List of AFL debuts in 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 Cowan	Carlton	18 years, 105 days	1[1]	7		Pick 30, 2022 national draft
Oliver Hollands	Carlton	19 years, 59 days	1[2]	19	2	Pick 11, 2022 national draft
Harry Sheezel	North Melbourne	18 years, 156 days	1[3]	23	3	Pick 3, 2022 national draft
Reuben Ginbey	West Coast	18 years, 189 days	1[4]	17	1	Pick 9, 2022 national draft
Campbell Chesser	West Coast	19 years, 325 days	1[5]	14		Pick 14, 2021 national draft
Noah Long	West Coast	18 years, 207 days	1[6]	19	7	Pick 58, 2022 national draft
Will Ashcroft	Brisbane Lions	18 years, 316 days	1[7]	18	8	Pick 2, 2022 national draft
Bailey Laurie	Melbourne	20 years, 359 days	1[8]	5		Pick 22, 2020 national draft
Judd McVee	Melbourne	19 years, 223 days	1[9]	25		pick 16, 2022 rookie draft
Bodhi Uwland	Gold Coast	19 years, 236 days	1[10]	3		pick 26, 2022 rookie draft
Max Michalanney	Adelaide	19 years, 21 days	1[11]	22		Pick 17, 2022 national draft
Alwyn Davey	Essendon	19 years, 21 days	1[12]	10	4	Pick 45, 2022 national draft
Cam Mackenzie	Hawthorn	19 years, 57 days	1[13]	14	3	Pick 7, 2022 national draft
Anthony Caminiti	St Kilda	19 years, 100 days	1[14]	18	19	2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Mattaes Phillipou	St Kilda	18 years, 82 days	1[15]	24	13	Pick 10, 2022 national draft
Cooper Whyte	Geelong	20 years, 27 days	2[16]	1		Pick 64, 2021 national draft
Tylar Young	Richmond	24 years, 201 days	2[17]	19		Pick 26, 2022 Rookie draft
Harry Rowston	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 226 days	2[18]	7	1	Pick 16, 2022 national draft
Elijah Hewett	West Coast	18 years, 303 days	2[19]	14	4	Pick 14, 2022 national draft
Arthur Jones	Western Bulldogs	19 years, 255 days	3[20]	13	4	Pick 43, 2021 national draft
Matthew Johnson	Fremantle	20 years, 17 days	3[21]	18	4	Pick 21, 2021 national draft
Jacob van Rooyen	Melbourne	19 years, 346 days	3[22]	20	28	Pick 19, 2021 national draft
Bailey Humphrey	Gold Coast	18 years, 209 days	4[23]	19	11	Pick 6, 2022 national draft
Ned Moyle	Gold Coast	21 years, 52 days	4[24]	2		Pick 5, 2021 Mid-Season draft
Will Gould	Sydney	22 years, 90 days	5[25]	4		Pick 26, 2019 national draft
Corey Warner	Sydney	19 years, 189 days	5[26]	3	1	Pick 40, 2021 national draft
Seamus Mitchell	Hawthorn	20 years, 287 days	5[27]	14		pick 6, 2023 rookie draft
Aaron Cadman	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 44 days	5[28]	12	6	Pick 1, 2022 national draft
Ollie Lord	Port Adelaide	21 years, 110 days	6[29]	13	15	Pick 49, 2020 national draft
Alex Cincotta	Carlton	26 years, 127 days	6[30]	19	3	2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Marc Sheather	Sydney	20 years, 322 days	7[31]	3	1	2020 Category B rookie selection
Josh Weddle	Hawthorn	18 years, 339 days	7[32]	17	4	Pick 18, 2022 national draft
Max Ramsden	Hawthorn	20 years, 10 days	7[33]	2		Pick 6, 2022 Mid-Season draft
Blake Drury	North Melbourne	19 years, 116 days	8[34]	4		pick 1, 2023 rookie draft
Jhye Clark	Geelong	18 years, 293 days	9[35]	1		Pick 8, 2022 national draft
James O'Donnell	Western Bulldogs	20 years, 255 days	9[36]	12	1	2022 Category B rookie selection
Cameron Fleeton	Greater Western Sydney	20 years, 331 days	9[37]	2		Pick 49, 2020 national draft
George Wardlaw	North Melbourne	18 years, 343 days	10[38]	8	1	Pick 4, 2022 national draft
Lachlan McAndrew	Sydney	22 years, 359 days	10[39]	2		Pick 12, 2020 Mid-Season draft
Oisín Mullin	Geelong	23 years, 105 days	11[40]	6		2022 International selection
Josh Fahey	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 197 days	11[41]	7	4	Pick 42, 2021 national draft
Bailey Macdonald	Hawthorn	18 years, 303 days	12[42]	2		Pick 51, 2022 national draft
Harvey Harrison	Collingwood	19 years, 205 days	12[43]	4	3	Pick 52, 2021 national draft
Ryan Maric	West Coast	18 years, 277 days	13[44]	10	9	Pick 1, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Jack Buller	Sydney	22 years, 31 days	14[45]	1		Pick 15, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Jaspa Fletcher	Brisbane Lions	19 years, 112 days	14[46]	14	8	Pick 12, 2022 national draft
Dante Visentini	Port Adelaide	20 years, 138 days	16[47]	3		Pick 56, 2021 national draft
Harry Barnett	West Coast	19 years, 161 days	16[48]	1		Pick 23, 2022 national draft
Sam Banks	Richmond	20 years, 95 days	17[49]	6	1	Pick 29, 2021 national draft
Jacob Bauer	Richmond	21 years, 32 days	17[50]	4	4	Pick 10, 2022 Mid-Season draft
Taj Woewodin	Melbourne	20 years, 104 days	17[51]	4	2	Pick 65, 2021 national draft
Cooper Harvey	North Melbourne	18 years, 362 days	17[52]	3	1	Pick 56, 2022 national draft
Karl Worner	Fremantle	21 years, 23 days	17[53]	4		pick 8, 2022 rookie draft
Jack Peris	St Kilda	19 years, 210 days	18[54]	1		2021 Next Generation Academy selection
Matthew Coulthard	Richmond	22 years, 72 days	19[55]	4	1	Pick 4, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Ethan Stanley	Fremantle	19 years, 251 days	19[56]	2		Pick 8, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Luke Nankervis	Adelaide	20 years, 59 days	19[57]	4		Pick 4, 2022 pre-season draft
Brandon Ryan	Hawthorn	25 years, 265 days	20[58]	3	4	Pick 12, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Rob Hansen	North Melbourne	19 years, 139 days	20[59]	2		Pick 2, 2023 Mid-Season draft
James Borlase	Adelaide	21 years, 18 days	21[60]	4		2020 Next Generation Academy selection
Elijah Tsatas	Essendon	18 years, 291 days	21[61]	4	1	Pick 5, 2022 national draft
Toby McMullin	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 7 days	22[62]	3	1	Pick 34, 2022 national draft
Jakob Ryan	Collingwood	18 years, 332 days	23[63]	1		Pick 28, 2022 national draft
Lloyd Johnston	Gold Coast	18 years, 332 days	23[64]	2		2022 NT zone selection
Tom Emmett	Fremantle	21 years, 263 days	23[65]	2	4	Pick 41, 2022 national draft
Henry Hustwaite	Hawthorn	19 years, 31 days	23[66]	2	2	Pick 37, 2022 national draft
Ted Clohesy	Geelong	18 years, 354 days	24[67]	1		2022 Next Generation Academy selection
Toby Conway	Geelong	20 years, 124 days	24[68]	1		Pick 24, 2021 national draft
James Trezise	Richmond	21 years, 73 days	24[69]	1		Pick 13, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Tom Brown	Richmond	20 years, 28 days	24[70]	1		Pick 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 Acres	Carlton	27 years, 160 days	1[71]	25	10	St Kilda & Fremantle	Traded in 2022
Jacob Hopper	Richmond	26 years, 38 days	1[72]	16	7	Greater Western Sydney	Traded in 2022
Tim Taranto	Richmond	25 years, 47 days	1[73]	23	19	Greater Western Sydney	Traded in 2022
Tom Mitchell	Collingwood	29 years, 290 days	1[74]	26	7	Sydney & Hawthorn	Traded in 2022
Daniel McStay	Collingwood	27 years, 266 days	1[75]	14	20	Brisbane Lions	Free agent in 2022
Bobby Hill	Collingwood	23 years, 36 days	1[76]	24	33	Greater Western Sydney	Traded in 2022
Oliver Henry	Geelong	20 years, 231 days	1[77]	22	41	Collingwood	Traded in 2022
Tanner Bruhn	Geelong	20 years, 294 days	1[78]	19	8	Greater Western Sydney	Traded in 2022
Liam Shiels	North Melbourne	31 years, 323 days	1[79]	16	3	Hawthorn	2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Griffin Logue	North Melbourne	24 years, 339 days	1[80]	15	1	Fremantle	Traded in 2022
Jayden Hunt	West Coast	27 years, 349 days	1[81]	23	7	Melbourne	Free agent in 2022
Jack Gunston	Brisbane Lions	31 years, 153 days	1[82]	17	22	Hawthorn	Traded in 2022
Conor McKenna	Brisbane Lions	26 years, 355 days	1[83]	26	7	Essendon	2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Josh Dunkley	Brisbane Lions	26 years, 68 days	1[84]	24	2	Western Bulldogs	Traded in 2022
Junior Rioli	Port Adelaide	27 years, 287 days	1[85]	19	31	West Coast	Traded in 2022
Francis Evans	Port Adelaide	21 years, 207 days	1[86]	10	10	Geelong	Delisted free agent in 2022
Jason Horne-Francis	Port Adelaide	19 years, 270 days	1[87]	24	16	North Melbourne	Traded in 2022
Lachie Hunter	Melbourne	28 years, 95 days	1[88]	24	6	Western Bulldogs	Traded in 2022
Brodie Grundy	Melbourne	28 years, 337 days	1[89]	17	10	Collingwood	Traded in 2022
Liam Jones	Western Bulldogs	32 years, 22 days	1[90]	18		Western Bulldogs & Carlton	Free agent in 2022
Rory Lobb	Western Bulldogs	30 years, 37 days	1[91]	20	24	Greater Western Sydney & Fremantle	Traded in 2022
Oskar Baker	Western Bulldogs	24 years, 297 days	1[92]	18	6	Melbourne	2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Ben Long	Gold Coast	25 years, 209 days	1[93]	15		St Kilda	Traded in 2022
Tyler Brown	Adelaide	23 years, 100 days	1[94]	1		Collingwood	2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Izak Rankine	Adelaide	22 years, 330 days	1[95]	20	36	Gold Coast	Traded in 2022
Karl Amon	Hawthorn	27 years, 212 days	1[96]	21	9	Port Adelaide	Free agent in 2022
Fergus Greene	Hawthorn	25 years, 89 days	1[97]	11	15	Western Bulldogs	Delisted free agent in 2022
Lloyd Meek	Hawthorn	24 years, 331 days	1[98]	16	3	Fremantle	Traded in 2022
Sam Weideman	Essendon	25 years, 266 days	1[99]	16	15	Melbourne	Traded in 2022
Will Setterfield	Essendon	25 years, 42 days	1[100]	10	2	Greater Western Sydney & Carlton	Traded in 2022
Zaine Cordy	St Kilda	26 years, 143 days	1[101]	14	7	Western Bulldogs	Free agent in 2022
Liam Stocker	St Kilda	23 years, 55 days	1[102]	23		Carlton	2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Jaeger O'Meara	Fremantle	29 years, 24 days	1[103]	21	7	Gold Coast & Hawthorn	Traded in 2022
Luke Jackson	Fremantle	21 years, 171 days	1[104]	23	22	Melbourne	Traded in 2022
Jack Bowes	Geelong	25 years, 56 days	2[105]	17	4	Gold Coast	Traded in 2022
Darragh Joyce	Brisbane Lions	25 years, 335 days	2[106]	5		St Kilda	2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Billy Frampton	Collingwood	26 years, 125 days	2[107]	16	7	Port Adelaide & Adelaide	Traded in 2022
Daniel Howe	North Melbourne	27 years, 111 days	2[108]	11	2	Hawthorn	pick 33, 2023 rookie draft
Darcy Tucker	North Melbourne	26 years, 68 days	3[109]	18	6	Fremantle	Traded in 2022
Oleg Markov	Collingwood	26 years, 333 days	4[110]	23	1	Richmond & Gold Coast	2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
Corey Wagner	Fremantle	26 years, 22 days	5[111]	9		North Melbourne & Melbourne	Pick 57, 2022 National Draft
Josh Corbett	Fremantle	26 years, 363 days	6[112]	5	3	Gold Coast	Traded in 2022
Aaron Francis	Sydney	25 years, 255 days	6[113]	15	1	Essendon	Traded in 2022
Toby Bedford	Greater Western Sydney	22 years, 337 days	7[114]	19	12	Melbourne	Traded in 2022
Josh Schache	Melbourne	25 years, 251 days	7[115]	3	1	Western Bulldogs	Traded in 2022
Tom Berry	Gold Coast	22 years, 5 days	8[116]	6		Brisbane Lions	Traded in 2022
Quinton Narkle	Port Adelaide	25 years, 194 days	14[117]	3	4	Geelong	Pick 11, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Caleb Poulter	Western Bulldogs	20 years, 262 days	16[118]	9	3	Collingwood	Pick 10, 2023 Mid-Season draft
Mark Keane	Adelaide	23 years, 134 days	20[119]	5		Collingwood	2023 Pre-season supplemental selection

See also

• List of AFL Women's debuts in 2023