The Coodabeen Champions Competition

The Coodabeen Champions    Competition

Round Six:
According to our Adelaide correspondent, Tony McGuinness, there was a clear winner at the Ramsgate Hotel
Select a suitable side for a return encounter,
from the backline......:


Date: Sat, 04 May 2002 22:43:40 +1000
From: Johnson

The difficulties at the Ramsgate have been overstated. Any gathering of red blooded young men can get out of hand for a variety of reasons. The performance of the two Adelaide sides are reflective of the mid 70s when Bull and Punchy, trainers at Footscray Football Club, inhabited the bar at the Plough Hotel. The team I would send to the establishment would be empowered to change the culture of violent solutions to any dispute.

B: Judy Green - a conversation starter in any company Gentleman Jim Cleary John Schultz - Brownlow medallist 1960 and tribunal member

HB: Rayden Tallis - Got his head stomped on by Dermott and only wanted a free kick. Gary Hardeman - Refused to even attempt to intimidate opponents. Alec Epis - A talker not a fighter

C: Des Meagher - Could not kick but could always smilingly face the crowd as he walked from the field. Peter Featherby - Never laid a hand on an opponent in anger. Neville Bruns - You can't start a fight with a wired jaw.

HF: John 'Swooper' Northey - No-one took any notice Bill Duckworth - Happy in the public bar. Helen D'Amico - Ask the doormat.

F Matthew Lappin - serial victim of wildly swung punches Jason Dunstall - Leading goal kicker with Hawthorn - say no more! Bob Pratt - Just to hear the stories.
No followers or reserves are required. Only one other person required to complete the party, ensuring security for all.
Big Carl Ditterich.

Cheers, From Nicholas Crilly and Matt Johnson.
Go Mazenod!


Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 12:47:48 +1000
From: Greg & Sue Hoysted

The capricious comp-troller,
Don't make excuses Simon. Your efforts to placate the irate entrants who weren't read out last week by quoting statistics on the number of entries and complementing us on our overall high standards is a joke. Since when did you care about high standards? Live up to your reputation. Castigate us on our lack of imagination if you like but don't try to mollify us. We don't believe you anyway!
A side of people who you'd want on your side.

BACKS Ricky Ponting Mike Tyson Robyn Maher

HALF BACKS Geoff Rosenow John Wayne Bruce Lee

CENTRES Geoff Cunningham Brutus Peter Cosgrove

HALF FORWARDS Bob Chitty Eric the Red Al Capone

FORWARDS Lara Croft Han Solo Clint Eastwood

RUCKS Norman Schwartzkopf Keith Richards Attilla

INTERCHANGE Josef Stalin Norman Bates Carlos The Jackal Margaret Thatcher

COACH Winston Churchill

PRESIDENT George Washington

Greg (and a very underrated Sue) Hoysted


Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 14:23:42 +0800
From: Chris Watts

In a quest to return to, enhance and establish traditional values, the first thing to do is rename the Ramsgate. Perhaps we need more Savoy Hotels (Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne are currently seem deprived of the traditional benefits of a Savoy) and where better to start changing the name of the Ramsgate than by looking at the cast of the Mikado to compile a little list. To enhance my chances I avoided the temptation to attempt alternative libretto, surely this is your area of expertise Simon. To achieve our sublime objective we would need to assemble the cast at the Henley Beach establishment. Those successfully auditioning have been selected from current players. The tradition of selecting state teams from a club quota (2 per club) can be revived and applied to the chorus. The leads and their understudies should make for an interesting contest:

CHARACTER PLAYED BY UNDERSTUDY
The Mikado (A genius) Kevin Sheedy Leigh Matthews
Nanki Poo (loves Yum Yum) Wayne Jackson John Newman
Ko-Ko (Lord High Executioner) Andrew Dimitriou Cameron Schwab
Pooh-Bah (Lord High Everything else) Eddie McGuire James Packer
Pish-Tush (A noble Lord) Ian Collins Ron Barassi
Yum Yum (Loves Nanki Poo) Caroline Wilson }
Pitti Sing (Yum Yum's sister) Elaine Canty }Christi Malthouse
Beep Po (Another sister) Katrina Pressley }
Katisha (He knows the part) Tony Leonard Jason Dunstall

CHORUS OF SCHOOL GIRLS NOBLES GUARDS
(Selected on the basis of performance AND COOLIES at players review nite: Height, bulk and tribunal (Brownlow appearances help): Medallists and aspirants):

ADELAIDE M Riciutto A McLeod
BRISBANE C Keating M Voss
CARLTON G Manton L Whitnall
COLLINGWOOD S Cummings N Buckley
ESSENDON D Fletcher J Hird
FREMANTLE T Simmonds M Pavlich
GEELONG D Milburn G Ablett
HAWTHORN S Rehn S Crawford
NORTH MELB.* M Burton G Archer
MELBOURNE A Nicholson S Woewodin
PORT ADELAIDE M Primus G Wanganeen
RICHMOND W Campbell B Ottens
ST KILDA P Everett R Harvey
SYDNEY B Hall P Kelly
WEST COAST G Jakovich B Cousins
FOOTSCRAY* C Grant** A Liberatore
*nb see traditional valuesv ** walk up start if J Newman plays Nanki Poo
Rehearsals at the Ramsgate / Savoy commencing September 29th. All cast members to bring along some alternative lyrics for the Little List. S Whelan to direct this. Themes could include catering at major venues and facilities.

Chris Watts


Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 09:59:54 +1000
From: Cheryl Harvey

After the Tiges were monstered by the might of the Crows last Saturday it isn't hard to imagine a Ramsgate free for all!

Backs: Mark Jackson Ron Andrews Makepeace

HBacks: Smart Glass Johncock

Centre: Walker Long Pickett

HForw: Garlick Burns Cornes

Forw: Filandia Ball Feast

Foll: Braun Hart & Power

Interchange from "the families": Prestigiancomo, Ricciutto, Alessio Capuano & Dal Santo

Cheryl Harvey


Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 11:57:45 +1000
From: greg moss

Dear C'abeens, have alook at this & award me the prize!!!!

B. Stibbard Proffitt Beecroft

H.B. Ivanoff Owen Greening

C. Critch

H.F. Holt Rasmussen Harland

F. Clark Cook Christou

R. Aanenson , B.Evans

Rover. P.Goss

I'cange K.Goss G.Allen

I reckon this team would make mince-meat out of those poofy "Rooshooter & mates", as a matter of fact, probably only Buster & the interchange boys'd be needed!!!
Now where do I pick up my prize?

Regards, Greg Moss

p.s. the team is of course the 1977 (Centenary) Premiership team, who quite coincidentally, won by 100 points!
Ahh those were the days, now all we have are Sydney seconds and a proper lot of little ball-biters they are eh?


Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 14:09:55 +1000
From: paul prole

Dear Simon,

Thanks for providing me with my first media prize since I went back to back in '71/72 with 7's Penthouse Club's trots tipping comp. at the Showgrounds and 3DB's single giveaway of your choice (American Pie).

I believe protocol is that I now submit short pithy entries in the hope of getting the odd mention, to wit:

Any function involving past and present St. Kilda Board members.

Regards Paul Prole or "Smithy" if that's easier.


Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 18:55:33 +1100
From: MSTA8

Gday Simon,

Being a devoted Bombers fan, i was going to pick a team from the backline showing you all the tough-nut bombers from over the years, to dispel that widely-rumoured myth that we are soft. However, since watching (well, actually, not watching, thanks very much channel 9) the game on saturday, i have realised that we are in fact too hard for our own good. Way too hard. Way way too hard. If you think that The Captain Of The Crows v Some Mob From Alberton was a tough one, wait till you see the "Mark McVeigh (aka 'The Fracturer") vs Everyone Else" steel-cage death match out in the carpark. Way pay $600 to watch the WWF at Colonial when you can see just-as-rididulous-looking collisions when you watch Essendon play.

Of course, this wouldnt be the only event for the night, if youre lucky, you might see the tag-team match, where the Essendon team passes the balsa-wood chair to each other so the clueless opposition dont know which one of them is going to hit them with it. Although, i can let you in on a little secret, ive been studying their tactics for a while now, and i think (???) that i can finally reveal the oh-so-secret fact that the chair is usually passed from Fletcher to Wellman to Misiti....

cheers mate
Michael Stagg


Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 02:49:33 +0000
From: stuart mcarthur

Dear Simon

re: Ramsgate fantasy

You did say fantasy, Simon, so I'd put Port Adelaide AND the Crows back in the carpark, then arrange a little visit from all the girls who send email to my hotmail inbox (a team long on aggression AND promise)

From the backline:
Amber Kelly Candy
Jo ChrissyX Jennifer
Candy Sarah Candee
Melanie Candii KylieXXX
Terri Amber4U Candy
Rucks:
Josie Madison Amber
interchange:
Shelley Cindy Kandi

Amber Candy and co. who from all available evidence appear to be skilled and flexible athletes, would use their boldly-advertised thigh muscles to scissor-grip Carr and Ricciutto into submission - and any other two-bit creep who wants to be next in line. At the end of the day, with noone left standing, decent family values will be the real winner.

cheers Simon

Stuart McArthur


Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 04:02:59 +1000
From: Adrian Jackson

The Ramsgate XVIII

B :
Ian Collins (Carlton)
Wes Lofts (Carlton)
Bob Chitty (Carlton)

HB :
Jack Edwards (North Melbourne)
Ted Jarrard (North Melbourne)
Pat Kelly (North Melbourne)

C :
David Rhys-Jones (Sydney, Carlton)
Robbie Muir (St Kilda)
Buster Harland (Port Melbourne)

HF :
Des Tuddenham (Collingwood, Essendon)
Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Stewart Gull (South Melbourne)

F :
Roger Merrett (Essendon, Brisbane)
Frosty Miller (Dandenong)
Jimmy Krakouer (North Melbourne, St Kilda)

Rucks :
Carl Ditterich (St Kilda, Melbourne)
Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)
Dale Weightman (Richmond)

Interchange :
David Carradine (Kwai-Chang Cain)
Sylvester Stallone (Rocky)
Robert De Niro (Jake La Motta)
Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy)

Coach : Ambrose Palmer (Footscray)

from : Adrian Jackson, Blackburn South
(Not The Bloke From Middle Park Who's Always Writing Letters To The Editor)


Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 21:25:22 -0500
From: Cheryl Critchley

Hi fellas,

Throw in a few beers and this line-up would have that Ramsgate joint pumping:

Backs: Bea Smith v The Freak, Frankie v Vinegar Tits, Lizzie Birdsworth v a bottle of metho.

Half backs: The Hatfields v The McCoys, The Montagues v The Capulets, The Pettingells v The Reids.

Centres: Hazel Hawke v Blanche Dalpuget, Hillary Clinton v Monika Lewinsky, Princess Diana v Camilla Parker-Bowles.

Half forwards: Rose Porteious v Gina Reinhart, Anna-Nicole Smith v Howard Marshall's family, Normie Rowe v Ron Casey.

Forwards: Gough Whitlam v Sir John Kerr, John Howard v Andrew Peacock, Amanda Vanstone v Christopher Skase.

Followers: Phil Carman v umpire Carbury, Neil Balme v Geoff Southby, Chad Davis v Peter Filandia

Coaches: Tony Jewell v Percy Jones

Go (even more hopeless) Tigers,
Cheryl Critchley.


Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 12:38:15 +1000
From: David McNiece

Ramsgate XVIII

B: ANTHONY ROCK RICK KENNEDY DENNIS BANKS

HB: GEOFF CLARK (Ex-Subi, currently playing for ATSIC) E J WHITTEN (Mortlake Cup evictee late 60's keen to take on all ) RON ANDREWS (Token publican)

C: DARREN MILLANE JAMES BUCKLEY DES TUDDENHAM

HF: GARY ABLETT MAL BROWN ROD OWEN

F: STUART GULL RICKY MCLEAN ANTHONY LOCKETT

FOLL: JOHN NICHOLLS (Coodabeens GF Brekky 1987 at Loaded Dog for one) MARK RICCIUTTO JAMES KRAKOUER

INTER:(FROM) ROD GRINTER DAVID SCHWARZ DERMOTT BRERETON STEPHEN TURNER BRENDAN FEVOLA DAVID RHYS-JONES

SECOND XVIII

FROM: GEORGE ALLEN BOB PROFFITT GRAEME "BUSTER"HARLAND KEVIN GOSS PAUL GOSS NORMAN BROWN ANTHONY HAENEN SAMMY HOLT GREG DERMOTT FRED COOK SID ANDERSON GRAEME ANDERSON VIC AANENSEN BILL SWANN AND 4 OTHERS WHO HAVE SLIPPED THE MEMORY BANK (WITH APOLOGIES)


Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 18:05:45 +1000
From: "Smooker, Glenn"

Simon,

At times people question your ability to appropriately judge a competition winner. In fact there have been instances whereby an entry that shows the most remote quota of talent and humour has somehow been plucked out of obscurity and thrust into the 'winning circle'.

It makes one feel that the lesser the effort - the greater the reward. Subsequently, so far this season I have gone to the extreme measure of not sending in any entry at all in an effort to substantially improve my chances of winning that elusive first prize. But still no reward and one has to question whether there is a definite bias against contestants of my stature especially when one goes to such little effort to impress the judge.

Anyhow to this weeks entry:

Due to injury both clubs have delved into their Supplementary Lists for the next "Showdown II at Ramsgate"...which could outsell Wrestlemania for pay TV records if shown on Foxtel.

PORT ADELAIDE

BP: Sniper McGhie Tall tattooed defender with no teeth, no neck and no commonsense. Occupation: Wharf Worker
FB: Smasher O'Brien Thick-set south-paw with no teeth, no neck and no commonsense. Occupation: Wharf Worker
BP: Knuckles O'Dea Stout and rotund no nonsense tagger with no teeth, no neck and no commonsense. Occupation: Wharf Worker

HB: Crackers McGovern Straight ahead type who takes no prisoners. Has no teeth, no neck and no commonsense. Occupation: Wharf Worker
CHB: Scragger McNeish Smashed nose and broken nuckled defender with no teeth, no neck and no commonsense. Occupation: Wharf Worker
HB: Psycho O'Dwyer Sharpest elbows in the business with no teeth, no neck and no commonsense. Occupation: Wharf Worker

W: Shifty McDaniels: Elusive and works best behind the play. Has no teeth, no neck and enough commonsense to keep out of the pack. Occupation: Wharf Worker
C: Brother McTavish Team leader and motivator with no teeth, no neck and too much commonsense Occupation: Union Delegate
W: Nutsy O'Donohue More courage than a 70's bottleshop. Has no teeth, no neck and no commonsense Occupation: Wharf Worker

HF: Basher McGough Back from suspension (i.e. on parole). Has no teeth, no neck and no commonsense. Occupation: Wharf Worker
CHF: Chopper McMahon Makes presence felt and team mates walk taller when he is around. Has no teeth, no neck and no commonsense. Occupation: Wharf Worker
HF: Cruncher McEwan Silky smooth ball player with no teeth, no neck and no commonsense Occupation: Wharf Worker

FP: Scratcher O'Connell Goes for the ball (No Peter Filandia jokes please!!) with no teeth, no neck and no commonsense Occupation: Wharf Worker
FF: Scarface O'Toole Great kicker of the ball with no teeth, no neck and no commonsense Occupation: Wharf Worker
FP: Cement Head McFlynn In and under type with no teeth, no neck and no commonsense Occupation: Wharf Worker

Rucks: Massive O'Flaherty 6 ft 10 inches and 125 pounds with no teeth, no neck and no commonsense Occupation: Wharf Worker
R/Rover: Thrasher McInerney Usually assigned the opponents best. Has no teeth, no neck and no commonsense Occupation: Wharf Worker
Rover: Digger O'Flannigan Nippy type always around the heels of the pack. Has no teeth, no neck and no commonsense Occupation: Wharf Worker

I/Change: Pretty Boy O'Neill Has one tooth, no neck and no commonsense Occupation: Wharf Worker Squatter McStevens Missed last weeks match with a broken leg Occupation: Wharf Worker Boofa O'Driscoll Veteran who struggles to last the entire 10 minutes Occupation: Wharf Worker Stabber McNorrish Escaped trial by video last week. Occupation: Wharf Worker

ADELAIDE

BP: Tyson von Ryan Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque defender Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
FB: Rudi Schnell Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque defender. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
BP: Boris Franzberg Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque defender. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer

HB: Franz Steinberger Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque defender. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
CHB: Fritz Vorgts Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque defender. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
HB: Berti Tysonberger Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque defender. Occupation: Night Club Security Office

W: Ryan von Tyson Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque midfielder. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
C: Boris Rechter Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque midfielder. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
W: Wolfgang Beckenbauer Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque midfielder. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer

HF: Tyson von Schneider Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque forward. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
CHF: Boris BeckenschleitzerTall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque forward. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
HF: Berti Hammenberger Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque forward. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer

FP: Wolfgang Schneidenheimer Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque forward. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
FF: Franz Fritzensteiner Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque forward. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
FP: Hans Schneidenberger Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque forward. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer

Rucks: Berti von Hahnsdorf Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque ruckman. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
R/Rover: Boris Tysensdorf Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque ruck rover. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer
Rover: Tyson Schneidenbauer Small, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque rover. Occupation: Night Club Security Officer

I/Change: Hans Wolfgang Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque Occupation: Night Club Security Officer Eric von Schnitzel Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque Occupation: Night Club Security Officer Fritz Heisenberger Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque Occupation: Night Club Security Officer Boris Tysonkleiner Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, athletic and statuesque Occupation: Night Club Security Officer

May the best team win

Regards

Glenn Smooker
glenn.smooker@fostersgroup.com


Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 21:44:50 +1000
From: Kevin McAloon

This is a team more than capable of handling the Hotel drama and getting it sorted. This team may well have a checkered history but is very experienced and very committed to the cause. It is made up of past and present players and is a dream team. They will not panic and have a history of both actions and words. Sure, it is a mixture that may not look cohesive on paper but in reality they have bite^. Some in this team will appeal to that ordinary beer drinking working man type and others are somewhat the will-of ^÷the-wisp type, that would be very much at home in the ladies lounge area sipping a chardonnay. See if you can identify the different types. In keeping with the current system, this team has been selected from all over Australia and provides much depth. You may be surprised by some selections but dont let appearances fool you. Some are noted to be good on the right, yet many are strong on the left and, as always, some just stick to the centre. Many are considered as enforcers and others are known negotiaters, but this is what is needed in this situation. Their aim is to stop the disturbance with the best possible outcome, by whatever means. May I present , THE AFLNS* TEAM OF THE CENTURY. *AFLNS is the Amber Flowing Liquid Nicely Society .

Back Line Wilson Tuckey. E.G.(Gough) Whitlam. Malcolm Fraser.

Half Backs Phil Cleary. Mark Latham. John Faulkner.

Centre Andrew Peacock. Bob Hawke (CAPT) Alexander Downer

Half Forward Henry Bolte. Bob Menzies. John Howard

Forwards Paul Keating. Robert Ray. Simon Crean.

Rucks. Kim Beazley. Peter Reith.

Rover. Graeme Richardson (V.C.)

Interchange Jeff Kennett. Phillip Ruddock. Peter Costello. Tony Abbott.

Coach Joe Beljke-Petersen.

Kevin McAloon


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 07:26:18 +1000
From: Paul Martin

Dear Simon,

There is no need to name these players from the backline.They just wont line up as selected.

The establishment is called the "Maggot-gate Hotel". It suffers from the flooding syndrome, in an area dubbed the forward pocket. You know, that confined space in the corner of a pub where you will inevitably find an extension to the bar, a TAB window AND the doors to the loos!!!

This was always going to be a dubious donnybrook, with plenty of colour and opportune oomph!

Standing at the bar, having already downed numerous pots we have Drew Petrie, Todd Curley, Adrian Fletcher, Mathew Nicks, Brent Harvey, Adam Simpson, Nick Stevens, Ben Cousins and Paddy Clarke ( the Irish International Rules selector ). It was probably a directional error by the newly arrived umpiring group. With Jeff Gieschen, Rob Anderson, and David Howlett leading the group into the above mentioned forward pocket it was about to become painfully obvious to Brett Allan, Rod Jeffery, Kieron Nicholls, Matthew Head and Bryan Sheehan, that ironically the paths of these men would cross yet again.

Paul Martin.


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 11:47:15 +1000
From: Darren_Wharton@tac.vic.gov.au

In relation to this wweks task of selecting a team to be sent to the Pub brawl in Adelaide I faithfully submit that only 2 players would be needed as opposed to competing teams therefore I submit that the 2 players I would send are the 2 players who I've seen throw the best punches on an AFL/VFL footy field.

1. Don Discher (St Kilda) 1979 Collingwood v St Kilda at Victoria Park 3 of the best punches you will ever see. Billy Picken taunted the big St. Kilda ruckman/Policeman by tapping his chin in the old "have a go" gesture. Don Discher subequently obliged Billy and sat him right on his backside with a beautiful right cross. Ricky Baham was next and Big Don completed the trifecta flattening Ray Shaw. Jolly good show.

2. Phil Carman (Collingwood) 1977 second semi final a beautifully thrown right jab that landed on Tucky's jaw and set in place a catchcry that thousand's of whining Collingwood supporters still use to this day, "If Carman hadn't have been rubbed out we'd have won the 77 Grand Final" Well they didn't but that punch certainly qualifies "Fabulous Phil" for a Guensey in any pub brawl and the benefit is , He's already over there.

Darren Wharton


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 13:06:19 +1000
From: Phillip Morris

Any player who survived the heydays of the VFA especially the 70s & 80s like.... Mi

ck Thompson (Port Melb, Oakleigh)
Robin West (Oakleigh)
Harold Martin (Preston)
Coodabeens very own Phil Cleary (Coburg)
Wes Hilliard (Oakiegh)
Butch Litchfield (Sunshine) (for Tony)
Lou Pepe (Prahan)
Sninners (Dandenong)

Arrh, the memories...

The video highlights are not suitable for "Fox Footy" but for "the Main Event Channel"

Yours Faithfully
Phillip Morris


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 14:00:45 +1000
From: Fry Michael

Just a few positional match-ups

Revenge of the Nerds:
* The Umpire vs John Bourke (Collingwood 2's player at lakeside oval circa 70's);
and * Umpire Carbury vs Phil Carmen (Moorabbin circa 70's)

The Squirrel Gripper/Nipper Action Faction
* Terry Wheeler vs Peter Filandia

The Asylum Seekers Action Group
* The Melbourne Full-Forward Line (you guessed it circa 70's) of Brent Tiger Crosswell, Mark Jacko Jackson and Peter Crackers Keenan vs any same Full-Back line in the history of the VFL/AFL

Michael from Mentone

Michael Fry


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 13:59:58 +1000
From: David Mcniece WINNER

GEOFF CUNNINGHAM ST KILDA
RON ANDREWS ESS
TREVOR PRICE COBURG

GEOFF "BORER" CLARK SUBIACO/ATSIC
TED WHITTEN SNR FOOTSCRAY
GARY MCINTOSH NORWOOD

ROBERT MUIR ST KILDA
JIMMY BUCKLEY CARLTON
DARREN MILLANE C'WOOD

DES TUDDENHAM ESSENDON
ROGER MERRETT ESS/BRIS
DERMOTT BRERETON HAWTHORN

ANTHONY LOCKETT STK /SYD
RICKY MCLEAN CARL/RICH
JACK MIHOCEK ESSENDON

JOHN NICHOLLS CARLTON
MARK RICCIUTTO ADELAIDE
JAMES KRAKOUER NORTH MELB.

MALCOLM BROWN BALLY HALL RODNEY GRINTER STEPHEN TURNER DOUG BOOTH GEORGE ALLEN (PORT MELB)

SECOND XVIII

GEORGE ALLEN
SID ANDERSON
BOB PROFFITT

GREG "BIFF" DERMOTT
STEPHEN ALLENDER
GARY BRICE

BILLY SWAN

DAVID "SAMMY" HOLT
TONY HAENEN
GRAEME "BUSTER" HARLAND

GRAEME ANDERSON
FRED COOK
NORM BROWN

VIC "STRETCH" AANENSEN
KEVIN GOSS
PAULY GOSS

TONY EBEYER
SHANE DOYLE

FROM:DAVID MCNIECE (enrico misso appn society)


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 14:06:47 +1000
From: Tim Goddard

Dear that bloke whose best man was Stuart McArthur,

Clothers defineth the man some would say. In football, however, tattoos defineth the man. The Ramesgate 18, or any 18 would cack themselves against the mighty Knuckles.

I am sure many entrants will load up their teams with renowned tough fellas, but, in the end, a prominently placed tattoo can do the trick.

So, from the back line, here are the tattoos adorned by The Knuckles, the team to teach infamous Ramsgate 18 a footballing lesson they'll never forget.

It must be stated that all tattoos are best adorned on the bicep, however, as you will see, some are best utilised on other parts of one's anotomy.

B: Born Bad; Spider webs on the elbows; Skull and cross bones

HB: AC/DC; Indian Chief with Feathers; Picture of a fierce Panther with red eyes

C: Barbed wire Celtic arm band; Tears running down cheek; Burnsy (name written upside down so the owner can read it)

HF: A scroll containing Shazza ; Eagle with steel talons; Black Sabbath

F: Leaping Tiger; Shark; F$*k Off!

R: Bowie Knife RR: Swallows on neck R: Mermaid

There you have it. If you lined up on any on any of these players you know that you would be in for a tough day!

Whack!! What was that? 'Oi you with the tat!'.

Cheers

Tim Goddard


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 15:51:55 +1000
From: Adam Ellerton

Here is my team for the big pub fight.

B : Wanganeen Silvagni Ayres
HB: Doull Fletcher Harmes
C: Jarman Harvey Burke
HF : Hird Carey Ablett
F: Winmar Dunstall Allison
Foll: Salmon West Bradley
Inter : Kernahan Sheldon Hunter Johnson

My team was selected not so much on their ability to fight but their ability to not get in trouble. This is a team of players you can not touch!!!!!!! that's why there are so many Carlton players. The reasoning for my team being successful is that Silvagni will have Rocca in a headlock yet Rocca will be the one who gets arrested, you can't beat that.

Adam Ellerton


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 16:44:53 +1000
From: Jeff Salton

B: The Junk Yard Dog 3-headed dog from Harry Potter Scrappy Doo (Scooby^"s cousin)

HB: Robbie McGhie Robbie Coltrane Robbie Muir

C: Bruce Lee Steven Segal Jean-Claude Van Damme

HF: Godzilla King Kong Tassie Devil

F: Gina Rinehart Buffy Rose Porteous

R: The Rock

Rover: Jackie Chan

Ruck Rover: Russell Crowe

Inter: Chopper Reid, Dennis Hopper, Margaret Thatcher, Mike Tyson

Coach: Charles Bronson

Jeff (from Kilsyth) Salton


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 20:48:54 +1000
From: Mccaffco

F.BVINNY WAITE COWBOY NEALE MAL BROWN
H.B.BILL DUCKWORTH ROBBY MUIR RON ANDREWS
CBILLY BARROTT REECE JONESv.c.DANIEL SOUTHERN
H. F.PHIL CARMEN DOC WHEELDON ROB MUIRcapt
F.F CRACKERS KEENAN PLUGGER LOCKETT NORMY GOSS
RCARL DITTERICH (resplendent with white bandito) BIG BOB JOHNSON RUSSELL CROW R.R ROBBY MUIR R.LIBBA LIBRATORE
INTERCHANGE DERMOTT BRERETON BOBBY MAGEE
COACH MAL BROWN
CLUB VET DOUG DOGLOVER BOOTH

Julia Frederico


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 20:40:41 +1000
From: Fiona & Brett Turner

With all of the excitment of the last two weeks with biting and kneeing these are hard to compare to recent history however the first thing that came into my head was not a Boxing match BUT a HARDCORE WRESTLING MATCH with no rules and we have five teams in contention:

Who could forget the famous bloodbath grand final between South Melbourne (NOT SYDNEY) and Carlton.

Also we need tto have FOOTSCRAY or is it Western Bulldogs with their choice of Opponents of Brisbane OR West Coast Eagles

Beter still we will have the WWF style all in Brawl with the above 5 teams with guest apperances by Phil Carmen for the headbutting the assigned Ref. Mr Plugger Locket to lend a hand in straighting out a crooked nose and Mark Mcveigh to lend a knee where needed. Peter Filandra still has to miss as he is still serving his ten match suspension.

In the coaches corners we have Tony Shaw and Greg Williams to talk up the action.

After the initial ref is knocked out by Phil we have Jack (Captain Blood) Dwyer ref the match out.

Love the show and keep up the good work
Brett Turner


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 22:28:06 +1000
From: D Long

DEAR SIMON,

Ramsgate - a more important historical occasion than Watergate - to Adelaide people! The extravagance of the late eighties is long gone, so lets cut costs by sending the local teams (Port and the Crows) back to the famous pub. After all, they have UNFINISHED BUSINESS! We need to get both teams inside, lock the doors and let them go hammer and tongs at unrelenting, uncompromising conflict resolution. I reckon about two hours behind locked doors ought to be sufficient for the boys to unload all their emotional baggage, say their sorrys and generally end up with a healthy, constructive cross town rivalry. To finish it off, Governor John Landy could pose this question to a player: Theres a minute to go in the next Showdown. You are deep in attack and trailing by five points. Your opponent and yourself are the only ones forward of the centre. As you both sprint for the ball, your rival stumbles, falling flat on his face. What do you do? Its obvious replies the footballer, I stop to help him to his feet. He will, of course, protest, insisting I leave him lying there while I kick the goal. But no! I must stop to help my fellow South Australian. Then, once he has regained his feet, we both can continue our pursuit of the ball. "Correct!' exclaims Landy. "Thats the way we played it in my day. All players could leave the Ramsgate, confident that law, order and respect for ones fellow man has been restored to the City of Churches.

Doug Long


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 22:51:43 +0000
From: Travis Bull

B: KYSELLA FRY TOOHEY
Oliver Michael Jullian

HB:HARVEY JAC & PETE LAING
Cheryl Matt

C: BULL HOYSTED KIRBY
Travis Greg Joe

HF: FORDRED HOYSTED O'Sullivan
Michael Sue Peter

F: HONEYCHURCH YANK GILLIES
Mike Bob the Luke

FOLL: GODDARD TRESEDER NEWPORT
Tim Peter Glen from

INTERCHANGE: RUSSO'S
The

Would like to Meet with SIMON WHEELAN at the Ramsgate Hotel To discuss "Why Didn't My Entry Win?"


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 09:03:38 +1000
From: Darren Brookes

Simon, in response to this weeks competition the question needs to be asked

Why go to Adelaide for a pub brawl? I suggest that a better idea would be a Saturday night carnival held every 2 weeks in the Burvale Hotel Carpark. Each week the opposing sides shall get there friends to create a circle in the carpark in their magged-up, freshly sprayed falcons and commodores and each opposing player shall enter the "midfield" throwing rights, left, coathangers or helicopters if they so desire.

If one connects the circle of cars shall honk in recognition.

But now for the all important first round highlights from the best 2 games of the round

Game 1: Braybrook Under 19's v Diamond Creek Thirds (BHC Burvale Hotel Carpark)

Highlights: watch out for the Braybrook full-forward who was missing from the action after trying to knock of an unmanned car during the half-time interval when the occupants went to the tuck shop to get some dim sims

Round 2: Redfern Firsts v Geelong Grammar U16's

What an absolute shocker of a game this was. Televised live outside Sydney, this was an absolute walklover since the boys from Corio Bay didn't show up. The response from the coach was the usual "we thought there was going to be some early snow but we were severley dissapointed".

Darren Brookes


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 09:31:01 -0700
From: john sutton

Working on the theory that a champion team will always beat up a team of champs I have resisted the temptation to load an all stars thumpathon team of hairy knuckled, monobrow, Neanderthal bruisers like Ditterich, McLean, Muir etc but gone for boys who wore the red and black at Windy Hill, surely suburbia's most dangerous ground for spectators.
BACKS: S. CAREY. built just right for shirtfronting in carparks R. ANDREWS with licence to patrol the back line the 50 metre arc is marked like police tape and forwards don't go inside 50 but enter the scene of the crime. W. DUCKWORTH fists of steel. so tough his neighbourhood bank was held up with a chewed off shotgun.
HALF BACKS:K.ROBERTS often got into it before the opening bounce I.SHELTON listen to the 1965 GF commentary Tony Charlton mentions how Shelton goes in vigouroulsy while his off sider notes "That was a forearm Tony and it was a beauty!" D. WALLIS tough as a bag of nails with a head to match.
CENTRE:M. NEAGLE after Sidey cleaned him up he vowed he would look after his mates even if that meant getting his revenge in first. N. FIELDS a pretty boy who liked the sly backhander to poncey wing men and a clip behind the ear (from behind) on ruck rovers who blocked his run before being chased into Ron Andrews country. Would be just the bloke to give a finishing fist then duck back between cars. I. MARSH a clean player but as tough as they come. Was reported once when he courageoulsy stood under a high ball and got belted. At the tribunal the video was shown and the tribunal appologised to him saying his opponent should have been reported. You could not hurt him with a hammer in each hand.
HF: M.HARVEY once threatened to punch the Fish if he missed another goal. R.MERRETT the not so secret hit man D. TUDDENHAM broke his hand on Mark McClure's boney bonce. cast iron general
FORWARDS: P.KEENAN stubborn ruckman prepared to take on Don Scott, could take on all of Adelaide T.DANIHER 12 weeks for punching must have been good at it. strong on the lead stronger on the left hook. P.FILANDIA very hungry for the ball
RUCKS: D.MCKENZIE rugged old fashioned knuckle merchant P.CARMAN he'll head butt umpires, bar room brawls no problem R.GREENWOOD robust judo expert once threw a Footscray bloke the length of the goal square.
19th/20th J.CASSIN J.MIHOCEK a fine pair of intractable shock troopers dressed in traditional dressing gowns like boxers.
COACH SHEEDS of course, anything to promote the game

Their opponents are the following bunch of Sth Aust nancy boys and wimps and chadonnay socialist types that all red blooded Vics would love to see get a good slapping or a fist in the gob
BACKS:WANGANEEN was good as a bomber but now he just irritates complain to the ump about this @#* kapow WEIDEMAN nowhere near as tough as he looked but sure looked like he had been slapped around a bit as a kid, must be expecting another whack STOTT_DESPOJA needs a clip around the ear to keep her honest
HB:NOTSO SMART a head made for biffing STUART WIGNEY Vic reject for a good reason. looked like he graduated from the school of one hard knock HOOKESY trying to tell us how to play cricket, cop this, another broken jaw.
C: ANDO wanted him to get a whack even when he was in the red and black K.SPORN should stick to netball like his sister R.SPORN Kieran's sister,just to give the croweaters some chance
HF: RICK DAVIES we all knew he could not play, probably could not fight either. BARRIE ROBRAN Mohammed never came to the mountain but the mountain is coming to you, biff DON DUNSTAN wore Capper's shorts in Parliament, deserves a knuckle sandwich. smack! squirrel grip, smack!@#*
F:JARMAN (either). Two for the price of one, bring em on MODRA just too good looking, right cross#$%@ KERNAHAN deserves a slap for spoiling Teddy's day a few times
RUCKS: KG CUNNINGHAM the only thing to shut him up would be a gob full of knuckles M.BLIGHT torps won't help you in the carpark pal McGUINNESS might as well dot his eyes also cheeky little sprat THUMP
INT: any number of little fast blokes with weird names like Liptak, Grockle, Burgoyne, Plectrum,Stenglein,Johncock, Vardy,Pinhead,
COACH KNUCKLES KERLEY it would be funny watching him trying to get any sort of fight out of this gutless lot The Croweaters might try the flood, the super flood, interchange, central corridor domination whatever. My boys would stick to traditional values and play in their set positions and just rub the knuckle over anything in their reach in the maul in the mall.

JOHN SUTTON


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 10:45:55 +1000
From: "Treseder, Peter"

To quote you, "Simon, had a good idea for the competition this week", but I will move onto other entries. What a vague competiton topic. Even a fellow Coodabeen agreed that the topic was a bit vague when questioned about it the following day. Never the less, I will try my arm once more on the hope that this will be read, or at least mentioned and left un read, thus crippling creativity once more.

>From the backline.......

B : Jim O'Dea, "Cowboy" Neale, Don Scott (Jim O'Dea ???? remember John Greening)

HB : Roger Merrett, Robbie McGhie, Kevin Sheedy

C : Robbie Muir, Greg Williams, David Rhys-Jones

HF : Robert Lamb, Dermott Brereton, Paul Hudson (We all know that forward flankers are soft)

F : Neil Balme, Tony Lockett, John Cassin

R : Carl Ditterich, Ted Whitten, Leigh Matthews

Inter : John Burke, Phil Carmen, Todd Curley, Phil Matera (Just in case the umps get out of hand)

I wait once more in anticipation.

Peter Treseder


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 11:28:11 +1000
From: Paul booth

After carefully considering every team and possible match ups the only fight I would wish to see would be that of the 3AW team versus the Tobin's

The possible match up's:

Rex v's Swan McKay (I think rex would welcome the chance to teach swan a leason or too.)

Clinton v's Tim Lane (Don't we know clinton would be up for against his old team and all)

Robert v's Dawyne Russell (Robert would of course provide the special comments on his arse whipping of dwayne.)

The Ferret v's Drew Morphett (I could see Mark using the illegal use of a bite or two. and scratching and of course hair pulling)

Buzzing around the outskirts would be bondie, just keeping us upto date with the number hitout's kicks's etc.

By the way had to look up 3lo's web site to find out who actually does their special comments etc. After looking at it, no wonder I'm an aw listener.

Paul Booth


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 11:32:55 +1000
From: Matt Cronin

The team I would take to the Ramsgate or any place where there could be trouble is as follows. This team has the "muscle" needed to win any battle, have shown they don't care who the opposition is and can negotiate the best conditions for their employment.

Backs - Painters, And, Dockers Half Backs - John Halfpenny, Norm Gallagher, Bill Kelty
Centres - Craig Johnston, Greg Combet, Doug Cameron (Hopefully the ACTU influence might stop the left and right wing from negating each other)
Half Forwards - Lou Di Gregorio, Dean Mighell, Paul Mullet
Forwards - Jenny George, Irene Bolger, Michele O'Neil
On-Ballers - Martin Kingham, Greg Sword, Bill Shorten

Coach - Bob Hawke

Best wishes

Matt Cronin


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 02:06:32 +0000
From: Bob Crain

Simon and Coodabeens How could you stoop to this level? While the wider community demands "role-modelesque" behaviour from our footy heros the Coodabeens are promoting hooliganism, rough-housing, and fist-a-cuffs amongst the artists of our great game. As a 'family oriented program" the Coodabeens should be more responsible and rather than promote seek to address the ugly violence that we continually see in today's post game functions. I suggest the following be promoted as a more up to date and acceptable behaviour at post game functions.

ROUND 7 POST MATCH DEBATING TEAM

The following personalities will appear local Boutique Garden Restaurant to hold an open debate on the outcomes of Round 7 Matches. Each team member will represent an individual. This Debate is approved and sponsored by the AFL, Victoria Police, Trades Hall and the Equal Opportunity Branch of the Federal Goverment.

Personality Team Simon Madden Carlton and the Victorian Gov. Bobby Davis Geelong Cats -Sponsored by Prime Life Warrick Cappers Wife Sydney - Sponsored by Junior Footy Bruce Ruxton Collingwood - Victorians in Queensland Bob Hawk Footscray and the ALP Grame Samuals Essendon and Colonial Stadium Equity Fund Darren Crocker Kangaroos and AFL Players Assoc. Jose Curevo Adelaide - Dept of Immigration Naomi Robson Melbourne - Sponsored by C7 Stan Zamanick Richmond - Public Transport Users Joan Kirner Hawthorn - Sponsored by Cleo Mag Peter Ruhel Brisbane - Sponsored by AFR Note: Victor Pierce was due to apprear this week representing Port Adelaide and sponsored by the Dockworkers Union but he is unable to appear this week. A suitable replacement will be found. Doug Wale West Coast - WA Grape Growers Bruce Monteath Fremantle - Sponsored by Property Council Aust. Note; The Personality representing St Kilda will be unable to attend due to injury and poor form a suitable replacement under the age of 17 will be interchanged. Peter Daicos - Mediator Promote non-violence in footy after match functions please. Regards Bob the Yank


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 12:35:38 +1000
From: David

Hi Simon
Here is my team to take on whoever at the Ramsgate. I think I have covered all conditions and situations

BACKS: Jackie Chan (for Hawthorn supporters) Hannibal Lector (to eat them alive) Rocky Balboa ( a true left footer or southpaw )
HALF BACKS: James Bond (to shake them and not stir them) William Wallace (to never take their freedom) James T Kirk (Captain)
CENTRES: Helen of Troy (for Tony and his Trojan horse) Darth Vader (so the force can be with them) Joan of Arc (for the feminine touch)
HALF FORWARDS: Dirty Harry (to make all their days) John Rambo ( need some military experience) Indiana Jones ( to whip them into shape )
FORWARDS: Nurse Ratchett (to make sure they take their medicine) Freddie Krueger ( to slice right through them all) Norman Bates (to make everyone feel at home)
RUCKS/ROVERS: The Terminator (cause he will be back) Rooster Cogburn (True Grit with The Duke) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (just cause)
INTERCHANGE: The Shark in Jaws The Alien in Alien King Kong Godzilla
COACH: Harry Potter (to weave his magic)

Gee I wonder if I have been obscure enough this week to get read out ? cheers David Bean


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 13:59:59 +1000
From: Clarke Gary

Heres a team that doesnt take a backwood step.

B. StevePrice, Alan Jones, Neil Mitchell
HB. McCleods Daughters
C. Electra Manikaris, Mary Kostakidis, Indira Naidoo
HF. Sabrina, Buffy, Xena
F. Kumars at No. 42
R. Vinnie Jones, Don Beech, Taggart

Regards Gary Clark


Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 21:12:45 -0700
From: John and Sandy Hill

For the return bout at the Ramsgate, look no further than a team made up of players from the 60's - early 80's VFA teams. The days of real suburban bloodbaths and warfare - look out Port Poeer, the real Port boys and their mates are coming to town.

B: Trevor Price Brian Buckley Bob Proffitt

H/B: Ivan Russell Mopsy Fraser (from a past era, but had to get a start in any team going to fight) Kevin Shinners

C: Paul Goss Norm Goss (Jnr) Kevin Goss

H/F: Paddy Flaherty (so the Borough boys have someone to belt after they dispose of the Power and the Crows) Fred Cook Gary Brice

F: Eddie Melai Bob Johnson (only so he could stage for frees in a pub brawl) Phil Cleary (see Paddy Flaherty)

R: Harold Martin Buster Harland Brian Teague

I/C: John Rojo Lyle Henricksen

To referee the fight .. the one and only Frankie Vergona

From John Hill (used to enter all Coodabeens Comps, and got a thank-you in one of your Annual books, but now living in the USA in Santa Barbara. However I can now pick you up on the internet. Haven't laughed so much in years when I listened to last weeks show, especially the account of the Ramsgate Brawl. Just had to put in an entry for old times sake)


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 04:14:35 +0000
From: Rob A

In what could be a regular televised event entitled "Blind-date at the Ramsgate" my suggestion is 2 teams, the DBs (Dirty Bastards) vs the BDs (Brown Dacks). They would be selected at the commencement of the season and for 1 member of each team who have had a previous 'encounter' to meet each week.

I imagine it going something like this:- Mike Whitney would be the compere, standing out front of the Ramsgate with Trevor Keogh...
"So Trevor how are you feeling?"
Trev chatting to Mike, "Good Mike, looking forward to it".. but thinking to himself...." How bad could this dare be? Drink a yard glass, 5 or 6 tequila shooters, clean the urinals with a toothbrush...
Meanwhile, much to Trev's soon to be realised terror, inside the Ramsgate is Malcolm "The Undertaker" Brown, in an Iron Cage...and so on.

The best part is if Trev or any of the other 21 BDs fail to enter the cage/mudpit/jelly wrestling ring etcÖ.Mike would have to step inside to take on the dare himself....Mal meet Mike, Robbie Muir u know Mike Whitney etc.
And the other attraction is that it gives the members of the BDs a chance for revenge after all these years.
So anyway my teams: DBs mentioned first

1.mal brown - trevor keogh
2.Mark Jackson-Ronnie Andrews
3.magro - jezza
4.colin robertson - tim watson
5.sheeds - walls
6.terry daniher - gavin brown
7.robert muir - dennis collins
8.carl ditterich - too numerous? (4 Esplanade hotel bouncers for this challenge)
9.greg williams - david rhys-jones
10.helen demetenko - wayne johnston
11.cam clayton - dipper
12.neil balme - southby
13.dermie - k walsh (or the entire Eseendon FC huddle)
14.plugger - caven
15.Dyer - Louey
16.phil carman - boundary umpire stewart(?) carberry
17.matthews - nev bruns
18.capper - local brissie goal umpire
19.gary wilson - jimmy jess
20.Jezza - Jerker Jenkins
21.Rex - drivetime host 3aw (whatsisname?)
22.wayne carey - anthony stevens/glenn archer tag team (Wayne waiting inside the ring with a pair of lacy g-strings in his teeth...OUCH!!!)

Cheers,
Rob.A


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 15:43:21 +1000
From: Matt Laing

Dear Simon and Coodabeens,
Unfortunately I am writing to you in times of unfortunate cicumstances. This week the Yarra Valley Old Boys dropped me from their senior side and I am forced to kick the dew off and even worse, will be forced to miss hearing the competition this week. However there is always a positive to be drawn from a negative. Despite the strong entries continuing on from the Yarra Boys this year I won't have to ask myself again why Simon overlooked me and the other Yarra Old Boys again. Not one mention this year, despite our excellent first up showing at Bells Brewery last year. How ironic that The Yarra Old Boys trained at the Aquatic Centre this week and all finished up at Bells Brewery for a bite and a beer. It looks like the only time we might get the chance to be there this year.
For what it's worth send out David Granger,a.k.a. Grave Danger down to the Ramsgate I'm sure he could sort them all out.
(and the Yarra Valley chairman of Selectors could be his warm up punching bag)
Matty Laing (shattered) Yarra Valley Old Boys


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 16:08:30 +1000
From: paul russo

To Salman Whelan from Faction 3366 - remember the fatwah

OUR TEAM FOR THE RETURN BOUT AT THE RAMSGATE :

B: Marcus Picken(WB) Jarrod Waite(Carl) Heath James(SW)
HB: Steven Greene(Haw) Campbell Brown(Haw) Ty Zantuck(Rich)
C: Jordan Barham(Port) Nick Raines(Bris) Steven Doyle(SW)
HF: Nick Davis(Coll) Kane Cornes(Port) Luke Ablett(Sw)
F : Rhyce Shaw(Coll) Gary Ablett Jr(Geel) David Bourke(Kang)
Ruck: Jason Cloke(Coll) Ruck-rover: Chad Davis(St.K)
Rover: Andrew Krackoer(Rich) Interchange: Joel Reynolds(Ess)

The team arrives at the Ramsgate only to find a bouncer standing next to a sign that reads "Entry to the Hotel is forbidden to underage people unless they are accompanied by a parent or guardian".

Our team is therefore refused entry. But Jason Cloke says I'll just go and get my dad(David), as does Marcus Picken(Billy), Jarrod Waite(Vin), Steven Greene(Russell), Campbell Brown(Mal),Ty Zantuck(Shane), Jordan Barham(Ricky), Nick Raines(Geoff), Nick Davis(Craig), Rhyce Shaw(he gets his dad-Ray and uncle Tony), Gary Ablett Jr(You know who), Joel Reynolds(says he will get granddad).

>From Faction 3366


Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 14:25:05 +1000
From: Ross Morton

Here's a couple of likely teams for you to consider ...

TEAM No. 1
FULL BACKS: Attila the Hun Vlad the Impaler Jack the Ripper
HALF BACKS: Genghis Khan Ivan the Terrible Captain Teach (aka Blackbeard the Pirate)
CENTRES: Athos Porthos Aramis
HALF FORWARDS: D'Artagnon Alexander the Great Josef Stalin
FULL FORWARDS: Chief Sitting Bull Hulk Hogan Caligula
FOLLOWERS: Little John Robin Hood Che Guevara
INTERCHANGE: David Rhys-Jones Robert Muir Carl Ditterich Robert McGhie
COACH: Julius Caeser

TEAM No. 2
FULL BACKS: Frederick Bell VC John Bisdee VC Leslie Maygar VC
HALF BACKS: Maurice Buckley VC Walter Brown VC Joergen Jensen VC
CENTRES: John Dwyer VC Albert Jacka Thomas Axford VC
HALF FORWARDS: William Ruthven VC Frank McNamara VC Martin O'Meara VC
FULL FORWARDS: Thomas Derrick VC Edward Kenna VC Hughie Edwards VC
FOLLOWERS: Leslie Starcevich VC William Newton VC John Edmonson VC
INTERCHANGE: Arthur Sullivan VC Peter Badcoe VC Keith Payne VC Ray Simpson VC
COACH: Sir John Monash

Andrew McDonald


Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 01:18:13 +1000
From: Cam Ward

LLLLLLLLET'S GET READY TO RRRRRRRRRRRUMMMMMMMMBLE!!!

B: Dwayne Johnson (WWF), Firth McCallum (Geel), Brett Hart (WWF) McCallum played a blinder against St Kilda in the 1899 round robin finals competition, when the Saints were held to the league's lowest ever score of 0.1 (1). Nothing got past him despite the Geelong Advertiser noting that he got accidentally hit in the jaw and had several teeth loosened.

The addition of Johnson (aka "The Rock") and "The Hitman" Hart would allow Dwayne Russell to wax lyrical about the other team's full forward being caught between The Rock and a Hart place.

HB: Joe Byrne (Kelly Gang), Ned Kelly (Kelly Gang), Dan Kelly (Kelly Gang). Strong country recruits who know how to handle themselves in a hotel fight, even when hopelessly outnumbered.Not afraid to go down with guns blazing. Kelly adds some steel to the team's goal-to-goal line.

C: Douglas Bader (WW2 flying ace), Greg Williams (Geel/Syd/Carl), Ted Whitfield (SM) Bader, a great wingman, gives the team an obvious height advantage. Didn't let two foot, ankle, shin, knee and thigh reconstructions stop him from going after the enemy. Similarly, Williams was not afraid of going after anyone - umpires included - in a career that spanned 261 games, 12 guilty verdicts and a total of 34 weeks' suspension. Whitfield led by example in the '45 Blood Bath Grand Final, being reported for among other things attempting to stike a goal umpire and deliberately kicking the ball away when a mark was paid against him. Took the unusual step of pulling his jumper over his head to try and avoid being booked. In all, suspended 5 times for a total of 27 weeks.

HF: George Topping (Carl), Dermott Brereton (Haw/Syd/Coll), David Rhys Jones (S Melb/Carl) Three players unafraid of putting up big numbers when the going gets willing. Topping's sole tribunal appearance earned him a 35-week holiday. Dermie has the edge in weeks suspended (39) but Rhys was found guilty more times (11).

F: Jack Bacque (Melb/Carl), Norm Petersen (Cheers), Ian Botham (Eng) Bacque knows how to lose, being suspended for an entire season following Carlton's defeat in the 1910 Grand Final. Norm is a man of few words but nothing gets between him and a beer. Botham is handy with a bat and fancies a drink too. Could also be thrown onto the ball if necessary.

Foll: Ken Boyd (SM), Carl Ditterich (StK/Melb) Boyd gets the nod over the likes of Arthur "Bull'' Coghlan because he ended his 60-game career in style - being found guilty for a seventh time and copping 12 weeks for hitting Big Nick under the eye at Princes Park in August 1961. There was no need for this team to have a ruck-rover because of Ditterich's brilliant all-round game: 285 games, 199 goals, 193cm, 90.5kg, 12 guilty verdicts, 30 weeks' suspension.

Rov: Alex Lang Perhaps the most skilled player in the team (the Australasian named him as the most outstanding player in the league in 1909), but gets in the team on reputation alone. Guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of opponents when they learn his sole tribunal appearance resulted in a 99-week penalty.Would be prepared to play poorly if the money was right.

Inter: Fred Rutley (NM), Bill Burns (Geel/Rich), Tommy Downs (Carl), Mark McVeigh (Ess) Rutley, Burns and Downs were given 89, 60 and 46 weeks respectively for kicking opponents. McVeigh earned his late inclusion in the team for displaying a willingness not to play favourites with ANYONE.

Coach: Sun Tzu

Philosophy: "To be near the goal while the enemy is still far from it, to wait at ease while the enemy is toiling and struggling, to be well-fed while the enemy is famished - this is the art of husbanding one's strength."

Think about that ...

Cam Ward


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