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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

The 1988 Season

In his first year (1987 season) as Parkside coach, Mark Komp had a very young team with a lot of
recruits coming from the under 17s. There recruits, coupled with their more experienced players,
made a fine combination, which just missed out on playing in the finals. It was reasonable to expect
this team to enter finals in the 1988 season.

Five new coaches were directing teams in the A1 division of the Footscray District Football League
competition. They were: Colin Dell (Braybrook), Don Brown (Seddon), Chris Boyd (Port Colts), John
Sharp (North Footscray) and Jack Michek (Deer Park).

There were seven new sides (ex WSFL) in FDFL in 1988. Altona City, Hoppers Crossing, Williamstown
United, West Newport, Altona Centrals, Laverton and Newport. FDFL general manager Lindsay
Patching claimed that expansion as “great for footy in the western suburbs where all the local clubs
will now be under the one banner.”

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The royal couple attended a Multicultural Festival in Footscray, in January 27 1988.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider