List of AFL debuts in 2025
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 2025 AFL season. Games and goals statistics are correct to the end of 2025.[1][2]
In round 21, with the debut of Jayden Nguyen, Essendon set a new record for the highest number of debutants in a season (excluding expansion clubs). Their 14th debutant bested a record previously held by Fitzroy with 13 in 1991.[3][4] Hawthorn became the first team in VFL/AFL history not to have a single AFL debutant in an entire season.[5]
Summary
| Club | AFL debuts | Change of club |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 1 | 3 |
| Brisbane Lions | 5 | 2 |
| Carlton | 7 | 2 |
| Collingwood | 3 | 3 |
| Essendon | 15 | 1 |
| Fremantle | 2 | 2 |
| Geelong | 2 | 2 |
| Gold Coast | 4 | 2 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 4 | 1 |
| Hawthorn | 0 | 2 |
| Melbourne | 6 | 3 |
| North Melbourne | 7 | 3 |
| Port Adelaide | 8 | 3 |
| Richmond | 9 | 0 |
| St Kilda | 9 | 2 |
| Sydney | 3 | 2 |
| West Coast | 10 | 3 |
| Western Bulldogs | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 100 | 37 |
AFL debuts
Change of AFL club
See also
References
- ↑ "AFL Tables". Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ "AFL Team Lists". wheeloratings.com. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ↑ "Nguyen unveiled as Dons' 14th debutant". essendonfc.com.au. 30 July 2025.
- ↑ Gabelich, Josh (15 July 2025). "Bombers to equal Fitzroy's record with 13th debutant". afl.com.au.
- ↑ Allsop, Richard (7 August 2025). "Footy Flashbacks: Hawks eye consecutive wins against Melbourne". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ Tom Hanily's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ James Leake's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Lucas Camporeale's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Harry Armstrong's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Sam Lalor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Luke Trainor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Isaac Kako's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Murphy Reid's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Levi Ashcroft's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Riley Bice's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Joe Berry's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Sam Davidson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Josh Dolan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jacob Konstanty's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Finn O'Sullivan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Sid Draper's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Harry Boyd's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Max Hall's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Liam O'Connell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jack Henderson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Matthew Jefferson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Aidan Johnson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Harvey Langford's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Xavier Lindsay's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Archer Reid's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Tom Edwards's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Liam Fawcett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Christian Moraes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Isaac Keeler's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Will McLachlan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Tom Cochrane's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Saad El-Hawli's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Tobie Travaglia's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Isaiah Dudley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Will White's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Matt Whitlock's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Sandy Brock's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Hamish Davis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Tom Gross's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Matthew Carroll's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Cooper Hynes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jonty Faull's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Sam Marshall's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Campbell Gray's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jedd Busslinger's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Oliver Wiltshire's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Finnbar Maley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Hugh Boxshall's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Bo Allan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Josaia Delana's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Archer Day-Wicks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Lewis Hayes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Thomas Sims's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Cody Angove's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Angus Clarke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Harry O'Farrell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Will Hayes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Hugh Jackson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Zak Johnson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Leo Lombard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Ty Gallop's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Nicholas Madden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Luamon Lual's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Hudson O'Keeffe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Lachlan Blakiston's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Archer May's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Mani Liddy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Tom McCarthy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Vigo Visentini's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Alix Tauru's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jasper Alger's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Billy Wilson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Flynn Young's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jobe Shanahan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Charlie West's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Roan Steele's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Malakai Champion's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Oscar Adams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ George Stevens's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Oskar Smartt's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Taj Hotton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Oskar Smartt's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Liam McMahon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Zac Banch's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Ben Jepson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jesse Dattoli's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jayden Nguyen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jack Whitlock's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Geordie Payne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Cooper Trembath's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jed Adams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Alex Dodson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Rhys Unwin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Luke Beecken's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jordan Croft's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jacob Newton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Lachie Gulbin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Ewan Mackinlay's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Harrison Ramm's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Lucca Grego's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Tom Barrass's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Josh Battle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Ben Paton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Tim Membrey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Harry Perryman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Nick Haynes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Francis Evans's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jaxon Prior's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Bailey Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Joel Hamling's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Caleb Daniel's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jack Darling's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Luke Parker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Matthew Kennedy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Dan Houston's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jack Lukosius's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Joe Richards's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Isaac Cumming's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jack Macrae's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Alex Neal-Bullen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ James Peatling's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Harry Sharp's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Liam Baker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jack Graham's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Matthew Owies's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ John Noble's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Daniel Rioli's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Sam Day's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Shai Bolton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jake Stringer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Tom Fullarton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Rory Atkins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Quinton Narkle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jack Carroll's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jack Martin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Jai Culley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ Tom Doedee's playing statistics from AFL Tables