B GRADE MEN |
Best & Fairest: Alex Whitwell
Runner Up Best & Fairest: Josh Callaghan
Players Player MVP: Alex Whitwell
Most Improved: Jason Zecchin
Coaches Award: Jack Turner
SENIOR PRESENTATION NIGHT |
With season 2021 now officially all wrapped up for our senior squad, Friday 24th September saw our players, coaches, volunteers, committee, supporters and valued life members celebrate the year and their teams at the Senior Presentation night over an amazing meal catered by club sponsor Gawler St Café.
A night to celebrate the year, and give thanks to everyone involved that contributes to getting our footballers on the park each week, we had a wonderful evening which saw many faces of past and present come together to celebrate all that makes our club the place we love to call home.
We would like to thank a few people before we throw to some great photos from the event.
MC Leith Dawes: always does a superb job!
Guest presenter: Life member Trevor Gould
Guest presenter: Life member Jeff Pistola
Guest presenter: Adam Trizesinski
Guest presenter: Ollie Clements
Medal presenters: John Coventry, Jill Dawes, Brett and Jane Maple
Wait staff & Devs Junior Footballers: Charlotte, Maddie, Max, Archie, Ollie, Henry & Gus
Another great night at the Devil Dome. Happy holidays Devs!
100 SENIOR GAMES | JOSH HEALEY
The Mt Lofty Football Club would like to congratulate Josh ‘Treds’ Healey on his 100th senior game for the Devils this week as we front up in the last minor round match out at Balhannah against the Doggies.
Josh is the definition of a home grown Devil, have been running around in the red and white with a footy under his arm since the age of 4, and having played in every age group the club has to offer, all the way through to A grade.
From juniors he has to dominated games of football. A highlight memory for us was watching Tres kick 3 goals in his under 17 Premiership in 2014.
Treds has been a past captain of the B grade, setting a great example amongst the younger men. This year in the ressies he has been determined to get the boys deep into finals. Look for his clean skills and unbelievable goal sense this weekend!
Well done on hitting the ton Josh! Give ’em Hell this week mate.
REUNION ROUND 2022 | ‘1 & ‘2 YEARS
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
50 A GRADE GAMES | ANGUS WINWOOD
On behalf of the Mt Lofty Football Club, we are pleased to be able to congratulate Gus Winwood on playing his 50th A Grade game against the Uraidla Demons on home soil this week!
Angus has been a life time Devil, playing footy with the club from the Age of 7. Not only this, he has played through every grade offered through the men’s program, which makes him one of our proud home grown products.
You’ll find him crashing a pack from a hard lead or working back to the goal square, giving everything he can, every game he plays! Not only this, you will find Angus behind the bar, behind the BBQ, out with the women’s program, helping with the kids… where ever you need a true blue Devil 👹
Gus is on the committee as a player representative again this year, and has always given plenty off the field. He truly ticks the boxes as a team and club man.
We hope you have a cracker in your 50th in front of a good crowd mate. GIVE ‘EM HELL!
200 A GRADE GAMES | MARK NIELSEN
Congratulations to this champion of the club, with past Premierships under his belt, an inspirational footballer, and an amazing mentor to our incoming players this year. We are very excited to be able to watch Mark “Buckets” Nielsen play his 200th A Grade game for the Devils this Saturday at Arkaba Oval against Hahndorf.
Having played almost all of his football for the Candy Stripes since he was just a wee tacker, Buckets really does bleed the red & white. His only stint away from the club was a few seasons down the hill playing for the Doublas at Sturt, before returning home in 2013. Since then, Buckets has dominated the backlines with his more than sound football knowledge and, arguably, the safest hands in the league.
Watching Buckets develop from a young Devil into the outstanding footballer and mentor that he is, it’s has been an absolute pleasure and honour. We are really looking forward to this weekends match and seeing what it will deliver.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN MARK! Give ’em Hell mate!