Demonstone

I am as it happens, but the reason I went with Taurus was the wide range of possibilities it afforded with clues, links, hints, wordplay and the like.

I think @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew has done enough to earn third spot, although I'm not sure he's actually answered the question. (Hope you haven't included your answer in a previous PM old son, as everybody knows by now I don't save old messages). Time to take this old dog on it's final trip to the vet and hold its paw while the vet administers the green dream. All the players in my team were born between 20th April and 20th May, making them all Taureans (just like 1/12th or less than 10% of Demonlanders). The clues were many and varied and an explanation may be warranted. ** Robert Downey Jr, Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo co-starred in a move called 'Zodiac'. ** Ralph Wiggum hoped to attend Bovine University when he grew up. ** Harpo wasn't a one-hit wonder after all. His follow-up song 'Horoscope' had some success in Australia. ** The Blues Brothers doing 'Sweet Home Chicago' was directing you to the Chicago Bulls. ** The pictured car is a Ford Zodiac. (A Ford Taurus was deemed a tad too obvious.) ** Primal Fear are a band who had an EP and a single titled "Horrorscope". ** The pictured boat is a Zodiac inflatable vessel. ** Sprinkled throughout my posts were several signposts with words such as stars, steer, bullseye, BS, beef, Red Bulls, herd and horns. ** If all that wasn't enough, I then gave you 'The Flying Viking', Alix Tauru(s)!! Sheesh. It's a battle just to give all these wonderful prizes away. I'll try to make the next one easier (not that this one was hard). Next up: @Little Goffy with his cryptic stylings.

Gosh. Hard to believe that this teaser could baffle so many brilliant minds (and @Little Goffy as well). I'll post the reveal this evening but, in the meantime, third spot is still up for grabs. Take your chance by the horns, Demonlanders!

Come on down @Harvey Wallbanger and accept your well-earned second prize.

We have a winner with @reynolds46 solving the mystery and taking home first prize. Congratulations!

I reckon one of these would be more appopriate than a raft, @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew . Anyway, onto that final "gimme" clue. St Kilda's 'Flying Viking' almost qualified for my team, but just fell short. That's all, folks. I've herd you've found this teaser particularly tricky but I've got nothing more to offer in the way of hints.

So, those three actors that have featured. What, if anything, could they have in common? Are they part-owners of a Hollywood restaurant? Did they buy a sports team? Live in the same neighbourhood? Something else? This is the second-last hint. The next will give the answer away without doubt and that's not BS.

What's your beef? Have I tapped into your Primal Fear?

I see him as the natural successor to Petty if hairlines are any indication.

Another plank in that raft of yours, @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew .

The theme from 'Deliverance'? Nah, Collingwood fans already lay claim to that one.

Apologies to those who hit the Red Bulls and stayed up all night working on this, all to no avail. There is no sporting connection, nor is the answer associated with the players' names. Further, despite images of certain actors, it has nothing to do with movies. They are still clues, however. Coming up soon are some blatantly obvious hints, but first I'm heading out for a nice drive in my new car. Do you like it?

Before I sign off for tonight, I'll leave you with a more recent image of the young fella above. You might also care to ponder what that "one-hit wonder" Harpo is doing here and how Ralph Wiggum could possibly be relevant. Identify the connections and you'll find yourself much closer to the bullseye. Absolute giveaway clues to be provided tomorrow if necessary.

Time for the final visual clue. There seems to have been a lot of those. Enough to make you wonder if there's some sort of connection.

Here, have another!

Don't ever accuse me of not being helpful at all times (ahem). That chap is the young Robert Downey Jr. or a junior Robert Downey if you prefer.

You could play mouth trumpet if you really wanted to get involved.

How about something that was originally released in one of our Premiership years (1959 in this case)? Don't tell me this wouldn't get the players fired up and the crowd dancing in the aisles.

Obviously some thinking music is required to clarify matters. Supplementary hint: no footy connection at all.

@Little Goffy did indeed have a couple of pings at the stumps, but was very wide with his throws. Although today's team is pretty strong, they aren't all stars. However, I must assume that they are better footballers than any of us mug posters. But here's the thing ~ spooky music plays in background ~ ... In what I think might be a first, some Demonlanders would qualify for inclusion in this side, albeit most likely less than 10% of us.

Still no responses. It would appear that more visual assistance is required.

Well, nary a nibble let alone a bite. Time to cast a little burley on the waters. This may help to steer you in the right direction.

Ho ho ho!!! I'm channeling Santa today and gifting a free clue right off the bat. This teaser is not music related in any way, but there are two possibilities. Number 48 might be a total disaster, go belly up and be reminiscent of a Suzi Quatro song. Alternatively, it may go down the Talking Heads track. It definitely won't be a 'Once In A Lifetime' event, but you can be assured that it's the same as it ever was, same as it ever was.** ** Your task is to identify the common factor uniting all the players in the team below. ** Blurt-free zone; answers in a PM only thank you very much. ** A trail of breadcrumbs may be spread from time to time. Are they clues? Hints? Red herrings? Misdirections? That's for you to decipher. ** Did somebody mention Santa Claus? Anybody attempting this puzzle probably needs a Sanity Clause. ===================================================================================== B: Dan Houston Sam Taylor Nick Haynes H/B: Lawson Humphries Jed Adams Harrison Himmelberg C: Chad Warner Isaac Heeney Marcus Windhager H/F: Jake Waterman Taylor Walker Will Ashcroft F: Kai Lohmann Logan Morris Izak Rankine R: Lloyd Meek Finn Callaghan Tom Liberatore I/C: Brodie Kemp Isaiah Dudley Jamie Cripps Luke Pedlar

It's a footy club. My money's on 'Whitey'.

Couldn't agree more, and it's not just footy. The big red "W" (Westpac) on the front of the Australian Test team's shirts looks absolutely dreadful.