Where were you in '92? *ANSWERS*

[Mr Ripper]

Visit here if you want to have a belated crack at it: http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002428.html

Otherwise, here are the answers...

1. Who was the first player to graduate from the VSFL Under 18s to senior AFL competition?
a. Mark Attard debuted for North in round 22 after being plucked from the Eastern Ranges in the mid-season draft.

2. How did Channel 7 remedy the funereal atmosphere at the poorly attended Bears vs Fitzroy match at Carrara?
c. Dubbed in pre-recorded crowd noise

3. What was the first match to be played in front of the Great Southern Stand?
a. Melbourne vs Geelong OR
c. Werribee vs North Ballarat
Werribee v North Ballarat was the curtain raiser to the Melbourne v Geelong match, so either answer is OK.

4. Who was named All-Australian full back?
d. Paul Roos

5. Who said: "I like to eat and I like to eat well. Food is a problem. I don't take skin off my chicken"?
b. Allen Jakovich. Geez I miss Allen Jakovich!

6. Which Bear booted 8 majors in his side's upset win over Fitzroy at Princes Park?
c. Rod Owen recovered from a 5am session on the turps to snag 8 and bury the Roys.

7. Who won Geelong's Best and Fairest in 1992?
c. Ken Hinkley

8. Who was the first South Australian to be chosen in the 1992 National Draft?
b. Robert Pyman was snapped up by the Roos at number 6.

9. Which Bear was sacked mid-season after refusing to take a pay cut?
b. Peter Curran

10. According to legend, where did they find Ben Doolan's front teeth?
d. Embedded in Craig Kelly's elbow

11. Which Carlton player duffed a last minute shot at goal, costing the Blues the match against Richmond at Waverley?
c. Jon Dorotich

12. Who was the first player to reach 100 goals in 1992?
c. Jason Dunstall in round 16.

13. Why was it unfortunate that Collingwood were the designated 'away' team for their clash with Essendon at Waverley?
b. Because the white shorts failed to camouflage Scotty Russell's "gastro problem"

14. In the mid-season draft, which club nominated Carlton's triple Premiership player, David Glascott?
c. Carlton re-drafted DG at number35.

15. Which football scribe wrote: "the odds of Sydney winning the (2000) Olympics are about the same as Ross Oakley making a comeback at St. Kilda"?
b. Jim Main

16. Which Collingwood player was allowed to take a difficult kick for goal when James Manson feigned a back injury?
a. Ronnie McKeown kicked truly, sparking a miraculous, instant recovery from Jimmy.

17. How many disposals did Peter Matera have in his Norm Smith Medal winning Grand Final performance?
a. 18. Those 5 brilliant goals helped his cause though!

18. Which player frustrated supporters all season because of the skewed number 12 on his back?
a. Russell Morris

19. Who was the only North Melbourne player to compete in each of his club's 22 matches?
c. Darren Crocker

20. In a post-game TV interview, how did Steve Kernahan describe his physical condition after Carlton had just scraped past the Bears at Carrara in round 1?
d. Rooted. Glad I didn't have to come up with an 'e' alternative for that question.

Thanks to those of you who bothered having a go...and nuts to the rest of ya!

[This message has been edited by Mr Ripper (edited 05 January 2001).]

 

[AlfAndrews]

2. How did Channel 7 remedy the funereal atmosphere at the poorly attended Bears vs Fitzroy match at Carrara?
c. Dubbed in pre-recorded crowd noise

That's hilarious ... and I suspect it's not the only time they've done that.

Expect more pre-recorded crowd noise in the future, as the game becomes more and more corporate and attendance at the ground becomes more of a luxury for the rich.

Actually I think they should have cardboard cut-outs of people in the empty seats in the Medallion Club area at Colonial. What d'ya reckon?



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[JUBJUB]

ALF

Remember last season at a NORTH night game [against StKilda i think] at Colonial,they shut the top deck so the crowd looked bigger.

That was ch 7's idea.

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[Darky]

Originally posted by AlfAndrews:

Actually I think they should have cardboard cut-outs of people in the empty seats in the Medallion Club area at Colonial. What d'ya reckon?

Actually I reckon they should make David Calthorpe and Ryan O'Connor sit up there and plaster their arses across about 300 seats between the two of them.



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[Mr Ripper]

AlfAndrews suggests:
Actually I think they should have cardboard cut-outs of people in the empty seats in the Medallion Club area at Colonial. What d'ya reckon?

They'd be just as animated and knowledgeable as the Medallion members that do turn up!

 

[Frodo]

Well done Rip, you got them all correct 20/20

 

[Shinboners]

Originally posted by AlfAndrews:
Actually I think they should have cardboard cut-outs of people in the empty seats in the Medallion Club area at Colonial. What d'ya reckon?

When the World Cup (the soccer one) was held in the US in 1994, for all the more low profile matches, they covered the acres of empty seats with material and instructed the camera crews not to pan the cameras over those areas.

And in the early 90s when Arsenal rebuild the (I think) Clock End of Highbury, they painted a mural of faces on the wall behind the goal. Later, they received complaints that all the faces were white, and thus, ignored the large support the Gunners received from London's black community.