Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

It's curious that no one has cracked it (as opposed to cracked it, as I think we all have done or are about to do!) I hope we're not going to find there's been some flaw or transgression in your construction or clueing @Little Goffy. It's been too much 'fun' for it to come to that end!

A very nicely crafted post, LG. Didn't get me anywhere. But, yeah, very nicely crafted. (p.s. As gauntlets are thrown down, not at, I guess I shouldn't be surprised at its sinking...)

Fair point. Though why, then, has the AFL made it so (apparently) difficult (= expensive) for the 19th team to enter? And they've set a pretty high financial bar, for themselves and for all the funding parties, for the 20th.

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1939009/building-more-together-lego-australia-extends I really thought they might have regretted their decision to align with us so overtly as 2025 so quickly unravelled. Dare I say it, they might be seeing that we're getting the building blocks together for lasting success!

AFL playing a long game? Now amalgamation will become a more arguable option, replacing - or at least improving on - relocation. Particularly if (when) Tassie becomes an attractive, Geelong-like powerhouse from AFL largesse and persistence and Tasmanian passion.

@Little Goffy, is there anything you can share with us that supports your contention in your OP that this is 'so obvious'? The worst you could do is finally make it just that.

Darn! That was going to be my guess!

Yep, the only stats recorded for ogfG in 'AFL Tables' is his 1 game and 2 goals.

'So obvious'? In solidarity with all(?) the other head-scratchers I'm gonna put a couple of thought bubbles in the public (post) rather than private (PM) domain. So there! It's the 'second easiest puzzle ever', yes? So we wouldn't be expected to know more about the otherwise unknown Geoff Frood than his MFC 1sts 'career', yes? And for that, @Little Goffy's statement appears to be all there is to know - other than it was an away game, at Punt Rd, it was round 10, and he wore No.33. And the shared feature existed in 1930, but then became more common in 'recent' decades, yes? 'Common' isn't a tricky word. So, unless the team all live in different English villages, each having community open green spaces, DG's clues, having 'common' in common, mean 'the feature' is something they players are/do/have that is the same but they each are/do/have their own, yes? Consider the gauntlet thrown, LG!

Allow me to be the first: No.

Thanks for including me, BB. Who are the other two?

Good on you @Little Goffy! On to it soon. Meanwhile, I note a bench of only 4. If this team is up for 2026, you can fit Laurie in!

Hmmm... We exited a player who wanted to continue playing midfield but we told him he mightn't be, and we got a player because he was told he mightn't be playing midfield and we wanted him to. I'm OK with the former and happy with the latter, btw. But curious, innit? Kinda confirms there was a lot more to both moves, particularly the former.

Oh, the opportunities...

Hmmm, " @2029_brownlow_medalist " OK, I give up: Who? 😁

Sheeesh! How many good selling days would they have lost had they waited until mid-November? Only need to make <gag> Black Friday these days!

I'll have a spell, though; after your tease I'm feeling a bit roar.

...and, to make it a real challenge I'll deny myself the use of any Fitzroy/Brisbane players!

There's better! This Leo accepts the challenge! 🦁😄

Bring. It. ON! @Little Goffy

(1) No (2) No* (3) No *At best I think I was close-ish to finding a commonality in (some of) the clues but I guess it was an apt find! I think you should hold the bronze over for #49. I'll accept a Participation ribbon, though (and then maybe get it bronzed?😉) Re the clues I didn't get, btw, movies n music are not my forte, I needed someone to identify Ruffalo - though it prob wouldn't have helped (I did know RDJr, though - also didn't help), Ralph Wiggum - who knew?!, and I thought your new car was a Zephyr! I'm guessing you're a Taurus, btw? 😄

@Demonstone: Bullseye? Herd? Beef? Tauru just short (by 's'?!)? BS? An actual gimme clue might 'meat' us half way?

Not my raft, of course; yours. Now this forum is big on nicknames, I've noticed. I may need to adopt 'Tiki' for you, Mr Stone. As in, 'This is just another con, Tiki!'

Just joining now, all. So, no doubt, the evident raft of clues will give it to me straight away! Yeah, right...

Thanks @Axis of Bob. @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew signing out.