Opinion Player Numbers

[Marmozet]

 

[Portmagpies36]

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Did Peter Burgoyne senior wear no 7 in the late 70’s?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Did Peter Burgoyne senior wear no 7 in the late 70’s?

No, Chris Natt and Mark Dawson.

 

[Jojay]

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Peter still in great nick! That does not look like a father/ son photo.

 

[Portmagpies36]

Yes you remember correctly. Philpy wore 13 for the Magpies. He also wore 22 for a while and 13 again.

13 - Orazio Fantasia, Wylie Buzza, Todd Marshall, Cam O'Shea, Mitchell Farmer, Ben Eckermann, Danny Morton, Chris Hall, Rohan Smith, Geoff Blethyn, Brad Gotch, Neville Phillips, Phil Robertson, Len Warren, Bob Philp, Eddie Woloczek, ‘Punch’ Mucklow, Ned Hender, Bill McFarlane, Roger Clift, Bob Philp, John McBain, Dean Trowse

The numbers game

It's always interesting to see people's attachment to player numbers, as was raised in one of the 2009 number threads. I thought it might be fun to see how many player names we can attach to the numbers, and have a bit of a historical roll call of PAFC players and the numbers they wore. Feel...

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Rohan Smith stands out like the proverbial in that list.
Another player who did the no 13 proud was Mark Dolling in the 2000’s

 

[Portmagpies36]

No, Chris Natt and Mark Dawson.

Chris Natt when did he become no 8?

 

[Jojay]

 

[simba_]

the prestigious number makes you think he'll be given a proper go which is awesome, very exciting

 

[JimmyBC]

Peter still in great nick! That does not look like a father/ son photo.

If you just landed from Timbuktu & someone told you it was his 35 year old brother you wouldn't blink.

 

[MrPower]

69er everyone's a winner

The metric equivalent is 181!

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Chris Natt when did he become no 8?

I think when Russell came back from North Melbourne. Bucky was captain, so Russell went back to his old number. Dawson only played the 1979 season with Port.

 

[Lefti93]

Jase needs a massive pre-season. Wing spot is definitely his if he wants it enough.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I thought Jase was looking bigger in that pic from behind. 5kg is a fair jump this early in a pre-season.

 

[raptalia]

Rohan Smith stands out like the proverbial in that list.
Another player who did the no 13 proud was Mark Dolling in the 2000’s

Roger Clift was also fairly useful. B&F winner in 1954 and a Premiership player in 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957. According to Fos Williams Roger Clift played his first league game at 15!

 

[RossFC]

Port Adelaide confirms new guernsey numbers for 2024

Family ties, new faces and returning digits feature in the locker changes at Alberton this season.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

 

[1954]

I think when Russell came back from North Melbourne. Bucky was captain, so Russell went back to his old number. Dawson only played the 1979 season with Port.

Do you know which player wore the number 7 before Dave Gill?

I can recall him wearing that number from the early 1960's until he retired in 1967 and then it was given to Russell in 1968, but apparently Dave first wore it as early as 1957.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Do you know which player wore the number 7 before Dave Gill?

I can recall him wearing that number from the early 1960's until he retired in 1967 and then it was given to Russell in 1968, but apparently Dave first wore it as early as 1957.

This is the list of wearers of #7 that I have ... Billy Whicker played 1931-40, Peter Marrett 1947-53 and 1955, Alan Blagrove 1955-59 so I suspect it was one of the latter two. Although John Dewhirst also played during the 6 in a row era (1957-58, in the 1957 premiership team).

07 - Xavier Duursma, Brad Ebert, Peter Burgoyne, Brett Chalmers, John Rombotis, Russell Ebert, Steven Curtis, Roger Delaney, Chris Natt, Mark Dawson, Dave Gill, Billy Whicker, Peter Marrett, Allan Blagrove, John Dewhirst

 

[1954]

This is the list of wearers of #7 that I have ... Billy Whicker played 1931-40, Peter Marrett 1947-53 and 1955, Alan Blagrove 1955-59 so I suspect it was one of the latter two. Although John Dewhirst also played during the 6 in a row era (1957-58, in the 1957 premiership team).

07 - Xavier Duursma, Brad Ebert, Peter Burgoyne, Brett Chalmers, John Rombotis, Russell Ebert, Steven Curtis, Roger Delaney, Chris Natt, Mark Dawson, Dave Gill, Billy Whicker, Peter Marrett, Allan Blagrove, John Dewhirst

I can remember seeing `Blossom' Blagrove play for the Maggies in the 1950's, but I can't recall his jumper number.

As a player he was in the old fashioned knock em down, pick em up, and knock em down again category who apparently worked on one of the Port river tugboats, and was one of a number of Magpie players of that time who played in more than one senior, and reserves premiership teams.

 

[TeeKray]

Marlon Motlop

Marlon Motlop

Age

34

Ht

179cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.4

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.4

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.4

3star

wore 7 between Burgoyne and Ebert.

 

[Grave Danger]

Marlon Motlop wore 7 between Burgoyne and Ebert.

In the AFL, or SANFL? This shows he wore 11:

AFL Tables - All Time Player List - Port Adelaide

 

[TeeKray]

In the AFL, or SANFL? This shows he wore 11:

AFL Tables - All Time Player List - Port Adelaide

He wore 11 initially but then took the 7 and didn't play a game in it. At least that's my memory of it.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

He wore 11 initially but then took the 7 and didn't play a game in it. At least that's my memory of it.

I’ve got Nathan Krakouer taking the number 7 in 2010 and then Motlop in 2011, before Ebert in 2012. Krakouer played a few games but Motlop didn’t.

 

[Alyx]

 

[1954]

I had a look at the official club website for the first time in a while last night to confirm the new player numbers, and in one of the paragraphs about the new draftees our home ground is referred to as `Albertonm.'