CONGRATULATIONS to our own Club Gem Leithal Dawes, who has been awarded with the honour of SA’s Junior Coach of the Year in the AFL Volunteer of the Year awards. Leith gets a $200 voucher and invitation to the National Awards event, from which the winners receive tickets and flights to the AFL GRAND FINAL.
Leith is on our committee, coaches Auskick, U8 Green and U17G Prelim contenders, as well as helping out anywhere and everywhere. Thanks for everything Leithal, a well deserved honour!
From the AFL:
State and Territory Award Winners Announced
As part of the ongoing commitment to recognising the incredible effort our community football volunteers put in to run the game at a local level, the AFL is proud to announce the 2021 Toyota National Volunteer Award winners from all around the country.
All Auskick Centres, Schools, Community Clubs and Leagues were invited to nominate an outstanding volunteer as part of the Toyota AFL National Volunteer Awards.
AFL received over 600 Nominations nationally, recognizing the significant contribution our volunteers give to the game, right across the industry.
These volunteers may have contributed to the completion of a major or significant project throughout the year, gone above and beyond throughout Covid affected 2020 season or they may be someone who has contributed to a number of roles over a long period.
National Club and Volunteer Support Manager, Alex Burgin said that being able to recognise and reward our volunteers is critical to the ongoing success of community football:
“The AFL are so incredibly grateful to each and every one of our 220,000 community football volunteers, the unsung heroes who work tirelessly to progress our great game in various capacities – at community clubs, leagues and across every Auskick centre.
Through a difficult season in many states, the quality of nominations shows how local AFL clubs, are determined to continue working though the hurdles and achieve amazing outcomes and excellent AFL experiences for our community”
Congratulations to the truly deserving Volunteer of the Year Award recipients. The National Volunteer of the Year Awards are presented by Toyota as Premier Partner of the AFL, and as proud supporters of Australia’s game, men and women, young and old, from the grassroots to the elite.
National Winners will be announced in Mid-September.
All State and Territory winners for 2021 can be foundHERE
A HUGE congratulations to our young Devils who have made their way into the SANFL U18s mens teams for the 2021 season. Sturt – Charlie Fryer (Captain); Tom Gibson; Jake Aish; Archer Bawden; Will Jordans North Adelaide – Sam McTaggart; Will Sherman; Mason Pitt
Tonight Sturt held their Best & Fairest medal count & 2 Devils players took out the quinella:
A message for all of our past Devils and Heritage Club people.
The reunion which was to take place on Saturday 24 July and was cancelled due to the COVID Lock Down will be deferred to next season.
We will celebrate it as the “One Two” reunion recognising seasons ending in 1 and 2 and will be aiming to hold it in the second home game, which would be late April or early May 2022.
There is still plenty of excitement left in this season with the HFL men’s and boy’s still in the race for finals and the HFL Women’s A Grade having won their way into the Grand Final with the Under 17 Girls playing in the Preliminary Final this Sunday. The Chairman’s Lunch tomorrow will also be another highlight as the men take on Uraidla in a must win match.
Season 2022 is looking very exciting with the expected opening of the $1.7M upgrade of the change rooms and the continuing development of teams across the club, particularly the young A Grade Men’s team.
We recently took copies of photographs from a wonderful album of HAU and Mt Lofty which was put together by Glenda DeRoos. We sincerely thank Glenda and past champion Herman for allowing us to share some terrific photos. The photo below is quite amazing in showing some of the people from the heritage clubs who came together so successfully to form Mt Lofty. Left to right, Lyn Evans (Stirling, Heathfield Aldgate United and Mt Lofty), Frank Clements (Aldgate, Heathfield Aldgate United and Mt Lofty), Bryan Moulds (Stirling and Mt Lofty), Herman DeRoos (Aldgate, Stirling, Heathfield Aldgate United and Mt Lofty)
We trust that everybody is going well in these testing times. The Lofty Legends Group Mt Lofty District Football Club
What an amazing story. Leithal Dawes’ U17 Girls have made the Prelim Final to be played at Ironbank this coming Sunday August 15th vs Onkas. The winner will take on Hahndorf in the Grand Final.
This is a HUGE achievement on a number of fronts.
Last year we didn’t have enough players to make a team so we formed an awesome amalgamation with Nairne Bremer Football Club. Our first match in 2020 was a 10 goal loss, turning our season around with our last match (to the same team) with a 1 point win, giving the girls a taste of finals footy where they gave it a fair crack in the 1st Semi.
In 2021 we still don’t have quite enough players, with at least 8 talented girls having played up from the U15s, and some will continue do so through the finals. A shout out goes to U15G coach Micheal Smart for sharing his team with ours, and for coaching them to such a high quality standard that they are able to hold their own in upper level football. The focus on a team game these girls play and the football that is produced is a credit to all involved.
Congratulations on making it to the Prelim Girls. GIVE ‘EM HELL!!
