Sadly the Club have been informed that Adam Kusznir will be stepping down as our Senior Womens Coach for season 2023.
Adam came to us as an Assistant Coach at North Haven, and in his 3 years, progressed from an Assistant Coaching role, a Development Coach helping all of our junior and senior girls to Head Coach.
Not only that he provided the club some wonderful entertainment and memories with his band ‘The sound from home improvement’.
We wish Adam and his partner Anna all the best in their continued journey.
Congratulations to all of the Mt Lofty Devils Senior teams on a fantastic season. Well done to all of our award winners presented at Senior Presentation Night!
We had a fantastic night at the Top of Ark. Thanks again to the Arkaba Hotel for putting on a great night and another wonderful season as major sponsor.
CONGRATULATIONS DEVILS. See you next season!
FRANK CLEMENTS CLUB PERSON OF THE YEAR Presented by Lyn Clements: Holly Thompson
MILESTONE AWARDS Presented by LLG & Life Member Trevor Gould 100 Senior Games: Damien Nicholls 100 Senior Games: Connor Milde 100 Senior Games: Damon Petersen A GRADE MEN Coventry-Dawes Best & Fairest: Harry Weeks Runner Up Best & Fairest: Alex Weeks 3rd Best & Fairest: Ash Eckermann Best Under 21: Sam McTaggart Players MVP: Harry Weeks
SENIOR WOMEN Ellen Maple Best & Fairest: Aaijah Jericho Runner Up Best & Fairest: Georgia Swan Leading Goal Kicker: Kate Champan Coaches Award: Rebecca Northcott Most Consistent: Kylee Nuss
B GRADE MEN Best & Fairest: Bennett Wood Runner Up Best & Fairest: Peter Giannes Best Finals Player: Nathan Nicholls Leading Goal Kicker: Josh Healey Best Team Man: Reed Stewart Coaches Award: Liam Winskill Most Courageous: Campbell Giles
FRANK CLEMENTS CLUB PERSON OF THE YEAR : Presented by Lyn Clements: : Holly ThompsonMILESTONE AWARDS : Presented by Life Member Trevor Gould : 100 Senior Games: Connor Milde, Damon Petersen & Damien Nicholls
As season 2022 draws to a close, the Mount Lofty District Football Club (MLDFC) has started planning for 2023 and beyond.
We have a number of important roles becoming vacant, as outlined below.
This is a fantastic opportunity for members of our community to put their hand up to help steer the club over the next 2-3 years, as we build on our success and look to achieve even more in 2023.
If you are interested in any of the roles, please email comms@mountlofty.com.au indicating which role/s. A current member will then contact you to discuss the role.
Senior Committee
We have 5 roles available on the Senior Committee as result of the current incumbents stepping down at the November AGM:
President – Oversees all aspects of the club including finances, player development and club operations.
Secretary – Responsible for club wide communications and efficient running of committee meetings.
Football Director – Responsible for the development and growth of the football program across the club.
Merchandise and Equipment Manager – Responsible for procurement and distribution of club merchandise and equipment.
Social Media Manager – Responsible for the management of all club related social media platforms.
Junior Committee
We have 3 roles available on Junior committee to facilitate the smooth running of our Junior program:
Women’s Junior Program Coordinator – Responsible for the coordination of the Junior women’s program, including fixtures, team make up and player development.
Junior Program Registration Coordinator – Oversees all junior players registrations, transfers and permits.
Modified Program BBQ Coordinator– Responsible for the efficient running of the BBQ at Stirling Oval.
Other roles to support the club
Social Media Coordinators – We are looking for people who are:
Social media savvy
Have creative flair
Willing to work with our Social Media Manager and club stakeholders to gather and share content to our social media pages including Facebook and Instagram.
Sponsorship Coordinator – This position will ensure effective communication with sponsors and the committee to deliver incremental value for our valuable sponsors.
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!
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!
