Demonstone

Well done to @layzie for also solving the mystery. Enjoy your Late Second Round Draft Pick!

Quick update before I head out for a few hours. @Lucifers Hero has the correct answer and, for her efforts, wins a Top Ten Draft Pick. Spend it wisely, Luci! It would be good to see more female participants. Look closely at the OP - there is a clue there.

My "topical" reference got a bite, but the answer is nothing to do with the World Cup or anything international.

Have you run this idea past Rivers?

Nobody's playing so I'm taking the view That it's time for me to provide a clue. The weather ain't tropical But the answer is topical And now the rest is up to you.

Just the one incorrect response so far that each player's name contains a rarely used letter. The answer has nothing to do with spelling or matters alphabetical. I'll provide a clue in a couple of hours if necessary.

Unlike Wayne Carey!

Greetings, ladies, gentlemen and those with a gender agenda. It's still a week until the Draft takes place and we're all looking for something to fill in the time. Here is a team consisting solely of Melbourne Football Club players, past (mainly) and present and named in position. PM please (not Stanley Bruce et al!) if you can identify the common factor. It's fairly easy. There may be clues. There may or may not be prizes. B: Matthew Whelan Laurie Fowler Jake Bowey H/B: Jayden Hunt Lynden Dunn Nathan Brown C: Scott Thompson Brian Wilson Daniel Ward H/F: Aaron Davey Brad Miller Brent Moloney F: Tom McDonald Chris Dawes Darren Cuthbertson R: Jeff White Nathan Jones Jordan Lewis I/C: Steven O'Dwyer Jordie McKenzie Joel Smith Max Walker SUB: Michael Newton COACH: Simon Goodwin

For those who came in late, the players nominated from all clubs have already had some senior experience.

That was my guess too, Luci.

The Age has nominated a young player from each club who they tip to have a big 2023 season. The Melbourne player they have gone with isn't the first one that I thought of. Without peeking, who do you think might best fit the bill from our club? https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/ready-to-launch-every-club-s-young-gun-set-to-explode-in-2023-20221120-p5bzqn.html

Is the box made from sustainable wood?

Closely related to Sam Draper and capable of playing a blinder.

They could honour a footy legend and Brownlow Medallist by calling it The Barry Round. The beauty of it is that the name works on another level too. Barry = Barry Crocker = Shocker. It would also please longtime Coodabeens caller, Barry from the Barossa.

There once was a ruckman called Dogga With a chopper the size of a logger He could handle the axe But was no good without Max And his next club will be Wagga Wagga

The Grand Final is usually on the last Saturday in September, so anywhere from the 24th to the 30th.

Pffffft. He's completely overlooked the most prestigious of all, the coveted Demonland Player Of The Year Award.

The Herald-Sun has named the umpire as Michael Pell, thus muddying the Pell surname. I'm surprised his name wasn't withheld so that a betting market could be framed as to his identity.

More details have emerged about this disturbing story. It appears that the umpire tried to flee police by running backwards and didn't stop until the copper yelled "Stand!".

Paging @Clintosaurus!

The only way to clear this up is to take the medal off Cripps and award it to the rightful winner, C. Oliver (Melb.).

51 / 6 / 500

I can think of 500 reasons why the 'D' would indeed qualify. Could somebody explain @Nascent's Stanley Bruce reference for dummies like me who still can't grasp the connection?