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

2010 Guernsey NumbersNumber 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



2010 Guernsey NumbersNumber 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



2010 Guernsey NumbersNumber 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



2010 Guernsey NumbersNumber 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.

*Please note - The Carlton Football Club had offered to keep the number 16 guernsey on hold in anticipation of drafting Dylan Buckley, however Dylan advised the Club that he wished to forge his own history with Carlton and requested that another number be allocated to him.  



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