Essendon Football Club is pleased to confirm the official guernsey numbers for season 2013.

Exciting father/son recruit Joe Daniher will inherit his father’s famous No.6 guernsey, worn by Anthony Daniher between 1987-1994 as well as uncle Neale Daniher.

Brendon Goddard will don the No.9 guernsey for his first season in the red and black, while emerging talent Michael Hibberd will take on the No.1 jumper - made famous by Essendon champions including Merv Neagle, Mark Harvey and Mark Johnson.

New guernsey numbers have also been allocated to Tom Bellchambers (No.2) and second-year player Jackson Merrett (No.20).

In a strong show of faith, Nick O’Brien has been awarded the club’s prestigious No.10 guernsey, worn by club legend John Coleman and most recently by Mark McVeigh, who announced his retirement this year.

The club’s new recruits Jason Ashby, Dylan van Unen, Martin Gleeson, Sean Gregory and Nick Kommer will take numbers 14, 33, 35, 37 and 38 respectively.

There is one vacant spot on the club’s playing list which will be filled following next week’s AFL Pre-Season and Rookie Draft.

The 2013 guernsey numbers are as follows:

1. Michael Hibberd
2. Tom Bellchambers
3. Scott Gumbleton
4. Jobe Watson
5. Brent Stanton
6. Joe Daniher
7. Leroy Jetta
8. Jason Winderlich
9. Brendon Goddard
10. Nick O’Brien
11. David Zaharakis
12. Stewart Crameri
14. Jason Ashby
15. Courtenay Dempsey
16. Tayte Pears
17. Jake Melksham
18. Michael Hurley
19. David Hille
20. Jackson Merrett
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. Dylan van Unen
34. Kyle Hardingham
35. Martin Gleeson
36. Lauchlan Dalgleish (rookie)
37. Sean Gregory
38. Nick Kommer
39. Heath Hocking
40. Ben Howlett
42. Nathan Lovett-Murray
45. Hal Hunter (rookie)
46. Mark Baguley
47. Cory Dell’Olio (rookie)