Olympic Park Record 1968 September 29

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DOCKERTY CUP - FIASCOIt must be the most ludicrous situa- . I am not disputing the wisdom oftion in soccer anywhere in the the decision, but I strongly object to

world. The premier trophy, the Dock- last minute decisions which confuseerty Cup, and the news media, the and confound the public.. We all knowclubs and the all-important public the' problems of parking at "Granddon't know when the semi-finals are Final" time when the mobile wrestlingbeing played. It could only happen game really takes over but surelyhere in Victoria. And it has. early planning can obviate theseT ~~' . . ' d f h . . stupid last minute alterations o plans.e meptitU e 0 t e orgamsmgcommittee would h~ve to be fully This is not good enough - I amexplored to be apprecIat.ed. ~he blame getting sick and tired of trying tomust go to the FederatIon m general pump into officials that orderly ad-and any attempt to place t~e bl~e on ministration with due regard to allthe. Dockerty Cup Committee IS not the participants is vital if the code isvalid. Surely w~en the management to survive - much less progress.delegated authorIty they must be re-sponsible for the actions of the dele- E . t th ttes veryone appreCIa es e remen-g . dous soccer coverage provided by theI don't think my position as a "Herald" per medium of Normancommentator on GTV Channel Nine Couzens. But how many realise thatfor a few seconds on the high ratings the information he acquires is gainednews program entitles me to anything the hard way. "It i~ like pullingspecial in the }liay of privileges, but teeth':, he says. And with 20.years ofmeans of disseminating the facts 'to ex.penence I can say that this. was athe paying public should be exploited mIld c.omment to make reg~r~mg ~o-to the fullest. operation from soccer admInIstratIonand clubs in general.Surely the powers that be musthave ~y this time reali~ed that it is The recent Australia Cup debacleessential that the public, the clubs proves that top brass is completelyand gate staff and grounds manage- out of touch with the current situ a-~ent. must have. adequate information. Show Day in Melbourne is atIon m advance m order that proper white collar day. Factories are work-arrangements can be made. ing and in the main the normal soccer

Th. t be the 1 . fan is on duty. Why then stage aIS mll:' on y major game like Azzuri ( W.A.) versustourn.ament m the socc;er. world or the Juventus at a time when the likelysportIng world where It IS not known bl. . d ?-except from day to day-or by pu IC are tie to a work bench.hearsay-when and where what isgoing to happen. ~bout 4~0 soccer fans at a~ Aus-

tralian national club- game with anOnly a chance remark on Wednes- interstate team from 3000 miles awayday this week gave me the informa- should surely explain, in plain lang-tion that instead of one semi each uage, the position. Officialdom! Wake.on Saturday and Sunday was the for- up to the facts, explore the market, ,mat, there was to be a double header check the time, work with the press. ;on Sunday, and Saturday was closed That way you may extricate soccer'shop for soccer. from the mess you have put it in. !


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CROAl1A v. ELWOOD.AUSTRIA1. KOYACEK f " 1. WALTER2. McKAY, D. ,\'" 1)('&'1 2. MAHL3. GUNN 3. FAAS4. McARTHUR 4. SCHNEFF5. BOT 5. BRIGHT6. RAU,:)t 6. ZIELINSKI7. McMEECHAN ~ 7. SCHUMAKER8. McINTYRE or DAVIS 8. SOBER9. VOTJEK 9. WALKER10. McKAY, J. < 10. ANGSTENBERGER

11. HARGREA YES 11. SHANAHAN12. WILLIAMS 12. LEEWORTHY13. WIXEY 13. PAULOReserveGoalkeeper, BALIC. 14. MAYERReferee, Mr. STAFRACE. Lin~en, Messrs. DIXON and FINNEGAN.- - -- -ROATIA CUP CHALLENGE CERTAINTY

. By Alex BarrLeague champions, Croatia, must line's inability to finish which costbe strongly favored to qualify for the club it's Australia Cup tie againstthe Dockerty Cup final by downing Hakoah on Thursday.Metr~politan cha;lIengers Elwood- Winger Hargreaves was the onlyAustna, although m tJ:1eearly staes forward to show out in that gameI expect the. Metro slde to prov1de and club officials are hoping he willstubborn res1stan~. .,; prove the match-winner in this en-Complace~cy 1S ~roatia s. b1~gest counter. McIntyre will, I feel, holdenemy and 1f t~e $lde pers1sts m a the key. He is a clever anticipator,close,. short passmg ~tyle they could rarely fails to find an open space, andrun mto heavy weath~r as Elwood his. head work in particular is bril-

h~s sn;te s?l1d tac~l1ng de~e.nders liant.with Bnght m the p1VOtpos1tion avery capable player. Horst R;au has had a great seasonHorst Zielinski, a former State for Croatia but he appears to ha~eLeague player, has lost none of his lost the sparkle he showed early. m\, old craft and his goal last week was the year: The up-field das.he~Wh1Cha typical opportunist effort, and Schu- made hlln one of t~e. slde s mostmaker, too, is capable of penetrating colorful players are m1ssmg.any backline. Shanahan is another Croatia must get my vote to winwho caught my eye and he must be the tie, but the score Wil~ be m chclosely guarded or he could play closer than most fans think. EI od\ havoc. are determined to make e a ue'It Croatia's attack, which has had a champions fight every in e\hard season,appearsout of touch in way, and this should all p to\ front of goal and t was he forward an interesting nd exciting uss .

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In Football RIVERLAND Time is 3/4 Time ~In Soccer RIVERLAND Time is V2 Time-

For Children, Mothers and Fathers ()IVERLAND Time is any Time.GEORGE CROSS v. S.M.-BELLAS

1. KASTNER 1. DANDRAKAS2. FERGUSON 2. KELLY3. MORSON. 3. MANTARAKAS4. TRUSKOWSKI . 4. MICIC5. IRELAND 5. BEDFORD6. SANCHEZ 6. DEEMING7. CAMPBELL 7. PYRGOLIOS8. GARDINER 8. KAMBOROPOLOUS9. M&CALLUM 9. ACKERLEY]0. Hb'DGSON 10. GORRIE11.,A~~OU~ 11. DAMIANAKOS12.~ANS 4\ 12. STEVENSReserve Goal~eeper, PETERSON. ]3. ADAMZlKAS

Referee, Mr. ARMSTRONG. Linesmen, Messrs. RANDLES and WOOTrEN.lcc. ~;~ACKERLEY DANGER TO GEORGE CROSS

Co By Alex Barr~-rLast week's brilliii8 hat-trick by this season. Every move was packedAckerley must stamp him as the big- with punch and enthusiasm and thisgest threat to George Cross's chances surely is how to win knockout games.of, making the final. He is a worker South showed "killer instinct" rightfof",?O minutes and can be depended from the kick-off and this paid hand-on;.fo be in the right place at the some dividends. George Cross lacksright time. Given any latitude, he nothing in this department and, pro-spells real trouble to the opposition. vided they hit top gear right from theI am not wrapt in some of his kick-off, I feel this will be the mostantics, but no-one can dispute his thrilling match of the tournament.ability. He faces a stout defender in I won't select an outright winner,Ireland and the duel between these but I do say stop Ackerley and Crosstwo will be a highlight in the encoun- will win - give him an inch andter. South will go into the final - noLeo Damianakos poses another worries.problem to Cross. He is another ofa rare ~reed these days. He. never MEET MISS MALTESElets up, IS most unselfish and his lobs COMMUNITY '!;'into the goal-mouth are right up ~;Ackerley's alley. Raven-haired beauty Miss MalteseIf George Cross can regain its Community - Miriam Demajo -early-season form I would have no who will contest the Miss Australiahesitatil?n in selecting them to win. Quest, will be introduced to playersThere IS no doubt that the players of both teams prior to the game. Herhave the ability, but the .attack ~ee~s ac~ievements are not con~ned to ~o have lost that cohesion which IS being glamorous, as she raised the: "-essential or success. amazing amount of $2000, which will '

However, South, in destroying go to the worthy charity for the'! .':'.. Footscray last week, put the writing spastic children. Well done, Misson the wall. I doubt if I have ever Demajo. "You're beaut" in more ~een a more devastating side in action ways than one. .~ '

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Cor. Collins & Swanston Sts., MelbourneBring this programmewith you

WHAT NOW SOUTH?It has all been done quietly and Taking it a step further: If South. shas received very little publicity, but expelled, which team would be m-the fact remains South Melbourne- cluded to make up the League? IHellas and the Federation have big suppose Alexander, which is to beproblems. South's appeal against the relegated, would be in the box seat,recent imposition of good-behaviour but no doubt there would be argu-bond of $1000 has failed and the ments about that, too.club has until next weekend o lodgethe bo~d or be expelled from the PROTESTFederation. .. ,."The punishment, which stemmed Alexander are still in the protestfrom a near riot at Middle Park, stakes over the two Melbourneduring which seven arrests were made, players signed late in the season. Theyalso carried a $100 fine, which I have been told that the protest wasunderstand the club is willing to pay dismissed. However, this was by- but reports are that there is no word of mouth and they have not asintention of lodging the bond. This, yet had their cheque for $20 returned.then, means the Federation, provided The odd thing is that the club wasthey stick to their guns, would be never given a chance to present theirforced to expel the team with the case, merely told it was outed.largest following. It seems that somewhere down theAs has been said in this journal line proper procedure has gone bybefore - the bond system equiring the boards. Currently the club isthe guarantee of the good behaviour endeavouring to find a copy of theof fans or forfeit - has many snags constitution to find out if in fact theyin this day and age, where public still have a case. It all boils down todemonstrations and protests are the the fact that the State League Man-commonplace rather than the extra- agement Committee intended toordina~. introduce certain rules but may haveThere would be nothing to prevent failed to legally alter the set-up. Itsoccer-haters or, for that matter, seems crazy to me that a club canGreek-haters - if there are such have a protest dismissed without apeople - using this as a springboard hearing.to cost the club a large sum of money This in itself could be unconstitu-and virtually destroying a leading club tional in which case the entire matterin the process. I realise the financial may have to be reopened, and withloss would be considerable, but if the vital relegation issue at stake thisthere is cause to punish the South could develop into a costly legalMelbourne club - surely the solu- wrangle.tion would be playing behind closeddoors for a given period. .Another thing which disturbs is, Next Sunday, at OlympIc Park.according to my information, th~ DOCKERTY CUP FINALbond must be lodged by next Satur- ., , . .day, so we have the ridiculous situa- VIctOrIas top competitIon.tion that South could qualify f

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