New numbers?

[DallasCrane]

Does anyone think we'll see Richo now pass on his #12 to Postie to wear from now on?

I would hope not

No. 12 should be retired for season 2010 IMHO

Spot on WP.
Besides, no one has earned the right to wear it next year anyway.

[WilliamPowell]

Does anyone think we'll see Richo now pass on his #12 to Postie to wear from now on?

I would hope not

No. 12 should be retired for season 2010 IMHO

Spot on WP.
Besides, no one has earned the right to wear it next year anyway.

Exactly

[mightytiges]

Does anyone think we'll see Richo now pass on his #12 to Postie to wear from now on?

not sure they would wish to put that kinda burden on the kid just yet...Give him Royce Harts ol number instead

LOL.

I would say #4 is being kept for Martin.

[one-eyed]

SEN this morning said that Damien Hardwick is going to be giving all new recruits and players high numbers. They said he believed that the players need to earn a jumper with a low number and not just be handed it..


The only number change I can confirm is lil Nahas has changed to no. 26.

http://www.yellowandblack.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=11090&page=7

[Penelope]

SEN this morning said that Damien Hardwick is going to be giving all new recruits and players high numbers. They said he believed that the players need to earn a jumper with a low number and not just be handed it..

[Danog]

Here are the number changes:

Daniel Connors from No. 39 to No. 19
Andrew Collins from No. 42 to No. 24
Angus Graham from No. 44 to No. 25
Robin Nahas from No. 38 to No. 26
Jake King from No. 46 to No. 28
Andrew Browne from No. 43 to No. 34

The Tigers will not use No. 4, No. 7, No. 11 or No. 12, while No. 1 also remains vacant, with the immediate former recipient, Chris Newman, continuing to wear the “Captain’s No. 17”.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/87301/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

Just further to the above

Richmond’s No. 1 pick in next week’s AFL National Draft will receive a high number, as will all the other Tiger draftees.

New senior coach Damien Hardwick wants newcomers to earn their stripes with the Tigers before being considered worthy of wearing any of the numbers steeped in tradition at the Club.

The Tigers want to assess how their upcoming crop of draftees perform in 2010, as well as those who have been in the system for a year or two, before “reactivating” what are regarded as A-grade numbers at the Club - No. 4, No. 7, No. 11 and No. 12.

Those players with more than 50 games and four years’ experience were permitted to keep their number, which is what Nathan Foley (No. 41), Kelvin Moore (No. 40) and Matthew White (No. 35) did.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/87301/default.aspx

[mightytiges]

The reason why teenagers in the VFL days had high numbers was because kids promoted from the U19s were given a guernsey in the 50s by default so you knew they were from the U19s. I know this is meant to be a symbolic gesture about earning your way but performance matters more than what number is on the back of your guernsey  . Franklin was given Dermie's #23, Murphy and Gibbs didn't have a problem being given Fitzpatrick and Kernahan's numbers respectively, and  Dangerfield at the Crows looks a young gun wearing Ricciuto's #32.

[Smokey]

The reason why teenagers in the VFL days had high numbers was because kids promoted from the U19s were given a guernsey in the 50s by default so you knew they were from the U19s. I know this is meant to be a symbolic gesture about earning your way but performance matters more than what number is on the back of your guernsey  . Franklin was given Dermie's #23, Murphy and Gibbs didn't have a problem being given Fitzpatrick and Kernahan's numbers respectively, and  Dangerfield at the Crows looks a young gun wearing Ricciuto's #32.

Yes MT but conversely it won't hurt our kids to be confronted with a perception that you have to earn your keep.  It might be symbolic and it might be irrelevant by comparison but we have to start somewhere and this is as good a place as any.  Performance will always be the only measuring stick but when you are a new coach trying to change a poor culture that has been ingrained for years then any subtle chance you get you take.  All imho.

[mightytiges]

The reason why teenagers in the VFL days had high numbers was because kids promoted from the U19s were given a guernsey in the 50s by default so you knew they were from the U19s. I know this is meant to be a symbolic gesture about earning your way but performance matters more than what number is on the back of your guernsey  . Franklin was given Dermie's #23, Murphy and Gibbs didn't have a problem being given Fitzpatrick and Kernahan's numbers respectively, and  Dangerfield at the Crows looks a young gun wearing Ricciuto's #32.

Yes MT but conversely it won't hurt our kids to be confronted with a perception that you have to earn your keep.  It might be symbolic and it might be irrelevant by comparison but we have to start somewhere and this is as good a place as any.  Performance will always be the only measuring stick but when you are a new coach trying to change a poor culture that has been ingrained for years then any subtle chance you get you take.  All imho.

That's true smokey. It's no big deal but I guess I'm a bit of a traditionalist as far as sticking with one number once you settle on one. The reason those high profile numbers are high profile is because we associate each number with a past club champion and seeing all the young Tiger supporters wearing their hero's number on their back rather than players chopping and changing numbers throughout their career.

[one-eyed]

The playing list guernsey numbers have been updated on the RFC site

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/players/tabid/7689/category/senior/season/2009/default.aspx

[torch]

well, i hope they give the "low numbers" away!

 

i don't like the idea.

give Tambling No.11!

maybe give Luke McGuane or Dean Polo a lower number?

i would like to see Dustin Martin in No.4!

like seriously, should of given No.7 to Collins.

[torch]

No.22
No.36
No.38
No.39
No.42
No.43
No.44

available, Post did not change? maybe No.12 awaits him?

what about No.6? are they going to give Polak his number back?

Dustin Martin No.22!

 

[mightytiges]

Yep presumably Polly will keep #6.

I hope Martin is a better prospect than the last few players to wear #22 if he is given it. Barry Rowlings would've been the last quality footballer to have worn it off the top of my head and that was over 25 years ago  .

maybe give Luke McGuane or Dean Polo a lower number?

They did a year ago. McGuane changed from 38 to 16. Polo with 14 has a low number.

[jackstar is back again]

The will be the nail in the coffin for Graham, wearing Jay Schulzs old number should just about finish him off.