Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian rules football/Quiz/Archive6

Q101

I think I'll steer clear of TV/Film questions! Of the 11460 players who have played AFL, no surprises that Smith is the most popular surname, with 110 players. So which surname is second? Bonus points for the naming the most common first name (as per the official AFL records, so Michael is separate to Mike to Mick etc) and when that most commonly named player actually played. The-Pope 16:32, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I will say Brown is the second most common surname. Keep the bonus point. - Bricks J. Winzer 05:13, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I will say Brown is only 4th. Keep trying for the bonus point. Also, the list I had didn't have all of the 2006 debutants... so it's now 11531 players who've played AFL. Doesn't change the most popular surnames order though. - The-Pope 12:40, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Next guess is Wilson. - Bricks J. Winzer 17:29, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

getting colder... Wilson is 8th. The-Pope 20:58, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I better go with Jones then. --Roisterer 00:11, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Not quite, someone else has done more than just keep up with the Jones's - it's 3rd, only 1 more than Brown. The-Pope 00:15, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, I've found a list of Fitzroy/Brisbane players, roughly 1150 players. If this 10% sample is representative of all teams, which I rather hope it is, then the answer is Williams. Aspirex 08:54, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Meanwhile I will go with White. - Bricks J. Winzer 08:56, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Aspirex has it... Williams it is. And for the first name, Jack is the winner on a "as known" bases, with John/Jack/Jon/Jonathan etc a clear winner on the "lump the similar names together basis." So how many "Jack Smiths" have played? Only 2, and one was a "A. Jack Smith". The AFL has published two excel lists on their website, "A-L" and "M-Z", which I'm going to try to use to make the wiki "to-do" lists complete... a lot of work is needed, though to work out what's already been done and disamb pages etc... time to muck around with macros/bots I think! The top 12 Names: Smith 111; Williams 73; Jones 62; Brown 61; Ryan 50; Taylor 48; Johnson 48; Wilson 47; Anderson 46; O'Brien 41; White 40; McDonald 40 The-Pope 11:18, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Lumping Jon/Jonathan in with John/Jack really isn't right, though! JPD (talk) 16:50, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Q102

In the 24 seasons from 1982 until 2005, Essendon was the only team to do what, and how many times did they do it? Aspirex 07:52, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

You know what? That's a little vague. Think finals. Aspirex 23:09, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Only team to reach the Grand Final after losing a qualifying final. And I'll say they did it twice (either 1984 or 1985, and definitely 1993). - Bricks J. Winzer 12:48, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

No. Off the top of my head, Sydney did that in 2005, and Carlton in 1999. And there's probably others. I'll give you a hint by giving you the second part of the answer: they did it four times. Aspirex 22:00, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

They were the only club to not hire a new coach. They did it zero times! The-Pope 10:42, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Actually, they didn't hire a new coach 24 times. Or something. Technically true, but not about finals, and hence not what I was after. Find stuff that did happen in 1981 and 2006, and then work from there.Aspirex 10:48, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Only team to debut players during a finals series - Bricks J. Winzer 12:45, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

No. I can't think of a counter-example off-hand, but you'd have to prove that they did it four times. Alright, bigger hint now: Essendon may have been the only team to do it for 24 years, but two teams have done it since. Aspirex 22:20, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Time for another hint: all four occurrences were during the 14 finals series from 1986 until 1999. Aspirex 22:12, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Lost a final by one point. - Bricks J. Winzer 03:09, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Correctamundo. The rest of us enjoyed Essendon's pain when they lost the 1986 Elimination Final to Fitzroy (8.10.58 d. 8.9.57), 1996 Qualifying Final to Brisbane (15.11.101 d. 15.10.100), 1996 Preliminary Final to Sydney (10.10.70 d. 10.9.69) and 1999 Preliminary Final to Carlton (16.8.104 d. 14.19.103), each by a solitary point, a recurring painful memory suffered only by Essendon for 24 years. The previous team to do it was Fitzroy, losing to Collingwood in 1981, and West Coast and Sydney traded one-point losses with each other in 2006. Aspirex 03:50, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

thank christ someone got that right. That question has been haunting my every waking minute for the last week. --Roisterer 04:10, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

I enjoyed that... always fun trying to do it without researching ;) - Bricks J. Winzer 02:32, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Q103

I'll go for something easier in comparison. Who was the most recent AFL identity to be elected into a parliamentary seat? - Bricks J. Winzer 02:32, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Anyone since Damian Drum in 2002? Does John McGrath count? He was the Perth equiv of Mike Sheehan... he's a Lib member now. The-Pope 19:15, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Damian Drum is the answer I'm after. Newspaper journalists aren't AFL identities. If so then I would argue that I'm an AFL identity given my 2004 newspaper and TV appearance. Anyway, your turn :) - Bricks J. Winzer 04:08, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Q104

The rules say 24 hours, it's been 3 days so I will ask another question. Which player was a first-round draft pick that spent five years on his club's senior list but failed to gain senior selection? - Bricks J. Winzer 04:24, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Are we talking about Paddy Steinfort here? --Roisterer 01:52, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes. Despite improvements in form and injuries to top players, he never got selected... the closest he ever got was as one of four emergencies not called up due to injury! Paddy continued at Coburg in 2002, where he served as captain... since then Coburg has embarked on a series of St Kilda-like captaincy changes. Your turn. - Bricks J. Winzer 02:19, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Q105

Name the player who was born in one state, was a club leading goalkicker for a VFL/AFL side in another state, a premiership player for the major league in a third state and sadly died less than ten years later? --Roisterer 03:35, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

This is obviously harder than I thought. Can I add that he played during the 90s? --Roisterer 22:12, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, the recently deceased player who comes immediately to mind is Gary Dhurrkay. Research shows me that he was born in NT, played in premierships in both NT and WA, certainly played AFL in WA and Victoria. Don't know about the leading goalkicker thing though. Aspirex 00:26, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Unfortunately there has been a fair number of footballers who have died well before their time and Dhurrkay is one of those. He is not the one I am thinking about though. The player in question was born in Victoria. --Roisterer 06:48, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Found it. Laurence Schache, raised in Hopetoun, Victoria, kicked a club-high 47 goals for Brisbane in 1991, played in the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles 1993 premiership, and died in 2002 of Amyloidosis at the age of 34. Aspirex 22:07, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

That's right. Schache was a cult hero around Brisbane when he was there. In one of the saddest football stories I have heard, Schache collapsed and died in his kitchen in front of his young children. --Roisterer 22:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Q106

According to the rules of the game, what happens in the unlikely event of umpires being unable to determine whether a score was a goal or a behind? Aspirex 23:50, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Give it as a behind? πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 02:15, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Incorrect Aspirex 02:37, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Actually, it is correct according to the current laws. (Law 8.2.4(d): "If a goal Umpire is unsure whether the ball crossed the Goal or Behind Line, or is Out of Bounds; he or she shall seek the assistance of the Field and boundary Umpires. If the correct decision cannot be determined following consultation, the goal Umpire shall give the lesser score.") I do seem to remember from my days as a goal umpire that at one point this situation would result in as ball-up at the top of the goalsquare, though. Is that what you're after? JPD (talk) 12:06, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Wonderful! The laws are contradictory, and the bouncing at the top of the goalsquare is still there in Law 11.3.1! JPD (talk) 12:19, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, a bounce on the kick-off line was what I was looking for. Although I found the reference in Law 15.1.7, rather than 11.3.1. Perhaps I consulted an older reference. Whatever. JPD's question. Aspirex 03:00, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes - Law 15.1.7 doen't exist in the 2006 Laws. While I can't remember the old wording, I'm also inclined to think that the bounce on the kick-off line conditions could be read to mean it happens when the umpires can't determine whether any score has been registered, not whether a score was a goal or a behind, remmoving the contradiction. Here goes, though....

Q107

Which club allegedly benefitted from match-fixing in their last game before joining the VFL/AFL? JPD (talk) 19:02, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

• I'll guess South. πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 23:53, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

No, more recently than that, Pippu. JPD (talk) 19:19, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

That doesn't leave very many choices, then. Both Port Adelaide and University won a premiership in the year before joining the VFL/AFL, in the SANFL and the MJFL respectively. I'm going to guess University, since match-fixing would have been more common in that era, and since Port Adelaide was playing Centrals, who would have been keen to end the club's miserable history in only their second grand final. Aspirex 22:05, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

I just had an edit conflict when I tried to answer Footscray, in particular their match against Essendon. --Roisterer 22:09, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

I completely forgot about the 1925 teams. That's very much unlike me; I'm quite ashamed. Looks like, had I remembered, you would have beaten me to it by about a minute, Roisty. Aspirex 23:32, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

The Roisterer has it... Essendon players allegedly threw the "Champions of the Colony" charity match against Footscray in 1924, although some would say that was just an excuse dreamt up later. JPD (talk) 11:46, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Bloody hell - I knew that! I just got fixated on the founding teams! πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 11:14, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Q108

Which AFL player discovered he had been drafted when picking up a copy of the NT News on the way to a Darwin dole office to sign on? --Roisterer 09:49, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I read this story recently... so without any searching, was it Joel Bowden? The-Pope 10:25, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Not Joel Bowden. The player in question wasn't a Territorian; he just happened to be there at the time. --Roisterer 10:59, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

It wouldn't have been Joel Bowden, he was drafted under father-son rule! Given minimal clues (e.g. era?), it'll be a stab in the dark here. Adam Goodes - Bricks J. Winzer 14:25, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Found it... Martin Leslie, the first ever #1 draft pick - I knew I'd read it recently, it was in Emma Quayle's review of the first ever draft. Shouldn't really be a redlink on such a significant player... move him to the top of the to-do list! The-Pope 21:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, indeed, it was Marty Leslie. In what presumably would be unthinkable in this day and age, not only did the Bears not contact Leslie prior to using the No. 1 draft choice to see whether Leslie was interested in coming to Brisbane but they didn’t bother contacting him after the draft either. I recall at the time that Leslie had to ring them to discover their plans for him. Brisbane wasn’t the only lax party of course; When Port’s Damien Sheehan was drafted by Carlton in ’92, the first Sheehan supposedly heard of it was when he received a call from Port coach John Cahill suggesting he stay another season or two at Port before heading to Victoria. --Roisterer 22:34, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Q109

Guess I better ask a question. Who am I? I played in the AFL for 7 seasons for under 100 games - a good ordinary player to use the Dyerism. I am married to a some one in the media and the son of a professional sportsman and there were rumours that I'd switch to that sport after my retirement from football, but this either didn't happen, or happened without any real success. The-Pope 10:33, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Mark Gale? --Roisterer 21:45, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

A bit too easy, but don't have much time to think at the moment. The-Pope 23:03, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Q110

When Tom Hafey was coach of Collingwood, a particular player kept asking Hafey if he could play in the centre. Eventually Hafey relented and the player proceeded to get thrashed by his opponent. At the end of the match, Hafey wrote a letter and asked a steward to hand it to whoever would become Hafey's successor. The letter informed the next coach that under no circumstances should the player in question ever be allowed to play in the centre again. Who was the player in question? --Roisterer 22:15, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

I can't help but feel old in cases like this. This was quite a well known story at the time but it seems that all you young whippersnappers haven't heard it. The player was Western Australian. --Roisterer 06:57, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

... And he returned to the west to coach in the WAFL. --Roisterer 21:52, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Stan Magro Barkly St End 10:25, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes! Stan Magro did indeed become the bane of Tom Hafey's existence that day. Welcome Barkly St End; here's hoping you pause from your ongoing campaign to reinstate Pluto to planet status long enough to ask a cracking question. --Roisterer 22:03, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Q111

A few ex-AFL players have made a name for themselves recently in the NFL as punters - but can you name the ex-Melbourne player who became a punter in the NFL in the 1970s? Barkly St End 22:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Darren Bennett's father. That's how the Chargers picked him up on the father-son rule. Aspirex 05:38, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Jim "Diamond" Tillbrook? πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 10:13, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Correct. Barkly St End 05:44, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Q112

Which enigmatic Carlton player from the 1970s, who was best on ground in two grand finals, was once quoted as saying: Give me a grey day at the Western Oval, and I wasn't worth a cracker. Give me 50,000 people at the MCG, and I was Hercules. I can remember when Carlton won a game at the Western Oval in 1979, Jezza said that he couldn't remember the last time Carlton had won here. The silvertails from Carlton were clearly uniformly and most severely smitten by this same affliction - but this bloke stood out as the most individual of all. That's enough hints I would think. πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 12:22, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Was it Peter Busustow? --Roisterer 02:28, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Not a bad guess, but no. I sort of remember Busustow more as an 80s player, and to quote Jack Dyer, he was a "good average" player at all venues. My player was probaby as flamboyant as Busustow, he too was a non-Victorian, but he was perhaps more of an intellectual, almost a member of the intelligentsia (and no, he was not a Rhodes scholar!). πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 09:02, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Brent Crosswell Aspirex 04:51, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Well done - correct! πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 05:43, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Q113

I made my debut in senior AFL games in Round 1, 2000. I was notorious for conceeding goals that I really shouldn't have, although I was not a defender. Nevertheless, this made me sufficiently unpopular that I was dumped from the list after Round 17, a very rare occurrence. Name me. Aspirex 00:00, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Ryan Pagan? Was he unpopular for conceeding goals or for nepotism?The-Pope 02:13, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

No. Aspirex 05:29, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

"Doesn't the question sound contrived? Isn't the phrasing weird? It's almost like he's trying to misdirect us somehow." Aspirex 22:05, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

I can’t find the name but I am guessing it is the umpire who officiated in the Round 16 Geelong v Fremantle match (if that's any help to anyone). --Roisterer 23:53, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

I also thought about the carefully worded sentance... after I searched through all the players who only played in 2000 and found none of them played in Rd 1 and finished by Rd 17 (other than Pagan). So I thought some more... and I reckon its the "automatic 50 metres after a report" rule. Very clever question. The-Pope 00:54, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes, the "automatic 50 metres after a report" rule is correct. It certainly never played in defence, and was dumped from rule book, which is arranged in the form of a list. Aspirex 01:50, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Q114

24 hours have elapsed, so another one of my questions, and I'll be fairly abstract. An interesting game was played in Round 7, 1940. Here's the link to stats.rleague for the scores: [1]. Tell me which game was interesting and why. Aspirex 22:39, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

There were about three possibilities, but I'll go the North v Melbourne game. In the one game we had both the fewest behinds ever kicked by a team and the most behinds ever kicked by a team (to that point). The discrepancy in behinds between the two teams remains a record to this day. πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 11:32, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

That'll do. The scores were Melbourne 12.34.106 d North 8.1.49. There are a few interesting things about that scoreline, and that was two of them. The most interesting thing, from my perspective, is that until 1957, both scores were unique - i.e. no other team had ever finished a game with either of those scorelines. To this day, 12.34.106 is still unique, while 8.1.49 has been scored only twice (1940 and 1957). An incredible yet pointless piece of trivia. Your turn Mr Greek Symbols. Aspirex 06:39, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Q115

Time's up, so it's now my job again to keep the quiz moving. What is the highest number of goal umpire fingers pointed to indicate a single team's score? Aspirex 22:26, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

I will guess 92, in Fitzroy's old record score of 36.22.236. Geelong's record of 37.15.237 is only 89 fingers. This is a great question and should be used in intelligence testing. - Bricks J. Winzer 02:29, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Isn't Fitzroy's total 94 (36 x 2 + 22 = 94)? --Roisterer 02:46, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Fitzroy's total was 94 - their score was 36.22.238 (Sydney's was 36.20.236 = 92 fingers). Both Geelong's record (37.17.239) and Hawthorn's record number of behinds (25.41.191) yielded 91 fingers, Carlton's bold step into the world of scores over 200 (30.30.210) was indicated by 90 fingers. Aspirex 02:58, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

(94 was correct, by the way; didn't explicitly state that) Aspirex 22:21, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Q116

A former player, who played over 100 VFL games, was a dual club B&F, club captain (if only for seven games), and named in his club's team of the century? His brother, however, who never played VFL, is a member of the Australian rules Hall of Fame. --Roisterer 00:32, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Jack Moriaty? Seems to fit everything other than the dual club B&F. He won one at Fitzroy, but not at Essendon. Dan only played for South Adelaide, but is in the HOF. hmm... maybe not... Dan may not be a brother and he may have only played 97 VFL games. Give it a go anyway The-Pope 03:23, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Nope. I'm beginning to question The-Pope's infallibility. --Roisterer 08:27, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Billy Duckworth and his brother John who played 200+ for West Perth. Gnangarra 09:18, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Not the Duckworth's either. South Australia was the right state to look. --Roisterer 05:39, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

When in doubt, check the user asking the question's recent contributions. --Roisterer 10:33, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Which gives the answer as Geelong's Tom Quinn, whose brother Bob had a colourful SANFL career. I guess though, like me, most players of the quiz wouldn't be hunting through Wikipedia for the answers though... - Bricks J. Winzer 10:45, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Excellent stuff. I hadn't realised that Tom Quinn had such a distinguished career himself until I started researching the Bob Quinn article. Over to Bricks. --Roisterer 12:08, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Give me a moment to think of something - I haven't forgotten. Just been busy. - Bricks J. Winzer 11:48, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Q117

A venue question this time. Name the Victorian venues, past and present, which have registered attendances for a single VFL/AFL game (either H&A or finals) of 50,000 or higher. - Bricks J. Winzer 15:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

the G, the Dome, Princess Park and Waverley. πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 03:44, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

I can't give it to you... your answer is incomplete. - Bricks J. Winzer 05:17, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

the G, the Dome, Princess Park, Moorabbin and Waverley. πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 07:57, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Much better. Technically I shouldn't as it's Princes not Princess :P But you have the baton now. - Bricks J. Winzer 12:10, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Q118

I attended a Western Bulldogs dinner the other day and sat at the table with 4 bullies. One was a back-up ruckman who occasionally plays forward; one was a small forward who often plays tall; one is currently the bullies' best backman and the other debuted last year, played 5 games before injuring himself. All 4 played on the weekend in Canberra against the Swans. Who are the 4? πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 21:55, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Well, the only 5 game veteran with the Bulldogs at the moment is Shaun Higgins, and I'll leave it at that for the moment while I try to find a list of players who played in the game against Sydney. --Roisterer 11:42, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

ok, 1 of the 4 down. πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 12:37, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Minson, Johnson and Harris? Pretty vague and ambigous questions... is the "best backman" from a NPOV? The-Pope 02:15, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

ok we now have Brian Harris and Shaun Higgins - plenty of clues to work out the other two. πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 05:16, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Well, I am going to guess the only other two Bulldogs I know off the top of my head: Peter Street & Robert Murphy? --Roisterer 05:29, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Still have Brian Harris and Shaun Higgins with two more bulldogs to guess. πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 05:52, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

The "small forward who plays tall" might be a bit misleading, he's a reasonably well known and successful small forward, I added the "plays tall" bit because he is often down there by himself, and will often hold his own in marking contests (but it's not Brad Johnson). πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 05:55, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

C'mon guys, there are only two more names to go - it's not as if the possibilities are limitless! πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 09:11, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Just pulling names out randomly now; Mitchell Hahn & Shaun Higgins? --Roisterer 11:34, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Wayde Skipper as the ruckman who goes forward... umm... Matthew Robbins as the short/tall forward. The-Pope 23:57, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Well done Pope! You're go. πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 04:44, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Q119

Well I think you are a "go" too! Oh... you meant your go... no probs. Who am I. I played for a Victoria team for a couple of years, racking up 18 games. I then went interstate and played in the local league, where a couple of years later I was drafted by the locally based AFL/VFL team. I only played 2 games for this team, but did manage to top my state league teams goalkicking in that year I spent on an AFL/VFL list, including 8 goals straight in one game. I am still a redlink on Wiki. The-Pope 23:25, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

I'll guess Daniel Hargreaves. πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 04:54, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Nope, he played more than 18 games for the Dogs and was drafted direct to Freo from them, not via the local league.The-Pope 11:50, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

OK, a clue... He played in the late 80s. The-Pope 00:18, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

I can't say I remember him but I gather you are after a chap named Richard Geary. --Roisterer 11:03, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Yep, good little half forward for South Freo... came from Richmond, got picked up by the Eagles, but never really got much of a go (although he was with the Eagles in their worst year). The-Pope 11:28, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Q120

An easy (if SANFL related) question. Who was the legendary SANFL player who played senior football in four different decades? And for bonus points, what was his nickname? --Roisterer 12:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Kerls? πίππύ δ'Ω∑ - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 23:22, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Not Kerls. The player in question is also, as far as is known, the only grandfather to play in the SANFL. --Roisterer 07:22, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

I could also add that the player in question is mentioned on his club's wikipedia page. --Roisterer 00:46, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Ralph "Zip-Zap" Sewer from Woodville/Glenelg/Woodville 1969-1990 (and I always thought it was a loose use of the term "decade", but a 21-year career is pretty impressive). He also shifted clubs (Glenelg 1981-84) in an effort to play Finals/Grand Finals footy and promptly got suspended when the opportunity arose. He played his first ever final in the 1981 second semi-final, was suspended for 3 matches for striking, and missed a losing grand final against Port (many at the time thinking his match-turning capabilities could possibly have made the difference). That same grand final virtually guaranteed Tony McGuinness a VFL career. Pudgey 07:05, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Welcome good sir Pudgey. Zip-Zap Sewer was indeed the man. At the end of his career he had team mates who hadn't been born when he made his debut. --Roisterer 09:29, 17 March 2007 (UTC)