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i think its a 2010 jumper with an Iron on energy watch logo and Iron on numbers

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Thanks for the link.

I thought as much.

For some reason I thought Denis Clark (Boner) was No.12 http://demonwiki.org/Denis+Clark

The mind slips the older you get.

Hi Chippy. I think Denis had 3 numbers..in this order 38 2 and then 17. http://demonwiki.org/Denis+Clark

You were right too Prof..thanks for the correction..despite my thoughts that he had played at some stage in the back pocket, I couldn't find that happening at all in the old Footy Records I researched last night..wing, centre and forward pocket/rover at various times..depending on the structure of the side at the time. The Footy Record link provided elsewhere on this site was very helpful. Cheers :)

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jerermy howe was stiff not to get a lower number....

Would have prefered for Howe to get 19 and give Strauss 33

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Agree with Deez Nutz - the number doth not make the man; the man maketh the number.

Nothing wrong with a high number.

Who was that big Crown dude who wore 50 or maybe 52 throughout a successful career. And a fair few #1s and #2s don't get far

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Agree with Deez Nutz - the number doth not make the man; the man maketh the number.

Nothing wrong with a high number.

Who was that big Crown dude who wore 50 or maybe 52 throughout a successful career. And a fair few #1s and #2s don't get far

Stephen Tingay was numbr 52 i think when he started...Viney was quite high too. Tingay may have even been 57. Anyone know when he got the #2?

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Agree with Deez Nutz - the number doth not make the man; the man maketh the number.

Nothing wrong with a high number.

Agree also... not AFL, but I'm sure the #46 will mean a lot to people who love sport. The owner of that number is in a sport where the world champion is supposed to wear the #1 for the next season, yet this person refuses to part with the #46... I'm certain many of you know who I'm talking about, because his name is synonymous with that number.

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There may be some more numbers available this time next year and Howe has only been here for a year.

He is such a prospect though...

Isn't it funny - I am really excited by Jurrah, Bail and Howe and they were all 20 when drafted. Nicholson aswell.

Looking forward to some more mature recruits (well 2 years matured...) in the RD.

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There may be some more numbers available this time next year and Howe has only been here for a year.

He is such a prospect though...

Isn't it funny - I am really excited by Jurrah, Bail and Howe and they were all 20 when drafted. Nicholson aswell.

Looking forward to some more mature recruits (well 2 years matured...) in the RD.

Evans, also a later non vanilla selection, might be a player too and happy with him in 32.

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I still do not understand the fascination with numbers being low/high and special and important or whatever.

As far as I'm concerned, a player should come to the club, get a number that is available, and own that number for their career. Be it 1 or 50, that's their number. None of this changing number business, none of this 'let's give him 31 simply because he's good and we had a player who was good who also wore 31, logical connection there!' rubbish.

I'd have liked Nicholson to hold onto 49, make a career out of it, and then own the story of 49.

Posted

I still do not understand the fascination with numbers being low/high and special and important or whatever.

As far as I'm concerned, a player should come to the club, get a number that is available, and own that number for their career. Be it 1 or 50, that's their number. None of this changing number business, none of this 'let's give him 31 simply because he's good and we had a player who was good who also wore 31, logical connection there!' rubbish.

I'd have liked Nicholson to hold onto 49, make a career out of it, and then own the story of 49.

At the risk of being accused of sexually assaulting your post, I am not sure your first line fits with your overall premise.

Numbers are not important but they are important if they are not changed throughout a career?

I was a huge LOST fan - numbers are everything...

Posted

Jack Viney doesn't officially become a Melbourne player until next year's national draft but if he's given permission to play for the Casey Scorpions then perhaps he could be given a jumper number in waiting, say 23, which he could also wear in Casey games.

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Rookies given guernsey numbers

Here they are:

47. Tom Couch

49. James Magner

50. Jai Sheahan

51. Leigh Williams

 

Melbourne’s 2012 jumper numbers, the full list:

 

1. - 

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. Mitch Clark

12. Colin Sylvia

13. Jordie McKenzie

14. Lynden Dunn

15. Ricky Petterd

16. Jack Grimes

17. Sam Blease

18. Brad Green

19. James Strauss 

20. Colin Garland

21. Lucas Cook

22. Brent Moloney

23. - 

24. Liam Jurrah

25. Tom McDonald 

26. Daniel Nicholson

27. Jared Rivers

28. Joel Macdonald

29. - 

30. James Sellar

31. - 

32. Michael Evans

33. - 

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. Rory Taggert

44. Rohan Bail

45. Kelvin Lawrence

46. Josh Tynan

47. Tom Couch

48. Jack Fitzpatrick

49. James Magner

50. Jai Sheahan

51. Leigh Williams

Posted

At the risk of being accused of sexually assaulting your post, I am not sure your first line fits with your overall premise.

Numbers are not important but they are important if they are not changed throughout a career?

I was a huge LOST fan - numbers are everything...

No what I was trying to say was that I don't see the link between a number and it's importance. As in, why is a number from 1-30 'better' than a number that is greater than 30, for example?

You know I'm a LOST fan too - numbers are not everything.

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