Demonstone

Not the case, Mr. Mellie. Please PM your suggestions rather than posting here. 🙂

Wednesday morning clue: A pair of useful full-forwards in Barry Hall and Matthew Lloyd would be eligible for selection in this team if they only had the good sense to have played for the mighty Demons.

I may have been a little economical with the truth, there. Maybe an apology is warranted. The teaser is so difficult I don't think it's possible for anybody to solve it unless they have the benefit of some clues. Here comes another one to tide you over until tomorrow ... The team once held a bonding session by having dinner together at a nice restaurant (no fights took place) and followed up by going to the movies as a group, but the film they chose wasn't anything like what they expected.

There are a finite number of possible answers to this teaser. To make things much, much easier () for everybody, we can eliminate incorrect suggestions that have been received and rejected. Please be advised that the players in my team have no connection with county names in the USA, Australian politicians, wrestlers, names of islands, publishing companies, British or Irish heritage, types of guns or anything related to the military. Those familiar with my posts will be aware that I am fond of both humour and cryptic clues. If you hope to solve the teaser, it would be in your interests to heed wittiness.

Are you sure that's not the pitch for the next Test in India?

You're right, you know. I'd forgotten about the extra game this year. 26 it is then!

You're saying we'll lose the first game?

Out of the way Melba. Step aside Farnham. The comeback is on! Given the the abrupt demise of @Witches Hat's most recent brainteaser, here's a replacement to keep you awake at night. As you can see, this team consists of Melbourne players (in position) and is of a pretty high standard as far as fictional teams go. What common factor unites them? Does it really need saying that all responses must be forwarded to me by PM so as not to spoil the fun? I'd rate this teaser as very tough and make no apologies for that. ================================================================================================= B: Matthew Collins Sean Wight Tony Campbell H/B: Frank Davis Ryan Ferguson Peter Walsh C: Frank "Bluey" Adams Jordan Lewis Scott Thompson H/F: David Williams Ross Dillon Cale Morton F: Brad Miller Noel Clarke Big Bob Johnson R: Jeff White Brock McLean Nathan Jones I/C: Stefan Martin David Grant Paul Payne Peter Hamilton COACH: Norm Smith

According to the impeccable Demonwiki, Tingay went 52 -> 15 ->2 and Charles 44 -> 18 -> 1. That is also how I recall the sequence. Your source may be incorrect (?).

Don't forget Peter Moore, @Timothy Reddan-A'Blew. He wore #10 in his first season with us before moving to #30.

How about we conduct a poll on our favourite website, Deeland?

The new entity was to be called The Melbourne Hawks. Go Aitches!

We are Melbourne. Our nickname is The Demons.

Suggestion for DA chant, to the tune of The Mickey Mouse Club theme ... "B. R. O. D. I. E. is the one for me!"

I had to look that up. It wasn't what I was thinking at all.

Yeah, why can't he be best on ground like every other Melbourne player?

I don't believe you.

Poster thinks team named on paper will line up exactly as listed. What the Heck???

Is the bugler available for a comeback?

As if we needed another reason to love and respect Big Benny, he's refusing to have his image used in betting ads. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/high-profile-players-refuse-to-play-ball-on-afl-betting-ads-20230228-p5cobo.html

What's in front of you?

I didn't think we had a vacancy on the list after selecting Kye Turner in the SSP.

This recent incident on the rub down bench convinced him it was time to call it quits.

The five stages of Demonland grief as applied to Luke Jackson: 1. Denial: Dogga isn't going anywhere. He'll re-sign and be a Demon for life. He's a premiership star. 2. Anger: How dare Luke go back to W.A.? He clearly knew this was going to happen all season. He's so disloyal and ungrateful to MFC and as for his mother ... 3. Bargaining: Well, at least we'll get some great draft picks in return and he did help us win the flag (although he didn't really do that much in the third quarter) 4. Depression: Can't believe we didn't get much in return for him. Don't think he was really trying in 2022, either. Was he actually injured or had he already checked out mentally? 5. Acceptance: Jackson wasn't that good anyway. He'll just be ordinary at Freo. Good riddance. Luke who?