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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017
The injury is likely in bring to an end a distinguished football career. Napoli played for Essendon in
the under-19s and reserves, and then for Collingwood in the reserves.
He also played for Coburg, Frankston and Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football League, (for-
merly the Victorian Football Association), at East Perth in the Western Australian Football League
and for Waratah in the Northern Territory.”
The Age, July 19, 1999
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Steve Milne wrote for The Mail,
CHAMP FIGHTS ON
By Steven Milne
“There is a "glimmer" of hope champion Parkside footballer Ross Napoli will walk again after
suffering a serious neck injury in Saturday's big game against West Footscray.
The 27-year-old Napoli collided with a teammate during the Footscray District Football League
(FDFL) first division match at the Merv Hughes Oval in Footscray.
The incident happened early in the second quarter and the game was officially abandoned half an
hour later. Both sides will receive two premiership points.
Napoli was air-lifted to the Austin Hospital.
The club's playing coach, Phil O'Keeffe, said there was a "glimmer of hope" Napoli could fight back
from injury.
He said Napoli had initially been told by his doctors to consider the worst case scenario.
Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider
