The following is the list of players in the Australian Football League (AFL) who have either made their AFL debut or played for a new club during the 2016 AFL season.
Club | AFL debuts | Change of club |
---|---|---|
Adelaide | 3 | 1 |
Brisbane Lions | 9 | 3 |
Carlton | 3 | 7 |
Collingwood | 6 | 3 |
Essendon | 5 | 13 |
Fremantle | 3 | 0 |
Geelong | 2 | 4 |
Gold Coast | 6 | 4 |
Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 1 |
Hawthorn | 6 | 1 |
Melbourne | 5 | 2 |
North Melbourne | 2 | 2 |
Port Adelaide | 5 | 2 |
Richmond | 7 | 2 |
St Kilda | 3 | 0 |
Sydney | 7 | 2 |
West Coast | 2 | 3 |
Western Bulldogs | 4 | 2 |
Total | 81 | 52 |
Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round |
Former clubs | Recruiting method |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob Townsend | Richmond | 22 years, 278 days | 1 [86] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Jed Lamb | Carlton | 23 years, 157 days | 1 [87] | Sydney & Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Sam Kerridge | Carlton | 22 years, 333 days | 1 [88] | Adelaide | traded in 2015 |
Matthew Wright | Carlton | 26 years, 101 days | 1 [89] | Adelaide | signed as a delisted free agent in 2015 |
Andrew Phillips | Carlton | 24 years, 265 days | 1 [90] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Tomas Bugg | Melbourne | 22 years, 356 days | 1 [91] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Ben Kennedy | Melbourne | 22 years, 23 days | 1 [92] | Collingwood | traded in 2015 |
Steve Johnson | Greater Western Sydney | 32 years, 266 days | 1 [93] | Geelong | traded in 2015 |
Matt Rosa | Gold Coast | 29 years, 124 days | 1 [94] | West Coast | traded in 2015 |
Ryan Davis | Gold Coast | 26 years, 293 days | 1 [95] | West Coast | pick 38, ( 2016 rookie draft) |
Matt Dea | Essendon | 24 years, 165 days | 1 [96] | Richmond | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Mitch Brown | Essendon | 25 years, 211 days | 1 [97] | Geelong | pick 54, ( 2015 national draft) |
Mathew Stokes | Essendon | 31 years, 125 days | 1 [98] | Geelong | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Jonathan Simpkin | Essendon | 28 years, 150 days | 1 [99] | Hawthorn | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Matthew Leuenberger | Essendon | 27 years, 293 days | 1 [100] | Brisbane Lions | signed as a restricted free agent in 2015 |
Ryan Crowley | Essendon | 32 years, 21 days | 1 [101] | Fremantle | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Craig Bird | Essendon | 27 years, 66 days | 1 [102] | Sydney | traded in 2015 |
James Kelly | Essendon | 32 years, 88 days | 1 [103] | Geelong | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Jed Anderson | North Melbourne | 22 years, 54 days | 1 [104] | Hawthorn | traded in 2015 |
Paul Seedsman | Adelaide | 24 years, 66 days | 1 [105] | Collingwood | traded in 2015 |
Michael Talia | Sydney | 23 years, 45 days | 1 [106] | Western Bulldogs | traded in 2015 |
Callum Sinclair | Sydney | 26 years, 185 days | 1 [107] | West Coast | traded in 2015 |
Adam Treloar | Collingwood | 23 years, 17 days | 1 [108] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Matt Suckling | Western Bulldogs | 27 years, 246 days | 1 [109] | Hawthorn | signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2015 |
Charlie Dixon | Port Adelaide | 25 years, 186 days | 1 [110] | Gold Coast | traded in 2015 |
Jack Redden | West Coast | 25 years, 109 days | 1 [111] | Brisbane Lions | traded in 2015 |
Josh Walker | Brisbane Lions | 23 years, 136 days | 1 [112] | Geelong | traded in 2015 |
Ryan Bastinac | Brisbane Lions | 24 years, 279 days | 1 [113] | North Melbourne | traded in 2015 |
Tom Bell | Brisbane Lions | 24 years, 288 days | 1 [114] | Carlton | traded in 2015 |
Lachie Henderson | Geelong | 26 years, 105 days | 1 [115] | Brisbane Lions & Carlton | traded in 2015 |
Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong | 25 years, 358 days | 1 [116] | Adelaide | traded in 2015 |
Zac Smith | Geelong | 26 years, 36 days | 1 [117] | Gold Coast | traded in 2015 |
James Aish | Collingwood | 20 years, 145 days | 2 [118] | Brisbane Lions | traded in 2015 |
Jimmy Toumpas | Port Adelaide | 22 years, 92 days | 2 [119] | Melbourne | traded in 2015 |
Lewis Jetta | West Coast | 26 years, 335 days | 2 [120] | Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 25 years, 285 days | 3 [121] | Melbourne | traded in 2015 |
Andrew Moore | Richmond | 24 years, 321 days | 4 [122] | Port Adelaide | signed as a delisted free agent in 2015 |
Liam Sumner | Carlton | 22 years, 224 days | 4 [123] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Lachie Plowman | Carlton | 21 years, 218 days | 4 [124] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Jed Adcock | Western Bulldogs | 30 years, 153 days | 4 [125] | Brisbane Lions | traded in 2015 |
Jarrad Grant | Gold Coast | 26 years, 292 days | 5 [126] | Western Bulldogs | signed as a delisted free agent in 2015 |
Daniel Currie | Gold Coast | 27 years, 69 days | 5 [127] | North Melbourne | traded in 2015 |
Sam Grimley | Essendon | 25 years, 114 days | 5 [128] | Hawthorn | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
James Polkinghorne | Essendon | 27 years, 102 days | 6 [129] | Brisbane Lions | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Nathan Grima | Essendon | 30 years, 267 days | 7 [130] | North Melbourne | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Daniel Gorringe | Carlton | 23 years, 354 days | 9 [131] | Gold Coast | signed as a delisted free agent in 2015 |
Farren Ray | North Melbourne | 30 years, 61 days | 9 [132] | Western Bulldogs & St Kilda | pick 15, ( 2016 rookie draft) |
Mark Jamar | Essendon | 32 years, 293 days | 10 [133] | Melbourne | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Jonathan Giles | West Coast | 28 years, 163 days | 13 [134] | Greater Western Sydney & Essendon | traded in 2015 |
Sam Michael | Essendon | 23 years, 5 days | 16 [135] | Brisbane Lions | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Scott Selwood | Geelong | 26 years, 135 days | 20 [136] | West Coast | signed as a restricted free agent in 2015 |
Jack Fitzpatrick | Hawthorn | 25 years, 65 days | 23 [137] | Melbourne | traded in 2015 |
The following is the list of players in the Australian Football League (AFL) who have either made their AFL debut or played for a new club during the 2016 AFL season.
Club | AFL debuts | Change of club |
---|---|---|
Adelaide | 3 | 1 |
Brisbane Lions | 9 | 3 |
Carlton | 3 | 7 |
Collingwood | 6 | 3 |
Essendon | 5 | 13 |
Fremantle | 3 | 0 |
Geelong | 2 | 4 |
Gold Coast | 6 | 4 |
Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 1 |
Hawthorn | 6 | 1 |
Melbourne | 5 | 2 |
North Melbourne | 2 | 2 |
Port Adelaide | 5 | 2 |
Richmond | 7 | 2 |
St Kilda | 3 | 0 |
Sydney | 7 | 2 |
West Coast | 2 | 3 |
Western Bulldogs | 4 | 2 |
Total | 81 | 52 |
Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round |
Former clubs | Recruiting method |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob Townsend | Richmond | 22 years, 278 days | 1 [86] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Jed Lamb | Carlton | 23 years, 157 days | 1 [87] | Sydney & Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Sam Kerridge | Carlton | 22 years, 333 days | 1 [88] | Adelaide | traded in 2015 |
Matthew Wright | Carlton | 26 years, 101 days | 1 [89] | Adelaide | signed as a delisted free agent in 2015 |
Andrew Phillips | Carlton | 24 years, 265 days | 1 [90] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Tomas Bugg | Melbourne | 22 years, 356 days | 1 [91] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Ben Kennedy | Melbourne | 22 years, 23 days | 1 [92] | Collingwood | traded in 2015 |
Steve Johnson | Greater Western Sydney | 32 years, 266 days | 1 [93] | Geelong | traded in 2015 |
Matt Rosa | Gold Coast | 29 years, 124 days | 1 [94] | West Coast | traded in 2015 |
Ryan Davis | Gold Coast | 26 years, 293 days | 1 [95] | West Coast | pick 38, ( 2016 rookie draft) |
Matt Dea | Essendon | 24 years, 165 days | 1 [96] | Richmond | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Mitch Brown | Essendon | 25 years, 211 days | 1 [97] | Geelong | pick 54, ( 2015 national draft) |
Mathew Stokes | Essendon | 31 years, 125 days | 1 [98] | Geelong | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Jonathan Simpkin | Essendon | 28 years, 150 days | 1 [99] | Hawthorn | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Matthew Leuenberger | Essendon | 27 years, 293 days | 1 [100] | Brisbane Lions | signed as a restricted free agent in 2015 |
Ryan Crowley | Essendon | 32 years, 21 days | 1 [101] | Fremantle | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Craig Bird | Essendon | 27 years, 66 days | 1 [102] | Sydney | traded in 2015 |
James Kelly | Essendon | 32 years, 88 days | 1 [103] | Geelong | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Jed Anderson | North Melbourne | 22 years, 54 days | 1 [104] | Hawthorn | traded in 2015 |
Paul Seedsman | Adelaide | 24 years, 66 days | 1 [105] | Collingwood | traded in 2015 |
Michael Talia | Sydney | 23 years, 45 days | 1 [106] | Western Bulldogs | traded in 2015 |
Callum Sinclair | Sydney | 26 years, 185 days | 1 [107] | West Coast | traded in 2015 |
Adam Treloar | Collingwood | 23 years, 17 days | 1 [108] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Matt Suckling | Western Bulldogs | 27 years, 246 days | 1 [109] | Hawthorn | signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2015 |
Charlie Dixon | Port Adelaide | 25 years, 186 days | 1 [110] | Gold Coast | traded in 2015 |
Jack Redden | West Coast | 25 years, 109 days | 1 [111] | Brisbane Lions | traded in 2015 |
Josh Walker | Brisbane Lions | 23 years, 136 days | 1 [112] | Geelong | traded in 2015 |
Ryan Bastinac | Brisbane Lions | 24 years, 279 days | 1 [113] | North Melbourne | traded in 2015 |
Tom Bell | Brisbane Lions | 24 years, 288 days | 1 [114] | Carlton | traded in 2015 |
Lachie Henderson | Geelong | 26 years, 105 days | 1 [115] | Brisbane Lions & Carlton | traded in 2015 |
Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong | 25 years, 358 days | 1 [116] | Adelaide | traded in 2015 |
Zac Smith | Geelong | 26 years, 36 days | 1 [117] | Gold Coast | traded in 2015 |
James Aish | Collingwood | 20 years, 145 days | 2 [118] | Brisbane Lions | traded in 2015 |
Jimmy Toumpas | Port Adelaide | 22 years, 92 days | 2 [119] | Melbourne | traded in 2015 |
Lewis Jetta | West Coast | 26 years, 335 days | 2 [120] | Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 25 years, 285 days | 3 [121] | Melbourne | traded in 2015 |
Andrew Moore | Richmond | 24 years, 321 days | 4 [122] | Port Adelaide | signed as a delisted free agent in 2015 |
Liam Sumner | Carlton | 22 years, 224 days | 4 [123] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Lachie Plowman | Carlton | 21 years, 218 days | 4 [124] | Greater Western Sydney | traded in 2015 |
Jed Adcock | Western Bulldogs | 30 years, 153 days | 4 [125] | Brisbane Lions | traded in 2015 |
Jarrad Grant | Gold Coast | 26 years, 292 days | 5 [126] | Western Bulldogs | signed as a delisted free agent in 2015 |
Daniel Currie | Gold Coast | 27 years, 69 days | 5 [127] | North Melbourne | traded in 2015 |
Sam Grimley | Essendon | 25 years, 114 days | 5 [128] | Hawthorn | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
James Polkinghorne | Essendon | 27 years, 102 days | 6 [129] | Brisbane Lions | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Nathan Grima | Essendon | 30 years, 267 days | 7 [130] | North Melbourne | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Daniel Gorringe | Carlton | 23 years, 354 days | 9 [131] | Gold Coast | signed as a delisted free agent in 2015 |
Farren Ray | North Melbourne | 30 years, 61 days | 9 [132] | Western Bulldogs & St Kilda | pick 15, ( 2016 rookie draft) |
Mark Jamar | Essendon | 32 years, 293 days | 10 [133] | Melbourne | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Jonathan Giles | West Coast | 28 years, 163 days | 13 [134] | Greater Western Sydney & Essendon | traded in 2015 |
Sam Michael | Essendon | 23 years, 5 days | 16 [135] | Brisbane Lions | Essendon top-up signings in 2015 |
Scott Selwood | Geelong | 26 years, 135 days | 20 [136] | West Coast | signed as a restricted free agent in 2015 |
Jack Fitzpatrick | Hawthorn | 25 years, 65 days | 23 [137] | Melbourne | traded in 2015 |