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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

Parkside Football Club – “C” Grade 1956

Back Row: W. McDonald, B. Jordan, G. Wright, D. Britton, P. Parkinson, B. Wright (V. Capt)

2nd Row: S. Gilbee, J. Ellis, H. Ferris, R. McNamara, R. Beard, N. McGavin, J. Curry

3rd Row: R. Pinney, S. Orton, J. Dundon (Captain), S. Mackie (Coach), T. Bishop, D. Coats, L. Bird

Front: M. Jordan, V. Stephens

“Australian football was one of two demonstration sports at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in
Melbourne, Australia. The rules stated that the hosts must organize both a native game and a sport
foreign to the organizing country as "demonstration sports." Australian Rules football was chosen as
the "native" sport; and baseball, an American sport, was chosen as the "foreign" sport.

In March 1956 both the Victorian Football League and the Victorian Football Association were
invited to select a combined team to play an exhibition match against a representative Victorian
Amateur Football Association team at the Olympic Games.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider