Demonstone

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.

"Demons' Putting Better Than Background Music".

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?

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.

@Mazer Rackham can be added to the list of solvers. That makes two of them!

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.

Clue #2: Although this is a football team, they'd be more suited to Summer.

Congratulations to @Jjrogan for being the first to solve today's mystery. For everybody else ... Clue #1: Troy Simmonds and Phil Baker would approve of this team.

Want to try that again?

In response to @george_on_the_outer mentioning my quizzes in today's training thread, here is an additional one. You thought I'd run out of ideas to torment you with, didn't you? On the plus side, this is the penultimate teaser in my arsenal. As usual, your challenge is to work out how I came up with this team. You will notice that it is a very strong side indeed, consisting solely of past and present Demons. In response to pleas for leniency, I would rate this one as reasonably simple. Answers in a PM if you please! B: James Frawley Steven May Alan Johnson H/B: Jake Lever David Neitz Jake Bowey C: Robert Flower Greg Wells Adem Yze H/F: Christian Petracca David Schwarz Angus Brayshaw F: Max Gawn Allen Jakovich Russell Robertson R: Jeff White Nathan Jones Kozzy Pickett I/C: Bayley Fritsch Jack Viney Todd Viney Ben Brown

Or, as they're saying in MCC circles, "Harley unlikely".

We should pick him up just for his name alone. Who cares if he can't play?

I can't imagine he'd ever walk again, let alone play football.

You missed my smart alec point, @stinga. Just as Jordon is continually misspelled as "Jordan", Sestan is already being frequently spelled as "Seston".

Looks like Sestan is the new Jordon.

We already have the resources in place, if you count Al Richardson.

Answers to four of the above sent via PM. I assume that's how you want it done, @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

He moved fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa away. Kinky!

My Collingwood supporting mate has a little Demons sticker on the back of his ute. He just doesn't know it's there.

What are you angling at?

I wouldn't think so as he'd still be contracted to Adelaide even though he has walked out.

Brock McLean was the burnout guy, not Clarry.

He's much less slimy since he left Collingwood.

You mean Agar The 'Orrible?