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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

Wingman Trevor Lockwood was Parkside’s best. Ruck-rover Paul McSweeney and champion
centremen Darren Brown touched a lot of football. Komp at centre half-back, and defender Dean
McQualter was also better players.

It was a real team effort, though. Komp had agreed, “Everyone has been contributing,” he said.
“We’ve got St Albans on Saturday. They have been the pacesetters for the last couple of years so it
will be hard. But once you’re in there, you are a chance.”

Parkside 15.14-104 d. Albion 13.8-86

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St Albans playing excellent football proved far too good for a disappointing Parkside in a preliminary
final and won its way into the 1989 grand final.

Kicking to the end favoured by strong wind Parkside could not penetrate the strong St Albans
defence led by Anthony Stockwell. The move of Scott Haynes on to Darren Browne and Stockwell on
to Tony Alessio helped nullify Parksides attack. Arthur Traits, Parkside wingman, was doing well as
was Louis Sambevski, Parkside back-pocket player.

Rene Kink was proving a handful at full-forward for the Saints, kicking their first major and
handballing to Frank Ali for the next.

Quarter time saw St Albans two points in front. The move of Anthony Stockwell to centre half-
forward was an instant success as he goaled immediately and seconds later Gavin Brennan kicked
another.

Harry Kelly and Michael Shepperbottom both goaled for Parkside to put them back in the game.
Russell Imeri goaled for the Saints, and immediately after Rene Kink, goaled again.

Half time saw St Albans starting to show its supremacy. The last half was no contest as St Albans
blitzed Parkside. St Albans best players were Graham Roulsten, Gavin Brennan, Rene Kink, Frank Ali
and Shane Heather.

Parkside best were Paul McSweeney, Anthony McQualter and Louis Sambevski.

St Albans 17.19-121 d. Parkside 8.7-55

At the end of the 1989 season, after serving two years as coach/captain of the Parkside Football
Club, Mark Komp decided to step down as head coach, justifying that decision with an increased
business pressures.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider