There are at least nine guernsey numbers up for grabs at Port Adelaide for 2019 giving the club’s three new recruits plenty of choice.
Scott Lycett could take on the number 29 he wore in 75 games at West Coast after the departure of Jasper Pittard but Dougal Howard currently occupies the number 32 that Sam Mayes wore in 101 games for Brisbane, and Matthew Broadbent has made the number 5 his, meaning Ryan Burton is unlikely to be able to keep the number he wore at Hawthorn.
While generally players opt for numbers inside 45, former forward Lindsay Thomas gave up number 48 when he retired at the end of the season, making him one of the rare breed to seek a higher number.
Here is a brief overview of the numbers the new recruits could take on.
Number 3
Previously worn by – Jake Neade
Premiership players – Harry Eaton, Angelo Congear, Peter Bampton, Carl Wightman, Edward Hender, Brian Coldwell, Dean Trowse, Alan Blagrove, Trevor Obst, Randall Gerlach, Stephen Clifford, Andrew Obst, Gavin Wanganeen, Fabian Francis
100 gamers – Angelo Congear, Peter Bampton, Carl Wightman, Lew Roberts, Trevor Obst, Randall Gerlach, Stephen Clifford, Brett Montgomery, Stephen Salopek
Number 18
Previously worn by – Jimmy Toumpas
Premiership players – Jack Londrigan, Gordon Beck, Norman Terrell, Mervyn Hay, James Doyle, Ken Obst, Ivor Dangerfield, Marx Kretschmer, Tom Garland, norman Tull, Eric Freeman, David Granger, Richard Ambrose, Kane Cornes
100 gamers – Tom Garland, Eric Freeman, David Granger, Kane Cornes
Number 20
Previously worn by – Chad Wingard
Premiership players – Horace Pope, Peter Bampton, Sid Ween, Bob Quinn, Claude Greening, Neville Hayes, Greg Phillips, Trent Ormond-Allen, Dean Brogan
100 gamers – Neville Hayes, Wayne Broadbridge, Dean Brogan, Chad Wingard
Number 21
Previously worn by – Jared Polec
Premiership players – Jack Ashley, Leslie Dayman, Allan Reval, Lloyd Rudd, Josh Robinson, Jeff Potter, Len Warren, Mark Wiliams, David Brown, Michael Wilson
100 gamers – Alan ‘Bull’ Reval, Brick Hoffman, Dean Trowse, Jeff Potter, David Brown, Michael Wilson
Number 29
Previously worn by – Jasper Pittard
Premiership players – Robert Dolan, Ben Harris, Robert West, Adam Kingsley
100 gamers – Paul Marrett, Ben Harris, Adam Kingsley, Jasper Pittard
Number 34
Previously worn by – Will Snelling
Premiership players – Nathan Buckley
100 gamers – Shayne Biasci
Number 36
Previously worn by – Jack Hombsch
Premiership players – Stephen Carter
100 gamers – Stephen Carter, Nick Stevens, Michael Pettigrew
Number 41
Previously worn by – Dom Barry
Premiership players – Clive Waterhouse
100 gamers - nil
Number 45
Previously worn by – Emmanuel Irra
Premiership players – nil
100 gamers - nil
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