Demonstone

Doe!

Get on with it!

Pretentious? Moi?

Sorry for the oversight, Froggy. Here's your Denim Medal.

I know this whole COVID saga has taken its toll on all of us in various ways and to different degrees, but I can't help but think you're jumping at shadows here, Mr. Trucker. No doubt we'll all feel much better after we win the big one on Saturday.

We now have enough correct responses to close this one down. The answer is that all the players in this team share a surname with Australian Test cricketers. Gold Medal: Lucifer's Hero Silver: Timothy Reddan-A'Blew Bronze: Taipei Demon

I think I may have caught a few out with this one, Luci.

Well, if that's the case, you'd have to be an absolute dill not to get vaccinated wouldn't you?

A poster has suggested that they are all right foot kicks. While this may be the case, it's not the answer I'm looking for.

I already have a Cricket Cryptic ready to go!

As the thread title suggests, this is the second-last in an overlong series of football related brainteasers. After lobbying the owners of this site, they have agreed that not only is it not compulsory to play along, but you don't even have to read any further if you so wish. What a time to be alive!! I would rate today's as being of medium difficulty but the final one that will be posted on Wednesday afternoon is extremely challenging. In keeping with this being the week of the Demon, all the players in this team ran out for Melbourne. What else do they have in common? Please confine your answers to PM only to give more posters a chance to participate. Incorrect suggestions will be posted to narrow the field of possibilities. B: Brett Bailey Tony Campbell Shane McGrath H/B: Frank Davis Scott Turner Graham Gaunt C: Kevin Dyson Brian Wilson D.i.c.k. Taylor H/F: David Williams Garry Lyon Chris Connolly F: Glen Elliott Darren Bennett Rodney Wright R: John Reid Hassa Mann Greg Healy I/C: Michael Young Paul O'Brien Nick Carter Andrew Dale

It's the only item on my bucket list yet to be ticked off. I would anticipate an immense sense of relief coupled with unbridled ecstasy.

A baked bean diet is fiendishly clever because you can always blame the dogs for any flatulence.

No doubt Chook's post is a reference to Cerra and he has a proven track record of receiving reliable mail. If you want to go searching for alternative meanings, of course it could also apply to our Grand Final celebrations with Frankie Valli up on stage singing "Oh what a night, late September 2021".

We all know what happens next when a bulldog lifts his leg up.

Burgess has been fantastic, but superior fitness doesn't stop players copping injuries. We've been very lucky this year. May it continue for at least another week.

It's already been announced that the Bulldogs will be wearing the white shorts.

Never mind the redbacks, we might be looking at barking spiders if they did that.

Nah, it's a freebie. It would be too easy to run as a brainteaser. I still have a couple up my sleeve, one of which I believe is so tough is will be unsolved. Will post again possibly this weekend and/or sometime next week.

I've now received five correct answers so it's time to reveal that this week's team all have surnames that are the titles of professions/occupations. There was a little clue in the second line of my post. Congratulations to La Dee-vina Comedia (gold), Bitter but optimistic (silver) and Lucifer's Hero (Bronze) who have taken out this week's metaphorical metalware. As promised, LDVC also wins the bonus prize which is ownership of a special team. No doubt we all reckon that the current Melbourne team is great, but here is a Greater Melbourne side. B: Michael Seddon Andy Preston Marty McKinnon H/B: Stephen Newport Keith Warburton Darren Baxter C: George Hastings Andrew Macleod Scott Clayton H/F: Nakia Cockatoo Richard Dennis Luke Beveridge F: Ray Windsor Richard Osborne Curtly Hampton R: Peter Somerville Alan Ruthven Peter Bell I/C: David Blackburn Ian McCrae Raymond Lalor Stephen Officer

This has been happening as far back as the 70s when Jack Hamilton would read the votes with a smirk on his dial. Back then, the votes weren't read out sequentially round by round like they are today. Instead, they were checked beforehand and stacked so a stage-managed close finish could be manufactured every year.

Try it now, Bbo.

Feeling nervous? A tad impatient? Don't know how you can possibly endure a further nine days? Here's another complete waste of time to occupy your mind. As usual, I have compiled a team with a common factor. You will observe that these players are drawn from different eras. I would rate this one as very easy. First in with the solution wins the gold medal, everlasting glory PLUS a special bonus prize. Please answer via PM only to keep the teaser open for others to play along. I'll post any incorrect answers to help narrow the range of possibilities. B: Michael Prior Ted Potter Glenn Archer H/B: Joel Smith Bert Deacon Ken Hunter C: Tom Cutler Ken Judge Oskar Baker H/F: Jeff Farmer Paul Abbott Dan Butler F: Cale Hooker John Butcher James Cook R: Rowan Marshall Glenn Hawker Josh Caddy I/C: Sam Draper Kade Chandler Alex Sexton Charlie Constable.

It is well known that number 57 is indeed relevant to MFC. Sauce?

Why do you refer to yourself in the third person, Meggs?