Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

Sorry if this has been asked/answered elsewhere, but do any 'Landers know, with authority, who is on the selection panel and what the relative weights of their inputs are? At Round 1, with no 'real' match form to go on, the selections of 'My Boy' McVee and 'Bill' Laurie suggest a body of attributes being seen in them, by possibly a range of informed perspectives, over the preseason's training routines, simulations, etc.

If you're including me in this, Mr Leg, I was just reflecting on my own unpleasant experience of calves combined with ageing! To the extent my post seemed to be a diagnosis, its underlying purpose was just to say, 'take your time, Stephen.' Nonetheless, I'll decline your generous invitation and put away the stethoscope.

Was the kicking 'off a step' or with run-up? I'm in the '224' camp if it was the former. Here's to tomorrow night showing he can take his time!

Ninthmond, naturally! Ahhh, remember the good old days...

But I crave more winners! So how about this? If you haven't guessed by now, it's about the NUMBERS. Specifically, the incoming numbers and the numbers they replace.

I'd have to admit it must be looking as sensible as this to you at the moment:

Also, in 2(!) earlier posts, I did refer to the minutes separating mo64's and Demonstone's entries as 'Salo' minutes...

Alright, @WalkingCivilWar, here you go - your pain has echoes of mine, wrestling with @Demonstone's 'Zinger' puzzle. Before I do, though, congrats to BigW#2, @Witches Hat, for taking the bronze, with the benefit of my 'What the huh!?' clue. But, given the gold sharing, I'm going to un-Olympically upgrade it to silver, so bronze is still available to you, BigW#1! No need to hurry (unless there are any Stephen Bradburys lurking... @dl4e? @layzie? ); I've doused the fire in my pocket. So, from my last (disputed) clue... '...2...number...1...6...4...4...2...numerical...4...4...'

Can I, can I, can I, now, pretty please? My Boy... https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1282669/dees-duo-to-debut

Thanks for hanging in there, my 2 BigWs (@WalkingCivilWar and @Witches Hat) - and any other puzzlers out there. You'd think I could come up with any number of clues but I'm struggling! So I'll borrow 1 of @Demonstone's interesting side aspects: There were just 6 candidates in the men's team for the 4 unavailabilities that would allow the 4 particular replacements that would complete the 'something' for the women's team. DS noted that the other 2 happened to be not only our positional bookends, but our numerical ones as well; Maysie and BBB! Any other outs would have left the 'something' incomplete. (I could have outed Stephen or Ben; the 4 I chose were merely the closest to like-for-like for the 4 who had to come in.)

Still burnin' folks!

@Lucifers Hero - Great and appreciated body of work, Luci! Any room in it for the coach? Can't have too many 🏆🏆🏆!

I'm thinking it's something 'straightforward' given Roger's concern that it might have been done before?

Still puzzling. However, in the process, this has taken me to a pleasant half hour of the Walpiri Wizard's highlights 😊

Welcome to the Setters Club, Roger! Though I'm wary of a double bluff in your 'no clue' spiel...

Would you have told us had it been otherwise, though, WCW? #classicmoraldilemma

A bit before the half-way mark, on a leg injury: https://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/1281655/rd-1-press-conference-christian-petracca?videoId=1281655&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1678665114001 I hope he was talking about the end of last year, into the finals, not now!? (as usual 😤we can't hear the question) While at the end: Kick to kick returns to the 'G 👏

So, he really is 'flying' this preseason. Well almost... https://www.afl.com.au/video/881454/grundy-phillips-hit-the-roof-at-adelaide-oval?videoId=881454&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1678665600001&tagNames=ProgramType:AFL Digital (p.s 🙋‍♂️ anyone else who went a bit wobbly inside watching this...)

All this breaching of special libations being contemplated. This is definitely like Grand Final week!

I've reviewed the tape. @Demonstone's reply took in a response to my dedicated thread suggestion and some other interesting side aspects to the theme. Reckon there was 3 minutes of composing right there. And your entry came as a question, @mo64 - a look back over the shoulder on the line, as it were. So I'm declaring a dead heat. Congratulations, both! Bronze is burning a hole in my pocket.

This is like Grand Final week!😁

Going, with one of my tragi-passionate offspring (jealous of the BBQ though, Macca...)

What did the Warren* Commission find? (*Named for Wal Warren, MFC: 1 game, Round 3, 1907, Patron of 'Happy Just To Have Got There' exercises)

No it's not beyond you! You're sort of on the track, I think! However, it's 'only' bronze left on offer; as sort of foreshadowed, we already have claimants of gold and silver: @mo64 has gold, by just 'Salo' minutes over @Demonstone.

Yes, it's another one. Tide us through this final week (well an hour or so of it...) And, @Demonstone, may I suggest it's time we had a dedicated quiz thread (destined to rival NoT$NoB$!) which I believe you should have the honour of creating! You know you want to... Meanwhile, here 'tis: What if Harry, Kozzy and the 2 Toms had not been available for the 2021 AFL Grand Final and Jayden Hunt had come in for Harry, Bailey Laurie had come in for Kozzy, Jake Melksham had come in for TMac, and Nathan Jones had come in for Tom S? Don't worry, though: the team is otherwise as played, and we win. Still 2021 AFL Premiers. Phew! But this scenario completes something for the Women's team that duly become AFLW 2022 Season 7 Premiers. What? (Yes, I do (periodically) have too much time on my hands)