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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017
"They came in all the time. They came in in big groups, sometimes 20. They really got me through
the hard times. I love the club. I love all the boys."
O'Keeffe paid tribute to his side's "excellent character".
"It was a 21-player win." he said.
"(We're) one great big team here.''
The Parks players were pumped to poop the Borough party — the home side having unfurled its
1999 premiership flag before the game.
Danny Sexton kicked five goals in an impressive debut for the Borough.
The former VFL leading goalkicker is the hot favour-ite to win the Andrew Gibson Medal — the
WRFL's equivalent of the AFL's John Coleman Medal.”
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St Albans was heavily defeated by Parkside in the second round.
Parkside 23.17-155 d. St Albans 11.4-70
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The team mainted its blistering form demolishing Braybrook by 98 points.
Parkside 22.8-150 d. Braybrook 8.4-52
Braybrook’s Robert Scardamaglia being tackled by Parkside star Dennis Ryan
Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider
