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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017
He is a life member of the Footscray RSL Golf Club.
Pascarl was also involved at the Footscray Swimming and Waterpolo Club for many years.”
The Times, August 12, 1998
By Steven Milne
“Footscray resident and self-confessed football nut Mr Herb Pascarl lives for one thing above all else
– watching his beloved Parkside dominate the opposition in Footscray District Football League (FDFL)
competition.
“My word I do, I wouldn’t miss it for quids,” said Mr Pascarl, who recently turned 92.
“It’s something to look forward to each week. I’m a football fanatic. I love it. I can’t get down there
quickly enough. I hate to miss a game.”
He was there large as life as the Magpies took on the might of reigning premiers Port Colts at the
Merv Hughes Oval in Footscray recently.
Not that it was too good for the heart – Parkside were pipped in a nail-biter by six points – but Mr
Pascarl rode the bumps and kicked the goals with “his boys” without too many hassles.
The Magpies have been a way of life for Mr Pascarl for – wait for it – a whopping 78 years.
“When the football season ends, my year goes dead,” he said with a chuckle.
Mr Pascarl is a living legend in the local footy league.
He is “Mr FDFL” – an icon, has been since day one of the FDFL.
You see, Mr Pascarl was a driving force behind the formation of the FDFL in 1931 along with good
buddies Ernie Shepherd, Henry Turner, Harry Kemp and Fred Reid.
Until then Parkside had competed in various football leagues that saw its players travelling all over
town to play.
“We got sick and tired of travelling,” Mr Pascarl recalled.
Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider
