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Hey!! I got one right! Come on down! OK, who am i?

I am a post World War II player. I played for the Bombers at some stage, but I also played for another VFL team beforehand. I am in a club's Team of the Century, but the club at which I am in the Team of the Century is not and never was a VFL/AFL club.

To be generous, I'll add the following clue, so you'll have something to check your answers against: If A=1, B=2, C=3…Z=26, the letters of my name (first name and surname only) sum to be 91.

Bill Valli

Damn you swooper, I've spent an hour or so flicking through books and was about to post the same bloody thing! Although it is William Valli, but was better known as Bill. I reckon you're right....

BenDoolan wrote:Damn you swooper, I've spent an hour or so flicking through books and was about to post the same bloody thing! Although it is William Valli, but was better known as Bill. I reckon you're right....

I can't hink of anybody else it could be.
Pretty sure he won a Poisoned Chalice - also known as Gardiner Medal - when he was with us.

Can the next question be something....easier lol

swooper wrote:

BenDoolan wrote:Damn you swooper, I've spent an hour or so flicking through books and was about to post the same bloody thing! Although it is William Valli, but was better known as Bill. I reckon you're right....

I can't hink of anybody else it could be.
Pretty sure he won a Poisoned Chalice - also known as Gardiner Medal - when he was with us.

Haha, the poisoned chalice! If it is him, I'm curious to know what Team of The Century he's made it to!

BenDoolan wrote:

swooper wrote:

BenDoolan wrote:Damn you swooper, I've spent an hour or so flicking through books and was about to post the same bloody thing! Although it is William Valli, but was better known as Bill. I reckon you're right....

I can't hink of anybody else it could be.
Pretty sure he won a Poisoned Chalice - also known as Gardiner Medal - when he was with us.

Haha, the poisoned chalice! If it is him, I'm curious to know what Team of The Century he's made it to!

West Perth

swooper wrote:Bill Valli

Yep, well done. He played a handful of games for Collingwood, and played one solitary game for Essendon. And yes, he made the West Perth Team of the Century in a forward pocket.

For the record: 2+9+12+12 (Bill) 22+1+12+12+9 (Valli) = 91.

Your turn.

jimmyc1985 wrote:

swooper wrote:Bill Valli

Yep, well done. He played a handful of games for Collingwood, and played one solitary game for Essendon. And yes, he made the West Perth Team of the Century in a forward pocket.

For the record: 2+9+12+12 (Bill) 22+1+12+12+9 (Valli) = 91.

Your turn.

One game... shit, i would have never gotten that one.

dom_105 wrote:One game... shit, i would have never gotten that one.

Yeah, to be fair i would never normally get obscure ones like that either. It's just that when i tried to think of someone obscure for my question, his name popped into my head because he was the answer to a pub trivia quiz night about three weeks ago!!! (He was the jackpot question, and no one in the entire pub got it!)

jimmyc1985 wrote:

dom_105 wrote:One game... shit, i would have never gotten that one.

Yeah, to be fair i would never normally get obscure ones like that either. It's just that when i tried to think of someone obscure for my question, his name popped into my head because he was the answer to a pub trivia quiz night about three weeks ago!!! (He was the jackpot question, and no one in the entire pub got it!)

Did Bill Valli MC the evening?

BenDoolan wrote:

jimmyc1985 wrote:

dom_105 wrote:One game... shit, i would have never gotten that one.

Yeah, to be fair i would never normally get obscure ones like that either. It's just that when i tried to think of someone obscure for my question, his name popped into my head because he was the answer to a pub trivia quiz night about three weeks ago!!! (He was the jackpot question, and no one in the entire pub got it!)

Did Bill Valli MC the evening?

Thought he must have been a relative of JimmyC, for him to pluck that name out for the quiz.

Anyhoo, who am I?

I played first grade district cricket with Ringwood before switching to a career in footy. I have had my share of controversy and wouldn't be considered among the more popular people in the game. I have toured Ireland and am still in footy.

Nick Davis?

Brendan Fevola? Doesn't look like a cricketer but i know he's from Melbourne's outer-east.

.....Excuse the double-guessing, but i'd also guess Stephen Milne - i don't know whether he's toured Ireland (i hope not), but he's an absolute prick of a bloke who i think we originally recruited from the eastern suburbs.

jimmyc1985 wrote:Brendan Fevola? Doesn't look like a cricketer but i know he's from Melbourne's outer-east.

He is from Narre Warren.

A bit of a stretch, but Paul Salmon? He's a Ringwood boy. Don't know if he is still in footy though.

dom_105 wrote:A bit of a stretch, but Paul Salmon? He's a Ringwood boy. Don't know if he is still in footy though.

I'm starting to think of the 80's era as well, but Fish wasn't controversial and you wouldn't regard him as unpopular.

Ringwood district cricket gets me. I think Neil "Nobby" Clarke played at Ringwood as well as Essendon, and Neil Peart (former Magpie) played at Ringwood also. Stuffed if I know actually.....

BenDoolan wrote:

dom_105 wrote:A bit of a stretch, but Paul Salmon? He's a Ringwood boy. Don't know if he is still in footy though.

I'm starting to think of the 80's era as well, but Fish wasn't controversial and you wouldn't regard him as unpopular.

Ringwood district cricket gets me. I think Neil "Nobby" Clarke played at Ringwood as well as Essendon, and Neil Peart (former Magpie) played at Ringwood also. Stuffed if I know actually.....

Yeah, bit of a wild guess that one, but i'm struggling to come up with likely candidates. I can remember Cupido used to play football for Croydon, but it wouldn't have been a player from this era.

Sheeds used to play cricket for Richmond, and he missed out on playing in a final for some reason. Most likely from that era.

Nobody has got it so far, so I will add another clue.

I've played a part in more than one AFL grand final, but have never played in a premiership.