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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

We all know that our recruiting area for juniors is poor, however, if this club is to survive, we
must have players who want to play for the club because of what the club is. The only way we
can do this is through juniors.
Everyone must do everything they can, to get children to play for Parkside.

Season 1987 saw the following:

U 9 - unable to field a side
U 11 - 12-15 players balance made up of U 9
U 13 - 16-18 players balanced U 11
U 15 - 14-16 players, balance filled with U 13

We werenot competitive in any age group. We had limited parent support.

These are the lads who will be representing our open age sides in the future. I believe we are
taking steps in the right direction to improve our situation.

A junior committee was formed halfway through the season. This committee set about trying to
inject funds into the club, and were successful to the tune, where they paid for all umpires from
round 11 onwards. This committee also through the efforts of Glen Martland, Len Cook and
others raised $2000 and presented the senior club with this money.

On a brighter note, I am pleased to congratulate Peter Betson and John Harinos who both
represented the Footscray District League U 14 side. This side was Metropolitan champions for
year 1987.

Best and fairest club votes

A 1
M. LAWRENCE 78
A. ALLESSIO 71
C. PAPAS 52
M. KOMP 49
P. McSWEENEY 41
T. LOCKWOOD 35

A 1 Reserves
P. CLARK 69
D. CAVANAGH 33
P. CAMERINO 24
C. SINGLETON 24
D. LANE 20
J. HOMPA 19

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider