Top West Australian draftee Daniel Curtin has inherited a quantity made well-known by high-flying Adelaide ahead Tony Modra.
Curtin will put on the No.6 for the Crows subsequent season, having been taken with choose No.8 in final yr’s draft.
The Claremont product would be the eleventh participant to put on the guernsey, following within the footsteps of Modra, who performed 118 video games and kicked 440 objectives sporting it.
Former No.1 draftee Bryce Gibbs, Melbourne premiership defender Jake Lever, ruckman Jonathon Griffin and three-time Hawthorn premiership participant Jack Gunston additionally wore the guernsey.
Jackson Hately was the most recent participant to put on it.
Meanwhile, small ahead Izak Rankine has traded in his No.22 guernsey for the one made well-known by arguably the best Adelaide participant of all time – Andrew McLeod.
Rankine will turn out to be the fifth-consecutive Indigenous participant to put on the No.23 at the beginning of subsequent season, following on from two-time Norm Smith medalist McLeod in addition to Jared Petrenko, Charlie Cameron and Shane McAdam.
“I was born on the 23rd (of April) so it’s my favourite number,” Rankine informed the membership’s web site.
“And growing up I tried to wear it as much as I could, but with a lot of the junior guernseys they were smallest to biggest so I’d often end up with number three or something like that.
“When I got to Gold Coast it was already taken by Sean Lemmens, so I went for 22 which was the next closest.
“Then when I came to Adelaide, Shane (McAdam) already had 23 so I stayed with 22.
“But as soon as it opened up I was keen to wear it. I know the history behind it with a lot of Indigenous players having been in the number and I want to do it proud.
“And having previously been Bunji’s number, he is such a key part of the history of the club, I loved watching him play when I was younger so I can’t wait to wear it myself.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
