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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

Les Twentyman in his observations written in the pre-season limbo had mentioned another Parkside
Legend.

“Parkside Football Club captain coach Mark Komp has become a camp person. But that doesn’t
mean he’s developed a limp wrist. Mark and his father, Matt… who ran Komp’s health studios in
Barkly Street, West Footscray, for more than 20 years, have opened a hire shop dealing in all
camping and recreational equipment. Mark’s experience as a physical-education teacher has made
him an expert in the field. Meanwhile…on the footy field, Marks hopes the recruit they have signed
from St Bernard’s and ex-Sunshine players Darren Brown, Michael Shepperbottom and Anthony
(“Longhair”) McQualter will help Parks make the final again.”

Les Twentyman, The Western Times, March, 1989

Footscray’s Fightback in 1989

“The term “Triumph over Adversity” means to overcome a great challenge. To defy the odds and to
defeat the bigger foe. The story of the Footscray Football Cub “Fightback” implies these traits. Faced
with certain extinction of their team, the people of Footscray and the western suburbs of Melbourne
had to put up a fight in order to keep their Club where it belonged. This story demonstrates the spirit
of a region and the importance of sport in Australian culture.”

http://www.footyalmanac.com.au/footscray%E2%80%99s-fight-back-in-1989/

Kevin Hillier rightly pointed out that FDFL very survival depended on Footscray Bulldogs survival.

“Footy fans in the west, though, were mesmerised with the imminent demise of the Bulldogs, who
looked like going under. No one really knew what effect that it would have on the local competition.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider