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AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALLER QUIZ

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:19 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Q1. Who was the first Queensland-born player to play 100 VFL games?
Q2. Who was nicknamed 'Hobart Harry' after the 1947 Hobart carnival?
Q3. With which club did champion Tasmanian rover 'Horrie' Gorringe spend his entire senior playing career?
Q4. Who kicked 23 goals against Queensland at the 1924 Hobart carnival to establish an interstate match goalkicking record which still stands?
Q5. Select the three Tasmanian born players from the following list.
Bruce Abernethy CORRECT
Noel Carter CORRECT
Arthur Hodgson
Paul Hudson
Garry Lyon
Laurie Nash
Q6. Who was described by Port Adelaide and South Australia coach Fos Williams as "pound for pound, the best footballer in Australia"? KEN EUSTICE
Q7. Which dual Brownlow Medallist was born at Lavender Bay, Sydney?
Q8. Who was known as 'the human horse stinger'?
Q9. With which club did the captain of South Australia's victorious 1911 carnival team, Bert Renfrey, commence his league career?
Q10. With which SANFL club did Haydn Bunton senior end his senior league career?PORT ADELAIDE
Q11. Which former West Coast player later played rugby league in the NRL for the Western Reds?ADRIAN BARICH
Q12. Which former South Fremantle player was nicknamed 'Carp'?
Q13. Who was alleged to have invented the high mark during the 1880s?
Q14. Which former Geelong player was nicknamed 'Troubles'?
Q15. Who coined the immortal phrase 'Up there Cazaly'?
Q16. Who won Fremantle's inaugural best and fairest award in 1995?PETER MANN
Q17. Which former Sydney player won the 2002 Phelan Medal?TROY LUFF
Q18. By what name was Claremont-Cottesloe's 1934 Sandover Medallist Sydney Campbell Clarke better known?
Q19. Who was Carlton's most recent Brownlow Medallist?GREG WILLIAMS
Q20. What was former champion Norwood ruckman Bill Wedding's real first name?KINGSLEY

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:24 pm
by Kahuna
Q6 Ken Eustice
Q16 Ben Allen

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:12 pm
by McAlmanac
Have to agree with Kahuna's answers. Without resorting to Google:

Q5 - Carter, Hudson, Nash
Q7 - Adam Goodes
Q9 - Sturt
Q10 - Port Adelaide
Q19 - Greg Williams
Q20 - Kingsley

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:29 pm
by Rik E Boy
1. Dunstall
9. West
10. South
11. Adrian Barich
16. Ben Allan
19. Greg Williams
20. Big

I reckon I've got a big fat donut there boys.

regards,

REB

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:30 pm
by magpie in the 80's
[quote="Kahuna"]Q6 Ken Eustice..correct
Q16 Ben Allen...incorrect

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:30 pm
by rod_rooster
Q1. Jason Dunstall?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:32 pm
by magpie in the 80's
[quote="McAlmanac"]Have to agree with Kahuna's answers. Without resorting to Google:

Q5 - Carter, Hudson, Nash...carter..correct other 2 incorrect
Q7 - Adam Goodes...incorrct
Q9 - Sturt...incorrect
Q10 - Port Adelaide...correct
Q19 - Greg Williams...correct
Q20 - Kingsley...correct

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:34 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Rik E Boy wrote:1. Dunstall....incorrect
9. West..incorrect
10. South...incorrect
11. Adrian Barich...correct
16. Ben Allan...incorrect
19. Greg Williams...correct
20. Big...incorrect

I reckon I've got a big fat donut there boys.

regards,

REB

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:34 pm
by magpie in the 80's
[quote="rod_rooster"]Q1. Jason Dunstall?...incorrect

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:40 pm
by Rik E Boy
Kingsley? No wonder he called himself Bill. Back in those days you probably would have copped heaps with a name like that.

regards,

REB

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:44 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Rik E Boy wrote:Kingsley? No wonder he called himself Bill. Back in those days you probably would have copped heaps with a name like that.

regards,

REB


LIKE KINGSLEY'S CHICKEN :D

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:48 pm
by Rik E Boy
Kingsley's Chicken?? :? Sorry mate, that one went straight through to the keeper. Some sort of dish to be served at the *ahem* Wedding reception?

regards,

REB

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:58 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Rik E Boy wrote:Kingsley's Chicken?? :? Sorry mate, that one went straight through to the keeper. Some sort of dish to be served at the *ahem* Wedding reception?

regards,

REB


ITS A CHICKEN FRANCHISE HERE IN CANBERRA AND SOUTHERN N.S.W. THOUGHT IT WAS IN ALL EASTERN STATES. MY MISTAKE :oops:

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:07 pm
by Mr66
Q1 - Gavin Crosisca

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:51 pm
by magpie in the 80's
[quote="Mr66"]Q1 - Gavin Crosisca...INCORRECT

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:16 pm
by GWW
magpie in the 80's wrote:
McAlmanac wrote:Have to agree with Kahuna's answers. Without resorting to Google:

Q5 - Carter, Hudson, Nash...carter..correct other 2 incorrect
Q7 - Adam Goodes...incorrct
Q9 - Sturt...incorrect
Q10 - Port Adelaide...correct
Q19 - Greg Williams...correct
Q20 - Kingsley...correct


Bruce Abernethy was born in a small Tasmanian town called Ouse

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:33 pm
by magpie in the 80's
GWW wrote:
magpie in the 80's wrote:
McAlmanac wrote:Have to agree with Kahuna's answers. Without resorting to Google:

Q5 - Carter, Hudson, Nash...carter..correct other 2 incorrect
Q7 - Adam Goodes...incorrct
Q9 - Sturt...incorrect
Q10 - Port Adelaide...correct
Q19 - Greg Williams...correct
Q20 - Kingsley...correct


Bruce Abernethy was born in a small Tasmanian town called Ouse

CORRECT GWW

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:48 pm
by smithy
Was Q16 gary durrkhay (spelling?)

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:49 pm
by magpie in the 80's
[quote="smithy"]Was Q16 gary durrkhay (spelling?)...INCORRECT SMITHY

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:10 pm
by GWW
Was the Freo B & F McManus?