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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

“The name O’Brien is well-known in Footscray and the fact that three brothers in Bernie, Wally and
Jack have worn the uniform helps to keep the memory green. This week we will deal with Bernie,
clever rover and forward, who has been a bit of a rolling stone, but one that, will always roll back to
his home town. Bernie was born on May 14, 1910 and attended St. Monica’s with his brothers. One
of their team-mates was Alan La Fontaine. Leaving school Bernie played with Parkside and then had
a season with Kingsville, playing with Alby Morrison.”

Sporting Globe (Melbourne), Sat 1 Sep 1934, Page 7

In 1934, Parkside played its fourth grand final in four years.

“The 1934 season saw Parkside setting out to clinch permanent possession of The Advertiser Shield,
and as the season progressed, West Footscray appeared to be the only team standing in their way.
The first engagement provided a drawn game, with Parkside 13.17 to West Footscray’s 15.5, and the
next was won by West Footscray, with the scores: West Footscray, 9.15 (69 points ) ; Parkside, 6.16 (
52 points). In the semifinal, Parkside were heartened by defeating West Footscray by 15.10 - to
14.11, but in the grand final West won by 9 points — '9.10 to 8.7— and gained possession of the'
shield. Big scores were again a feature, Parkside reaching 20 goals or more on eight occasions, and
their highest was 41.26 to Scouts’ 1.3.

Leading goalkickers were: T. Murphy, 94 ; T. Eason, 48; A. E. Sharp, 43; Housen, 29

The Advertiser, Footscray, November 14, 1936

Pascarl points out that,

“In 1934, after four games, Riverside Football Club disbanded, so in 1935, Parkside Football Club
withdrew Parkside B Team and instead helped start Newell’s Football Club. This team only lasted a
few years and then disbanded. [1933 - 1938]

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider