Awesome turn out for the women’s and junior female Come’n’Try day at the Devils on Friday 🔥 Don’t forget it’s never too late to join our program, we have an option for everyone! Preseason starting in 2 weeks 💪
We have something for all the girls! Aside from the above, we have our Auskick (from 5yo) and modified rules (from 8yo) programs that cater for both boys and girls. Plus HFL caters for U12 & U14 in the mixed comp. Reach out anytime to discuss your options as a female at the Devils.
Thanks to Skully, Ash and the Junior Coaches for the event, and of course Jill and Nikki for cooking the sausage sizzle 😋 and of course, Jenny Greenow for organising the food yet again!
We are very excited to announce we have locked in all of our junior and senior for 2024. WOWZERS what a line-up of leaders we have.
FOOTBALL DIRECTOR | DAVID SHERMAN With a record of 200+ senior playing games, coaching and assistant roles that includes multiple GF and finals appearances plus team manager roles, Dave Sherman’s values and ethos perfectly mirror MLDFC, and we are excited to have Dave join the Devils as our Football Director for 2024.
A GRADE | HFL | MICHAEL BAWDEN Not only helping bring a 13 year finals drought to an end in 2023, Bawds also lead our A Grade to a Semi Final, and is back for 2024!
SENIOR WOMEN | HFL | RYAN SKOUBORG As previously announced, we are pumped to have Skully on board as a Devil and the excitement he will bring to the female program.
B GRADE | HFL | DAVE GILES Committing again for season 2024, and having made finals this year, Dave and the boys are thirsty to advance next year.
SENIOR COLTS | HFL | SHAUN GOULD Welcome back to the Devils, past Premiership coach Shaun Gould. Having played for and coached senior teams, Shaun’s enthusiasm and depth of knowledge will lift the boys to a new level.
U17 GIRLS | HFL | ALLANI DAWES As we welcome Allani Dawes into her new role as coach, we can’t wait to see what she’ll bring to this exciting young Premiership team. A lifelong Devil, and Premiership player with SANFLW experience, who has already taken on a mentoring role, Allani has proven to be an invaluable part of the club.
JUNIOR COLTS | HFL | BEN NAUGHTON Ben is back for 2024 to continue the growth and development of the U16 program. We can’t wait to see what’s in store for all involved.
U15 GIRLS | SANFLJ | HEATH SANDLAND Continuing from his coaching role in U13 girls, Heath Sandland will be working with Skully and Allani to develop our girls to the next level.
MINI COLTS | HFL | BRAD BURCH Brad is back for 2024! Premiership coach and club legend, Brad will guide our boys again next season. Amazing!
U13 GIRLS | SANFLJ | DYLAN FABER Following his coaching role in U11 girls, Dylan Faber will guide the U13 Girls on their journey for season 2024. After “the funnest season ever” in U11s and a finals berth in U13s, we are sure this is a match made in heaven!
U12 | HFL | LIONEL KERR Lionel ‘Bulldog’ Kerr, following his stellar performances as true grit Devil in his day, has been coaching through the moddies program, and will progress through the U12s in 2024. We have no doubt his stellar background and skills will help bring his team to the next level.
U11 GIRLS | SANFLJ | DARREN TIDSWELL With a football background, and having had a connection with Dyl throughout 2023, Darren Tidswell will step up into the head coaching role for season 2024. His passion and dedication are second to none, which of as we know, is what our littlest juniors love and require. We cannot wait to see what Darren and his team have in store for 2024.
Congratulations to Maddie Nuss who played in the Crows v North Melbourne AFLW curtain raiser Sunday 29 October, as part of the Crows Academy squad! Very proud of you Maddie!
Well done to the following girls SANFL Club Sturt and the Devils in the Intra State Carnival early October! Thanks to Pete Swan for following the Girls games and sending through these photos!
U17 Girls Championships -Phoebe Neck
-Keira May
-Rebecca Jones
-Lily Smart
U15 Girls Championships
-Isabel Smart
-Madeline Nuss
-Claire Macmillan
📸 Kylie Nuss (mum) – Maddie Nuss at AFL Academy match 📸 Pete Swan (Left to Right) Madeline Nuss, Isabel Smart,& Claire Macmillan 📸 Pete Swan (Left to Right) Phoebe Neck, Keira May, Rebecca Jones & Lily Smart
Congratulations to all of our Junior award winners for season 2023!
Our junior teams are all gifted a highly prestigious Lofty Legends Award donated by the Lofty Legends Group.
LOFTY LEGEND AWARD | The Lofty Legends Group Team Award is a prestigious recognition aimed at supporting the culture of the club within the “One Club – All In” approach. Donated by the ‘Lofty Legends Group’ who continue to do an enormous amount of work around the club, including maintaining the premiership boards, organising reunion days, oval preparation during off season, and every week, tidying up the arena, blower vaccing, preparing the fire pit as a very brief example. They make the money for their group and these trophies by things like collecting cans from every home game and taking them to Scouts collection. It is presented to a player who, like the LLG, is dedicated to the team and the club and is heavily committed to their own improvement and that of the team and the club. They are also persistent and determined and treat everybody with respect, while respecting all aspects of the club. It is selected by each team’s coaching panel and is donated by the Lofty Legends Group, which maintains the contact of former players, coaches, volunteers and supporters with the club, while supporting the club in various ways including maintenance and any other tasks required. The “Legends” term refers to the wonderful stories of the clubs in the areas which have gone before us – Aldgate, Crafers, Heathfield, Heathfield Aldgate United and Stirling.
U18 BOYS | HFL Best & Fairest – Raphin Scharpf Runner Up B&F – Jakkrit Scharpf Lofty Legends Award – Tom Wilson Leading Goal Kicker – Hugo Gibson Finals MVP – Hugo Gibson Best First Year U18 – Angus Bilsborow Coaches MVP – Peter Bowen
U17 GIRLS | HFL Best & Fairest – Phoebe Neck Runner Up B&F – Lily Smart Lofty Legends Award – Zoe Beare Most Photogenic Player – Cecilia Kilkenny-Jones Most Improved – Rileigh Abbott Players Player – Airleas Bogdanovic
U16 BOYS | HFL Best & Fairest – Cooper Borneman Runner Up B&F – Christian Whitwell Lofty Legends Award – James Clarke Most Improved – Fletcher Griffin Leading Goal Kicker – Zeke Hemming Most Consistent– Oliver Glover
U15 GIRLS | SANFL Best & Fairest – Sienna Bevan Best & Fairest – Zoe Redin Runner Up B&F – Georgina Cordes-Harvey Lofty Legends Award – Farah Watson Best Personal Effort– Ivy Jordans Best Team Person – Lucy Paterson Highest Goal Scorer – Maddi Nuss
U14 BOYS | HFL Best & Fairest – James Wissell Runner Up B&F – Daly Olthoff Lofty Legends Award – James Hage Most Dedicated – Archie Helgeson Best First Year Player – Caleb Lamshed Most Consistent– Thomas Ryan
U13 GIRLS | SANFL Best & Fairest – Lily Braddock Runner Up B&F – Lily Sandland Runner Up B&F – Maggie Robinson Lofty Legends Award – Kirrilly Borneman Most Courageous – Chloe Grilli Most Improved – Lyla Neck Most Consistent – Lily Exposto
U12 RED | HFL Best & Fairest – Ben Logan Runner Up B&F – Samuel Hawkes Lofty Legends Award – William Wright Leading Goal Kicker – Lenny Wheatley Best Defender – Jacob Brumby R.E.D.S. Award – Johan Turnbull
U12 WHITE | HFL Best & Fairest – Hayden John Runner Up B&F – Liam Martin Lofty Legends Award – Harry Wissell Al’s MVT – George Walsh Rising Star – Archie Ellson Strongest Defender – Ethan Kohler
