High jumper numbers

[Mr Eagle]

Strictly one for the trivia buffs: anyone know what the highest jumper number that has ever been worn by a senior VFL/AFL player is?

The Eagles have just lost Ryan Turnbull (who wore 50), and some of us on the West Coast board were curious as to how many other clubs have had players with unusually high jumpers #s. I would be interested to see what the high numbers are for other clubs too...

 

[The Hitman]

Shaun Rehn is #52 at Hawthorn, and was at Adelaide too. Sam Mitchell played at Box Hill (Hawthorn's ressies) last year and wore #58, and I wish he kept it when he got drafted for Hawthorn, but he'll be saddling up in #28.

#52 is the highest that comes to my mindin AFL, though.

The Hitman

 

[Worm4]

Carlton had a player once who wore 59. Phillip Poursanides and he played a senior game or two.

Incidentally, a friend of mine wore #100 playing for Ivanhoe Amatuers one year. Stange, but tue.

 

[The Doctor]

Originally posted by Mr Eagle
Strictly one for the trivia buffs: anyone know what the highest jumper number that has ever been worn by a senior VFL/AFL player is?

The Eagles have just lost Ryan Turnbull (who wore 50), and some of us on the West Coast board were curious as to how many other clubs have had players with unusually high jumpers #s. I would be interested to see what the high numbers are for other clubs too...

Mr Eagle

You wouldn't be a Jean Valjean fan by any chance?

 

[JUBJUB]

Nicky Winmar wore #60 in the 2nd half of a game.

 

[NakedDeadGuy]

I may be wrong, but I seem to recall Robert Mace wearing #60 for St Kilda during the 80s.

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Re: Re: High jumper numbers

Originally posted by Worm4


Incidentally, a friend of mine wore #100 playing for Ivanhoe Amatuers one year. Stange, but tue.

HAHA!!! I think I saw him play a couple of times, cause Ivanhoe Park is just around the corner from my house, and it was pretty hard to forget a number like that!

I thought someone wore 65 in a league game, but I can't remember who.

 

[Fred]

I have a vague recollection of a Saints reserve player - Mountain I think - that wore No. 68.

 

[Bomber Spirit]

In the 1980s, Alex Marcou at St Kilda and Craig Davis at Sydney both wore no 60.

 

[HTB Saints]

Dermott McNichol, the Irishman who played a few games in the early 90s for the Saints, also wore 60

 

[Mr Eagle]

Re: Re: High jumper numbers

Originally posted by The Doctor
Mr Eagle

You wouldn't be a Jean Valjean fan by any chance?

I'm more of a Javert man myself

 

[Mr Ripper]

Andrew Witts wore number 65 at Magpieland back in about '85.

 

[Joe Mama]

Well I wore no #70 for Dookie United for a few games in the two's, and my cousin had the number #111 for Mernda, that's the highest I can remember.

 

[Dippers Donuts]

Mal Brown wore 100 for East Perth (I think) in a WAFL league game back in the '70's.

 

[The Doctor]

Re: Re: Re: High jumper numbers

Originally posted by Mr Eagle
I'm more of a Javert man myself

Likewise

but I probably behave more like Grantaire!

 

[Fat Red]

Is there a high number that compares with number 44 for the quality of players that have worn it:

Platten, Madden J, Osborne, others who I've forgotten, but can anyone offer a better one?

 

[Dee]

i know that Matty Whelan has the highest number at melbourne. he wears number 45. But i dont know of any higher numbers.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Originally posted by Fat Red
Is there a high number that compares with number 44 for the quality of players that have worn it:

Platten, Madden J, Osborne, others who I've forgotten, but can anyone offer a better one?

Shane Kerrison.

Nigel Lappin's fairly useful too.

 

[Darky]

Originally posted by Mr Ripper
Shane Kerrison.

Nigel Lappin's fairly useful too.

Mark Brayshaw LOL what a star

Shannon Motlop has been a handy, if underachieving #44 as well.

 

[Grendel]

Mr.R what was Mick 'smirkey' Dwyer (he of the 'lets deprive Roos of a Brownlow' fame) number? From memory that was in the fifties somewhere?

Witts btw was a great get. They (Woods) had a rover who wore 60 in a few games too, not that long ago. A pies fan should know.

Sommerville for the Dogs was 60 as well?

For some reason Faatui Ataata, Enrico Misso and the part blooded asian bloke that played a few games for the Woods in the eighties all seem to recall high numbers.....Either that or its way to late tonight and ive gotta stop watching old tapes while drinking cheap scotch....

Cheap vodka might be the go instead..

 

[Captain Sensible]

Libba wore #60 in his first few senior games.

Peter Caven wore #44 in two premierships for the Crows.

 

[The Doctor]

Originally posted by localyokel
Libba wore #60 in his first few senior games.

I thought he did but wasn't sure. Thanks for the confirmation LY.