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

[El Gringo]

Rucks wearing 1 and 11 works for me, so:

1. Preuss
12. May
16. Kolodjashnij
21. Top 30 pick
23. Top 30 pick
50. The most obscure rookie pick

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

Think the #12 should be retired for next season as a tribute to Col.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Nietschke should be given the #41, as a symbol of the population of his home town now that he's left

 

[dylan93]

12 - May
16 - Kolodjashnij
21 - Preuss
23 - Sparrow
27 - Jordon
32 - Bedford
34 - Nietschke
41 - Hore
43 - C. Wagner
46 - Chandler
47 - Bradtke
48 - Walker

Provided we don't have any number switches of other players, which we tend to see 0-2 each year. Number 1 to be rested for a year and given to our first pick for next year or an FA acquisition or something (I'm looking at you Coniglio). That or put it on ice for K. Farmer in 2020.

 

[PerfectFooty]

For mine

12 - Sparrow
16 - May
21 - Nietschke
23 - Jordon
27 - Kolodjashnij
32 - Bedford
34 - Hore
37 - Preuss
40 - Bradtke
41 - Chandler
43 - C. Wagner
46 - Walker

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

I just realised that the right side of this part of the forum needs an update.
I still hope #12 is retired for next season.

 

[pjfairbairn]

Wouldn't be against offering Fritta or ANB a chance to move to #1 or #12 if they were interested. Or AVB in #1. As in our #1 campaigner.

 

[MarcMaverick]

When are they going to announce the numbers?

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Wouldn't be against offering Fritta or ANB a chance to move to #1 or #12 if they were interested. Or AVB in #1. As in our #1 campaigner.

Is Fritta Fritsch? I thought 31 was a pretty prestigious number at Melbourne, not the sort of number you'd shift out of.

 

[pjfairbairn]

Is Fritta Fritsch? I thought 31 was a pretty prestigious number at Melbourne, not the sort of number you'd shift out of.

Very wise and fair call and one I didn't think through when I had a quick scan of which players had higher numbers...

 

[Headless]

Prediction:

1. May
12. J Smith
16. Kolodjashnij
21. Preuss
23. J Wagner
32. Sparrow
34. Jordon
37. Nietschke
40. C Wagner
41. Hore
44. Bedford
46. Bradtke
47. Chandler
48. Walker

Preference:

1. Preuss
16. Kolodjashnij
21. Bedford
23. Jordon
41. Hore
43. C Wagner
50. Walker
51. Bradtke
68. Nietschke
72. Sparrow
85. Jones
91. Chandler
99. May

 

[cougar000]

Sparrow 32 in his highlights he has 32

 

[Dark Avenger]

Is Fritta Fritsch? I thought 31 was a pretty prestigious number at Melbourne, not the sort of number you'd shift out of.

Paul Wheatley wasn't bad but prestigious?

 

[pjfairbairn]

Paul Wheatley wasn't bad but prestigious?

I bloody loved Paul Wheatley. Always thought he could have been a great KPF

 

[old55]

Prediction:


Preference:

1. Preuss
16. Kolodjashnij
21. Bedford
23. Jordon
41. Hore
43. C Wagner
50. Walker
51. Bradtke
68. Nietschke
72. Sparrow
85. Jones
91. Chandler
99. May

They're locker numbers too, so those >50 are unlikely to happen

 

[TheCount]

They're locker numbers too, so those >50 are unlikely to happen

You don't think they'd install 50 new, unused ones to accomodate? ... That's why we'll never be successful ...

 

[Headless]

They're locker numbers too, so those >50 are unlikely to happen

Truly a sad state of affairs.

 

[PerfectFooty]

The thing i love about Ben Brown is despite the player he has become he's never traded down from the #50.

 

[Headless]

The thing i love about Ben Brown is despite the player he has become he's never traded down from the #50.

Surely deserves an upgrade to the 70s or 80s by now.

 

[ponsdale]

Surely deserves an upgrade to the 70s or 80s by now.

That hairstyle is definitely from the 70s or 80s.

(but that's probably your joke, that I'm only just now getting)

 

[Scythe94]

Respect for whoever trots out in #56.

 

[CWaffles]

Respect for whoever trots out in #56.

The club really love making us wait dont they!

 

[NOVA4]

Cat B rookies for #52 and #56 surely

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

56??

Other than the Essendon top up players I can’t remember a number that high being allocated since list sizes were cut back in the 90s.

 

[old55]

AFAIK 55 is the lowest number never to have played a senior game