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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017
An elated Tigers' coach Robbie Smith paid tribute to his side's "commitment, courage and
desperation".
"They kept fighting and fighting to the last little bit and got home," Smith said. "We had a lot of
players down. It shows a lot of people we've got more than just two or three players."
He praised key defenders Marco Rocci and David Bongetti, who kept dangermen Cory Klaaysen and
Paul Henderson in check respectively. Klaayson and Hender¬son managed just a goal apiece.
"Our defence has been fantastic all year," Smith said.
Smith described this Saturday's preliminary final between Parkside and Altona as a "touch and go
affair".
"It depends on how Altona's big men fire." he said.”
A1 seniors : second semi-final:
Yarraville 1.0, 5.2, 8.4, 13.5 (83) d Parkside 5.2, 6.9, 8.14. 10.17 (77).
First semi-final: Altona 1.3, 7.10, 10.14, 15.20 (110) d Hoppers Crossing 4.4, 6.8, 11.15, 14.17 (101).
A1 Res: 2nd semi: Parkside 4.13.37 lost to Port Colts 15.4.94; 1st semi: Albion 13.12.90 d Altona
7.10.52.
The Times, September 4th, 1996
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Klaaysen’s 11 Goals Sink Altona
By Steven Milne
Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider
