With 41 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 41 has been worn by 19 Essendon players since first appearing in the early 1960s, often serving as a transitional jumper early in players’ careers. The first Bomber to wear #41 was John Welsh , who played two senior games in 1961 . Over the next decade, the number was worn in short stints by players including Bill

With 43 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 43 has been worn by 14 Essendon players , evolving from a high-number oddity into one of the club’s most recognisable modern jumpers. The first Bomber to wear the number was Kevin Egan , who played eight senior games in 1965 . Egan wore Number 43 in Essendon’s 1965 Grand Final victory , giving the jumper an immedia

With 44 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 44 has been worn by nine Essendon players , appearing consistently across more than fifty years of the club’s history. The first Bomber to wear the number was Len Halley , who played 35 senior games between 1970 and 1973 . The jumper then became a regular fixture in the early 1980s with Justin Madden , who wore

With 45 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 45 has been worn by 13 Essendon players , appearing consistently from the late 1960s through to the current playing list. The first Bomber to wear the number was Peter Daniel , who played six senior games in 1968 . Across the following decades, the jumper was worn in short stints by a number of players including

With 46 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 46 has been worn by nine Essendon players at senior level, often serving as a starting point before players transitioned into more permanent numbers. The first Bomber to wear the number was Vic Papp , who played one senior game in 1968 . The jumper appeared sporadically through the following decades, worn by Wi

With 47 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 47 has been worn by 14 Essendon players at senior level, appearing consistently across more than sixty years of the club’s history. The first Bomber to wear the number was Barry Capuano , who played 10 senior games in 1959 , kicking three goals. Across the following decades, the jumper was worn by a series of play

With 48 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 48 has been worn by seven Essendon players at senior level, with appearances spread across more than fifty years. The first Bomber to wear the number was Gary Parkes , who played one senior game in 1970 . He was followed by Rob Newton , who wore the jumper for a single game in 1973 , kicking two goals. In 1979

With 49 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 49 has been worn by eight Essendon players at senior level, often serving as a starting point before players moved into more permanent numbers. The first Bomber to wear the number was Geoff Gosper , who played one senior game in 1960 . The jumper then appeared through the early 1970s, worn by Mick Bates , Bruce

With 50 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 50 has been worn by two Essendon players at senior level, with appearances separated by almost fifty years. The first Bomber to wear the number was John Carpenter , who played two senior games in 1969 , kicking one goal. The jumper reappeared in 2016 , worn by James Polkinghorne , who played seven senior games

With 51 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 51 has been worn by four Essendon players at senior level, with appearances spread across multiple eras of the club’s history. The first Bomber to wear the number was Sandy Talbot , who played five senior games in 1970 wearing Number 51. The jumper next appeared in 1974 , worn by Gary Fitzpatrick , who played

With 52 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 52 has been worn by three Essendon players at senior level, with appearances spread across multiple eras of the club’s history. The first Bomber to wear the number was Allan Graco , who played eight senior games in 1971 , kicking two goals. The number next appeared in 1992 , worn by Joe Misiti early in his Ess

With 53 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 53 has been worn by five Essendon players at senior level, with appearances spread across nearly five decades. The first Bomber to wear the number was Wally Buhaj , who played five senior games in 1967 , kicking one goal. He was followed by Doug Tassell , who wore Number 53 for nine senior games in 1969 , makin

With 54 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 54 has been worn by just two Essendon players at senior level, across two very different periods in the club’s history. The first Bomber to wear the number was Tom Park , who debuted in 1974 and played three senior games wearing Number 54 during that season. More than 40 years later, the jumper resurfaced in 2

With 55 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 55 has been worn by six Essendon players at senior level, appearing intermittently across several eras of the club’s history. The first Bomber to wear the number was Darryl Gerlach, who played four senior games in 1963 wearing Number 55, before switching to Number 17 the following season. He was followed by Nevill

With 56 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 56 has been worn by six Essendon players at senior level, spread across several distinct periods in the club’s history. The first Bomber to wear the number was Pat Wellington, who played two senior games in 1972. He was followed by Stephen Robins, who wore the jumper for two games in 1974, before Paul McDonald app

With 57 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s Guernsey history. Guernsey Number 57 has only ever been worn by one Essendon player at senior level. The first and only Bomber to wear the number is Ian Anderson , who wore Number 57 in 1967 . Anderson played 14 senior games in the jumper and kicked 21 goals , making him the games and goals record holder for Essendon in the number. Competition-

With 58 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash against Hawthorn, Don The Stat begins its daily guernsey countdown at the very top of the numbering list. Guernsey Number 58 is the highest number ever worn by an Essendon player in VFL/AFL competition. The only Bomber to wear the number is Trevor Heath, who made his senior debut in 1971. Heath played one senior game for Essendon in the jumper, making him both the first and most recent wearer of Number 58. While his senior ca

We are officially 59 days out from Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, under lights at the MCG on Friday night — and between now and then, we’re doing something a little bit different. From tomorrow, we’re kicking off a daily countdown to Round 1 but instead of just ticking off days on a calendar, we’re counting them down through Essendon’s guernsey numbers Each day, we’ll take one number — starting with the highest ever worn by a Bomber, number 58, — and dive into the hi