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

Summary of debuts in 2016

Club	AFL debuts	Change of club
Adelaide	2	1
Brisbane Lions	2	3
Carlton	2	6
Collingwood	3	3
Essendon	3	10
Fremantle	1	0
Geelong	1	3
Gold Coast	2	4
Greater Western Sydney	0	1
Hawthorn	2	0
Melbourne	4	2
North Melbourne	0	1
Port Adelaide	2	2
Richmond	3	2
St Kilda	1	0
Sydney	4	2
West Coast	0	2
Western Bulldogs	2	2
Total	34	44

AFL debuts

Name	Club	Age at debut	Debut round	Notes
Rioli, DanielDaniel Rioli	Richmond	18 years, 343 days	1[1]	Pick 15 (2015 national draft)
Weitering, JacobJacob Weitering	Carlton	18 years, 122 days	1[2]	Pick 1 (2015 national draft), Round 3 2016 Rising Star nomination
Oliver, ClaytonClayton Oliver	Melbourne	18 years, 248 days	1[3]	Pick 4 (2015 national draft), Round 1 2016 Rising Star nomination
Ah Chee, CallumCallum Ah Chee	Gold Coast	18 years, 169 days	1[4]	Pick 8 (2015 national draft)
McDonald-Tipungwuti, AnthonyAnthony McDonald-Tipungwuti	Essendon	22 years, 339 days	1[5]	Pick 22 (2016 rookie draft)
Parish, DarcyDarcy Parish	Essendon	18 years, 245 days	1[6]	Pick 5 (2015 national draft), Round 2 2016 Rising Star nomination
McGovern, MitchMitch McGovern	Adelaide	21 years, 167 days	1[7]	Pick 43 (2014 national draft)
Milera, WayneWayne Milera	Adelaide	18 years, 194 days	1[8]	Pick 11 (2015 national draft)
Hewett, GeorgeGeorge Hewett	Sydney	20 years, 88 days	1[9]	Pick 32 (2013 national draft)
Mills, CallumCallum Mills	Sydney	18 years, 359 days	1[10]	Pick 3 (2015 national draft), academy selection
Papley, TomTom Papley	Sydney	19 years, 257 days	1[11]	Pick 14 (2016 rookie draft), Round 5 2016 Rising Star nomination
Adams, MarcusMarcus Adams	Western Bulldogs	22 years, 271 days	1[12]	Pick 35 (2015 national draft)
Dunkley, JoshJosh Dunkley	Western Bulldogs	19 years, 79 days	1[13]	Pick 25 (2015 national draft)
Gresham, JadeJade Gresham	St Kilda	18 years, 216 days	1[14]	Pick 18 (2015 national draft)
Schache, JoshJosh Schache	Brisbane Lions	18 years, 219 days	1[15]	Pick 2 (2015 national draft)
Pittonet, MarcMarc Pittonet	Hawthorn	19 years, 299 days	1[16]	Pick 50 (2014 national draft)
Short, JaydenJayden Short	Richmond	20 years, 69 days	2[17]	Pick 11 (2015 rookie draft)
Howard, DougalDougal Howard	Port Adelaide	20 years, 9 days	2[18]	Pick 56 (2014 national draft)
Hartley, MichaelMichael Hartley	Essendon	20 years, 300 days	2[19]	Pick 68 (2015 national draft), previously rookie listed by Collingwood
Curnow, CharlieCharlie Curnow	Carlton	19 years, 61 days	2[20]	Pick 12 (2014 national draft)
Byrne-Jones, DarcyDarcy Byrne-Jones	Port Adelaide	20 years, 201 days	3[21]	Pick 52 (2013 national draft)
Goodyear, MatthewMatthew Goodyear	Collingwood	19 years, 264 days	3[22]	Pick 48 (2014 national draft)
Wagner, JoshJosh Wagner	Melbourne	21 years, 291 days	3[23]	Pick 6 (2016 rookie draft)
Ruggles, TomTom Ruggles	Geelong	23 years, 351 days	3[24]	Pick 44 (2016 rookie draft))
Hunt, JaydenJayden Hunt	Melbourne	21 years, 14 days	4[25]	Pick 57 (2013 national draft)
Tucker, DarcyDarcy Tucker	Fremantle	19 years, 93 days	5[26]	Pick 27 (2015 national draft)
Cox, MasonMason Cox	Collingwood	25 years, 44 days	5[27]	Pick 60 (2015 rookie draft), international selection
Smith, JoshJosh Smith	Collingwood	22 years, 115 days	5[28]	Pick 25 (2016 rookie draft)
Petracca, ChristianChristian Petracca	Melbourne	20 years, 118 days	6[29]	Pick 2 (2014 national draft)
Lovell, KieranKieran Lovell	Hawthorn	18 years, 352 days	6[30]	Pick 22 (2015 national draft)
Castagna, JasonJason Castagna	Richmond	19 years, 293 days	6[31]	Pick 29 (2014 rookie draft)
Willis, MackenzieMackenzie Willis	Gold Coast	20 years, 267 days	6[32]	Pick 52 (2015 national draft)
Aliir, AliirAliir Aliir	Sydney	21 years, 239 days	6[33]	Pick 44 (2013 national draft)
Keays, BenBen Keays	Brisbane Lions	19 years, 69 days	6[34]	Pick 24 (2015 national draft), academy selection

Change of AFL club

Name	Club	Age at debut	Debut round	Former clubs	Recruiting method
Townsend, JacobJacob Townsend	Richmond	22 years, 278 days	1[35]	Greater Western Sydney	traded in 2015
Lamb, JedJed Lamb	Carlton	23 years, 157 days	1[36]	Sydney & Greater Western Sydney	traded in 2015
Kerridge, SamSam Kerridge	Carlton	22 years, 333 days	1[37]	Adelaide	traded in 2015
Wright, MatthewMatthew Wright	Carlton	26 years, 101 days	1[38]	Adelaide	signed as a delisted free agent in 2015
Phillips, AndrewAndrew Phillips	Carlton	24 years, 265 days	1[39]	Greater Western Sydney	traded in 2015
Bugg, TomasTomas Bugg	Melbourne	22 years, 356 days	1[40]	Greater Western Sydney	traded in 2015
Kennedy, BenBen Kennedy	Melbourne	22 years, 23 days	1[41]	Collingwood	traded in 2015
Johnson, SteveSteve Johnson	Greater Western Sydney	32 years, 266 days	1[42]	Geelong	traded in 2015
Rosa, MattMatt Rosa	Gold Coast	29 years, 124 days	1[43]	West Coast	traded in 2015
Davis, RyanRyan Davis	Gold Coast	26 years, 293 days	1[44]	West Coast	pick 38, (2016 rookie draft)
Dea, MattMatt Dea	Essendon	24 years, 165 days	1[45]	Richmond	Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Brown, MitchMitch Brown	Essendon	25 years, 211 days	1[46]	Geelong	pick 54, (2015 national draft)
Stokes, MathewMathew Stokes	Essendon	31 years, 125 days	1[47]	Geelong	Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Simpkin, JonathanJonathan Simpkin	Essendon	28 years, 150 days	1[48]	Hawthorn	Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Leuenberger, MatthewMatthew Leuenberger	Essendon	27 years, 293 days	1[49]	Brisbane Lions	signed as a restricted free agent in 2015
Crowley, RyanRyan Crowley	Essendon	32 years, 21 days	1[50]	Fremantle	Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Bird, CraigCraig Bird	Essendon	27 years, 66 days	1[51]	Sydney	traded in 2015
Kelly, JamesJames Kelly	Essendon	32 years, 88 days	1[52]	Geelong	Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Anderson, JedJed Anderson	North Melbourne	22 years, 54 days	1[53]	Hawthorn	traded in 2015
Seedsman, PaulPaul Seedsman	Adelaide	24 years, 66 days	1[54]	Collingwood	traded in 2015
Talia, MichaelMichael Talia	Sydney	23 years, 45 days	1[55]	Western Bulldogs	traded in 2015
Sinclair, CallumCallum Sinclair	Sydney	26 years, 185 days	1[56]	West Coast	traded in 2015
Treloar, AdamAdam Treloar	Collingwood	23 years, 17 days	1[57]	Greater Western Sydney	traded in 2015
Suckling, MattMatt Suckling	Western Bulldogs	27 years, 246 days	1[58]	Hawthorn	signed as a unrestricted free agent in 2015
Dixon, CharlieCharlie Dixon	Port Adelaide	25 years, 186 days	1[59]	Gold Coast	traded in 2015
Redden, JackJack Redden	West Coast	25 years, 109 days	1[60]	Brisbane Lions	traded in 2015
Walker, JoshJosh Walker	Brisbane Lions	23 years, 136 days	1[61]	Geelong	traded in 2015
Bastinac, RyanRyan Bastinac	Brisbane Lions	24 years, 279 days	1[62]	North Melbourne	traded in 2015
Bell, TomTom Bell	Brisbane Lions	24 years, 288 days	1[63]	Carlton	traded in 2015
Henderson, LachieLachie Henderson	Geelong	26 years, 105 days	1[64]	Brisbane Lions & Carlton	traded in 2015
Dangerfield, PatrickPatrick Dangerfield	Geelong	25 years, 358 days	1[65]	Adelaide	traded in 2015
Smith, ZacZac Smith	Geelong	26 years, 36 days	1[66]	Gold Coast	traded in 2015
Aish, JamesJames Aish	Collingwood	20 years, 145 days	2[67]	Brisbane Lions	traded in 2015
Toumpas, JimmyJimmy Toumpas	Port Adelaide	22 years, 92 days	2[68]	Melbourne	traded in 2015
Jetta, LewisLewis Jetta	West Coast	26 years, 335 days	2[69]	Sydney	traded in 2015
Howe, JeremyJeremy Howe	Collingwood	25 years, 285 days	3[70]	Melbourne	traded in 2015
Moore, AndrewAndrew Moore	Richmond	24 years, 321 days	4[71]	Port Adelaide	signed as a delisted free agent in 2015
Sumner, LiamLiam Sumner	Carlton	22 years, 224 days	4[72]	Greater Western Sydney	traded in 2015
Plowman, LachieLachie Plowman	Carlton	21 years, 218 days	4[73]	Greater Western Sydney	traded in 2015
Adcock, JedJed Adcock	Western Bulldogs	30 years, 153 days	4[74]	Brisbane Lions	traded in 2015
Grant, JarradJarrad Grant	Gold Coast	26 years, 292 days	5[75]	Western Bulldogs	signed as a delisted free agent in 2015
Currie, DanielDaniel Currie	Gold Coast	27 years, 69 days	5[76]	North Melbourne	traded in 2015
Grimley, SamSam Grimley	Essendon	25 years, 114 days	5[77]	Hawthorn	Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Polkinghorne, JamesJames Polkinghorne	Essendon	27 years, 102 days	6[78]	Brisbane Lions	Essendon top-up signings in 2015

References

• Full listing of players who made their AFL or club debut in 2016

1. Daniel Rioli's statistics from AFL Tables
2. Jacob Weitering's statistics from AFL Tables
3. Clayton Oliver's statistics from AFL Tables
4. Callum Ah Chee's statistics from AFL Tables
5. Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti's statistics from AFL Tables
6. Darcy Parish's statistics from AFL Tables
7. Mitch McGovern's statistics from AFL Tables
8. Wayne Milera's statistics from AFL Tables
9. George Hewett's statistics from AFL Tables
10. Callum Mills's statistics from AFL Tables
11. Tom Papley's statistics from AFL Tables
12. Marcus Adams's statistics from AFL Tables
13. Josh Dunkley's statistics from AFL Tables
14. Jade Gresham's statistics from AFL Tables
15. Josh Schache's statistics from AFL Tables
16. Marc Pittonet's statistics from AFL Tables
17. Jayden Short's statistics from AFL Tables
18. Dougal Howard's statistics from AFL Tables
19. Michael Hartley's statistics from AFL Tables
20. Charlie Curnow's statistics from AFL Tables
21. Darcy_Byrne-Jones's statistics from AFL Tables
22. Matthew Goodyear's statistics from AFL Tables
23. Josh Wagner's statistics from AFL Tables
24. Tom Ruggles's statistics from AFL Tables
25. Jayden Hunt's statistics from AFL Tables
26. Darcy Tucker's statistics from AFL Tables
27. Mason Cox's statistics from AFL Tables
28. Josh Smith's statistics from AFL Tables
29. Christian Petracca's statistics from AFL Tables
30. Kieran Lovell's statistics from AFL Tables
31. Jason Castagna's statistics from AFL Tables
32. Mackenzie Willis's statistics from AFL Tables
33. Aliir Aliir's statistics from AFL Tables
34. Ben Keays's statistics from AFL Tables
35. Jacob Townsend's statistics from AFL Tables
36. Jed Lamb's statistics from AFL Tables
37. Sam Kerridge's statistics from AFL Tables
38. Matthew Wright's statistics from AFL Tables
39. Andrew Phillips's statistics from AFL Tables
40. Tomas Bugg's statistics from AFL Tables
41. Ben Kennedy's statistics from AFL Tables
42. Steve Johnson's statistics from AFL Tables
43. Matt Rosa's statistics from AFL Tables
44. Ryan Davis's statistics from AFL Tables
45. Matt Dea's statistics from AFL Tables
46. Mitch Brown's statistics from AFL Tables
47. Mathew Stokes's statistics from AFL Tables
48. Jonathan Simpkin's statistics from AFL Tables
49. Matthew Leuenberger's statistics from AFL Tables
50. Ryan Crowley's statistics from AFL Tables
51. Craig Bird's statistics from AFL Tables
52. James Kelly's statistics from AFL Tables
53. Jed Anderson's statistics from AFL Tables
54. Paul Seedsman's statistics from AFL Tables
55. Michael Talia's statistics from AFL Tables
56. Callum Sinclair's statistics from AFL Tables
57. Adam Treloar's statistics from AFL Tables
58. Matt Suckling's statistics from AFL Tables
59. Charlie Dixon's statistics from AFL Tables
60. Jack Redden's statistics from AFL Tables
61. Josh Walker's statistics from AFL Tables
62. Ryan Bastinac's statistics from AFL Tables
63. Tom Bell's statistics from AFL Tables
64. Lachie Henderson's statistics from AFL Tables
65. Patrick Dangerfield's statistics from AFL Tables
66. Zac Smith's statistics from AFL Tables
67. James Aish's statistics from AFL Tables
68. Jimmy Toumpas's statistics from AFL Tables
69. Lewis Jetta's statistics from AFL Tables
70. Jeremy Howe's statistics from AFL Tables
71. Andrew Moore's statistics from AFL Tables
72. Liam Sumner's statistics from AFL Tables
73. Lachie Plowman's statistics from AFL Tables
74. Jed Adcock's statistics from AFL Tables
75. Jarrad Grant's statistics from AFL Tables
76. Daniel Currie's statistics from AFL Tables
77. Sam Grimley's statistics from AFL Tables
78. James Polkinghorne's statistics from AFL Tables