Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

Tread away, Mazer! We'll get that Tin medal awarded yet! Not just a clue, unless you had a particular one in mind, Mazer; at last count I think it's four. Am I pushing the boundaries there do you think, Mazer? There's been a couple of half chances, too...

It'd be 'ard to separate 'em...

Ron Barassi, Matthew Bate, Ben Beames, Barry Bourke, Phil Carman, Don Cordner, Brian Dixon, Kevin Dyson, Steve Febey, Brad Green, Rod Grinter, Greg Healy, Peter Keenan, John Lord, Graham Molloy, Ian Ridley, Billy Stretch, Jim Stynes, Jack Viney, Sammy Weideman, Brian Wilson, Adem Yze... So, as I've said, everyone (except gold medallist Mazer) seems to be stumped! Mazer said it was hard, so sorry, everyone if it's too hard?! Are you thinking there might be a catch? Try thinking of the slips by them...

I have received Master Rackham's correct answer and the Gold is on its way to him! Everyone else seems to be stumped! Silver and Bronze still up for grabs!

D'oh! and double-D'oh! Alphabetical order was intended, though not relevant to the answer, I'm afraid, folks. Have a look at my first sentence, and think about what group might be as exclusive as only 33 strong. And a half hint: my wicked selection is my last.

Sir demonstone, if I may, here's another MFC 22 to keep things going. From a squad of only 33, I was forced to make one wicked selection, I'm afraid. Ron Barassi, Matthew Bate, Ben Beames, Barry Bourke, Phil Carman, Don Cordner, Kevin Dyson, Brian Dixon, Steve Febey, Brad Green, Rod Grinter, Greg Healy, Peter Keenan, John Lord, Graham Molloy, Ian Ridley, Billy Stretch, Jim Stynes, Sammy Weideman, Brian Wilson, Jack Viney, Adem Yze

Showing my age, Buddy Rich was the first to Count, followed by the dollop of Cream, then that demon Stone...

Or should I say, 'Watts the...'?

What's the 'DRUM', Demonstone? ?

I'm seeing authors, of a certain genre possibly?

I'm intrigued that you nonetheless have them all playing in their notionally correct positions! Thinking, thinking, thinking...

A symptomatic John Peck? (GET TESTED, JOHN!)

Tonight's 'Four Corners' ain't no post-game antidote for Port...

If this is the case I don't imagine family relocation is an option. And the club's 'respect privacy' stance seems to support that it is the case? The contract length discrepancy is interesting, as is the recentness of Burgess's apparent position vs nothing since March from C. Wilson. Anyone got any more? Re the Brisbane guy, Brisbane's last quarter against us isn't a ringing endorsement.... Mind you, our last quarter against Collingwood?...

And as to your original question, the Friday night sample size isn't big enough - all that time without them, and then we've been winning them! But, for we of the 'What's-a-weekend?' retired, (aka the 'Not-so-much-to-think-about' retired) any loss is a mood killer. Flipping your question, though, I love the wins in first games of rounds, especially when it puts/leaves us at the top of the ladder and you know none of the round's following results are going to change that! (which makes this result a bit more yechhh!...)

There's a mess of them down here under this huge pile of lids, Bingers. One of them might be yours?...

Crying.

Make of it what you will, but Goodwin in his post-match: - was not asked about Weideman's strikingly poor stats (thus no opportunity/requirement to restate or now distance himself from his 'Sam is a long-term player' stance) - was strong on the poor delivery into the 50 - named 5 players pressing for selection, none of whom were Brown (of either variety) Make also of it what you will: - In the most recent Casey game, to my eyes B. Brown 1. exhibited all the negative attitude, endeavour, mobility and playing characteristics cited in earlier posts and 2. was largely marked one-on-one, not multi-teamed - Weideman can perform in finals, but he - and/or the structure and/or activity around him - has lost whatever it was that allowed that. Is it possible for such capability to be regained? (note, Chris Dawes also kicked 3 goals in a final but look what happened thereafter...)

Oops, I forgot to do the quote thingy in my post for you above, LDC

Thanks LDC (yours has always struck me as one of the more erudite tags - Commedia dell'arte-like). I thought about Peter Bell and 'For whom...[one]...tolls' but thought that might have been Shakespeare (so much is!) and moved on. I'm sure the 1971 HSC assessors would have jumped at the chance to shave my full marks for the shortfall! Now, reminding myself this is actually a football forum, Melbourne by 36. Go Dees!

Whale, maybe...

And while we're at it: DOLPPHINS (3,4,2,1,3)

?! ? That's how I originally set it out but the 'Rules of' Cryptics' crept unwelcomely in, so I couldn't then help but put the 'Firsts' actually first. I'd hoped the '30s and '40s feel of the namings might have helped misdirect, as they say in cryptics.

'Tis only fair, good sir, that you should take home the Flag! I'm actually pleased it got such quick attention, and I don't mind 'early'; as you would know, the fun is in the setting! Did you need the '...team's Firsts spell...' wordplay?? And I see you weren't the only early bird!

You got my juices going, too, Demonstone (and you other 'setters). We have Frank 'Checker' Hughes to thank* for this team's Firsts spell... F FANNING F. USHER R. CORDNER T. HF HEYWOOD D. SMITH N. IRWIN R. C ANDERSON S. SPENCER S. BARASSI R. Snr HB EMSELLE R. CORDNER D. ARNOLD L. B McMAHEN N. EDGE B. DOWSING R. Foll ELLIS N. McGRATH S. O'KEEFE J. 19th/20th NIVEN C. SPITTLE M. (*Thanks to Demonwiki, too)