▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁( S AN FL ). ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁st ints ▁at ▁Foot sc ray ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Football ▁League ▁( V FL ) ▁and ▁with ▁North ▁Ad ela ide . ▁ ▁Parker ▁was ▁a ▁r uck man ▁when ▁he ▁arrived ▁at ▁Foot sc ray ▁from ▁Wel sh pool . ▁As ▁his ▁new ▁club ▁already ▁had ▁established ▁r uck men ▁in ▁Gary ▁D emp sey ▁and ▁Barry ▁Round , ▁Parker ▁was ▁tried ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁forward . ▁He ▁made ▁five ▁appearances ▁for ▁Foot sc ray ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁V FL ▁season , ▁aged ▁only ▁ 1 7 . ▁Again st ▁both ▁North ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁South ▁Melbourne ▁he ▁k icked ▁three ▁goals . ▁ ▁Unable ▁to ▁register ▁a ▁senior ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Parker ▁returned ▁to ▁country ▁football ▁and ▁played ▁briefly ▁at ▁Gi pp s land ▁club ▁Le ong ath a . ▁ ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁spent ▁in ▁the ▁S AN FL . ▁Play ing ▁mostly ▁as ▁a ▁def ender , ▁Parker ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 2 8 8 ▁games ▁for ▁Wood ville ▁over ▁ 1 4 ▁seasons ▁and ▁was ▁club ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁his ▁final ▁league ▁season ▁with ▁North ▁Ad ela ide , ▁having ▁left ▁Wood ville ▁in ▁ac rim on ious ▁circumstances . ▁A ▁three ▁time ▁South ▁Australian ▁inter state ▁representative , ▁he ▁ended ▁up