Moddies Round 3 Fixture
GO YOU YOUNG DEVS!
Moddies Round 2 Fixture
Round 2 for our Moddies kicks off at 6pm on Friday. All Friday night teams are playing away and all Saturday games are at Stirling oval.
See the fixture below. Go you Devs!
Driving: think about who you’ll leave behind
Mt Lofty Districts Football Club supports the SA Government’s push to raise the profile of road safety in our community through the ‘Think about who you’ll leave behind‘ campaign.
We encourage all club members to be role models for improving road safety. Focus on reducing the Fatal Five:
- Speeding
- Not wearing a seatbelt
- Driving distracted
- Driving when fatigued
- Using alcohol or drugs before driving
There are about 180 regional footy clubs around South Australia that attract approximately 15,000 senior players each year. Sadly, it’s these same players, their mates and their communities that are so often affected by road trauma.
Moddies Round 1 Fixture
Our Moddies start their season this weekend, kicking off on Friday 30 April:
- U8 White V Raiders @ 5.45pm @ Bridgewater
- U8 Green V U8 Red @ 6pm @ Arkaba Oval
- U10 White V Hahndorf @ 7pm @ Hahndorf
Then on Saturday 1 May:
- U9 V Meadows @ 8.30am @ Stirling Oval
- U10 Red V Kangarilla @ 9.30am @ Stirling Oval
- U11 V Raiders @ 10.30am @ Stirling Oval
Come and cheer on these young Devs!
New rules for Moddies
There have been some rule changes for our moddies (U8-U11). The HFL have embraced the AFL recommendations for modified footy (introduced in 2014) and highlights include:
- U8 and U9 now have zoning: 3 equal zones to give more kids a go and to keep the game more open.
- U8: no stealing, bumping, tackling, shepherding (to give players maximum opportunity to dispose of the football).
- U9-U10: no bumping
This video shows modified tackling and it also describes the rationale behind introducing the more physical side of footy in a way that allows for the development of the foundation skills by new players to the game.
Full rules are on our website: Resources > Rules > HFL. So why not learn them before you say “F…” at the umpires from the sidelines! And instead of saying ‘F…’, think about saying ‘Fair enough’ to support our umpires.
Last touch rule explained
In 2021, all teams (HFL and SANFL) are using the last touch rule.
The interpretation of the rule is as follows:
- A free kick shall be awarded against a player who kicks or handballs the football and it goes over the boundary line without the football being touched by another player.
The rule is being introduced for the following reasons:
- It provides clear and concise interpretations without the grey areas of “What is deliberate?”
- It allows us to allocate 3 boundary umpires on large grounds as it requires less throwing in.
- It aligns us with SFL, GSFL, RML, SANFL and most South Australian country leagues which makes events like Association and Country Carnivals more consistent in interpretation.
- It allows for more flow in the game and less throw ins hence quicker more attractive football.
- It helps us with recruiting new boundary umpires.