With 30 days to go  until Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, Don The Stat  continues its daily countdown through Essendon’s guernsey history. Guernsey Number 30  has been worn by Essendon players across every era of the club’s VFL/AFL journey, with several long-term contributors and Premiership players shaping its story. The earliest recorded wearer was Bill Kyme  in 1912 , but the jumper’s first sustained chapter came through George Shorten , who wore #30 from 1923 to 1