The following players have worn jersey number 13 in a VFL/AFL premiership match.
Most games: 262 - Adem Yze
Most goals: 231 - Adem Yze
No player wore thirteen from 1954 to 1974 due to the belief of secretary Jim Cardwell that it was unlucky. It was temporarily retired again after the death of player Wayne Gordon in September 1983.
| Player | Years | Notes |
| Bert Francis | 1912 | |
| Fen McDonald | 1913 | |
| Stan Fairbairn | 1914 | |
| Les Nichols | 1919 | |
| Bill Shelton | 1920-1924 | #30 in 1919, #20 in 1925 |
| Gordon Lindsay | 1931 | |
| Joe Hogan | 1932 | |
| Les Jones | 1933-1941 | |
| George Lenne | 1941-1942 | #20 in 1945 |
| Frank Scanlan | 1944 | #26 in 1943, #34 from 1947 to 1948 |
| Max Spittle | 1947-1950 | |
| Alan Krause | 1951-1953 | |
| Henry Coles | 1975-1978 | #3 from 1979-1980 |
| Wayne Gordon | 1979-1981 | |
| Tom Kavanagh | 1989 | |
| Allen Jakovich | 1991-1994 | |
| Adem Yze | 1996-2008 | |
| Jordie McKenzie | 2010-2015 | #49 in 2009 |
| Clayton Oliver | 2016 |
Players who didn't play a senior game
| Player | Years | Notes |
| Ralph Bell | 1947 | |
| Ivan Bartul | 1995 |