Olympic Park Record 1968 June 19

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OllllDpic Park BeeordVol. 12 WEDNESDAY, 19th JUNE, 1968 Complimentary Issue

Alex Barr asks. . .~; WHY ARE STATE'S LEADING SCORERS NOT IN~ VI CTORIAN TEAM?

After Victoria's forward line failed national Don Murray, the Cardiffto apply any re!j.l pressure on Cardiff pivot, this attribute would be veryin the first half of the first encounter, valuable.I cannot for the life of me understandwhy the two most prolific goal- I k~ow that coach Mike de Bruc~-scorers, Armstrong and McCallum, yere IS aware ~f the wea.knesses Inhave not been included in the team. the talent provIded for hIm by the

selector. In the last game there wereArmstrong has already 11 goals to several players who completely

his credit and McCallum is breathing ignored his instructions, the floutingdown his neck with nine. Surely these of which shows disrespect for decredentials are sufficient to warrant Bruckyere.them a place in the team?

What is the point of the selectorIn saying this I am not knocking appointing a coach to control a team,

Eric Norman. There is still a place in then sit back and allow some of thethe side for this hard-worki~g player, players to virtually thumb their noses- although I must admit I was a bit at him? It strikes me that it is time" concerned to see him take the field the players realised that they are paid

last time with a thigh heavily ban- employees and, as in any other job,[ daged. disobeying the boss's orders means

M C 11 . t . 1 t 1 the sack., c a um In par ICU ar ge s goa s~~ from what 1 term "half chances", and Furthermore I feel that de Bruck-r: against. Cardiff those are; about. all yere should ha:ve more say regarding~ that ~Ill be t! offer. He IS especIally the picking of the squad. One thing

good In the aIr and when one recalls 'the aerial ability of Scottish inter- Continued on Page 8

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CARDIFF CITY PERSONALITIES --

GOALKEEPERS-FRED DAVIES. Played 200 games with the famousWolverhampton Wanderers. Born in Liverpool, despite his Welsh-soundingname.BOB WILSON. Joined Cardiff from Aston Villa and has made over 150appearances ith the team. Until Davies arrived was automatic choice assenior custodian.

FULL-BACKS-BOBBY FERGUSON. Apprenticed with Newcastle United,played with Derby County before joining the club. One hundred seniorgames.DAVE CARVER. Sold by Rotherham for $22,000, ost several monthswith cartilage trouble. Now 100 per cent fit and raring to go.STEVE DERRETT. Cardiff-born, made his debut with the team in theEuropean Cup against Nac Breda in Eindhoven.GRAHAM COLDRICK. Welsh under 23 international, a defensive wing-half and utility full-back.

HALF-BACKS-BRIAN "RINGO" HARRIS. Currently captain, joined theclub from Everton, with which he played over 400 senior games. Won anF.A. Cup Medal in 1966. A man to watch.DON MURRAY. Scottish, under 23 international. One of Britain'soutstanding ivots. Joined Cardiff from the Scottish Highlands and has ~never played senior club football in his own country.MALCOLM CLARKE. Graduated rom Scottish unior soccer, o LeicesterCity, then Cardiff. Midfield specialist who will be prominent.

RICHIE MORGAN. Cardiff-born, first senior appearance was in EuropeanCup Winners' Cup against Moscow Torpedo. Strong and robust and anamateur until two years ago.

FORWARDS-BARRIE JONES. Eight Welsh international caps. Figured in$90,000 transfer deal between Swansea and Plymouth, then the record feefor a British winger. Came to Cardiff 14 months ago and is rated theball artist of the team.NORMAN DEAN. Goal-scoring striker, with a fine record of hat-tricks.Played with Southampton. Will be a headache for the local defence.PETER KING. Veteran of 300 games with the club, during which hescored 70 goals. Covers tremendous ground and is a tireless worker.JOHN TO SHACK. Valued at $140,000, although only 19. Certain torepresent Wales in the World Cup. Acclaimed in Britain as the brightestyoung star on the horizon. Played under 23 international already.LESLIE LEA. Cost the club $40,000, rom Blackpool, where he playedin the same orward line as Sir Stanley Mathews. An inside forward witha devastating drive with perfect placement.BRIAN CLARK. Spectacular debut with the team, scored six goals in hisfirst six games. In six seasons with Bristol City notched a century. Alsoplayed with Huddersfield Town.

RONNIE BIRD. Flies like one. Has the speed of an Olympic sprinter.Previously with Birmingham City, Bradford and Bury. Probably the mostexperienced forward in the squad.

CLUB OFFICIALSDirector-Mr. V. H. DEWEY and his charming wife, to whom we extend a

special welcome.Manager-The redoubtable JIM SCOULAR, a legend in his own time who

will leave his mark on Australian soccer. 'Trainer-Mr. LEW CLAYTON. Healing hands and a friendly person who has

the complete confidence of the team, but he makes them work hard. Hedoes himself!

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VICTORIA'S HOPES LIE WITH THESE PEOPLE

GOAL-WILLY SCHROIFF, "The Black Cat". There would not be onemember of Cardiff who doesn't know this world-famous goalkeeper. Abig-time player with big-time temperament, Schroiff has a wealth of worldsoccer experience, and any goals the Welshmen score they will earn thehard way.

RESERVE GOAL-ANGELOS DANDRAKOS. From Greece only a fewweeks ago, he is the most exciting arrival for some time. His quick break-through into the State team indicates the selectors have high hopes for him.

BACKS-GEORGE KEITH. From Hakoah Club, where he is a stalwart.Represented Australia in South-East Asia, and was rated by his team-matesas a hero in defence and a tiger in attack. His opponent oday will haveno easy task.BILLY COOK. From Port Melbourne-Slavia, normally in the pivot role,but is so versatile he could play anywhere. A regular State player withtons of tenacity.

HALF-BACKS-FRANK MICIC. Former I.U.S.T. player now with SouthMelbourne. Victorian regular and in the Australian side in Asia. A link

l man with a soccer brain second o none. Currently scoring frequently in9lub games.DICK VAN ALPHEN. Ex-Wilhelmina, cu~rently with Hakoah. Toured'" with the Australian team and is the cagiest player in the State League,seldom puts a foot wrong.ANDREAS TZENOS. Only three weeks here from Greece-has made hismark quickly. Undoubtedly a brilliant schemer with perfect control.TOMMY RANpLES. Tireless forager from Port Melbourne-Slavia. Bobsup everywhere and is deadly n tackling. Will be prominent in the Victoriansquad or years.FORWARDS-ZIGGY GADECKI. Polish, and what "polish" he has. Hewill be a worry to his opponent. A master of anticipation, especially nfront of goal.TOMMY McCOLL. Scot from the luventus Club. Has hair cut BeatIestyle, and beetles around the ground to no mean order. Australian repre-sentative with lots of ability, when the pressure is on.A TTILA ABONYI. From the Melbourne Club - top-scorer n South-EastAsia. Has been off target recently, but in big games his fellow does bigthings.

BILLY YOTIEK. A Croatia player, rated the best ball player in the squad.Has tremendous potential as a goal-getter and never gives up trying.ERIC NORMAN, luventus. His first representative game, but he couldbe the sensation. Works like a beaver and n~ver gives the opposition onemoment's peace.HAMMY McMEECHAN. A Croatia stalwart. On his day Hammycertainly is no ham with a soccer ball. A striking forward not afraid to.l1iovearound the ground, certain to show out.TOMMY ROBERTSON, George Cross. Shows he same ndomitable spiritthat goes with the George Cross. Scottish, with the dour streak whichlnak;eS im a valuable member of any team.WILLIE ARMOUR, George Cross. Added to squad for this match. Alively forward, unselfish, yet gets among the goals or lays chances on.

CLUB OFFICIALSManager-JOHN BARCLAY. A tremendous ecord with both Victoria and

the successful Australian team in Asia. Seldom ruffled - and sees histeam stays the same way.

Coach-MIKE deBRUCKYERE. Dutch international, who knows the gameinside out and backwards. Has the squad in perfect condition mentally andphysically.

Masseur-LOU LAZARI. The "Gentle Genial Giant". His work in thecommunity at large has made his healing hands famous. Automaticselection for all Victorian and Australian sides.


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STATE LEAGUE LADDER

w. D. L. F. A. Av. Pts.HAKOAH .. . 7 2 1 21 8 2.62 16

S.l'4.-HELLAS .. ... ,6 ~ 1 21 11 1.90 15

GEORGE CROSS ... 5 3 2 22 12 1.08 13

POLONIA .. ..,.. 4 4 2 18 12 1.50 12f . ,.'.~,~ .

I Croaha. ,.,. ... 5 1 4 12 8 150 11 c~ .P.M.-Slavia .. .,.. ... 4 3 3 14 12 1.16 11

r Alexander ... ... 4 2 4 16 20 .80 10 ,~:

Lions. ..,. ',.. 3 3 4 8 11 .72 9 4 ,., " Ringwood City.. 3 2 5 16 16 1.00 8

!' ,~,.., Melbourne. 2 3 5 12 20 .60 7

'{~.' Juventus ; 2 3 5 13 24 .54 7;r}4o;:;;~1~!:C1..Fpotscray ""':"J:iii:";~*"':' cO ,1 9 5 ,24 .20 1

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,\ .NEXT WEEKEND'S GAMES Dick Crossley, the Olympic Park

curator, who does such a magnificentSaturday job in, maintaining what must be the

world s most overworked soccerak ah ground, has another achievement to

Alexander v. H 0 , his credit. With his assistance his son,

Olympic Park. Ian, has graduated in civil engineer-ing at Monash University.Lions v. Polonia Furthermore Ian was offered a post

luventus v. Ringwood City with t.he Boeing Aircra~t Company inAmerIca, an opportunIty which un-t fortunately will be' lost as Ian has

c been caught up in the Army call-up.Sunday All the Record can say is well done

again, Dick Crossley, and the soccerP M.-Slavia v. Croatia, public and "The Record" wish Ian all

" Olympic Park, t~e. . best. and a speedy return tocivilian life.Foot~cray v. Melbourne :,

S.M.-Hellas v. George Cross' ~ CARDIFF CITY AUSTRALIAN'RESULTS

The scoring record fo;ca. World Victoria 1 drew with Cardiff 1.f Cup series is held by France's Just Cardiff 5 d. Tasmania 1.i Fontaine, who netted 13 goals in the C d .

ff 2 N h N SW 0ft I f h 1958 .. ar i , ort ern .. . .na stages 0 t e serIes illSweden. N.S.W. 1, Cardiff 1.

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.;;\ TEAMS

CARDIFF CITY VICTORIA

1. DAVIES 1. SCHROIFF

2. CARVER 2. KEITH

3. FERGUSON 3. COOK

4. CLARKE 4. RANDELS

5. MURRAY 5. VAN ALPHEN (Capt.)

6. HARRIS (Capt.) 6. TZENOS

7. JONES 7. GADECKI

8. CLARK, B. 8. McCOLL

9. KING 9. NORMAN

10. TOSHACK 10. MICIC

11. LEA 11. VOTJEK

12. BIRD 12. ABONYI

Reserves COLDRICK, DERRETT. 13. McMEECHAN

Reserve Goalkeeper, WILSON. 14. ROBERTSON

15. ARMOUR

Reserve Goalkeeper, DAN

Referee, Mr. HARRISON. Linesmen, Messrs. FINNEGAN, YELLAND.

HELP FOR NEW SETTLERSIN AUSTRALIAYou'll be welcome at-Bank of New South Wales - Wales Comer Branch

Cnr. Collins & Swanston Sts., Melbourne

Bring this programme with you

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VICTORIA CAN WIN - WITH EFFORT)

By ALEX BARR

Victoria can topple Caf6fiff City Goals can be scored from 25 yardswith the proviso that every~layer in -have a go. Some shots will miss,the side pulls his weight. Cardiff is some will be saved, but on the law ofa good team for sure, and the arti5try averages some must get through. Theof Jones and Lea on their wings will public want action and this is theagain provide headaches for the most effective and certain way of

c defence, but the will to win can work providing it.l i wonders.I , --t~ Some critics "canned" George

1 Keith and Billy Cook. ~fter the first. encounter. In my opmlon they held 34 nTLES TO RANGERStheir own with the two classy wingers,

r and bot!} .had the c.onfidence in t~eir Glasgow Rangers have won more,own abilIty t.o swrtc~ defence mto national league championship titles :;;iattack, and I tipS me lId to them both. than any other team in Europe. Since ~

their first triumphant season in 1898- !:}Dick Van Alphen turned in a very 99, the mighty Rangers have won the 1, workmanlike display and but for a Scottish league title 34 times.

~". few lapses when he overdid the short- Ipassing, under pressure' held his own. Rangers have won 10 more league

r :;\11 right, the ~e~e~ce, backed by championships than the next m.ost" Shov;"man Schrolff IS. sound, so the successful team in Europe, Austna'sr! task IS ahead of the wmg halves and Vienna Rapid, with 24. .Next on the, forwards. list come Glasgow Celtic and Den-

. mark's Boldclub Copenhagen (22),: Tzenos, I felt,- was a success. This Hungary's Ferencvaros and Czecho-, modest fellO;w said he should. not have slovakia's Sparta Prague (17), Portu-~ !Dade the side. .Make no. mistake, he gal's Benfica (16), Switzerland's Grass-I IS well wort.h his place !~ a?y com- hoppers Zurich and Slavia Prague~ p;any and with F~ank M!clc m spark- (15). Those with 13 wins include! lIng form the midfield IS ta;ten ca~e Anderlecht (Belgium), Juventus Turin

of.. We are as good as Cardiff at this (Italy) and Servette Geneva (Switzer-pomt. lano).

The forwards will have to smarten ;;c~,;,.;,..;,!,;!,;,:,..;up. I have said elsewhere in this pro- ;c,"?;,c;"O':"~' .,, gramme that the selection leaves .

much to be desired. However, Votjek, For up-to-the-minute comment onMcMeechan, Norman and Gadecki weekend soccer tune in to 3KZ everyhave talent and with Armour addedthe attack will, I feel, be improved. Friday I/igh./ at 9.30.

Now the bitter pill for the forward Sports Cavalcade prf!sented by Rodline. The shortest distance between '

two given points is a straight line, and McLeod, will, from now on, includethis is the .course our. attac.k should a soccer segment presented by A extake. Nothmg fancy, Just direct playwith the ball doing the work. Barr.

I! In Football RIVERLAND Time is 3/4 Time L::'

In Soccer RIVERLAND Tim~ is 1/2 Time-

I For Children, Mothei;~~d'Fathers Ct RIVERLANDTimet:l~ any 'rimel' ~, "ri J;,,i '1, "..


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~I~-- ---~=~-The fact that juniors are to be to switch clubs at the end of each

t r.epre~ent.ed o~ the Players' .Associa- season. This happens all ?ver ~hetlon IS dlsturbmg. The very Idea that world and the first conSIderationthey feel they should be involved sug- should be for the boy himself. Admit-

gests that all is not well in junior tedly some clubs do spend quite asoccer lanks. lot on their youngsters, but by theSurely boys should be playing same token invariably t.hey do have

soccer for pleasure and enjoymen~ the loyalty of the lads m return.without becoming soccer unioni~t~ The devoted people who look afterIt has long been a bo.ne; of contention the youngsters do so without any ex-that youngsters who Jom a cl,;b even pectation of reward. It is obligatoryat tender ages are held to :4 ilfe,con::; on every club to foster the youngtract as far as some are conce~d. stars of tomorrow but there should

This is of course morally wrong not be any strings' attached, as there

if not illegal. No minor ,'Can enter are at present.into any contract, and although it is . ;jrealise~ th.at. som~ s.rt of ofi(er mus~ It did t~e writer's heart good to see :j~be mamtamed hIs IS not the way to' that magnIficent parade here at Olym- ;'!t;iido it. ~ pic Park on June 9. -,The soccer .f~ture '~

: -- of those boys must be protecte:d, but r~, . Boys should. be registered on a I can~o~ see; involvement in a players'

year-to-year basIs, and shQ~Wbe free assocIatIon IS the answer.;" ~:":

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i ALL PLAYERS T OLYMPIC,..p-ARKRE PROVIDEDWITH RIVERLANDORANGES., ;, '~i ~ RICH IN VIJAMIN C. FOR GOqD ~ALTH.~ :r~~,~~,;c ~ ~~' ~. ~ 'I, .,-. . ~, Continued from Pag&...:,1 The -" tdiff CIty cl were de-'I . he was noted. for as a plaYf,Lwas his lig~.t~,tG. ~ec~ive a eous suPPl.y

refusal to give up. He challenged of Rlv.er~and orang ma~~ t.hem 'b 11 "' k feel qutte at home. usee, Rlver-

every a .an~ was a constant wor er. land" oral;lges are av la Ie in Britai~. .I ~now thIs IS what he expect~ from and tfte-wand is f:.E~~ everywhere. ..,'th!s squad and I hope that tonight he From Cardiff Cit~Thank you, ,~will get more honest hard work from R . 1 d ~ c' -00..11

h .d Iver an . '" ")oj"tesle. i'-"-'!' .'..r,~

The public are paying good money t ~t'- t~~ - '. ~to see hese games nd are en~itl~ to .t., - ~ .,'~

I a 100 per cent effort for theIr hard- _i GRAND'bLL- ,;:-~c:;i i earned cash. They want and are , '$, . ' j;r entitled to 90 minutes' solid effort by Bookings are ~open for the J every player on the field. I know Victorian Soccer e ration Grand c,.

! they will get it from Cardiff, who Ball, which will ld on August ii:know their business as professional 3 at the San Remq.~a'lroom, Nichol- It,footballers. son St., Carlton. .t-"-.j

This is a game which could make Highlights of t~vening will bethe general sporting public realise the selection of M~ictorian Soccer,that soccer in Victoria is on the who will win a tr ~ f6 Fiji, and theremarch. A victory over Cardiff would will also be rflain cent prizes fordrive the message home. It can be entrants in thet ','m t Dressed Tabledone Victorians, so get down to your Contest". Book '" and arrangetask 'and earn your money and the your party and organise for your

i respect of the fans. club to enter the table contest.i

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