With 20 days to go until Essendon’s Round 1 clash , Don The Stat continues its daily countdown through the club’s guernsey history with Guernsey Number 20 . Guernsey numbers were first worn by Essendon during the 1911 finals series , and the first Bomber to wear Number 20  was Bill Walker , who wore the jumper across 1912 and 1913 . Walker went on to become a member of Essendon’s 1912 Premiership side , giving the number an immediate place in club history. Across the decades

Essendon guernsey number 21 is a number defined by endurance, leadership, and lineage , with its fingerprints all over the club’s most successful eras. The number’s Premiership pedigree dates right back to 1911 , when Ern Hazel  wore 21 in Essendon’s first VFL flag. That success continued into the 1920s with Tommy Jenkins , who played 50 games  in the number and was a member of the 1923 and 1924 Premiership teams , helping entrench 21 as a big-game jumper. Following World War

With 22 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 22  has been worn by Essendon players across more than a century, and is most strongly associated with elite goalkicking and Premiership success. The jumper found early impact through Ernie Lumsden , who wore #22 from 1913 to 1915 , kicking 49 goals  in 34 games . Its defining era came through Gordon Lane , who wore