North Melbourne has revealed its jumper numbers for the 2026 season, with 2025 first-round pick Lachy Dovaston set to wear the No.1 guernsey in his debut year.

Club Hall of Famer Les Foote played in the No.1 jumper 67 times across the late 1940s and early 1950s, while ruckman Hamish McIntosh took it on in 2006, adding 106 games after debuting in No.33 the previous year.

Bernie McCarthy remains the No.1 jumper's longest-serving custodian with 148 appearances, and Peter Keenan carried the number during the club’s 1977 premiership season.

Second-round selection Blake Thredgold will wear the No.23 guernsey, recently vacated following Geordie Payne's delisting last month.

The number carries significant history at North Melbourne, most notably through Team of the Century member, two-time premiership player, premiership captain and four-time Syd Barker medalist David Dench, who wore it in 269 of his 275 games.

Shane Clayton had the number on his back when the Roos lifted the premiership in 1999, while Thredgold's new senior coach, Alastair Clarkson, also featured in the number across 85 matches.

Former Demon Charlie Spargo has been given the No.13 after crossing over from Melbourne as an unrestricted free agent in the post-season.

John Law wore the No.13 jumper 219 times between 1978 and 1989, while Gary Cowton carried it through the club's 1975 and 1977 premiership triumphs. Leigh Adams added 102 games to its history, with its most recent custodian, Darcy Tucker, departing the club last month.

Veteran forward Jack Darling has shifted from No.28 to No.27 ahead of his second season at Arden Street, returning to the number he wore through 298 games and a premiership at West Coast.

Pick No.48 in the 2025 AFL Draft, Hugo Mikunda, will wear the No.28 jumper, made famous by Byron 'Choppy' Pickett at Arden Street, who wore it in 120 games, including the 1999 premiership victory.

2026 AFL guernsey numbers

1 Lachy Dovaston
2 Finn O'Sullivan
3 Harry Sheezel
4 Aidan Corr
5 Caleb Daniel
6 George Wardlaw
7 Zane Duursma
8 Bailey Scott
9 Luke Davies-Uniacke
10 Colby McKercher
11 Luke McDonald
12 Jy Simpkin
13 Charlie Spargo
14 Luke Urquhart
15 Dylan Stephens
16 Zac Fisher
17 Riley Hardeman
18 Wil Dawson
19 Griffin Logue
20 Nick Larkey
21 Callum Coleman-Jones
22 Taylor Goad
23 Blake Thredgold
24 Tom Powell
25 Paul Curtis
26 Luke Parker
27 Jack Darling
28 Hugo Mikunda
30 Charlie Comben
31 Josh Goater
32 Toby Pink
33 Brayden George
34 Jackson Archer
35 Matt Whitlock
36 River Stevens
37 Cooper Harvey
38 Tristan Xerri
41 Jacob Konstanty
44 Cameron Zurhaar
45 Zac Banch
46 Robert Hansen jnr
47 Cooper Trembath