List of AFL debuts in 2001
This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for an Australian Football League (AFL) club in 2001.
Debuts
Name
|
Club
|
Age at debut
|
Round debuted
|
Games
|
Goals
|
Notes
|
Matthew Bode
|
Adelaide
|
21 years, 282 days
|
2[1]
|
79
|
71
|
Previously played for Port Adelaide.
|
Chris Ladhams
|
Adelaide
|
20 years, 162 days
|
1[2]
|
54
|
37
|
|
Hayden Skipworth
|
Adelaide
|
18 years, 35 days
|
1[3]
|
44
|
22
|
|
James Gallagher
|
Adelaide
|
21 years, 210 days
|
12[4]
|
38
|
11
|
|
Evan Hewitt
|
Adelaide
|
22 years, 268 days
|
11[5]
|
15
|
6
|
Previously played for North Melbourne.
|
Matthew Shir
|
Adelaide
|
19 years, 210 days
|
1[6]
|
11
|
1
|
|
Stuart Bown
|
Adelaide
|
22 years, 255 days
|
6[7]
|
4
|
1
|
|
Adam Richardson
|
Adelaide
|
26 years, 265 days
|
7[8]
|
2
|
1
|
|
Ashley McGrath
|
Brisbane Lions
|
18 years, 91 days
|
20[9]
|
188
|
146
|
Brother of Cory and Toby McGrath.
|
Robert Copeland
|
Brisbane Lions
|
20 years, 0 days
|
9[10]
|
143
|
39
|
|
Mal Michael
|
Brisbane Lions
|
23 years, 280 days
|
1[11]
|
140
|
5
|
Previously played for Collingwood.
|
Jamie Charman
|
Brisbane Lions
|
18 years, 287 days
|
5[12]
|
129
|
55
|
|
Martin Pike
|
Brisbane Lions
|
28 years, 137 days
|
1[13]
|
106
|
67
|
Previously played for Melbourne, Fitzroy and North Melbourne Football Clubs.
|
Dylan McLaren
|
Brisbane Lions
|
19 years, 103 days
|
20[14]
|
46
|
6
|
|
Richard Hadley
|
Brisbane Lions
|
18 years, 16 days
|
3[15]
|
41
|
10
|
|
Simon Wiggins
|
Carlton
|
18 years, 229 days
|
5[16]
|
116
|
36
|
Brother of Patrick Wiggins.
|
Ian Prendergast
|
Carlton
|
20 years, 330 days
|
17[17]
|
65
|
14
|
Brother of Julie Corletto.
|
Jim Plunkett
|
Carlton
|
22 years, 276 days
|
5[18]
|
37
|
14
|
Previously played for Western Bulldogs.
|
Jordan Doering
|
Carlton
|
21 years, 226 days
|
5[19]
|
18
|
11
|
|
Adam Pickering
|
Carlton
|
20 years, 115 days
|
19[20]
|
7
|
1
|
|
Alan Didak
|
Collingwood
|
18 years, 87 days
|
7[21]
|
213
|
271
|
|
Shane Wakelin
|
Collingwood
|
27 years, 55 days
|
1[22]
|
158
|
1
|
Previously played for St Kilda. Twin brother of Darryl Wakelin.
|
James Clement
|
Collingwood
|
24 years, 222 days
|
3[23]
|
146
|
13
|
Previously played for Fremantle.
|
Ryan Lonie
|
Collingwood
|
18 years, 27 days
|
1[24]
|
123
|
61
|
Twin brother of Nathan Lonie.
|
Brodie Holland
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 94 days
|
2[25]
|
119
|
104
|
Previously played for Fremantle.
|
Jarrod Molloy
|
Collingwood
|
24 years, 323 days
|
1[26]
|
49
|
42
|
Previously played for Fitzroy and Brisbane. Son of Shane Molloy.
|
Carl Steinfort
|
Collingwood
|
23 years, 364 days
|
1[27]
|
27
|
7
|
Previously played for Geelong.
|
Chad Rintoul
|
Collingwood
|
26 years, 243 days
|
1[28]
|
14
|
5
|
Previously played for Adelaide and West Coast.
|
Danny Roach
|
Collingwood
|
19 years, 104 days
|
4[29]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Andrew Hill
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 34 days
|
15[30]
|
1
|
0
|
|
David Hille
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 352 days
|
8[31]
|
193
|
152
|
|
Damien Peverill
|
Essendon
|
21 years, 282 days
|
4[32]
|
144
|
32
|
|
Marcus Bullen
|
Essendon
|
18 years, 331 days
|
11[33]
|
44
|
9
|
|
Robert Forster-Knight
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 14 days
|
4[34]
|
31
|
0
|
|
Cory McGrath
|
Essendon
|
22 years, 111 days
|
9[35]
|
28
|
14
|
Brother of Ashley and Toby McGrath.
|
Jordan Bannister
|
Essendon
|
18 years, 227 days
|
12[36]
|
14
|
0
|
|
Matthew Carr
|
Fremantle
|
22 years, 92 days
|
1[37]
|
134
|
64
|
Brother of Josh Carr. Previously played for St Kilda.
|
Adam McPhee
|
Fremantle
|
18 years, 233 days
|
14[38]
|
60
|
27
|
|
Dion Woods
|
Fremantle
|
19 years, 65 days
|
1[39]
|
59
|
7
|
|
Robert Haddrill
|
Fremantle
|
20 years, 167 days
|
15[40]
|
58
|
0
|
|
Simon Eastaugh
|
Fremantle
|
27 years, 363 days
|
11[41]
|
12
|
1
|
Previously played for Essendon.
|
Daniel Metropolis
|
Fremantle
|
29 years, 21 days
|
2[42]
|
6
|
2
|
Previously played for West Coast.
|
Keren Ugle
|
Fremantle
|
22 years, 14 days
|
16[43]
|
4
|
2
|
|
Dwayne Simpson
|
Fremantle
|
20 years, 188 days
|
20[44]
|
2
|
1
|
|
Corey Enright
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 206 days
|
2[45]
|
244
|
53
|
|
Josh Hunt
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 67 days
|
8[46]
|
186
|
26
|
|
Kent Kingsley
|
Geelong
|
22 years, 229 days
|
7[47]
|
110
|
227
|
Previously played for North Melbourne.
|
Mitchell White
|
Geelong
|
28 years, 4 days
|
1[48]
|
23
|
21
|
Previously played for West Coast.
|
Justin Murphy
|
Geelong
|
24 years, 342 days
|
1[49]
|
18
|
9
|
Previously played for Richmond and Carlton.
|
Peter Street
|
Geelong
|
20 years, 306 days
|
2[50]
|
17
|
3
|
|
Michael Osborne
|
Hawthorn
|
19 years, 28 days
|
21[51]
|
156
|
104
|
|
Tim Clarke
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 363 days
|
1[52]
|
96
|
39
|
|
Nathan Lonie
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 97 days
|
11[53]
|
64
|
35
|
Twin brother of Ryan Lonie.
|
Steven Greene
|
Hawthorn
|
19 years, 80 days
|
3[54]
|
42
|
11
|
Son of Russell Greene.
|
Shaun Rehn
|
Hawthorn
|
29 years, 226 days
|
1[55]
|
33
|
7
|
Previously played for Adelaide.
|
Matthew Dent
|
Hawthorn
|
29 years, 101 days
|
5[56]
|
8
|
0
|
Previously played for Fitzroy and the Western Bulldogs.
|
Bill Nicholls
|
Hawthorn
|
20 years, 158 days
|
11[57]
|
6
|
5
|
|
Tim Hazell
|
Hawthorn
|
20 years, 24 days
|
14[58]
|
5
|
3
|
|
Drew Petrie
|
Kangaroos
|
18 years, 166 days
|
1[59]
|
222
|
261
|
|
Corey Jones
|
Kangaroos
|
20 years, 55 days
|
4[60]
|
157
|
216
|
|
Daniel Harris
|
Kangaroos
|
18 years, 324 days
|
1[61]
|
149
|
44
|
|
Jess Sinclair
|
Kangaroos
|
22 years, 216 days
|
1[62]
|
142
|
45
|
Previously played for Fremantle.
|
Leigh Harding
|
Kangaroos
|
20 years, 93 days
|
17[63]
|
141
|
157
|
|
Saverio Rocca
|
Kangaroos
|
27 years, 130 days
|
1[64]
|
101
|
234
|
Brother of Anthony Rocca. Previously played for Collingwood. Now plays American Football.
|
Daniel Motlop
|
Kangaroos
|
19 years, 161 days
|
21[65]
|
47
|
53
|
Brother of Shannon and Steven Motlop and cousin of Marlon Motlop.
|
Digby Morrell
|
Kangaroos
|
21 years, 206 days
|
6[66]
|
40
|
47
|
|
David Teague
|
Kangaroos
|
20 years, 56 days
|
13[67]
|
33
|
4
|
|
Joe McLaren
|
Kangaroos
|
23 years, 144 days
|
6[68]
|
12
|
6
|
Previously played for St Kilda.
|
Dylan Smith
|
Kangaroos
|
18 years, 255 days
|
1[69]
|
11
|
1
|
|
Ricky Olarenshaw
|
Kangaroos
|
28 years, 86 days
|
5[70]
|
1
|
0
|
Previously played for Essendon and Collingwood.
|
Lindsay Smith
|
Kangaroos
|
21 years, 80 days
|
8[71]
|
1
|
1
|
|
Mark Hilton
|
Kangaroos
|
21 years, 249 days
|
8[72]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Darren Jolly
|
Melbourne
|
19 years,152 days
|
2[73]
|
48
|
11
|
|
Troy Broadbridge
|
Melbourne
|
20 years, 227 days
|
8[74]
|
40
|
2
|
Killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Husband of Trisha Silvers and son of Wayne Broadbridge.
|
Scott Thompson
|
Melbourne
|
18 years, 80 days
|
10[75]
|
39
|
17
|
|
Ross Funcke
|
Melbourne
|
23 years, 136 days
|
1[76]
|
13
|
4
|
Previously played for Richmond.
|
Kane Cornes
|
Port Adelaide
|
18 years, 148 days
|
10[77]
|
245
|
86
|
Son of Graham Cornes and brother of Chad Cornes.
|
Dean Brogan
|
Port Adelaide
|
22 years, 164 days
|
9[78]
|
174
|
50
|
|
Darryl Wakelin
|
Port Adelaide
|
26 years, 232 days
|
1[79]
|
146
|
4
|
Twin brother of Shane Wakelin. Previously played for St Kilda.
|
Cain Ackland
|
Port Adelaide
|
19 years, 15 days
|
1[80]
|
12
|
3
|
|
Kayne Pettifer
|
Richmond
|
19 years, 152 days
|
12[81]
|
113
|
132
|
|
Andrew Krakouer
|
Richmond
|
18 years, 97 days
|
7[82]
|
102
|
102
|
Son of Jimmy Krakouer and nephew of Phil and Andrew L. Krakouer.
|
Mark Coughlan
|
Richmond
|
19 years, 37 days
|
9[83]
|
92
|
39
|
|
Steven Sziller
|
Richmond
|
28 years, 107 days
|
1[84]
|
38
|
3
|
Previously played for St Kilda.
|
Stephen Milne
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 44 days
|
4[85]
|
258
|
546
|
|
Nick Riewoldt
|
St Kilda
|
18 years, 269 days
|
15[86]
|
238
|
520
|
Cousin of Jack Riewoldt.
|
Justin Koschitzke
|
St Kilda
|
18 years, 207 days
|
3[87]
|
195
|
243
|
|
Fraser Gehrig
|
St Kilda
|
25 years, 36 days
|
2[88]
|
145
|
390
|
Previously played for West Coast.
|
Brett Voss
|
St Kilda
|
23 years, 37 days
|
1[89]
|
135
|
56
|
Brother of Michael Voss. Previously played for Brisbane.
|
Aaron Hamill
|
St Kilda
|
23 years, 223 days
|
1[90]
|
98
|
125
|
Previously played for Carlton.
|
Steven Lawrence
|
St Kilda
|
24 years, 331 days
|
3[91]
|
39
|
17
|
Son of Barry Lawrence. Previously played for Brisbane.
|
Daniel Wulf
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 49 days
|
14[92]
|
30
|
17
|
|
Craig Callaghan
|
St Kilda
|
25 years, 22 days
|
1[93]
|
29
|
25
|
Previously played for Fremantle.
|
Matthew Capuano
|
St Kilda
|
25 years, 210 days
|
1[94]
|
25
|
13
|
Previously played for North Melbourne.
|
Mark Gale
|
St Kilda
|
24 years, 328 days
|
1[95]
|
13
|
3
|
Previously played for Fremantle.
|
Robert Powell
|
St Kilda
|
24 years, 11 days
|
1[96]
|
10
|
7
|
Previously played for Richmond.
|
Chris Oliver
|
St Kilda
|
19 years, 4 days
|
15[97]
|
10
|
1
|
|
Tadhg Kennelly
|
Sydney
|
20 years, 7 days
|
14[98]
|
197
|
30
|
|
Paul Williams
|
Sydney
|
27 years, 363 days
|
1[99]
|
117
|
84
|
Previously played for Collingwood.
|
Brent Piltz
|
Sydney
|
22 years, 272 days
|
19[100]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Dean Cox
|
West Coast
|
19 years, 250 days
|
2[101]
|
251
|
148
|
|
Daniel Kerr
|
West Coast
|
17 years, 320 days
|
1[102]
|
210
|
118
|
|
Michael Collica
|
West Coast
|
23 years, 266 days
|
1[103]
|
50
|
2
|
Previously played for Hawthorn.
|
Trent Carroll
|
West Coast
|
22 years, 338 days
|
1[104]
|
45
|
6
|
Brother of Nathan Carroll. Previously played for Fremantle.
|
Troy Wilson
|
West Coast
|
29 years, 72 days
|
1[105]
|
37
|
83
|
|
Richard Taylor
|
West Coast
|
27 years, 261 days
|
1[106]
|
28
|
11
|
Previously played for Hawthorn.
|
Travis Gaspar
|
West Coast
|
20 years, 52 days
|
8[107]
|
28
|
15
|
Brother of Damien and Darren Gaspar.
|
Mark Merenda
|
West Coast
|
25 years, 154 days
|
1[108]
|
26
|
26
|
Previously played for Richmond.
|
Jeremy Humm
|
West Coast
|
18 years, 155 days
|
11[109]
|
22
|
1
|
|
David Sierakowski
|
West Coast
|
20 years, 93 days
|
1[110]
|
10
|
3
|
Son of Brian Sierakowski. Previously played for St Kilda.
|
Michael Prior
|
West Coast
|
27 years, 207 days
|
1[111]
|
9
|
1
|
Previously played for Essendon.
|
Greg Harding
|
West Coast
|
24 years, 222 days
|
5[112]
|
9
|
0
|
Previously played for Fremantle.
|
Daniel Giansiracusa
|
Western Bulldogs
|
19 years, 90 days
|
11[113]
|
230
|
280
|
|
Lindsay Gilbee
|
Western Bulldogs
|
19 years, 280 days
|
3[114]
|
206
|
119
|
|
Jordan McMahon
|
Western Bulldogs
|
17 years, 343 days
|
6[115]
|
114
|
37
|
|
Ben Harrison
|
Western Bulldogs
|
26 years, 73 days
|
1[116]
|
85
|
32
|
Previously played for Carlton and Richmond.
|
Patrick Bowden
|
Western Bulldogs
|
19 years, 357 days
|
17[117]
|
50
|
55
|
Son of Michael Bowden and brother of Sean and Joel Bowden.
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