Universal Love Player Numbers – 2024 update (sponsored by Tulip)

[Tulip]

Updated.

 

[Jesslc]

Surely give petracca 5.

 

[Canary]

Melksham to 27
Kennedy to 13
Bugg (if we get him) to 18

 

[TheCount]

I'd like to see Melksham take 13 ... on the proviso that he regularly wears a long sleeved guernsey and rolls the sleeves up!

 

[MarcMaverick]

You forgot the glove. Never forget the glove.

 

[PerfectFooty]

5 and 18 are numbers i think we should rest for a year. Although i wouldn't mind giving one of those two for someone we draft at pick 6

 

[Headless]

Put Hogan in something ridiculous like 58.
Petracca in 67.
Melksham in 92.

 

[LeverPuller]

Hogan in 69 cos he is a sex god

 

[Tulip]

22,000 posts and all I get is this crappy numbers thread.

Worth it.

 

[Proper Gander]

5 and 18 are numbers i think we should rest for a year. Although i wouldn't mind giving one of those two for someone we draft at pick 6

Didn't 18 once belong to Stretch Sr? If I'm right, rest it by all means, but then it would be nice to go to Billy. Obviously, the jumper would be a bit big but I was thinking a different jumper but the same number because they have technology at Melbourne that does stuff like that now.

 

[PerfectFooty]

Didn't 18 once belong to Stretch Sr? If I'm right, rest it by all means, but then it would be nice to go to Billy. Obviously, the jumper would be a bit big but I was thinking a different jumper but the same number because they have technology at Melbourne that does stuff like that now.

Yep you are correct, Green also had it before Crossy

 

[d33my]

I actually like Petracca in the 26, if he's as good as people say he is he'll make it his own.

Give Melksham 13 I reckon. Kennedy 32.

 

[Bartram_Class]

Yze was a gun.

 

[wheaters31]

I actually like Petracca in the 26, if he's as good as people say he is he'll make it his own.

Give Melksham 13 I reckon. Kennedy 32.

Kennedy recently changed his twitter username from 'benkennedy7' to 'benkennedy35'. So I'll predict he takes 35. Melksham 18. Bugg 13.

 

[ponsdale]

Stretch to 18
P3 to 5

Not fussed about the rest, yet.

 

[PerfectFooty]

player numbers
18 - Melksham
32 - Bugg
35 - Kennedy
44 - Joel Smith

Petracca moves to 5

 

[ponsdale]

Stretch to 18
P3 to 5

Not fussed about the rest, yet.

Well I was waaay off the mark.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Presumably pick 3 and pick 7 will have first dibs on 13, 26, and 27.

 

[Sellout Scully]

For various teams and clubs:
-Darcy Parish has worn #4 and #19
-Charlie Curnow has worn #29 and #42
-Sam Weideman has worn #13 and #31
-Aaron Francis has worn #38
-Clayton Oliver was worn #10

If we draft Parish, Oliver or Curnow they'll have to change numbers, however if we draft Weideman or Francis they can stick to their numbers.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

If we draft Parish, Oliver or Curnow they'll have to change numbers, however if we draft Weideman or Francis they can stick to their numbers.

Someone alert the press! Has Jason Taylor been informed yet?!

 

[Headless]

If anybody was going to change into #5, I was hoping for vandenBerg.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

If anybody was going to change into #5, I was hoping for vandenBerg.

Vandenberg would want the 21.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

I don't like this giving high numbers to high profile players thing, especially draftees. It's marketable for the club, sure, but there's obviously some kind of unspoken rule whereby lower picks/rookies/DFAs/steak knives aren't allowed to take higher numbers. IMP it should be a club policy that all first year players just get the lowest numbers available by default, and then after their first season they can change if they've earned it.

 

[Tulip]

Charlie Curnow has to be 13 if he's drafted. I don't know why, but it seems bang on.

I don't like this giving high numbers to high profile players thing, especially draftees. It's marketable for the club, sure, but there's obviously some kind of unspoken rule whereby lower picks/rookies/DFAs/steak knives aren't allowed to take higher numbers. IMP it should be a club policy that all first year players just get the lowest numbers available by default, and then after their first season they can change if they've earned it.

Agree, but also disagree. Think anything below the teens should be off-limits for new draftees. Its how Hawthorn does it under Clarko, IIRC. Though they haven't had a high draftee in ages so its mostly pick 16-18...

 

[Big Jim 11]

The club announces Petracca takes the number 5 because he wants to be like CP3

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