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One of the changes we’re going to see in the very near future are the players’ jumper numbers. As things stand -

2025 Melbourne numbers —

1. Steven May 
2. Jacob van Rooyen 
3. Christian Salem 
4. Judd McVee
5. Christian Petracca 
6. Caleb Windsor 
7. Jack Viney 
8. Jake Lever
9. Charlie Spargo 
10.
11. Max Gawn 
12. 
13. Clayton Oliver 
14. Jack Billings 
15. Ed Langdon 
16. Bailey Laurie 
17. Jake Bowey 
18. Jake Melksham  
19. 
20.
21. Matt Jefferson
22. Blake Howes 
23. Shane McAdam
24. Trent Rivers 
25. Tom McDonald
26. Jed Adams 
27. Marty Hore
28. Will Verrall
29. 
30. 
31. Bayley Fritsch
32. Tom Sparrow 
33. Tom Fullarton
34.
35. Harry Petty 
36. Kysaiah Pickett 
37. Kade Chandler
38. Oliver Sestan 
39. Koltyn Tholstrop
40. Taj Woewodin 
41. Kynan Brown
42. Daniel Turner 
43. 
44. Luker Kentfield 
45. Andy Moniz-Wakefield 
50.

Indications from early summer training are that the Kolt is going to move from 39 to 12.

 
 

My least favourite thread of the year.

I long for a year in which everyone just keeps their numbers and the only numbers to be "given out" are to new players.

But, sadly, that won't be this year, with Tholstrup apparently taking 12.

Does anyone have a rationale for how they choose a number that would suit a new player? Is it based on their personality or something?

I was thinking Langford might get 12. Had 2 at Dandy, 22 for Vic Co. Think he likes a 2 on his jumper. Not that I have any clue. 

 

10:Langford

19: Lindsay

20: Sharp

3 hours ago, Ted Lasso said:

10:Langford

19: Lindsay

20: Sharp

Potentially also …

Kolt 12 (upgraded) 

Campbell 29

Johnson 30

Menths 39

Edited by spirit of norm smith
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1. May

2. van Rooyen

3. Salem

4. McVee

5. Petracca

6. Windsor

7. Viney

8. Lever

9. Spargo

10. Langford

11. Gawn

12. Tholstrup

13. Oliver

14. Billings

15. Langdon

16. Laurie

17. Bowey

18. Melksham

19. Sharp

20. Johnson

21. Jefferson

22. Howes

23. McAdam

24. Rivers

25. McDonald

26. Adams

27. Hore

28. Verrall

29. Lindsay

30. -

31. Fritsch

32. Sparrow

33. Fullerton

34. Campbell

35. Petty

36. Pickett

37. Chandler

38. Sestan

39. Mentha

40. Woewodin

41. Brown

42. Turner

43. - (Irish rookie)

44 - Kentfield

45. Moniz-Wakefield. 

Would love 10 (Gus) & 30 (ANB) to go to Langford and Lindsay. Two premiership heroes who have sadly departed but replaced by two young guns. 

10 - Lindsay

20 - Langford

random guess

8 minutes ago, Elwood 3184 said:

Announced at Mansfield today

19 Langford 

20 Lindsay

Do we know yet the numbers for Campbell, Sharp, Johnson and Mentha?


On 21/11/2024 at 12:44, titan_uranus said:

My least favourite thread of the year.

I long for a year in which everyone just keeps their numbers and the only numbers to be "given out" are to new players.

But, sadly, that won't be this year, with Tholstrup apparently taking 12.

It’s not really our choice about what no each player is listed. 

Either they negotiate or accept the final Guernsey no offered to them.

Simple as we just watch on and marvel at the choice each year.  

On 21/11/2024 at 19:51, 4_Kent_Watts said:

I was thinking Langford might get 12. Had 2 at Dandy, 22 for Vic Co. Think he likes a 2 on his jumper. Not that I have any clue. 

 

44 minutes ago, Elwood 3184 said:

Announced at Mansfield today

19 Langford 

20 Lindsay

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Magic!

1 hour ago, Elwood 3184 said:

Announced at Mansfield today

19 Langford 

20 Lindsay

Surprised with this choice.

But perhaps they want to retire number #10 for a year or someone is moving from their current number to this number?

It definitely seems like Koltyn Tholstrup is moving from #39 to number #12.

I'd give 10 to Aidan and stand him next to 'the Thug' on Kings Birthday. 

2 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

perhaps they want to retire number #10 for a year

I think that’s a good idea, out of respect for Angus. 


On 21/11/2024 at 23:20, spirit of norm smith said:

Menths 39

Nev's old number for fellow indigenous backman - I like it.

Speaking of which, I missed this bit of news:

On 8 October 2024, Nev was announced as the senior men's coach of the Fitzroy Stars Football Club for the 2025 Northern Football Netball League (NFNL) season.

Also gets him away from that filthy Collingwood bunch, so I'm just as happy about that 

Edited by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

30 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Nev's old number for fellow indigenous backman - I like it.

Speaking of which, I missed this bit of news:

On 8 October 2024, Nev was announced as the senior men's coach of the Fitzroy Stars Football Club for the 2025 Northern Football Netball League (NFNL) season.

Also gets him away from that filthy Collingwood bunch, so I'm just as happy about that 

Sorry to rain on your parade but he’s staying on in his role at Collingwood as well as coaching Fitzroy 😂

12 hours ago, Fanatique Demon said:

I think that’s a good idea, out of respect for Angus. 

Agreed, I think it's too soon to see someone else in 10 just yet.

 
12 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Nev's old number for fellow indigenous backman - I like it.

Speaking of which, I missed this bit of news:

On 8 October 2024, Nev was announced as the senior men's coach of the Fitzroy Stars Football Club for the 2025 Northern Football Netball League (NFNL) season.

Also gets him away from that filthy Collingwood bunch, so I'm just as happy about that 

Fitzroy All Stars is a community club specifically for Aboriginal players and competes in the NFNL.  Like any community club I doubt being coach would be a highly paid role.

13 hours ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

Fitzroy All Stars is a community club specifically for Aboriginal players and competes in the NFNL.  Like any community club I doubt being coach would be a highly paid role.

Cool thanks for clarifying.  Recall actually going to one of their grand finals Vs Heidelberg back in the mid/late 90s with my old man and one of his indigenous work colleagues.  Was a pretty wild and rough affair both on and off the feild.  Somehow I had in my head that this might be a team from Fitzroy Crossing in Northern Australia where maybe their may have been a little more professionalism, although that is probably still pretty grass roots type level and budget.

Goes completely with Neville's character to be seeking out a role giving back to the comunity than merely financial gains.  Still a great opportunity for him to coach a team in his own right and maybe build towards that at the top level at some point.


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