It was a well deserved reward on the weekend for our Under 15 Girls, with a 34 point win over their closest rival, Hope Valley in their SANFL Juniors Div 3 grand final played at Richmond Oval.
The win represents a second straight premiership for Mt Lofty in the Under 15 girls comp.
This year saw more than half the team either new to the club or new to Under 15s, having come up from under 13’s. But with a great female Devils culture pumping through the club at Mt Lofty, the girls were soon playing as team.
Never scared to give to ball off to a player in a better position, or put their body on the line to shepherd for their team mates, meant that the team were outscoring teams week in week out. This team culture was clearly evident throughout the Grand Final, running over their opponents in the last quarter: 6.5.41 to 1.1.7.
In the week leading into the Grand Final, the club’s senior women team helped out by providing tough opposition in a training match. The support from the club’s senior women was wonderful to see. Maybe sometime soon they will be playing together!
Congratulations to our U15 Girls captain Lily Smart who was named the SANFL Juniors Best & Fairest player for U15 Girls D3 last week.
Lily has had an outstanding season and finished on 28 votes, ahead of Elizabeth Rowe from Hope Valley on 23 votes, and Carla Brown (Tea Tree Gully) and Isabelle Dawson (Marion) in equal third on 13 votes.
Lily was also named Best On Ground in the U15 Girls Grand Final on Sunday, which Mount Lofty won over Hope Valley.
Lily is also in the Sturt U16 Girls Talent Squad. And a little birdie told us she is also a crazy good long jumper and triple jumper and represents SA at national comps.
Our U15 Girls will take on Hope Valley in a GRAND FINAL at Hisense Stadium (Richmond Oval) at 9am on Sunday. Get down there and show them some support as they try to win back to back premierships in 2021 and 2022!
But first get to Arkaba Oval on Saturday where Mt Lofty is hosting the HFL Preliminary Final! Our U18 Boys take on Mt Barker at 11.05am then our B Grade Men take on Uraidla at 12.40pm.
To make this Prelim Final run smoothly we need your help at the canteen, BBQ and bars. Please contact secretary@mtloftydevils.com.au to be added to a roster.
Good luck to all those playing finals footy this weekend.
We have four teams still in the running for a flag this season!
Our U12 Boys take on Mt Barker in a GRAND FINAL this Friday night in Mt Barker. Get to Summit Oval by 6.30pm and get around them!
Our U18 Boys must win on Sunday to stay in the finals race. They take on Nairne Bremer at Balhannah Oval at 11am.
Our B Grade Men have a double chance, and take on Hahndorf at Uraidla Oval at 12.40pm on Saturday. They took out the Courier Cup against the undefeated minor premiers in Hahndorf in the last minor round and are looking for a win to fast track into the GF!
Our U15 Girls have another weekend off after defeating Hope Valley in a Semi Final on Sunday. They are straight into the Grand Final on Sunday 11th September. Well done!
Our U16 Boys and U13 Girls fought hard on the weekend and while they didn’t get the chocolates, they both had a great season. Well done on making finals.
To all our teams still in the race, GOOD LUCK and GIVE ‘EM HELL DEVS!
Our U12 Boys will take on Mt Barker in what’s sure to be a thrilled THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!
Friday 2nd September I 6.30pm @ Mt Barker Summit
The boys have played Mt Barker 4 times this year. The Barkeroos got the jump on Lofty in the first three, but we took home the fourth by 12 points, setting up a cracker showdown in the final match of the year for the two ladder leaders!
There’s ONE WEEK left to buy a ticket in the Toyota Good 4 Footy Raffle! So far Mt Lofty Football Club has raised $3,225 thanks to the generosity of our community. Thank you!
If you haven’t bought a ticket yet, now is your chance. You could win a car or another fantastic prize (there’s $250,000 in prizes up for grabs!) and all money from Mt Lofty tickets sold goes straight to the club. We’re fundraising for a new digital scoreboard.
You can buy a ticket supporting Mt Lofty at the link above, or if you’re tied to a team, see the team links below. Don’t forget we’re running a Teams Comp this year and the team that raises the most money using their unique link will win a $200 voucher to spend at the Aldgate Pump Hotel.
The U13 Girls are still leading with $705 worth of ticket sales, followed by the U16 Boys with $380 worth of ticket sales and the U15 Girls with $210 worth of ticket sales.
The raffle closes on 5 September 2022 and prize winners are announced on 9 September 2022.
