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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

Standing: B. O’Donnell, T. McKenna, N. Pinney, J. Acreman, R. Close, P. Hun, T. Lovett, D. Kelly, J.
Considine, C. Cooke, R, Power, E. O’Keefe, I. Sweeney, R. Conn, N. Collings, R. Cunnigham, F. Grubb.
R. Henry

Seated: L. Watt, F. Lang, L. Coon, E. Phillips, R. Beer, L. McCankie, R. Cunningham, F. Grubb,

Front Row: M. Hawkins, F. Acocks, B. Watt, K. Cross, B. Hurst

L. Coon

L. Coon was a leading Footscray District Football League goalkicker in the 1958 season booting 77
goals.

In September 1958, Alfred Ernest (Ernie) Shepherd passed away. He was a great community leader
and politician, the first Parkside premiership coach in F.D.F.L. , Honorary secretary of Footscray
Football Club(1930) and Footscray District Football League (1933-45). A.E. Shepherd was a life
member of Footscray Football Club and the F.D.F.L.

A minute silence was held in memory of the late A.E. Shepherd during the club committee meeting
that was held on September 18th 1958. R. Charles informed the committee that he had sent a
wreath to the funeral of the late A.E. Shepherd on behalf of the club. It was pointed out that the
“club make available a trophy each year and such trophy to be known as “A.E. Shepherd Memorial
Trophy.”

We saw, on a brighter side that Footscray and the broader community embraced the formation of
the Footscray Technical College in 1958.

Footscray Technical College (1958)

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider