When it comes to Australian Rules Football, the number on the back of the jumper has always meant less, while simultaneously meaning more.

Unlike all forms of rugby and the world game, they don't denote any particular position, and unlike the NFL for the longest time, there has never been any restriction on which player could wear which number - except for seniority, of course.

Dissimilar to most American sports, we don't retire our numbers, either, meaning that new generations of stars and spuds alike have the opportunity to eclipse the legacies of champions that came before them.

From the legends in the low-numbered lockers to the also-rans with sixty-something stitched to the backs, here are the players that made the most AFL/VFL appearances in every jumper guernsey number ever seen.

Beware, things get a bit odd once we hit the late 40s.

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57-82

57 - Ian Anderson - Essendon - 14 games
58 - Dean Notting - Richmond - 25 games
59 - Darren Steele - North Melbourne/Geelong - 12 games
60 - Robert Mace - Hawthorn/St Kilda/Brisbane Bears - 13 games
63 - Mark Perkins - Collingwood - 1 game
65 - Andrew Witts - Collingwood - 1 game
67 - Lance Franklin, Daniel Wells, Zac Williams, Steven May, Jeff Garlett, Josh Hill, Shane Edwards and Shaun Burgoyne - 1 game each
82 - Ernie Taylor - Richmond - 1 game

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