That's a good point. Leaves Dale, Jong, English, Williams, Collins, Webb. Webb already below 20. Jong & Dale have shown the most at AFL level thus far
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It seems to me that McLean having played in the '16 flag wearing the number 16 would hold some sentimentality to it.
Come to think of it, playing in any number in a flag side would hold some sentimentality - even 20. Maybe it's just me, but I reckon once you've worn a Guernsey in a flag side, that Guernsey stays yours forever.
Mark Harvey is the only flag player I can think of who went on to change his number (38 to 1, from memory) after playing in a flag.
I'd suggest Bailey Dale for the 2 (skinny, highly skilled country kid) and perhaps hold off the 5 for our newest first round draftee or recruit.
Could now well be 2, 5, 8 & 9 on offer now.
Some good jumper number promotions for 4 kids, unless Trengove takes one.
Bailey Dale should hold number 31, great jumper.
We often forget that great players wore higher numbers like Templeton in #31 and Brian Royal in #33 their whole career. I like the number promotion system we have bur maybe we should extend it out from just the single digit numbers.
We could start by explaining about KT to Bailey and then tell him he's been promoted to his usual jumper number!
I'd like to see Caleb stay at 35 also - Kretiuk, Wheeler - cult heroes and he could well be the best to ever wear it
There's the other example I was trying to think of.
In the 30s I'd have 31, 33, 35 and 39. That's a few but KT, Royal, Wheeler and Libba are bone fide legends of the club who played their entire careers in those number (Libba played a couple of games in 60 I think). Are there any players who wore numbers in the 20s that we would set aside? Or teens? I can't really think of any, apart from Scott Wynd's 15 maybe? And Gary Dempsey's 24. I'm probably over looking a couple of obvious nominations.
I think that it is out of the following and difficult to choose 2:
Caleb Daniel
Bailey Dale
Bailey Williams
Magic McLean
Tim English
Let's say English and McLean.
These people are established in their numbers and I would only change them if they requested.
Jordan Roughead
Tom Boyd
JJ
Liam Picken
Good but not good enough ATM to get a 2 or 5.
Dad Collins
Josh Dunkley
Shane Biggs
Lin Jong
I'd like the premiership players to keep their numbers, no real reason why though.
Williams in 2 and Dale in 5 for me.