Ahead of this Sunday morning’s World Cup final between Australia and Samoa, we thought we would take a look at what our players’ jersey numbers would look like if we adopted the Kangaroos system*.
Under the Kangaroos system, the captain is given the #1 jersey, with the other jerseys allocated based on the order in which they debuted.
The remaining players in the squad are allocated their numbers alphabetically.
Under this system (which we will not be adopting), co-captains Jason Taumalolo and Chad Townsend would take the first two jerseys, with James Tamou allocated the #3 jersey as he was the first to debut in 2009.
*We will never adopt this system
Hypothetical 2023 jersey numbers
1. Jason Taumalolo (Cowboy #217)
2. Chad Townsend (#301)
3. James Tamou (#205)
4. Kyle Feldt (#239)
5. Jake Granville (#252)
6. Coen Hess (#256)
7. Ben Hampton (#261)
8. Jordan McLean (#271)
9. Mitch Dunn (#273)
10. Reuben Cotter (#280)
11. Scott Drinkwater (#281)
12. Murray Taulagi (#282)
13. Valentine Holmes (#284)
14. Reece Robson (#286)
15. Heilum Luki (#294)
16. Tom Dearden (#295)
17. Jeremiah Nanai (#297)
18. Griffin Neame (#298)
19. Laitia Moceidreke (#299)
20. Peta Hiku (#300)
21. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown (#302)
22. Brendan Elliot (#303)
23. Luciano Leilua (#304)
24. Tom Chester (#305)
25. Jake Bourke
26. Jack Gosiewski
27. Jordan Lipp
28. Riley Price
29. Taniela Sadrugu
30. Gehamat Shibasaki
