tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post6379152703247849638..comments2024-03-16T09:26:42.761+11:00Comments on South of the Border - a South Melbourne Hellas blog: New segment - Social Club Artefact Wednesdays - 1966 West Adelaide pennantPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844708719537648292noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-71379918569048435222014-01-29T21:08:15.626+11:002014-01-29T21:08:15.626+11:00Croatia played two games in Adelaide before that D...Croatia played two games in Adelaide before that Dockerty Cup Final. On a Friday night under lights at Kensington Oval they defeated Adelaide Croatia 3-1, Billy Vojtek(2) and Ian Currie the scorers. On the Saturday afternoon at Croydon Oval they defeated Adelaide Hellas 2-0, with goals from Currie and Adlam. The Croatia v Croatia game was filmed with highlights shown on the local Channel 9.Mark Borichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770336959193320692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-22845125212825663732014-01-29T18:45:38.496+11:002014-01-29T18:45:38.496+11:00Brilliant stuff, MelbCro, thanks for that post, ve...Brilliant stuff, MelbCro, thanks for that post, very informative.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206486881622385464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-58604262911054787522014-01-29T17:21:54.656+11:002014-01-29T17:21:54.656+11:00Melbourne Croatia didn't qualify for the Austr...Melbourne Croatia didn't qualify for the Australia Cup in 1965. The Australia Cup qualification was based on finishing top 4 in the State League, we finished 6th that season, The Dockerty Cup had nothing to do with qualification for the Australia Cup. That's why between 1962 and 1968 the end of season Top 4 State League Cup series was not played, due to it being replaced by the Australia Cup. That weekend of 13/11/1965 did see the semi finals of the Australia Cup take place, the matches were George Cross v Hakoah and South Melbourne v Apia.<br /><br />However Melbourne Croatia did participate in the Australia Cup in 1967, where they played West Adelaide at Hindmarsh Stadium. Croatia came away with a 2-0 win. I'd say that is where the confusion has occurred and why the West Adelaide fan assumed the pennant was from the Australia Cup. <br /><br />In regards to that pennant itself I think it is safe to say that it was for an end of season friendly match. I believe this to be the case as the following weekend on 21/11/1965 Croatia played Slavia in the Dockerty Cup final. Prior to that the last competitive match Croatia had played was a month before on 16/10/1965 in the Dockerty Cup semi final (the league itself had finished in September). So that month gap would have seen Croatia playing a whole series of friendlies to keep match fit in the lead up to the final, and no doubt a match against West Adelaide would have been on of those.MelbCronoreply@blogger.com