List of AFL debuts in 2023

Brisbane Lions' Will Ashcroft made his debut in round one, 2023.

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 2023 AFL season.

Summary

Summary of debuts in 2023
Club AFL debuts Change of club
Adelaide 3 3
Brisbane Lions 2 4
Carlton 3 1
Collingwood 2 5
Essendon 2 2
Fremantle 4 4
Geelong 5 3
Gold Coast 4 2
Greater Western Sydney 5 1
Hawthorn 7 3
Melbourne 4 3
North Melbourne 5 4
Port Adelaide 2 4
Richmond 6 2
St Kilda 3 2
Sydney 5 1
West Coast 6 1
Western Bulldogs 2 3
Total 70 48

AFL debuts

Name Club Age at debut Debut
round
Games
(in 2023)
Goals
(in 2023)
Notes
Lachlan CowanCarlton18 years, 105 days1[1]7Pick 30, 2022 national draft
Oliver HollandsCarlton19 years, 59 days1[2]192Pick 11, 2022 national draft
Harry SheezelNorth Melbourne18 years, 156 days1[3]233Pick 3, 2022 national draft
Reuben GinbeyWest Coast18 years, 189 days1[4]171Pick 9, 2022 national draft
Campbell ChesserWest Coast19 years, 325 days1[5]14Pick 14, 2021 national draft
Noah LongWest Coast18 years, 207 days1[6]197Pick 58, 2022 national draft
Will AshcroftBrisbane Lions18 years, 316 days1[7]188Pick 2, 2022 national draft
Bailey LaurieMelbourne20 years, 359 days1[8]5Pick 22, 2020 national draft
Judd McVeeMelbourne19 years, 223 days1[9]25pick 16, 2022 rookie draft
Bodhi UwlandGold Coast19 years, 236 days1[10]3pick 26, 2022 rookie draft
Max MichalanneyAdelaide19 years, 21 days1[11]22Pick 17, 2022 national draft
Alwyn DaveyEssendon19 years, 21 days1[12]104Pick 45, 2022 national draft
Cam MackenzieHawthorn19 years, 57 days1[13]143Pick 7, 2022 national draft
Anthony CaminitiSt Kilda19 years, 100 days1[14]18192023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Mattaes PhillipouSt Kilda18 years, 82 days1[15]2413Pick 10, 2022 national draft
Cooper WhyteGeelong20 years, 27 days2[16]1Pick 64, 2021 national draft
Tylar YoungRichmond24 years, 201 days2[17]19Pick 26, 2022 Rookie draft
Harry RowstonGreater Western Sydney18 years, 226 days2[18]71Pick 16, 2022 national draft
Elijah Hewett West Coast 18 years, 303 days 2[19]144 Pick 14, 2022 national draft
Arthur Jones Western Bulldogs 19 years, 255 days 3[20]134 Pick 43, 2021 national draft
Matthew Johnson Fremantle 20 years, 17 days 3[21]184 Pick 21, 2021 national draft
Jacob van RooyenMelbourne19 years, 346 days3[22]2028Pick 19, 2021 national draft
Bailey HumphreyGold Coast18 years, 209 days4[23]1911Pick 6, 2022 national draft
Ned MoyleGold Coast21 years, 52 days4[24]2Pick 5, 2021 Mid-Season draft
Will GouldSydney22 years, 90 days5[25]4Pick 26, 2019 national draft
Corey WarnerSydney19 years, 189 days5[26]31Pick 40, 2021 national draft
Seamus MitchellHawthorn20 years, 287 days5[27]14pick 6, 2023 rookie draft
Aaron CadmanGreater Western Sydney19 years, 44 days5[28]126Pick 1, 2022 national draft
Ollie LordPort Adelaide21 years, 110 days6[29]1315Pick 49, 2020 national draft
Alex CincottaCarlton26 years, 127 days6[30]1932023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Marc SheatherSydney20 years, 322 days7[31]312020 Category B rookie selection
Josh WeddleHawthorn18 years, 339 days7[32]174Pick 18, 2022 national draft
Max RamsdenHawthorn20 years, 10 days7[33]2Pick 6, 2022 Mid-Season draft
Blake DruryNorth Melbourne19 years, 116 days8[34]4pick 1, 2023 rookie draft
Jhye ClarkGeelong18 years, 293 days9[35]1Pick 8, 2022 national draft
James O'DonnellWestern Bulldogs20 years, 255 days9[36]1212022 Category B rookie selection
Cameron FleetonGreater Western Sydney20 years, 331 days9[37]2Pick 49, 2020 national draft
George WardlawNorth Melbourne18 years, 343 days10[38]81Pick 4, 2022 national draft
Lachlan McAndrewSydney22 years, 359 days10[39]2Pick 12, 2020 Mid-Season draft
Oisín MullinGeelong23 years, 105 days11[40]62022 International selection
Josh FaheyGreater Western Sydney19 years, 197 days11[41]74Pick 42, 2021 national draft
Bailey MacdonaldHawthorn18 years, 303 days12[42]2Pick 51, 2022 national draft
Harvey HarrisonCollingwood19 years, 205 days12[43]43Pick 52, 2021 national draft
Ryan MaricWest Coast18 years, 277 days13[44]109Pick 1, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Jack BullerSydney22 years, 31 days14[45]1Pick 15, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Jaspa FletcherBrisbane Lions19 years, 112 days14[46]148Pick 12, 2022 national draft
Dante VisentiniPort Adelaide20 years, 138 days16[47]3Pick 56, 2021 national draft
Harry BarnettWest Coast19 years, 161 days16[48]1Pick 23, 2022 national draft
Sam BanksRichmond20 years, 95 days17[49]61Pick 29, 2021 national draft
Jacob BauerRichmond21 years, 32 days17[50]44Pick 10, 2022 Mid-Season draft
Taj WoewodinMelbourne20 years, 104 days17[51]42Pick 65, 2021 national draft
Cooper HarveyNorth Melbourne18 years, 362 days17[52]31Pick 56, 2022 national draft
Karl WornerFremantle21 years, 23 days17[53]4pick 8, 2022 rookie draft
Jack PerisSt Kilda19 years, 210 days18[54]12021 Next Generation Academy selection
Matt CoulthardRichmond22 years, 72 days19[55]41Pick 4, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Ethan StanleyFremantle19 years, 251 days19[56]2Pick 8, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Luke NankervisAdelaide20 years, 59 days19[57]4Pick 4, 2022 pre-season draft
Brandon RyanHawthorn25 years, 265 days20[58]34Pick 12, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Rob HansenNorth Melbourne19 years, 139 days20[59]2Pick 2, 2023 Mid-Season draft
James BorlaseAdelaide21 years, 18 days21[60]42020 Next Generation Academy selection
Elijah TsatasEssendon18 years, 291 days21[61]41Pick 5, 2022 national draft
Toby McMullinGreater Western Sydney19 years, 7 days22[62]31Pick 34, 2022 national draft
Jakob RyanCollingwood18 years, 332 days23[63]1Pick 28, 2022 national draft
Lloyd JohnstonGold Coast18 years, 332 days23[64]22022 NT zone selection
Tom EmmettFremantle21 years, 263 days23[65]24Pick 41, 2022 national draft
Henry HustwaiteHawthorn19 years, 31 days23[66]22Pick 37, 2022 national draft
Ted ClohesyGeelong18 years, 354 days24[67]12022 Next Generation Academy selection
Toby ConwayGeelong20 years, 124 days24[68]1Pick 24, 2021 national draft
James TreziseRichmond21 years, 73 days24[69]1Pick 13, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Tom BrownRichmond20 years, 28 days24[70]1Pick 17, 2021 national draft

Change of AFL club

Name Club Age at debut Debut
round
Games
(in 2023)
Goals
(in 2023)
Former clubs Recruiting method
Blake AcresCarlton27 years, 160 days1[71]2510St Kilda & FremantleTraded in 2022
Jacob HopperRichmond26 years, 38 days1[72]167Greater Western SydneyTraded in 2022
Tim TarantoRichmond25 years, 47 days1[73]2319Greater Western SydneyTraded in 2022
Tom MitchellCollingwood29 years, 290 days1[74]267Sydney & HawthornTraded in 2022
Daniel McStayCollingwood27 years, 266 days1[75]1420Brisbane LionsFree agent in 2022
Bobby HillCollingwood23 years, 36 days1[76]2433Greater Western SydneyTraded in 2022
Oliver HenryGeelong20 years, 231 days1[77]2241CollingwoodTraded in 2022
Tanner BruhnGeelong20 years, 294 days1[78]198Greater Western SydneyTraded in 2022
Liam ShielsNorth Melbourne31 years, 323 days1[79]163Hawthorn2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Griffin LogueNorth Melbourne24 years, 339 days1[80]151FremantleTraded in 2022
Jayden HuntWest Coast27 years, 349 days1[81]237MelbourneFree agent in 2022
Jack GunstonBrisbane Lions31 years, 153 days1[82]1722HawthornTraded in 2022
Conor McKennaBrisbane Lions26 years, 355 days1[83]267Essendon2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Josh DunkleyBrisbane Lions26 years, 68 days1[84]242Western BulldogsTraded in 2022
Junior RioliPort Adelaide27 years, 287 days1[85]1931West CoastTraded in 2022
Francis EvansPort Adelaide21 years, 207 days1[86]1010GeelongDelisted free agent in 2022
Jason Horne-FrancisPort Adelaide19 years, 270 days1[87]2416North MelbourneTraded in 2022
Lachie HunterMelbourne28 years, 95 days1[88]246Western BulldogsTraded in 2022
Brodie GrundyMelbourne28 years, 337 days1[89]1710CollingwoodTraded in 2022
Liam JonesWestern Bulldogs32 years, 22 days1[90]18Western Bulldogs & CarltonFree agent in 2022
Rory LobbWestern Bulldogs30 years, 37 days1[91]2024Greater Western Sydney & FremantleTraded in 2022
Oskar BakerWestern Bulldogs24 years, 297 days1[92]186Melbourne2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Ben LongGold Coast25 years, 209 days1[93]15St KildaTraded in 2022
Tyler BrownAdelaide23 years, 100 days1[94]1Collingwood2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Izak RankineAdelaide22 years, 330 days1[95]2036Gold CoastTraded in 2022
Karl AmonHawthorn27 years, 212 days1[96]219Port AdelaideFree agent in 2022
Fergus GreeneHawthorn25 years, 89 days1[97]1115Western BulldogsDelisted free agent in 2022
Lloyd MeekHawthorn24 years, 331 days1[98]163FremantleTraded in 2022
Sam WeidemanEssendon25 years, 266 days1[99]1615MelbourneTraded in 2022
Will SetterfieldEssendon25 years, 42 days1[100]102Greater Western Sydney & CarltonTraded in 2022
Zaine CordySt Kilda26 years, 143 days1[101]147Western BulldogsFree agent in 2022
Liam StockerSt Kilda23 years, 55 days1[102]23Carlton2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Jaeger O'MearaFremantle29 years, 24 days1[103]217Gold Coast & HawthornTraded in 2022
Luke JacksonFremantle21 years, 171 days1[104]2322MelbourneTraded in 2022
Jack BowesGeelong25 years, 56 days 2[105]174Gold CoastTraded in 2022
Darragh JoyceBrisbane Lions25 years, 335 days 2[106]5St Kilda2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Billy FramptonCollingwood26 years, 125 days 2[107]167Port Adelaide & AdelaideTraded in 2022
Daniel HoweNorth Melbourne27 years, 111 days 2[108]112Hawthornpick 33, 2023 rookie draft
Darcy TuckerNorth Melbourne26 years, 68 days 3[109]186FremantleTraded in 2022
Oleg MarkovCollingwood26 years, 333 days 4[110]231Richmond & Gold Coast2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Corey WagnerFremantle26 years, 22 days 5[111]9North Melbourne & MelbournePick 57, 2022 National Draft
Josh CorbettFremantle26 years, 363 days 6[112]53Gold CoastTraded in 2022
Aaron FrancisSydney25 years, 255 days 6[113]151EssendonTraded in 2022
Toby BedfordGreater Western Sydney22 years, 337 days 7[114]1912MelbourneTraded in 2022
Josh SchacheMelbourne25 years, 251 days 7[115]31Western BulldogsTraded in 2022
Tom BerryGold Coast22 years, 5 days 8[116]6Brisbane LionsTraded in 2022
Quinton NarklePort Adelaide25 years, 194 days 14[117]34GeelongPick 11, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Caleb PoulterWestern Bulldogs20 years, 262 days 16[118]93CollingwoodPick 10, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Mark KeaneAdelaide23 years, 134 days 20[119]5Collingwood2023 Pre-season supplemental selection

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lachlan Cowan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  2. ↑ Oliver Hollands's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  3. ↑ Harry Sheezel's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  4. ↑ Reuben Ginbey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  5. ↑ Campbell Chesser's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  6. ↑ Noah Long's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  7. ↑ Will Ashcroft's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  8. ↑ Bailey Laurie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  9. ↑ Judd McVee's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  10. ↑ Bodhi Uwland's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  11. ↑ Max Michalanney's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  12. ↑ Alwyn Davey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  13. ↑ Cam Mackenzie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  14. ↑ Anthony Caminiti's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  15. ↑ Mattaes Phillipou's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  16. ↑ Cooper Whyte's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  17. ↑ Tylar_Young's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  18. ↑ Harry Rowston's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  19. ↑ Elijah Hewett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  20. ↑ Arthur Jones's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  21. ↑ Matthew Johnson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  22. ↑ Jacob_van_Rooyen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  23. ↑ Bailey Humphrey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  24. ↑ Ned Moyle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  25. ↑ Will Gould's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  26. ↑ Corey Warner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  27. ↑ Seamus Mitchell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  28. ↑ Aaron Cadman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  29. ↑ Ollie Lord's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  30. ↑ Alex Cincotta's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  31. ↑ Marc Sheather's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  32. ↑ Josh Weddle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  33. ↑ Max Ramsden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  34. ↑ Blake Drury's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  35. ↑ Jhye Clark's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  36. ↑ James ODonnell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  37. ↑ Cameron Fleeton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  38. ↑ George Wardlaw's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  39. ↑ Lachlan McAndrew's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  40. ↑ Oisin Mullin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  41. ↑ Josh Fahey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  42. ↑ Bailey Macdonald's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  43. ↑ Harvey Harrison's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  44. ↑ Ryan Maric's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  45. ↑ Jack Buller's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  46. ↑ Jaspa Fletcher's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  47. ↑ Dante Visentini's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  48. ↑ Harry Barnett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  49. ↑ Sam Banks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  50. ↑ Jacob Bauer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  51. ↑ Taj Woewodin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  52. ↑ Cooper Harvey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  53. ↑ Karl Worner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  54. ↑ Jack Peris's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  55. ↑ Matthew Coulthard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  56. ↑ Ethan Stanley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  57. ↑ Luke Nankervis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  58. ↑ Brandon Ryan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  59. ↑ Robert Hansen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  60. ↑ James Borlase's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  61. ↑ Elijah Tsatas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  62. ↑ Toby McMullin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  63. ↑ Jakob Ryan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  64. ↑ Lloyd Johnston's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  65. ↑ Tom Emmett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  66. ↑ Henry Hustwaite's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  67. ↑ Ted Clohesy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  68. ↑ Toby Conway's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  69. ↑ James Trezise's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  70. ↑ Tom Brown's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  71. ↑ Blake Acres's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  72. ↑ Jacob Hopper's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  73. ↑ Tim Taranto's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  74. ↑ Tom Mitchell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  75. ↑ Daniel McStay's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  76. ↑ Bobby Hill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  77. ↑ Oliver Henry's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  78. ↑ Tanner Bruhn's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  79. ↑ Liam Shiels's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  80. ↑ Griffin Logue's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  81. ↑ Jayden Hunt's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  82. ↑ Jack Gunston's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  83. ↑ Conor McKenna's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  84. ↑ Josh Dunkley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  85. ↑ Junior Rioli's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  86. ↑ Francis Evans's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  87. ↑ Jason Horne-Francis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  88. ↑ Lachie Hunter's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  89. ↑ Brodie Grundy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  90. ↑ Liam Jones's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  91. ↑ Rory Lobb's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  92. ↑ Oskar Baker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  93. ↑ Ben Long's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  94. ↑ Tyler Brown's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  95. ↑ Izak Rankine's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  96. ↑ Karl Amon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  97. ↑ Fergus Greene's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  98. ↑ Lloyd Meek's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  99. ↑ Sam Weideman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  100. ↑ Will Setterfield's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  101. ↑ Zaine Cordy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  102. ↑ Liam Stocker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  103. ↑ Jaeger O'Meara's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  104. ↑ Luke Jackson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  105. ↑ Jack Bowes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  106. ↑ Darragh Joyce's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  107. ↑ Billy Frampton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  108. ↑ Daniel Howe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  109. ↑ Darcy Tucker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  110. ↑ Oleg Markov's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  111. ↑ Corey Wagner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  112. ↑ Josh Corbett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  113. ↑ Aaron Francis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  114. ↑ Toby Bedford's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  115. ↑ Josh Schache's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  116. ↑ Tom Berry's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  117. ↑ Quinton Narkle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  118. ↑ Caleb Poulter's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  119. ↑ Mark Keane's playing statistics from AFL Tables