Everything posted by Demonstone
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Touch Wood
Today's 'Age' has a rundown of each clubs' pre-season injuries. We're in great shape at this stage. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/state-of-play-your-club-s-pre-season-injuries-20230126-p5cfo5.html
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What I'd Like to See from the MFC in Twenty Twenty Three
You'll be pleased to learn that we will be playing all teams on the sward.
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Ben Brown to Shave Head for Charity
A sneak preview of Ben after the shave.
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Pre-season Intensity
Yes, the titles have changed a lot over the years. When I was a kid growing up in the 60s, these were the positions on the field: B: Former rover who has lost a yard Loneliest man in the world Rock of Gibraltar H/B: Enforcer Key Defender Jack-of-all-trades C: Real goer Pivot Racehorse H/F: Avenue to goal The hardest position Will-o'-the-wisp F: Resting ruckman Spearhead Goalsneak R: One kick behind the play Prime mover Borer into the bottom of packs. 19th: Utility 20th: Big-hearted trier. A host of exciting young prospects, natural left-footers, honest battlers, bean-poles, big occasion players, nippy small men and club stalwarts who have all been knocking on the door have just missed selection and will be running around in the early game. ============================================================================ Things started to change back in the 1980s and a new terminology came into being. Teams now looked like this: B: Tagger Stopper Sweeper H/B: Rebounder Negator Springboard C: Breakaway Instigator Linkman H/F: Runner Tall option Receiver F: Crumber Converter Finisher R: Tall On-baller Small I/C: Overlapper Tag breaker =========================================================================== As of 2023, we now have three backs, three forwards, twelve rotating mids and five on the bench.
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old55's Demon 22 quiz
Unfortunately, neither Jamie nor his brother Bill were in the same class as the other brother, former Collingwood racehorse Ricky Barham who had the ignominy of playing in five Grand Finals without tasting success. I met Ricky at a boozy BBQ in late 1978 in Warrnambool where he was hanging out with Geelong champ (and fellow winger) Michael Turner. Both were recruited from the area. They spent the afternoon botting smokes off me.
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3 Extra Flags for the Dees?
I don't think it was a retro round, @Grapeviney. Did they even have such gimmicks back then? Several of the Tiger players of that era wore the canvas lace-up jumper by choice (it apparently made it harder for opponents to tackle) and the VFL banned such jumpers after Robbie's injury. edit: Just did some research and Robbie was injured when he tackled Michael Turner of Geelong in 1986, so it wasn't just Richmond players who wore the lace-up. They were banned at the end that year.
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old55's Demon 22 quiz
You leave me and my warped mind alone!
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Too Ridiculous A'Baffler?...
I would much preferred to have done a 'John Landy'.
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old55's Demon 22 quiz
Would our wonderful theme song (particularly the second verse) provide some appropriate think music?
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old55's Demon 22 quiz
- Too Ridiculous A'Baffler?...
Welcome back Luci. Good to see your smiling avatar again! Once you get a couple of the answers, all the others will fall into place.- 2023 Preseason Practice Games
- Demonstone's Alliterative Alleged All-Star Allusion
Not sure if you're serious David, but check the post above yours.- Demonstone's Alliterative Alleged All-Star Allusion
Time to put you all out of your misery. The team has been selected on the basis that the jumper numbers of the first two players on each line add up to the jumper number of the third player. eg Frawley (8) plus May (1) equals Johnson (9). I have made numerous allusions to this throughout the thread, with hints such as ADDITIONAL, PLUS, SUMMER, (dim) SUM, NUMBER, PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER, ADD UP and CALCULATED. The photo clue is BlackADDER. Simmonds and Baker were both nicknamed "Snake". A type of snake is the ADDER. Well done to all those who were able to FIGURE it out.- Demonstone's Alliterative Alleged All-Star Allusion
@Timothy Reddan-A'Blew has added a plus to his ledger by submitting the correct answer. @reynolds46 has also calculated correctly.- Budding Subbies, get your pencils out...
Dom Tyson likes this post.- Demonstone's Alliterative Alleged All-Star Allusion
Not if you posted it on an old PM, Tim. I delete those as a matter of course. PS: @Dee Zephyr has cracked the code, as I suspect @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew has also done.- Demonstone's Alliterative Alleged All-Star Allusion
If you look for a connection other than the players' names, it will all add up.- Demonstone's Alliterative Alleged All-Star Allusion
Now that's a cryptic comment, David! He wouldn't want to be next to May, perhaps? We can add @Allus Monk to the list of those who have worked it out. Below is the final clue. My cunning plan is for the solution to be revealed later this morning.- Budding Subbies, get your pencils out...
"Demons' Putting Better Than Background Music".- Demonstone's Alliterative Alleged All-Star Allusion
Well done to @tilly18 and @youami and @Jumping Jack Clennett for identifying the answer. I'll leave it open for a while longer in case others are looking for a way to kill some time on this Public Holiday. If you read the OP carefully, you'll find a couple of hints seeded therein. Also note that I didn't claim that these players all have something in common, unlike most of my previous teasers. Who else can put two and two together and solve the puzzle?- Demonstone's Alliterative Alleged All-Star Allusion
I'm surprised that there have only been two correct replies so far. This teaser appears to have made people feel even number than usual. See you all in the morning.- Demonstone's Alliterative Alleged All-Star Allusion
@Mazer Rackham can be added to the list of solvers. That makes two of them!- Demonstone's Alliterative Alleged All-Star Allusion
It's a talented team that would also love to eat out together, I'm sure. However, they'd avoid places like Entrecote. You'd be more likely to find them enjoying some delicious dim sum at a local yum cha. That now makes a total of FIVE hints! Not all have been flagged as such, however.- Demonstone's Alliterative Alleged All-Star Allusion
Clue #2: Although this is a football team, they'd be more suited to Summer. - Too Ridiculous A'Baffler?...