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The most famous number @ the Doggies has been granted to Andrejs (brother of) Everitt.

Awarded today by Chris Grant himself.

The kid's pride must be @ 100%.

Do other AFL clubs have "famous numbers" that are passed on through the decades to the future gun players?


(Ps for the unwashed, EJ Whitten was also number 3 @ the doggies)

Who's EJ Whitten, and what is this got to do with SA Footy?????

#5 geelong now with Varcoe

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:Who's EJ Whitten, and what is this got to do with SA Footy?????

Obviously he's someone whose parents love the club so much they named him after the oval they train at.

Yeah Number 18 was given to Brad Moran

Buddy Franklin got Dermie's number 23 at the Hawks. Sam Mitchell has the honour of wearing the #5 made so famous by Peter Crimmins.

In the SANFL there would be no-one prouder than Luke "Barrie" Ivens running around in the number 10 for North Adelaide.

At Carlton Number 4 presented to Gibbs by Kernahan.
What they do also is the "low" numbers give to the good young kids
1 = Walker, 2 = Russel, 3 = Murphy, 4 = Gibbs etc
Kouta's number as far as I am aware is in retirement for a year.
Mark Austin (ex Glenelg) was given Braddles number...

Rushby Hinds wrote:The most famous number @ the Doggies has been granted to Andrejs (brother of) Everitt.

Awarded today by Chris Grant himself.

The kid's pride must be @ 100%.

Do other AFL clubs have "famous numbers" that are passed on through the decades to the future gun players?


(Ps for the unwashed, EJ Whitten was also number 3 @ the doggies)

How good is young Everitt? My word, one of the best youngsters I've ever seen.

West Coast retires the number for a year of any premiership player after he leaves the club, and then reactivates it.
Be interesting who the next give 3 to, since only Mainwaring and Judd have worn it in the club's history.

Sheedy was very big on awarding a jumper to a player he thought was similar to the guy he previously wore it. Put Hird in Daniher's jumper, Alessio in Madden's jumper, followed by Laycock.

rogernumber10 wrote:Alessio in Madden's jumper, followed by Laycock.

So it just keeps getting lower in standard. The next bloke to wear it will be a drunken hobo they find on a park bench

rod_rooster wrote:

rogernumber10 wrote:Alessio in Madden's jumper, followed by Laycock.

So it just keeps getting lower in standard. The next bloke to wear it will be a drunken hobo they find on a park bench

Good point. Probably why Essendon flicked Sheeds -- for insulting Simon Madden's memory.

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http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,22839459%255E20322,00.html

Chris Grant offers to coach juniors
29 November 2007 Herald Sun
Gareth Trickey

WESTERN Bulldogs great Chris Grant will offer his services to junior football next year as he contemplates a career as an AFL coach.






Grant said yesterday he planned to coach under-16, 17 and 18 football at the national level before re-assessing his AFL coaching ambitions in 12 months.

He also will make himself available to the Bulldogs as a casual development coach in 2008.

"Coaching is something, at this stage, I think I'd like to do, but I need some time-out to just chill-out a bit," Grant said.

"I really wanted some time away from the football club environment this year.

"I'm going to commit myself to home life and a little bit of part-time stuff with some junior teams.

"But as far as a role at the Bulldogs it won't be anything permanent, it will just be if you want me I'm available to work with some young kids."

Grant, who retired at the end of the season and is the club's games record holder, returned to Whitten Oval yesterday to pass on his coveted No. 3 guernsey to 2006 draftee Andrejs Everitt.

Everitt, who played eight games in his debut year, inherits the legacy of former bearers of the No. 3 guernsey including Bulldog legends Arthur Olliver and EJ Whitten.

Everitt's No. 29 jumper, worn by Grant during his first four seasons at the Dogs, will now go to 2007 draftee Easton Wood.

Grant said he selected Everitt as the next recipient of the No. 3 jumper because he was an "outstanding prospect."

"It wasn't about it being Chris Grant's number, to a large degree it was about being EJ's," Grant said.

"I'm really excited about it because not having someone there to give the number straight to would have meant that EJ and Arthur Olliver's number would have been kept in mothballs.

"I'm really rapt we've someone straight away who can wear the number and wear it with distinction."

Everitt said he was honoured to be chosen by Grant.

"Chris rang me on the Monday out of the blue and I wasn't really expecting anything like that but it's a pretty big honour," he said.

"It's a huge number but hopefully I can do the job and fulfil it."

I rekon its a great thing to do - I hope the crows do a similar thing with number 32 !!!

Blue Boy wrote:I rekon its a great thing to do - I hope the crows do a similar thing with number 32 !!!

They could give it to Dangerfield!!

hondo71 wrote:

Blue Boy wrote:I rekon its a great thing to do - I hope the crows do a similar thing with number 32 !!!

They could give it to Dangerfield!!

Jericho IMO.

hondo71 wrote:

Blue Boy wrote:I rekon its a great thing to do - I hope the crows do a similar thing with number 32 !!!

They could give it to Dangerfield!!

In there current state of mind down @ AAMI - I wouldnt put it past them !!!

Just another thought

The lad has very big shoes to fill - IMO Chris Grant it is a legend of the game.

I wonder what scragger54 thinks about this ???

rod_rooster wrote:In the SANFL there would be no-one prouder than Luke Ivens running around in the number 10 for North Adelaide.

Ah now I think I made your post look better Rod, don't even think Luke would put himself anywhere in the same class, worst decision ever by the NAFC, the guernsey should have been retired forever once the master gave the game away because quite simply, no-one could ever do it justice, bit like the same at Port with Ebert

Blue Boy wrote:Just another thought

The lad has very big shoes to fill - IMO Chris Grant it is a legend of the game.

I wonder what scragger54 thinks about this ???

Chris Grant a legend of the game? Good player but fair dinkum.

regards,

REB