Witts, who came from amateur club Old Melburnians, was already 23 when he played his only season at Collingwood in 1985.[1][2] He debuted against Essendon in round 15 and remained in the team until round 21, for a total of seven games.[2] His guernsey number, 65, was the highest ever regular number worn by a player in VFL/AFL history.[3]
If one-off numbers are considered, Geelong player Harry Taylor wore 85 after the unlikely scenario of being sent off with a blood rule twice in the same game and therefore not having a second spare guernsey; it is still unclear why there was an 85 guernsey available.[4][5]
^"Higher than 58: A Brownlow medalist". www.footyalmanac.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^"Weird and wonderful numbers". heraldsun. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
May 04, 2023
andrew, witts, born, august, 1961, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, collingwood, victorian, football, league, personal, informationdate, birth, 1961, august, 1961, original, team, melburniansheight183, weight80, playing, career1yearsclubgam. Andrew Witts born 22 August 1961 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League VFL Andrew WittsPersonal informationDate of birth 1961 08 22 22 August 1961 age 61 Original team s Old MelburniansHeight183 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight80 kg 176 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1985Collingwood7 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comWitts who came from amateur club Old Melburnians was already 23 when he played his only season at Collingwood in 1985 1 2 He debuted against Essendon in round 15 and remained in the team until round 21 for a total of seven games 2 His guernsey number 65 was the highest ever regular number worn by a player in VFL AFL history 3 If one off numbers are considered Geelong player Harry Taylor wore 85 after the unlikely scenario of being sent off with a blood rule twice in the same game and therefore not having a second spare guernsey it is still unclear why there was an 85 guernsey available 4 5 Subsequently the number 67 was worn by ten Indigenous players to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum during the Sir Doug Nicholls Round in 2017 citation needed References Edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 9781920910785 a b AFL Tables Andrew Witts The Age Age history and a heavy number 30 April 2009 Peter Hanlon Higher than 58 A Brownlow medalist www footyalmanac com au Retrieved 8 September 2021 Weird and wonderful numbers heraldsun 6 June 2014 Retrieved 8 September 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Witts amp oldid 1136959154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
