Justin Leppitsch.
JUSTIN Leppitsch was spotted by the Star among the big crowd at Ben Kavanagh Reserve on Saturday.
The former Dandenong Stingray and Brisbane Lion great watched the Pirates tame the Bears with keen interest. But who was that on the phone?
“Richard Houston with the chequebook,” one onlooker decided.
Never say never.
The Southern Football League (SFL) has a firm policy that bans alcohol from the playing field at all times.
This rule was given its toughest test yet when hundreds of screaming Parkmore fans jumped the fence, beer in hand, after the final siren.
The security guards, all four of them, certainly earned every cent of their wage as they pursued those enjoying a golden ale on the field.
The SFL season may have just finished, but many football fans are already licking their lips for next year.
Parkmore’s promotion to division two means clashes with Springvale and Lyndale – sure to generate some exciting local rivalries.Whether or not Parkmore can retain the majority of this year’s playing list is perhaps the only factor that will determine if the Pirates will contest the Division Two finals next year. If Casset, McKinley, McDonald and Millane decide to play on, players will come from everywhere to join the Pirate ranks.ONE thing is for certain, the Parkmore Pirates are a team, not a bunch of individuals.
With their backs to the wall in the second half, the Pirates played for each other and proved without doubt that premierships are made of mates, not dollars.
