B Grade’ boys strutting their stuff on the catwalk. The Silent Auction held on the day raised valuable funds for the club. Sue also assisted Ian and Mary Deans, with the Chairman’s Lunch by organising the donations and running the Silent Auctions on the day. Sue was approached by Buzz Gray to take over the running of The ‘100 club. It was always a challenge to sell the 100 tickets.
Marlon Coates came on board and with his help transformed the very manual process to a more automated operation.
The past two years Rob Sampson and Megan Billerwell have made the promotion and sale of tickets through ‘square and online payment system much more efficient and easier to manage. Sue was awarded the Frank Clements Senior Club Person Award. During her time at the Club, Sue served for four years as a committee member for the Football Club Committee.
Amazing work Sue, and congratulations on your achievements.
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