It was floated by the Wests Tigers a few years back but rejected.
The NRL has some stupid rule about jersey numbers too and rejected the Tigers' use of claws across the corner of numbers but refused to do anything to Melbourne's little thunderbolt two years on.
Yeah, the NRL is ridiculously anal when it comes to jersey numbers.
It actually makes them look dumber when a team has a swathe of injuries midweek, and you have 18, 19, 20, 21 on the field and stuff. Who the hell are these guys?
Super 14 Rugby has it right in my opinion - you line up 1 - 22 regardless of the team named during the week. If the team changes ten minutes before kickoff it doesn't matter, you wear the number corresponding your position.
As for names on jerseys, I have no problem. Seems good to me?