Demonstone

Push pineapple, shake the tree .. (IYKYK)

B. Lovett not only qualifies for the team, he's in it. I suspect that @Cranky Franky has worked out that all the players in my team have double letters in both their first name and their surname. To avoid making it too obvious, I went with just the first initial in naming the side. With names in full, the team reads as follows: B: Neville Jetta Darren Louttit Matthew Collins H/B: Judd McVee Harrison Petty Glenn Molloy C: Glenn Lovett Glenn Elliott Kelly O'Donnell H/F: Isaac Weetra Ross Dillon Barrie Vagg F: Jeff Garlett Darren Bennett Terry Gleeson R: Darren Jolly Brett Lovett Hassa Mann I/C: Will Verrall Barry Denny Lloyd Burgmann Russell Colcott Elliott, O'Donnell, Bennett, Verrall and Colcott boast three sets of double letters. That's just showing off. Thanks to all who had a go or at least took an interest.

Matthew Jefferson would qualify for this team, but Jacob van Rooyen would not.

@Roger Mellie has also made the connection but he had to double down on his first response.

Feeling a little low about not attending as well. Hope the gin house was worth it.

Well done to @Witches Hat for nutting out the answer. Are there any more takers?

The Thursday night fixture for the first 15 rounds has been released. Our only appearance is the ANZAC Eve game v Richmond. edit: Oops! Already posted. Thursday nights in 2025 Table with 6 columns and 16 rows. Round Date Home team Away team Venue Time Opening round March 6, 2025 Brisbane Lions Geelong Gabba 7.50pm 1 March 13 Richmond Carlton MCG 7.30pm 2 March 20 Carlton Hawthorn MCG 7.30pm 3 March 27 Essendon Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium 7.30pm 4 April 3 Collingwood Carlton MCG 7.30pm 5 April 10 Adelaide Geelong Adelaide Oval 7.40pm 6 April 17 Brisbane Lions Collingwood Gabba 7.30pm 7 April 24 Melbourne Richmond MCG 7.30pm 8 May 1 Essendon North Melbourne Marvel Stadium 7.30pm 9 May 8 Fremantle Collingwood Optus Stadium 8.10pm 10 May 15 Gold Coast Hawthorn TIO Stadium 7.30pm 11 May 22 Geelong Western Bulldogs GMHBA Stadium 7.30pm 12 May 29 Brisbane Lions Essendon Gabba 7.30pm 13 June 5 Western Bulldogs Hawthorn Marvel Stadium 7.30pm 14 June 12 St Kilda Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium 7.30pm 15 June 19 Fremantle Essendon Optus Stadium 8.10pm

Hmmm. I thought that last clue may have opened the floodgates. Perhaps I should have included this clip of my favourite song of theirs. Have a listen, music lovers!

Adam who?

A couple of responses have been received and both are close to the answer. How about a bit of thinking music? I've always loved reggae ever since I first heard Dave and Ansel Collins.

Please welcome @demosaw to the winners' circle. We now have three Demonlanders who have cracked it.

Hope you're not wearing your winklepickers @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew because you'll kick yourself when the solution becomes apparent. That's all from me for tonight. There will probably be another clue tomorrow morning.

I don't mind it myself but, as the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beerholder.

The clue has met with instant success! Welcome to the podium @No.41 and well played.

Player's first names were abbreviated to an initial due to a pixel shortage at my end. It would be wise to include them in your deliberations. Those posters who have been asked to provide more information may find this hint most useful.

You bet he is. So hot, he's had a spicy snack food named after him.

Sorry @Cranky Franky! The player in question is Molloy the younger. Congratulations to @tilly18 who has unlocked the mystery to be first past the post.

G. Molloy!

No subterfuge here nor red herrings nor shenanigans nor skulduggery. It is indeed my last teaser. Brother, my cup is empty. Two posters are well on the way to the correct answer but need to provide more information. Don't try to overthink. It's pretty straightforward and (IMO) at the easy end of the scale. Back in an hour, thrillseekers. A nice walk beckons. (not a clue!)

If he's told us he's chosen GC, why would we have him train with us?

Sounds like you might have been having a 'mare.

Times are tough and things are grim. As the thread title suggests, I have run out of alliterative names for my brainteasers. Moreover, I have also run out of brainteasers and this shall be the last of them. Even more dire, I have almost run out of pixels and could only afford an initial rather than a first name for the players in today's team. You will see that they were all MFC listed at some point with some better known than others. Your challenge is to find the common link. As promised, this is without doubt one of my easiest puzzles. Answers in a PM only please. Blurting will cause hurting. ================================================================================ B: N. Jetta D. Louttit M. Collins H/B: J. McVee H. Petty G. Molloy C: G. Lovett G. Elliott K. O'Donnell H/F: I. Weetra R. Dillon B. Vagg F: J. Garlett D. Bennett T. Gleeson R: D. Jolly B. Lovett H. Mann I/C: W. Verrall B. Denny L. Burgmann R. Colcott

Give that man a cigar!

He's not always easy to spot on a crowded field.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I'm inclined to think the former.