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Robbie57 Redleg

Robbie57   2,022

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Nice to see a thread like this rather than all the distractions:

I'd prefer to see us keep all low numbers filled and I think players should aspire to a low number and earn it.

On that basis my wish list :

1 HOGAN (If as rumoured, but I'd prefer a current player like McDonald)

2 Jones, Nathan

3 HOWE

4 Watts, Jack

5 DAWES (ox must give him the jumper)

6 WINES (keep him close to Viney)

7 VINEY (Needs to be his own man)

8 Frawley, James

9 Trengove, Jack

10 BYRNES ( next to the cap)

11 Clark, Mitchell

12 Sylvia, Colin

13 McKenzie, Jordie

14 Dunn, Lynden

15 MAGNER (deserves a low number)

16 Grimes, Jack

17 Blease, Sam

18 GAWN

19 Strauss, James

20 Garland, Colin

21 TAPSCOTT

22 BAIL

23 TYNAN

24 PEDERSON

25 McDonald, Tom

26 Nicholson, Daniel

27 VACANT

28 Macdonald, Joel

29 VACANT

30 Sellar, James

31 VACANT (I like the idea it becomes the captains number)

32 Evans, Michael

33 RODEN

34 GILLIES

35 Tapscott, LukeBARRY

36 Davey, Aaron

37 Gawn, Max

38 Howe, Jeremy

39 Jetta, Neville

40 Jamar, Mark

41 Davis, Troy

42 Spencer, Jake

43 Taggert, Rory

44 Bail, Rohan

45 VACANT

46 Tynan, Josh

47 Couch, Thomas ®

48 Fitzpatrick, Jack

49 Magner, James ®

50 VACANT

51 VACANT

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Nasher
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For me 31 holds no emotion whatsoever - in my lifetime it's been Donald Cockatoo-Collins, Paul Wheatley and some other chump whose name I've forgotten. To me this inheritence of numbers like this is j

The Chazz
The Chazz

If he can get back to the form of 2011, and help win us a premiership, I'd be willing to give him 69.

Whispering_Jack
Whispering_Jack

There are plenty of lockers changing hands at the club this year:- MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB LIST 1 Hogan, Jesse (new) 2 Jones, Nathan 3 VACANT 4 Watts, Jack 5 Toumpas, Jimmy (new) 6 Dawes, Chri

Bossdog Redleg

Bossdog   2,002

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Nice to see a thread like this rather than all the distractions:

I'd prefer to see us keep all low numbers filled and I think players should aspire to a low number and earn it.

On that basis my wish list :

1 HOGAN (If as rumoured, but I'd prefer a current player like McDonald)

2 Jones, Nathan

3 HOWE

4 Watts, Jack

5 DAWES (ox must give him the jumper)

6 WINES (keep him close to Viney)

7 VINEY (Needs to be his own man)

8 Frawley, James

9 Trengove, Jack

10 BYRNES ( next to the cap)

11 Clark, Mitchell

12 Sylvia, Colin

13 McKenzie, Jordie

14 Dunn, Lynden

15 MAGNER (deserves a low number)

16 Grimes, Jack

17 Blease, Sam

18 GAWN

19 Strauss, James

20 Garland, Colin

21 TAPSCOTT

22 BAIL

23 TYNAN

24 PEDERSON

25 McDonald, Tom

26 Nicholson, Daniel

27 VACANT

28 Macdonald, Joel

29 VACANT

30 Sellar, James

31 VACANT (I like the idea it becomes the captains number)

32 Evans, Michael

33 RODEN

34 GILLIES

35 Tapscott, LukeBARRY

36 Davey, Aaron

37 Gawn, Max

38 Howe, Jeremy

39 Jetta, Neville

40 Jamar, Mark

41 Davis, Troy

42 Spencer, Jake

43 Taggert, Rory

44 Bail, Rohan

45 VACANT

46 Tynan, Josh

47 Couch, Thomas ®

48 Fitzpatrick, Jack

49 Magner, James ®

50 VACANT

51 VACANT

Sorry Rob.....I hate the idea of a Captain's number.....All the rest I can live with except Magner....Still a rookie....

rpfc Legend

rpfc   28,779

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Sorry Rob.....I hate the idea of a Captain's number.....All the rest I can live with except Magner....Still a rookie....

Evans got 32 while a rookie.

Deeoldfart Trident

Deeoldfart   8,061

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yes I am with you, there is a sentimental value to following the same player in the same number through his career - I think what really turned me off all this promoting was when Jurrah got moved from 48 to 24, and hardly fired a shot after that. A curse!

Agree. The Wiz from 33 to 8 is the one that sticks in my mind.

Robbie57 Redleg

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Sorry Rob.....I hate the idea of a Captain's number.....All the rest I can live with except Magner....Still a rookie....

I understand that it seems to me it removes the elements that concern others like the phantom curse or being taken by someone who leaves.

On the others the idea is if you are in the regular 22 your number should be in that area as well. A bit like the positional numbering in Soccer or Rugby.

Actually more like we think you are good enough to be in our 22 and if you aren't you should aspire to a number between 1 and 22.

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I'm with those who don't like this automatic change from a higher to a lower number the player's career progresses. Keeping that high number (say in Howe's case #48) accords you even more respect as it shows you did the hard work to 'make it' despite not being a fancied high draft pick.

For the record I'd also like to see ...

#3 to Hogan (I hope he hasn't taken #1 as it's time for another great #3)

#5 to Wines/O'Rourke

#7 to Viney

#10 to Byrnes

#18 to Rodan

#23 to Barry

#27 to Pederson

#31 to Dawes (earned his stripes in it, will do it proud)

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Alcho Dee Mighty Demon

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Pederson - 1

Dawes - 3 (GAZZA)

Hogan- 5 (SCHWARZ)

Rodan - 6

Byrnes - 18 (GREEN)

Viney - 22 (WOEWODIN)

Pick 4 - 31 (SCULLY REPLACEMENT)

Barry - 33 (FARMER)

Bossdog Redleg

Bossdog   2,002

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Viney 31 ?

Viney......#7
Vagg Redleg

Vagg   2,439

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Looks like the "straight swap" of Rivers & Gillies is now complete. Rivers will wear Gillies' old number next year, while Gillies will wear Rivers' old number.

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Pates Trident

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Much as I want the new recruits to earn the higher numbers, I reckon #3 would be a good fit for Viney.

Bit surprised that Dawes didn't ask for/get #31 given that was his number at the Pies and the significance at Melbourne.

Bossdog Redleg

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Much as I want the new recruits to earn the higher numbers, I reckon #3 would be a good fit for Viney.

Bit surprised that Dawes didn't ask for/get #31 given that was his number at the Pies and the significance at Melbourne.

# ..31 Just a number these days....
Lucifers Hero Legend

Lucifers Hero   40,362

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# ..31 Just a number these days....

Sorry Bossdog, it will never be just a number...too much emotion attached to it. Will always be deserving of great honour in my book. Can't allow HWSNBN sully a great legacy.

BTW no pun intended with the word sully...altho I could write a gem of a poem with it about HWSNBN :mad:

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To be honest, I like that the numbers are getting announced but I worry about how we have to rant on and on about who got who's number from 50 years ago. I worry that the club is to enmeshed in it's past rather than caring about the future. I could be wrong but just my take.

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