Andrew Witts

Andrew Witts (born 22 August 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Andrew Witts
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-08-22) 22 August 1961
Original team(s) Old Melburnians
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1985 Collingwood 7 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Witts, who came from amateur club Old Melburnians, was already 23 when he played his only season at Collingwood in 1985.[1][2] He debuted against Essendon in round 15 and remained in the team until round 21, for a total of seven games.[2] His guernsey number, 65, was the highest ever regular number worn by a player in VFL/AFL history.[3]

If one-off numbers are considered, Geelong player Harry Taylor wore 85 after the unlikely scenario of being sent off with a blood rule twice in the same game and therefore not having a second spare guernsey; it is still unclear why there was an 85 guernsey available.[4][5]

Subsequently, the number 67 was worn by ten Indigenous players to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum during the Sir Doug Nicholls Round in 2017.

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. AFL Tables: Andrew Witts
  3. The Age,"Age, history and a heavy number", 30 April 2009, Peter Hanlon
  4. "Higher than 58: A Brownlow medalist". www.footyalmanac.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. "Weird and wonderful numbers". heraldsun. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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