Debuts
| Name |
Club |
Age at debut |
Round debuted |
Games |
Goals |
Notes |
| Paddy Noonan |
Carlton |
25 years, 242 days |
1[1] |
19 |
5 |
Oldest first-time coach in VFL/AFL history. Previously played for Fitzroy. |
| Harry Pye |
Carlton |
20 years, 267 days |
1[2] |
16 |
1 |
|
| Jack Gardiner |
Carlton |
20 years, 1 days |
2[3] |
16 |
5 |
Brother of Vin Gardiner and father of Jack Gardiner. |
| Bill Pettit |
Carlton |
20 years, 113 days |
1[4] |
15 |
0 |
|
| Alex Barlow |
Carlton |
21 years, 108 days |
14[5] |
14 |
0 |
|
| Frank Field |
Carlton |
21 years, 298 days |
14[6] |
13 |
1 |
|
| Harry Daniel |
Carlton |
21 years, 319 days |
1[7] |
11 |
0 |
|
| Dick Hart |
Carlton |
19 years, 130 days |
1[8] |
11 |
4 |
|
| Harry Powell |
Carlton |
22 years, 314 days |
6[9] |
8 |
0 |
|
| Jim Loriot |
Carlton |
22 years, 108 days |
1[10] |
4 |
0 |
|
| Rhoda McDonald |
Carlton |
23 years, 33 days |
6[11] |
4 |
1 |
Previously played for Collingwood. |
| George McGann |
Carlton |
20 years, 184 days |
13[12] |
4 |
0 |
|
| Jack Todd |
Carlton |
20 years, 131 days |
17[13] |
4 |
0 |
|
| Charles Raff |
Carlton |
22 years, 207 days |
1[14] |
3 |
0 |
Previously played for St Kilda. |
| Charlie Stewart |
Carlton |
20 years, 317 days |
5[15] |
3 |
1 |
|
| Simon Roberts |
Carlton |
24 years, 220 days |
13[16] |
3 |
0 |
|
| Ted Rowell |
Collingwood |
24 years, 323 days |
1[17] |
189 |
175 |
|
| Alf Dummett |
Collingwood |
20 years, 147 days |
1[18] |
118 |
10 |
Brother of Charlie and Arthur Dummett, and uncle of Bob Dummett. |
| Oscar Hyman |
Collingwood |
23 years, 190 days |
7[19] |
41 |
12 |
|
| Alf Boyack |
Collingwood |
23 years, 241 days |
1[20] |
23 |
3 |
|
| Jack Farrell |
Collingwood |
29 years, 121 days |
1[21] |
22 |
6 |
|
| Ted Leach |
Collingwood |
18 years, 173 days |
11[22] |
22 |
9 |
Brother of Arthur, and Fred Leach. |
| Leo Morgan |
Collingwood |
21 years, 227 days |
1[23] |
19 |
6 |
|
| Peter Martin |
Collingwood |
25 years, 284 days |
1[24] |
15 |
2 |
|
| Bob Bryce |
Collingwood |
21 years, 301 days |
1[25] |
13 |
11 |
Previously played for South Melbourne. |
| Bill McCulloch |
Collingwood |
28 years, 178 days |
1[26] |
12 |
5 |
Previously played for Melbourne. |
| George Ashman |
Collingwood |
21 years, 972 days |
9[27] |
3 |
1 |
|
| Harry Knell |
Collingwood |
20 years, 231 days |
10[28] |
1 |
0 |
|
| George Blundell |
Collingwood |
27 years, 50 days |
17[29] |
1 |
1 |
|
| Jack McKenzie |
Essendon |
19 years, 203 days |
6[30] |
81 |
90 |
Father of Jack McKenzie Jr. |
| Bill Robinson |
Essendon |
20 years, 272 days |
1[31] |
71 |
14 |
Brother of Alex, Fred and Gordon Robinson, and uncle of Alexander and George Robinson. |
| Herc Vollugi |
Essendon |
20 years, 323 days |
1[32] |
70 |
5 |
|
| Ted Kennedy |
Essendon |
23 years, 239 days |
1[33] |
43 |
1 |
Brother of James Kennedy. |
| Fred Mann |
Essendon |
22 years, 240 days |
9[34] |
27 |
1 |
|
| Artie White |
Essendon |
21 years, 332 days |
2[35] |
6 |
3 |
|
| Jim Kennedy |
Essendon |
19 years, 165 days |
13[36] |
4 |
9 |
Brother of Ted Kennedy. |
| Jim Beasley |
Essendon |
20 years, 157 days |
5[37] |
2 |
0 |
|
| Bobby Byers |
Essendon |
30 years, 16 days |
1[38] |
1 |
0 |
|
| George Ward |
Essendon |
24 years, 12 days |
1[39] |
1 |
0 |
|
| Marcus Evans |
Essendon |
22 years, 189 days |
4[40] |
1 |
0 |
|
| Mick Morris |
Essendon |
18 years, 348 days |
4[41] |
1 |
0 |
|
| Jim Sharp |
Fitzroy |
18 years, 352 days |
1[42] |
163 |
41 |
|
| Percy Trotter |
Fitzroy |
17 years, 245 days |
1[43] |
109 |
145 |
|
| Alf Wilkinson |
Fitzroy |
19 years, 180 days |
10[44] |
80 |
75 |
|
| Alf Bartlett |
Fitzroy |
22 years, 315 days |
4[45] |
79 |
5 |
|
| Bob Smith |
Fitzroy |
23 years, 197 days |
8[46] |
74 |
33 |
|
| Frank Hince |
Fitzroy |
19 years, 209 days |
15[47] |
17 |
0 |
|
| Bertie Loel |
Fitzroy |
22 years, 180 days |
1[48] |
15 |
2 |
|
| Matt Paternoster |
Fitzroy |
21 years, 20 days |
1[49] |
12 |
4 |
Brother of Jim Paternoster. |
| Ike Woods |
Geelong |
21 years, 341 days |
14[50] |
68 |
108 |
|
| Percy Fletcher |
Geelong |
21 years, 311 days |
6[51] |
47 |
4 |
|
| Bill Bennion |
Geelong |
19 years, 352 days |
17[52] |
46 |
6 |
|
| Frank Bowey |
Geelong |
19 years, 139 days |
1[53] |
44 |
5 |
|
| Tim McKeegan |
Geelong |
23 years, 248 days |
14[54] |
13 |
0 |
Previously played for South Melbourne. |
| Jack Baker |
Geelong |
22 years, 361 days |
1[55] |
7 |
7 |
|
| Billy Gill |
Geelong |
25 years, 71 days |
9[56] |
7 |
1 |
|
| Bill Moodie |
Geelong |
21 years, 220 days |
6[57] |
4 |
6 |
Previously played for South Melbourne. |
| Don Lord |
Geelong |
26 years, 134 days |
10[58] |
2 |
10 |
|
| George Palmer |
Geelong |
22 years, 20 days |
10[59] |
1 |
0 |
|
| George Saxbee |
Geelong |
20 years, 12 days |
16[60] |
1 |
0 |
|
| Vin Coutie |
Melbourne |
19 years, 237 days |
9[61] |
152 |
212 |
|
| Jack Strong |
Melbourne |
17 years, 72 days |
10[62] |
78 |
29 |
|
| Lindsay Anderson |
Melbourne |
17 years, 272 days |
6[63] |
16 |
3 |
|
| George Cathie |
Melbourne |
25 years, 107 days |
16[64] |
15 |
14 |
|
| Jim McLean |
Melbourne |
21 years, 2 days |
1[65] |
13 |
5 |
|
| Graham Colclough |
Melbourne |
17 years, 206 days |
2[66] |
11 |
8 |
Belgian Croix de guerre recipient in World War I. |
| Harry Boully |
Melbourne |
21 years, 176 days |
9[67] |
8 |
3 |
|
| Alf Tredinnick |
Melbourne |
27 years, 357 days |
8[68] |
7 |
1 |
|
| Laurie Ogilvie |
Melbourne |
24 years, 1 days |
6[69] |
4 |
3 |
|
| Bert Wregg |
Melbourne |
22 years, 78 days |
13[70] |
3 |
3 |
|
| Billy Shaw |
Melbourne |
28 years, 187 days |
2[71] |
1 |
0 |
Previously played for St Kilda. |
| Ed Garlick |
Melbourne |
17 years, 227 days |
3[72] |
1 |
0 |
|
| Harold De Gruchy |
Melbourne |
20 years, 140 days |
10[73] |
1 |
0 |
Brother of Bill de Grouchy. |
| Ben Sandford |
St Kilda |
23 years, 185 days |
4[74] |
31 |
5 |
Brother of Cecil and George Sandford. |
| Tom Robertson |
St Kilda |
24 years, 211 days |
6[75] |
27 |
7 |
|
| Gus Robertson |
St Kilda |
17 years, 253 days |
2[76] |
18 |
1 |
|
| Charlie Mullany |
St Kilda |
19 years, 356 days |
5[77] |
16 |
3 |
|
| Henry Pinniger |
St Kilda |
28 years, 330 days |
10[78] |
12 |
0 |
|
| Alfred Richardson |
St Kilda |
23 years, 34 days |
1[79] |
11 |
2 |
|
| George Sandford |
St Kilda |
28 years, 309 days |
3[80] |
11 |
0 |
Brother of Ben and Cecil Sandford. |
| Mick O'Loughlin |
St Kilda |
25 years, 109 days |
6[81] |
9 |
0 |
Previously played for Essendon. |
| Harry Luck |
St Kilda |
24 years, 188 days |
1[82] |
8 |
0 |
|
| Cec Graeme |
St Kilda |
27 years, 335 days |
1[83] |
7 |
0 |
|
| Tommy Carr |
St Kilda |
19 years, 75 days |
10[84] |
5 |
0 |
|
| John Crennan |
St Kilda |
20 years, 342 days |
12[85] |
4 |
3 |
|
| Bob Rinder |
St Kilda |
22 years, 147 days |
1[86] |
3 |
0 |
|
| George Carpenter |
St Kilda |
20 years, 6 days |
7[87] |
3 |
1 |
|
| Bert Robertson |
St Kilda |
20 years, 236 days |
7[88] |
2 |
1 |
|
| Lawrie Delaney |
St Kilda |
18 years, 11 days |
9[89] |
2 |
2 |
|
| Reg Wilks |
St Kilda |
23 years, 116 days |
14[90] |
2 |
0 |
|
| Roy Adam |
St Kilda |
18 years, 152 days |
15[91] |
2 |
0 |
|
| Harry Dowdall |
St Kilda |
28 years, 309 days |
1[92] |
1 |
0 |
Brother of Jim Dowdall. Previously played for Collingwood. |
| Bill Anderson |
St Kilda |
22 years, 321 days |
4[93] |
1 |
0 |
|
| Tim Murphy |
St Kilda |
22 years, 307 days |
5[94] |
1 |
0 |
|
| Bill Nash |
St Kilda |
18 years, 337 days |
5[95] |
1 |
0 |
|
| Ern Aurish |
St Kilda |
22 years, 317 days |
9[96] |
1 |
0 |
|
| Paddy McGuinness |
St Kilda |
23 years, 57 days |
9[97] |
1 |
0 |
|
| Arthur Brennan |
St Kilda |
20 years, 161 days |
15[98] |
1 |
0 |
Brother of Owen Brennan. |
| Herb Clements |
St Kilda |
19 years, 204 days |
15[99] |
1 |
1 |
|
| Sam Gray |
St Kilda |
21 years, 23 days |
17[100] |
1 |
0 |
|
| Bill Scott |
South Melbourne |
21 years, 106 days |
15[101] |
61 |
26 |
|
| Norm Rippon |
South Melbourne |
23 years, 119 days |
2[102] |
36 |
2 |
Brother of Harold and Les Rippon. Previously played for Melbourne. |
| Frank Worroll |
South Melbourne |
23 years, 303 days |
1[103] |
31 |
12 |
|
| Dave Powell |
South Melbourne |
25 years, 75 days |
1[104] |
27 |
13 |
|
| Johnny Jackson |
South Melbourne |
22 years, 182 days |
15[105] |
15 |
3 |
|
| Harold Bower |
South Melbourne |
23 years, 29 days |
7[106] |
13 |
0 |
|
| Arthur Smith |
South Melbourne |
21 years, 169 days |
1[107] |
9 |
0 |
|
| Bill O'Hara |
South Melbourne |
20 years, 330 days |
9[108] |
5 |
2 |
|
| Artie Hollis |
South Melbourne |
23 years, 54 days |
12[109] |
4 |
0 |
|
| Paul Cullen |
South Melbourne |
18 years, 325 days |
7[110] |
1 |
0 |
|
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