News New Player Numbers - Why no #18?

[Macjoe]

Crows confirm guernsey numbers for recruits

Two new recruits receive guernsey numbers

www.afc.com.au

The club has finalised the player numbers. Sam Berry is swapping his old 21 for Fischer McAsey's #3. Tyler Brown is picking up #21 and Mark Keane is going to take #48. That pleases me, I'm glad Matthew Jaensch's old number is back - Keane had #48 at Collingwood, too.
I am surprised #18 is not taken. Surely a prestigious number: Rodney Maynard, Troy Bond, Graham Johncock and most recently, Eddie.
Why not allocate such a famous number?

 

[Mutineer]

Crows confirm guernsey numbers for recruits

Two new recruits receive guernsey numbers

www.afc.com.au

The club has finalised the player numbers. Sam Berry is swapping his old 21 for Fischer McAsey's #3. Tyler Brown is picking up #21 and Mark Keane is going to take #48. That pleases me, I'm glad Matthew Jaensch's old number is back - Keane had #48 at Collingwood, too.
I am surprised #18 is not taken. Surely a prestigious number: Rodney Maynard, Troy Bond, Graham Johncock and most recently, Eddie.
Why not allocate such a famous number?

Might be hoping Tariek makes the big step up this season?

 

[Moonwatcher]

Crows confirm guernsey numbers for recruits

Two new recruits receive guernsey numbers

www.afc.com.au

The club has finalised the player numbers. Sam Berry is swapping his old 21 for Fischer McAsey's #3. Tyler Brown is picking up #21 and Mark Keane is going to take #48. That pleases me, I'm glad Matthew Jaensch's old number is back - Keane had #48 at Collingwood, too.
I am surprised #18 is not taken. Surely a prestigious number: Rodney Maynard, Troy Bond, Graham Johncock and most recently, Eddie.
Why not allocate such a famous number?

Want a great indigenous player to emerge and take it.

 

[1990crow]

Want a great indigenous player to emerge and take it.

Kosi Pickett?

 

[Moonwatcher]

Kosi Pickett?

This a possibility?

 

[pablo disco bar]

Crows confirm guernsey numbers for recruits

Two new recruits receive guernsey numbers

www.afc.com.au

The club has finalised the player numbers. Sam Berry is swapping his old 21 for Fischer McAsey's #3. Tyler Brown is picking up #21 and Mark Keane is going to take #48. That pleases me, I'm glad Matthew Jaensch's old number is back - Keane had #48 at Collingwood, too.
I am surprised #18 is not taken. Surely a prestigious number: Rodney Maynard, Troy Bond, Graham Johncock and most recently, Eddie.
Why not allocate such a famous number?

Keane wore 11 and 47 at the pies

 

[Crow till I die]

Why no 119?

They should have offered it to Rankine as he has the tools to tear port a new one in the showdowns for a long time to come

 

[cm_perfect]

Why no 119?

They should have offered it to Rankine as he has the tools to tear port a new one in the showdowns for a long time to come

I would love for them to wear the wharf pylons in their showdown this year and have Tex romp the 119 on the guernsey (assuming it’s his last year)

The media would be all over it!! Club Teal love it when we steal their thunder.

 

[Scorpus]

Is there an AFL rule that prevents player numbers higher than 50?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Why no 119?

They should have offered it to Rankine as he has the tools to tear port a new one in the showdowns for a long time to come

We should do a showdown warm up in a 119 top just for laughs...

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

Is there an AFL rule that prevents player numbers higher than 50?

Shaun Rehn has no time for “rules”

 

[Scorpus]

Shaun Rehn has no time for “rules”

Even that made sense though because our list had over 50 players back then.

Does the AFL ban a player from choosing, say, number 78?

 

[StonesThrow]

Is there an AFL rule that prevents player numbers higher than 50?

It's weird isn't it? Surely there's someone out there who is like * it, I want to wear 62. Why would a club say no?

 

[Danger in Texas]

Even that made sense though because our list had over 50 players back then.

Does the AFL ban a player from choosing, say, number 78?

Or at the other end of the scale - can a player choose 0 or 00?

That’s the NBA fan in me coming out

 

[Scorpus]

Or at the other end of the scale - can a player choose 0 or 00?

That’s the NBA fan in me coming out

What about negative numbers, or irrational or complex numbers?

Could we see a player roll out wearing number i or e or π?

 

[ad victoriam]

Is there an AFL rule that prevents player numbers higher than 50?

The highest registered number ever worn is 82, by Richmond's Ernie Taylor in one game in round 10, 1925.
In total, 10 players have worn a number 60 or higher, but the second-highest jumper number was 65, which was worn in one game by Collingwood's Andrew Witts in round 15, 1985.
Eight players have worn the number 60 across AFL/VFL history.

 

[cmndstab]

I guess if they have an #82, they need to have a locker with that number on it too.

 

[Jars458]

We should do a showdown warm up in a 119 top just for laughs...

Prefer 83 in honour of the only Showdown final.

 

[GreyCrow]

Why no 119?

They should have offered it to Rankine as he has the tools to tear port a new one in the showdowns for a long time to come

We're not Adelaide University

 

[Macjoe]

Kosi Pickett?

This a possibility?

Melbourne board thinks uncontracted Kosi might be gone at the end of the year. Unfortunately WA, to Freo, seems more likely than to us, given he grew up there and is mates with Henry and Jackson.
We can hope.

 

[GROTTO]

Even that made sense though because our list had over 50 players back then.

Does the AFL ban a player from choosing, say, number 78?

I could be wrong, but I think Rehn had the highest official number in an official AFL game.

IIRC our list was 52 in our inaugural year?

Its the highest number won by an AFL player in a winning AFL Premiership side. Unlikely to ever be broken.

 

[JPetro83]

Kosi Pickett?

Port have him stitched up unfortunately

 

[Gary123]

Port have him stitched up unfortunately

When is he out of contract? It would be hard for Port Power to get him this year considering their first pick is Collingwoods 2nd, so probably a pick in the 30s

 

[JPetro83]

When is he out of contract? It would be hard for Port Power to get him this year considering their first pick is Collingwoods 2nd, so probably a pick in the 30s

Contracted until end of this year I think

 

[Samcro24]

What about negative numbers, or irrational or complex numbers?

Could we see a player roll out wearing number i or e or π?

More players should wear Roman numerals. Like Seedsman.