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Franklin is fourth on the all-time goalkicking list, behind Lockett, Coventry and Dunstall.

“Full backing of the CEO and the Board,” As Sir Humphrey Appleby aptly put it, "It is necessary to get behind someone in order to stab them in the back".

Did you receive my attempt, @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew? My PM to you is yet to receive a response, unless you've fallen (again) for the old trap of replying via an ancient conversation that I have long since deleted.

Facepalming autocorrect! Whoever invented that abomination should burn in hello. PS: Answer submitted to you via PM @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew.

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.