BY THE NUMBERS
NO. 4 GARY ABLETT “When I found out the number four jumper was going to be available I found it a pretty easy decision. I’m just stoked to be able to carry that number on.”
FAMOUS NUMBER 4s BOB Davis (189 games, 149 goals, 1951 and 1952 premiership player, 1963 premiership coach) ALISTAIR Lord (122 games, 79 goals, 1962 Brownlow Medal, 1963 premiership player) TERRY Bright (219 games, 331 goals, three-time Geelong leading goalkicker) ANDREW Mackie (280 games, 100 goals, 2007, 2009 and 2011 premiership player)
NO. 11 TIM KELLY “The last couple of years I’ve been number eight at South Fremantle so I was spewing I couldn’t get that, but I’ll make this work.”
FAMOUS NUMBER 11s PERCY Martini (159 games, 355 goals, nine-time Geelong leading goalkicker)* BERNIE Smith (183 games, 3 goals, 1951 and 1952 premiership player, 1951 Brownlow Medal) GREG Williams (34 games, 10 goals, 1985 Geelong best-and-fairest)* JOEL Corey (276 games, 79 goals, 2007, 2009 and 2011 premiership player)
NO. 13 LACHIE FOGARTY “I still can’t believe it, since I was a little kid I’ve been dreaming about this. This is the first time I’ve put the jumper on, I’m just really excited.”
FAMOUS NUMBER 13s ARTHUR Coghlan (145 games, 10 goals, 1931 premiership player)*
CLIVE Coles (122 games, 97 goals, 1937 premiership player) GLENN Kilpatrick (120 games, 32 goals, runnerup 1997 Geelong best-and-fairest)* TOM Lonergan (209 games, 55 goals, 2011 premiership player)
NO. 18 CHARLIE CONSTABLE “I’ve been having a look through some books the club gave me and there are some pretty big names on my locker, and a few big names I get to play with which is pretty cool.”
FAMOUS NUMBER 18s REG Hickey (245 games, 24 goals, 1931 premiership player, 1937 premiership captaincoach, 1951 and 1952 premiership coach) GEORGE Goninon (87 games, 289 goals, 1951
and 1952 premiership player)* KENT Kingsley (110 games, 227 goals, four-time Geelong leading goalkicker)*
NO. 32 GRYAN MIERS “I know a bit about Garry Hocking because he was coach at Geelong Falcons and did a bit there, so I’ve heard through Mick Turner about that, and I’ve watched Motlop the last few years so I know what he’s done.”
FAMOUS NUMBER 32S GARRY Hocking (274 games, 243 goals, four-time Geelong best-and-fairest winner) STEVEN Motlop (135 games, 175 goals, runner-up 2015 Geelong best-and-fairest) NO. 36 STEWART CRAMERI “It’s an exciting team to be a part of and I’m grateful to be here.”
FAMOUS NUMBER 36s TONY Polinelli (138 games, 106 goals, 1963 premiership) BEN Graham (219 games, 145 goals, 1999 Geelong bestand-fairest)* PETER Street (17 games, 3 goals, tallest person to ever play for Geelong)*
*Martini also wore numbers 10, 12, 13 and 14 during his career *Williams played a total of 250 games for Geelong, Sydney and Carlton and won two Brownlow Medals and a premiership *Coghlan also wore number 8 during his career *Kilpatrick played a total of 146 games for Essendon and Geelong *Goninon also wore numbers 13 and 32 during his career *Kingsley played a total of 125 games for North Melbourne, Geelong and Richmond *Graham also wore number 36 during his career *Street played a total of 78 games for Geelong and the Western Bulldogs