With 17 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, the Don The Stat Guernsey Countdown  turns to Guernsey Number 17 . The number was first worn during the 1911 finals series , when Les White  became its first Essendon wearer following the introduction of jumper numbers. The first extended tenure in the number belonged to Bill Sewart , who wore 17 from 1912 to 1915 , playing 61 games  and winning the 1912 Premiership . In the interwar period, Garnet Campbell  bec

With 18 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, the Don The Stat Guernsey Countdown  turns to one of the club’s most famous numbers — Guernsey Number 18 . The number was first worn during the 1911 finals series  by George McLeod , who was part of Essendon’s 1911 Premiership side , immediately establishing the jumper as a Premiership number. In the following decade, Paddy Shea  became the first long-term wearer of 18, playing 70 games  and winning a 1912 Premi

With 19 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash with Hawthorn, the Don The Stat Guernsey Countdown  continues with one of the club’s most historically rich numbers — Guernsey Number 19 . The number was first worn by Dick Monteith  during the 1911 finals series , when Essendon first introduced jumper numbers. Monteith’s appearance would culminate in a 1911 Premiership , making Number 19 a Premiership jumper from its very first outing. In the following decade, Les White  wore