Draftee Wayne Milera has taken over a number worn by a Crows premiership forward.

Milera will wear the No.30 made famous by fan favourite and 1998 Grand Final hero Peter Vardy.

Like Vardy, Milera hails from SANFL club Central District and is more than capable in front of goals.

The exciting 18-year-old, who played 11 league games for the Bulldogs this season, bagged five goals against Glenelg in Round 18 and kicked another three in the Semi-Final win over Port Adelaide.

A, 183cm, 77kg, forward/wingman, Milera played all six games for South Australia at the Under-18 National Championships. His disposal efficiency across the championships was among the best at 84 per cent. He continued his strong finish to the year by coming seventh in the 30-metre Repeat Sprint Test at the Draft Combine.

Milera will be hoping to become only the fourth player to wear the No.30 for Adelaide in an AFL game for premiership points. Vardy, who wore the jumper in 96 games for the Club, is the most-capped No.30 in Crows history. Grantley Fielke was the original owner, while forward Luke Jericho also wore the jumper in the mid-to-late 2000s. Locker No.30 was most recently owned by former rookie Jack Osborn.

Adelaide’s second selection in the AFL National Draft, Tom Doedee, has also received his jumper number. Doedee will wear the No.39, which was most recently worn by Riley Knight. Knight has moved into No.3 following the retirement of 200-gamer Brent Reilly.

Doedee, 18, is a competitive defender, who has also played forward. The Geelong Falcon excels one-on-one, is strong overhead and clean below his knees. He has the capability to play on taller or smaller opponents, and is regarded for his courage.

Doedee aims to become the sixth player to wear the No.39 in a match for the Crows. Jonathon Ross was the first owner of the jumper, while running half-back Marty Mattner is the most-capped No.39 with 98 games to his name.

New rookies Jonathon Beech and Paul Hunter will continue the tradition of two former mature-age Crows recruits in their new numbers.

Beech, 25, will take over the No.1 from retired forward James Podsiadly, who has joined Adelaide’s coaching team. Podsiadly is one of eight Crows to have worn the jumper in an official AFL match. Greg Anderson holds the games record in the number with 59.

Hunter, 22, will wear the No.37 which has been vacated by former Crows AFL and SANFL player Ian Callinan. The number was worn by Club great Tyson Edwards before he shifted to No.9, and was also owned by fan favourite Trent Hentschel.

The Crows have now finalised their playing numbers for Season 2016. They are as follows:

1. Jonathon Beech*

2. Brad Crouch

3. Riley Knight

4. Josh Jenkins

5. Scott Thompson

6. Jake Lever

7. Nathan van Berlo

8. Mitch Grigg

9. Rory Sloane

10. Matthew Jaensch

11. Paul Seedsman

12. Daniel Talia

13. Taylor Walker

14. David Mackay

15. Kyle Hartigan

16. Luke Brown

17. Curtly Hampton

18. Eddie Betts

20. Hugh Greenwood**

21. Rory Atkins

22. Andy Otten

23. Charlie Cameron

24. Sam Jacobs

25. Kyle Cheney

26. Richard Douglas

27. Tom Lynch

28. Cam Ellis-Yolmen

29. Rory Laird

30. Wayne Milera

31. Jarryd Lyons

32. Troy Menzel

33. Brodie Smith

34. Sam Shaw

35. Harrison Wigg

36. Dean Gore

37. Paul Hunter*

38. Harry Dear

39. Tom Doedee

40. Luke Lowden

41. Mitch McGovern

42. Alex Keath**

43. Reilly O’Brien*

44. Matt Crouch

45. Ricky Henderson

46. Keenan Ramsey*

47. Jake Kelly

* Denotes rookie

** Denotes Category-B rookie