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But league tribunal chairman Barry Height disagreed, saying “that sort of publicity put exactly the
right pressure on clubs to lift their game”.

“It was a (terrible) weekend for the FDFL two weeks ago,” he said. “The type of mongrelism and
thuggery that everyone saw is just not on. I think it had been brewing for a while and came to a
head.” Mr Height is adamant the violent scenes on and off the field at several games on the FDFL’s
recent weekend of shame even “sickened” officials of some of the clubs involved.

“I think at long last club administrators have just had enough themselves,” he said “I think the clubs
themselves have said ‘Hang on, enough is enough.’ And it is not before time. Would you want your
kids playing in an environment like that No way, I know I wouldn’t.”

Meanwhile, star Parkside rover Frank Zoccali pipped Spotswood ruckman Mark Kriehn by a vote to
win the Barry Priest Medal, the FDFL A 1 competition’s equivalent of the Brownlow Medal.

Zoccali polled 16 votes, while Kriehn, the 1993 Priest Medallist, got 15. West Footscray star Nick
Kotoski finished third with 14 votes. Pre-count favorite, Braybrook ruckman Darren Parfrey, was
fourth on 13 votes.

The Times, Wednesday, September 6, 1995

Frank Zoccali

FDFL Senior Best & Fairest-Season 1995

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider