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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

Aerial Picture of Yarraville Oval, which was the home ground of the Bulldogs during World War II.
Picture: Picture Victois.

“Footscray FC used Yarraville Oval as a temporary home in 1941 and 1942 because the Western Oval
was being used as a camp for soldiers on their way to New Guinea during World War Two.

The club moved back to the Western Oval in 1943.

The ground’s record crowd was estimated to be between 16,000 and 18,000 people who attended
Ron Todd’s first VFA match for Williamstown against Yarraville in 1940.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/a-look-back-at-some-of-footys-bizarre-playing-
venues/news-story/4fea3a0149f9e4093e64812da65a6440

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider