List of AFL debuts in 2005
This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for an Australian Football League (AFL) club in 2005.
The statistics refer only to a player's career with the club mentioned.
Debuts
Name
|
Club
|
Age at debut
|
Round debuted
|
Games (to end of 2014)
|
Goals (to end of 2014)
|
Notes
|
Chris Knights
|
Adelaide
|
18 years, 288 days
|
15[1]
|
75
|
55
|
|
Scott Thompson
|
Adelaide
|
22 years, 20 days
|
2[2]
|
225
|
133
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Nathan van Berlo
|
Adelaide
|
18 years, 308 days
|
3[3]
|
182
|
64
|
|
Jayden Attard
|
Brisbane Lions
|
19 years, 48 days
|
4[4]
|
5
|
1
|
|
Travis Baird
|
Brisbane Lions
|
19 years, 13 days
|
19[5]
|
2
|
1
|
|
Josh Drummond
|
Brisbane Lions
|
22 years, 25 days
|
8[6]
|
94
|
35
|
|
Tom Logan
|
Brisbane Lions
|
19 years, 274 days
|
2[7]
|
3
|
0
|
|
Daniel Merrett
|
Brisbane Lions
|
20 years, 111 days
|
2[8]
|
171
|
69
|
|
Matthew Moody
|
Brisbane Lions
|
19 years, 219 days
|
6[9]
|
34
|
14
|
|
Leigh Ryswyk
|
Brisbane Lions
|
20 years, 139 days
|
11[10]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Troy Selwood
|
Brisbane Lions
|
20 years, 327 days
|
1[11]
|
75
|
11
|
|
Justin Sherman
|
Brisbane Lions
|
18 years, 80 days
|
4[12]
|
114
|
85
|
|
Llane Spaanderman
|
Brisbane Lions
|
19 years, 79 days
|
6[13]
|
3
|
1
|
|
Cameron Wood
|
Brisbane Lions
|
18 years, 51 days
|
5[14]
|
16
|
0
|
|
Eddie Betts
|
Carlton
|
18 years, 120 days
|
1[15]
|
120
|
165
|
|
Chris Bryan
|
Carlton
|
23 years, 90 days
|
11[16]
|
16
|
9
|
|
Callum Chambers
|
Carlton
|
25 years, 148 days
|
4[17]
|
12
|
3
|
Previously played for West Coast.
|
Troy Longmuir
|
Carlton
|
25 years, 324 days
|
4[18]
|
11
|
10
|
Previously played for Melbourne and Fremantle. Brother of Justin Longmuir.
|
Setanta Ó hAilpín
|
Carlton
|
22 years, 50 days
|
7[19]
|
72
|
56
|
|
Jordan Russell
|
Carlton
|
18 years, 246 days
|
15[20]
|
93
|
15
|
|
Blake Caracella
|
Collingwood
|
28 years, 13 days
|
1[21]
|
27
|
34
|
Previously played for Essendon and Brisbane.
|
Travis Cloke
|
Collingwood
|
18 years, 51 days
|
5[22]
|
216
|
390
|
Brother of Cameron and Jason Cloke. Son of David Cloke.
|
Ben Davies
|
Collingwood
|
19 years, 87 days
|
7[23]
|
12
|
1
|
|
Chris Egan
|
Collingwood
|
18 years, 201 days
|
8[24]
|
27
|
22
|
|
David Fanning
|
Collingwood
|
20 years, 251 days
|
1[25]
|
14
|
4
|
|
Brent Hall
|
Collingwood
|
19 years, 189 days
|
16[26]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Adam Iacobucci
|
Collingwood
|
19 years, 104 days
|
6[27]
|
4
|
0
|
|
Heritier Lumumba
|
Collingwood
|
18 years, 258 days
|
18[28]
|
199
|
28
|
|
Sean Rusling
|
Collingwood
|
18 years, 234 days
|
10[29]
|
17
|
19
|
|
Heath Shaw
|
Collingwood
|
19 years, 237 days
|
17[30]
|
173
|
37
|
Brother of Rhyce Shaw. Son of Ray Shaw and nephew of Tony Shaw.
|
Tristan Cartledge
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 294 days
|
2[31]
|
7
|
1
|
|
Courtney Johns
|
Essendon
|
20 years, 237 days
|
15[32]
|
21
|
18
|
|
Andrew Lovett
|
Essendon
|
22 years, 150 days
|
3[33]
|
88
|
83
|
|
Angus Monfries
|
Essendon
|
18 years, 66 days
|
1[34]
|
150
|
165
|
|
Jay Nash
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 206 days
|
16[35]
|
43
|
10
|
|
Henry Slattery
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 153 days
|
13[36]
|
96
|
12
|
|
Paul Thomas
|
Essendon
|
22 years, 345 days
|
4[37]
|
8
|
1
|
2004 Magarey Medalist.
|
Ryan Crowley
|
Fremantle
|
21 years, 84 days
|
10[38]
|
188
|
116
|
|
Michael Johnson
|
Fremantle
|
20 years, 179 days
|
4[39]
|
190
|
62
|
|
David Mundy
|
Fremantle
|
19 years, 284 days
|
6[40]
|
210
|
82
|
|
Brett Peake
|
Fremantle
|
21 years, 349 days
|
13[41]
|
75
|
42
|
Son of Brian Peake
|
Nathan Ablett
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 243 days
|
20[42]
|
32
|
46
|
Brother of Gary Ablett, Jr. and son of Gary Ablett Sr.
|
Mark Blake
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 303 days
|
1[43]
|
99
|
12
|
|
Matthew Egan
|
Geelong
|
21 years, 260 days
|
1[44]
|
59
|
1
|
|
Tom Lonergan
|
Geelong
|
21 years, 5 days
|
9[45]
|
145
|
52
|
|
Cameron Thurley
|
Geelong
|
23 years, 162 days
|
7[46]
|
7
|
12
|
|
Tim Boyle
|
Hawthorn
|
21 years, 140 days
|
13[47]
|
31
|
39
|
|
Zac Dawson
|
Hawthorn
|
19 years, 180 days
|
21[48]
|
14
|
0
|
|
Lance Franklin
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 56 days
|
1[49]
|
182
|
580
|
|
Jordan Lewis
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 351 days
|
3[50]
|
217
|
124
|
|
Harry Miller
|
Hawthorn
|
19 years, 289 days
|
1[51]
|
18
|
13
|
|
Thomas Murphy
|
Hawthorn
|
19 years, 161 days
|
22[52]
|
49
|
3
|
|
Jarryd Roughead
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 77 days
|
3[53]
|
207
|
441
|
|
Simon Taylor
|
Hawthorn
|
22 years, 235 days
|
3[54]
|
85
|
16
|
|
Josh Thurgood
|
Hawthorn
|
19 years, 295 days
|
1[55]
|
13
|
1
|
|
Clinton Young
|
Hawthorn
|
19 years, 151 days
|
16[56]
|
116
|
60
|
|
Chris Johnson
|
Melbourne
|
19 years, 109 days
|
8[57]
|
31
|
2
|
|
Paul Johnson
|
Melbourne
|
20 years, 314 days
|
7[58]
|
68
|
20
|
Previously played for West Coast.
|
Brent Moloney
|
Melbourne
|
21 years, 57 days
|
1[59]
|
122
|
31
|
Previously played for Geelong.
|
Shannon Motlop
|
Melbourne
|
26 years, 248 days
|
5[60]
|
10
|
5
|
Previously played for North Melbourne. Brother of Daniel and Steven Motlop.
|
Shane Harvey
|
Kangaroos
|
21 years, 196 days
|
16[61]
|
3
|
4
|
Brother of Brent Harvey. Previously played for Essendon.
|
Brent LeCras
|
Kangaroos
|
23 years, 222 days
|
9[62]
|
6
|
1
|
Brother of Mark LeCras.
|
Hamish McIntosh
|
Kangaroos
|
20 years, 238 days
|
6[63]
|
107
|
59
|
|
Justin Perkins
|
Kangaroos
|
22 years, 135 days
|
9[64]
|
4
|
0
|
|
Lance Picioane
|
Kangaroos
|
24 years, 292 days
|
1[65]
|
15
|
2
|
Previously played for Adelaide and Hawthorn.
|
Daniel Pratt
|
Kangaroos
|
22 years, 5 days
|
1[66]
|
1116
|
9
|
Previously played for Brisbane.
|
Jesse W. Smith
|
Kangaroos
|
18 years, 227 days
|
8[67]
|
27
|
3
|
Son of Ross W. Smith.
|
Nathan Thompson
|
Kangaroos
|
27 years, 40 days
|
1[68]
|
60
|
135
|
Previously played for Hawthorn.
|
David Trotter
|
Kangaroos
|
19 years, 149 days
|
18[69]
|
7
|
2
|
|
Brett Deledio
|
Richmond
|
17 years, 343 days
|
1[70]
|
214
|
146
|
|
Nathan Foley
|
Richmond
|
19 years, 261 days
|
10[71]
|
154
|
44
|
|
Mark Graham
|
Richmond
|
32 years, 14 days
|
1[72]
|
20
|
2
|
Previously played for Hawthorn.
|
Trent Knobel
|
Richmond
|
24 years, 308 days
|
1[73]
|
21
|
4
|
Previously played for Brisbane and St Kilda.
|
Danny Meyer
|
Richmond
|
18 years, 271 days
|
6[74]
|
17
|
7
|
|
Adam Pattison
|
Richmond
|
19 years, 71 days
|
1[75]
|
61
|
15
|
|
Troy Simmonds
|
Richmond
|
26 years, 257 days
|
1[76]
|
93
|
66
|
Previously played for Melbourne and Fremantle.
|
Richard Tambling
|
Richmond
|
18 years, 231 days
|
6[77]
|
108
|
61
|
|
Will Thursfield
|
Richmond
|
19 years, 74 days
|
14[78]
|
53
|
0
|
|
Ben Eckermann
|
Port Adelaide
|
18 years, 57 days
|
7[79]
|
4
|
0
|
|
Stephen Gilham
|
Port Adelaide
|
20 years, 332 days
|
18[80]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Danyle Pearce
|
Port Adelaide
|
19 years, 115 days
|
18[81]
|
115
|
67
|
|
Aaron Shattock
|
Port Adelaide
|
24 years, 382 days
|
1[82]
|
11
|
1
|
Previously played for Brisbane.
|
Adam Thomson
|
Port Adelaide
|
18 years, 288 days
|
11[83]
|
28
|
16
|
|
Peter Walsh
|
Port Adelaide
|
28 years, 245 days
|
1[84]
|
35
|
6
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Cain Ackland
|
St Kilda
|
23 years, 8 days
|
1[85]
|
41
|
18
|
Previously played for Port Adelaide.
|
Aaron Fiora
|
St Kilda
|
22 years, 339 days
|
1[86]
|
62
|
33
|
Previously played for Richmond.
|
James Gwilt
|
St Kilda
|
19 years, 16 days
|
22[87]
|
67
|
19
|
|
Mark McGough
|
St Kilda
|
20 years, 275 days
|
1[88]
|
12
|
2
|
Previously played for Collingwood.
|
Andrew McQualter
|
St Kilda
|
18 years, 339 days
|
8[89]
|
84
|
37
|
|
Sean Dempster
|
Sydney
|
21 years, 79 days
|
3[90]
|
54
|
8
|
|
Darren Jolly
|
Sydney
|
23 years, 141 days
|
1[91]
|
118
|
59
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Nick Malceski
|
Sydney
|
20 years, 293 days
|
11[92]
|
92
|
42
|
|
Jarred Moore
|
Sydney
|
19 years, 62 days
|
7[93]
|
65
|
51
|
|
David Spriggs
|
Sydney
|
24 years, 74 days
|
3[94]
|
5
|
0
|
Previously played for Geelong.
|
Luke Vogels
|
Sydney
|
21 years, 334 days
|
7[95]
|
17
|
11
|
|
Aaron Edwards
|
West Coast
|
21 years, 94 days
|
11[96]
|
4
|
2
|
|
Jaymie Graham
|
West Coast
|
22 years, 62 days
|
3[97]
|
37
|
13
|
|
Mark LeCras
|
West Coast
|
18 years, 272 days
|
10[98]
|
78
|
187
|
Brother of Brent LeCras.
|
Daniel McConnell
|
West Coast
|
18 years, 327 days
|
8[99]
|
2
|
0
|
|
Mitch Morton
|
West Coast
|
18 years, 190 days
|
19[100]
|
12
|
11
|
|
Matt Rosa
|
West Coast
|
18 years, 243 days
|
17[101]
|
90
|
25
|
|
Tyson Stenglein
|
West Coast
|
24 years, 254 days
|
1[102]
|
102
|
25
|
Previously played for Adelaide.
|
Ryan Griffen
|
Footscray
|
18 years, 263 days
|
4[103]
|
121
|
74
|
|
Dale Morris
|
Footscray
|
22 years, 115 days
|
5[104]
|
133
|
2
|
|
Tim Walsh
|
Footscray
|
20 years, 0 days
|
8[105]
|
1
|
1
|
|
Cameron Wight
|
Footscray
|
20 years, 39 days
|
8[106]
|
36
|
6
|
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