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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

He starred as he alternated between ruck and full-forward.

Playing coach Phil O'Keefe described Browne-Kerr as "the heart and soul of Parkside".

"He's a very determined player — especially when the ball is on the ground," he added.

"He's like a big rover. He makes all the boys walk a bit taller."

Browne-Kerr and inspirational captain Michael Cammerino (six goals) formed a double-pronged
attack that the Tigers simply couldn't combat.

The big guns in the midfield fired — Ali Taleb, Michael O'Keefe and Dennis Ryan, who is probably the
best player in the league at the minute.”

Parkside 30.18-198 d. Yarraville 11.6-72

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Teams set for blockbuster

By Steven Milne

“Home and away games don't get much bigger than this in suburban football.

Likely first division grand finalists Parkside and Port Colts will both be at close to full strength in
Saturday's blockbuster match at Murphy's Reserve in Port Melbourne.

There is a distinctive finals feel about the game.

The winner will no doubt rocket into premiership favouritism.

Coaches Phil O'Keeffe (Parkside) and Matthew Larkin (Port Colts) are pumped for the big game.

"It should be a high class game," O'Keeffe said. —There's an incentive there for us to beat the Colts.
We haven't beaten them in two years."

But O'Keeffe admits to being unsure how his players will react in the wake of the serious neck injury
suffered by star wingman Ross Napoli in Saturday's game against West Footscray at the Mery
Hughes Oval.

The first year recruit may not walk again.

Larkin said his players can't wait for the opening bounce. —The blokes have been thinking about it
for past week or two," Larkin said.

"We're coming into a bit of form."

But Larkin admits the Borough will need to play at their very best to beat the current ladder leaders.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider