List of AFL debuts in 2002
This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for an Australian Football League (AFL) club in 2002.
Debuts
Name
|
Club
|
Age at debut
|
Round debuted
|
Games (As of end of 2014)
|
Goals (As of end of 2014)
|
Notes
|
Graham Johncock
|
Adelaide
|
19 years, 161 days
|
1[1]
|
227
|
120
|
|
Brent Reilly
|
Adelaide
|
18 years, 243 days
|
15[2]
|
203
|
52
|
|
Martin Mattner
|
Adelaide
|
19 years, 335 days
|
14[3]
|
98
|
14
|
|
Kris Massie
|
Adelaide
|
21 years, 332 days
|
5[4]
|
88
|
11
|
Previously played for Carlton.
|
Ben Nelson
|
Adelaide
|
25 years, 67 days
|
1[5]
|
12
|
1
|
Previously played for Carlton.
|
Daniel Schell
|
Adelaide
|
22 years, 70 days
|
1[6]
|
11
|
9
|
Previously played for Fremantle.
|
Ryan Fitzgerald
|
Adelaide
|
25 years, 166 days
|
1[7]
|
8
|
8
|
Previously played for Sydney.
|
Shane Morrison
|
Brisbane Lions
|
21 years, 114 days
|
6[8]
|
5
|
0
|
|
Darren Bradshaw
|
Brisbane Lions
|
21 years, 250 days
|
1[9]
|
1
|
0
|
Brother of Daniel Bradshaw.
|
Bret Thornton
|
Carlton
|
18 years, 199 days
|
10[10]
|
188
|
30
|
|
Trent Sporn
|
Carlton
|
19 years, 195 days
|
2[11]
|
50
|
8
|
|
Luke Livingston
|
Carlton
|
19 years, 168 days
|
4[12]
|
46
|
2
|
|
Corey McKernan
|
Carlton
|
28 years, 101 days
|
1[13]
|
41
|
60
|
Previously played for the Kangaroos.
|
Justin Davies
|
Carlton
|
18 years, 307 days
|
7[14]
|
41
|
20
|
|
Andrew Eccles
|
Carlton
|
22 years, 337 days
|
6[15]
|
13
|
2
|
|
Callan Beasy
|
Carlton
|
20 years, 124 days
|
16[16]
|
13
|
6
|
|
Blake Campbell
|
Carlton
|
19 years, 299 days
|
10[17]
|
11
|
3
|
|
Sam Cranage
|
Carlton
|
22 years, 337 days
|
1[18]
|
10
|
2
|
Previously played for St Kilda.
|
David Gallagher
|
Carlton
|
21 years, 237 days
|
1[19]
|
7
|
1
|
Previously played for Adelaide.
|
Sean O'Keeffe
|
Carlton
|
20 years, 78 days
|
17[20]
|
6
|
1
|
|
Lindsay Smith
|
Carlton
|
22 years, 59 days
|
5[21]
|
3
|
0
|
Previously played for Kangaroos.
|
Jason Cloke
|
Collingwood
|
19 years, 335 days
|
2[22]
|
76
|
10
|
Son of David Cloke and brother of Travis and Cameron Cloke.
|
Richard Cole
|
Collingwood
|
18 years, 256 days
|
1[23]
|
56
|
6
|
|
Mark McGough
|
Collingwood
|
17 years, 302 days
|
4[24]
|
37
|
12
|
|
Scott Cummings
|
Collingwood
|
28 years, 69 days
|
1[25]
|
5
|
6
|
Previously played for Essendon, Port Adelaide and West Coast.
|
Andrew Welsh
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 88 days
|
7[26]
|
162
|
32
|
|
Joel Reynolds
|
Essendon
|
17 years, 312 days
|
3[27]
|
38
|
13
|
Grandson of Dick Reynolds.
|
Ted Richards
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 84 days
|
2[28]
|
33
|
19
|
|
Shane Harvey
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 121 days
|
6[29]
|
11
|
9
|
Brother of Brent Harvey.
|
Sam Hunt
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 126 days
|
20[30]
|
7
|
1
|
|
James Davies
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 313 days
|
11[31]
|
3
|
1
|
|
Ken Hall
|
Essendon
|
21 years, 213 days
|
12[32]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Luke McPharlin
|
Fremantle
|
20 years, 197 days
|
12[33]
|
238
|
115
|
Previously played for Hawthorn.
|
Jeff Farmer
|
Fremantle
|
24 years, 294 days
|
3[34]
|
131
|
224
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Roger Hayden
|
Fremantle
|
21 years, 216 days
|
15[35]
|
128
|
14
|
|
Paul Medhurst
|
Fremantle
|
20 years, 110 days
|
1[36]
|
99
|
166
|
|
Scott Thornton
|
Fremantle
|
19 years, 249 days
|
8[37]
|
88
|
21
|
|
Graham Polak
|
Fremantle
|
17 years, 288 days
|
1[38]
|
73
|
9
|
|
Troy Simmonds
|
Fremantle
|
23 years, 275 days
|
1[39]
|
64
|
59
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Trent Croad
|
Fremantle
|
22 years, 22 days
|
1[40]
|
38
|
60
|
Previously played for Hawthorn.
|
Andrew Siegert
|
Fremantle
|
20 years, 72 days
|
1[41]
|
36
|
5
|
|
Andrew Browne
|
Fremantle
|
18 years, 4 days
|
8[42]
|
29
|
6
|
|
Daniel Haines
|
Fremantle
|
21 years, 23 days |
6[43]
|
16
|
4
|
|
Gary Ablett
|
Geelong
|
17 years, 320 days
|
1[44]
|
192
|
262
|
2009 Brownlow Medallist. Son of Gary Ablett Sr. and brother of Nathan Ablett.
|
Jimmy Bartel
|
Geelong
|
18 years, 116 days
|
1[45]
|
272
|
191
|
2007 Brownlow Medallist
|
James Kelly
|
Geelong
|
18 years, 126 days
|
6[46]
|
256
|
87
|
|
Steve Johnson
|
Geelong
|
18 years, 304 days
|
6[47]
|
233
|
422
|
|
Max Rooke
|
Geelong
|
20 years, 108 days
|
2[48]
|
135
|
58
|
|
David Johnson
|
Geelong
|
20 years, 153 days
|
7[49]
|
79
|
16
|
Brother of Mark Johnson.
|
Charlie Gardiner
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 100 days
|
11[50]
|
51
|
25
|
|
Paul Chambers
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 302 days
|
4[51]
|
32
|
5
|
|
Will Slade
|
Geelong
|
18 years, 291 days
|
19[52]
|
17
|
2
|
|
Brent Grgic
|
Geelong
|
22 years, 173 days
|
1[53]
|
13
|
3
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Sam Mitchell
|
Hawthorn
|
19 years, 197 days
|
5[54]
|
261
|
61
|
|
Luke Hodge
|
Hawthorn
|
17 years, 316 days
|
5[55]
|
250
|
167
|
|
Campbell Brown
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 284 days
|
11[56]
|
159
|
64
|
|
Robert Campbell
|
Hawthorn
|
19 years, 329 days
|
5[57]
|
116
|
25
|
|
Mark Williams
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 353 days
|
1[58]
|
111
|
242
|
|
Nick Ries
|
Hawthorn
|
19 years, 280 days
|
4[59]
|
81
|
18
|
|
Simon Cox
|
Hawthorn
|
25 years, 72 days
|
2[60]
|
35
|
17
|
Previously played for the Western Bulldogs.
|
Nick Stone
|
Hawthorn
|
20 years, 188 days
|
2[61]
|
17
|
0
|
|
David Loats
|
Hawthorn
|
21 years, 121 days
|
12[62]
|
11
|
3
|
|
Brad Miller
|
Melbourne
|
18 years, 316 days
|
8[63]
|
133
|
89
|
|
Clint Bizzell
|
Melbourne
|
25 years, 277 days
|
1[64]
|
88
|
7
|
Previously played for Geelong.
|
Steven Armstrong
|
Melbourne
|
18 years, 79 days
|
1[65]
|
43
|
21
|
|
Peter Vardy
|
Melbourne
|
26 years, 71 days
|
2[66]
|
41
|
56
|
Previously played for Adelaide.
|
Craig Ellis
|
Melbourne
|
26 years, 320 days
|
4[67]
|
15
|
1
|
Previously played for Western Bulldogs.
|
Michael Clark
|
Melbourne
|
21 years, 47 days
|
22[68]
|
1
|
1
|
|
Mark Porter
|
Kangaroos
|
25 years, 170 days
|
1[69]
|
55
|
7
|
Previously played for Carlton.
|
John Baird
|
Kangaroos
|
21 years, 292 days
|
1[70]
|
46
|
7
|
|
Ben Robbins
|
Kangaroos
|
25 years, 93 days
|
1[71]
|
40
|
7
|
Previously played for Brisbane.
|
Domenic Cassisi
|
Port Adelaide
|
19 years, 287 days
|
14[72]
|
225
|
774
|
|
Shaun Burgoyne
|
Port Adelaide
|
19 years, 175 days
|
3[73]
|
157
|
171
|
Brother of Peter Burgoyne.
|
Damien Hardwick
|
Port Adelaide
|
29 years, 232 days
|
2[74]
|
54
|
1
|
Previously played for Essendon.
|
Jaxon Crabb
|
Port Adelaide
|
22 years, 269 days
|
18[75]
|
4
|
0
|
Previously played for West Coast.
|
Adam Morgan
|
Port Adelaide
|
20 years, 259 days
|
15[76]
|
3
|
0
|
|
Allan Murray
|
Port Adelaide
|
20 years, 82 days
|
19[77]
|
1
|
0
|
Brother of Derek Murray.
|
Chris Newman
|
Richmond
|
20 years, 7 days
|
9[78]
|
249
|
44
|
|
Chris Hyde
|
Richmond
|
19 years, 330 days
|
14[79]
|
93
|
39
|
|
Greg Stafford
|
Richmond
|
27 years, 213 days
|
1[80]
|
74
|
83
|
Previously played for Sydney.
|
David Rodan
|
Richmond
|
18 years, 171 days
|
1[81]
|
65
|
43
|
|
Adam Houlihan
|
Richmond
|
23 years, 356 days
|
1[82]
|
33
|
24
|
Previously played for Geelong.
|
Craig Ednie
|
Richmond
|
20 years, 78 days
|
6[83]
|
7
|
3
|
|
Paul Hudson
|
Richmond
|
31 years, 281 days
|
5[84]
|
3
|
1
|
Son of Peter Hudson. Previously played for Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs.
|
Nick Dal Santo
|
St Kilda
|
18 years, 58 days
|
4[85]
|
260
|
140
|
|
Leigh Montagna
|
St Kilda
|
18 years, 182 days
|
6[86]
|
232
|
138
|
|
Xavier Clarke
|
St Kilda
|
18 years, 198 days
|
3[87]
|
105
|
49
|
Brother of Raphael Clarke.
|
Matt Maguire
|
St Kilda
|
17 years, 338 days
|
6[88]
|
99
|
19
|
|
Heath Black
|
St Kilda
|
22 years, 306 days
|
1[89]
|
54
|
19
|
Previously played for Fremantle.
|
Trent Knobel
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 311 days
|
1[90]
|
41
|
8
|
Previously played for Brisbane.
|
Barry Hall
|
Sydney
|
25 years, 51 days
|
1[91]
|
162
|
467
|
Previously played for St Kilda.
|
Luke Ablett
|
Sydney
|
19 years, 220 days
|
13[92]
|
133
|
39
|
Son of Kevin Ablett.
|
Amon Buchanan
|
Sydney
|
19 years, 241 days
|
11[93]
|
116
|
57
|
|
Scott Stevens
|
Sydney
|
20 years, 75 days
|
1[94]
|
25
|
17
|
|
Ricky Mott
|
Sydney
|
20 years, 344 days
|
1[95]
|
17
|
3
|
|
Leigh Brockman
|
Sydney
|
23 years, 264 days
|
10[96]
|
10
|
0
|
Previously played for Geelong.
|
Jarrad Sundqvist
|
Sydney
|
19 years, 256 days
|
21[97]
|
9
|
1
|
|
Nick Daffy
|
Sydney
|
28 years, 330 days
|
2[98]
|
1
|
1
|
Previously played for Richmond.
|
Quinten Lynch
|
West Coast
|
19 years, 142 days
|
12[99]
|
209
|
281
|
|
Chris Judd
|
West Coast
|
18 years, 210 days
|
2[100]
|
134
|
138
|
2004 and 2010 Brownlow Medallist.
|
Ashley Sampi
|
West Coast
|
18 years, 166 days
|
14[101]
|
78
|
97
|
|
Andrew McDougall
|
West Coast
|
19 years, 64 days
|
22[102]
|
38
|
48
|
|
Brent Tuckey
|
West Coast
|
22 years, 216 days
|
1[103]
|
3
|
1
|
Previously played for Collingwood.
|
Ryan Hargrave
|
Western Bulldogs
|
20 years, 248 days
|
1[104]
|
203
|
37
|
|
Brian Lake
|
Western Bulldogs
|
20 years, 178 days
|
21[105]
|
197
|
32
|
|
Daniel Cross
|
Western Bulldogs
|
19 years, 63 days
|
10[106]
|
210
|
33
|
|
Sam Power
|
Western Bulldogs
|
19 years, 26 days
|
17[107]
|
84
|
16
|
|
Shane Birss
|
Western Bulldogs
|
19 years, 26 days
|
2[108]
|
51
|
20
|
|
Daniel Bandy
|
Western Bulldogs
|
26 years, 133 days
|
1[109]
|
45
|
46
|
Previously played for Fremantle.
|
Kieran McGuinness
|
Western Bulldogs
|
18 years, 363 days
|
14[110]
|
26
|
7
|
|
Nathan Saunders
|
Western Bulldogs
|
25 years, 286 days
|
6[111]
|
10
|
11
|
|
Aaron James
|
Western Bulldogs
|
25 years, 151 days
|
6[112]
|
1
|
0
|
Previously played for Collingwood and Richmond.
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