During the 2012 Australian Football League (AFL) season, 122 Australian rules footballers made their AFL debut with a further 32 playing their first game for a new club. The Greater Western Sydney Giants, who joined the league in 2012, had the most debutantes with 36, with Geelong next highest with 10.
Club | AFL debuts | Change of club |
---|---|---|
Adelaide | 6 | 2 |
Brisbane Lions | 4 | 2 |
Carlton | 7 | 0 |
Collingwood | 7 | 0 |
Essendon | 6 | 0 |
Fremantle | 5 | 1 |
Geelong | 10 | 0 |
Gold Coast | 6 | 2 |
Greater Western Sydney | 36 | 10 |
Hawthorn | 2 | 2 |
Melbourne | 3 | 2 |
North Melbourne | 3 | 0 |
Port Adelaide | 4 | 4 |
Richmond | 5 | 2 |
St Kilda | 5 | 1 |
Sydney | 2 | 2 |
West Coast | 3 | 1 |
Western Bulldogs | 8 | 1 |
Total | 122 | 32 |
Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2012) | Goals (in 2012) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tomas Bugg | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 354 days | 1 [2] | 18 | 6 | Round 5 Rising Star nomination |
Jeremy Cameron | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 358 days | 1 [3] | 16 | 29 | Round 2
Rising Star nomination Winner 2012 AFLPA best first year player award |
Stephen Coniglio | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 100 days | 1 [4] | 12 | 2 | Round 7 Rising Star nomination |
Israel Folau | Greater Western Sydney | 22 years, 356 days | 1 [5] | 13 | 2 | Previously played rugby league for Melbourne Storm & Brisbane Broncos |
Jonathan Giles | Greater Western Sydney | 24 years, 76 days | 1 [6] | 20 | 18 | Previously listed by Port Adelaide |
Toby Greene | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 181 days | 1 [7] | 19 | 8 | Round 14 Rising Star nomination |
Curtly Hampton | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 14 days | 1 [8] | 17 | 6 | |
Jack Hombsch | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 17 days | 1 [9] | 9 | 0 | |
Will Hoskin-Elliott | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 204 days | 1 [10] | 10 | 9 | |
Adam Kennedy | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 256 days | 1 [11] | 15 | 0 | |
Tim Mohr | Greater Western Sydney | 23 years, 157 days | 1 [12] | 13 | 1 | |
Dylan Shiel | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 15 days | 1 [13] | 12 | 5 | Round 10 Rising Star nomination |
Devon Smith | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 309 days | 1 [14] | 20 | 10 | Round 19 Rising Star nomination |
Adam Tomlinson | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 227 days | 1 [15] | 9 | 2 | |
Jacob Townsend | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 278 days | 1 [16] | 11 | 2 | |
Dom Tyson | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 290 days | 1 [17] | 10 | 4 | Round 23 Rising Star nomination |
Nathan Wilson | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 77 days | 1 [18] | 9 | 6 | |
Harry Cunningham | Sydney | 18 years, 109 days | 1 [19] | 1 | 0 | |
Brandon Ellis | Richmond | 18 years, 239 days | 1 [20] | 21 | 2 | Round 17 Rising Star nomination |
Steven Morris | Richmond | 23 years, 88 days | 1 [21] | 21 | 1 | Son of Kevin Morris |
Jarrad Boumann | Hawthorn | 22 years, 225 days | 1 [22] | 2 | 0 | Previously listed at Western Bulldogs |
Jackson Paine | Collingwood | 18 years, 283 days | 1 [23] | 6 | 8 | |
Paul Seedsman | Collingwood | 20 years, 79 days | 1 [24] | 11 | 2 | |
Peter Yagmoor | Collingwood | 18 years, 162 days | 1 [25] | 2 | 0 | |
James Magner | Melbourne | 24 years, 232 days | 1 [26] | 17 | 4 | |
Josh Tynan | Melbourne | 18 years, 146 days | 1 [27] | 2 | 0 | |
Aaron Hall | Gold Coast | 21 years, 143 days | 1 [28] | 8 | 8 | |
Billie Smedts | Geelong | 19 years, 297 days | 1 [29] | 14 | 6 | |
Orren Stephenson | Geelong | 29 years, 260 days | 1 [30] | 8 | 1 | Oldest first-time drafted player in AFL history. |
Tory Dickson | Western Bulldogs | 24 years, 188 days | 1 [31] | 17 | 23 | |
Clay Smith | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 326 days | 1 [32] | 16 | 6 | |
Terry Milera | St Kilda | 24 years, 84 days | 1 [33] | 15 | 19 | |
Jarrad Redden | Port Adelaide | 21 years, 96 days | 1 [34] | 9 | 1 | |
Chad Wingard | Port Adelaide | 18 years, 185 days | 1 [35] | 19 | 9 | Round 22 Rising Star nomination |
Cameron Delaney | North Melbourne | 19 years, 279 days | 2 [36] | 5 | 0 | |
Jack Newnes | St Kilda | 19 years, 44 days | 2 [37] | 7 | 1 | |
Billy Longer | Brisbane Lions | 18 years, 338 days | 3 [38] | 5 | 0 | |
Adam Treloar | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 37 days | 3 [39] | 18 | 12 | Round 18 Rising Star nomination |
Sam Kerridge | Adelaide | 18 years, 355 days | 3 [40] | 1 | 0 | |
George Horlin-Smith | Geelong | 19 years, 115 days | 3 [41] | 3 | 2 | Round 4 2013 Rising Star nomination |
Lachie Neale | Fremantle | 18 years, 181 days | 4 [42] | 11 | 4 | |
Cory Dell'Olio | Essendon | 22 years, 135 days | 4 [43] | 8 | 9 | |
Shaun Edwards | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 130 days | 4 [44] | 10 | 2 | |
Anthony Miles | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 53 days | 4 [45] | 7 | 0 | |
Sam Shaw | Adelaide | 21 years, 6 days | 4 [46] | 13 | 0 | Round 21 Rising Star nomination |
Bradley Hill | Hawthorn | 18 years, 287 days | 4 [47] | 5 | 3 | Round 6 2013 Rising Star nomination, brother of Fremantle's Stephen Hill |
Jack Crisp | Brisbane Lions | 18 years, 202 days | 4 [48] | 10 | 3 | |
Jesse Stringer | Geelong | 21 years, 19 days | 4 [49] | 8 | 3 | |
Kirk Ugle | Collingwood | 19 years, 325 days | 5 [50] | 3 | 0 | Cousin of Jamie Bennell |
Taylor Adams | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 221 days | 5 [51] | 15 | 5 | |
Josh Bruce | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 325 days | 5 [52] | 3 | 2 | |
Kyal Horsley | Gold Coast | 24 years, 239 days | 5 [53] | 13 | 3 | |
Jarryd Lyons | Adelaide | 19 years, 282 days | 5 [54] | 3 | 1 | |
Aaron Young | Port Adelaide | 19 years, 145 days | 5 [55] | 12 | 4 | |
Lee Spurr | Fremantle | 24 years, 283 days | 6 [56] | 12 | 0 | |
Ahmed Saad | St Kilda | 22 years, 209 days | 6 [57] | 16 | 28 | |
Josh Bootsma | Carlton | 19 years, 74 days | 6 [58] | 5 | 0 | Son of Brad Bootsma. |
Liam Sumner | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 264 days | 6 [59] | 2 | 2 | |
Jacob Brennan | West Coast | 22 years, 103 days | 6 [60] | 15 | 2 | Son of Michael Brennan |
Josh Jenkins | Adelaide | 23 years, 94 days | 7 [61] | 11 | 11 | Previous rookie listed at Essendon |
Andrew Phillips | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 314 days | 7 [62] | 9 | 3 | |
Ryan Neates | West Coast | 20 years, 326 days | 7 [63] | 1 | 0 | |
Dayne Zorko | Brisbane Lions | 23 years, 93 days | 7 [64] | 16 | 16 | |
Brad McKenzie | North Melbourne | 18 years, 350 days | 7 [65] | 1 | 0 | |
Tommy Walsh | Sydney | 24 years, 83 days | 8 [66] | 3 | 3 | Previously played Gaelic football for Kerry GAA |
Alex Sexton | Gold Coast | 18 years, 168 days | 8 [67] | 6 | 1 | |
Matthew Buntine | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 214 days | 8 [68] | 6 | 0 | |
Sam Darley | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 95 days | 8 [69] | 9 | 0 | |
Daniel Pearce | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 124 days | 9 [70] | 5 | 0 | |
Jonathan Simpkin | Geelong | 24 years, 210 days | 9 [71] | 4 | 1 | Previous rookie listed at Sydney, brother of Tom Simpkin |
Marley Williams | Collingwood | 18 years, 309 days | 9 [72] | 6 | 1 | |
Jamie Elliott | Collingwood | 19 years, 279 days | 9 [73] | 13 | 6 | |
Jordan Schroder | Geelong | 19 years, 180 days | 10 [74] | 1 | 0 | |
Lincoln McCarthy | Geelong | 18 years, 224 days | 10 [75] | 1 | 0 | |
Nick Haynes | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 15 days | 10 [76] | 8 | 1 | |
Hayden Crozier | Fremantle | 18 years, 161 days | 10 [77] | 3 | 0 | |
Brett O'Hanlon | Richmond | 18 years, 328 days | 11 [78] | 8 | 2 | |
Jonathon Patton | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 27 days | 12 [79] | 7 | 4 | Number 1 draft pick, 2011 AFL Draft |
Sam Schulz | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 271 days | 12 [80] | 1 | 1 | |
Mark Whiley | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 198 days | 12 [81] | 3 | 0 | |
Sam Gibson | North Melbourne | 26 years, 20 days | 12 [82] | 13 | 6 | Previously rookie listed at Hawthorn |
Tom Campbell | Western Bulldogs | 20 years, 234 days | 13 [83] | 7 | 3 | |
Caolan Mooney | Collingwood | 19 years, 157 days | 14 [84] | 4 | 1 | Previously played Gaelic football for Down GAA |
Todd Elton | Richmond | 19 years, 62 days | 14 [85] | 1 | 0 | |
Murray Newman | West Coast | 18 years, 225 days | 14 [86] | 4 | 3 | |
Jordan Murdoch | Geelong | 19 years, 180 days | 14 [87] | 8 | 4 | |
Andrew McInnes | Carlton | 20 years, 108 days | 15 [88] | 8 | 0 | |
Tom Derickx | Richmond | 24 years, 218 days | 15 [89] | 2 | 0 | |
Tim McIntyre | Adelaide | 23 years, 89 days | 15 [90] | 1 | 2 | |
Cameron Sutcliffe | Fremantle | 20 years, 46 days | 15 [91] | 4 | 1 | |
Mark Baguley | Essendon | 25 years, 54 days | 16 [92] | 7 | 0 | |
Tom Couch | Melbourne | 24 years, 27 days | 16 [93] | 3 | 0 | Son of Paul Couch |
Josh Hall | Gold Coast | 22 years, 102 days | 16 [94] | 2 | 2 | |
Jackson Sheringham | Geelong | 24 years, 22 days | 16 [95] | 5 | 1 | |
Josh Walker | Geelong | 19 years, 245 days | 16 [96] | 7 | 3 | |
Sam Dunell | St Kilda | 22 years, 144 days | 16 [97] | 5 | 1 | Son of Frank Dunell |
Steve Clifton | Greater Western Sydney | 25 years, 49 days | 16 [98] | 5 | 1 | 2010 J. J. Liston Trophy winner |
Luke Brown | Adelaide | 19 years, 297 days | 16 [99] | 3 | 0 | |
Levi Casboult | Carlton | 22 years, 128 days | 17 [100] | 6 | 7 | |
Tom Bell | Carlton | 21 years, 38 days | 17 [101] | 7 | 4 | |
Frazer Dale | Carlton | 18 years, 254 days | 17 [102] | 2 | 1 | |
Kurt Aylett | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 111 days | 17 [103] | 1 | 0 | |
Gerald Ugle | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 173 days | 17 [104] | 1 | 1 | |
Sam Frost | Greater Western Sydney | 23 years, 110 days | 17 [105] | 3 | 1 | |
Elliott Kavanagh | Essendon | 19 years, 69 days | 18 [106] | 1 | 0 | |
Stephen Wrigley | Brisbane Lions | 25 years, 102 days | 18 [107] | 3 | 0 | |
Jason Johannisen | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 270 days | 19 [108] | 3 | 1 | |
Michael Talia | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 175 days | 19 [109] | 4 | 1 | brother of Daniel Talia |
Jackson Allen | Gold Coast | 19 years, 116 days | 20 [110] | 1 | 0 | |
Tim Golds | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 127 days | 20 [111] | 2 | 0 | |
Nathan Blee | Port Adelaide | 21 years, 340 days | 20 [112] | 4 | 0 | |
Lin Jong | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 69 days | 20 [113] | 4 | 1 | |
Fletcher Roberts | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 70 days | 20 [114] | 2 | 0 | |
Brendan Lee | Essendon | 24 years, 338 days | 20 [115] | 2 | 0 | |
Piers Flanagan | Gold Coast | 20 years, 141 days | 21 [116] | 3 | 0 | |
Nick O'Brien | Essendon | 19 years, 59 days | 22 [117] | 2 | 3 | |
Sebastian Ross | St Kilda | 19 years, 110 days | 22 [118] | 1 | 0 | |
Rhys Cooyou | Greater Western Sydney | 21 years, 156 days | 22 [119] | 1 | 1 | |
Tom Sheridan | Fremantle | 18 years, 309 days | 23 [120] | 1 | 0 | |
Jackson Merrett | Essendon | 19 years, 187 days | 23 [121] | 1 | 0 | |
Pat McCarthy | Carlton | 20 years, 175 days | 23 [122] | 1 | 0 | |
Luke Mitchell | Carlton | 20 years, 187 days | 23 [123] | 1 | 1 |
Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2012) | Goals (in 2012) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chad Cornes | Greater Western Sydney | 32 years, 133 days | 1 [124] | 16 | 4 | Previously played for Port Adelaide |
Phil Davis | Greater Western Sydney | 21 years, 207 days | 1 [125] | 22 | 5 | Previously played for Adelaide |
James McDonald | Greater Western Sydney | 35 years, 263 days | 1 [126] | 13 | 4 | Previously played for Melbourne |
Rhys Palmer | Greater Western Sydney | 23 years, 40 days | 1 [127] | 15 | 9 | Previously played for Fremantle |
Callan Ward | Greater Western Sydney | 21 years, 349 days | 1 [128] | 20 | 8 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs |
Addam Maric | Richmond | 21 years, 345 days | 1 [129] | 10 | 1 | Previously played for Melbourne |
Ivan Maric | Richmond | 26 years, 85 days | 1 [130] | 21 | 7 | Previously played for Adelaide |
Jack Gunston | Hawthorn | 20 years, 166 days | 1 [131] | 19 | 39 | Previously played for Adelaide |
Broc McCauley | Hawthorn | 25 years, 101 days | 1 [132] | 3 | 1 | Previously played for Brisbane Lions |
Mitch Clark | Melbourne | 24 years, 164 days | 1 [133] | 11 | 29 | Previously played for Brisbane Lions |
Ben Hudson | Brisbane Lions | 33 years, 36 days | 1 [134] | 18 | 3 | Previously played for Adelaide & Western Bulldogs |
Matthew Warnock | Gold Coast | 27 years, 363 days | 1 [135] | 22 | 0 | Previously played for Melbourne |
Tom Lynch | Adelaide | 21 years, 198 days | 1 [136] | 6 | 7 | Previously played for St Kilda |
Zac Dawson | Fremantle | 25 years, 200 days | 1 [137] | 18 | 2 | Previously played for Hawthorn & St Kilda |
Josh Hill | West Coast | 23 years, 73 days | 1 [138] | 22 | 36 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs |
Brad Ebert | Port Adelaide | 21 years, 365 days | 1 [139] | 22 | 17 | Previously played for West Coast |
John McCarthy | Port Adelaide | 22 years, 134 days | 1 [140] | 21 | 5 | Previously played for Collingwood |
James Sellar | Melbourne | 23 years, 14 days | 2 [141] | 16 | 9 | Previously played for Adelaide |
Luke Power | Greater Western Sydney | 32 years, 90 days | 2 [142] | 20 | 0 | Previously played for Brisbane Lions |
Tom Scully | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 328 days | 2 [143] | 19 | 4 | Previously played for Melbourne |
Dean Brogan | Greater Western Sydney | 33 years, 123 days | 3 [144] | 9 | 0 | Previously played for Port Adelaide |
Darren Pfeiffer | Port Adelaide | 24 years, 206 days | 4 [145] | 16 | 2 | Previously played for Carlton |
Brent Renouf | Port Adelaide | 23 years, 354 days | 4 [146] | 10 | 2 | Previously played for Hawthorn |
Tony Armstrong | Sydney | 22 years, 206 days | 4 [147] | 8 | 2 | Previously played for Adelaide |
Mark Austin | Western Bulldogs | 23 years, 58 days | 4 [148] | 11 | 0 | Previously played for Carlton |
Sam Reid | Greater Western Sydney | 22 years, 173 days | 5 [149] | 5 | 0 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs |
Beau Wilkes | St Kilda | 22 years, 65 days | 5 [150] | 10 | 15 | Previously played for West Coast |
Setanta Ó hAilpín | Greater Western Sydney | 29 years, 49 days | 6 [151] | 1 | 2 | Previously played for Carlton |
Andrew McQualter | Gold Coast | 25 years, 345 days | 8 [152] | 5 | 2 | Previously played for St Kilda |
Jordan Lisle | Brisbane Lions | 22 years, 53 days | 19 [153] | 5 | 4 | Previously played for Hawthorn |
Lewis Johnston | Adelaide | 21 years, 161 days | 20 [154] | 1 | 0 | Previously played for Sydney |
Mitch Morton | Sydney | 25 years, 204 days | 21 [155] | 5 | 5 | Previously played for West Coast and Richmond |
During the 2012 Australian Football League (AFL) season, 122 Australian rules footballers made their AFL debut with a further 32 playing their first game for a new club. The Greater Western Sydney Giants, who joined the league in 2012, had the most debutantes with 36, with Geelong next highest with 10.
Club | AFL debuts | Change of club |
---|---|---|
Adelaide | 6 | 2 |
Brisbane Lions | 4 | 2 |
Carlton | 7 | 0 |
Collingwood | 7 | 0 |
Essendon | 6 | 0 |
Fremantle | 5 | 1 |
Geelong | 10 | 0 |
Gold Coast | 6 | 2 |
Greater Western Sydney | 36 | 10 |
Hawthorn | 2 | 2 |
Melbourne | 3 | 2 |
North Melbourne | 3 | 0 |
Port Adelaide | 4 | 4 |
Richmond | 5 | 2 |
St Kilda | 5 | 1 |
Sydney | 2 | 2 |
West Coast | 3 | 1 |
Western Bulldogs | 8 | 1 |
Total | 122 | 32 |
Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2012) | Goals (in 2012) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tomas Bugg | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 354 days | 1 [2] | 18 | 6 | Round 5 Rising Star nomination |
Jeremy Cameron | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 358 days | 1 [3] | 16 | 29 | Round 2
Rising Star nomination Winner 2012 AFLPA best first year player award |
Stephen Coniglio | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 100 days | 1 [4] | 12 | 2 | Round 7 Rising Star nomination |
Israel Folau | Greater Western Sydney | 22 years, 356 days | 1 [5] | 13 | 2 | Previously played rugby league for Melbourne Storm & Brisbane Broncos |
Jonathan Giles | Greater Western Sydney | 24 years, 76 days | 1 [6] | 20 | 18 | Previously listed by Port Adelaide |
Toby Greene | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 181 days | 1 [7] | 19 | 8 | Round 14 Rising Star nomination |
Curtly Hampton | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 14 days | 1 [8] | 17 | 6 | |
Jack Hombsch | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 17 days | 1 [9] | 9 | 0 | |
Will Hoskin-Elliott | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 204 days | 1 [10] | 10 | 9 | |
Adam Kennedy | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 256 days | 1 [11] | 15 | 0 | |
Tim Mohr | Greater Western Sydney | 23 years, 157 days | 1 [12] | 13 | 1 | |
Dylan Shiel | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 15 days | 1 [13] | 12 | 5 | Round 10 Rising Star nomination |
Devon Smith | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 309 days | 1 [14] | 20 | 10 | Round 19 Rising Star nomination |
Adam Tomlinson | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 227 days | 1 [15] | 9 | 2 | |
Jacob Townsend | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 278 days | 1 [16] | 11 | 2 | |
Dom Tyson | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 290 days | 1 [17] | 10 | 4 | Round 23 Rising Star nomination |
Nathan Wilson | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 77 days | 1 [18] | 9 | 6 | |
Harry Cunningham | Sydney | 18 years, 109 days | 1 [19] | 1 | 0 | |
Brandon Ellis | Richmond | 18 years, 239 days | 1 [20] | 21 | 2 | Round 17 Rising Star nomination |
Steven Morris | Richmond | 23 years, 88 days | 1 [21] | 21 | 1 | Son of Kevin Morris |
Jarrad Boumann | Hawthorn | 22 years, 225 days | 1 [22] | 2 | 0 | Previously listed at Western Bulldogs |
Jackson Paine | Collingwood | 18 years, 283 days | 1 [23] | 6 | 8 | |
Paul Seedsman | Collingwood | 20 years, 79 days | 1 [24] | 11 | 2 | |
Peter Yagmoor | Collingwood | 18 years, 162 days | 1 [25] | 2 | 0 | |
James Magner | Melbourne | 24 years, 232 days | 1 [26] | 17 | 4 | |
Josh Tynan | Melbourne | 18 years, 146 days | 1 [27] | 2 | 0 | |
Aaron Hall | Gold Coast | 21 years, 143 days | 1 [28] | 8 | 8 | |
Billie Smedts | Geelong | 19 years, 297 days | 1 [29] | 14 | 6 | |
Orren Stephenson | Geelong | 29 years, 260 days | 1 [30] | 8 | 1 | Oldest first-time drafted player in AFL history. |
Tory Dickson | Western Bulldogs | 24 years, 188 days | 1 [31] | 17 | 23 | |
Clay Smith | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 326 days | 1 [32] | 16 | 6 | |
Terry Milera | St Kilda | 24 years, 84 days | 1 [33] | 15 | 19 | |
Jarrad Redden | Port Adelaide | 21 years, 96 days | 1 [34] | 9 | 1 | |
Chad Wingard | Port Adelaide | 18 years, 185 days | 1 [35] | 19 | 9 | Round 22 Rising Star nomination |
Cameron Delaney | North Melbourne | 19 years, 279 days | 2 [36] | 5 | 0 | |
Jack Newnes | St Kilda | 19 years, 44 days | 2 [37] | 7 | 1 | |
Billy Longer | Brisbane Lions | 18 years, 338 days | 3 [38] | 5 | 0 | |
Adam Treloar | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 37 days | 3 [39] | 18 | 12 | Round 18 Rising Star nomination |
Sam Kerridge | Adelaide | 18 years, 355 days | 3 [40] | 1 | 0 | |
George Horlin-Smith | Geelong | 19 years, 115 days | 3 [41] | 3 | 2 | Round 4 2013 Rising Star nomination |
Lachie Neale | Fremantle | 18 years, 181 days | 4 [42] | 11 | 4 | |
Cory Dell'Olio | Essendon | 22 years, 135 days | 4 [43] | 8 | 9 | |
Shaun Edwards | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 130 days | 4 [44] | 10 | 2 | |
Anthony Miles | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 53 days | 4 [45] | 7 | 0 | |
Sam Shaw | Adelaide | 21 years, 6 days | 4 [46] | 13 | 0 | Round 21 Rising Star nomination |
Bradley Hill | Hawthorn | 18 years, 287 days | 4 [47] | 5 | 3 | Round 6 2013 Rising Star nomination, brother of Fremantle's Stephen Hill |
Jack Crisp | Brisbane Lions | 18 years, 202 days | 4 [48] | 10 | 3 | |
Jesse Stringer | Geelong | 21 years, 19 days | 4 [49] | 8 | 3 | |
Kirk Ugle | Collingwood | 19 years, 325 days | 5 [50] | 3 | 0 | Cousin of Jamie Bennell |
Taylor Adams | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 221 days | 5 [51] | 15 | 5 | |
Josh Bruce | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 325 days | 5 [52] | 3 | 2 | |
Kyal Horsley | Gold Coast | 24 years, 239 days | 5 [53] | 13 | 3 | |
Jarryd Lyons | Adelaide | 19 years, 282 days | 5 [54] | 3 | 1 | |
Aaron Young | Port Adelaide | 19 years, 145 days | 5 [55] | 12 | 4 | |
Lee Spurr | Fremantle | 24 years, 283 days | 6 [56] | 12 | 0 | |
Ahmed Saad | St Kilda | 22 years, 209 days | 6 [57] | 16 | 28 | |
Josh Bootsma | Carlton | 19 years, 74 days | 6 [58] | 5 | 0 | Son of Brad Bootsma. |
Liam Sumner | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 264 days | 6 [59] | 2 | 2 | |
Jacob Brennan | West Coast | 22 years, 103 days | 6 [60] | 15 | 2 | Son of Michael Brennan |
Josh Jenkins | Adelaide | 23 years, 94 days | 7 [61] | 11 | 11 | Previous rookie listed at Essendon |
Andrew Phillips | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 314 days | 7 [62] | 9 | 3 | |
Ryan Neates | West Coast | 20 years, 326 days | 7 [63] | 1 | 0 | |
Dayne Zorko | Brisbane Lions | 23 years, 93 days | 7 [64] | 16 | 16 | |
Brad McKenzie | North Melbourne | 18 years, 350 days | 7 [65] | 1 | 0 | |
Tommy Walsh | Sydney | 24 years, 83 days | 8 [66] | 3 | 3 | Previously played Gaelic football for Kerry GAA |
Alex Sexton | Gold Coast | 18 years, 168 days | 8 [67] | 6 | 1 | |
Matthew Buntine | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 214 days | 8 [68] | 6 | 0 | |
Sam Darley | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 95 days | 8 [69] | 9 | 0 | |
Daniel Pearce | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 124 days | 9 [70] | 5 | 0 | |
Jonathan Simpkin | Geelong | 24 years, 210 days | 9 [71] | 4 | 1 | Previous rookie listed at Sydney, brother of Tom Simpkin |
Marley Williams | Collingwood | 18 years, 309 days | 9 [72] | 6 | 1 | |
Jamie Elliott | Collingwood | 19 years, 279 days | 9 [73] | 13 | 6 | |
Jordan Schroder | Geelong | 19 years, 180 days | 10 [74] | 1 | 0 | |
Lincoln McCarthy | Geelong | 18 years, 224 days | 10 [75] | 1 | 0 | |
Nick Haynes | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 15 days | 10 [76] | 8 | 1 | |
Hayden Crozier | Fremantle | 18 years, 161 days | 10 [77] | 3 | 0 | |
Brett O'Hanlon | Richmond | 18 years, 328 days | 11 [78] | 8 | 2 | |
Jonathon Patton | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 27 days | 12 [79] | 7 | 4 | Number 1 draft pick, 2011 AFL Draft |
Sam Schulz | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 271 days | 12 [80] | 1 | 1 | |
Mark Whiley | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 198 days | 12 [81] | 3 | 0 | |
Sam Gibson | North Melbourne | 26 years, 20 days | 12 [82] | 13 | 6 | Previously rookie listed at Hawthorn |
Tom Campbell | Western Bulldogs | 20 years, 234 days | 13 [83] | 7 | 3 | |
Caolan Mooney | Collingwood | 19 years, 157 days | 14 [84] | 4 | 1 | Previously played Gaelic football for Down GAA |
Todd Elton | Richmond | 19 years, 62 days | 14 [85] | 1 | 0 | |
Murray Newman | West Coast | 18 years, 225 days | 14 [86] | 4 | 3 | |
Jordan Murdoch | Geelong | 19 years, 180 days | 14 [87] | 8 | 4 | |
Andrew McInnes | Carlton | 20 years, 108 days | 15 [88] | 8 | 0 | |
Tom Derickx | Richmond | 24 years, 218 days | 15 [89] | 2 | 0 | |
Tim McIntyre | Adelaide | 23 years, 89 days | 15 [90] | 1 | 2 | |
Cameron Sutcliffe | Fremantle | 20 years, 46 days | 15 [91] | 4 | 1 | |
Mark Baguley | Essendon | 25 years, 54 days | 16 [92] | 7 | 0 | |
Tom Couch | Melbourne | 24 years, 27 days | 16 [93] | 3 | 0 | Son of Paul Couch |
Josh Hall | Gold Coast | 22 years, 102 days | 16 [94] | 2 | 2 | |
Jackson Sheringham | Geelong | 24 years, 22 days | 16 [95] | 5 | 1 | |
Josh Walker | Geelong | 19 years, 245 days | 16 [96] | 7 | 3 | |
Sam Dunell | St Kilda | 22 years, 144 days | 16 [97] | 5 | 1 | Son of Frank Dunell |
Steve Clifton | Greater Western Sydney | 25 years, 49 days | 16 [98] | 5 | 1 | 2010 J. J. Liston Trophy winner |
Luke Brown | Adelaide | 19 years, 297 days | 16 [99] | 3 | 0 | |
Levi Casboult | Carlton | 22 years, 128 days | 17 [100] | 6 | 7 | |
Tom Bell | Carlton | 21 years, 38 days | 17 [101] | 7 | 4 | |
Frazer Dale | Carlton | 18 years, 254 days | 17 [102] | 2 | 1 | |
Kurt Aylett | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 111 days | 17 [103] | 1 | 0 | |
Gerald Ugle | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 173 days | 17 [104] | 1 | 1 | |
Sam Frost | Greater Western Sydney | 23 years, 110 days | 17 [105] | 3 | 1 | |
Elliott Kavanagh | Essendon | 19 years, 69 days | 18 [106] | 1 | 0 | |
Stephen Wrigley | Brisbane Lions | 25 years, 102 days | 18 [107] | 3 | 0 | |
Jason Johannisen | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 270 days | 19 [108] | 3 | 1 | |
Michael Talia | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 175 days | 19 [109] | 4 | 1 | brother of Daniel Talia |
Jackson Allen | Gold Coast | 19 years, 116 days | 20 [110] | 1 | 0 | |
Tim Golds | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 127 days | 20 [111] | 2 | 0 | |
Nathan Blee | Port Adelaide | 21 years, 340 days | 20 [112] | 4 | 0 | |
Lin Jong | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 69 days | 20 [113] | 4 | 1 | |
Fletcher Roberts | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 70 days | 20 [114] | 2 | 0 | |
Brendan Lee | Essendon | 24 years, 338 days | 20 [115] | 2 | 0 | |
Piers Flanagan | Gold Coast | 20 years, 141 days | 21 [116] | 3 | 0 | |
Nick O'Brien | Essendon | 19 years, 59 days | 22 [117] | 2 | 3 | |
Sebastian Ross | St Kilda | 19 years, 110 days | 22 [118] | 1 | 0 | |
Rhys Cooyou | Greater Western Sydney | 21 years, 156 days | 22 [119] | 1 | 1 | |
Tom Sheridan | Fremantle | 18 years, 309 days | 23 [120] | 1 | 0 | |
Jackson Merrett | Essendon | 19 years, 187 days | 23 [121] | 1 | 0 | |
Pat McCarthy | Carlton | 20 years, 175 days | 23 [122] | 1 | 0 | |
Luke Mitchell | Carlton | 20 years, 187 days | 23 [123] | 1 | 1 |
Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2012) | Goals (in 2012) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chad Cornes | Greater Western Sydney | 32 years, 133 days | 1 [124] | 16 | 4 | Previously played for Port Adelaide |
Phil Davis | Greater Western Sydney | 21 years, 207 days | 1 [125] | 22 | 5 | Previously played for Adelaide |
James McDonald | Greater Western Sydney | 35 years, 263 days | 1 [126] | 13 | 4 | Previously played for Melbourne |
Rhys Palmer | Greater Western Sydney | 23 years, 40 days | 1 [127] | 15 | 9 | Previously played for Fremantle |
Callan Ward | Greater Western Sydney | 21 years, 349 days | 1 [128] | 20 | 8 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs |
Addam Maric | Richmond | 21 years, 345 days | 1 [129] | 10 | 1 | Previously played for Melbourne |
Ivan Maric | Richmond | 26 years, 85 days | 1 [130] | 21 | 7 | Previously played for Adelaide |
Jack Gunston | Hawthorn | 20 years, 166 days | 1 [131] | 19 | 39 | Previously played for Adelaide |
Broc McCauley | Hawthorn | 25 years, 101 days | 1 [132] | 3 | 1 | Previously played for Brisbane Lions |
Mitch Clark | Melbourne | 24 years, 164 days | 1 [133] | 11 | 29 | Previously played for Brisbane Lions |
Ben Hudson | Brisbane Lions | 33 years, 36 days | 1 [134] | 18 | 3 | Previously played for Adelaide & Western Bulldogs |
Matthew Warnock | Gold Coast | 27 years, 363 days | 1 [135] | 22 | 0 | Previously played for Melbourne |
Tom Lynch | Adelaide | 21 years, 198 days | 1 [136] | 6 | 7 | Previously played for St Kilda |
Zac Dawson | Fremantle | 25 years, 200 days | 1 [137] | 18 | 2 | Previously played for Hawthorn & St Kilda |
Josh Hill | West Coast | 23 years, 73 days | 1 [138] | 22 | 36 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs |
Brad Ebert | Port Adelaide | 21 years, 365 days | 1 [139] | 22 | 17 | Previously played for West Coast |
John McCarthy | Port Adelaide | 22 years, 134 days | 1 [140] | 21 | 5 | Previously played for Collingwood |
James Sellar | Melbourne | 23 years, 14 days | 2 [141] | 16 | 9 | Previously played for Adelaide |
Luke Power | Greater Western Sydney | 32 years, 90 days | 2 [142] | 20 | 0 | Previously played for Brisbane Lions |
Tom Scully | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 328 days | 2 [143] | 19 | 4 | Previously played for Melbourne |
Dean Brogan | Greater Western Sydney | 33 years, 123 days | 3 [144] | 9 | 0 | Previously played for Port Adelaide |
Darren Pfeiffer | Port Adelaide | 24 years, 206 days | 4 [145] | 16 | 2 | Previously played for Carlton |
Brent Renouf | Port Adelaide | 23 years, 354 days | 4 [146] | 10 | 2 | Previously played for Hawthorn |
Tony Armstrong | Sydney | 22 years, 206 days | 4 [147] | 8 | 2 | Previously played for Adelaide |
Mark Austin | Western Bulldogs | 23 years, 58 days | 4 [148] | 11 | 0 | Previously played for Carlton |
Sam Reid | Greater Western Sydney | 22 years, 173 days | 5 [149] | 5 | 0 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs |
Beau Wilkes | St Kilda | 22 years, 65 days | 5 [150] | 10 | 15 | Previously played for West Coast |
Setanta Ó hAilpín | Greater Western Sydney | 29 years, 49 days | 6 [151] | 1 | 2 | Previously played for Carlton |
Andrew McQualter | Gold Coast | 25 years, 345 days | 8 [152] | 5 | 2 | Previously played for St Kilda |
Jordan Lisle | Brisbane Lions | 22 years, 53 days | 19 [153] | 5 | 4 | Previously played for Hawthorn |
Lewis Johnston | Adelaide | 21 years, 161 days | 20 [154] | 1 | 0 | Previously played for Sydney |
Mitch Morton | Sydney | 25 years, 204 days | 21 [155] | 5 | 5 | Previously played for West Coast and Richmond |