Players Numbers

[B.M]

Numbers available

6
18
26
28
30
31
33
36
37
38
39
46


I believe Macrae has 6
Carroll has 18

That’s what they are wearing at training.

Will they just go in order of draft selections?

[Yorkeys]

Might take a while for the odor to come out of #26. Mothball for a while. Yes?

[diddley]

Might take a while for the odor to come out of #26. Mothball for a while. Yes?

Numbers get held for great players, like Riewoldt and Spud after his death recently.

Better to hand it to a new player, and let them forge a new history in it.
Also, let’s see Alix burn it up over his career, so we can say “Josh who?”

[TheGreatZacsby]

Might take a while for the odor to come out of #26. Mothball for a while. Yes?

Numbers get held for great players, like Riewoldt and Spud after his death recently.

Better to hand it to a new player, and let them forge a new history in it.
Also, let’s see Alix burn it up over his career, so we can say “Josh who?”

18 for Travaglia in the name of Goddard?

[chook23]

A lot of players that have moved on did not have significant jumper numbers or make them significant

[WellardSaint]

would they give 6 to Garcia for example?
I expect last year's draftees like Garcia, Wilson etc would keep their numbers.

[B.M]

6 & 18 are taken

[Otiman]

I feel like we complicate player numbers. It could be easy.

Any vacant historically important numbers 1, 2, 4, 12, 35 decided by a club committee and captain (includes decision to leave vacant)
Current players get a chance to request vacant spots, and the leadership team decides if there's more than one person asking for a vacant number.
Repeat until all current players have shuffled
Then all other players assigned numbers in draft order

[avid]

I feel like we complicate player numbers. It could be easy.

Any vacant historically important numbers 1, 2, 4, 12, 35 decided by a club committee and captain (includes decision to leave vacant)
Current players get a chance to request vacant spots, and the leadership team decides if there's more than one person asking for a vacant number.
Repeat until all current players have shuffled
Then all other players assigned numbers in draft order

3, 5, 7 and 10 also seem historically important to me.
But I totally agree with your suggested process.
Committee should include the club historian. (Peculiar trends and traditions should be identified and cultivated.)

[D.B.Cooper]

31. has to go to 'Jeff' Tauru

[Otiman]

I feel like we complicate player numbers. It could be easy.

Any vacant historically important numbers 1, 2, 4, 12, 35 decided by a club committee and captain (includes decision to leave vacant)
Current players get a chance to request vacant spots, and the leadership team decides if there's more than one person asking for a vacant number.
Repeat until all current players have shuffled
Then all other players assigned numbers in draft order

3, 5, 7 and 10 also seem historically important to me.
But I totally agree with your suggested process.
Committee should include the club historian. (Peculiar trends and traditions should be identified and cultivated.)

Yes no doubt, my apologies to some club greats.

[B.M]

Tauru wore 31 for VC this season.

[B.M]

Numbers they were wearing at training

5-Tobie Travaglia
6-Jack Macrae
18-Jack Carroll
28-James Barrat
33-Patrick Said
37-Hugh Boxshall
38-Alex Dodson

Did not see Alix Tauru (in gym not training)

39-Elwood Peckett
50-Harry Boyd

[chook23]

B.M.

Boyd apparently is a solid build

Does he look AFL ruck height

SANFL his height was not a concerned but it may have been off set by his strength at that level

[B.M]

He’s a big body, not overly tall.

I was also surprised by Dodson, not as tall as I thought he’d be. Not sure he’s as tall as Marshall, definitely not 203.

King and Heath are visibly tall. 6’8”

[magnifisaint]

He’s a big body, not overly tall.

I was also surprised by Dodson, not as tall as I thought he’d be. Not sure he’s as tall as Marshall, definitely not 203.

King and Heath are visibly tall. 6’8”

It's called an optical illusion. Why would they cheat on his height?

[B.M]

Listed heights are commonly inaccurate

[darylcowie]

31. has to go to 'Jeff' Tauru

I'm not sure that flying for hangers (Tauru) and coathangers (Sarua) are similar traits at all!

[silverhalo]

31. has to go to 'Jeff' Tauru

I'm not sure that flying for hangers (Tauru) and coathangers (Sarua) are similar traits at all!

Similarities would definitely be in the name only

[silverhalo]

31. has to go to 'Jeff' Tauru

I'm not sure that flying for hangers (Tauru) and coathangers (Sarua) are similar traits at all!

Terrific player was Pup - not overly endowed with skill but he was as honest as a day is long - always gave his all