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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

JUNIOR TEAMS 1985

The fielding of one team in each of the Under 9, 11, 13, and 15 competitions by Parkside Football
Club provided 118 boys with the opportunity of participating in club football during the I985 season.

Most sides had a successful year and won their share of games with Peter Besell's Under 11 team
putting in a fine effort to make it to the first Semi-Final.

Notable individual performances came from Peter Besell who won the Footscray District Football
League's Best and Fairest in the Under 9 competition and Steven Kelly, who was runner-up in the
Under 11's.

The club is at a disadvantage in respect to teams located in developing areas who have a greater
pool of players to call upon and more emphasis must be placed upon recruiting in the future. ·

Thanks are due to the small but dedicated band of parents who assist as time-keepers, goal umpires,
trainers, runners and team managers.

Gary Cocks

Junior Administrator

FINANCIAL REPORT 1985

Again as in previous years I985 has proven to be a successful one in that we have been able to
maintain our costs at an acceptable level, whilst being able to have competitive sides on the field.

The efforts of Gladys Browne-Kerr and her helpers in raising in excess of $3000 are very much
appreciated, and no doubt operating out of our new kiosk made this task a more pleasant one.

Fund Raising again proved to be very successful and special thanks must go to Mick Rochford and
Ron Fraser for their fund raising efforts and Pat Considine for the social side of fund raising.

As you can see Bingo is the life blood of our club and this must be realised by all concerned or we
may be in danger of losing it.

Finally may I say that providing the club stays within its known income, as far as its expenditure is
concerned the club will always remain successful on the field as well as off the field.

Thanks to all that have assisted me throughout my terms as Director of Finance.

Rod O’Connor

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider