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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

The local football fans waited with great anticipations the 1936 Grand Final between Parkside and
Spotswood. Sunshine Advocate brought this introduction to 1936 Grand Final.

Footscray District League

PREMIERSHIP TO-DAY AT SELWYN PARK

“The premiership of the A Grade of the Footscray District League will be decided to-day at Selwyn
Park, where Parksides will be opposed to Spotswood Citizens in what should be a game full of classy
football and sustained action. Both these clubs are capable of producing all the best to be seen in the
National code and a large crowd should be attracted to witness this final clash. During the season
these sides met twice in the home and home series and with one win each the honors are easy.

Parkside need little introduction to local football enthusiasts, having been a bye-Word in district
football for years.

Several of the players of this club have appeared in Sunshine colors, the more recent transfers to the
black and white combination being Tom Laffan. Tom has been the backbone of the Parksides since he
joined. Johnnie McMillan has also given sterling service since donning the black and white uniform
and should acquit himself with credit in this last game. The Parks have had a most successful year,
being defeated only on two occasions.

On the first day of the season Newells managed to overthrow this strong team, and the only other
loss was sustained at the hands of Spotswood, to whom they will be opposed to-day.

During the six years of the league’s existence Parkside have won the premiership on two occasions,
runners-up twice, and were squeezed into third position by Spotswood last year. If successful to-day
the club will retain the “Advertiser” Shield for all time, and if the enthusiasm imparted into their
training in the last weeks count for anything no stone will be left unturned to achieve that object.

Spotswood have been a strong side for years, and since joining the Footscray District League last
year have performed with great credit. Last season they headed the list at the end of the first round
and were only beaten into second place on the grand final by West Footscray.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider