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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

1988 Annual Report

PRESIDENTS REPORT

To the members, ladies and gentlemen,

The 1988 season has been one which has seen the Parkside Football Club reach new highs and lows,
the high notes we must strive to improve on further and the lows we must work hard to eradicate.

This season there was a total of forty players who played a - grade, with fourteen of these players
being recruited this year; this clearly shows the depth we are starting to gather around the club. In
addition to this there were another number of young players who played a couple of A - grade games
in their first senior year of football and I am sure these players will improve next year.

I must congratulate our senior coach Mark Komp on taking the team into the finals and had we not
been hit by bad injuries to four of our top players in the last game or two perhaps we may have gone
further. My sincere thanks also to Paul Barbuto, Leo Daglish and Jim Dorgan for their very able
assistance to mark.

I am sure with the commitment and dedication Mark has shown we will see further improvement in
our team and present a real force in season 1989.

I would also like to congratulate Peter McShane on an excellent first year as coach. Peter came to
the club not knowing anyone and towards the end of the year had fitted in exceptionally well.
Winning more games than we lost and having the best year for a number of years with our reserves
grade team.

Also deserving our thanks is Peter and Brett Filbin, Gary Hansen and all the other officials who
assisted throughout the year and ask that they, along with others support our life line next year. We
must all work very hard to ensure this position changes next year.

The complexities of running and administering a football club these days means many long hours for
certain people and I sincerely thank our secretary Pat Considine for his valued expertise and
hardworking approach to the cause of our club.

Another person deserving our thanks for an excellent job done is our treasurer Trevor Lockwood .
This is another area that has become quite a headache with taxes, etc. to be controlled.

Trevor also managed to have his best season on the field and proves just how valued Trevor is to the
club.

To the committee, I sincerely thank you for your efforts, especially Bernie O'Connor and Allan
Porter, who had many and varied tasks to contend with, ranging from looking after the bar, social
activities, time keeping, being a trainer or goal umpire. These guys did whatever it took and on most
occasions what no-one else would do. Well done Burnie and Allan.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider