Eagles Jumper history.

[avishka5]

Couldn't really find a thread to talk about.

Was looking at our jumper number history and I find it odd how 30 isn't treated with great respect by the club. Matera is one of our greatest ever players but since his retirement back in 2002, only 84 games have been played in it. Nelson will crack 50 this week.

Interesting how none these players were big name recruits or high draft picks.

 

[Rowan18]

I think there's a bias toward low numbers amongst players. 24 hasn't been that amazing either, considering it was worn by our captain in our pioneering premiership win. Compare these to 3,4,9 etc

 

[flamingEMBERS]

I'd think you'd find that at most clubs.

You are also forgetting the Spang wore 30. Pretty illustrious to me. And future premiership player Jacko Nelson

 

[BigVic]

The #30 has been a bit of a curse for us since Matera’s retirement

 

[Chris_6678]

Jumper history - westcoasteagles.com.au

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

 

[Chris_6678]

Some other interesting ones:

28:

Chris Lewis	215 (132-3-80)	1987-2000
Ashley Sampi	78 (46-2-30)	2002-2006
Scott Selwood	9 (2-0-7)	2008
Ashley Smith	45 (26-0-19)	2010-2014
Tom Lamb	1 (0-0-1)	2015
Tom Cole*	27 (19-0-8)	2016-present

#19​
Darren Bennett	4 (1-0-3)	1987
Karl Langdon	100 (65-2-33)	1988-1995
Michael Gardiner	57 (31-1-25)	2002-2003
Mark LeCras	6 (5-0-1)	2005-2006
Tim Houlihan	15 (5-0-10)	2008-2009
Ryan Neates	1 (0-0-1)	2012
Adam Carter	7 (3-0-4)	2013-2014
Nathan Vardy*	32 (20-0-12)	2017-present

 

[Chris_6678]

#50​
Ryan Turnbull	129 (72-1-56)	1991-2001
Shannon Hurn	1 (0-0-1)	2017 (Indigenous Round)

 

[RookiePick]

Surely Boris Williams get the #19 if he becomes a regular.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I've never understood players who change numbers during their career. Don't remember Gardiner in #19, he must have changed numbers several times during his career.

 

[Haydos_WCE]

I've never understood players who change numbers during their career. Don't remember Gardiner in #19, he must have changed numbers several times during his career.

Gardy wore #19 from 1997 to 2000 (not 2002-2003 as the table a few posts above says).

 

[Bender_]

Isn't Shuey the only player to crack the tonne in 13? Think good old Josh Wooden finished his career on 99.

 

[Gods_Son23]

3 and 17 are winning atm for consistency. Not a missed step.

 

[Scotland]

Weird when the number of a great becomes a bit of a nothing jumper.

28 was Lewie Lewie, then high draft pick and fellow curly haired indigenous forward Sampi. Then it just sort of went into the rotation.

#20 is sitting on 9 AAs, possibly 10 thus year. That'll take some catching.

#7 is interesting. Phil Markle didn't play a lot of footy for WC but Gehrig, Turley, Fletcher, Masten... That's a lot of whipping boy right there.

 

[ioppolo]

27 has gone though only 3 players since 1992. 21 of those years has been Jakovich & Darling. The other six are two years of no one and then McKinley for four.