Introduction Jumper History. Featured Players: Colin Matthews & Simon Goosey

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2 Page 1 Introduction Jumper History Page 2 Numbers 1 6 Page 3 Featured Players: Colin Matthews & Simon Goosey Page 4 Numbers 7 12 Page 5 Featured Players: Norm Osborne & Bob Moorehead The McLear Family Page 6 Numbers Page 7 Featured Players: Colin Matthews & Steve Hamill Page 8 Numbers Page 9 Featured Families: The Hunters & The Fowlers Page 10 Numbers Page 11 Featured Players: Rikki Johnston & The Minchingtons Pages 12 Numbers Page 13 Numbers Feature Player: Daniel Maestrale Back cover The Evolution of our Jumper The History of Jumper Numbers

3 THE HISTORY OF JUMPERS 1 40 FROM 1896 TO 2018 This is a special history project for the club which attempts to record and publish the jumper numbers of past and current Dromana footballers. During 2018 the list has been available online and in our Tiger Talk Newsletter, to give people time to check and correct our information. There are some 400 names of former players included and it is fully appreciated that some players from our club s history are not recorded for various reasons and we apologise in advance to anyone who has been missed. Also, the feature players are a very small and necessarily limited selection of those who have represented our club with distinction. This booklet contains players who wore jumpers with numbers between 1 & 40. Note: It was necessary, in this first stage of the research, to draw a line at jumper number 40, simply because it was such a time consuming activity. However, Gary Ferguson is working on numbers over 40. Although not complete, the insert contains his research on jumpers 41 to 81. Let us know if you can add to this list. A special thank you to all the past players who took the time to contact the club with information to make sure this booklet is as accurate as possible. Thank you for your interest and assistance with this history research project. We hope you enjoy the publication. Roger Spaull & Vicki Holt Footnote: The jumper numbers of early players such as several of the famous McLear Brothers is very much a mystery at our club. If any readers have further information about the numbers worn by other known players during those formative years of DFNC please contact Roger or Vicki so we can update our records. Thank you. PAGE 1

4 NUMBER 1 Wally GUY John SEYMOUR John NIX Ray BRINDLEY Greg JAMES John KELTON Peter OAKES Gary EVANS Steve EDWARDS Peter FENBY Bob BIRD Aldo CORVI Grant HITCHENER Mark JACOBSON Dan NICHOLLE Merrick BRADFORD Jon LANYON Peter MARTIN Clinton LIARDET Craig CORFIELD Adam HUNTER Dan GEURTS NUMBER 4 Ken TAYLOR Bill MARTIN David GOURLAY Bob CASTLES Robert WORK Marc DOYLE John WHITWAM Steve KERR Dean O KANE Simon GOOSEY Chad WILDE Ryan SLOCOMBE Steve GAERTNER Ash WATERSTONE Mitch GILL-FURNESS NUMBER 2 Ken COY Bob COUACOUD Ray BRINDLEY Malcolm McCRINDLE Brian CAIRNS Glen KENDALL Rod RODDA Dean REILLY Brandon COUGHLAN Andrew ROWLER Merrick BRADFORD Roger ARNOTT Jason HARDWICK Paul MINCHINGTON Clinton LIARDET Justin MCLEARY Sam GEURTS Craig CHRISTIE NUMBER 5 Eric GUY Des SINGLETON Colin MATTHEWS Fred COOK Paul COOPER Trevor WOODFORD Danny REA Andrew KELLY Dick CORNISH Brett McLAUGHLIN Marc SUCKLING Anthony MATTHEWS Steven RASPIN Dean IPAVIZ Steve DOWNES Toby BANKS Zac MUSCHIALLI PAGE 2 NUMBER 3 Ken BROWN John HOGAN Brian CAIRNS Andrew ROWLER Tony HORVAT Adam HANDLEY David MARSDEN Joel NORFORD Paul BASILE Greg HILTON Michael GILLIS Scott JOYCE Matt JONES Rory GREGG NUMBER 6 Brian GRIFFTTH Bob BRINDLEY Ray FYSON Jim HUNTER Alan COUTTS John WALKER Phil WATSON Doug HASKETT Braeden DENNIS Nick WILLMOTT Rohan BLEEKER Jared TERRY Rikki JOHNSTON

5 WALLY GUY Wally (No. 1) looms large in the history of DFC. He guided the club onward and upward for nearly three decades. In 1934, Wally played 8 VFL games with North Melbourne. He returned to Dromana in 1935 and became intensely involved in organizing, playing and coaching football at Dromana for the next 23 seasons. Wally played a definitive and pivotal leadership role in the Premierships 1931, 37, 40 & 50. In all he coached Dromana for at least 8 seasons. Hand written records were sometimes unreliable, but it is known that Wally played at least 185 games and won two club B&F awards in 1935 and Post WW2 Wally continued to play for Dromana and won the B&F award in the Peninsula Football Association in In 1950, the Weekly Times carried the following report of his retirement: That great Dromana footballer, Wally Guy, after leading his team to the "B" grade premiership this season, announced his retirement. Guy was one of the best players ever seen on the Peninsula and was a splendid captain. Wally was selected as the coach of the club s Team of the Era and is revered as an iconic figure of the Dromana FC, but no photo could be found. His younger brother Eric (No. 5) (pictured left) played 26 games for Dromana and was named in the Team of the Decade under coach Wally. He also played in the 1950 B Grade Premiership before embarking on an impressive career with St. Kilda. Brother Ivan also played for Dromana. SIMON GOOSEY Simon (No. 4) was considered one of the greatest full forwards in the history of country (VCFL) football. He was one of the biggest names in country football when he came to DFNC in 2006 at the age of 38. In 3 years at Dromana, Simon kicked 256 goals at an average of 5.22 goals per game. In his first season at the club he kicked 5 goals on 10 occasions including a high of 14 against Frankston. In his 49 games for the club his record of 107 goals in 2006, 69 in 2007, and 80 goals in 2008 left a lasting impression and saw him named full forward in the Team of the Era ( ). During his time with us he spoke at schools and community functions and always found time to help budding players with coaching tips and friendly advice. In 2009 he returned to Mornington FC to re-start his career in coaching. PAGE 3

6 NUMBER 7 Norm OSBORNE Ken MYERS John ccormack Mick JAMES Andrew CROUCH Scott LANSDOWN Troy ARNOTT Adam TODD Daniel HOOPER Brett STEPHENS Brett DUNN Jared TERRY Matt NERATZOGLOU Anthony BRUHN Rohan BLEEKER Kyle BUSUTTIL-INGLIS NUMBER 10 Harold PARKES Peter DEMPSEY Brad JAMES Ross BAILEY John ALDRIDGE Keith SECKER Jeff HILTON Andrew MEAD Darren GALLAGHER Trevor LAW Steven TOBIN John JOYCE Jason CLARKE Craig BAKER Brad ALLEN Jay HUTCHINSON Tom CARTER Cade WILLIAMS Ryan SMYTH NUMBER 8 Bob MOOREHEAD Brian TAYLOR Dave WILLIAMS Richard IVEY Peter CROZIER Neil WATSON Tony WILLIAMS Bryce WILSON Ashley WILLIAMS Paul THOMAS Rob BIRD Robert NORRIS Jeremy GARDINER Glen BOYINGTON Jae WILLIAMS Daniel WADDELL Beau COSSON NUMBER 11 Colin McLEAR Daryl GROGAN Brian CAIRNS Brett MULLAN Ken HUTCHINSON Merv KENNEDY Mick RENDALL Glen KENDALL Marc CORN Jarrod PEACOCK Dale MINCHINGTON Luke DONNELLY Liam HOGAN John McCRINDLE Colin PENTLAND Dick CORNISH Colin GEISLER David KEATING Callan PARK Sam FOWLER PAGE 4 NUMBER 9 Harold FLETCHER Keith McLEAR Ray FYSON David ROSE Dave JORDAN Andrew BURNS Michael HUNTER Christian ONGARELLO Jeremy DANIEL NUMBER 12 Doug GOAD Brian McCORMICK Paul COOPER Darren GUEST John McCRINDLE Davie RICHIE Andrew JOHNSTON Paul STEVENS John PAYNE Matt BREEN Robin PANOZZA Ashley SIMMONDS David GIDDINS Aaron HURA James FISHER Dom PINNERI Chris BAKER Michael FALCONER Matt MILLER Brett OLDHAM Steve GAERTNER Mitchell COOK Andrew HOWISON

7 NORM OSBORNE & BOB MOOREHEAD Norm Osborne (No. 7) played 181 games and was one of the club s finest footballers. Norm forged a reputation as a key defender for Dromana. He played his first senior game in 1940 and following his service in the RAAF in WW2 he returned and played until He coached the senior side in 1953 & Norm was mascot for the 1931 Premiership Team and played in the 1950 Premiership Team Bob Moorehead (No. 8) played 251 games from and was equal B&F (with Ken Brown) in He was club captain in 1958 and vice captain for 3 years. He played in the 1946 & 1950 Grand Final teams. Bob also served in key areas of administration & was a dedicate member of the Dromana CFA. The following article was published in the Dromana town notes in the Frankston Standard May 30 th Two lads playing first class football for Dromana are Norm Osborne, and Bob Moorehead. Norm Osborne. was good at the game when attending Dromana State School and Frankston High School.. Bob Moorehead is playing grandly on the centre wing. He is very speedy and plays the ball to advantage. Although the club has met with several defeats, players, officials and supporters are not the least down hearted. They expect the tide to turn in their favour soon. In 1948 both were selected in the PFL combined team and in Teams of the Decade and Bob was also selected in the Team of the Post War Era Bob was made in Life Member in 1961 and Norm in THE McLEAR FAMILY The McLear family has a long history in the district and not only made a lasting contribution to the settlement of the township but also to the development of the football club over a period of 120 years. George McLear Junior (No. unknown) retired from football in 1934 after playing 207 games for Dromana. He played three games for Richmond in At age 37 a newspaper report in 1928 compared him to the finest whisky... The veteran player of the Dromana team, Geo. McLear, is, like Johnny Walker, still going strong, and his football days are not over by any means. George McLear gave his best as a player and in later years took over the role of President. Records are sketchy, but it is believed that across the decades, nine McLear boys played for Dromana. Henry (234 games), James (20 games) Chris (4 games) John (114 games) Sam (218 games), Colin (201 games) Malcolm (66 games) Keith (67 games) and George Basil (son of George Junior) (65 games). The only jumper numbers we could confirm were Colin (No. 11) and Keith (No. 9). George, Henry, Sam and Colin were all awarded posthumous Life Membership in 2014 for exceeding 175 games. Henry and Sam both played in the 1931 Premiership team. Colin (pictured) played in the 1950 Premiership team. PAGE 5

8 NUMBER 13 Jim CLYDESDALE Dave BIRCH Andrew EMERSON Glenn FYSON Steve KERR Graham KIRK Ken TAYLOR Stan MICHALAS John ALLEN Peter JOHNSTON John RUSH Jed SAVAGE Luke DONNELLY Travis SHEEAN Bryce ANGELL Cameron CARMODY NUMBER 16 Jack DUNCAN Trevor CLAY Mick BERWICK Graham JOYCE Bob BIRD Tim RYAN Aaron SMITH Jeremy NICHOLLE John MELLERE Andrew THOMPSON Josh McLEARY Shaun LEWIS Aaron PASQUILL Ash WATERSTONE Anthony BRUHN Sam FOWLER NUMBER 14 Lindsay EDGERTON Daryl MOULE Phil REEVES Neil WATSON Danny REA Andrew GREEN Matt BEDGOOD Andrew MORRISON Adam GARRY Michael GILLIS Stuart KEEL Dan JENNINGS Travis SHEEAN Jay NERATZOGLOU Alex BIRD NUMBER 17 Kevin CLYDSDALE Geoff BIRCH Peter MILLER Graham HUNTER Paul BAILEY Steve JACKSON Steve GOWER Guy KELLETT Matthew BROWN Tim LANYON Steve HAMILL Paul McLEAN-WILSON Aaron COYLE Andrew HANNON Jared TERRY Adam HUNTER NUMBER 15 Fred BRASSER Peter BURNS Ian MATTHEWS Alex MATTHEWS Owen GRIFFITHS James SHOREHAM David CAIRNS Steve MATTHEWS Garry FOWLER Jeff HILTON Shaun FLETCHER Tim ALLEN Jason DONNELLY Nick DUNCAN Gareth VELLA Daniel LEE Daniel GORMLEY Beau McMURRAY NUMBER 18 Vern HUMPHREY Steve JOLLEY Shane BURDON Ben HARVEY Greg DAVIDGE Dave HARVEY Guy KELLETT Adam HANDLEY Matt KILLEN Paul BLASIUS Mitchell COOK Glenn BOYINGTON Josh HEINRICH Aaron COYLE Luke O NEILL Brad GROVE Jared TERRY Adyn MUSGRAVE PAGE 6

9 COLIN MATTHEWS An icon of the club, Colin Matthews (No. 5) played for Dromana from 1962 to 1983, a total of 257 games including the 1971 Premiership. He was named in the Teams of the Decade for and His brothers Ian (106 games) and Alex (139 games) both played in No. 15 and were named in the Team of the Decade. Colin was a dedicated volunteer and for many years the club historian. He was made a Life Member of the club in 1975 and in 2010 was also recognised by the AFL for 50 years of service to football. His son Anthony (No. 5 & 55) played over 100 reserves games for the club and received Life Membership in 2003 for his services to the club in administration. Younger son Michael (No.61) has also played for the club. Colin s funeral in December 2016, held at the Football Club was one of the biggest Dromana had ever experienced and was testament to the esteem in which he was held. STEVE HAMILL Steve Hamill (No. 17) was the club s senior playing coach in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and he left an indelible mark in his three year term as coach at DFNC. Steve s impressive playing career included stints with St Kilda Reserves, Hastings and Tooradin. He played 122 games with Frankston VFL (which he also captained) and in that era he won the reputation as one of the leading midfielders in the completion. He heralded in a new era of success for the club with finals appearances in 2006 and During his time at DFNC, he broke new ground with his professional attitude and an emphasis upon commitment and fitness. Steve has continued to support the club and in 2016, he was presented with a Service Award for his contribution to the Club. He has been appointed Senior coach of Crib Point for season His son, Will a most adept footballer, has also come under notice for some sparkling displays with the Dandenong Stingrays in 2017/18. In November 2018, Will was drafted pick 30 by the Adelaide Crows for the 2019 season. PAGE 7

10 NUMBER 19 George JOHNSON Leo DOOLAN Bob BRIGHT Theo VAN-ROY Ken EDWARDS Graeme GOURLAY Geoff BLIGH Marty FOWLER Peter SCOBLE Noel ORMESHER Brett STEPHENS Paul SIMPSON Damon LAWRENCE Gavin ARTICO Jack FOWLER NUMBER 22 Ron HUNTER Darrell FOWLER Steve MILLER Paul BAILEY Noel CORLEY Bill SAKER Michael PRENTICE Brendan TRIGG Scott HINES Troy DOCHERTY Michael HUNTER Steve DOWNES Jarryd HUNTER Reece WILDE NUMBER 20 Max GORUSH Rod KERR Gary FERGUSON Jason CLARKE Tim COYLE Andrew SCOTT Brett KING Glen CLARKE Massi LUFTI Paul McLEAN-WILSON Tim JOHNSTON Beau MCMURRAY Jackson QUIGLEY NUMBER 23 Andrew JOHNSON Ron FERGUSON Shane GUEST Paul PEARDON Brett RYAN Liam DEFEITAS Matt BREEN David BARNES Steve O DONNELL Darren KERR Bill PEAGRAM Adam HUNTER NUMBER 21 Adrian BURNS Brent BURNS Robert MERCER Gareth ANDERSON Geoff BLIGH Peter WALKER Michael SLOCOMBE Daniel JENNINGS Tim JOHNSTON Anthony FERRARO Nick LAWLESS Justin NORTON Jackson BATEMAN Stuart CLEEVE Sam GEURTS NUMBER 24 Tom COUACOUD Mick JAMES Graham KIRK Wayne BRASSER Doug LAW Aaron WEBBER Mark BOWMAN Simon ILES Michael ANDERSON Damon QUIGLEY Jai THOOLEN Peter SCOBLE Rod HAYNE Ben JENKINS Andrew BAKKER Jarryd HUNTER Luke O NEILL Andrew KIELY Stuart CLEEVE Billy QUIGLEY PAGE 8

11 THE HEROIC HUNTERS Ron Hunter Senior (left) moved to Dromana in 1970 and although he never played football for the club, his legacy is undeniable as a willing volunteer and the Patriarch of the family who have contributed so much. Ron s four sons Ron Junior (top right) (No. 22 & 48), Jim (No. 6 & 41), Greg and Graeme all played football for Dromana at some stage; and his five grandsons Adam (middle right) (No. 1 & 23), Michael (bottom right) (No. 9 & 22), Matthew, Jarryd (No. 22, 24 & 27) and Aaron (No. 56) wore the club s colours at times and in the various grades of the Nepean Football League. Adam and Michael won numerous awards including 3 club B&F s each and were both named in the Team of the Era (1946 to 2015). Both also played in the 2013 Premiership team. Adam was a regular and consistent performer in Interleague championships. Club records indicate 5 members of the Hunter family are Life Members of the Club: Ron Senior (1982), Ron Junior (1992), (1 Christine (2004), Michael (2017) and in 2016, Adam played his th 175 game for the club, so qualified for Life Membership. Note: Sadly, Matthew passed away in May 2004 and the U18 Most Determined award is named in his honour. THE FABULOUS FOWLERS - TWO UNRELATED FAMILIES Gary Chooka Fowler (No. 15) played 157 Senior & 32 reserves games for Dromana and also coached the reserves. As s a young man, he was a star in suburban football and later became a war horse at Dromana. He was named in the Team of the Decade In 2014, he awarded a posthumous Life Membership for exceeding 175 games. While his awards and trophies are important, it was what he gave to the club in those years when we languished at the bottom of the ladder that was so significant. Chooka contributed to the survival and the rebuilding of the club in that challenging period. Mark (Marty) Fowler (No. 19) played 200 senior and reserve games at Dromana. Formerly of Rosebud and Sorrento he ca ame to Dromana in He was invited to train with St. Kilda and Essendon but was not drafted, luckily for us; and he went on to have a memorable 14 year career with Dromana. He won multiple awards & Interleague selections, especially as a junior. He suffered numerous injuries ries but prides himself on not missing a season in 27 years! He was awarded Life Membership in 2003 for services to the club. He was named in the Team of the Decade His brother Darrell (No. 22 & 26) and father Terry also played for Dromana. Pictured are his sons Sam (No. 11 & 16) who played in the 2018 Premiership team and Jack (No. 19) who are continuing the family tradition as valuable contributors to the DFNC. PAGE 9 Sam Jack

12 NUMBER 25 Rod KERR Brian MOILER Travis KNIGHT Anthony SMITH Dale MURPHY Colin GEISLER Aaron JARMAN Sean KAVANAGH Aaron PASQUILL Rikki JOHNSTON Shaun CLARKE NUMBER 26 Alan TRIGG Michael COMPTON Scott HITCHENER Ray THOMAS Darrell FOWLER Mitch CULLEN Marcus RAMSAY Daniel ANDERSON Luke POPOV Mark WHITEMAN Seamus THOMSON Brendan LEE Daniel GIBBS NUMBER 27 John WILLIAMSON Bill THEOHARIS Trevor RENDALL Mark MULQUINNEY Des O NEILL Luke WALTER Phil FISHER Adam TODD Ryan PITCHER Jarryd HUNTER Terry WHEELER NUMBER 28 Bill SPENCER Grant TURNBALL Scott LANSDOWNE Andrew BALDWIN Colin GEISLER Adam GARRY Luke MARTIN Paul ZAFFARESE Sam BANKS Dan GEURTS Cade WILLIAMS Jay HUTCHINSON NUMBER 29 Ian KERR Chris ASHTON Bruce SAWYER Simon THOMPSON Brian STONE Daniel GIBBS Justin RANKIN Keeden ROTTEVEEL Glen MINCHINGTON Paul ZAFFARESE Toby BANKS Tom WRIGHT Jarrad WOOD Joel DALTON Richard SYDENHAM NUMBER 30 Alan HOLMES Paul BASILE Michael RITCHIE Julian PRZESMYCKI Jason DIWELL Justin EMERSON Adam HUNTER Jared TERRY Matthew MARTIN Dwayne DAY Clinton LIARDET Adam LOUREY Braeden HYDE Sam WILLIAMSON PAGE 10

13 THE MARVELLOUS MINCHINGTON FAMILY Like Ron Hunter Senior, Allen Minchington never played football for Dromana. He was a squash champion but also a devoted supporter and volunteer for many years. He did however have 5 very talented sons play for the club; Glen (No. 29 & 38), Dale (No. 11), Paul (No. 2), Luke (No. 40) and Darren (No. 32). Glen & Dale in particular were very dedicated players against the odds in some difficult seasons for the club. Dale finished with just under 100 games and was named in the Team of the Decade Paul played over 150 games including the 2013 Premiership and was named in the Team of the Decade for and Paul was considered one of the finest rovers in the history of MPNFL and represented Vic Country and Queensland. Youngest son Darren was named in the Team of the Decade At just 18 he was drafted to St. Kilda in 2011 and has recently signed with Hawthorn. In all, the family has made a very valuable contribution to DFNC. RIKKI JOHNSTON In 2004, after a distinguished career in professional baseball, Rikki (No. 6 & 25) and brother Tim (No. 20, 21 & 26) arrived at Dromana Football Club and made an impact in his first senior game when he booted 4 goals from centre-half forward. He is a Life Member of the club and has played 225 games. Rikki has a long list of honours at club and representative levels and his career has been marked with many awards and trophies. He is one of the most decorated & distinguished players in the club s history. * 4 times DFNC Best & Fairest. * 5 times winner of the Players Player award. * 2 times Leading Goal Kicker. * Captain of the Team of the Decade for 2 decades * Captain of the Dromana Team of the Era. * MPNFL League Best & Fairest in * 9 times MPNFL Team of the Year * 7 times MPNFL representative, twice as captain. * Victorian Country Rep (Vice Captain ) In 2013 Rikki was the captain of the premiership team whichh defeated Sorrento. In 2014 and 2015, Rikki played football at Langwarrin but he returned to the Tigers as senior coach in In 2018 he was the playing coach of the victorious Premiership senior team. He is one of the greatest footballers and leaders in the history of the club and his contribution has been outstanding. PAGE 11

14 NUMBER 31 Phil ASHTON Chris VEALE Gary ZAMMIT Aaron SMITH Matt BRADY Phil REEVES Doug HASKETT Daniel NEWPORT Tom HOFFERT Sam BANKS Jake KELLER Joshua DE SOUZA NUMBER 34 Gary McGAFFIN Paul MARSHALL Bruce GRAHAME Glen WADLEY Mark HILL Andrew HUMPHRIS Martin MAIN Murray MAKEPEACE Noel ORMESHER Mark HOLMES Stuart BARKER James DARCY Mitch BARTON Daniel LEE Adyn MUSGRAVE Nick WEARNE NUMBER 32 Tom JARMAN Glenn HUGGAN Jack BATEMAN Stuart SHANKS Tim HEPNER Heath LAUBE Chris JORDAN Will SANGHVI Jesse ALBRECHT Ryan WORN Darren MINCHINGTON Aaron COYLE Jason BUCHANAN Mitchell COOK NUMBER 35 Steve MATTHEWS Geoff BLIGH Dustin DOUGLAS Les RUSDEN Bill SPENCER Jared TERRY Phil MAESTRALE James FISHER Justin NORTON Jay HUTCHINSON Mitchell HEGGEN Dean WAUGH NUMBER 33 Adrian GUEST Kevin SHAKESPEARE Michael NEVILLE Phil REEVES Michael GOWER Shane MATLOCK Kane NICHOLLS Brett STEPHENS Ben VEGAR Matt SHAW Daniel MAESTRALE NUMBER 36 Phil McINTOSH Brian WILLIAMS Wesley SPENCER Graham POTTS Ben BOYD Steve PARIS Brian COLLERY Jason RYAN Ash VAN HATTUM Jay MILLWARD Tim JOHNSTON Phil MAESTRALE Jackson QUIGLEY NUMBER 37 Phil LePOIDEVIN Steve CURRIE John WALKER Andrew NEVILLE Tom WRIGHT Jarryd HUNTER Kyle GAINSFORD Jake SNEHOTTA PAGE 12

15 NUMBER 38 NUMBER 39 NUMBER 40 Tony WOODS Tim LANYON Mark DROBIS Craig WHELAN Joe MELHAM Vik SAMY Glen MINCHINGTON Paul BASILE Sam ROBERTSON Steve PARIS Chris McVEIGH Tom CARTER David LEVER Kierran VOELKL Ethan JOHNSTONE Darren HARMER Dave KEANE Peter CROZIER Michael RADECKI Adam TAYLOR Dean HUNTER Chris TRIGG Shane BURGESS Craig STEVENSON Darryl BEARDS Lachie DONNELLY Sam BANKS Tim HINES Jay HUTCHINSON Michael GILLIS Nick WEARNE Dane LEYDEN-KOZIKAS Rohan LEES Scott McKENZIE Chris VEALE Glenn BENNETTI Damian CHRISTMAS Matthew BREEN Marc BROOMHALL Stuart SHANKS Luke MINCHINGTON Jack POWELL Cade WILLIAMS Adyn MUSGRAVE Kierran VOELKL Jamie WYATT Liam BRADFORD THE MAESTRALE BROTHERS Daniel Maestrale (No. 41 & No. 33) arrived at Dromana in 2004 hoping to have a kick and maybe get a game in the reserves. He not only achieved that, but went on to play 250 games for the club as a tough defender, including five games in the seniors. He was captain of the 2008 and 2013 Reserves Premiership teams, ams, was awarded Most Consistent Player in 2007 and 2017, was Runner Up in the Reserves B & F in 2011 and was awarded Player of the Finals Series in He also coached the reserves in the years 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2017, which included numerous finals appearances. He was awarded Life Member of the club in 2014 having reached (and surpassed) the target of 175 games. His 14 years of service to the club as both coach and player have been invaluable. His brother Phil, (No. 35, 36 & 49) played 32 games and kicked 60 goals as a vigorous forward. Page 13

16 Pre WW Australian Rules Football competition started in 1897 but it took 14 seasons before numbers on the backs of players were introduced. In 1903 jumper numbers were used in a VFL match, and even then iti was a oneoff. In an attempt to promote the code interstate, the league scheduled a Round 4 match between reigning premier Collingwood and fierce rival Fitzroy at the SCG. To help the novice spectators, the league allocated numbers to each man and distributed double-sided sided cards with player lists and rules to the 18,000 spectators as they came through the turnstiles. The following season VFA club Port Melbourne permanently introduced jumper numbers, while Melbourne sought to follow suit in 1905 only to meet me resistance from the players. Strangely, jumper numbers were not ushered into the VFL until midway through the 1911 finals series, when the league accepted a recommendation from the Umpires and Permits Committee. The reason that Guernsey numbers were introduced i late in the 1911 season was to make the identification of players easier for spectators and umpires and for the first publication of a program or Football Record for spectators at the game. From number 1 to number 65, over 10,000 league players have worn one or more Guernsey numbers, a famous part of the game, talking point of the game, historical part of the game that will continue on for years to come.

17 NUMBER 41: Darryl MOULE, Jim HUNTER, Dennis McINTOSH, Rohan LEES, John PATERSON, Michael BROADHURST, Darren ROMP, James OSBORNE, Tony LATESA, Tim THWAITES, Daniel MAESTRALE, Matt HARDING, Shaun CLARKE, Josh BRITLIFF, Matthew PRICE NUMBER 42: D. GOSSMAN, Richard MASON, D. GOSMAN, M. PARKER, Garry ZAMMIT, Marco SARACINI, Keith SECKER, Aldo CORVI, Trevor RENDALL, Darrell FOWLER, Craig COMPTON, Michael KOTSIFAKIS, Dennis NONA, Michael NEVILLE, Dwayne DAY Daniel GIBBS, Dylan NORTON NUMBER 43: E. SPARROWHAWK,??? RIVET, Ray ROBERTSON, Corey BRICKER, Noel CORLEY, Shane BRACEGIRDLE, Simon MORRICE, Steven REIGER, Bradley SPARKES, Adrian LOMBARDO, Michael CHESSIARI, James OSBORNE, Shaun LEWIS, Jason RYAN, Dominic PINNIERI, Jarryd HUNTER, Luke MINCHINGTON, Valbon BECCA, Jacob BARKER, Heath BURRISS NUMBER 44: B. LAURIE, C. PEARSON, Kelvin ROGERS, Dean HARRIS, Neil WATSON, Steve PRATT, Brett MULLEN, Guy KELLETT, Noel CORLEY, Damien PEACOCK, Simon TARASUIK, Carl TUNG, Heath LOWRY, Ricci QUINN, Daniel NEWPORT, Brett ANTHONY, Ryan HAWKINS, Sam WILLIAMSON, Brenton McNAMARA, Ryan LEE NUMBER 45: K. McDONNELL, M. HAMEETEMAN, M. ROGERS, Ben HARVEY, Peter DANIEL, Colin VERNON, Robert BIRD, Andrew SCOTT, Craig WILLIAMS, Craig COMPTON, John JOYCE, Josh McARTHUR, Luke O NEILL, Nick WEBSTER, Dwayne DAY, Ryan HINES, Jason BUCHANAN, Sam TUCKER, Jacob HOUGHTON NUMBER 46: Graham FRASER,Kevin YATES, Michael GRACE, P. RANKING, Mark TOPP, Craig FLANNERY, Travis KNIGHT, Graham POTTS, Shane BURGESS, Daniel YOUNG, Mark CRAWSHAW, Dale WALDRON, Robert KEMP, Valbon BECA, Veton REXHA, Lachlan OLIVER NUMBER 47: Alan ROBSON,???. MERRITT, John SANDERSON, Billy SPENCER, Al HARVEY, Michael DYSON, Dean HARRIS, Lew HINDLE, Carl TUNG, Bryce WILSON, Ryan WORN, Kyle GAINSFORD, Mark OLIVER, Richard SYDENHAM NUMBER 48: D. JOLLEY, Ron HUNTER, Jim SHEEDY, D. THOMAS, Andrew KIRKHOPE, Gregg BATEMAN, Peter WOODS, Scott NASH, Andrew BURNHAM, Ben MAHER, Brad TAYLOR, Daniel GRANT NUMBER 49: D. PANNEL, A. CAISLEY, G. BLACKBURN, John PUJOI, Brett MULLEN, Linton HARDY, Steve MILLAR, D. BAMBRIDGE, Noel ORMESHER, Shaun FLETCHER, Phil MAESTRALE, Daniel JENNINGS, Ryan HAWKINS, Daniel FLEMMING, David KEATING, Daniel MARCHESANI NUMBER 50: T. DAVEY, A. WILDER, Arnold VANDEGARDE, Rolfe WATSON, Greg ANDERSON, Danny REA, Michael LENDRUM, Craig BEAR, Robert LAMOND, George PAPALAS, Beau McMURRAY, Harry WILSON, Ryan BENNETT NUMBER 51: Barry WHARFE, P. ROSSETTI, Darren GUEST, Tom GUEST, Shane CAHILL, Garry ORMESHER, Billy SAKER, Martin HODGINS, Tony WOODS, Michael NEVILLE, Matthew HILL, Kane MASON, Brandon MULCAIR, Nick SCOTT, Ashley NORTON, Jeff BLUHM, Paul McLEAN-WILSON, Jake SNEHOTTA

18 NUMBER 52: S. NOTWOTNY, P. WILLIAMS, John HEATHERINGTON, Darrell FOWLER, Matthew WOODS, Adam VOIGHT, Ben STAFFORD, Travis SHEEAN, Mark BROOMHALL, Dale HELLYER, Jay MILWARD, Tom BLAKE NUMBER 53: S. UKANA, P. MADDICK, Shane CAHILL, Wayne JACOBSON, Darren ROYLANCE, Matthew PFABE, Leigh BOYD, Steven WOLFENDEN, Nick WILMONT, Ben CHAN, Paul McINTOSH, Tristan VOELKL, Ben DIXON, Kai WILLIAMS, Nicholas PATTERSON NUMBER 54: P. VOLPE, Chris HUNTER, Peter DOWDY, Steve YKDIZ, Mark WHITEMAN, Shane GADSBY, Simon MORRICE, Trevor ORMESHER, Heath LAUBE, Dwayne DAY, Troy DOCHERTY, Dale PARKINS, Jackson BATEMAN NUMBER 55: Edward POOLE, P. HADDOW, Vis INN, Glen CULLIMORE, Ray RAMSAY, Anthony MATTHEWS, David ROBERTSON, Ric WOLFENDEN, David BARNES, Tom HOFERT, Matt HARDING, Cam TRELOAR, Mitch BARTON, Mitchell HEGGAN, Braden HYDE NUMBER 56: Jeff POLLARD, D. NICHOLLS, Glen McCOLL, Levi HUDSON, Stuart FORD, Josh WARTON, Luke POPOV, Nick WILMONT, Lachlan DONNELLY, Corey PAIS, Aaron HUNTER, Lee WAUGH NUMBER 57: Darren HARMER, Rodney RODDA, M. REDECKI, Stewart ANDREW, Jason McCARTIN, Tim KNIGHT, Chris McVEIGH, Andrew PROUD, Josh DESOUZA NUMBER 58: Cameron HOWSON, John LOCKENS, Jim KARBELAS, Paul ZAFFARESE, Shannon SECKER, James FISHER, Adam THOMPSON, Robert SWEET, Joel TUDDENHAM, Heath BURRIS, Matt ACOCKS NUMBER 59: Brett DUNN, Matt DUNN, Graham POTTS, Phillip MAESTRALE, Jon MARSHALL NUMBER 60: Peter WOODS, Noel ASHTON, Adrian FORD, Michael SCANLON, Jarrod MENICH, Chris HOLMES, Matt DUNN, Braeden DENNIS NUMBER 61: Michael MATTHEWS, Joel NORFORD, Jesse SPORTON, Tim HUDSON, Clint JARRETT, Ryan WORN, Daniel CLEEVE, Jack POWELL NUMBER 62: Clint JARRETT, Daniel NEWSTEAD, Tristan DALES, Corey SHEPPARD NUMBER 63: Adam GARRY, Rohan FRASER, Ray SAUNDERS, Frank PININI, Daniel NEWSTEAD, Matt THOMPSON, Mark OLIVER NUMBER 64: Craig STEVENSON NUMBER 65: Robert ELLISDON NUMBER 66: Adam THOMPSON, Ricky KENT, Sam BANKS,??? STORM NUMBER 67: Andrew BURNS, Clint RICHARDS NUMBER 68: Luke SWEET, Ben HOMA NUMBER 71: Brian COLLERY NUMBER 73: Clinton LIARDET NUMBER 81: Craig SMITH