The Fremantle Dockers have allocated numbers to the club’s 2016 draftees, with the new AFL recruits and the club’s AFLW team all presented with their jumper numbers on Friday at the club’s Junior Members Christmas Party at Fremantle Oval.
Fremantle CEO Steve Rosich also confirmed that jumper number 29 worn by six time Doig Medallist Matthew Pavlich in 353 games for the club, including 189 as captain, would not be allocated to a player in either the club’s AFL or AFLW teams in 2017.
“To acknowledge the outstanding contribution to the Fremantle Football Club over 17 seasons by Matthew as a former captain, club champion and games record holder, we have not allocated jumper number 29 to a player in season 2017 in the club’s AFL or AFLW teams,” Rosich said.
“In addition, as per our established protocol, in the year after Matthew’s retirement we will go through a formal process with the board to determine how best to acknowledge Matthew’s contribution to the club in the longer term.”
Taken with Fremantle’s first top-10 pick since 2009, Griffin Logue will wear number 2, a number worn previously by former co-captain Adrian Fletcher for 79 games from 1998 to 2001.
Prospective ruckman Sean Darcy will wear number four, worn Paul Hasleby in 208 games from 2000 to 2010, as well as Andrew Wills in 79 games from the club’s inaugural season until 1999.
Brennan Cox will wear number 36, worn previously by inaugural Docker Quenton Leach in 56 games for the club, while fellow defender Luke Ryan will don number 38.
Rookies Taylin Duman and Luke Strnadica will wear numbers 44 and 45 respectively.
Re-drafted rookies Brady Grey and Josh Deluca retain their original numbers of 28 and 39 respectively.
Marquee player Kara Donnellan will wear number 15 in the inaugural AFLW season and fellow marquee player Kiara Bowers has number 2 reserved for when she returns from injury, while priority signings Ebony Antonio and Kirby Bentley will wear 12 and 23 respectively.
AFL players
1 – Hayden Ballantyne
2 – Griffin Logue
3 – Zac Dawson
4 – Sean Darcy
5 – Garrick Ibbotson
6 – Danyle Pearce
7 – Nat Fyfe
8 – Nick Suban
9 – Bradley Hill
10 – Michael Walters
11 – Tommy Sheridan
12 – Jonathon Griffin
13 – Harley Bennell
14 – Lachie Weller
15 – Ethan Hughes
16 – David Mundy
17 – Hayden Crozier
18 – Darcy Tucker
19 – Connor Blakely
20 – Matt Taberner
21 – Joel Hamling
22 – Shane Kersten
23 – Cam McCarthy
24 – Harley Balic
25 – Alex Pearce
26 – Ed Langdon
27 – Lachie Neale
28 – Brady Grey
30 – Zac Clarke
31 – Aaron Sandilands
32 – Stephen Hill
33 – Cam Sutcliffe
34 – Lee Spurr
35 – Michael Apeness
36 – Brennan Cox
37 – Michael Johnson
38 – Luke Ryan
39 – Josh Deluca
40 – Sam Collins
41 – Shane Yarran
42 – Matthew Uebergang
43 – Ryan Nyhuis
44 – Taylin Duman
45 – Luke Strnadica
AFLW players
1. Ashley Sharp
2. Kiara Bowers
3. Brianna Green
4. Lara Filocamo
5. Tayla Bresland
6. Tiah Haynes
7. Amy Lavell
8. Taryn Priestly
9. Taylah Angel
10. Stacey Barr
11. Tarnica Golisano
12. Ebony Antonio
13. Kira Phillips
14. Akec Makur Chuot
15. Kara Donnellan
16. Demi Okely
17. Dana Hooker
18. Belinda Smith
19. Hayley Miller
20. Stephanie Cain
21. Emily Bonser
22. Gabby O’Sullivan
23. Kirby Bentley
24. Melissa Caulfield
25. Kelly Clinch
27. Gemma Houghton
32. Kim Mickle
33. Cassie Davidson
