Can someone tell me what colours Box Hill of the Victoria State League (I think) wear? I don't think I'm alone in having chosen an Australian team to follow as a child, when looking at the summer pools coupons. Box Hill were mine but I'd hate to think that they wear red and whites stripes! I haven't seen them on the coupons for a while and so assume that they got promoted to the State League but any info at all would be gratefully received.

-- Anonymous, May 13, 2000

Answers

SMB Don't think anyone on the BBs lives in Victoria.

I've never heard of Box Hill but I will be in Melbourne, Victoria next weekend and will make discreet inquiries if no one comes thro with an answer.

Hiro

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2000

Hiro,

I've had a bit of a trawl round the web and it appears it is in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne......not one mention of footy though.

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2000

can not tell you team colours but will let you know.i do know they play at wembley park

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2000

Can I just say that I am NOT, nor have I ever been, an Australian.

It's a mistake too many people are making around cyberspace, and I want it stopped!

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2000

Hey Gibbo

.....G'day cobber.......what's all this I'm not Australian stuff Brucie.......

I don't know about anyone else, but youv'e lost me with that posting Gibbo...... ;-)

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2000

Consider it done Gibbo.

I'll spread the word around down under to save all the confusion.

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2000

SMB

In 1996 Box Hill finished 12th (out of 14) in the Victorian Premier League.

At the end of that season 3 "Italian" sides amalgamated. "Soccer" in Australia is based around ethnicity. IE South Melbourne, you MUST have heard of them, they joined manure on holiday in Brasil this year!!!!! Were originally Sth Melb. Hellas, we also had Marconi and Sydney Olympic, Adelaide Juventus etc.

Anyway, back to the tale. Box Hill was one of those Italian based sides. Their full name was "Box Hill Inter"

Does that bit help with the original question. At least they are not Red and White stripes!!!!!

They are now gone, extinct, they are an ex club etc etc.

However the team that was formed from the 3 clubs were called Bulleen Inter until this season and are now known as the BULLEEN ZEBRAS

So although Box Hill are no more the team they have become DO PLAY in BLACK and WHITE.

What a selection all those years ago

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2000

Gus, you really are a font. A font of what, I will leave to the imagination of others, but a font nonetheless..... :o))

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2000

I think you got the first 2 letters in font wrong Loony

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2000

No, I'm sure that's how you spell 'font'.

;o))

-- Anonymous, May 15, 2000