Well, Luke Mitchell anyway, he is taking Fev's old #25 top

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsar ... fault.aspx

Supposedly the other numbers of our other draftees will be revealed today too.

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We have our new 25!

Bit of presure on Mitchell now that he's taken on No. 25... The boy could ve done with out the burden of wearing Fev's old number, but thems the breaks I guess...

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A number is just a number - You make your own history in it. No extra pressure b/c of 25 - If we go down that path we become St Kilda and Richmond.

Having said that - the vacant numbers are

9
10
14
15
16-Probably won't be used this year - Saved for Dylan Buckley
20
25 - Mitchell
26
28
34 - Should rest for a year out of respect to the great man
35
37
39

I expect Ellard to move to a lower jumper.

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Ecclesiastes 1:4, "One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but The Blues abide forever."

Number 10 should be rested for an eternity.

The Carlton Football Club’s latest recruits have been presented with their new guernsey numbers.

carltonfc.com.au, can announce that the Blues’ have presented its seven new recruits with the number, 10, 15, 16, 24, 25 and 34.

Number 10 - Matthew Watson
Premierships: 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972
Premiership Players: Paddy O'Brien, Jim Francis, Clinton Wines, Fred Stafford, Adrian Gallagher
Best and Fairests: Jim Francis - 1935, 1940, John James - 1955, 1960, 1961, Adrian Gallagher - 1970
100-Game Players: Paddy O'Brien, Jim Francis, Fred Stafford, John James, Adrian Gallagher

Number 15 - Jeremy Laidler
Premierships: 1914, 1915, 1945, 1947, 1970, 1981, 1982
Premiership Players: Ernie Jamieson, Charlie Fisher, Vin Brown, Phil Pinnell, Val Perovic
Best and Fairests: Bruce Comben - 1957, 1958, David Teague - 2004
100-Game Players: Jim Marchbank, Maurie Johnson, Vin Brown, Bruce Comben, Phil Pinnell

Number 16 - Andrew Collins
Premierships: 1915, 1945, 1968, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1995
Premiership Players: Charlie Hammond, Jim Mooring, Brian Kekovich, Jim Buckley, Scott Camporeale
Best and Fairests: Jim Mooring - 1942, Jim Buckley - 1982, Scott Camporeale - 2000
100-Game Players: Billy Payne, Charlie Hammond, Jim Mooring, Maurie Sankey, Jim Buckley, Scott Camporeale

Number 24 - Patrick McCarthy
Premierships: 1914, 1915, 1945
Premiership Players: Charlie Hammond, Billy Robinson, Ron Savage
Best and Fairests: Ron Savage - 1945, Matthew Allan - 1999
100-Game Players: Ron Savage, Matthew Allan, Nick Stevens

Number 25 -Luke Mitchell
Premierships: 1914, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979
Premiership Players: Alf Baud, Jim Baird, Alex Jesaulenko
Best and Fairests: Alex Jesaulenko - 1975
100-Game Players: Jim Baird, George Ferry, Alex Jesaulenko, Brendan Fevola

Number 26 - Andrew McInnes
Premierships: 1914, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1987
Premiership Players: George Calwell, Jim Park, Jim Clark, David Rhys-Jones
Best and Fairests: Jim Clark - 1951
100-Game Players: Ray Brew, Jim Park, Jim Clark, David Rhys-Jones

Number 34 - Nick Duigan
Premierships: 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982
Premiership Players: Ian Robertson, Alex Marcou
Best and Fairests: -
100-Game Players: Ian Robertson, Alex Marcou, Ron De Iulio ,Simon Wiggins

In other jumper number changes, Kane Lucas will move from number 24 down to number 9, a number he wore as a junior. The move also sees him join six other first round draft picks in a single digit number.

And a Premiership family connection sees Brock McLean change numbers from 7 to 14. Brock’s Grandfather, Rod McLean, wore number 14 on 128 occasions between 1935 and 1946 including in the 1938 and 1945 Premiership teams, while his Uncle, Ricky McLean wore the guernsey number in 19 matches between 1966 and 1971

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Ecclesiastes 1:4, "One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but The Blues abide forever."

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsar ... fault.aspx

Number 10 - Matthew Watson

Number 15 - Jeremy Laidler

Number 16 - Andrew Collins (slightly surprising given Buckley)

Number 24 - Patrick McCarthy

Number 25 -Luke Mitchell (good luck)

Number 26 - Andrew McInnes

Number 34 - Nick Duigan (clearly reserved for good blokes)


Kane Lucas will change from number 24 down to number 9

Brock McLean will change numbers from 7 to 14.

Watson is hereby cursed!

John James won a Brownlow in number 10

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Ecclesiastes 1:4, "One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but The Blues abide forever."

yep.
plus..there were 10 green bottles ....


oh
anyhoo...
I love the Brock McLean story.
I get the feeling he'll have a bumper year.
There are a lot of guernsey no. changes to remember though..
My brain hurts.

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Obviously Dylan Buckley won't be given no 16. Strange given they only had to hold it a year...

Best of luck to all the players.

I wonder who will get 7??

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"...the less you know - the more you believe..." - Bono 2006

Would be interested to know if Dylan was even offered his old man's number...and if so if he wanted it. Might step into Coach Ratten's old number 7 for season 2012.

Mitchelenkaola!!!

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I bet the Dominator would be rapt if the son of his great mate and old drinking partner Jimmy ends up with his famous no 7 jumper.....

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number 10!!!!!


WHY?!?!?!?!?!?

I had such great hopes for the kid

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Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

Hopefully Dylan Buckley makes a great career in his own number. Like G Ablett Jnr.

Interesting that nobody will be wearing #7

Mitchell in 25, bit of pressure on the kid! Lets hope he makes it to 100 game cause the last two to make it were pretty exciting to watch...

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If you saw John James play in No 10 – no worries!
What a champ!!!

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