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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

ALBION: Enclosed, and ranks as one of the top grounds in FDL.

ALTONA Nth.: No enclosed playing area. Becomes water logged during winter.

BRAYBROOK: Enclosed. Fair playing conditions, but visitors' changing room a bit too small.

CROSS ROADS: Enclosed. Another top ground with good amenities.

DEER PARK: Not enclosed. Playing surface very unsatisfactory, although improvement being made.

KINGSVILLE YMCA: Will be on their new ground next year

KINGSVILLE: Not fenced. No provision for to timekeepers and coaches. In wet weather ground tends
to become very muddy.

PARKSIDE: New ground next year. Needs fencing. Visitors changing rooms in poor conditions.

SEDDON: Not fenced. Good playing surface but again supporters left out in cold.

SPOTSWOOD: Enclosed. Another top ground, both for playing conditions and amenities.

SUNSHINE YCW: Enclosed. Another good ground.

ST. ALBANS: Enclosed. Good playing conditions, but rooms on small side.

ST. PAULS: Use school oval

SUNSHINE: A VFA ground

YARRAVILLE BOYS: Another VFA ground

WEST FOOTSCRAY: Partly enclosed. Can become a quagmire in wet conditions

Summing up, we have eight enclosed grounds in the whole FDFL and of those two are from VFA clubs
and other two belong to junior clubs.

That leaves only four of the 10 senior clubs with anything like what is required for top-class
conditions.”

The Mail, 16 June 1976

*****

And after 12 rounds, in the Massey’s Holden player award, Rod O’Connor of Parkside, and Rod
Peterson, of St. Albans were in a commanding position. They had the same amount of points, having
six-point lead over Barry Priest of Braybrook.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider