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6 Lewis

14 McKenna

19 Hibberd (as IDIG suggested. Can be next to his Essendon buddy)

31 Weideman  (bit of irony. The hipsters will like that)

38 Maynard (his old man wore 36, his brother 37. Keep raising that number)

22 & 26 to selections 47 & 69 in tbe draft.

40, 45, 46, 47*

Our three rookie selections

* Potentially extra number needed if Dan Allsop is available for us to take as a Category B Rookie.

If Weiderman gets number 31 his Grandfather Murray, would be bemused as Barassi's arch enemy in the old times.

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It bemuses me that low numbers seem so important. Why? Ron Barassi wore 31, not 3 or 1. And many other very fine players  have worn numbers in the 30s and 40s.

What's so special about wearing a low number? It's not as if the game was like rugby where every player number signifies a position on the ground. (I wore 14)!!!:)

 

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And for the same reason Jack Viney can keep 7.

 

 

Nah, why not his old man's No.?

Maybe Jack wanted to make his own name in his number.

Besides, if i recall correctly, Col Sylvia had the number and was about to embark on his career defining best pre-season and break out year :mellow:

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Maybe Jack wanted to make his own name in his number.

Besides, if i recall correctly, Col Sylvia had the number and was about to embark on his career defining best pre-season and break out year :mellow:

Yeah, I do recall the him wanting to make his own name/jumper No. thing.

I was kinda playing along with the jumper number = how many flags they will win with the MFC thing.  Obviously in that context 12 is better than 7, but at this point the game gets a little silly.  To be honest, I'd be happy for us just to win one flag in my lifetime ...and then reassess from there.

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It bemuses me that low numbers seem so important. Why? Ron Barassi wore 31, not 3 or 1. And many other very fine players  have worn numbers in the 30s and 40s.

What's so special about wearing a low number? It's not as if the game was like rugby where every player number signifies a position on the ground. (I wore 14)!!!:)

 

 

Let us never forget what happened to the Wizard when he moved from number 33 to 8

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It bemuses me that low numbers seem so important. Why? Ron Barassi wore 31, not 3 or 1. And many other very fine players  have worn numbers in the 30s and 40s.

What's so special about wearing a low number? It's not as if the game was like rugby where every player number signifies a position on the ground. (I wore 14)!!!:)

 

Completely agree. A very fine team could be made of high numbered players. However, for reasons which escape me, modern AFL players seem to believe a low number somehow equates to status. To that, I'll just mention Cyril Rioli, Shaun Rehn, Robert Walls, Alex Jesaulenko, Swan McKay, Kevin Bartlett, etc.

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Completely agree. A very fine team could be made of high numbered players. However, for reasons which escape me, modern AFL players seem to believe a low number somehow equates to status. To that, I'll just mention Cyril Rioli, Shaun Rehn, Robert Walls, Alex Jesaulenko, Swan McKay, Kevin Bartlett, etc.

Buddy, Dermie, Kouta and countless others.

Dees players from the 80's/early 90's did like "Hollywood Boulevard" though.

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#31   Lewis -Because he deserve s to wear barrasi's number!

#14   Hibberd

#38  McKenna

#19.....#22.....New draftees

#6   Rested

Jeez I wish we'd move on from this need for players to wear Barrasi's number.  Let players make their own history rather than constantly trying to relive something that happened 50 years ago.  It's embarrassing. 

Give 31 to a random new player and stop trying to morph all our senior players in to a great of the past.

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Dont really mind what numbers they wear just happy they are Melbourne jumpers :) bit of topic anyone know if we are changing our clash jumper this year , i hope so been 2 years wearing the current one .... want one that has bugger all white in it just reverse the colors or the old royal blue one BUT we are red and blue not bloody white 

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Dont really mind what numbers they wear just happy they are Melbourne jumpers :) bit of topic anyone know if we are changing our clash jumper this year , i hope so been 2 years wearing the current one .... want one that has bugger all white in it just reverse the colors or the old royal blue one BUT we are red and blue not bloody white 

Hey, old demon. Please buy some more punctuation marks. They're not expensive these days.

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If you've been around football clubs you would realise that players do have an interest in the jumper numbers they wear (not all though). 

I think Christian Salem might consider that a new jumper might bring him some luck given the injuries/illness he's had over the past two years. Why not switch him to 6 and given Jordan Lewis 3?

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http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-11-09/melbourne-announces-2017-jumper-numbers

In summary:

6 - Lewis

14 - Hibberd

40 - McKenna

48 - Maynard (Amusingly, Jack Fitzpatrick holds the record for games played for MFC in the number 48)

And vandenBerg moves to 22.

 

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Important to some like me - what's the final set?  I've heard 19 Hannan, 37 Johnstone and 45 Keilty.  What about Filipovic and Smith?  Are 31 and 38 allocated?  Training watchers?

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2 hours ago, Fifty-5 said:

Important to some like me - what's the final set?  I've heard 19 Hannan, 37 Johnstone and 45 Keilty.  What about Filipovic and Smith?  Are 31 and 38 allocated?  Training watchers?

Potentially waiting for Lumumba's impending exit? Might be a bit of a shuffle as somebody could move up to the number 8 guernsey.

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Looks like no 31 this year.....

1 J.Hogan 28 O.Macdonald
2 N.Jones 29 J.Hunt
3 C Salem 30 A.Neal-Bullen
4 J.Watts 31  
5 C.Petrecca 32 T.Bugg
6 J.Lewis 33 J.Spencer
7 J.Viney 34 Mitch King
8 H.Lumumba 35 B.Kennedy
9 J.Trengove 36 J.Garlett
10 A.Brayshaw 37 D.Johnstone
11 M.Gawn 38  
12 D.Tyson 39 N.Jetta
13 C.Oliver 40 P.McKenna
14 M.Hibberd 41  
15 B.Stretch 42 J.Wagner
16 D.Kent 43 J.Harmes
17 S.Frost 44  
18 J.Melksham 45  
19 M.Hannan 46  
20 C.Garland   Rookie
21 C.Pederson 38 T.Smith
22 A.Vandenberg 41 M.White
23 B.Vince 45 D.Keity
24 J.K.H 47 L.Filipovic
25 T.McDonald   B Rookie
26 S.Weiderman 44 J.Smith
27 L.Hulett 48 C.Maynard
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2017 Melbourne numbers 

1. Jesse Hogan
2. Nathan Jones
3. Christian Salem
4. Jack Watts
5. Christian Petracca

6. Jordan Lewis
7. Jack Viney
8. Heritier Lumumba
9. Jack Trengove
10. Angus Brayshaw 
11. Max Gawn
12. Dom Tyson 
13. Clayton Oliver

14. Michael Hibberd 
15. Billy Stretch
16. Dean Kent 
17. Sam Frost
18. Jake Melksham

19. Mitch Hannan
20. Colin Garland
21. Cameron Pedersen

22. Aaron Vandenberg
23. Bernie Vince
24. Jay Kennedy-Harris
25. Tom McDonald 
26. Sam Weideman 
27. Liam Hulett 
28. Oscar McDonald
29. Jayden Hunt
30. Alex Neal-Bullen
32. Tomas Bugg 
33. Jake Spencer 
34. Mitch King 
35. Ben Kennedy 
36. Jeff Garlett
37. Dion Johnstone

38. Tim Smith 
39. Neville Jetta

40. Pat McKenna
41. Mitchell White
42. Josh Wagner
43. James Harmes
44. Joel Smith

45. Declan Kielty

48. C Maynard

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