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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017
This is how the FDFL ladder looked at the end of the 1988 season.
Parkside recorded 12 wins and 6 losses gaining licence to play finals.
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In A1 Senior elimination final Parkside played against Deer Park at Yarraville Football Ground.
Deer Park ended a poor run in finals games by accounting for Parkside in the first elimination match.
It was a close encounter until the last quarter when Deer Park kicked quick four goals to grab a
handy lead. Parkside fought back to kick two goals but it wasn’t enough to overtake Deer Park.
Elimination final: Deer Park 12.10-82 d. Parkside 10.13-73
Rod Laver Arena (1988)
Replacing the aging Kooyong Stadium, construction on the arena began in 1985 and was completed
in 1987 at a cost of AU$94 million. It opened on 11 January 1988 for the 1988 Australian Open.
Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider
