1a - The seat Porplyzia occupies on the team bus for interstate games - right next to coach Brenton Sanderson
3 - Goals Porps kicked on debut against the Western Bulldogs in Round Five, 2006
6 - Porplyzia’s best goal return in an AFL match, against West Coast in Round 21, 2009
9 - The Pre-season Draft pick used to select Porplyzia ahead of the 2006 season. The former West Adelaide junior was first drafted by the Crows as a rookie in 2003, but was delisted after one year. He earned a second chance after winning the Bloods best and fairest in 2005 and representing South Australia at state league level
13 - Brownlow Medal votes the classy forward has received in his 99 games to-date
16.5 - Porplyzia’s disposal average this season - the equal-highest of his career (2008).
22 - Porplyzia’s age when he was selected to make his AFL debut
24 - Games played in 2009. It’s the only time in his career he’s played every match in a single season
38 - Crows have reached the 100-game milestone. Porplyzia will become the 39th
40 - The Number Porps has worn in each of his 99 games. He is the fourth player to wear the No.40 in a match for Adelaide, but the first to 100. Stephen Schwerdt, Sudjai Cook and Chris Ladhams are the others Crows to have worn the same jumper
42 - The locker he occupied during his year on the Crows rookie list in ‘03’. Ladhams had No.40 that season
57 - Goals Porplyzia kicked to top Adelaide’s goalkicking in 2009. His effort in front of goals in ‘09’ was recognised with second place in the Crows Club Champion award
149 - Porplyzia’s career-goal tally - ranked 11th on the Club’s all-time leaderboard
177.1 - His height in centimetres, making him the third-shortest player on the Crows senior list. Only Ian Callinan and Michael Doughty are shorter. Despite his size, Porplyzia is one of the strongest players at West Lakes. He has the highest power-to-weight ratio at Adelaide.
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