New Year Quiz

[Marstermind]

So we have never had an Aaron before Edwards ever?

Am I allowed to ask a question?

Fire away!

 

[Mr Reliable]

Your name's Robbie Bates, then?

I once worked with a Paul Bayton. No prizes for guessing what we called him.

 

[Marstermind]

New question for today.

When was the last time North Melbourne fielded a team with three or more players wearing a jumper number in the 40s or higher? Who were the three players?

 

[compass]

New question for today.

When was the last time North Melbourne fielded a team with three or more players wearing a jumper number in the 40s or higher? Who were the three players?

Was it round 22, 2002? We lost to WCE at Manuka.

Teague wore 40, Shannon Motlop 44 and Cochrane 45.

 

[Marstermind]

Was it round 22, 2002? We lost to WCE at Manuka.

Teague wore 40, Shannon Motlop 44 and Cochrane 45.

That's what I had. Well done.

 

[Marstermind]

New week, new question.

This year, for the first time in 9 years, North start their NAB Cup campaign in Victoria. The venue, Etihad Stadium has been kind to us - we've won 5 NAB/Wizard/Ansett games at Colonial/Telstra/Etihad and lost none (01 vs Coll, 02 vs Coll, 03 vs Melb, 05 vs PA, 07 vs Freo). Name the other three venues North have played at in the various incarnations of this competition but never lost.

 

[compass]

New week, new question.

This year, for the first time in 9 years, North start their NAB Cup campaign in Victoria. The venue, Etihad Stadium has been kind to us - we've won 5 NAB/Wizard/Ansett games at Colonial/Telstra/Etihad and lost none (01 vs Coll, 02 vs Coll, 03 vs Melb, 05 vs PA, 07 vs Freo). Name the other three venues North have played at in the various incarnations of this competition but never lost.

We played at Bruce Stadium, ACT and the Gabba in '96 and won both. So I would say we never lost at either venue.

Not sure about the third. Maybe Phillips Oval in Canberra in the late 70s?

 

[Marstermind]

We played at Bruce Stadium, ACT and the Gabba in '96 and won both. So I would say we never lost at either venue.

Not sure about the third. Maybe Phillips Oval in Canberra in the late 70s?

We beat Sydney at Bruce Stadium in 1991 and 1996, Brisbane at the Gabba in 1996 (Longmire did his knee) and the ACT at Phillips Oval in 1979. Our score of 24.18-162 and our 110 point win that day remains our biggest ever score and win in this competition. Our biggest ever score against a League side was in the 1996 game at Bruce Stadium in Canberra against Sydney - 22.18-150. The biggest margin against a League side was 79 points against Richmond in 1997.

We've never won a NAB Cup game at AAMI Stadium (losses v Adel in 1993 , Port in 2001 and Adel in 2003), Aurora Stadium (v Haw 2002), Cazaly Stadium (v Geel 2006) and TIO Stadium (v WB 2008).

 

[NICK_ROOBOY83]

New week, new question.

This year, for the first time in 9 years, North start their NAB Cup campaign in Victoria. The venue, Etihad Stadium has been kind to us - we've won 5 NAB/Wizard/Ansett games at Colonial/Telstra/Etihad and lost none (01 vs Coll, 02 vs Coll, 03 vs Melb, 05 vs PA, 07 vs Freo). Name the other three venues North have played at in the various incarnations of this competition but never lost.

I thought it was still the Telstra Dome?

Because the AFL have yet to approve the new sponsor.

 

[Marstermind]

What I'm looking for today is the 9 current North Melbourne Senior listed players who share their surname with an Australian Test Cricketer of any era. (Different spelling counts as a different name on this one)

 

[__aria__]

1 would have to be urquhart

 

[kangaroo7]

I'll have a go:

Simpson, Smith, Thomas, Thompson, Jones, O'Keefe, Edwards, Harvey and Campbell.

 

[Marstermind]

I'll have a go:

Simpson, Smith, Thomas, Thompson, Jones, O'Keefe, Edwards, Harvey and Campbell.

1. Adam Simpson = Bob Simpson
2. Jesse Smith = Steve Smith
3. Josh Smith = Dave Smith
4. Lindsay Thomas = Grahame Thomas
5. Corey Jones = Dean Jones, Ernie Jones & Sammy Jones
6. Aaron Edwards = Ross Edwards, Jack Edwards and Wally Edwards
7. Brent Harvey = Neil Harvey, Merv Harvey
8. Matt Campbell = Greg Campbell

Not paying O'Keefe however as Kerry O'Keeffe spells his name with two fs. Likewise Scott Thompson as Nat Thomson (no p) played in Australia's first 2 Tests ever. Same for Jeff and Alan Thomson.

So that leaves one other Roo/Aussie Test cricketer

 

[Mr Reliable]

Sam Wright and wicketkeeper Kevin Wright from WA?

 

[Marstermind]

Sam Wright and wicketkeeper Kevin Wright from WA?

Well done

 

[Marstermind]

This is the sort of question you either know or you don't. Pretty hard to research this one unless you keep your own records. As a result, there might be a bit of guess work here. But here goes anyway...

Which North Melbourne player has the distinction of scoring North's 20,000th goal and 20,000th behind? Hint: We're currently on 21,711 goals and 21,684 behinds.

 

[Mr Reliable]

The player now known as Sav Roaka, formerly Sav Rocca?

 

[Marstermind]

The player now known as Sav Roaka, formerly Sav Rocca?

No, but he would have played with Sav Rocca.

 

[Firrito24]

No, but he would have played with Sav Rocca.

Digby Morrell??

 

[Marstermind]

Digby Morrell??

Digby Morrell played in both games where the point and goal were scored - but scored neither. However, he did play a significant role in the game where the 20,000th goal was scored.

 

[Firrito24]

David King?? was it 2002 vs Sydney??

 

[aflgal]

Hey guys, I'm loving the quiz and learning a lot.

Happy Roo Year 2009.

Hugs and kisses xxx

 

[Marstermind]

David King?? was it 2002 vs Sydney??

No. Both the goal and the behind were kicked after, but not much after, we played Sydney in 2002.

 

[Arden]

Drew Petrie v Brisbane in the drawn game at the Dome?

 

[Marstermind]

Drew Petrie v Brisbane in the drawn game at the Dome?

I'll tell you the matches - the 20,000th behind happened just after 1/4 time in Round 21, 2002 vs Hawthorn at the MCG. The 20,000th goal happened early in the last quarter in Round 10, 2003 againt the Western Bulldogs at Telstra Dome. Also, the player in question has kicked over 100 other goals, nearly 100 other behinds and played over 100 other games.