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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

1986

Parkside started their 56th year in the Footscray District Football League on a high note, annihilated
new team North Melbourne Districts by 120 points.

Parkside 19.22 (136) d. North Melbourne & Kensington District 1.8. (14)

In the next round Parkside defeated Wembley Park.

“Top of the ladder team Parkside were tested by Wembley Park and trailed by four goals at half
time. But the league leaders got their running game into top gear and won by one point.”

Parkside 14.11 (95) d. Wembley Park 14.10 (94)

Parkside’s home ground advantage helped them stave off a determined challenge from St Albans
and win by 13 points, but with a little more accuracy near the goals, St Albans could have provided
an upset.

Best for Parks were Anthony Alessio, Tony Bosco and Mark Komp.

In round five, Parkside defeated Braybrook by 35 points. Parkside best were Brett, Komp, Fraumano,
Barnett and Alessio.

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However, the 1986 season was characterised by the lack of consistency.

Deer Park beat Parkside by 11 points and are now out of the five only on percentage. Parkside will
find it hard to stay in the five because they have some tough games over the next few weeks.

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Kingsville had a close game with Parkside to win by seven points. Parks, coached by their president
Lindsay Murphy, in the absence of Bryan Dalton, just failed to win the match.

Parkside is having a bad run with injuries at this stage. Last week the club lost Captain Leigh Brett
with a broken leg and this week Mark Komp broke his jaw, which will be disaster for Kompie as he
loves “flapping the gums.”

Parks’ coach Brian Dalton was in Canberra on Saturday and the team was coached by club president
Lindsay Murphy, who last coached the A team 12 years ago.”

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There is a rumor around that “The Wild One” John Sharp will coach Parks next year. Sharpie, who is
in England at the moment, rang the West Newport club on Saturday to find that no one would talk
to him – nobody had the courage to tell him they only managed a draw.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider