THE NO. 35 guernsey holds a special significance at Collingwood and the club's first draft pick Matthew Scharenberg will carry on its famous tradition next season.
Jumper No.35 has taken on increased significance after ex-Pies defender Simon Prestigiacomo selflessly declared himself unfit to take the field in the 2010 Grand Final.
His decision prompted the Magpies to begin a tradition of attaching extra significance to the number.
As former coach Mick Malthouse put it, "that player will hold that jumper for 12 months and understand the history of it and the responsibility of teamsmanship and professionalism displayed by Simon".
The previous owner of the No. 35 jumper, Brodie Grundy, will wear Alan Didak's old No.4 next season.
The club's second pick (No.10 overall) at last week's NAB AFL Draft, Nathan Freeman, has taken over Heath Shaw's former No.39 jumper.
Fellow draftees Tom Langdon and Jonathan Marsh will wear No.41 and No.46 respectively.
Sam Dwyer (No.2), Ben Kennedy (No.7) and Marley Williams (No.26) are the notable players to have made a switch in numbers for next season.
Collingwood’s 2014 playing list
1. Alex Fasolo
2. Sam Dwyer
3. Brent Macaffer
4. Brodie Grundy
5. Nick Maxwell
6. Tyson Goldsack
7. Ben Kennedy
8. Harry O’Brien
9. Marty Clarke
10. Scott Pendlebury
11. Jarryd Blair
12. Luke Ball
13. Taylor Adams
14. Clinton Young
15. Jarrod Witts
16. Nathan Brown
17. Dayne Beams
18. Jesse White
19. Jamie Elliott
20. Ben Reid
21. Quinten Lynch
22. Steele Sidebottom
23. Lachlan Keeffe
24. Josh Thomas
25. Ben Hudson
26. Marley Williams
27. Tony Armstrong
28. Ben Sinclair
29. Tim Broomhead
30.
31. Jackson Ramsay
32. Travis Cloke
33. Patrick Karnezis
34. Alan Toovey
35. Matthew Scharenberg
36. Dane Swan
37. Kyle Martin
38. Peter Yagmoor
39. Nathan Freeman
40. Paul Seedsman
41. Tom Langdon
42. Retired in honour of Darren Millane
43. Adam Oxley
44. Corey Gault
45. Jack Frost
46. Jonathon Marsh
47.
48. Caolan Mooney
Please note: Players to have been assigned a new jumper for 2014 are italicised.
