Strange player number behaviour

[Miguel Sanchez]

BUMP. Angus Litherland can be added to players to wear 3 different numbers at one club.

#42 (2011-2012)
#31 (2013-2015)
#17 (2016-present)

And Zach Webster (45-36-31) and Dallas Willsmore (43-38-20).

Both have had three numbers in three years on the list, haven't played a senior game in any of them.

 

[Marklar_33]

Thought this was worth bumping with the Essendon top-up players set to wear numbers going up to #77 (Sam Michael). If they end up playing home and away matches they'll be by far the highest numbers ever worn.

Top up Bombers:
47. Marcus Marigliani
50. James Polkinghorne
51. Aaron Heppell
54. Josh Freezer
55. Anthony Tipungwuti
56. Jordan Schroder
58. Sam Tagliabue
72. Clint Jones
73. Mitch Brown
74. Mitch Clisby
75. Jared Petrenko
76. James Magner
77. Sam Michael

Sam Michael ended up playing, but in #56, therefore equaling the highest number at Essendon

GWS' Zac Williams started out in #51 also

 

[Marklar_33]

Also, highest for Gold Coast: #55 Nathan Ablett

And for the OP, different numbers in season. Xavier Clarke 2003 (#20, #3)

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Sam Michael ended up playing, but in #56, therefore equaling the highest number at Essendon

GWS' Zac Williams started out in #51 also

My post you quoted was from the 2015 NAB Challenge.

 

[Marklar_33]

My post you quoted was from the 2015 NAB Challenge.

Oh yes, I see now

I didn't read any other names bar Sam Michael...

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Post 2012, I noticed something weird after the trades happened.

Hamish McIntosh, 1 --> 17.
Shannon Byrnes, 17 --> 10.
Cale Morton, 10 --> 40.
Tom Hickey, 40 --> 1.

 

[barrackers]

May have missed them browsing this thread, but in terms of 3 jumpers numbers at one club Macaffer and Elliott are another two.

Macaffer - 45 (2007-08), 30 (2009-12), 3 (2013-16)
Elliott - 35 (2012), 19 (2013-2014), 5 (2015-)

 

[radiojake]

Semi-related in terms of players moving to bigger numbers, but I always thought this one was interesting. Before the start of the 1997(?) season, Kym Koster, Tyson Edwards and Matthew Robran did a 3-way swap of numbers, presumably to let Matthew wear hid dad's no 10.

Robran 5 --> 10
Koster 9 --> 5
Edwards 10 --> 9

Edwards never had #10 - that was Chris McDermott's number but he got cleaned out when Blight arrived -

Robran jumped at the chance to grab 10 (as it was his old man's #), so then Koster took 5. Edwards was wearing 37(? - or something close) and then took the available 9 jumber

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Not a guernsey number but a Date Of Birth and Date Of Death thing.

One time Footscray forward Bill Wood was born on 09-11 and died on 11-09.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Thought I'd bump this and ask something.

Why did Aaron Sandilands wear No. 13 for 2002 and moved to his more remembered No. 31 for 2003?

 

[35Daicos]

Thought I'd bump this and ask something.

Why did Aaron Sandilands wear No. 13 for 2002 and moved to his more remembered No. 31 for 2003?

Simon Eastaugh had no. 31 in 2002 but was no longer on the Fremantle list in 2003, allowing Sandilands to move from 13 to 31. Perhaps there's no more to it than that?!

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Simon Eastaugh had no. 31 in 2002 but was no longer on the Fremantle list in 2003, allowing Sandilands to move from 13 to 31. Perhaps there's no more to it than that?!

Ah k that makes sense.

Thought it was weird asking for a number low on the list.

 

[Post padding]

Simon Eastaugh had no. 31 in 2002 but was no longer on the Fremantle list in 2003, allowing Sandilands to move from 13 to 31. Perhaps there's no more to it than that?!

Or maybe the Big Ruckman is Dyslexic [emoji51]

 

[benji2]

Thought I'd bump this and ask something.

Why did Aaron Sandilands wear No. 13 for 2002 and moved to his more remembered No. 31 for 2003?

He's pretty fly for a white guy?

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[Generalissimo]

The game and goal records for #44 are a little unusual.

For games, Justin Madden is tied with Corey Enright (332 career games).

For goals, it's Stephen Milne tied with Richard Osborne (574 apiece).

 

[Lore]

Adam Cooney started at Essendon in 13, which was probably the nearest available number to his old number 17 that he wore at the Bulldogs. 17 became available in 2016 and he moved back to that number, before retiring at the end of the year.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

One for this thread I think: Shane Edwards will switch to #67 for the Dreamtime match, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the referendum on indigenous recognition.

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-08/tiger-edwards-to-don-new-number-in-dreamtime-clash

 

[Marklar_33]

I like this, but it still shits me that they didn't allow McCartney to wear #88

 

[RedmanWasHere]

I like this, but it still shits me that they didn't allow McCartney to wear #88

Didn't the Roos have the numbers 88 and 202 on the front or was that specifically for Jason?


Edit.

 

[GreyCrow]

An interesting one I heard. Brent Harvey (29) took over the Games record from Kevin Bartlett ( 29)

Matthew Pavlich (29) holds the Games Record for a WA based player

 

[Marklar_33]

Didn't the Roos have the numbers 88 and 202 on the front or was that specifically for Jason?


Edit.

That was a compromise, but he wanted to wear 88 on his back. Stunned that it was disallowed

 

[brutus76]

Hirdy wearing #45 in the Fosters Cup Grand Final 1993 then when he kicked 5.5 and was the match winner they game him #5.

 

[35Daicos]

Hirdy wearing #45 in the Fosters Cup Grand Final 1993 then when he kicked 5.5 and was the match winner they game him #5.

James Hird was in #49 in that game (his no. from 1992). Mark Mercuri was in #45, then also made a big move (to no. 2).

 

[GreyCrow]

Would statisticians include the jumper numbers worn by Franklin and Burgoyne? Both are wearing 67 tonight

 

[Marklar_33]

Would statisticians include the jumper numbers worn by Franklin and Burgoyne? Both are wearing 67 tonight

Dane Rampe is wearing 50 also