List of AFL debuts in 2022

Collingwood's Nick Daicos made his debut in round one, 2022.

This is a list of players in the Australian Football League (AFL) who have either made their AFL debut or played for a new club during the 2022 AFL season.

Summary

Summary of debuts in 2022
Club AFL debuts Change of club
Adelaide 3 1
Brisbane Lions 4 1
Carlton 3 5
Collingwood 6 2
Essendon 7 1
Fremantle 3 2
Geelong 4 2
Gold Coast 4 3
Greater Western Sydney 5 2
Hawthorn 8 1
Melbourne 1 1
North Melbourne 6 2
Port Adelaide 5 3
Richmond 5 1
St Kilda 4 2
Sydney 2 2
West Coast 10 6
Western Bulldogs 4 1
Total 84 38

AFL debuts

Name Club Age at debut Debut
round
Notes
Josh GibcusRichmond18 years, 347 days1[1]Pick 9, 2021 national draft
Nick DaicosCollingwood19 years, 74 days1[2]Pick 4, 2021 national draft, son of Peter Daicos
Mitch OwensSt Kilda18 years, 175 days1[3]Pick 33, 2021 national draft, Next Generation Academy selection
Jack HayesSt Kilda26 years, 12 days1[4]2022 Pre-season supplemental selection
Nasiah Wanganeen-MileraSt Kilda19 years, 24 days1[5]Pick 11, 2021 national draft
Kaine BaldwinEssendon19 years, 293 days1[6]2021 Pre-season supplemental selection
Nic MartinEssendon21 years, 15 days1[7]2022 Pre-season supplemental selection
Angus SheldrickSydney18 years, 132 days1[8]Pick 18, 2021 national draft
Jackson MeadPort Adelaide20 years, 170 days1[9]Pick 25, 2019 national draft, son of Darren Mead
Connor MacDonaldHawthorn19 years, 66 days1[10]Pick 26, 2021 national draft
Josh WardHawthorn18 years, 215 days1[11]Pick 7, 2021 national draft
Jason Horne-FrancisNorth Melbourne18 years, 272 days1[12]Pick 1, 2021 national draft
Jake SoligoAdelaide19 years, 54 days1[13]Pick 36, 2021 national draft
Josh RacheleAdelaide18 years, 343 days1[14]Pick 6, 2021 national draft
Brady HoughWest Coast19 years, 15 days1[15]Pick 31, 2021 national draft
Tex WanganeenEssendon18 years, 167 days2[16]2022 Pre-season supplemental selection
Josh SinnPort Adelaide19 years, 78 days2[17]Pick 12, 2021 national draft
Callum JamiesonWest Coast21 years, 239 days2[18]Pick 49, 2019 national draft
Jack WilliamsWest Coast18 years, 116 days2[19]Pick 57, 2021 national draft
Aaron BlackWest Coast29 years, 92 days2[20]2022 Covid top-up player
Nathan O'DriscollFremantle19 years, 314 days2[21]Pick 27, 2020 national draft
Reef McInnesCollingwood19 years, 111 days3[22]Pick 23, 2020 national draft
Jordan BoydCarlton23 years, 193 days3[23]Pick 20, 2021 mid-season rookie draft
Neil ErasmusFremantle18 years, 122 days3[24]Pick 10, 2021 national draft
Marcus WindhagerSt Kilda18 years, 329 days4[25]Pick 47, 2021 national draft
Kai Lohmann Brisbane Lions 18 years, 343 days 5[26] Pick 20, 2021 national draft
Finn Callaghan Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 355 days 5[27] Pick 3, 2021 national draft
Sam Hayes Port Adelaide 22 years, 312 days 5[28] Pick 47, 2017 national draft
Ben Hobbs Essendon 18 years, 213 days 5[29] Pick 13, 2021 national draft
Robbie McComb Western Bulldogs 26 years, 125 days 6[30] Pick 23, 2022 rookie draft
Luke Strnadica West Coast 24 years, 112 days 6[31] 2022 Pre-season supplemental selection
Oliver Dempsey Geelong 19 years, 107 days 6[32] Pick 15, 2022 rookie draft
Paul Curtis North Melbourne 19 years, 51 days 6[33] Pick 35, 2021 national draft
Greg Clark West Coast 24 years, 340 days 7[34] 2022 Pre-season supplemental selection
Cooper Hamilton Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 218 days 7[35] Pick 13, 2022 rookie draft
Jackson Callow Hawthorn 19 years, 323 days 7[36] Pick 17, 2021 mid-season rookie draft
Jack Carroll Carlton 19 years, 131 days 7[37] Pick 41, 2020 national draft
Miller Bergman North Melbourne 19 years, 95 days 7[38] Pick 38, 2021 national draft
Aiden Begg Collingwood 19 years, 205 days 7[39] Pick 18, 2021 mid-season rookie draft
Jye Amiss Fremantle 18 years, 279 days 8[40] Pick 8, 2021 national draft
Cooper Stephens Geelong 21 years, 110 days 8[41] Pick 16, 2019 national draft
Mitch Knevitt Geelong 19 years, 119 days 8[42] Pick 25, 2021 national draft
Alastair Lord Essendon 18 years, 162 days 8[43] Pick 46, 2021 national draft
Jake Florenca West Coast 24 years, 357 days 8[44] 2022 Covid top-up player
Luke Cleary Western Bulldogs 20 years, 69 days 9[45] Pick 61, 2021 national draft
Sam Butler Hawthorn 19 years, 93 days 9[46] Pick 23, 2021 national draft
Bigoa Nyuon Richmond 20 years, 361 days 9[47] Pick 54, 2019 national draft
Jesse Motlop Carlton 18 years, 173 days 9[48] Pick 27, 2021 national draft
Jacob Wehr Greater Western Sydney 23 years, 321 days 10[49] Pick 59, 2020 national draft
Noah Cumberland Richmond 21 years, 73 days 11 (unused substitute)[50] Pick 43, 2019 national draft
Matt Roberts Sydney 18 years, 300 days 11[51] Pick 34, 2021 national draft
Shannon Neale Geelong 19 years, 307 days 11[52] Pick 33, 2020 national draft
Patrick Parnell Adelaide 20 years, 92 days 12[53] Pick 4, 2021 mid-season rookie draft
Judson Clarke Richmond 18 years, 235 days 13[54] Pick 30, 2021 national draft
Daniel Turner Melbourne 20 years, 136 days 13[55] Pick 24, 2021 mid-season rookie draft
Massimo D'Ambrosio Essendon 19 years, 12 days 14[56] Pick 3, 2022 mid-season rookie draft
Brynn Teakle Port Adelaide 22 years, 245 days 14[57] Pick 8, 2022 mid-season rookie draft
Rhett Bazzo West Coast 18 years, 244 days 14[58] Pick 37, 2021 national draft
Ryan Angwin Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 188 days 14[59] Pick 18, 2020 national draft
James Tsitas Gold Coast 27 years, 121 days 16[60] Rookie, 2022 Pre-season supplemental selection
Zane Trew West Coast 20 years, 68 days 18[61] Pick 12, 2021 rookie draft
Jai Culley West Coast 19 years, 143 days 18[62] Pick 1, 2022 rookie draft
Elijah Hollands Gold Coast 20 years, 89 days 19[63]
Leek Aleer Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 343 days 20[64]
Mac Andrew Gold Coast 18 years, 239 days 20[65]
Jye Menzie Essendon 19 years, 276 days 20[66]
Kallan Dawson North Melbourne 24 years, 9 days 20[67]
Jai Serong Hawthorn 19 years, 171 days 21[68]
Sam Darcy Western Bulldogs 19 years, 18 days 21[69]
Josh Goater North Melbourne 19 years, 79 days 23[70]
Ned Long Hawthorn 19 years, 197 days 23[71]
Jack Saunders Hawthorn 20 years, 191 days 23[72]
Darcy Wilmot Brisbane Lions 18 years, 244 days EF[73]

Change of AFL club

Name Club Age at debut Debut
round
Former clubs Recruiting method
Robbie TarrantRichmond32 years, 326 days1[74]North Melbourne2021 trade
George HewettCarlton26 years, 78 days1[75]Sydney2021 free agent
Adam CerraCarlton22 years, 161 days1[76]Fremantle2021 trade
Patrick LipinskiCollingwood23 years, 244 days1[77]Western Bulldogs2021 trade
Jake KellyEssendon27 years, 57 days1[78]Adelaide2021 free agent
Tyson StengleGeelong23 years, 151 days1[79]Richmond & Adelaide2021 free agent
Paddy McCartinSydney25 years, 334 days1[80]St Kilda2022 Pre-season supplemental selection
Jarrod BranderGreater Western Sydney23 years, 36 days1[81]West Coast2021 free agent
Jeremy FinlaysonPort Adelaide26 years, 38 days1[82]Greater Western Sydney2021 trade
Darcy FortBrisbane Lions28 years, 225 days1[83]Geelong2021 trade
Hugh GreenwoodNorth Melbourne30 years, 14 days1[84]Adelaide & Gold Coast2021 free agent
Callum Coleman-JonesNorth Melbourne22 years, 280 days1[85]Richmond2021 trade
Max LynchHawthorn23 years, 189 days1[86]Collingwood2021 trade
Jordan DawsonAdelaide24 years, 345 days1[87]Sydney2021 trade
Will BrodieFremantle23 years, 209 days1[88]Gold Coast2021 trade
Jordan ClarkFremantle21 years, 155 days1[89]Geelong2021 trade
Levi CasboultGold Coast32 years, 5 days1[90]CarltonPick 3, 2022 rookie draft
Mabior CholGold Coast25 years, 50 days1[91]Richmond2021 free agent
Sam Petrevski-SetonWest Coast24 years, 29 days1[92]Carlton2021 trade
Patrick NaishWest Coast23 years, 64 days1[93]Richmond2022 Pre-season supplemental selection
Hugh DixonWest Coast23 years, 22 days1[94]Fremantle2022 Pre-season supplemental selection
Nathan KreugerCollingwood22 years, 274 days2[95]Geelong2021 trade
Sam SkinnerPort Adelaide24 years, 270 days2[96]Brisbane Lions2021 free agent
Angus DewarWest Coast29 years, 166 days2[97]Hawthorn2022 Covid top-up player
Declan MountfordWest Coast25 years, 42 days2[98]North Melbourne2022 Covid top-up player
Stefan GiroWest Coast23 years, 17 days2[99]Fremantle2022 Covid top-up player
Jarrod LienertSt Kilda27 years, 234 days2[100]Port Adelaide2022 Pre-season supplemental selection
Braydon PreussGreater Western Sydney26 years, 290 days3[101]North Melbourne & Melbourne2020 trade
Lewis YoungCarlton23 years, 104 days3[102]Western Bulldogs2021 trade
Trent DumontPort Adelaide26 years, 281 days4[103]North MelbournePick 16, 2022 rookie draft
Peter LadhamsSydney24 years, 85 days4[104]Port Adelaide2021 trade
Tim O'BrienWestern Bulldogs28 years, 12 days4[105]Hawthorn2021 free agent
Luke Dunstan Melbourne 27 years, 85 days 6[106] St Kilda 2021 free agent
Tom Campbell St Kilda 30 years, 179 days 7[107] Western Bulldogs & North Melbourne 2021 free agent
Charlie Constable Gold Coast 23 years, 10 days 11 (unused substitute)[108] Geelong Pick 63, 2021 national draft
Sam Durdin Carlton 26 years, 10 days 14 North Melbourne Pick 13, 2022 mid-season rookie draft
Will Hayes Carlton 27y 35d 17 Western Bulldogs Pick 22, 2022 mid-season rookie draft
Jonathon Ceglar Geelong 31y 166d 20 Hawthorn 2021 trade

See also

References

  1. ↑ Josh Gibcus's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  2. ↑ Nick Daicos's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  3. ↑ Mitch Owens's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  4. ↑ Jack Hayes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  5. ↑ Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  6. ↑ Kaine Baldwin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  7. ↑ Nic Martin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  8. ↑ Angus Sheldrick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  9. ↑ Jackson Mead's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  10. ↑ Connor Macdonald's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  11. ↑ Josh Ward's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  12. ↑ Jason Horne-Francis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  13. ↑ Jake Soligo's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  14. ↑ Josh Rachele's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  15. ↑ Brady Hough's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  16. ↑ Tex Wanganeen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  17. ↑ Josh Sinn's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  18. ↑ Callum Jamieson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  19. ↑ Jack Williams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  20. ↑ Aaron Black's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  21. ↑ Nathan O'Driscoll's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  22. ↑ Reef McInnes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  23. ↑ Jordan Boyd's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  24. ↑ Neil Erasmus's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  25. ↑ Marcus Windhager's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  26. ↑ Kai Lohmann's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  27. ↑ Finn Callaghan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  28. ↑ Sam Hayes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  29. ↑ Ben Hobbs's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  30. ↑ Robbie McComb's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  31. ↑ Luke Strnadica's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  32. ↑ Oliver Dempsey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  33. ↑ Paul Curtis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  34. ↑ Greg Clark's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  35. ↑ Cooper Hamilton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  36. ↑ Jackson Callow's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  37. ↑ Jack Carroll's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  38. ↑ Miller Bergman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  39. ↑ Aiden Begg's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  40. ↑ Jye Amiss's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  41. ↑ Cooper Stephens's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  42. ↑ Mitch Knevitt's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  43. ↑ Alastair Lord's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  44. ↑ Jake Florenca's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  45. ↑ Luke Cleary's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  46. ↑ Sam Butler's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  47. ↑ Bigoa Nyuon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  48. ↑ Jesse Motlop's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  49. ↑ Jacob Wehr's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  50. ↑ Noah Cumberland's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  51. ↑ Matt Roberts's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  52. ↑ Shannon Neale's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  53. ↑ Patrick Parnell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  54. ↑ Judson Clarke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  55. ↑ Daniel Turner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  56. ↑ Massimo D'Ambrosio's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  57. ↑ Brynn Teakle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  58. ↑ Rhett Bazzo's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  59. ↑ Ryan Angwin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  60. ↑ James Tsitas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  61. ↑ Zane Trew's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  62. ↑ Jai Culley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  63. ↑ Elijah Hollands's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  64. ↑ Leek Aleer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  65. ↑ Mac Andrew's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  66. ↑ Jye Menzie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  67. ↑ Kallan Dawson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  68. ↑ Jai Serong's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  69. ↑ Sam Darcy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  70. ↑ Josh Goater's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  71. ↑ Ned Long's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  72. ↑ Jack Saunders's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  73. ↑ Darcy Wilmot's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  74. ↑ Robbie Tarrant's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  75. ↑ George Hewett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  76. ↑ Adam Cerra's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  77. ↑ Patrick Lipinski's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  78. ↑ Jake Kelly's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  79. ↑ Tyson Stengle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  80. ↑ Paddy McCartin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  81. ↑ Jarrod Brander's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  82. ↑ Jeremy Finlayson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  83. ↑ Darcy Fort's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  84. ↑ Hugh Greenwood's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  85. ↑ Callum Coleman-Jones's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  86. ↑ Max Lynch's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  87. ↑ Jordan Dawson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  88. ↑ Will Brodie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  89. ↑ Jordan Clark's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  90. ↑ Levi Casboult's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  91. ↑ Mabior Chol's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  92. ↑ Sam Petrevski-Seton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  93. ↑ Patrick Naish's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  94. ↑ Hugh Dixon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  95. ↑ Nathan Kreuger's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  96. ↑ Sam Skinner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  97. ↑ Angus Dewar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  98. ↑ Declan Mountford's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  99. ↑ Stefan Giro's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  100. ↑ Jarrod Lienert's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  101. ↑ Braydon Preuss's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  102. ↑ Lewis Young's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  103. ↑ Trent Dumont's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  104. ↑ Peter Ladhams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  105. ↑ Tim O'Brien's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  106. ↑ Luke Dunstan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  107. ↑ Tom Campbell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  108. ↑ Charlie Constable's playing statistics from AFL Tables