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As promised (threatened?) here is the last quiz for this footy season.

However, I do reserve the right to post others in quiet periods over the off season.  :D

I believe this is the hardest teaser so far and hopefully it will occupy some of the time leading up to tomorrow's team announcement.

In keeping with Melbourne playing in the big one, this week's team consists solely of past Demon players.  It's quite a strong side.

Can you identify the quirky factor that they have in common?

Answers in a PM only please to prolong the pain.  Incorrect responses will be mentioned to prevent others falling for the same trap.

 

B:  Anthony Ingerson   Alistair Nicholson   Nathan Brown

H/B:  Graeme Yeats  Jared Rivers   Rod Grinter

C:  Robert Flower (C)   Todd Viney (VC)   Scott Thompson

H/F:  Clint Bizzell   Brad Miller   Russell Robertson

F:  Ricky Petterd   Shaun Smith   Steven Armstrong

R:  Mark Jamar   Cameron Bruce   Darren Kowal

I/C:  Darren Jolly   Matthew Febey   Luke Williams   Daniel Bell

 
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While that may be true LD-vC, we both know that's not the answer I'm looking for.

We can also eliminate the left-field response that they all named "The Shawshank Redemption" as their favourite movie  That only applies to 75% of this team, I'm afraid.

 
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I can also put to rest the outrageous claim that they all favoured wearing  a leopard print g-string under their footy shorts on match day.  The correct answer applies to every one of the above players, not just a few of them.

They have all been suspended or fined for something a Geelong player got away with the previous week?


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Sounds plausible LG, but I don't think Robbie ever got fined or suspended!   

Don't forget:  Answers in a PM only please to prolong the pain.

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A couple of more answers have trickled in but are off the mark.

*  They were not all Melbourne supporters growing up as kids.

*  They did not all kick a goal in their first game.

Told you it was a difficult teaser!  If it remains unsolved, I'll post a clue later on this evening.

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Another incorrect suggestion has been received, but the answer is not that these players wrote with the opposite hand to their natural kicking side.

I can also rule out the latest response that these players had a win in their first finals game.

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OK thrillseekers, I have buckled and can now provide a clue for you.

Unlike the vast majority of my previous teasers, this one isn't based on the players' surnames and their similarity to another group (eg movie stars, cricketers, drummers etc.).

Rather, this one is purely football based and relates to these players time at MFC.


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I'll leave this open overnight and post the answer around lunchtime tomorrow if it's still dragging on.

I can reveal that one poster (you won't believe who) has cracked it.  Can anybody else solve the mystery?

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Some more erroneous entries:

*  They were not all vegetarians at some stage (Mazer's "Holy cow" wasn't a clue)

*  It's not that 75% of those players never won the Bluey.

*  It has nothing to do with the players win/loss ratio.

*  It doesn't relate to the number of games they played nor the number of years they spent at the club.

*  No connection at all to the coaches they played under.

 

There have been a couple of hints dropped, subtle as they may be.  :D

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Final clue!  The teaser relates to a statistical oddity that applies to all these players.

Answer to be revealed in an hour's time with still only the one correct response at this stage.

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You are closer than you realise, LD-vC.

I've had another incorrect answer that they all had a chance to win the game with a late score but didn't

A second person has identified the common link.  I don't know what possessed them to think of it.  

Solution to be revealed at high noon.  Bronze still up for grabs!


i held him up with a wild and wrong guess.

1 minute ago, Robbie57 said:

i held him up with a wild and wrong guess.

He's building the suspense.

 
1 minute ago, leave it to deever said:

He's building the suspense.

I think this week he cant add to any other suspense being felt.....

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1 minute ago, leave it to deever said:

Its noon.

... is the correct answer!

Only joking.  I've had one late entry suggesting it was based on their draft number, but that's not it.

The quirky thing that all these players share is that, incredibly,  they all had at least one game where they recorded no disposals.  In some cases this was because they sustained an early injury or got knocked out and were unable to continue to play.

My source for this scarcely believable statistic is the excellent and unimpeachable site Demonwiki, which has a section titled "Lists" that is a most informative and entertaining read.

The inclusion of the great Robbie Flower in this side was guaranteed to cause confusion.

Gold medal (again) to Mazer Rackham who did provide hints in his responses and silver to Lucifer's Hero.  

Well done them.  It was, as promised, a very difficult brainteaser.


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