List of AFL debuts in 2016
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 .
Summary
AFL debuts
Name
Club
Age at debut
Debut
Notes
Daniel Rioli Richmond 18 years, 343 days 1 [ 1] Pick 15 (2015 national draft ), round 22 2016 Rising Star nomination
Jacob Weitering Carlton 18 years, 122 days 1 [ 2] Pick 1 (2015 national draft ), round 3 2016 Rising Star nomination
Clayton Oliver Melbourne 18 years, 248 days 1 [ 3] Pick 4 (2015 national draft ), round 1 2016 Rising Star nomination
Callum Ah Chee Gold Coast 18 years, 169 days 1 [ 4] Pick 8 (2015 national draft )
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti Essendon 22 years, 339 days 1 [ 5] Pick 22 (2016 rookie draft )
Darcy Parish Essendon 18 years, 245 days 1 [ 6] Pick 5 (2015 national draft ), round 2 2016 Rising Star nomination
Mitch McGovern Adelaide 21 years, 167 days 1 [ 7] Pick 43 (2014 national draft )
Wayne Milera Adelaide 18 years, 194 days 1 [ 8] Pick 11 (2015 national draft )
George Hewett Sydney 20 years, 88 days 1 [ 9] Pick 32 (2013 national draft )
Callum Mills Sydney 18 years, 359 days 1 [ 10] Pick 3 (2015 national draft ), academy selection, round 16 2016 Rising Star nomination
Tom Papley Sydney 19 years, 257 days 1 [ 11] Pick 14 (2016 rookie draft ), round 5 2016 Rising Star nomination
Marcus Adams Western Bulldogs 22 years, 271 days 1 [ 12] Pick 35 (2015 national draft )
Josh Dunkley Western Bulldogs 19 years, 79 days 1 [ 13] Pick 25 (2015 national draft ), round 20 2016 Rising Star nomination
Jade Gresham St Kilda 18 years, 216 days 1 [ 14] Pick 18 (2015 national draft )
Josh Schache Brisbane Lions 18 years, 219 days 1 [ 15] Pick 2 (2015 national draft )
Marc Pittonet Hawthorn 19 years, 299 days 1 [ 16] Pick 50 (2014 national draft )
Jayden Short Richmond 20 years, 69 days 2 [ 17] Pick 11 (2015 rookie draft )
Dougal Howard Port Adelaide 20 years, 9 days 2 [ 18] Pick 56 (2014 national draft )
Michael Hartley Essendon 20 years, 300 days 2 [ 19] Pick 68 (2015 national draft ), previously rookie listed by Collingwood
Charlie Curnow Carlton 19 years, 61 days 2 [ 20] Pick 12 (2014 national draft )
Darcy Byrne-Jones Port Adelaide 20 years, 201 days 3 [ 21] Pick 52 (2013 national draft )
Matthew Goodyear Collingwood 19 years, 264 days 3 [ 22] Pick 48 (2014 national draft )
Josh Wagner Melbourne 21 years, 291 days 3 [ 23] Pick 6 (2016 rookie draft )
Tom Ruggles Geelong 23 years, 351 days 3 [ 24] Pick 44 (2016 rookie draft ))
Jayden Hunt Melbourne 21 years, 14 days 4 [ 25] Pick 57 (2013 national draft )
Darcy Tucker Fremantle 19 years, 93 days 5 [ 26] Pick 27 (2015 national draft )
Mason Cox Collingwood 25 years, 44 days 5 [ 27] Pick 60 (2015 rookie draft ), international selection
Josh Smith Collingwood 22 years, 115 days 5 [ 28] Pick 25 (2016 rookie draft )
Christian Petracca Melbourne 20 years, 118 days 6 [ 29] Pick 2 (2014 national draft ), round 9 2016 Rising Star nomination
Kieran Lovell Hawthorn 18 years, 352 days 6 [ 30] Pick 22 (2015 national draft )
Jason Castagna Richmond 19 years, 293 days 6 [ 31] Pick 29 (2014 rookie draft )
Mackenzie Willis Gold Coast 20 years, 267 days 6 [ 32] Pick 52 (2015 national draft )
Aliir Aliir Sydney 21 years, 239 days 6 [ 33] Pick 44 (2013 national draft )
Ben Keays Brisbane Lions 19 years, 69 days 6 [ 34] Pick 24 (2015 national draft ), academy selection
Kaiden Brand Hawthorn 22 years, 030 days 7 [ 35] Pick 66 (2012 national draft )
Ben Crocker Collingwood 19 years, 79 days 7 [ 36] Pick 65 (2015 national draft )
Mason Redman Essendon 18 years, 255 days 7 [ 37] Pick 30 (2015 national draft )
Darcy Macpherson Gold Coast 18 years, 191 days 7 [ 38] Pick 21 (2016 rookie draft )
Jacob Hopper Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 99 days 8 [ 39] Pick 7 (2015 national draft ), academy selection, round 8 2016 Rising Star nomination
Jack Hiscox Sydney 21 years, 54 days 8 [ 40] Pick 38 (2014 national draft ), academy selection
Bailey Williams Western Bulldogs 18 years, 218 days 8 [ 41] Pick 48 (2015 national draft )
Rhys Mathieson Brisbane Lions 19 years, 134 days 9 [ 42] Pick 39 (2015 national draft )
Kieran Collins Western Bulldogs 18 years, 160 days 9 [ 43] Pick 26 (2015 national draft )
Harrison Marsh Sydney 22 years, 136 days 10[ 44]
Pick 44 (2012 national draft )
Sam Collins Fremantle 21 years, 348 days 10[ 45]
Pick 55 (2015 national draft )
Tom Cole West Coast 19 years, 1 day 10[ 46]
Pick 36 (2015 national draft )
Kade Stewart Hawthorn 19 years, 141 days 11[ 47]
Pick 36 (2016 rookie draft )
Jarrad Jansen Brisbane Lions 21 years, 35 days 11[ 48]
Traded in (2016 trade period ), previously listed by Geelong
Jesse Joyce Gold Coast 18 years, 292 days 11[ 49]
Pick 67 (2016 rookie draft )
Logan Austin Port Adelaide 20 years, 333 days 11[ 50]
Pick 69 (2014 national draft )
Lewis Pierce St Kilda 21 years, 209 days 12[ 51]
Pick 75 (2012 national draft )
Tom Phillips Collingwood 20 years, 38 days 12[ 52]
Pick 58 (2015 national draft )
Corey Wagner North Melbourne 19 years, 88 days 13[ 53]
Pick 43 (2015 national draft )
Eric Hipwood Brisbane Lions 18 years, 279 days 13[ 54]
Pick 14 (2015 national draft ), academy selection
Matthew Kennedy Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 76 days 13[ 55]
Pick 13 (2015 national draft ), academy selection
Nathan Broad Richmond 23 years, 73 days 14[ 56]
Pick 67 (2015 national draft )
Matthew Hammelmann Brisbane Lions 20 years, 110 days 14[ 57]
Pick 75 (2015 rookie draft ), academy selection
Jack Silvagni Carlton 18 years, 198 days 15[ 58]
Pick 53 (2015 national draft ), son of Stephen Silvagni
Reuben William Brisbane Lions 18 years, 191 days 16[ 59]
Pick 20 (2015 national draft )
Oleg Markov Richmond 20 years, 63 days 16[ 60]
Pick 50 (2015 national draft )
Ryan Clarke North Melbourne 19 years, 25 days 16[ 61]
Pick 31 (2015 national draft ), round 18 2016 Rising Star nomination
Harrison Himmelberg Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 71 days 17[ 62]
Pick 16 (2015 national draft )
Jordan Foote Sydney 20 years, 204 days 18[ 63]
Pick 76 (2014 national draft )
Josh Schoenfeld Gold Coast 19 years, 20 days 18[ 64]
Pick 34 (2015 national draft )
Shane Yarran Fremantle 27 years, 53 days 18[ 65]
Pick 61 (2015 national draft )
Sam Menegola Geelong 24 years, 139 days 18[ 66]
Pick 66 (2015 national draft )
Aaron Francis Essendon 18 years, 349 days 18[ 67]
Pick 6 (2015 national draft )
Adam Marcon Richmond 24 years, 2 days 19[ 68]
Pick 47 (2016 rookie draft )
Blake Hardwick Hawthorn 19 years, 177 days 19[ 69]
Pick 44 (2015 national draft )
Rupert Wills Collingwood 23 years, 73 days 19[ 70]
Pick 63 (2015 national draft )
Malcolm Karpany West Coast 21 years, 61 days 19[ 71]
Pick 31 (2013 national draft )
Archie Smith Brisbane Lions 21 years, 11 days 19[ 72]
Pick 69 (2014 rookie draft )
Kurt Heatherley Hawthorn 21 years, 219 days 20[ 73]
Pick 61 (2014 rookie draft )
Sam Weideman Melbourne 19 years, 43 days 20[ 74]
Pick 9 (2015 national draft ), son of Mark Weideman , grandson of Murray Weideman
Reilly O'Brien Adelaide 20 years, 352 days 20[ 75]
Pick 9 (2015 rookie draft )
David Cuningham Carlton 19 years, 138 days 21[ 76]
Pick 23 (2015 national draft )
Ryan Burton Hawthorn 19 years, 196 days 21[ 77]
Pick 19 (2015 national draft )
Jesse Palmer Port Adelaide 19 years, 301 days 21[ 78]
Pick 78 (2014 national draft )
Jake Long Essendon 20 years, 194 days 21[ 79]
Pick 47 (2015 rookie draft ), son of Michael Long
Callum Moore Richmond 19 years, 352 days 22[ 80]
Pick 12 (2016 rookie draft )
Brayden Fiorini Gold Coast 18 years, 364 days 22[ 81]
Pick 20 (2015 national draft )
Josh Clayton Brisbane Lions 20 years, 218 days 22[ 82]
Pick 86 (2014 national draft ), son of Scott Clayton
Riley Bonner Port Adelaide 19 years, 175 days 23[ 83]
Pick 37 (2015 national draft )
Will Snelling Port Adelaide 19 years, 21 days 23[ 84]
Pick 10 (2016 rookie draft )
Brandon White St Kilda 19 years, 229 days 23[ 85]
Pick 40 (2015 national draft )
Change of AFL club
Name
Club
Age at debut
Debut
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
References
Events Awards Club overviews Player changes
