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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

But then I didn’t do a thing about it, I didn’t go down and practice with them (Parkside) or anything
like that. I was hesitant at that time because Parkside wasn’t well liked in the Footscray District
League in those years. They were a pretty rough mob in those days. I didn’t go down and practice
and they didn’t make any great effort to lure me down there. Yarraville at that time was under
nineteens and so I was able to play a further underage year down there; so I played with the thirds
there for a year and then had a go at their seconds. In between I’d been called to the Executive of the
Footscray District League in the old grandstand and asked what excuse did I have for signing a form
four and then deciding to go to the association without a clearance. Anyway, they suspended me for
life at that stage. I think I hold a pretty unique position.”

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In the first round of the 1977 season, Parkside who had recruited well during that summer played
against Kingsville, who appeared to be the new glamor side of the FDL .

Kingsville was a better side defeating Parks by 41 points.

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Playing against Seddon in round three, after leading all day Parkside stopped in the last quarter and
allowed Seddon to take a way a sure victory.

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“Parkside proved too strong for North Footscray in what appeared to be a scramble game at
Parkside.

It’s his first year out of under 17’s and he knows what to do with a ball when given an opportunity.”

Parkside best against North Footscray were:

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“Parkside took a further step towards the four with an eight point win over Altona City, who frittered
away many opportunities in the second quarter with inaccurate kicking.”

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider