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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017
1992

In November 1991, Steven Milne wrote for the Western Independent that,

“Parkside have appointed gifted Michael Shepperbottom as assistant coach for 1992. Club coach
John Sharp is clearly pleased with the news.

“I think it’s going to be bonus for us,” Sharp said. ”Michael’s an excellent footballer with a good
football brain. I think he’ll settle down even further.”

Shepperbottom will be hoping for an injury-free 1992, as 1991 is a season he will be keen to forget.

He dominated in the opening rounds of 1991, helping Parkside to six successive wins.

A knee injury in round seven ended his year.

“I reckon he would’ve won the (Barry Priest) Medal if he had played the whole season,” Sharp said.

Sharp said he was confident the Magpies could improve on their third place in 1991. Parkside were
humbled by eventual premiers Seddon in the preliminary final.

“The challenge will be put to them and I’m sure each and every Parkside footballer will respond,”
Sharp said. We’ve got a good mob of blokes down there.

“We won’t be recruiting big name players. Blokes with the right attitude and willingness to have a
red-hot go are the ones we’re after.””

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider