A host of famous Crows numbers will be available when locker and guernsey allocations are released for Season 2016.
The vacant No.32 guernsey remains synonymous with arguably the Club’s greatest player, Mark Ricciuto.
Adelaide’s only Brownlow Medallist, Ricciuto’s illustrious career included a premiership, three best and fairests and eight All Australian awards. He retired in 2007 after 312 games in locker No.32 as the Club’s longest-serving captain.
Roo’s number was vacated for a season in his honour, before Patrick Dangerfield accepted the revered guernsey in 2009. Dangerfield played 152 games in the No.32, was All Australian three times and won this year’s Club Champion award.
The No.3 will be available for the first time in seven years following the retirement of Brent Reilly.
Reilly played 110 games in the No.3 after taking over from fellow backman Kris Massie ahead of his eighth season at the Club. The 203-game Crow previously wore No.33.
Dual premiership hero Darren Jarman played the most Crows games in the No.3 guernsey. The triple Crows leading goalkicker made 121 appearances in the tri-colours, including nine finals, after returning home from Hawthorn in 1996.
Former captain Simon Goodwin played all of his 275 games at the Club in the newly available No.36. He won two premiership medallions, three Gold Jackets and five All Australian awards in his 14 seasons at West Lakes.
The only other Crows to don the No.36 in a premiership match were inaugural Crow Brenton Sanderson and the guernsey’s most recent owner, Brodie Martin.
Locker No.11 could have a new owner in Season 2016.
It was home to former Club captain Tony McGuinness through Adelaide’s first six seasons. Brett James then won two flags in the jumper, before Michael Doughty wore it for 229 games after moving from No.41 in 2001. Matthew Wright donned the guernsey for three seasons and played 53 of his 94 games in the No.11.
Blonde hair has been the theme of locker No.17 in recent seasons. Four-time leading goalkicker Scott Welsh, 2009 Club Champion Bernie Vince and the number’s most recent tenant Sam Kerridge all had golden locks.
Departing SANFL captain Ian Callinan retained his No.37 locker for the past two years after retiring from AFL football in 2013. Fellow sharpshooter Trent Hentschel kicked 94 goals from 71 games in the guernsey, while Tyson Edwards spent the first two seasons of his 321-game career wearing No.37 before switching to his famous No.9.
Several AFL journeymen have occupied locker No.20 over the years. Tasmanian John Klug was Adelaide’s inaugural No.20 after a brief stint in the VFL. He joined Brisbane in 1993 following 26 games in the tri-colours. Fellow No.20s Tyson Stenglein (West Coast) and Ivan Maric (Richmond) also found new homes, while former Essendon rookie Josh Jenkins began his Crows career in locker No.20 before moving to No.4.
Only three players have represented Adelaide in the No.30. Premiership player Peter Vardy is the Club’s most capped No.30, playing 96 games and booting 150 goals between 1996 and 2001.
A range of Crows have donned guernsey No.1 over the years, including Greg Anderson, Nick Gill, Richard Tambling and James Podsiadly - who retired from the sport in September.
Chad Rintoul wore No.42 in Adelaide’s 1997 premiership, while Charlie Cameron debuted in the guernsey last year.
Locker No.48 is the final number available, but hasn’t been worn in action since Matthew Jaensch’s first season in 2010.
No.19 has been vacant since 2009 to recognise Adelaide’s supporter base, The 19th Man.
Player numbers will be confirmed closer to pre-season and once Adelaide’s National and Rookie draftees have joined the Club.
2016 Vacant numbers
1, 3, 11, 17, 20, 30, 32, 36, 37, 42, 48
