If your club were to retire one guernsey number, which would it be?

[TwentyNine]

I don't mind it as a temporary tribute, but don't think it's the sort of thing that should be done long term. One of the great things about footy is that it's cyclical - everything moves on and everything is reborn. Retiring a number permanently breaks that cycle. Jason McCartney's no. 5 might have been a nice one to retire for a year or so in the honour of the Bali Bombing victims, but I'm equally as comfortable with the decision to not do something like that.

 

[Experimental]

I don't really agree with retiring a number, but for the sake of the question, it'd be Ablett's #9 for sure. Without him, we'd be a completely different and an arguably lesser club.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

#3

 

[FootyGeek]

Retiring numbers is stupid and is a disgrace and an insult to anyone who actually represented the number.

Retiring a number puts individuals above the club. Completely in contradiction to the culture of a sports club.

Stupid. Super Stupid.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Retiring numbers is stupid and is a disgrace and an insult to anyone who actually represented the number.

Retiring a number puts individuals above the club. Completely in contradiction to the culture of a sports club.

Stupid. Super Stupid.

Calm the heck down

 

[RedmanWasHere]

No. 36 at Essendon.

Not quite as cursed as its Hawthorn counterpart but its honour roll isn't, well, honourable.

 

[AstroboyUK]

number 50.. the number no one wants or uses, and isn't going to have its proud tradition trashed by apeing some American custom, that actually removes history from our sight, ruins the continuity of club history, and implies that the player is greater than the Guernsey.

 

[Scotland]

#3, couldn't be any other.

 

[Milux]

Hughes ODI number was 64. That has been retired.

His test number was 408 but every test player ever has their own individual number

Cheers for the correction. Cant remember where i got 68 from. And thats what I meant his odi number is.

 

[Demonheart]

31,

Since Barassi it has pretty much ruined the career of anyone who has worn it.

 

[Dirty Bird]

#6 - Every player since Modra has been a dud. Don't want to curse the kid before he plays a game.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

36

Ceremonially burned in the middle of glenferrie, with players and fans, arm in arm singing "koombya"

 

[Sydney Bloods]

hands down 37 when goodes hangs it up If we had to.

 

[the_interloper]

hands down 37 when goodes hangs it up If we had to.

What about 63 in honor of Phil Hughes?

 

[Silvagnis]

Probably #2 - John nicholls and diesel. Two players in the afl TOTC.

Only other candidate would be #1 - reserved for silvagnis.

http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Guernsey 10

Terrible record except for O'Brien, Francis, Stafford, James and Gallagher.

 

[ferrisb]

http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Guernsey 10

Terrible record except for O'Brien, Francis, Stafford, James and Gallagher.

You're suggesting we retire it so we aren't cursed by it any more?

 

[Morris Major]

Quite a few international sports have retired jumper numbers, honouring the previous greats of the team (or the unfortunate passing of favourites).

Seems a bit odd that we are one of the few sports who don't follow this tradition.

Which sports outside of the US do it? I know it's happened a couple of times in soccer because a player had died but that's about it.

 

[MF]

I think another player wearing the number does more for the legacy of the previous players who wore it than retiring it does.

For instance commentators often make references to the famous number 14 on Craig Bird's jumper during games. If it was retired you'd rarely hear mention of Kelly or Skilton.

 

[MrFujiMoto]

36. Retire it and fire it.











Out of a cannon, into the sun. Nothing short of a voodoo ritual will cure that number. It should never be worn again. RIP Zac Webster.

 

[eaglespremiers]

It's a hard question to answer due to the circumstances that would be required for a retirement to happen.

Probably #5

Because of Stanton's legacy?

 

[Running Dog]

any one done 69 yet (pun intended)

What, you mean satay chicken with fried rice? #53 should definitely be retired- the squid's rubbery.

Numbers should only be retired if they mean something greater than sport, e.g., #42, Jackie Robinson. Or maybe a death.

What happens when jumpers have names on the back? There are some names I'd like to see retired!

 

[Jatz]

I'd suggest #1.

Not a fan of the idea though.

 

[Dazb86]

54 at the Dogs. At this rate it'd be the only number to ever be retired at the club.

 

[SydneyPhilly]

#14 for the Swans

The only jumper number to win 4 brownlows

 

[Macca_1870]

#35 at the Power.

Will be a while before that is worn again.