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UPDATE. Croatian fans tell of tennis violence:

Marina, 19, Danijela, 19, Ivana, 17, Kristina, 16 and Marija, 20, all from Melbourne, who did not wish to use their last names, said they were watching Croatian star Mario Ancic on court three with other supporters when they heard a Serbian crowd outside chanting abuse at them.

They said the majority of the Croatian group they were with ran outside to confront the Serbian fans.

“They all went outside the court, it started with just abusing each other verbally and then it got into an actual fight,’’ Marina said.

The same gals complain of Croatian profiling:

“I do (think it’s discrimination) with the cops because they tend to just stick with us and they did random bag searches and body searches in the actual arena.

“They checked all our bags, made all the guys pull up their shirts.’‘

Police did not check non-Croatian supporters in the same way, they said.

“No, it was just us, it was just the Croatians and everyone else that was there (in show court three) didn’t get their bags checked like us.’‘

Just a guess, but there might be a connection between those bag searches and the willingness of certain fans to rush outside and commence brawling at the first opportunity.

Posted by Tim B. on 01/15/2007 at 02:52 AM
  1. This is amazing:

    The Serbian and Croatian groups apparently had an understanding that today would be the Croatians’ day to attend the tennis, and the Serbians would attend tomorrow.

    A fight was apparently arranged for tonight.

    “Monday is our day every year,” said a Croatian fan, who identified himself as Cmladen Mrnuaus. “We have to fight back.”

    Straight out of Python

    Posted by Nic on 2007 01 15 at 02:57 AM • permalink

  2. Multi-Culturalism - I came for the food, but stayed for the feud.

    Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 01 15 at 03:13 AM • permalink

  3. The Croatian spokesman said “there’s no place for violence in sport”???

    Croatian boxing must be boring.

    Posted by Penguin on 2007 01 15 at 03:15 AM • permalink

  4. “National pride is one thing but this is unacceptable,” Mr Starcevic said.

    I must have missed something. Aren’t they Australian? If they had have been overseas fighting in the Balkans War and been captured the headline would read “Aussie captured in Srebrenica” or some such thing in the same way that ‘Aussies’ were caught up in Lebanon.

    Just give them a good flogging and tell them to fut the shuck up, I say.

    Posted by Jack Lacton on 2007 01 15 at 03:17 AM • permalink

  5. I hate all foreigners, but Serbian and Croatian women are beautiful.

    Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 01 15 at 03:20 AM • permalink

  6. Today I was not there.

    Posted by Squiffy on 2007 01 15 at 03:21 AM • permalink

  7. Have a look at the picture contained in the link, then read this:

    Serbian Cultural Club president, Toma Banjanin, said Croatian supporters had been flaunting their colours and provoking Serbian fans.

    “You didn’t see many Serbs dressed that way,” Mr Banjanin said.

    Lol.

    Posted by Nic on 2007 01 15 at 03:26 AM • permalink

  8. “Serbian and Croatian community groups were quick to condemn the violence, with both sides blaming the other for the clash.”

    Well, that’s all cleared up then.

    Posted by Brett_McS on 2007 01 15 at 03:29 AM • permalink

  9. I’m confused, do these qualify as race riots? Or are they “cultural differences that boiled over into violence?” Maybe the SMH can help me out.

    Posted by Penguin on 2007 01 15 at 03:31 AM • permalink

  10. Disappointing that Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro didn’t send any delegates. Unilateral actions such as these, deserve condemnation.

    Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 01 15 at 03:33 AM • permalink

  11. Ah yes, the wogs can beat the absolute crap out of each other but that is ok because this is from the old country and where they cant get over their racial/ cultural / blood fueds and have to bring it here…...at the tennis of all places. I thought violent outbursts went out with McEnroe.

    Here is the thing, this is Australia and I am sure all these people involved are Australians, and although there is nothing wrong with identifying with your original heritage this is Australia and we do not want anything to do with your cultural troubles brought here.

    If you want to fight, go back to where your forefathers came from and fight there, otherwise sit down, shut up or fuck off.

    And when was it supposed to be that sporting events were cut up into their day and our day. It is for everyone on any day they want to go and watch whatever it is they want to watch.

    Posted by artful-dodger on 2007 01 15 at 03:42 AM • permalink

  12. Was there a crowd of Western European tennis fans who promised to halt the fighting but ended up just watching as they kicked each others heads in?

    Posted by Ross on 2007 01 15 at 03:47 AM • permalink

  13. Dang. When I first read the post, I thought “finally! Anna Kournikova starts up an all female ‘strip tennis’!”

    Posted by Grimmy on 2007 01 15 at 03:55 AM • permalink

  14. What a bunch of deuce-bags. I’m sorry, it had to be said.

    Posted by curious george on 2007 01 15 at 04:11 AM • permalink

  15. Cmladen Mrnuaus

    We’ll just call him “Bob” then :P

    Posted by bondo on 2007 01 15 at 04:19 AM • permalink

  16. I’d love to see Carlton and Collingwood fans go the knuckle at a handball tournament in Zagreb.

    Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 01 15 at 04:20 AM • permalink

  17. Ain’t multi-culturalism grand?  Gough and Al Grassby, we’ve got a lot to thank you for.

    Posted by Ubique on 2007 01 15 at 04:25 AM • permalink

  18. #16. IT. These grand finals are always good. Collingwood always lose them.

    Posted by curious george on 2007 01 15 at 04:40 AM • permalink

  19. Tomorrow - the finest tennis players representing Hamas and Fatah - centre court, bound to be an explosive encounter.

    Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 01 15 at 05:00 AM • permalink

  20. Tempers were stretched to breaking point by two minute showers and watching their beloved Croatian cultural centre garden slowly die.

    When a Serb accidently chose the full flush option at the Rob Laver Arena mens room there was nothing left to say- it was war.

    Or possibly the other way round

    Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 01 15 at 05:05 AM • permalink

  21. Following star watchers who abbreviate famous couples to Tomkat and Brangalina, I hearby abbreviate “Serbs and Croats” in stories such as the above to “Scrotes”.

    Eg., “The Serbian and Croatian groups Scrotes apparently had an understanding that today would be the Croatians’ day to attend the tennis, and the Serbians would attend tomorrow.”

    Shortening “Serbian and Croatian groups” to Scrotes would also save the environment due to less paper used to write “Serbian and Croatian groups” over and over again.

    I’m sure I’m not the first to think of this, but it’s my contribution to multiculturalism in Australia and am quite proud I thought it up all by myself…

    Posted by Hanyu on 2007 01 15 at 05:12 AM • permalink

  22. Serbs and Croats at each others throats.

    Yawn.

    So tell me something I wasn’t expecting.

    Posted by Stop Continental Drift! on 2007 01 15 at 05:21 AM • permalink

  23. Yes, I remember as a kid ball-boying at Manly’s Seaside Championships for the likes of Laver and Court and having to witness the abuse of the tennis-mad Muslims in the crowd at Margaret Court’s short tennis skirt and her uncovered hair, the exploding Eskys of the Manly branch of Fatah, the traditional barney between the local Greek, Cypriot and Italian deli proprietors wielding monstrous salamis and buckets of hommus. Falafel and baklava were always thrown at the player just about to serve his/her second serve. We ball-boys seldom went hungry. Visiting reps of ETA barracking for the great Spanish players would occasionally chime in with a little something to brighten things up so that parts of the ladies catering crew would descend from the skies on the cricketers at the adjacent oval.

    Nothing new here!!

    Posted by you bet on 2007 01 15 at 05:28 AM • permalink

  24. #22 I’m with you. Everyone knows you keep the scrotes separate. I learned that at school.

    Serbs hate Croats and vice versa, the Lebs were bad news and we all knew to stay away from the Turks since they carried knives and would use them at the drop of a hat.

    Oh, and the Slovenians were okay.

    And I went to a near 100% skippy school out in the western suburbs.

    Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2007 01 15 at 05:30 AM • permalink

  25. #23

    And who will forget, many years ago, asking a fresh-faced Evonne Goolagong for an autograph and being told to get back on the convict boat and fuck right off back to where I came from.

    Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 01 15 at 05:38 AM • permalink

  26. Cmladen Mrnuaus
    Cumladen Mananus?

    Posted by flying pigs over mecca on 2007 01 15 at 05:41 AM • permalink

  27. I just want to know how these qualify as race riots?

    Serbs and Croatians are both caucasians, they speak the same language.  The only difference is that Serbs are Orthodox and write using Cyrillic alphabet, and Croats are Catholic and use the Roman alphabet.

    Posted by murph on 2007 01 15 at 05:54 AM • permalink

  28. Ahh the joys of multiculturalism!

    Completely O/T…

    My sister the rabid greenie bought me a goat via oxfam for Christmas and I’d sincerely like to return the favour and make a donation in her name to some genuinely worthwhile cause. I’m desperately looking for one that would drive the average greenie batshit.

    The Liberal party is a bit obvious and, beneath her fascist exterior she does have a sense of humour. Any suggestions?

    Posted by Gibbo on 2007 01 15 at 05:59 AM • permalink

  29. Gibbo

    Buy her a voucher for IDF Pizza.

    Posted by murph on 2007 01 15 at 06:00 AM • permalink

  30. #28, Gibbo:

    How about a portable device useful for converting petro-fuel to heat and exhaust?

    Posted by Grimmy on 2007 01 15 at 06:04 AM • permalink

  31. #26 Gibbo. Gina Elise’s calender will do the trick.

    Posted by flying pigs over mecca on 2007 01 15 at 06:05 AM • permalink

  32. Should have been “#28 Gibbo”. PIMP PIFM ahh, screw it.

    Posted by flying pigs over mecca on 2007 01 15 at 06:06 AM • permalink

  33. God. Can we just deport these people please.

    And can we get some police who actually do policing instead of fabricating anodyne media releases.

    Posted by Burbank on 2007 01 15 at 06:10 AM • permalink

  34. #28- you could always donate to this charity,which is bringing christianity to poor misguided heathens with primitive beliefs

    Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 01 15 at 06:19 AM • permalink

  35. Gibbo, a subscription to anything to do with Janette Howard will send her off like a rocket.

    Posted by Nic on 2007 01 15 at 06:21 AM • permalink

  36. #21 Hanyu, maybe the Croats will be upset by going second.  Their preference will be Crabs.

    Posted by anthony_r on 2007 01 15 at 06:30 AM • permalink

  37. #28 Gibbo

    There is also this family which is working in a 50 per cent muslim country. There is a “support this missionary” button on the page.

    Your sister will be saving the savages and defeating an evil doctrine.

    Posted by Penguin on 2007 01 15 at 06:31 AM • permalink

  38. “It was wrong sport, wrong place,” he said.

    Yes they are supposed to do it at the soccer.

    Like here, and here, and etc.

    Posted by Rafe on 2007 01 15 at 06:33 AM • permalink

  39. Gibbo @ #28:
    I’m desperately looking for one that would drive the average greenie batshit.

    Oh, ho!  There is but one option, and only one.  Don’t make a one-off donation, which will be but transient in its effect.

    BUY her Gunns shares - ASX code GNS, trading today at $3.16 per share.  Not a great price - but hey, its the thought that counts.

    Not sure if you know the company - Tassie forester (ie cuts down trees for profit buwahahahaha); Gaia rapist, corrupter of the Earth Balance (TM), despoiler of the Virgin Forests (TM), the absolute antiChrist for any Greenie.

    Yes, buy shares in the company in Sister’s name - then she is a part OWNER of the antiChrist.  SHE is part responsible for the raping of the forests etc etc etc.

    And you could then forever say, quietly to her friends ”  Well, she used to own Gunns shares you know…. I questioned her about it - but there you go..(shrug, head-tilt etc)”

    Do you have an Oz stockbroker (not sure if you are in Oz or not)?  If not, try CommSec or e-trade for cheap & easy stock buying.

    Posted by Stop Continental Drift! on 2007 01 15 at 07:18 AM • permalink

  40. #38 I had the misfortune to go to church at Christmas time, where the regular pastor was on leave.  The sermon was taken by a self satisfied childless spinster uni lecturer that quoted Clive Hamilton in glowing terms (from Affluenza) and ragged out everyone for money spent on presents they had bought for their friends and family. 
    She then moved on to describe in moralist tones how she had bought her five and six year old nieces each a goat in africa for some poor kid. 

    Bet she is a favourite auntie - not.

    BTW, the only soccer match I EVER attended was in Canberra between ethnically serbian and croatian teams.
    The serbian supporters all wore yugoslavian army uniforms and goose stepped up and down the sidelines. I didn’t take to them.

    Posted by entropy on 2007 01 15 at 07:20 AM • permalink

  41. Err, that shoudl have bee #28

    Posted by entropy on 2007 01 15 at 07:21 AM • permalink

  42. #39 is there full disclosure in your statement, SCD?

    Posted by entropy on 2007 01 15 at 07:23 AM • permalink

  43. #28 You can always donate to the Barnabas Fund.

    Barnabas Fund serves the suffering Church and makes their needs known to Christians around the world, encouraging them to pray. It provides practical help to strengthen and encourage the Church in many different ways. Barnabas Fund was established in 1993 and channels aid to projects run by national Christians in more than 40 countries. 

    Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2007 01 15 at 07:26 AM • permalink

  44. entropy!  I’ll have you know that I am an employee of “Profitable Australian Co-operative On-line” sharetraders and as such, subscribe to a Scrupulous Conduct Always Mentality (TM) regime.

    Scrupulous, I say.

    Who said I was long Gunns, anyway?

    Posted by Stop Continental Drift! on 2007 01 15 at 07:29 AM • permalink

  45. gibbo - g’wan, get her a year’s membership to the liberal party.  i can send you the application form & arrange to ask her to work on a polling booth for the forthcoming election

    and as a real treat, buy her a few shares in gunn’s

    Posted by KK on 2007 01 15 at 07:31 AM • permalink

  46. Gibbo, you could always sign her up to adopt a sniper.

    Posted by Art Vandelay on 2007 01 15 at 07:43 AM • permalink

  47. You Bastards owe me a beer for the one that came out my nose!

    Fair dinkum, I almost shat when I read some of the responses.

    So far Gunns shares are a nose in front despite the kero heater energy converter.

    I knew I was asking the right crowd. Thanks for the suggestions. I’m sending you all a compassionate head-tilt for Christmas this year.

    Love youse all, Gibbo

    Posted by Gibbo on 2007 01 15 at 07:46 AM • permalink

  48. I’m sorry, but I really don’t like when someone’s nationality is described “(Insert name of Old Country) Australian”. You are either Australian or you can fuck right back off to the Old Country.

    Posted by boxofmatches on 2007 01 15 at 07:48 AM • permalink

  49. The name Cmladen Mrnuaus reminded me of this gem from the past:

    Clinton Deployes Vowels to Bosnia

    Posted by Tommy Shanks on 2007 01 15 at 07:48 AM • permalink

  50. D’oh: “Deploys”

    Posted by Tommy Shanks on 2007 01 15 at 07:49 AM • permalink

  51. See, this is what happens when you shut down ethnic-based soccer teams, they move on to some other sport.  For God’s sake give them back soccer, no-one else wants it.

    Posted by Crossie on 2007 01 15 at 07:59 AM • permalink

  52. Gibbo send her a copy of Steyn’s book, America Alone personally autographed by Mark Steyn of course (with your own carefully selected message).

    I’ve done that to one leftie pal and it worked a treat. I have a few others in mind at the appropriate time.

    Posted by geoff on 2007 01 15 at 08:04 AM • permalink

  53. geoff

    Some dickhead I know sent me a copy of Gore Vidal’s latest outpouring of intellectual sewerage.  I’m going to put a peg on my nose and read it - with green and pink fluro markers in hand, otherwise he’ll declare himself winner.  Fucker.

    Posted by murph on 2007 01 15 at 08:34 AM • permalink

  54. I’m going to put a peg on my nose and read it

    ummmm ..... why?  I’ve got a perfectly good history of cemeteries in London “Necopolis - London and its Dead” by Catherine Arnold if you are after something to read.

    Posted by Stop Continental Drift! on 2007 01 15 at 08:44 AM • permalink

  55. PIMF.  Necropolis…

    Posted by Stop Continental Drift! on 2007 01 15 at 08:45 AM • permalink

  56. a lefty uncle gave me pilger’s ‘new rulers of the world’ last chrissy.

    i read it- it didn’t change my opinion of either man.

    Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 01 15 at 09:22 AM • permalink

  57. #5 Infidel Tiger -

    I hate all foreigners, but Serbian and Croatian women are beautiful.

    It seems to me that most problems with immigrants who refuse to assimilate involve males.  How many Citroens were torched in Paris by women wearing burkhas?  How many rioters at Cronulla were women?  How many Croats and Serbs fighting at tennis matches were women?

    Maybe the answer is to allow immigration but only for single or divorced women not accompanied by any males.  There could even be some minimum standard of comeliness and shapeliness. *

    Encourage them to marry Australian males and become full fledged sheilas.  This would give these women a chance to live a good life with respect and self-esteem.  And with the children being raised by good Aussie blokes, there wouldn’t be any future problems with the kids when they reach adulthood (almost all of which would involve males again).

    * I’d personally volunteer for the highly paid job of inspecting each female immigrant to make sure they meet those standards of excellence.  Or I suppose Australia could outsource the job to a private company like Professional Authenticators of Comeliness and Otherimportantthings.  Although I could do it cheaper.  And in technicolor.

    Posted by wronwright on 2007 01 15 at 09:41 AM • permalink

  58. #57 wronwright,

    Your theory of male to female ratio impacting assimilation is a good one and has been cited often in US history.

    Asian-Americans are among our best and brightest Americans but racist laws in the 19th Century often kept women out while men came over to build railroads and such. The resulting Tong Wars created a lot of urban mayhem. The irony was that the bad behavior bolstered the racists’ exclusionary impulses.

    I’d like President Bush to immediately airlift out as many Czech and Danish women as possible as a gesture of goodwill to me. President Clinton agrees.

    Posted by JDB on 2007 01 15 at 10:34 AM • permalink

  59. I’d like President Bush to immediately airlift out as many Czech and Danish women as possible as a gesture of goodwill to me. President Clinton agrees.

    You sure he didn’t think you were offering him checks and cheese danishes?

    Posted by Rob Crawford on 2007 01 15 at 10:50 AM • permalink

  60. #57 wronwright

    It seems to me that most problems with immigrants who refuse to assimilate involve males.

    Perhaps, but I wonder how many muslim rapists had a mother who called Aussie girls sluts and whores.

    Posted by flying pigs over mecca on 2007 01 15 at 11:32 AM • permalink

  61. #46 Gibbo, you could always sign her up to adopt a sniper.

    Thanks for that, Art. I just threw $20US their way. The thought that a bullet I bought may find it’s way into deserving brain matter, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling all over.

    Cheers.

    Posted by Maulman on 2007 01 15 at 11:56 AM • permalink

  62. The Serb-Croat basketball games are always fun…I had never heard of bringing flares to the old ball game before…

    Posted by Major John on 2007 01 15 at 02:17 PM • permalink

  63. This horrific event is only the lastest outbreak of sectarian violence, as Australia’s slide into all-out civil war continues.

    A police captain Jamil Milosevic also reported that six Serbs were pulled from the match and set on fire, as Australian police stood by and watched.

    Posted by TallDave on 2007 01 15 at 03:27 PM • permalink

  64. You guys need to schedule a real-life Great Outdoor Fight.

    Posted by PW on 2007 01 15 at 03:54 PM • permalink

  65. I only watch tennis matches for the fights.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 01 15 at 04:41 PM • permalink

  66. Q: Why did Adopt a Sniper (adoptasniper.org) change names
    to Amercian Snipers (americansnipers.org)?

    A: There are several reasons:

    1. ADOPTASNIPER was named when we were only just a few cops “adopting” a few deployed friends to help them out.

    2. Many people think it is all one big joke due to the name and look no further. Worse still ... some of their comments such as “How much do I feed my sniper or when do I walk my sniper?” is simply unprofessional.


    I am so glad I’m not drinking. That would have meant a new keyboard.

    Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2007 01 15 at 05:07 PM • permalink

  67. I went out with a Croatian girl once, and knew a few Serbian families when I was growing up.  They’re an odd bunch, more alike than different.  Perfectly hospitable and warm to anglos, and perfectly not to each other.

    Posted by Craig Mc on 2007 01 15 at 05:20 PM • permalink

  68. Awright, I bedder not hear no more ever again about Philly sports fans an’ the ugliness thereof (not only booing Santa, but throwing snowballs and bottles at him, for one thing).

    Jaysus.  A big stupid fight at a tennis match?  What next, fisticuffs at the chess tournament?  A multiethnic brawl at the Scrabble championship?

    Posted by ushie on 2007 01 15 at 05:35 PM • permalink

  69. #28, Gibbo, one word:

    Mormons.

    Posted by ushie on 2007 01 15 at 05:35 PM • permalink

  70. They have no idea how ridiculous they sound.

    Posted by kae on 2007 01 15 at 05:41 PM • permalink

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