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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

Parkside defeated Kingsville by 28 points in the second simi-final.

The 1981 Footscray District League A grade grand final will be contested at 2 pm next Saturday, at
the Sunshine Football Ground between Parkside and North Footscray.

Given good weather conditions the game promises to be a top standard match with both sides
having many young players prepared to run all day, an essential ingredient at the Skinner Reserve.

Parkside will start a warm favorite on the form shown throughout the season. They have power in
the ruck, good rovers and a strong centre half -forward which are essential to a successful club.

North Footscray on the other hand is also blessed with a tall ruck-man and has power on both its
wings.

Parkside will be attempting to win their first flag since 1967 while North Footscray will be trying to
win their second in a row and three out of the last four.

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Again, this team proved that they were a fine generation of players. An amalgam of experience,
talent, determination and mateship was rewarded with the premiership in the 1981 season, 14
years since its last.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider