New recruit Will Hams has been handed his guernsey number for the 2013 season.
Hams, who was recruited earlier this week from Gippsland Power in the 2013 AFL Pre-Season Draft, will wear No.41 for his first year in the red and black.
Last week, Essendon finalised the official playing guernsey numbers for season 2013.
Exciting father/son recruit Joe Daniher inherited his father’s famous No.6 guernsey, worn by Anthony Daniher between 1987-1994 as well as uncle Neale Daniher.
Brendon Goddard will don the No.9 guernsey for his first season in the red and black, while emerging talent Michael Hibberd has taken on the No.1 jumper - made famous by Essendon champions including Merv Neagle, Mark Harvey and Mark Johnson.
New guernsey numbers have been allocated to Tom Bellchambers (No.2) and second-year player Jackson Merrett (No.20).
In a strong show of faith, Nick O’Brien was awarded the club’s prestigious No.10 guernsey, worn by club legend John Coleman and most recently by Mark McVeigh, who announced his retirement this year.
The club’s other new recruits Jason Ashby, Dylan van Unen, Martin Gleeson, Sean Gregory and Nick Kommer will take numbers 14, 33, 35, 37 and 38 respectively.
The 2013 guernsey numbers are as follows:
1. Michael Hibberd
2. Tom Bellchambers
3. Scott Gumbleton
4. Jobe Watson
5. Brent Stanton
6. Joe Daniher
7. Leroy Jetta
8. Jason Winderlich
9. Brendon Goddard
10. Nick O’Brien
11. David Zaharakis
12. Stewart Crameri
14. Jason Ashby
15. Courtenay Dempsey
16. Tayte Pears
17. Jake Melksham
18. Michael Hurley
19. David Hille
20. Jackson Merrett
21. Dyson Heppell
22. Jake Carlisle
23. David Myers
24. Alex Browne
25. Ariel Steinberg (rookie)
26. Cale Hooker
27. Luke Davis
28. Elliott Kavanagh
29. Alwyn Davey
30. Patrick Ryder
31. Dustin Fletcher
32. Travis Colyer
33. Dylan van Unen
34. Kyle Hardingham
35. Martin Gleeson
36. Lauchlan Dalgleish (rookie)
37. Sean Gregory
38. Nick Kommer
39. Heath Hocking
40. Ben Howlett
41. Will Hams
42. Nathan Lovett-Murray
45. Hal Hunter (rookie)
46. Mark Baguley
47. Cory Dell’Olio (rookie)
