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Legendary Guernsey Numbers of the MFC

ElDiablo14
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Just wanted to start a positive thread to distract us about tonight's game (the thug and his mob 🤢).

I was listening to a podcast and they mentioned the great RDB #31.

Some here with more knowledge of this great and old club can certainly add more names:

31 - Barassi, Fritsch

11 - Stynes, Gawn

13 - Jakovich, Oliver, Yze

Who are the greats all time and what number did they use?

 

 

 

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    1 hour ago, Swooper1987 said:

    5 - Scwarz and Petracca

    ....and Froggy Crompton !!

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    2 top f the bunch for me. Robert Flower.

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    Number 11

    Maxy

    Jimmy Stynes

    Greg Wells

    Gary Hardeman (for a season)

    Legends all

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    16 minutes ago, Diamond Tim said:

    ....and Froggy Crompton !!

    In 1965 I was 7 years old and a rabid Demon's supporter. My grade 1 teacher Jan Dalton and her husband Denis had become family friends and would visit for meals on occasions. One eve in '65 Jan and Denis arrived without a bottle of the usual red but with  a brown parcel which was handed to me. Upon opening it I saw a Demons guernsey with the number 5 on the back. Jan said Denis had swapped jumpers post match at the '64 GF but couldn't stand having the red and blue in the house - thought it'd be better off living in a household of D supporters......#5 has always been  my fave.

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    Number 21: worn by the great Don Cordner, former Melbourne captain, Brownlow medallist and Melbourne, Cricket Club president.

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    14 minutes ago, BaliDemon said:

    2

    Flower, Tingay, Jones

    JVR 🤩

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    NUMBER 2

    Robert Flower, Stephen Tingay, Nathan Jones,Bob McKenzie snr and now Jacob Van Rooen

    Number 11

    Max Gawn, Jim Stynes, Greg wells Gary Hardeman and the great Laurie Mithen.

     

    8 hours ago, Diamond Tim said:

    Number 11

    Maxy

    Jimmy Stynes

    Greg Wells

    Gary Hardeman (for a season)

    Legends all

    Have to add Laurie Mithen to that list. Absolute champion.

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    I find the #6 has been an interesting one, if not legendary. It has seen the following players

    Scott Thompson 2001-2004

    Matthew Bate 2006-2012

    Chris Dawes 2013-2016

    Jordan Lewis 2017-2019

    Luke Jackson 2020-2022

    Brodie Grundy 2023-2023?

     

    With Matthew Bate the only one-club player on the list in the past 20 years, and playing just 102 games, it feels to me that this number has become the designated jumper for players who are not long for the MFC. Luke Jackson did it in reverse, starting with us then nicking off after a flag but the idea remains.

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    6 hours ago, Chook said:

    I find the #6 has been an interesting one, if not legendary. It has seen the following players

    Scott Thompson 2001-2004

    Matthew Bate 2006-2012

    Chris Dawes 2013-2016

    Jordan Lewis 2017-2019

    Luke Jackson 2020-2022

    Brodie Grundy 2023-2023?

     

    With Matthew Bate the only one-club player on the list in the past 20 years, and playing just 102 games, it feels to me that this number has become the designated jumper for players who are not long for the MFC. Luke Jackson did it in reverse, starting with us then nicking off after a flag but the idea remains.

    I must point out that the greatest of them all (in my humble opinion) was 6 times premiership player Frank Adams (6 by 6)!😀!

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