 But the season didn't start off in such an amazing manner, winning only 3 of its opening 11 matches.Hennessey was sacked after round 9 and the experienced Tony Vrzina (who had a couple of coaching stints with the club in the 1970s) came in at round 13 seeing a massive turnaround in the club's fortunes.In the finals, Melbourne Croatia made it to the Major Semi-Final where they faced South Melbourne for a spot in the Conference Grand Final.