Carlton recruit Jagga Smith will retain his favoured No.7 when he dons the Navy Blue in 2025.
Smith - who was taken with Pick 3 in the 2024 AFL Draft - received the number he wore at the Oakleigh Chargers, which was made famous by club legends Brett Ratten and Wayne Johnston.
Joining the prized selection at Ikon Park is the father-son duo Ben and Lucas Camporeale, who have followed the footsteps of the father Scott.
Ben was taken with Pick 43 by the club after a bid from Geelong.
Carlton handed Ben his father's No.16, and the club revealed that whoever of the brothers got picked first would get to wear Scott's digits.
No.7, No.22, No.16, No.21.
Plus a few more ๐
Things are officially set: jumper numbers are now official for 2025!
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Lucas wasn't far behind Ben, with Sydney opting to bid on him with Pick 54, which the Blues matched, continuing the family's legacy.
Lucas will wear No.21, a number made famous by club legend Craig Bradley, who was also a teammate of Scott Camporeale in the 1995 premiership.
Bradley also holds the club's games records with 375 and three best and fairests, four All-Australians and a captain of Carlton.
The Blues' second selection of the 2024 intake was key defender Harry O'Farrell, who had grown up a Carlton fan.
O'Farrell was taken with Pick 40 and will don Pick 22.
The club's newest key defensive prospect is also the son of lawyer Peter O'Farrell, who had a strong hand in acquitting Patrick Cripps ahead of his 2022 Brownlow medal-winning year.
Rookie selection Harry Charleson will wear No.28, while Irishman Matt Duffy will be seen in No.41.
It started as a guernsey unboxing with our draftees receiving their numbers.
It ended with as wholesome a scene as you can imagine in the locker room for the first time ๐ฅน
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Former GWS defender Nick Haynes also found out the digits he'd be wearing for his new club after heading south from New South Wales to Victoria.
Joining Carlton via free agency, Haynes was seeking more senior opportunities after falling out of favour at the AFL's youngest club.
The 32-year-old will wear No.26 at Carlton, which has been worn by familiar names Jim Clark (in the 1940s) and North Smith medallist David Rhys-Jones.
