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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

A golden era was about to dawn for the Braybrook Football Club with its second flag in 1944,
defeating West Footscray by one point in the Grand Final. Two new clubs joined B Grade; Sunshine
Harvester Social and Friendship Circle, which wisely changed its name to the Waratahs the following
season. Braybrook won the 1945 flag, Altona re-joined the competition and North Footscray
reformed.”

Good Win Over Parkside

“ Braybrook visited the Footscray Park ground for the second match against their old rivals,
Parkside. After, a very even first quarter, Brbook's younger and much fitter side ran away to a very
handy lead. At half-time the scores were 7.11 to 5,6, In the second - half, Brook's players not only
stood up to the Parkside's renowned vigour, but returned it and still carried on with the game, as the
final scores indicated. Fiinal scores: 17.19 to 6.8.”

Sunshine Advocate, Fri 4 May 1945

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“Flashing moves on both wings with lightning disposal of the ball when in trouble, kept Braybrook A
grade always in the ascendancy against Parkside. It was virtually a walkover. Parkside played like a
team only once -in the first ten minutes of the first quarter; Brooks is without a single passenger to
mar its excellent combination and balance. It has learnt the advantage of keeping the ball once one
of its players has received it. Scores: 20.14, 134 points; Parkside, 3.4, 22 pts.”

Sunshine Advocate, Fri 1 June 1945

Williamstown Chronicle recorded in April 1946 that, Hugh Torney, formerly of Essendon, has taken
up the coaching duties of the Parkside club in the Footscray League. He had his finest season in
1940, winning the Essendon Best and Fairest award and finishing second in the Brownlow Medal
count. His 24 Brownlow votes were at the time the most ever by a player not to win the medal.

Hugh Torney (1901 – 2000)

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider