The ULTIMATE trivia post!!!

Sainterone · Post: # 184957Post **Sainterone** » Fri 10 Mar 2006 2:34pm

OK - I might be off the air for a little while.
Terry Smith Rules - RU there? Haveagomate.

...seems that TSR has left the building...

OK - name 1 of the (only) 2 Saints who have kicked 7 goals on debut.
For bonus points what round / year.

st_craig · Post: # 184962Post **st_craig** » Fri 10 Mar 2006 3:07pm

George Young?

Sainterone · Post: # 184964Post **Sainterone** » Fri 10 Mar 2006 3:13pm

no st_craig, not George Young - great player and according to the link below had a "fine debut" (probably at HFF) and kicked 9 goals on his first try at FF.

http://saints.com.au/default.asp?pg=hal ... nid=204761

st_craig · Post: # 184968Post **st_craig** » Fri 10 Mar 2006 3:34pm

Been following the Saints a long time and don't remember anyone getting 7 so will have to go for Bill Mohr but about to go to Princes Park so if it is a lucky guess the next question to go to whoever has one.

Sainterone · Post: # 184971Post **Sainterone** » Fri 10 Mar 2006 3:52pm

Wish I was going too

...no not Bill Mohr

mad saint guy · Fri 10 Mar 2006 10:17pm

Dave McNamara?

Sainterone · Fri 10 Mar 2006 10:45pm

No MSG - not Dave McNamara

riccardo · Post: # 185198Post **riccardo** » Sat 11 Mar 2006 8:45am

One was Ernie Sellers, the Stevie Milne of his era, who bagged 7 against the now-defunct University in R11 of 1911.

The other was the even more obscure Kevin O'Halloran, whose 7 came against Footscray in R9 of the stellar 1939 year.

Sainterone · Post: # 185200Post **Sainterone** » Sat 11 Mar 2006 9:00am

Well done Riccardo.
Your turn.

riccardo · Post: # 185202Post **riccardo** » Sat 11 Mar 2006 9:06am

Awesome! Here it is:

When St Kilda defeated Melbourne on protest in 1901 for our first VFL win, when was the last occasion the Saints had won a senior game?

Sainterone · Post: # 185205Post **Sainterone** » Sat 11 Mar 2006 9:20am

Ric,

My records suggest the first win in VFL / AFL was R1 1900 (not 1901).
Does the answer you are looking for mean the last win in the VFA competition that the Saints participated in before transferring to the VFL?

I don't know the answer to that but hopefully it was against caaarlton

riccardo · Post: # 185437Post **riccardo** » Sun 12 Mar 2006 9:01pm

Yes you are correct, I am wanting our last VFA win.

No ,it wasn't the Blues, but the vanquished are one of those who joined the VFL ranks at some stage (ie: one of the "traditional" 12 clubs).

Go to it.

Sainterone · Post: # 185899Post **Sainterone** » Wed 15 Mar 2006 1:17pm

OK
I think that richmond finished on the bottom of the VFA ladder in 1896 so I'll go for them.

riccardo · Post: # 185950Post **riccardo** » Wed 15 Mar 2006 7:28pm

Nope.

In fact, Carlton and Geelong tied for last place in 1896, with the Blues tabled lasdt because of a worse goal difference.

Sainterone · Thu 16 Mar 2006 10:20am

I have a different ladder to you Ric!
(got it from a hawthorn website so maybe it's wrong?)

anyhow...what about footscray - did we beat them? - they were in the lower half of the ladder that I have.

VFA Ladder 1896
Collingwood
South Melbourne
Essendon
Fitzroy
Melbourne
North Melbourne
Port Melbourne
Williamstown
Footscray
St.Kilda
Geelong
Carlton
Richmond

B W and R all over · Fri 17 Mar 2006 10:13am

Sorry to chip in, but I have a three part question.

Who was the no. 1 draft pick in 1996?

Which ex Crib Point player kicked three goals in the 2004 Grand Final?

Fremantle originally had the first draft pick in 2001 but they traded it to Hawthorn for Croad and McPharlin. When was their next pick and who did they take with it?

riccardo · Post: # 186331Post **riccardo** » Sat 18 Mar 2006 7:38am

Sainterone wrote:I have a different ladder to you Ric!
(got it from a hawthorn website so maybe it's wrong?)

anyhow...what about footscray - did we beat them? - they were in the lower half of the ladder that I have.

VFA Ladder 1896
Collingwood
South Melbourne
Essendon
Fitzroy
Melbourne
North Melbourne
Port Melbourne
Williamstown
Footscray
St.Kilda
Geelong
Carlton
Richmond

It was the Bulldogs we beat, in the 3rd last round of 1896.

The official VFA history book by Mark Fiddian states the VFA ladder of 1896 finished with Richmond last, having 3 wins and no draws to Carltons 2 wins and 2 draws and Geelong on 4 wins and 3 draws, but for some reason AFL tradition has always stated Carlton and Geelong shared bottom place, and there is some conjecture over the matter, but that is beside the point.

You are right.

Sainterone · Post: # 186360Post **Sainterone** » Sat 18 Mar 2006 2:05pm

OK.

The Saints - minimal success over a long period. Most fans have had to endure a lot of heartache to see a few (special) wins.

In terms of being on top of the ladder (P1) we struck a purple patch in 2004 when we spent 17 weeks at P1.

Prior to 2004 we had lengthy periods on top in 1965 and 1966 (10 and 9 weeks respectively).

Other than those years mentioned what was our next best performance in a year for weeks on top of the ladder? What year?

HarveysDeciple · Sat 18 Mar 2006 2:18pm

I know in 1997 we were on top for 2 weeks.

Rounds 21 and 22.

We also may have been on top in 1950 and 1939 when we won our first 5 in each season.

Sainterone · Post: # 186372Post **Sainterone** » Sat 18 Mar 2006 2:35pm

HD, as quick off the mark at trivia as S Milne when he's got the ball and sees the sticks.

We've been on top for a week or 2 on a number of occassions.

A hint...The year that I want is before your time...

HarveysDeciple · Sat 18 Mar 2006 2:48pm

so we are talking before 85 lol.

so im assumings its not 1939 or 1950?

how bout 1906? our first finals year.

Sainterone · Post: # 186377Post **Sainterone** » Sat 18 Mar 2006 2:51pm

1906?....missed by thaaat much.
Go again HD!!

HarveysDeciple · Sat 18 Mar 2006 2:59pm

1907??

Sainterone · Post: # 186397Post **Sainterone** » Sat 18 Mar 2006 3:23pm

Yes, 1907 - well done - your turn.
Sorry for the delay - I had to go out for a little while.

HarveysDeciple · Sat 18 Mar 2006 3:42pm

thanks mate.

In Round 3 1991, in the absence of Lockett and Winmar and with Loewe just returning from injury.
Which unlikely player snagged 6 goals against the Dees to steer us to victory?