For trivia fans, a list has been compiled by http://www.uselessaflstats.com.au/most-goals-on-debut-by-jumper-number/ of the the most goals on debut by jumper number. The following Melbourne players either hold or share these records —
2. Robert McKenzie (1948) 5 goals
23. Campbell Brady (1913) 5 goals — shared with Shane Fell, Sydney (1990)
25. Mark Jackson (1981) 4 goals
38. Bill Brunier (1914) and Ray Nilsson (1960) 3 goals — shared with Alan Killigrew, St Kilda (1938), Colin MacNeil, Fitzroy (1959), Leo King, Geelong (1981), Michael O’Loughlin, Sydney (1995), Shane Harvey, Essendon (2002)
44. Sean Charles (1992) 5 goals
45. Greg McDonald (1973) 3 goals — shared with Bill Hudson, St Kilda, (1942), Rod Dell, North Melbourne (1965), Sean Ralphsmith, Hawthorn (1988), Jayden Short, Richmond (2016)
50. Greg Wells (1969) 4 goals
54. Brent Heaver (1990) 5 goals
Which means that when Jacob Van Rooyen makes his debut in jumper number 21, he’ll have a tough task in equaling the record of 6 goals set by West Coast’s Daniel Metropolis in 1992.