The Brisbane Lions have allocated guernsey numbers to each of the Club’s 13 new players recruited over the off-season – with Simon Black’s famed number 20 set to be retired next season.

Jack Crisp has also opted for a new jumper in 2014, replacing his former number 47 guernsey with the number 5 – which has previously been made famous by the likes of five-time best and fairest winner John Murphy, two-time Coleman Medallist Bernie Quinlan, and recent premiership star Brad Scott.

Interestingly, Crisp’s 12 senior matches are the most played in the number 47 guernsey throughout the Club’s combined history (Fitzroy and Bears included).

Signed Free Agent Luke McGuane will follow in the footsteps of two of the Club’s all-time greats – Kevin Murray and Paul Roos – by wearing the number 1 guernsey next season, while trade acquisitions Trent West and Jackson Paine will wear numbers 13 and 39 respectively.

The Lions’ first round selection at last week’s National Draft, James Aish, has chosen the number 4 jumper, which was recently made vacant by fellow South Australian Jared Polec’s departure.

Draftees Daniel McStay (25), Tom Cutler (26), Darcy Gardiner (27), and Lewis Taylor (28) will sit alongside each other in the Lions’ locker room, with Nick Robertson set to wear the number 18.

Isaac Conway (40), Zac O’Brien (47) and Archie Smith (44) have all been allocated numbers in the 40s – as is generally the case for Club rookies

Please find below a comprehensive list of the new numbers at the Brisbane Lions for next season.

#1 – Luke McGuane

Previous number/s
16 (at Richmond)

Notable #1’s at the Lions
Kevin Murray (wore the jumper from 1967-74)
Paul Roos (1982-94)
Mark Mickan (1987-90)
Brad Boyd (1995-96)
Richard Champion (1991-2000)  
 
#4 – James Aish

Previous number/s
16 (for South Australia at U18 Championships)
47 (at Norwood)

Notable #4’s at the Lions
Ross Thornton (1981-89)
John Gastev (1990-94)
Stephen Paxman (1992-96)
Craig McRae (1995-2004)

#5 – Jack Crisp

Previous number/s
47 (at the Brisbane Lions)

Notable #5’s at the Lions
Tony Ongarello (1953-60)
John Murphy (1967-77)
Bernie Quinlan (1978-86)
Brad Hardie (1987-91)
Brad Scott (1998-2006)

#13 – Trent West

Previous number/s
12 (at Geelong)

Notable #13’s at the Lions
Kevin Wright (1952-61)
Bernie Harris (1987-90)
Martin Pike (29001-2005)

#18 – Nick Robertson

Previous number/s
22 (for Western Australia at U18 Championships)
16 (at West Perth)

Notable #18’s at the Lions
Frank Curcio (1932-48)
John Blakey (1986-92)
Craig Lambert (1994-2000)

#25 – Daniel McStay

Previous number/s
33 (for VIC Metro at U18 Championships
11 (at Eastern Ranges)

Notable #25’s at the Lions
Eddie Hart (1946-51)
Matthew Campbell (1987-93)
Andrew Bews (1994-98)

#26 – Tom Cutler

Previous number/s
28 (for VIC Metro at U18 Championships)
32 (at Oakleigh Chargers)

Notable #26’s at the Lions
Roy Millen (1915-23)
Keith Stackpole (1939-44)
Rodney Eade (1988-90)
Joel Macdonald (2004-2009)

#27 – Darcy Gardiner

Previous number/s
32 (for VIC Country at U18 Championships)
39 (at Geelong Falcons)

Notable #27’s at the Lions
Mickey Sharp (1934-41)
Noel Jarvis (1944-52)
Ray Slocum (1958-65)
Graeme Allan (1975-80)
Les Parish (1981-85)
Clark Keating (1996-2006)

#28 – Lewis Taylor

Previous number/s
7 (for VIC Country at U18 Championships)
1 (at Geelong Falcons)

Notable #28’s at the Lions
Trevor Lloyd (1971-75)
Ben Robbins (1996-2001)
Troy Selwood (2005-2010)

#34 – Jonathan Freeman

Previous number/s
28 (for Queensland at U18 Championships)
17 (at Noosa Tigers)

Notable #34’s at the Lions
Doug Searl (1968-72)
Grant Lawrie (1979, 1983-88)
Brad Boyd (1992-94)
Aaron Shattock (2000-04)

#39 – Jackson Paine

Previous number/s
33 (at Collingwood)

Notable #39’s at the Lions
Warwick Capper (1988-90)
Tim Notting (1998-99)
Josh Drummond (2005-12)

#40 – Isaac Conway

Previous number/s
6 (for Queensland at U18 Championships)
19 (at Aspley)

Notable #40’s at the Lions
Rod Carter (1974-75)
Scot Clayton (1981-90)

#44 – Archie Smith

Previous number/s
36 (for Queensland at U18 Championships)
1 (at Mt Gravatt)

Notable #44’s at the Lions
Richard Osborne (1982-92)
Nigel Lappin (1994-2008)

#47 – Zac O'Brien

Previous number/s
61 (at Essendon VFL)

Notable #47’s at the Lions
Renato Serafini (1971)
Graham Osborne (1984)