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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017
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“The Spotswood-Parkside F.D.L. match of the day can premature finish on Saturday when the umpire
refused to continue following an all-in donnybrook between players and spectators.
Umpire Ian McDonald called off the game after a pushing and shoving mass of players and
spectators traded punches following an incident in which several players clashed. The game had been
free of fire until three quarter time, but livened up early in the last term when a Parkside player was
reported. No reports followed up the brawl and no points have yet been awarded for the match
although Spotswood had a comfortable lead when umpire McDonald called the game off.
The executive will meet tonight to discuss the game and charges will probably be heard against
people involved in brawl.
Parkside’s best (in the game that ended sensationally) were: Need, Dolphin, Watson, Crouch, Murphy
and Beattie.”
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“The Brooks were unable to hold the Parkside and while they were fighting desperately for the place
in the finals.”
Parkside 10.14(74) d. Braybrook 10.11(73)
Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider
