As per article: http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/105876/default.aspx

Executive summary (changes only):

7 Jamie Bennell

21 Lucas Cook

38 Jeremy Howe

41 Troy Davis

43 Tom McDonald

11, 17, 23, 25, 26, 30, 32 unfilled.

Full list:

1 Matthew Warnock

2 Nathan Jones

3 Clint Bartram

4 Jack Watts

5 Jordan Gysberts

6 Matthew Bate

7 Jamie Bennell

8 James Frawley

9 Jack Trengove

10 Cale Morton

12 Colin Sylvia

13 Jordie McKenzie

14 Lynden Dunn

15 Ricky Petterd

16 Jack Grimes

18 Brad Green

19 Addam Maric

20 Colin Garland

21 Lucas Cook

22 Brent Moloney

24 Liam Jurrah

27 Jared Rivers

28 Joel Macdonald

29 Michael Newton

31 Tom Scully

33 Austin Wonaeamirri

34 Stefan Martin

35 Luke Tapscott

36 Aaron Davey

37 Max Gawn

38 Jeremy Howe

39 Neville Jetta

40 Mark Jamar

41 Troy Davis

42 Jake Spencer

43 Tom McDonald

44 Rohan Bail

46 Sam Blease

47 James Strauss

48 Jack Fitzpatrick

I'm a bit surprised they didn't fill say 25, 26 and 30 - the next 3 available with Howe, Davis and McDonald.

Will 6 rookies fill the earlier vacant numbers?

There doesn't seem to be a policy beyond awarding early picks significant numbers.

I'm a bit surprised they didn't fill say 25, 26 and 30 - the next 3 available with Howe, Davis and McDonald.

Will 6 rookies fill the earlier vacant numbers?

There doesn't seem to be a policy beyond awarding early picks significant numbers.

And they left # 11 vacant for an encore from PJ?

Is 17 cursed or something?

Is 17 cursed or something?

Brett Lovett. Used to love watching him go 'round with that number. One of the best early exponents of skillfully riding a tackle, raising his arms with the ball, then dishing off by hand to advantage.

Is 17 cursed or something?

It shouldn't be.....

2 MFC greats in Chadwick and La Fontaine

Brett Lovett was very good in 1980s/90s.

Graeme Watson was a fine all round sportsman that represented Australia in cricket. Had his nose smashed by a Tony Grieg bouncer in the days before helmets.

1912 Wally Naismith

1913 Hedley Tomkins (No. 11, 1912)

1914 Frank Lugton (No. 32, 1913)

1915 Alex Fraser (No. 40, 1914)

1919 Con Kenney

1920 – 1928 Albert Chadwick

1929 – 1931 William MacDonald

1932 Joe Kinnear (No. 15, 1933; No. 2, 1934; No. 36, 1935; No. 6, 1936 – 1937)

1933 Geoff McInnes (No. 10, 1932)

1934 – 1942 Allan La Fontaine

1943 Denis Cordner (No. 1, 1948 – 1956)

1943 Frank Deayton (No. 27, 1942)

1944 Tom Bush (No. 5, 1942)

1945 Allan La Fontaine (see 1934 – 1942)

1946 – 1947 Frank Kennedy (No. 39, 1944; No. 37, 1945)

1948 Greg Lourey (No. 28, 1950)

1949 Jim Dorgan

1950 – 1956 Geoff McGivern

1958 Graeme Wilkinson

1961 – 1963 Ray Dawson

1964 – 1965 Graeme Watson

1966 Jeff Chapman

1967 John Comben

1968 – 1970 Kelvin Clarke

1971 – 1975 Denis Clark

1976 – 1979 Shane Grambeau

1980 – 1983 Michael Seddon

1986 Frank Rugolo (No. 43, 1983 – 1984; No. 34, 1985)

1987 – 1997 Brett Lovett (No. 50, 1986)

2002 Michael Clark

2005-2008 Chris Johnson

As per article: http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/105876/default.aspx

Executive summary (changes only):

7       Jamie Bennell

21     Lucas Cook

38     Jeremy Howe

41     Troy Davis

43     Tom McDonald

11, 17, 23, 25, 26, 30, 32 unfilled.

The gaps are hard to understand.

17 is on ice for either Blease or Strauss and 23 will be taken over by one of those two next season.

on the number 17 Schwab said on his twitter:

"People asking about jumper numbers. General policy is to give 1st round draft selections a 'heritage' number. Some famous numbers kept open"

and

"We have held #17 because it was worn by Allan La Fontaine & Sir Albert Chadwick"

Seems as though it's destined for a first round pick over the next year or two

on the number 17 Schwab said on his twitter:

"People asking about jumper numbers. General policy is to give 1st round draft selections a 'heritage' number. Some famous numbers kept open"

and

"We have held #17 because it was worn by Allan La Fontaine & Sir Albert Chadwick"

Seems as though it's destined for a first round pick over the next year or two

Jack...

It shouldn't be.....

2 MFC greats in Chadwick and La Fontaine

Brett Lovett was very good in 1980s/90s.

Graeme Watson was a fine all round sportsman that represented Australia in cricket. Had his nose smashed by a Tony Grieg bouncer in the days before helmets.

1912 Wally Naismith

1913 Hedley Tomkins (No. 11, 1912)

1914 Frank Lugton (No. 32, 1913)

1915 Alex Fraser (No. 40, 1914)

1919 Con Kenney

1920 – 1928 Albert Chadwick

1929 – 1931 William MacDonald

1932 Joe Kinnear (No. 15, 1933; No. 2, 1934; No. 36, 1935; No. 6, 1936 – 1937)

1933 Geoff McInnes (No. 10, 1932)

1934 – 1942 Allan La Fontaine

1943 Denis Cordner (No. 1, 1948 – 1956)

1943 Frank Deayton (No. 27, 1942)

1944 Tom Bush (No. 5, 1942)

1945 Allan La Fontaine (see 1934 – 1942)

1946 – 1947 Frank Kennedy (No. 39, 1944; No. 37, 1945)

1948 Greg Lourey (No. 28, 1950)

1949 Jim Dorgan

1950 – 1956 Geoff McGivern

1958 Graeme Wilkinson

1961 – 1963 Ray Dawson

1964 – 1965 Graeme Watson

1966 Jeff Chapman

1967 John Comben

1968 – 1970 Kelvin Clarke

1971 – 1975 Denis Clark

1976 – 1979 Shane Grambeau

1980 – 1983 Michael Seddon

1986 Frank Rugolo (No. 43, 1983 – 1984; No. 34, 1985)

1987 – 1997 Brett Lovett (No. 50, 1986)

2002 Michael Clark

2005-2008 Chris Johnson

Jeff Chapman only played one or two games but he's apparently made squillions in business. Probably no criteria for getting a jumper number but it might make the wearer feel a bit more comfortable!

No takers for #32 I guess:) .

Finalised today. See full list below from MFC website.

2011 Melbourne guernsey numbers

1 Matthew Warnock

2 Nathan Jones

3 Clint Bartram

4 Jack Watts

5 Jordan Gysberts

6 Matthew Bate

7 Jamie Bennell

8 James Frawley

9 Jack Trengove

10 Cale Morton

11 -

12 Colin Sylvia

13 Jordie McKenzie

14 Lynden Dunn

15 Ricky Petterd

16 Jack Grimes

17 -

18 Brad Green

19 Addam Maric

20 Colin Garland

21 Lucas Cook

22 Brent Moloney

23 -

24 Liam Jurrah

25 -

26 Robert Campbell

27 Jared Rivers

28 Joel Macdonald

29 Michael Newton

30 Tom McNamara

31 Tom Scully

32 -

33 Austin Wonaeamirri

34 Stefan Martin

35 Luke Tapscott

36 Aaron Davey

37 Max Gawn

38 Jeremy Howe

39 Neville Jetta

40 Mark Jamar

41 Troy Davis

42 Jake Spencer

43 Tom McDonald

44 Rohan Bail

45 Kelvin Lawrence

46 Sam Blease

47 James Strauss

48 Jack Fitzpatrick

49 Daniel Nicholson

50 Michael Evans

51 -

52 Cameron Johnston

Kelvin slots nicely into Wrecker's old number.

No takers for #32 I guess:) .

Doesn't look any good without the matching tracky bottoms.

Do we think 11 will be on hold for one J Viney?

I (especially) wish young Kelvin the best of luck! Great to see a Dee in the #45 again.

Do we think 11 will be on hold for one J Viney?

Perhaps.

Whoever gets it though, it needs to be somebody pretty damn special. No more crap ruckmen please!

I (especially) wish young Kelvin the best of luck! Great to see a Dee in the #45 again.

Great to see another indigenous player will be wearing the #45. Good luck to Kelvin - I hope the number is good for him.

A couple of years ago there was some discussion about the creation of an Aaron Davey scholarship for a young Indigenous Australian. I don't know if any criteria were established for this or even if it went further than just talk but it seems to me that if we've drafted a young player and given him Whelan's jumper then why not Flash's scholarship? Rookies don't come under the salary cap so that wouldn't be a problem.

I believe the scholarship has been given each year to a player with Casey.

edit: Pierce Liddle held it in 2009.

I believe the scholarship has been given each year to a player with Casey.

edit: Pierce Liddle held it in 2009.

That's what I thought too but when I attended the club function earlier this year honouring our indigenous players I was told the scholarship hadn't yet been awarded. There could have been some technical reasons but nobody knew exactly why and I haven't heard anything about it since then.

Over at Carlton, Brock McLean has changed numbers from 7 to 14. His grandfather, Rod McLean, wore number 14 on 128 occasions between 1935 and 1946 including in the 1938 and 1945 Premiership teams, while his uncle, Ricky McLean wore the guernsey number in 19 matches between 1966 and 1971.

IMO, it's a poor move. He's been slow enough all of his career wearing one number on his back, just imagine how slow he's going to be carrying two!!!

Over at Carlton, Brock McLean has changed numbers from 7 to 14. His grandfather, Rod McLean, wore number 14 on 128 occasions between 1935 and 1946 including in the 1938 and 1945 Premiership teams, while his uncle, Ricky McLean wore the guernsey number in 19 matches between 1966 and 1971.

IMO, it's a poor move. He's been slow enough all of his career wearing one number on his back, just imagine how slow he's going to be carrying two!!!

Perhaps he wants to remind himself how many matches he's going to play in the two's?

We really can't do smack talk...