Biscuit's Cryptic Team Of The Century

[Waltzing Woof Biscuit]

Well, we don't have an official Team Of The Century yet, so I've had a stab. But see if you can work out the side from the clues provided. BTW, I've gone for quality, not necessarily quantity!

Backs:

- Reached pinnacle of local government
- 7 in 4
- A duck who wastes water

Half Backs:

- He was only saying hello
- Look in the white pages under 'F'
- Moved in order to teach someone a lesson

Centre:

- No relation to Reg
- Yes, we have no...
- With a nickname like that, he should have played elsewhere

Half Forwards:

- Milked a living from a horse
- July 1st should have been his birthday
- Initially a reptile

Forwards:

- He must be on candid camera
- Fulfilled the same role as Scragger
- Ill-fated Brisbane boundary rider

Followers:

- Later flogged grog
- As a young man, he did go here
- Paid for the Doctor's dry cleaning


Interchange:

- Only coach to ever win this
- Likes a cuppa
- Scottish cigarette
- Chocolates to boiled lollies in 12 games

Coach:

- Former couch-sitter


Good luck everyone :)

[bulldogs1]

I haven't the time, nor the memory WWB, but to help others, would this cryptic be John Georgiadis?

[Waltzing Woof Biscuit]

Bulldogs1 - any credibility that I may have left would be shredded to coleslaw if I included John Georgiadis in the Centurian Team :D

[Captain Sensible]

The centres are Harry 'Reg' Hickey, 'Banana Legs' Hopkins and Dougie "The Hawk' Hawkins.

Wally Donald in the back pocket. What does a sutton do?


Brad Johnson in the forward pocket-The smiling face of the Western Bulldogs.

More later.

:D

[Waltzing Woof Biscuit]

:) :) :)

Right on all accounts so far LY.

In response to what a sutton does, a sutton does nothing. You are on the right track, but you must show your workings out!!

[K9-54]

Half Backs:

- Look in the white pages under 'F'

Mr Football - Ted Whitten

Half Forwards:

- July 1st should have been his birthday

Kelvin Templeton - was 1/7/78 the date v StKilda?

Coach:

- Former couch-sitter

Terry Wallace - re Talking Footy

[K9-54]

Followers:

- Later flogged grog

Gotta be Gary Dempsey - so was Courage the sponsor at North when he went there?

Interchange:

- Likes a cuppa

Libba - re tea ad with Paul Kelly?

[K9-54]

Interchange:

- Scottish cigarette

Scott West

[Waltzing Woof Biscuit]

Well done k9-54,

Spot on with Whitten, Templeton, Wallace and Libba - keep trying with the others.

So far, from the answers that match, the team is:

B: - - Wally Donald

HB - Ted Whitten -

C: Harry Hickey Alan Hopkins Doug Hawkins

HF: - Kelvin Templeton -

F: Brad Johnson - -

Foll: -
-
-

Int: -
Tony Liberatore
-
-

Coach: Terry Wallace

[K9-54]

Followers:

- As a young man, he did go here

Scott West - Go West, Young Man

I prefer him in the starting 18 anyway

[Waltzing Woof Biscuit]

Correct K9-54!! I obviously agree with your assessment of West. A fabulous player!!!!!!!

[K9-54]

Forwards:

- Ill-fated Brisbane boundary rider

Simon Beasley - re after siren shot at Carrera ?

[Waltzing Woof Biscuit]

Well K9=54, that DOES kinda fit the clue - but unfortunately it aint Beaza (grrr :( just brought back memories of that horrible game!!!).

[bulldogs1]

Ill-feted Brisbane boundary rider - Brad Hardie (could also be seen as moving to teach someone - Malthouse - a lesson, LOL)?

[Fat Pizza]

I believe the ill-fated Brisbane boundary rider would be Gary Dempsey, the man with the golden tonsils. His only game, as part of the commentary team, was for a Brisbane v Fitzroy match at Carrara. I thought he was sensational.

[Captain Sensible]

Only coach to win this

Has to be Norm ware.

[Captain Sensible]

Sutton is in the other back pocket. He was made Mayor for the night the year the dogs won the flag.

The only thing is that it could also apply to Bluey Hampshire-He was made mayor after we won four in a row in '83. I think that Simon Beasley was also made mayor in '85 after kicking the ton.

[Fat Pizza]

Originally posted by bulldogs1
Brad Hardie (could also be seen as moving to teach someone - Malthouse - a lesson, LOL)?

I'd agree with that selection for Brad Hardie.

Some of your cryptic clues are too deep for me. You Footscray blokes are very high-brow, aren't you?

Scottish cigarette - Ivan McAlpine (I can handle that clue)

Not so obvious...
Chris Grant would have to be there. Could he have fulfilled the same role as Scragger? Did they use him as a mascot? He saved your club, anyway.

Later flogged grog - John Schultz. Is Schultz a type of beer?

Chocolates to boiled lollies in 12 games - Peter Box, box of chocolates?

[Waltzing Woof Biscuit]

Your doing well guys!!

Right answers from both LY and FP:

Gary Dempsey (sorry Bulldogs1)
Charlie Sutton (correct LY)
Norm Ware (ditto)
Ivan McAlpine (sensational get FP)

FP:

You actually got another 2 correct, but not altogether for the correct reasons:

Schultz operated a bottle shop in Syndal - my dad used to go there all the time

Peter Box - Box won te Brownlow in 1956 - in another 12 games he was lost to league footy, after an indifferent year. The most monumental slide, in the shortest amount of time, of any Brownlow medalist.

A few more to go :) You're all on the right track.

[K9-54]

Originally posted by localyokel
Only coach to win this

Has to be Norm ware.
Sorry, but I don't get this one. What am I missing?

[Captain Sensible]

Ware is the only playing coach to have won the Brownlow, k9-54.

That is assuming that I am right.:cool:

[Waltzing Woof Biscuit]

I also believe that no non-playing coach has won it either :D:D:D

[Fat Pizza]

Let me have another crack at this...

Originally posted by Waltzing Woof Biscuit
Well, we don't have an official Team Of The Century yet, so I've had a stab. But see if you can work out the side from the clues provided. BTW, I've gone for quality, not necessarily quantity!

Backs:

- Reached pinnacle of local government - Charlie Sutton
- 7 in 4 - Herb Henderson (kept Coleman to just 4 goals from the 7 games he played against him)
- A duck who wastes water - Wally Donald

Half Backs:

- He was only saying hello - Brad Hardie (was waving "Hello" to Mick Malthouse - sure he was):rolleyes:
- Look in the white pages under 'F' - Ted Whitten Snr
- Moved in order to teach someone a lesson - Alan Martin (retired after the 1954 Grand Final. I'm guessing he quit, to go teaching in the country)

Centre:

- No relation to Reg - Harry Hickey
- Yes, we have no... - Alan Hopkins
- With a nickname like that, he should have played elsewhere - Doug Hawkins

Half Forwards:

- Milked a living from a horse - Albert Morrison (delivered milk from a horse & cart)
- July 1st should have been his birthday - Kelvin Templeton
- Initially a reptile - Chris Grant (initially called "Turtle", because he was so shy)

Forwards:

- He must be on candid camera - Brad Johnson
- Fulfilled the same role as Scragger - Jack Collins (was a Footscray mascot)
- Ill-fated Brisbane boundary rider - Gary Dempsey

Followers:

- Later flogged grog - John Schultz
- As a young man, he did go here - Scott West
- Paid for the Doctor's dry cleaning - Geoff Jennings (someone chundered over Dr Tony Capes on a plane flight. I'm guessing it was Jennings. Brian Royal is another possibility.)


Interchange:

- Only coach to ever win this - Norman Ware
- Likes a cuppa - Tony Liberatore
- Scottish cigarette - Ivan McAlpine
- Chocolates to boiled lollies in 12 games - Peter Box

Coach:

- Former couch-sitter - Terry Wallace

[Captain Sensible]

Gee FP-You put me to shame with your historical knowledge of my footy club.

One thing with Jack Collins-I thought that his old man played with Essendon? Maybe I am wrong. I know he was recruited from Yarraville.

[Fat Pizza]

Thanks localyokel. You're welcome to have a try at guessing my cryptic team on the Roys board.:)

[Fat Pizza]

Jack Collins' father, James played 29 games for Essendon between 1919 & 1921.

[Waltzing Woof Biscuit]

Pizza,

An astounding piece of work. You are without doubt a Super Supreme.

But the rover aint Jennings. It's Choco. Who knows, if Jennings hadn't been crippled with injury, he could've been a superstar. We'll never know :(

Yes, the young Choco had too many ales during a plane trip and soiled poor old Dr. Capes, who was sitting in front of him. Then again, public vomiting has been a proud Footscray tradition. The great Doug Hawkins even had a go in the social club one winters evening.

[Captain Sensible]

Originally posted by Waltzing Woof Biscuit
Then again, public vomiting has been a proud Footscray tradition. The great Doug Hawkins even had a go in the social club one winters evening.


More than one time .

And not just in the social club...


And he didnt confine himself to just winter, or evenings

[Waltzing Woof Biscuit]

Well done everyone. Just for the sake of closure, here's the team "from the backline":

B: C. Sutton H. Henderson W. Donald
HB: B. Hardie E. Whitten (snr) A. Martin
C: H. Hickey A. Hopkins D. Hawkins
HF: A. Morrison K. Templeton C. Grant
F: B. Johnson J. Collins G. Dempsey

Foll: J. Schultz
S. West
B. Royal

Int: N. Ware, T. Liberatore, I. McAlpine, P. Box


Anybody got a rival team??? :)

[PC28]

WWB - Is there more Trivia to come?

[Waltzing Woof Biscuit]

PC28, there is ALWAYS more trivia :)

I'll work on something tonight, and hopefully post it up tomorrow.

[PC28]

Bwediful, i look forward to it

[Fat Pizza]

Originally posted by Waltzing Woof Biscuit
Anybody got a rival team??? :)

You could try my Cryptic team on the Fitzroy board.