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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

season bar two. Being thrashed by Spotswood and West Footscray last game showed up weaknesses
especially a lack of true key position players.

TACTICS

Parkside Players had to work very hard for their goals in 1990. No longer could they just kick long
bombs to the forward line. A shorter possession game had to be played due to our smaller
personnel. This often meant that at times there was more sideways or indirect play. To play a
preferred, long and direct style of game particularly on the forward line, tall high marking players
need to be recruited by the club.

PROBLEMS IN 1990:

A major problem was players drinking on Friday nights before a game particularly towards the end of
the season. These players seem to consider themselves separate to the rest of the team. For a side
to be successful sacrifices have to be made for the good of the team and this should bring players
closer together. Any player who is not prepared to make this sacrifice then obviously does not
consider himself to be part of the team.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FUTURE OF PARKSIDE FOOOTBALL CLUB:

There are many parts of a Club which go together to produce a successful team. This includes
Trainers, Coaches, Committee and President. Parkside Football Club wants people with good
character - givers not takers, people who are good to be around loyal and honest who appreciate
what the club is doing for them. This also means having players that want to play for the Parkside
Football Club and not be there only for the dollars and what they can get out of the club.

M. BYRACHEVSKI

Senior Coach

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JUNIOR’S REPORT

The 1990 Junior Football Season was the most successful for sometime with all three sides making
the finals and several players taking out F.D.F.L. Awards.

A new committee was formed under the presidency of Daryl McFarlane and despite the some early
problems they settled into the run of things and we can expect a continued effort from this
committee in the next season.

The 13's under first year coach Ian Bishop lost the first few games, but then never looked back
finishing the season in third spot. They then won the first semifinal before losing to eventual
premiers Nth Melbourne by a narrow margin in the preliminary final.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider