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John G Leith.

Drawn game round 7 1901 at Brunswick St Oval.

Melbourne 5.6.36

Fitzroy 5.6.36

:lol:

I would never have recalled that...:)

Posted
I would never have recalled that... :)

Hazy memory H_T ?

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John G Leith.

Drawn game round 7 1901 at Brunswick St Oval.

Melbourne 5.6.36

Fitzroy 5.6.36

:lol:

Well done Sherlock! I hate to think how much effort was put into digging that out. Maybe you can explain to the viewers how good he was in his prime. I wasnt around to see him play, but he sounds like a decent player.

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gsmith12 does it again. A top effort considering there wasnt a lot to go on.

Who am I ......... (1st Clue)
I am in a select group, that is I played in a drawn game.
I am .....?
Who am I ......... (2nd Clue)
I was recruited from Geelong. I left the club (MFC) then returned
I am .....?
Who am I ......... (3rd Clue)
I left again, then returned. I kicked 5 goals straight against St.Kilda using a place kick.
I am .....?
Who am I ......... (4th Clue)
I topped the clubs goalkicking more than once.I left again,and on my return I found myself in the backline.
I am .....?
ANS = Jack Leith
Playing career (1897-1903, 1905-1908, 1911- 1912)
Leith was a forward and prior to joining Melbourne in the inaugural VFL season played with Geelong in the Victorian Football Association.
He was a centre half forward in Melbourne's 1900 premiership team and topped the club's goalkicking on four occasions, 1897, 1899, 1902 and 1907.
When having a set shot at goal he used the place kick and once, in a game against St Kilda, kicked five goals from place kicks.
He retired at the end of the 1908 season but returned to the league in 1911, this time playing as a defender

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Jack Leith was named one of our 150 heros in 2008, he played at CHF in the 1900 GF, was named one of our best and kicked one of the four goals scored.

Originally from Geelong, he played for Carlton in the VFA before crossing to Melbourne in 1896.

He played 133 games, kicked 162 goals for MFC and was regarded as the games most brilliant forward of the time.

That's all I'm able to remember.

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Jack Leith was named one of our 150 heros in 2008, he played at CHF in the 1900 GF, was named one of our best and kicked one of the four goals scored.

Originally from Geelong, he played for Carlton in the VFA before crossing to Melbourne in 1896.

He played 133 games, kicked 162 goals for MFC and was regarded as the games most brilliant forward of the time.

That's all I'm able to remember.

All your hard work paid off :) and put a few out of their misery.

Next Quiz......

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Dont forget 1 guess 1 post per clue Good luck on this one.


Who am I ......... (1st Clue)

Canned Heat, John Denver had hit songs that will help with where I am from.

I have good bloodlines.Perhaps those bloodlines slightly differ from mine.

A related member of my family played elsewhere

I am .....?



I edited the clue. After I posted it. I had a change of heart, its one thing to not let the cat of the bag too quickly,but it originally

gave nothing to work with I added 2nd clue into the 1st clue.

Edited by Deevoted

Posted
James Frawley
might be the choccies lol

Posted

Brett Lovett

Posted (edited)
James Frawley

Well done someone else gets a look in. an excellent guess.

Who am I ......... (1st Clue)
Canned Heat, John Denver had hit songs that will help with where I am from.
I have good bloodlines.Perhaps those bloodlines slightly differ.A related member of my family played elsewhere
I am .....?
Who am I ......... (2nd Clue)
Look inside the shed. Then check what needs sharpening the most.
I am .....?
Who am I ......... (3rd Clue)
Seems like I wasnt found in the shed,then try opening your computer,I could be lurking in there
I am .....?
Who am I ......... (4th Clue)
You can find me in the backline. Wearing number 8.
I am .....?
Ans = James 'Chip' Fawley
Some say not the sharpest tool in shed. But still he is one of our best defenders. And of course his Uncle Danny played for St.Kilda. And the 1st clue = Going up the country / I'm a Country boy.
Edited by Deevoted

Posted

last one for today, perhaps this will see me out for a bit longer than that last one :)

Who am I ......... (1st Clue)
My last ever game for Melbourne was in a Reserves Grand Final
I am .....?
Posted

Just to clarify Dees magoos or includes alignment teams? Cheers


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Just to clarify Dees magoos or includes alignment teams? Cheers

Now there's a loaded question if I ever seen one. :unsure: If they played a senior game for MFC, you can count them in as a possible.

Love to help you out but thats your job to work out the clue. my job is to confuse, bluff and make it hard to guess correctly.

If you what a extra hint, its going to cost ya. :)

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Now there's a loaded question if I ever seen one. :unsure: If they played a senior game for MFC, you can count them in as a possible.

Love to help you out but thats your job to work out the clue. my job is to confuse, bluff and make it hard to guess correctly.

If you what a extra hint, its going to cost ya. :)

my asking was based upon the notion of Melbourne reserves. This could either be the Dees 2nds or when the allignments started , their 1sts if you see what i mean

playing in a Zebbies gf could be seen as being our reserves :) etc thats all

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Rodney Grinter esq.

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