SAM MITCHELL will wear No.1 at West Coast in 2017, replacing the No.5 he wore with distinction in his 307-game career at Hawthorn.
With No.5 occupied by defender Brad Sheppard, Mitchell assumes the guernsey number most recently worn by delisted key backman Nathan Brown.
Mitchell's fellow veteran recruit Drew Petrie will also switch numbers in 2017, swapping the No.20 he wore in 316 games at North Melbourne for No.21 at the Eagles. Brant Colledge (2014-15) was the last to wear that number at West Coast.
New Eagle not there to make up numbers
Ex-Cat Nathan Vardy will assume No.19, which was vacated by Damien Cavka's premature retirement. Vardy wore No.30 at Geelong in his 25 games over six seasons.
West Coast draftees Daniel Venables (No.13), Josh Rotham (No.35), Willie Rioli (No.44) and Jake Waterman (No.45) have been allocated their new numbers, as have new rookies Tom Gorter (No.40) and Tarir Bayok (No.42).
West Coast's 2017 guernsey numbers
1. Sam Mitchell
2. Mark LeCras
3. Andrew Gaff
4. Dom Sheed
5. Brad Sheppard
6. Elliot Yeo
7. Chris Masten
8. Jack Redden
9. Nic Naitanui
10. Tom Lamb
11. Matt Priddis
12. Sharrod Wellingham
13. Luke Shuey
14. Liam Duggan
15. Jamie Cripps
16. Eric Mackenzie
17. Josh Kennedy
18. Daniel Venables
19. Nathan Vardy
20. Jeremy McGovern
21. Drew Petrie
22. Jonathan Giles
23. Lewis Jetta
24. Luke Partington
25. Shannon Hurn
26. Sam Butler
27. Jack Darling
28. Tom Cole
29. Scott Lycett
30. Jackson Nelson
31. Will Schofield
32. Simon Tunbridge
33. Josh Hill
34. Mark Hutchings
35. Josh Rotham
36. Fraser McInnes
37. Tom Barrass
38. Kurt Mutimer
39. Malcolm Karpany
40. Tom Gorter
41. Jordan Snadden
42. Tarir Bayok
43. Matthew Allen
44. Willie Rioli
45. Jake Waterman
46. Paddy Brophy
47. Francis Watson
