Azkatro
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I was watching the Sunday Footy Show and saw a piece on Terry Randall. Now Terry used to wear the #9 for Manly, but as they mentioned he was in fact a second-rower. I thought about this a bit and came to the decision that perhaps it was because they listed the forward pack in the reverse of what you see today, with the order going lock through to front row. Today we still see teams listed like that in papers like the SMH, but the numbers are certainly 1-7 then 13-8. In the old days, was it just a case of the teams being listed that way but the numbers actually went 1-13? So the lock wore 8, back row 9 and 10, front row 11 and 13 with hooker wearing 12?
Also if that is the case, can anybody enlighten me as to when this convention changed to be what it is today or was it a progressive thing?
Cheers for any insights.
Also if that is the case, can anybody enlighten me as to when this convention changed to be what it is today or was it a progressive thing?
Cheers for any insights.