List of AFL debuts in 1998
Luke Power debuted in round 2 and was nominated for the 1998 AFL Rising Star award.[ 1] A total of 82 players made their debut in the Australian Football League 's 1998 season , while another 39 players debuted for a new club having previously played for another club.
Debuts
Name
Club
Age at debut
Round debuted
Games
Goals
Notes
Nathan Bassett Adelaide
21 years, 111 days
1 [ 2] 210
25
2006 All-Australian .
Ian Perrie Adelaide
19 years, 73 days
13 [ 3] 116
129
2000 AFL Rising Star nominee (Round 12).
Mark Stevens Adelaide
22 years, 154 days
1 [ 4] 101
103
Previously played for North Melbourne.
Ben Marsh Adelaide
21 years, 354 days
14 [ 5] 48
17
James Thiessen Adelaide
24 years, 46 days
1 [ 6] 44
21
Son of Tony Thiessen . Previously played for Richmond.
Andrew Eccles Adelaide
18 years, 308 days
2 [ 7] 41
22
1998 AFL Rising Star nominee (Round 19).
Ian Downsborough Adelaide
26 years, 83 days
3 [ 8] 12
6
Previously played for West Coast and Port Adelaide.
Sudjai Cook Adelaide
21 years, 330 days
9 [ 9] 7
2
Lance Picioane Adelaide
17 years, 294 days
1 [ 10] 4
2
Linden Stevens Adelaide
20 years, 78 days
22 [ 11] 2
0
Simon Black Brisbane Lions
18 years, 359 days
1 [ 12] 322
171
2002 Brownlow Medalist , 2003 Norm Smith Medallist , 2001 , 2002, and 2006 Merrett–Murray Medallist , 2001, 2002 and 2004 All-Australian and Brisbane games record holder.
Luke Power Brisbane Lions
18 years, 87 days
2 [ 13] 282
226
2004 All-Australian , 1998 AFL Rising Star (Round 2) and 1999 AFL Rising Star nominee (Round 19).
Tim Notting Brisbane Lions
19 years, 206 days
8 [ 14] 208
138
1999 AFL Rising Star nominee (Round 21)
Brad Scott Brisbane Lions
21 years, 329 days
1 [ 15] 146
39
Previously played for Hawthorn.
Beau McDonald Brisbane Lions
18 years, 167 days
1 [ 16] 91
19
2000 AFL Rising Star nominee (Round 21)
Marcus Picken Brisbane Lions
18 years, 186 days
3 [ 17] 25
9
Son of Billy Picken and brother of Liam Picken .
Shane O'Bree Brisbane Lions
19 years, 21 days
2 [ 18] 19
3
1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 1)
Rory Hilton Brisbane Lions
19 years, 17 days
6 [ 19] 9
3
Derek Wirth Brisbane Lions
19 years, 245 days
18 [ 20] 1
2
Kris Massie Carlton
17 years, 352 days
8 [ 21] 43
12
1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 20)
Damien Lock Carlton
19 years, 178 days
1 [ 22] 18
0
Tony Bourke Carlton
22 years, 8 days
13 [ 23] 4
0
John Hynes Carlton
19 years, 161 days
18 [ 24] 4
2
Damian Lang Carlton
22 years, 67 days
7 [ 25] 3
1
Previously played for Sydney.
Sean Charles Carlton
22 years, 314 days
1 [ 26] 1
0
Previously played for Melbourne.
Trent Hoppner Carlton
19 years, 80 days
7 [ 27] 1
0
Chris Tarrant Collingwood
17 years, 205 days
3 [ 28] 196
307
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 Collingwood Leading Goalkicker, 2003 All-Australian, 2003 AFL Mark of the Year . Brother of Robbie Tarrant .
Ben Kinnear Collingwood
19 years, 87 days
9 [ 29] 50
11
James Wasley Collingwood
18 years, 336 days
13 [ 30] 23
3
Clinton King Collingwood
20 years, 103 days
15 [ 31] 22
9
Previously played for Sydney.
Frank Raso Collingwood
18 years, 179 days
1 [ 32] 19
1
Brent Tuckey Collingwood
18 years, 332 days
17 [ 33] 19
8
Jamie Tape Collingwood
23 years, 363 days
2 [ 34] 16
1
Previously played for Richmond.
Michael Gardiner Collingwood
20 years, 155 days
21 [ 35] 7
1
Andrew Pugsley Collingwood
19 years, 262 days
4 [ 36] 5
2
Shannon Gibson Collingwood
22 years, 141 days
1 [ 37] 3
0
Previously played for Hawthorn.
Stuart Mangin Collingwood
23 years, 150 days
13 [ 38] 3
2
Dean Solomon Essendon
18 years, 107 days
5 [ 39] 158
56
1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 11).
Mark Bolton Essendon
18 years, 360 days
1 [ 40] 124
50
Simon Eastaugh Essendon
24 years, 305 days
3 [ 41] 17
1
Judd Lalich Essendon
22 years, 175 days
13 [ 42] 17
4
James Walker Fremantle
19 years, 206 days
19 [ 43] 151
16
Adrian Fletcher Fremantle
28 years, 170 days
1 [ 44] 79
24
1999 Fremantle Best and Fairest. Previously played for Geelong, St Kilda, Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions.
Brad Dodd Fremantle
21 years, 6 days
1 [ 45] 50
24
Clem Michael Fremantle
21 years, 256 days
1 [ 46] 43
11
Son of Stephen Michael .
Chris Bond Fremantle
29 years, 62 days
1 [ 47] 41
5
Previously played for Carlton and Richmond.
Brodie Holland Fremantle
18 years, 134 days
8 [ 48] 36
21
Stuart Anderson Fremantle
23 years, 282 days
2 [ 49] 9
3
Previously played for North Melbourne.
Paul Maher Fremantle
22 years, 24 days
15 [ 50] 5
5
Daniel Hargraves Fremantle
22 years, 285 days
4 [ 51] 3
0
Previously played for Western Bulldogs.
Brendon Feddema Fremantle
23 years, 359 days
7 [ 52] 3
0
Matthew Scarlett Geelong
19 years, 86 days
22 [ 53] 284
17
2003 Best and Fairest , 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 All-Australian and 2000 Rising Star nominee (Round 18).
James Rahilly Geelong
18 years, 321 days
6 [ 54] 90
11
1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 12).
Brett Spinks Geelong
24 years, 141 days
1 [ 55] 19
35
1998 Geelong Leading Goalkicker. Previously played for West Coast.
Hamish Simpson Geelong
22 years, 100 days
5 [ 56] 18
0
Tim Finocchiaro Geelong
18 years, 289 days
2 [ 57] 10
1
Justin Wood Geelong
18 years, 156 days
9 [ 58] 7
5
Marc Woolnough Geelong
18 years, 31 days
13 [ 59] 6
1
Son of Michael Woolnough .
Joel McKay Geelong
19 years, 31 days
21 [ 60] 4
0
Leigh Brockman Geelong
19 years, 339 days
14 [ 61] 2
1
Trent Croad Hawthorn
18 years, 19 days
1 [ 62] 184
129
2005 All-Australian team, 1998 Rising Star nominee.
Richie Vandenberg Hawthorn
21 years, 198 days
17 [ 63] 145
64
Hawthorn captain 2005-2007.
Nathan Thompson Hawthorn
20 years, 50 days
2 [ 64] 119
92
2003 and 2004 Hawthorn Leading Goalkicker. 1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 14).
John Barker Hawthorn
23 years, 37 days
1 [ 65] 113
114
2001 Hawthorn Leading Goalkicker. Previously played for Fitzroy and Brisbane.
Chris Obst Hawthorn
18 years, 289 days
17 [ 66] 17
0
Nathan Chapman Hawthorn
22 years, 325 days
1 [ 67] 16
4
Previously played for Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions.
Brad Lloyd Hawthorn
22 years, 200 days
2 [ 68] 11
3
Brother of Matthew Lloyd .
Haydon Kilmartin Hawthorn
24 years, 263 days
3 [ 69] 10
1
Nathan Turvey Hawthorn
20 years, 190 days
5 [ 70] 10
0
Matthew Dennis Hawthorn
20 years, 145 days
15 [ 71] 5
0
Jeff White Melbourne
21 years, 38 days
1 [ 72] 236
95
All Australian 2004 and Melbourne Best and Fairest 2004. Previously played for Fremantle.
Travis Johnstone Melbourne
17 years, 255 days
1 [ 73] 160
111
Grandson of Norm Johnstone .
Nathan Brown Melbourne
21 years, 248 days
4 [ 74] 146
36
Daniel Ward Melbourne
20 years, 326 days
10 [ 75] 136
31
Guy Rigoni Melbourne
23 years, 245 days
1 [ 76] 107
35
Jamie Shanahan Melbourne
30 years, 113 days
1 [ 77] 37
0
Previously played for St Kilda.
Matthew Collins Melbourne
21 years, 187 days
19 [ 78] 29
5
Previously played for Adelaide.
Matthew Bishop Melbourne
22 years, 289 days
5 [ 79] 18
4
Craig Smoker Melbourne
19 years, 359 days
1 [ 80] 17
12
Troy Longmuir Melbourne
18 years, 363 days
9 [ 81] 17
3
1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 4). Brother of Justin Longmuir .
Mark Bradly Melbourne
21 years, 128 days
10 [ 82] 4
3
Hayden Lamaro Melbourne
19 years, 177 days
1 [ 83] 2
0
Shannon Grant North Melbourne
20 years, 342 days
1 [ 84] 243
323
1999 Norm Smith Medallist, 2001 North Melbourne Best and Fairest and 2005 All Australian. Previously played for Sydney.
Shannon Watt North Melbourne
17 years, 212 days
14 [ 85] 155
9
Jason McCartney North Melbourne
24 years, 13 days
1 [ 86] 107
15
Previously played for Adelaide and Collingwood.
Winston Abraham North Melbourne
23 years, 179 days
1 [ 87] 72
104
1998 AFL Mark of the Year. Previously played for Fremantle.
Stuart Cochrane North Melbourne
19 years, 287 days
6 [ 88] 50
11
Brady Anderson North Melbourne
22 years, 288 days
1 [ 89] 27
2
1997 Sandover Medallist .
Dion Miles North Melbourne
19 years, 303 days
11 [ 90] 2
1
Nick Stevens Port Adelaide
18 years, 120 days
6 [ 91] 127
78
1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 9).
Mark Harwood Port Adelaide
20 years, 53 days
10 [ 92] 30
19
Previously played for West Coast.
Matthew Bode Port Adelaide
18 years, 273 days
1 [ 93] 29
25
1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 19).
Brett Chalmers Port Adelaide
25 years, 23 days
8 [ 94] 25
12
Previously played for Adelaide.
Danny Morton Port Adelaide
24 years, 271 days
1 [ 95] 20
17
Previously played for Fitzroy.
Chris Naish Port Adelaide
26 years, 183 days
1 [ 96] 18
16
Previously played for Richmond.
Paul Evans Port Adelaide
19 years, 124 days
6 [ 97] 6
5
Tom Harley Port Adelaide
19 years, 344 days
14 [ 98] 1
1
Greg Tivendale Richmond
19 years, 120 days
20 [ 99] 188
125
Andrew Kellaway Richmond
22 years, 168 days
7 [ 100] 172
30
2000 Jack Dyer Medallist and 2000 All-Australian.
Brad Ottens Richmond
18 years, 64 days
1 [ 101] 129
152
2001 All-Australian.
Aaron James Richmond
21 years, 162 days
3 [ 102] 30
19
Previously played for Collingwood.
Lionel Proctor Richmond
18 years, 155 days
6 [ 103] 20
4
Steven McKee Richmond
19 years, 331 days
8 [ 104] 20
1
Justin Plapp Richmond
21 years, 5 days
14 [ 105] 18
22
1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 15).
Ashley Blurton Richmond
23 years, 24 days
1 [ 106] 14
7
Previously played for West Coast.
John Rombotis Richmond
21 years, 180 days
3 [ 107] 13
2
Previously played for Fitzroy and Port Adelaide.
Gavin Mitchell St Kilda
25 years, 90 days
1 [ 108] 52
64
Previously played for Fremantle.
Tim Elliott St Kilda
21 years, 252 days
9 [ 109] 47
10
Brett Knowles St Kilda
19 years, 334 days
3 [ 110] 43
8
Ben Thompson St Kilda
24 years, 241 days
6 [ 111] 11
2
Sam Cranage St Kilda
19 years, 104 days
19 [ 112] 8
1
Jared Crouch Sydney
20 years, 65 days
7 [ 113] 223
51
1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 17).
Jason Saddington Sydney
18 years, 157 days
1 [ 114] 142
41
1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 11).
Wayne Schwass Sydney
29 years, 128 days
2 [ 115] 98
57
1999 Sydney Best and Fairest and 1999 All-Australian. Previously played for North Melbourne.
Robert Ahmat Sydney
20 years, 253 days
1 [ 116] 42
46
Previously played for Collingwood.
Brett O'Farrell Sydney
20 years, 170 days
13 [ 117] 8
9
Brent Green Sydney
22 years, 14 days
3 [ 118] 7
8
Previously played for Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions.
Rowan Jones West Coast
18 years, 263 days
19 [ 119] 158
70
1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 8).
Andrew Williams West Coast
19 years, 126 days
15 [ 120] 84
42
1999 Rising star nominee (Round 11).
Phillip Read West Coast
18 years, 158 days
1 [ 121] 74
124
Jaxon Crabb West Coast
18 years, 168 days
5 [ 122] 15
2
2005 Sandover Medallist.
Todd Holmes West Coast
18 years, 284 days
5 [ 123] 7
0
Simon Garlick Western Bulldogs
22 years, 352 days
1 [ 124] 137
114
Previously played for Sydney.
Mark Alvey Western Bulldogs
17 years, 353 days
10 [ 125] 45
28
Paul Dooley Western Bulldogs
22 years, 176 days
1 [ 126] 14
2
References
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