Melbourne Quiz - Know your Enemy

[one-eyed]

1. Apart from the MCG, which 4 other grounds have Richmond and Melbourne met each other on?

2. How many times have the Tiges and Dees met in finals?

3. What is the significance of Melbourne FC to Richmond's first season in the VFL (1908)?

4. What was Melbourne's moniker prior to being called the Demons?

5. Which former legendary Melbourne player, premiership coach and Richmond premiership coach changed the Melbourne moniker to the Demons on his return to Melbourne FC as their coach after a 6 year stint with the Tigers?

6. Which Richmond captain/coach was sacked for asking for a one pound payrise after the 1940 GF defeat in which he criticized for being outcoached? And who took over both roles?

7. Name the last two Demon Brownlow medallists?

8. Name the 9 players who have played senior games for both Richmond and Melbourne since 1989?

9. Name the last 3 coaches of the Dees prior to Neil Daniher, two of which were former Richmond premiership players?

10. Mark "Jacko" Jackson played for both Richmond reserves and Melbourne. What 2 other clubs did he play for?   

11. Melbourne FC is the "how many" oldest football club in the world of any football code?

[Fishfinger]

7. Stynes, Woewoeful.

8. Simmonds , M. Pickering, Holland, Funcke, Eishold, Sullivan, Strawbs  , Goodwin  , Howat. 

9. Northey, Balme and errr....umm....Barassi?

[julzqld]

4.  Wasn't it the Gorillas?  Or Red-Legs?

[Fishfinger]

4.  Wasn't it the Gorillas? 

I think it was julz. Some of their descendants are running the MFC finances.

[Mopsy]

4.  Wasn't it the Gorillas?  Or Red-Legs?

Fitzroy were the gorillas and Melbourne the Redlegs

[Moi]

6 - Percy Bentley
9 - The other one Hutchison?
10 - Swans???/Geelong?
11 - It is the oldest isn't it or Geelong is

[Mopsy]

1: Telstra, Waverley, Punt Road, Princes Park

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4.  Wasn't it the Gorillas?  Or Red-Legs?

Fitzroy were the gorillas and Melbourne the Redlegs

The Dees have been called the Redlegs but they were also called something else prior to 1933. 

[one-eyed]

7. Stynes, Woewoeful.

8. Simmonds , M. Pickering, Holland, Funcke, Eishold, Sullivan, Strawbs  , Goodwin  , Howat. 

9. Northey, Balme and errr....umm....Barassi?

7 and 9 correct FF 

8. Bugger I knew I would forget some. All Correct FF  but there's two more. One of them obvious.

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1: Telstra, Waverley, Punt Road, Princes Park

3 of out 4 Mopsy  . Not Princes Park. Clue: We only played once of this ground.

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6 - Percy Bentley
9 - The other one Hutchison?
10 - Swans???/Geelong?
11 - It is the oldest isn't it or Geelong is

6. Correct Moi  . Who replaced him?
9. Nup.
10. Geelong is one  . And the other?
11. Dees are the oldest Aussie rules clubs. Clue: The Dees are one of  the first 10 clubs.

Questions 1 (name the 4th venue), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (who replaced Bentley), 8 (2 more names), 10 (Geelong and who?), 11 left to go

[julzqld]

They were known as the "Invincible Whites" as Melbourne was all white in the 1850's.  They were known as "Redlegs" from 1872 and also known as "The Fuchsias".

6.  Jack Dyer replaced Perc Bentley.

11.  Carlton?

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They were known as the "Invincible Whites" as Melbourne was all white in the 1850's.  They were known as "Redlegs" from 1872 and also known as "The Fuchsias".

6.  Jack Dyer replaced Perc Bentley.

10.  Carlton?

4. Fuchsias is correct Julz

6. Correct. The great man himself  .

10. Nup.

Questions 1 (name the 4th venue), 2, 3, 5, 8 (2 more names), 10 (Geelong and who?), 11 left to go

[julzqld]

sorry Carlton should be for question 11

3.  Richmond won its first VFL match, defeating Melbourne.

[one-eyed]

sorry Carlton should be for question 11

My mistake Julz. The answer to Q11 is a number. Melbourne is the oldest Aussie rules club but where does it come in the list of oldest clubs over all football codes (AR, soccer, rugby)?