Numbers up??

[ljm2]

When will we know who gets what number etc..

 

[CHBench]

Probs have to check out training. I know though they get their numbers 'officially' presented to them at Family Day.
Apparently though Tommy Lynch has 29.

 

[CHBench]

New numbers:

4 - VACANT
9 - VACANT
17 - BEGLEY, COLM (NEW)
21 - HEYNE, NICK (NEW)
22 - RAY, FARREN (NEW)
28 - STANLEY, RHYS (NEW)
29 - LYNCH, TOM (NEW)
30 - HOWARD, BRAD (ROOKIE)
35 - VACANT
39 - SMITH, ALISTAIR (NEW)
41 - CAHILL, PAUL (NEW)
43 - DAWSON, ZAC (NEW ROOKIE)
47 - SIMPKIN, TOM (NEW ROOKIE)
48 - McGRATH, BLAKE (NEW ROOKIE)
49 - GAERTNER, STEVEN (NEW ROOKIE)
50 - TUNGATALUM, ROSS (NEW ROOKIE)
51 - McGARRY, SAM (NEW ROOKIE)

http://saints.com.au/tabid/5315/default.aspx?newsid=70986

From what i can see, no one changed numbers.

 

[HoldenMCaulfield]

35 - VACANT

I had such a great day so far until this brought me back into reality...

 

[Bachar43]

Good to see some jumper numbers in the 50's again!
Tangatalum should keep no. 50 if he makes an impact next year.

 

[Jimmy 35]

I had such a great day so far until this brought me back into reality...

lol i had the exact same emotion

 

[ljm2]

why are 4 and 9 still vacant?!

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

None of the good players wanna change numbers, and none of the lesser players are deemed good enough to acquire them?

 

[Persevering Saint]

We sometimes forget that #4 actually has the same status for most of our supporters as #35 now has. Baldock, Plugger, Thompson.

 

[I wuz there in 66]

We sometimes forget that #4 actually has the same status for most of our supporters as #35 now has. Baldock, Plugger, Thompson.

You forgot Barry Breen.

 

[Persevering Saint]

Ah, I KNEW i was forgetting someone! Thanks '66. Can you tell me the significant #9s? I've got a sneaking suspicion Ian Stewart was a 9, but I couldn't confirm it.

 

[the_riddler]

Ah, I KNEW i was forgetting someone! Thanks '66. Can you tell me the significant #9s? I've got a sneaking suspicion Ian Stewart was a 9, but I couldn't confirm it.

Lazar Vidovic

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

Ah, I KNEW i was forgetting someone! Thanks '66. Can you tell me the significant #9s? I've got a sneaking suspicion Ian Stewart was a 9, but I couldn't confirm it.

Damien Kitschke!

 

[Plugger35]

Lazar Vidovic

With the G-Train and the crazy car salesman Lazar Vidovic wearing the no.9 jumper, we probably should reserve it for cult heroes only. Not sure if any of the new recruits live up to that mantle yet.

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

With the G-Train and the crazy car salesman Lazar Vidovic wearing the no.9 jumper, we probably should reserve it for cult heroes only. Not sure if any of the new recruits live up to that mantle yet.

Eljay Connors brother!

 

[CHBench]

I love this photo of Eljay.

 

[Plugger35]

Eljay Connors brother!

Yes good call, I forgot about your young protege L2M4G. Eljay would be a natural to fill the shoes of G-Train and big Lazar. Brings that same crazy wildman quality to the team that those guys did and has cult hero written all over him.

 

[I wuz there in 66]

Ah, I KNEW i was forgetting someone! Thanks '66. Can you tell me the significant #9s? I've got a sneaking suspicion Ian Stewart was a 9, but I couldn't confirm it.

Ian Stewart was #5

Ian Synman, John McIntosh and the Revolution song from the Beatles White Album were #9

 

[Squizz]

In addition to Lazar and Fraser, we had Val Perovic, Max Crow, Damian Monkhorst and Milan Faletic as No. 9 cult figures (of sorts).

In No. 4 Wells Eicke was a 3 time B&F and captain-coach after debuting at 15yo, Bill Cubbins won 4 B&Fs, and Vic Cumberland was OK (AFL Hall of Famer).

We've had some pretty handy types pull on No 35 - David Grant, Paul Callery, Russell Greene, and of course Scratcher Neal (who had to hand it on to Banger in 1989).

Funny that the only other Harvey to play for St Kilda in over 100 years was Banger's brother.

Another useless stat - Nathan Burke wore No 52 in 1987, and who wore it in 1988? (Banger)

 

[Squizz]

Is the No. 99 allocated to Ooh Aah (on Saints website) for real?

Maybe they figure that as Ross Tunga is No. 50, and Blake is almost twice his height than he needs the big digits.

Or given a few No. 9 players have received cult hero status in years gone by, that he will be doubly popular?

I do wish Max had been given No. 86. Then Blake (agent 99) could be forgiven for proclaiming "Ooohh Max!!!".

But then there's no way Ooh Aah would fit in the "Cone of Silence".

 

[Squizz]

"Now Blake - I want you to crouch down low and hide behind players like Cain Ackland used to do, and then spring out from behind like a tiger!!!"