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There hasn't been a lot of mention regarding the subject but does anyone know what numbers the new recruits will be wearing this season?

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    Oh and #9 to be rested for at least one year.

    The numbers are usually issued by this time of year and they certainly have been at other clubs. Perhaps we're just slack at releasing the info or they could be waiting for the right time.

    Who knows?

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    The numbers are usually issued by this time of year and they certainly have been at other clubs. Perhaps we're just slack at releasing the info or they could be waiting for the right time.

    Who knows?

    I gathered, that the numbers haven't been done yet?

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    Maybe they are embarrassed to present jumpers without sponsors to the new players :rolleyes: .

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    Maybe they are embarrassed to present jumpers without sponsors to the new players :rolleyes: .

    Could just be, i'm guessing it's holding everything else up. ie Official Reebok merch, new clash jumper, supposed new colours of original jumper...

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    Rookies are all very high. No 13. No 9. I believe we're going right up to 48/49 this year.

    Watts gets 4 but everyone else has to earn lower numbers maybe, I don't know

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    Well Watts at #4... :)

    I heard Blease is getting a high number, #46 or 47....

    Martin to #34 to carry on the 'big man' tradition

    Aussie to #33 to carry on the 'brothers' tradition

    Sounds like they are tyring to make the numbers mean something, as evident by Watts = Norm Smith

    how do u know all this?

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    Watts 4

    Wona 33

    Martin 34

    Hughes 38

    Jetta 39

    Bail 41

    Bennell 43

    Blease 46

    Strauss 47

    Jurrah 48

    McKenzie 49

    Healey 50

    No one wearing 9, 13, 17 or 28 in 2009

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    Giving the new players high numbers (with the exception of Watts) seems like a brilliant idea to me - it says that being on the list doesn't mean that you're automatically in the top echelon. Also, if the low numbers continually go to glamour recruits, it removes the possibility of "under the radar" players being symbolically rewarded for their progress. A number promotion for Aussie is totally justified, while there are clearly other players (Davey, Whelan, Bruce) who should be first in line for those low numbers when they become available. I reckon this is another example of DB putting pride and motivation back into the club.

    Obviously, some players prefer to have a high number - Platten, Koutofides etc. Also remember Wasim Akram wearing #66 in one day cricket. Would be great to see a true non-conformist player who requests the number 99! :o :o :o

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    Obviously, some players prefer to have a high number - Platten, Koutofides etc. Also remember Wasim Akram wearing #66 in one day cricket. Would be great to see a true non-conformist player who requests the number 99! :o :o :o

    dont suggest that, next thing you know, every club will have someone running around in 69

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    i dont like aussie changing numbers because heaps of people have already bought the 39 for their jumpers and now they will have to change. i like the idea of people being able to make something out of their own number.

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    i dont like aussie changing numbers because heaps of people have already bought the 39 for their jumpers and now they will have to change. i like the idea of people being able to make something out of their own number.
    they only do it for the dollars nugget, thats why watts got 4 why give him 9 when theres thousands of kids with that number.
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    i dont like aussie changing numbers because heaps of people have already bought the 39 for their jumpers and now they will have to change. i like the idea of people being able to make something out of their own number.

    So Neitz should've stayed on #38, Stynes should've stayed on #37, Junior should've stayed on #52 (?) etc. etc. etc.

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    they only do it for the dollars nugget, thats why watts got 4 why give him 9 when theres thousands of kids with that number.

    As if a lot of people hadn't bought the number 4 jumper for the great Ben Holland :wub:

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    Given what Hards and Ernie have said and what we already know, that makes...

    1 Buckley

    2 Jones

    3 Bartram

    4 Watts

    5 McLean

    6 Bate

    7 Miller

    8 Frawley

    9

    10 Morton

    11 Johnson

    12 Sylvia

    13

    14 Dunn

    15 Petterd

    16 Grimes

    17

    18 Green

    19 Maric

    20 Garland

    21 Bell

    22 Moloney

    23 McDonald

    24 Robertson

    25 Cheney

    26 Meesen

    27 Rivers

    28

    29 Newton

    30 McNamara

    31 Wheatley

    32 Bruce

    33 Wonaeamirri

    34 Martin

    35

    36 Davey

    37 Warnock

    38 Hughes

    39 Jetta

    40 Jamar

    41 Bail

    42

    43 Bennell

    44 Valenti

    45 Whelan

    46 Blease

    47 Strauss

    48 Jurrah

    49 McKenzie

    50 Healey

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    As if a lot of people hadn't bought the number 4 jumper for the great Ben Holland :wub:
    yeh agreed, there would be 30 kids out there with 4 on there back, champion bloke though. :lol:
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    So Neitz should've stayed on #38, Stynes should've stayed on #37, Junior should've stayed on #52 (?) etc. etc. etc.

    nup...but why did neitz move to nine, why did stynes move to stynes move to 11, why did junior move to 23? were they told to for the sake of living under someone else's shadow?

    i recognise that people usually dont want high numbers, but i dont like the idea of telling somebody to change so they can live under someone else's shadow. i want us to make history, not keep trying to dig up history.

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    nup...but why did neitz move to nine, why did stynes move to stynes move to 11, why did junior move to 23? were they told to for the sake of living under someone else's shadow?

    i recognise that people usually dont want high numbers, but i dont like the idea of telling somebody to change so they can live under someone else's shadow. i want us to make history, not keep trying to dig up history.

    nugget do you no if there training tomorow.
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    i dont like aussie changing numbers because heaps of people have already bought the 39 for their jumpers and now they will have to change. i like the idea of people being able to make something out of their own number.

    I agree. No need to change numbers just because a similar player in a past era wore a different number. That could possibly be placing pressure on Wonna and Martin to try to fill the shoes of Farmer (I'm assuming that's why he's moved to 33) and White. Not fair. And like Nugget said, there'll be kids out there who bought a 39 because they like Wonna.

    So Neitz should've stayed on #38, Stynes should've stayed on #37, Junior should've stayed on #52 (?) etc. etc. etc.

    Why not? Shaun Rehn made a fine career wearing 52 the whole time. And 39's not that high. Whelan's always been 45.

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    sorry to double up. Hughes wore 38 (or at least was listed as wearing 38) when he was with us previously. so those numbers sound legit.

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    why would Wona make the HUGE jump from 39 to 33. i understand the significance of the number "brotherhood tradition". but i would think he would keep his number. anyone of Jetta, Jurrah or Bennell could take that number. It may well happen (has it been confirmed??) but it doesnt work for me or make sense?? only my opinion.... ;)

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    Given what Hards and Ernie have said and what we already know, that makes...

    1 Buckley

    2 Jones

    3 Bartram

    4 Watts

    5 McLean

    6 Bate

    7 Miller

    8 Frawley

    9

    10 Morton

    11 Johnson

    12 Sylvia

    13

    14 Dunn

    15 Petterd

    16 Grimes

    17

    18 Green

    19 Maric

    20 Garland

    21 Bell

    22 Moloney

    23 McDonald

    24 Robertson

    25 Cheney

    26 Meesen

    27 Rivers

    28

    29 Newton

    30 McNamara

    31 Wheatley

    32 Bruce

    33 Wonaeamirri

    34 Martin

    35

    36 Davey

    37 Warnock

    38 Hughes

    39 Jetta

    40 Jamar

    41 Bail

    42

    43 Bennell

    44 Valenti

    45 Whelan

    46 Blease

    47 Strauss

    48 Jurrah

    49 McKenzie

    50 Healey

    Zomer wore 35 and Spencer 42 in season 2008, so its fair to assume they'll continue in those numbers in 09.

    FWIW i'd prefer Martin and Wona to keep their respective 33 and 39 in 09.

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    Zomer wore 35 and Spencer 42 in season 2008, so its fair to assume they'll continue in those numbers in 09.

    FWIW i'd prefer Martin and Wona to keep their respective 33 and 39 in 09.

    Thanks Doggo, I've got it all now!

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