We've all got used to No.5 for Hawthorn working his way around the packs and dishing off a precise handball to a teammate in space. That player, of course, was Sam Mitchell and, unless you've been enduring a three-month digital detox and a period of social isolation, you'll now know he is soon to be a freshly-crowned Brownlow medallist playing for the West Coast Eagles.

So, who will be wearing that famous Hawthorn number next season? It's a number close to the hearts of Hawthorn fans after Mitchell donned it for 13 seasons and the much-loved Peter Crimmins wore it in 176 games. Keen observers might also be aware it was even worn by Pat Cash senior, father of the Wimbledon champ, in the 1950s.

Hawthorn fans have now seen the back of Sam Mitchell in the No.5 jumper. Credit:Eddie Jim

The distinction goes to 19-year-old Ryan Burton, a tall forward who made his debut this year - wearing jumper 35 - and managed four games, including the club's qualifying final loss to Geelong.

Hawthorn have also had to find a new holder for the famous No.3 guernsey, previously worn by Jordan Lewis and arguably the club's greatest player, Leigh Matthews.