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I would humbly suggest that the death of responses correlates directly with the difficulty of the teaser.

Whoever gets the job will have big pants to fill.

Port Adelaide's Miles Bergman would have been a great pickup but, alas, it appears that he has signed on for an additional two years at Alberton.

Speaking of WCE key forwards, spare a thought for mid-season draftee Ryan Maric who is now the holder of an unenviable record after his first two games have resulted in a combined losing margin of 293 points. The previous record of 288 was set in1991 by Fitzroy player Brenton Klaebe (no, me neither).

The OP was suggesting we replace Spargo with Jordon. I was pointing out that that's not possible as Jordon was already in the 22 and Spargo was sub v Geelong. In other words, that selection move had already been made. FWIW, I'd be very surprised if Spargo was in the 23 this week.

Jordon played against Geelong and did nothing. Spargo was the sub for that game (and did nothing).

Shannon was singing "What About Me" at the time and the foolish umpire fell for it.

I wouldn't be surprised if Jeremy Cameron has a busted jaw, or worse. * Mods - delete if you think this image is inappropriate

Brown as an emergency is a surprise. It's been reported that he's making his comeback in the VFL this week after missing a couple of weeks and having his knee drained.

Looks like plenty of gullible folk have been sucked in by the rage bait article which has served its purpose by attracting lots of clicks and generating the predictable faux outrage. Woke! PC gone mad!

Australia is all out at Edgbaston, having fallen just short of their goal of a first innings lead. Not so with the above team. All the players in this side achieved the comparatively rare feat of scoring a goal with their first kick in VFL/AFL football. Incredibly, both the bench players in James Magner and Peter Tossol goaled with their first two kicks! I was unaware of this when compiling the team and thank both Tims for bringing it to my attention. The baton of bafflement has now been passed to @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew who will present the next teaser.

@Jumping Jack Clennett has jumped up to grab a share of the spoils. I'll post the answer later this evening. All of my teasers are ephemeral and have little meaning but you might say that this one is particularly pointless.

Is that your answer? 1. Incorrect 2. Please reply via PM

@Bang Bang Bang has joined the winners' circle.

Thanks to @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew I can now reveal that both bench players would qualify as Captain.

In an unprecedented result, @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew and @Fanatique Demon have dead-heated for third place.

I assume you've fallen for the trap of adding to an old PM, @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew. You might also like to amend your post above because it does give the answer away.

Was that also the same day that Jake Spencer played a ripper of a game that far exceeded anything he did before or after that wonderful match?

Only the two correct responses to date, so it looks like another clue may be in order. No player on our current list qualifies for inclusion in this team, although there are some who may well become eligible at a later date.

Perennial solver @tilly18 has done it again and become the second Demonlander to work it out. In addition to answering correctly, our winner @Tim also provided extra information which I'm quite happy to steal and use as the basis for the first formal clue. The captain of this team is, perhaps surprisingly, starting on the reserves bench.

Please don't post your answers on this thread. PM only please!

Yes, take tomorrow off @Spargonicus. In fact, have the whole week off. You've earned it.

Congratulations to @Tim who is the first to solve the mystery.

We're in the middle of a ten (or nine ) day break and things are pretty quiet around here. As threatened, here's another brainteaser to help you while away a lazy Sunday with no FTA footy to distract us. This team of past Melbourne players goes back as far as the 1960s but, while it contains several very good footballers, isn't a champion side by any measure. The idea of naming just two reserves was such a success last time (Sez who? Sez me! ) I'm running with it again. The players all have something in common. What might that be, Demonlanders? Usual rules apply: Answers in a PM only, clues provided if and when I think they're necessary and prizes are non-existent. =================================================================== B: Des O'Dwyer Troy Broadbridge Paul Hopgood H/B: Frank Davis Matthew Bate Ray Carr C: Stephen Tingay Cameron Bruce Billy Stretch H/F: Andrew Lamprill Tony 'Spud' Dullard Colin Sylvia F: Jeff Farmer Dave McGlashan Brent Heaver R: Leigh Newton Brock McLean Andy Lovell 19th: James Magner 20th: Peter Tossol