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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

The final scores were 14.12 (96) to one behind, giving Parkside victory by 95 points.

The general manager of the FDFL, Mr Russell Murphy, said he had discussed the incident with
Spotswood and the club, which in any case had no right of appeal, accepted the ruling.

Parkside called for a count of their opponents after a Spotswood player was sent off for an offence
and was therefore not eligible to he replaced, which should have left Spotswood with only 17
players.

The count showed Spotswood had 18 players on the field.

Mr. Murphy said Spotswood Officials claimed their player was bleeding from the nose when he was
sent off — they believed the umpires had exercised their power to send him off under the "blood
rule" and Spotswood replaced him in good faith.

The FDFL general manager said he could not remember a similar case in first division football.”

The Mail, May 1997

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Yarraville and Parkside were fighting for top spot on the FDFL first division ladder after wins in the
sixth round. Parkside beat Hoppers Crossing by eight points.

Hoppers got off to an excellent start, booting eight goals four behinds to one goal one behind and
establishing a 45 point lead at the first interval, holding four goals' lead at the start of the final
quarter.

The Cats seemed in control, but the Magpies went into top gear, booting seven goals to two in the
last quarter, to win by eight points.

A close encounter for the Magpies, but a vital boost to their chances of getting to the top spot.

Parkside 14.14 (98) d Hoppers Crossing 13.12 (90). Best for Parkside were: O'Keefe (best on ground),
Cammerino, Davis, Klaaysen, and Ali Taleb.

Ladder after round 6

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider