Andrew Witts (born 22 August 1961) is a former

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er who played with Collingwood in the

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(VFL). Witts, who came from amateur club Old Melburnians, was already 23 when he played his only season at Collingwood in 1985.AFL Tables: Andrew Witts
/ref> He debuted against

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in round 15 and remained in the team until round 21, for a total of seven games. His guernsey number, 65, was the highest ever regular number worn by a player in VFL/AFL history. If one-off numbers are considered, Geelong player Harry Taylor wore 85 after the unlikely scenario of being sent off with a

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twice in the same game and therefore not having a second spare guernsey; to this day, it's unclear why there was an 85 guernsey available. Subsequently, the number 67 was worn by ten indigenous players to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the

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during the Sir Doug Nicholls Round in 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Witts, Andrew 1961 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Collingwood Football Club players Old Melburnians Football Club players Living people