Jumper Numbers 2020

[Gouga 27]

If we are guessing: 6 - Jackson, 15 - Langdon, 17 - Dunkley, 20 - Tomlinson, 24 - Rivers, 36 - Pickett, 38 - Brown, 43 - Bennell

[Fifty-5 7,747]

2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Luke Jackson has been given number 6 and Trent Rivers has been given 24.

I confess my irrational fascination with this topic.

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10 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Luke Jackson has been given number 6 and Trent Rivers has been given 24.

Leaves 17 open for Bennell. 👌

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I was hoping Hore may take an upgrade and 34 would open up for LJ in a nod to a previous strong jawed mobile Dee ruckman. 

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On 11/29/2019 at 9:50 PM, DubDee said:

Guess:

6 for LJ

24 for Pickett

36 for Bennell

Liam Jurrah gets 6?? 

[nosoupforme 1,210]

On 11/28/2019 at 11:53 PM, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

I don't think Max would give up Jimmy's No. if he was offered to be captain or be the best paid player in the league.

Loyalty and honour still matter to some people - Big Max and Big Jimmy were cut from the same cloth when it comes to that and I will revere them always for it.

You are a true  and loyal Melbourne man R (B) G.

Edited December 1 by nosoupforme
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[whatwhatsaywhat 6,748]

i'mma guess at...

6: jackson
15: langdon
17: pickett
20: tomlinson
24: rivers
36: bennell
38: brown
 

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 3,558]

I note that Langdon and Tomlinson have both been given number 0 on the club website.

I seem to recall a teammate I played local footy with requesting the jumper No. 00 just for the humor of it once!

[DeeSpencer 11,413]

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17 - Lamar 

20 - Trent from punchy

24 - krop duster 

[In Harmes Way 2,431]

I wonder if this is their final 2020 numbers or just three available training jerseys that fit the new recruits (Frosty similar size to LJ, JKH similar size to Kozzy, Maynard similar size to TR).

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11 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

I wonder if this is their final 2020 numbers or just three available training jerseys that fit the new recruits (Frosty similar size to LJ, JKH similar size to Kozzy, Maynard similar size to TR).

Yeah I think so. I was also told Rivers will wear 24 (by the man himself).

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15 hours ago, nosoupforme said:

You are a true  and loyal Melbourne man R (B) G.

So true on both accounts 🙂

[Demonland 17,425]

Confirmed 6 for Jackson & 24 for Rivers. 

[WERRIDEE 1,423]

At training Jackson had 17, Rivers had 20 and Kossie had 24.

[Demonland 17,425]

26 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

At training Jackson had 17, Rivers had 20 and Kossie had 24.

I’m pretty sure they were wearing those jumpers as they were similar sizes to the previous owners. 

[old dee 13,351]

I am intrigued  with the number of people who are fascinated with this subject.

However it being December probably accounts for it.

[Fifty-5 7,747]

5 hours ago, old dee said:

I am intrigued  with the number of people who are fascinated with this subject.

However it being December probably accounts for it.

Nope 24x365 fascination.

[old dee 13,351]

9 minutes ago, Fifty-5 said:

Nope 24x365 fascination.

Why F5?

I have no interest, the only interest I have is on game day. Who has what number means nothing besides identifying the player.

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5 hours ago, old dee said:

I am intrigued  with the number of people who are fascinated with this subject.

However it being December probably accounts for it.

The interest in such minutia is part and parcel of being a real footy fan. Such trivia is quite interesting and to players it is often of cardinal importance. And of course to past players, who gets to wear their old number is often very important. “Doing the number proud”

 

Edited December 3 by Dee Dee

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2 minutes ago, Dee Dee said:

The interest in such minutia is part and parcel of being a real footy fan. Such trivia is quite interesting and to players it is often of cardinal importance.

 

Seriously!

I know is a very long time since I played. My only interest was getting a game the number I wore meant nothing to me.

[Dee Dee 653]

7 minutes ago, old dee said:

Seriously!

I know is a very long time since I played. My only interest was getting a game the number I wore meant nothing to me.

Seriously, yes.

[old dee 13,351]

12 minutes ago, Dee Dee said:

Seriously, yes.

Well you learn something new every day. Thanks.

[Dee Dee 653]

16 minutes ago, old dee said:

Well you learn something new every day. Thanks.

Please forgive me if I sounded flippant (I didn’t mean to) but it’s interesting talking to past players (as I sometimes do at lunches) the interest they take in their old number, and the players who wore it after him. And when a player is assigned a number he goes up to his new locker and on the outside is stencilled the names of all previous players who wore that number. It’s just an interesting sidelight to all the trappings of football.

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I was always under the impression that you had to have played a certain number of senior games (50?  100?) before you were given the honour of having your name on your locker.  Clubs may have different guidelines about this qualification I guess.

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On 12/4/2019 at 8:00 AM, demonstone said:

I was always under the impression that you had to have played a certain number of senior games (50?  100?) before you were given the honour of having your name on your locker.  Clubs may have different guidelines about this qualification I guess.

I believe there are some restrictions on the number of games played, however when I visited the locker room at AAMI park some yers ago I was intrigued to see so many names on each locker (not sure about locker48 though). I was on a quick tour and had no time to take too much notice. Still I’m not sure if you played just one or two games you’d be given the honour.