Essendon Football Club today announced the official guernsey numbers for season 2012.

Exciting forward Stewart Crameri has been awarded the No.12 guernsey, following Andrew Welsh’s retirement last year.

Essendon’s recent draftees have been allocated their numbers: Elliot Kavanagh (No.28), Jackson Merrett (No.33) and Nick O’Brien (No.35).

The club’s six new rookies have also been handed their numbers: Anthony Long (No.13), Lauchlan Dalgleish (No.36), Cory Dell’Olio (No.47), Mark Baguley (No.46), Hal Hunter (No.45) and Brendan Lee (No.41).

The guernsey numbers are as follows:

2. Ricky Dyson
3. Scott Gumbleton
4. Jobe Watson
5. Brent Stanton
6. Angus Monfries
7. Leroy Jetta
8. Jason Winderlich
9. Brent Prismall
10. Mark McVeigh
11. David Zaharakis
12. Stewart Crameri
13. Anthony Long (rookie)
14. Sam Lonergan
15. Courtenay Dempsey
16. Tayte Pears
17. Jake Melksham
18. Michael Hurley
19. David Hille
20. Henry Slattery
21. Dyson Heppell
22. Jake Carlisle
23. David Myers
24. Alex Browne
25. Ariel Steinberg
26. Cale Hooker
27. Luke Davis
28. Elliott Kavanagh
29. Alwyn Davey
30. Patrick Ryder
31. Dustin Fletcher
32. Travis Colyer
33. Jackson Merrett
34. Kyle Hardingham
35. Nick O’Brien
36. Lauchlan Dalgleish (rookie)
37. Kyle Reimers
38. Michael Ross
39. Heath Hocking
40. Ben Howlett
41. Brendan Lee (rookie)
42. Nathan Lovett- Murray
43. Michael Hibberd
44. Tom Bellchambers
45. Hal Hunter (rookie)
46. Mark Baguley (rookie)
47. Cory Dell’Olio (rookie)