We would like to thank David Evans, who is did us the honour of tossing the commemorative Life Member coin for match against Blackwood on Saturday 26 July 2025, joined by Sons Luke and Todd.
David “Taffy” Evans was made a Mt Lofty District Football Club Life Member in 1992. His two sons and grandchildren call him “FOSL”. Affectionally, David thinks that maybe they are correct!
Way back when the oval was just scrub and some trees, there was one of many community working bees. The rocky base needed to be blasted out using explosives called gelignite. This was then levelled with large machines before the topsoil was added. As a young Heathfield Primary School lad, David remembers vividly that he and Kevin Hampton joined many rows of people lining up with garden rakes and wheelbarrows to clear the rock heaps. There was no council help at all, just the community getting it done.
David played Junior footy for Heathfield Aldgate United, colts footy and filled in with the B2 grade when his dad coached, before moving more permanently to the Bs and As.
Premierships with Heathfield Aldgate United totalled 6 and for Mt Lofty he played in the first 1981 SAFA A grade match which became Mt Lofty’s first A Grade Premiership, as well as the 1986 A grade and 1988 A2 Premiership’s. David also played League and Reserve years at Sturt as player number 797 and was lucky enough to be part of a Grand Final winning team.
He was involved in Auskick coaching and training, helped coach Mt Lofty Bs and was the main bar and security bloke in the club run Casper Discos. Today he is still doing things such as Chairman of the Sports Club and he says he remains a very proud life member of this great club.
Davids playing accolades include:
4 A Grade Premierships, 3 Other Senior Premierships, 2 Junior Premierships:
Thank you sincerely on behalf of everybody at Mt Lofty for all that you do for our club.
David with sons Todd and LukeDavid with Lofty Legends Convenor (and Head Trainer) Nikki Moore nee dee RoosDavid, in blue, and Kevin Hampton as young boys when volunteers commenced clearing for the Heathfield Oval around 1965. Both made Life Members of Mt Lofty District Football Club some decades later.David left with father Stan, still playing at 44, and brothers Iain and Andrew David 1st left in the back row in his second United A Grade Premiership in 1976. David 1st in the third row of the SAFA 1981 Mt Lofty District Football Club’s inaugural Premiership. David 2nd from the left in the front row of the 1986 A Grade Mt Lofty District Football Club Premiers in their first year in the HFL. David with John Coventry at the 2016 Reunion which celebrated the 1976 United Premiership and the 1986 Mt Lofty Premiership in which they were team mates. David with sisters Yvonne and Daphne and brothers Andrew and Iain at the unveiling of the Heathfield Oval Historic Sign by his parents Stan, HAU Life Member and Barb, Mt Lofty Life Members.David with sisters Yvonne and Daphne and brothers Andrew and Iain at the unveiling of the Heathfield Oval Historic sign for his parents Stan, HAU Life Member and Barb, Mt Lofty Life Members.
It was a wet and muddy weekend of football at Mt Lofty, but that didn’t stop the Devils. Our As and Bs both had good wins against Blackwood, as did our U17 Girls. Our Senior Women showed great resilience against a tough Blackwood team but couldn’t get the win in heavy rain on Friday night, in the last minor round of the HFLW season. Stay tuned for details about round 1 finals matches.
Moddies games were postponed due to the extreme weather. Coaches will be in touch with details of match games.
Well done to all our teams for their efforts! Check out all the results below or on PlayHQ.
It will be all action at Heathfield again this weekend, with games at home from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. Our Senior Women kick things off on Friday night in their last minor round game against Blackwood. Then our boys take on the Woods on Saturday, from 8.45am and finishing with our A Grade men at 2.30pm.
On Sunday, it’s a girls’ footy festival with our U12 Girls, U17 Girls and U14 Girls all playing at home. Matches start at 10.40am. Our C Grade men have a rest this weekend and our U12 Mixed are away at Echunga on Friday night.
Join us for our coveted reunion day, supplied by our Lofty Legends Group. Representing Premierships of all the ‘5 years Saturday 23 August – @Heathfield – Mt Lofty v Nairne – A Grade Courier Cup
Any questions please direct to Lofty Legends Convenor – Nikki Moore (Also Club Head Trainer and Herman de Roos daughter) legends@mtloftydevils.com.au
