JORDAN Lewis will wear No.6 after Melbourne announced its jumper numbers for 2017.

The four-time Hawthorn premiership player has moved up three numbers, after wearing No.3 in 264 matches for the brown and gold from 2005-16.

Recently departed key forward Chris Dawes wore No.6 for Melbourne in 2016.

Former captain Frank Davis, club finals record holder Frank Adams and best and fairest winner Glenn Lovett are among the players to have worn No.6 for Melbourne.

Ex-Bomber Michael Hibberd, who like Lewis, joined the club in the recent trade period, will wear No.14, which became vacant after the long-serving Lynden Dunn switched to Collingwood in the off-season.

Dual Brownlow Medal winner Ivor Warne-Smith, popular Demon Rod Grinter and four-time premiership player Trevor Johnson are among those to have donned No.14 for the red and blue.

Former Australian under-19 cricket captain and ex-Giant Pat McKenna has been given No.40, which was vacant in 2016.

No.40 was most recently worn by former ruckman Mark Jamar, who played with Essendon this year.

Rookie Corey Maynard – the son of former Demon Peter – has been handed No.48.

Jack Fitzpatrick, who spent a season with Hawthorn in 2016, was the most recent player to wear No.48 for Melbourne in 2015.

Jamar (155 games) and Fitzpatrick (22) hold the record for the most Melbourne matches in their respective guernsey numbers.

And tough-nut Aaron vandenBerg has switched from No.37 to No.22.

He has taken the No.22, which was worn by midfielder Viv Michie in 2016.

Dual premiership player Bryan Kenneally, Brownlow Medal winner Shane Woewodin and former skipper Shane McGrath all wore No.22 for Melbourne.

The rest of the jumper numbers will be filled at the completion of the NAB AFL Draft and NAB AFL Rookie Draft in late November.

2016 Melbourne numbers

1 – Jesse Hogan

2 – Nathan Jones

3 – Christian Salem

4 – Jack Watts

5 –Christian Petracca

6 – Jordan Lewis (new player)

7 – Jack Viney

8 – Heritier Lumumba

9 – Jack Trengove

10 – Angus Brayshaw

11 – Max Gawn

12 – Dom Tyson

13 – Clayton Oliver

14 – Michael Hibberd (new player)

15 – Billy Stretch

16 – Dean Kent

17 – Sam Frost

18 – Jake Melksham

19 –

20 – Colin Garland

21 – Cameron Pedersen

22 – Aaron vandenBerg (previously No.37 in 2016)

23 – Bernie Vince

24 – Jay Kennedy-Harris

25 – Tom McDonald

26 – Sam Weideman

27 – Liam Hulett

28 – Oscar McDonald

29 – Jayden Hunt

30 – Alex Neal-Bullen

31 –

32 – Tomas Bugg

33 – Jake Spencer

34 – Mitch King

35 – Ben Kennedy

36 – Jeff Garlett

37 –

38 –

39 – Neville Jetta

40 – Pat McKenna (new player)

41 – Mitchell White

42 – Josh Wagner

43 – James Harmes

44 – Joel Smith

45 –

46 –

47 –

48 – Corey Maynard (joined the club late in the 2016 season)