Wishing Josh Hone and Lochie Rawlinson all the very best as they represent the Mt Lofty Football Club in this weekend’s SANFL Grand Final for Sturt against Norwood.
The entire Devils family is incredibly proud of your achievements and the dedication, commitment, and hard work that have brought you to this opportunity. Enjoy every moment, back yourselves, and leave it all out on the field.
Good luck Josh and Lochie. We’re behind you all the way and can’t wait to see you both shine on the big stage. ❤️🤍👹
It is with great sadness we share with you the passing of Ian “Slasher” O’Reily on the 30 August 2026.
Slasher played for Aldgate Football Club and became a Premiership player 2 years after the amalgamation with Heathfield. 1968 saw Ian play in the Heathfield Aldgate United B Grade Premiership, the year in which United won 4 Premierships – A’s, B’s, Senior Colts and Junior Colts.
While a very determined footballer, Slasher had an even larger reputation as a Cricketer where he was the Aldgate A Grade Captain with his incredible record winning him that distinctive nick name. Service to the game combined, with his cricketing prowess, saw him recognised with Life Membership of both the Aldgate Cricket Club and the Hills Cricket Association
To many of us, the names ‘Slasher’ and ‘O’Riley and Smart’ played a large part of life in the local area through Ian’s sporting prowess. Of course the business partnership with past Stirling Footballer, Nick Smart, will always be remember when the pair ran the very successful woodyard for many years on Mt Barker Road Stirling.
On behalf of Mt Lofty District Football Club and the Lofty Legends Group, I would like to pass on our sincere condolences to Bett and her family on the loss of Ian.
2018 Reunion of the 1968 HA United B Grade Premiership.
L to R: Peter Hunt, Lew Malzard, the late Richard Symons, Haydn Cutting, the late Ian “Slasher” O’Riley, Kym “Doug” Radbone and the late David Fuller.
2018 Reunion: Richard Symons, Ian O’Riley and Rhonda Gill
Good afternoon, my name is Leith Dawes and I would like to extend a warm welcome to everybody here today for the last round of the HFL season at the Heathfield Oval.
We would especially like to welcome Lofty Legend Roger Brooks who is doing us the honour of tossing the commemorative Life Member coin for today’s match against Lobethal. Today he is joined by his wife Hella.
Roger, or “Chook”, grew up in Longwood where his parents who were dedicated Hills people with his dad working for the Council and helping many others to clear this land we play on for the Heathfield Oval. He married his wife Hella and they moved to Coromandel Valley. Their married life took quite the journey up through the riverland and ended in Kynton Victoria close to his daughter and her family farm.
Attending Scotts Creek and Heathfield Primary Schools and then Oakabank High School, upon leaving education he furthered himself with a course in motor mechanics and worked at United Holden in Pirie Street.
Rogers football prowess is long and has a lot of depth and history that we are very proud to honour at Mt Lofty Football Club.
Beginning at Aldgate Football Club he quickly saw the light and moved to Heathfield and later Heathfield/Aldgate United where he became instant great mates with Johnny Coventry and many others. He was a 1961 and 1962 premiership player and between 1962 and 1964 he represented the Sturt District Rep Team. Roger captained this team in 1964 and won Association Goal Kicking as well as Best and Fairest.
In 1965, played for Heathfield in metro league and in 1966 for U17s with East Torrens Association team. He also captained the association team in a curtain raiser for Sturt vs Collingwood at Adelaide oval.
1967 to 1977 saw the incredible achievements of our Heritage Club era which we refer to as “The Golden Years”. Heathfield Aldgate United set an Australian football record back then of playing 87 unbeaten matches. This equates to a massive 9 premierships and Chook alongside Johnny Coventry and the late Herman de Roos. Within that period, he won Best and Fairest and leading goal kicker.
Football skills staying in the Brooks genes, Rogers granddaughter now plays AFL for Hawthorn. Before hanging up the boots in 1992, Roger played a few seasons for Kenilworth with his late son Jason.
Roger, on behalf of everybody at Mt Lofty, we sincerely thank you for your history which is forever woven into the heritage fabric of our club that makes it what it is today.
1967 A Grade Premiers
1977 HAU A Grade
1977 HAU A Grade Premiers
HAU – Mark Radbone, Roger Brooks, Geoff Hampton, Warren Foster (Coach)
The Hills Football League Finals roll on this Sunday at Uraidla Oval, with two Mt Lofty teams fighting to keep their seasons alive. Our U16s face Hahndorf in a must-win clash, while the U18s take on Onkaparinga Valley with their finals dreams on the line. Expect plenty of passion, intensity and Devils spirit as both sides leave nothing in the tank.
Meanwhile, in the SANFL U12 Girls Grand Final, our Mt Lofty White team heads to Payneham to take on the Hahndorf Magpies. The girls have come a long way this season, and their hard work, determination and teamwork have earned them a shot at premiership glory.
Let’s get behind all of our teams still flying the red and white. Whether you’re at Uraidla or Payneham, your support can make all the difference. Go Devils!
And on this special day, we’d also like to wish all our Devils Dads a very Happy Father’s Day. Thank you for the countless early mornings, car rides, training sessions, encouragement and support you provide throughout the season. Enjoy your day and hopefully plenty of Devils success to celebrate! ❤️🤍🏆
