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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

Round 15 brought another win for Parkside. This time Parks defeated Deer Park by 31 points. 13.14
to 9.7

In the last round of the 1977 season Parkside was too good for Albion beating them by 16 points.

Parkside 11.15 (81) d. Albion 11. 3 (69)

But this was just consolation win for Parks because Albion was better side in the semi-final clash
between those two teams at Yarraville Oval.

“Albion won their way into the prelim. Final with a two point-win against Parkside at the weekend.

But for 5 seconds or an inch Parks would have won. A clearing dash by Albion went to their forward
line and Parkside centre Half-Back Fraser tried desperately to punch the ball back.

But it shaved the back of his fist and went over the pack to the ever dangerous Chris Kelly, who
turned, ran and kicked the winning goal as the siren sounded.

Parkside played themselves into a sure position just into the third quarter when they led 8.7 to 2.8
kicking with the wind. But they allowed Albion to score four goals against a stiff breeze and that was
their downfall .”

The FDFL 1977 semi-final:

Albion 11.12.78 d. Parkside 10.16.76

The Mail, August 31, 1977

*****

1978

The opening match of the 1978 season was reminiscent of the semi-final that Parkside and Albion
played at Yarraville Oval in September 1977.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider