The Toyota Good for Footy Raffle is back and every ticket you purchase will help Mt Lofty buy a new digital scoreboard. We raised over $3.5k last year (thanks to all who donated!) which was a good start. This year we’re aiming for $10k.
Tickets are just $5 and 100% of the proceeds go to Mt Lofty. There are $250,000 in prizes up for grabs, including three new Toyotas.
To all Mt. Lofty Members, Players, Officials, Parents and Caregivers.
I would like to take this opportunity to advise you all that unfortunately it was determined by the HFL and SANFL late last week that our home games scheduled for April will be played as away games due to the new change rooms not being completed in time for the start of the 2022 season. This will hopefully see us re-commence football at Mt. Lofty the weekend commencing 6th – 8th of MAY all going well.
The senior committee came up with a ‘final plan’ to be able to accommodate these games at home but unfortunately this was rejected at HFL board level then passed onto SANFL who also rejected the plan. The club does not blame the HFL or the SANFL in making their decision and we respect the call of the umpire.
This plan was put forward as a solution funded solely by the Mt. Lofty FC due to the decision being made by Council that the funding to implement a temporary facility which would have seen these games not played as away games was no longer available. There has been a heap of communication with council over the last 12 months on the necessity of these temporary rooms to be implemented to avoid any games being played elsewhere and the need for a ‘proper’ facility to be set up for trainings etc. With cost over runs on the build of the new facility, the council decided they could no longer fund this and left it to the club to take on the cost ourselves. This cost could be significant due to the open-ended nature of the build contract and the committees decided the club did not want to put ourselves into a situation that could drag on thus ending up costing the club an ‘unknown’ amount of money. We put forward a very basic plan that the club thought we could manage the cost of doing, but unfortunately this has been rejected.
The committee has tried its best to get a temporary solution so it is disappointing to now have to play our games as away games. We have been advised these games will only be swapped. Allowing them to be played in the second half of the year as home games. This decision hopefully will not burden the club too much or the advantage to the teams playing at home.
These decisions are final and there are no other avenues we can go down so we have now decided to concentrate on moving forward and making the best of the situation. I would like to call on you all to support the club in a very basic way which is to get up to the clubrooms when they are open to buy a meal and a drink to help soften the blow to the club’s finances early in the year. We also look forward to seeing all the supporters in the red and white, back at Arkaba Oval to show support when we do get back to use our home ground advantage.
More information will follow on how we intend to open up the club and when. We thank you for your dedication, support and understanding.
On behalf of the Mt Lofty Districts Football Club Scott Taylor [President] 0418 804 768 E: president@mtloftydevils.com.au
WOW! What a day to kickstart season 2022 for the Devils!
Thank you to all of you that came out to register, get your merch and just have a fun day with your mates at Arkaba Oval today. It was fantastic to see all of our little Devs getting together with their mates, and getting to mingle with the big Devs for a kick and catch and a few games on the newly dressed oval. A few snags and icy poles for all, and everyone had a great day out.
A big thanks to major sponsor BMD for volunteering our BBQ cookers for the day and keeping out bellies all full after all the running around. This is not the first year BMD have supplied volunteers for the day, a support service above and beyond and we truely thank them for their dedication to our beloved club.
A big thanks goes out to Sports Centre for joining us on the day so our Devs were able to try on, purchase AND have their names printed on merchandise. If you were not able to make it on the day, merch is still available HERE
Don’t forget YOU CAN STILL REGISTER on the links. Get in before Feb 28th to avoid late rego status.
Finally thank you to all of the volunteers for your time in making today possible, from the eternally dedicated, to the parents and players (young and old) that helped out with everything. Our amazing club would not be such a warming, welcoming, inclusive environment without your dedicated support.
See you soon Devs fans 👹
Regan, Zack and Wish from BMD cooking up a storm Sports Centre kitting out our Devs with merch for season 2022
