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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

The under 11's, coached by P. Bessell, also finished down the ladder, however some of their wins
were quite meritorious, as they played most games with up to ten under 9's. This was due to our
under 9's being unable to form a team for the first few games and their subsequent removal from
the Competition.

The best and fairest award was one by P. Bessell from E. Salopek and P. Guida, several of our
under 9's polled well in the voting, including G. Bessell.

The one true highlight for the season was the formation of a Junior Committee. The Committee,
once formed, set to work with great relish and in a very short time was able to raise a substantial
amount of money but more importantly, has given the Club a chance to look confidently to the
coming seasons.

The Committee, headed by its President, Glen Martland, its Treasurer, Len Cook and Secretary,
Sue Bessell along with its hard-working Committee recently presented the Parkside Football Club
with a cheque for $2,000.00, an amount they hope to improve on for Season '88.

G. Wickson

Junior Administrator

Coaches Report

Season 1987 started off with much early promise but unfortunately fulfilled only percentage of
that early excitement in both the A grade and A Reserve teams.

A crippling run of injuries combined with a less than total commitment midway through the
season saw both teams reduced to the middle of the table.

However, I felt that the momentum again picked up in the latter part of the year with some
excellent results recorded by both teams. There were many players who gained a great deal in
personal improvement and achievement as the year progressed. This, combined with a positive
feeling at the club off the field, argues well for next year, and hopefully season 1987 will be seen
as a building year for success in the very near future.

Congratulations must be expressed to many players but in particular to Mark Lawrence, Anthony
Allessio and Con Papas for outstanding personal performances in A grade and to Peter Clarke, in
particular, in a reserves.

Many people contributed greatly to the smooth running of the senior teams this year but i would
like to make special mention of Peter Filbin, Leo Daglish, Peter Hunt, Shaun Pearce, John Ross,
Paul Dorgan, Zoran stefanovski, Alan Porter and Brian Wilson for their enormous assistance
throughout the year.

Mark Komp (Senior Coach)

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider