List of AFL debuts in 2017
The following is the list of players in the Australian Football League (AFL) who have either made their AFL debut or played for a new club during the 2017 AFL season .
Summary
AFL debuts
Name
Club
Age at debut
Debut round
Notes
Sam Petrevski-Seton
Carlton
19 years, 33 days
1[ 1]
Pick 6, 2016 national draft
Harrison Macreadie
Carlton
18 years, 346 days
1[ 2]
Pick 47, 2016 national draft
Jarrod Pickett
Carlton
20 years, 217 days
1[ 3]
Traded in 2016
Dan Butler
Richmond
20 years, 293 days
1[ 4]
Pick 67, 2014 national draft
Mitch Hannan
Melbourne
23 years, 16 days
1[ 5]
Pick 46, 2016 national draft
Joel Smith
Melbourne
21 years, 29 days
1[ 6]
Pick 41, 2016 rookie draft , son of Shaun Smith
Sam Powell-Pepper
Port Adelaide
19 years, 77 days
1[ 7]
Pick 18, 2016 national draft , round 1 2017 Rising Star nomination
Dan Houston
Port Adelaide
19 years, 317 days
1[ 8]
Pick 45, 2016 rookie draft
Brett Eddy
Port Adelaide
27 years, 211 days
1[ 9]
Pick 26, 2017 rookie draft
Oliver Florent
Sydney
18 years, 246 days
1[ 10]
Pick 11, 2016 national draft
Ben Ainsworth
Gold Coast
19 years, 44 days
1[ 11]
Pick 4, 2016 national draft
Jack Bowes
Gold Coast
19 years, 59 days
1[ 12]
Pick 10, 2016 national draft (Academy player)
Andrew McGrath
Essendon
18 years, 296 days
1[ 13]
Pick 1, 2016 national draft , round 4 2017 Rising Star nomination
Braydon Preuss
North Melbourne
21 years, 283 days
1[ 14]
Pick 15, 2015 rookie draft
Declan Mountford
North Melbourne
20 years, 42 days
1[ 15]
Pick 60, 2015 national draft
Jy Simpkin
North Melbourne
19 years, 21 days
1[ 16]
Pick 12, 2016 national draft
Mitchell Hibberd
North Melbourne
20 years, 184 days
1[ 17]
Pick 33, 2015 national draft
Tim Taranto
Greater Western Sydney
19 years, 58 days
1[ 18]
Pick 2, 2016 national draft , round 8 2017 Rising Star nomination
Tom Stewart
Geelong
24 years, 11 days
1[ 19]
Pick 40, 2016 national draft
Brandan Parfitt
Geelong
18 years, 333 days
1[ 20]
Pick 26, 2016 national draft , round 3 2017 Rising Star nomination
Nic Newman
Sydney
24 years, 76 days
2[ 21]
Pick 35, 2015 rookie draft
Will Hayward
Sydney
18 years, 156 days
2[ 22]
Pick 21, 2016 national draft
Robbie Fox
Sydney
23 years, 349 days
2[ 23]
Pick 34, 2017 rookie draft
Teia Miles
Hawthorn
20 years, 150 days
2[ 24]
Pick 49, 2014 national draft , son of Geoff Miles
Jordan Dawson
Sydney
19 years, 363 days
3[ 25]
Pick 56, 2016 national draft
Sam Durdin
North Melbourne
20 years, 306 days
3[ 26]
Pick 16, 2014 national draft
James Parsons
Geelong
19 years, 361 days
3[ 27]
Pick 27, 2016 rookie draft
Tim Smith
Melbourne
26 years, 48 days
3[ 28]
Pick 25, 2017 rookie draft
Griffin Logue
Fremantle
18 years, 360 days
3[ 29]
Pick 8, 2016 national draft
Harley Balic
Fremantle
20 years, 94 days
3[ 30]
Pick 38, 2015 national draft
Hugh McCluggage
Brisbane Lions
19 years, 38 days
3[ 31]
Pick 3, 2016 national draft
Jarrod Berry
Brisbane Lions
19 years, 64 days
3[ 32]
Pick 17, 2016 national draft
Tom Williamson
Carlton
18 years, 118 days
3[ 33]
Pick 61, 2016 national draft
Zac Fisher
Carlton
18 years, 304 days
4[ 34]
Pick 27, 2016 national draft
Ben Long
St Kilda
19 years, 238 days
4[ 35]
Pick 25, 2016 national draft
Cedric Cox
Brisbane Lions
19 years, 240 days
4[ 36]
Pick 24, 2016 national draft
Aidyn Johnson
Port Adelaide
19 years, 172 days
5[ 37]
Pick 45, 2015 national draft
Cameron Polson
Carlton
19 years, 42 days
5[ 38]
Pick 59, 2016 national draft
Ed Vickers-Willis
North Melbourne
21 years, 25 days
5[ 39]
Pick 36, 2014 national draft
Lewis Melican
Sydney
20 years, 169 days
5[ 40]
Pick 52, 2015 rookie draft
Ben McNiece
Essendon
25 years, 34 days
5[ 41]
2017 category B pre-rookie draft selection
Kurt Mutimer
West Coast
20 years, 50 days
6[ 42]
Pick 57, 2015 national draft
Ivan Soldo
Richmond
21 years, 22 days
7[ 43]
Pick 68, 2015 rookie draft
Brad Scheer
Gold Coast
18 years, 248 days
7[ 44]
Pick 67, 2016 national draft (Academy player)
Daniel Lloyd
Greater Western Sydney
25 years, 85 days
8[ 45]
Pick 26, 2016 rookie draft
Mark O'Connor
Geelong
20 years, 117 days
8[ 46]
2017 category B (international) rookie draft selection
Shai Bolton
Richmond
18 years, 163 days
9[ 47]
Pick 29, 2016 national draft , son of Darren Bolton
Harry Perryman
Greater Western Sydney
18 years, 152 days
9[ 48]
Pick 14, 2016 national draft (Academy player)
Hugh Greenwood
Adelaide
25 years, 75 days
9[ 49]
Pick 48, 2016 rookie draft (3-year non-registered player, via basketball)
Jordan Gallucci
Adelaide
19 years, 16 days
9[ 50]
Pick 15, 2016 national draft
Jordan Cunico
Geelong
21 years, 18 days
10[ 51]
Pick 59, 2014 national draft
James Cousins
Hawthorn
19 years, 69 days
10[ 52]
Pick 46, 2017 rookie draft
Dallas Willsmore
Hawthorn
21 years, 362 days
10[ 53]
Pick 17, 2014 rookie draft
Tim English
Western Bulldogs
19 years, 290 days
10[ 54]
Pick 19, 2016 national draft
Will Brodie
Gold Coast
18 years, 277 days
10[ 55]
Pick 9, 2016 national draft
Luke Ryan
Fremantle
21 years, 119 days
11[ 56]
Pick 66, 2016 national draft
Jono Beech
Adelaide
26 years, 212 days
12[ 57]
Pick 31, 2016 rookie draft
Brennan Cox
Fremantle
18 years, 301 days
12[ 58]
Pick 41, 2016 national draft
Callum Brown
Collingwood
19 years, 47 days
12[ 59]
Pick 35, 2016 national draft , son of Gavin Brown
Alex Witherden
Brisbane Lions
18 years, 287 days
14[ 60]
Pick 23, 2016 national draft
Sean Darcy
Fremantle
19 years, 13 days
14[ 61]
Pick 38, 2016 national draft
Josh Deluca
Fremantle
21 years, 45 days
14[ 62]
Pick 68, 2014 national draft
Tyson Stengle
Richmond
18 years, 255 days
15[ 63]
Pick 6, 2017 rookie draft
Wylie Buzza
Geelong
21 years, 121 days
15[ 64]
Pick 69, 2015 national draft
Sam Simpson
Geelong
19 years, 18 days
15[ 65]
Pick 53, 2017 rookie draft
Zach Guthrie
Geelong
19 years, 2 days
15[ 66]
Pick 33, 2017 rookie draft
Jeremy Finlayson
Greater Western Sydney
21 years, 143 days
15[ 67]
Pick 85, 2014 national draft , Academy player
Daniel Nielson
North Melbourne
21 years, 61 days
16[ 68]
Pick 25, 2014 national draft
Ryan Nyhuis
Fremantle
20 years, 306 days
16[ 69]
Pick 34, 2016 rookie draft
Joe Atley
Port Adelaide
18 years, 339 days
16[ 70]
Pick 32, 2016 national draft
Josh Battle
St Kilda
18 years, 316 days
17[ 71]
Pick 39, 2016 national draft
Cameron Zurhaar
North Melbourne
19 years, 55 days
17[ 72]
Pick 11, 2017 rookie draft
Lewis Young
Western Bulldogs
18 years, 208 days
17[ 73]
Pick 49, 2016 national draft
Alex Keath
Adelaide
25 years, 183 days
18[ 74]
Pick 58, 2016 rookie draft
Josh Williams
North Melbourne
19 years, 41 days
18[ 75]
Pick 36, 2016 national draft
Nick Larkey
North Melbourne
19 years, 47 days
18[ 76]
Pick 73, 2016 national draft
Jack Scrimshaw
Gold Coast
18 years, 321 days
18[ 77]
Pick 7, 2016 national draft
Conor Glass
Hawthorn
19 years, 297 days
18[ 78]
Pick 62, 2016 rookie draft
Rowan Marshall
St Kilda
21 years, 240 days
18[ 79]
Pick 10, 2017 rookie draft
Will Setterfield
Greater Western Sydney
19 years, 169 days
18[ 80]
Pick 5, 2016 national draft , Academy player
Harry McKay
Carlton
19 years, 211 days
18[ 81]
Pick 10, 2015 national draft
Max Spencer
Gold Coast
19 years, 298 days
19[ 82]
2017 Queensland zone pre-rookie draft selection
Luke Partington
West Coast
20 years, 148 days
19[ 83]
Pick 28, 2015 national draft
Jacob Allison
Brisbane Lions
19 years, 106 days
19[ 84]
Pick 55, 2016 national draft
Sam Skinner
Brisbane Lions
20 years, 32 days
19[ 85]
Pick 47, 2015 national draft
Corey Maynard
Melbourne
25 years, 302 days
20[ 86]
2017 category B pre-rookie draft selection
Todd Marshall
Port Adelaide
18 years, 315 days
22[ 87]
Pick 16, 2016 national draft
Josh Daicos
Collingwood
19 years, 266 days
22[ 88]
Pick 57, 2016 national draft , son of Peter Daicos
Josh Begley
Essendon
19 years, 48 days
22[ 89]
Pick 31, 2016 national draft
Jack Graham
Richmond
19 years, 177 days
22[ 90]
Pick 53, 2016 national draft
Patrick Lipinski
Western Bulldogs
19 years, 40 days
23[ 91]
Pick 28, 2016 national draft
Harry Morrison
Hawthorn
18 years, 286 days
23[ 92]
Pick 74, 2016 national draft
Kayle Kirby
Collingwood
18 years, 304 days
23[ 93]
Pick 50, 2016 national draft
Ben McKay
North Melbourne
19 years, 245 days
23[ 94]
Pick 21, 2015 national draft
Change of AFL club
Name
Club
Age at debut
Debut round
Former clubs
Recruiting method
Dion Prestia
Richmond
24 years, 162 days
1[ 95]
Gold Coast
Traded in 2016
Josh Caddy
Richmond
24 years, 176 days
1[ 96]
Gold Coast , Geelong
Traded in 2016
Billie Smedts
Carlton
24 years, 288 days
1[ 97]
Geelong
Traded in 2016
Caleb Marchbank
Carlton
20 years, 106 days
1[ 98]
Greater Western Sydney
Traded in 2016
Toby Nankervis
Richmond
22 years, 223 days
1[ 99]
Sydney
Traded in 2016
Chris Mayne
Collingwood
28 years, 142 days
1[ 100]
Fremantle
Free agent in 2016
Will Hoskin-Elliott
Collingwood
23 years, 203 days
1[ 101]
Greater Western Sydney
Traded in 2016
Henry Schade
Collingwood
23 years, 167 days
1[ 102]
Gold Coast
Pick 24, 2017 rookie draft
Travis Cloke
Western Bulldogs
30 years, 19 days
1[ 103]
Collingwood
Traded in 2016
Nathan Brown
St Kilda
28 years, 98 days
1[ 104]
Collingwood
Free agent in 2016
Jake Melksham
Melbourne
25 years, 208 days
1[ 105]
Essendon
Traded in 2015
Jake Carlisle
St Kilda
25 years, 175 days
1[ 106]
Essendon
Traded in 2015
Jack Steele
St Kilda
21 years, 102 days
1[ 107]
Greater Western Sydney
Traded in 2016
Jordan Lewis
Melbourne
30 years, 335 days
1[ 108]
Hawthorn
Traded in 2016
Pearce Hanley
Gold Coast
28 years, 130 days
1[ 109]
Brisbane Lions
Traded in 2016
Michael Barlow
Gold Coast
29 years, 97 days
1[ 110]
Fremantle
Delisted free agent in 2016
Jarryd Lyons
Gold Coast
24 years, 246 days
1[ 111]
Adelaide
Traded in 2016
Jarrod Witts
Gold Coast
24 years, 193 days
1[ 112]
Collingwood
Traded in 2016
Jake Barrett
Brisbane Lions
21 years, 137 days
1[ 113]
Greater Western Sydney
Pick 2, 2017 rookie draft
Ty Vickery
Hawthorn
26 years, 298 days
1[ 114]
Richmond
Free agent in 2016
Ricky Henderson
Hawthorn
28 years, 195 days
1[ 115]
Adelaide
Delisted free agent in 2016
Josh Green
Essendon
24 years, 213 days
1[ 116]
Brisbane Lions
Delisted free agent in 2016
Jaeger O'Meara
Hawthorn
23 years, 31 days
1[ 117]
Gold Coast
Traded in 2016
Tom Mitchell
Hawthorn
23 years, 298 days
1[ 118]
Sydney
Traded in 2016
Sam Mitchell
West Coast
34 years, 165 days
1[ 119]
Hawthorn
Traded in 2016
Nathan Vardy
West Coast
25 years, 274 days
1[ 120]
Geelong
Traded in 2016
Marley Williams
North Melbourne
23 years, 247 days
1[ 121]
Collingwood
Traded in 2016
Nathan Hrovat
North Melbourne
22 years, 292 days
1[ 122]
Western Bulldogs
Traded in 2016
Drew Petrie
West Coast
34 years, 162 days
1[ 123]
North Melbourne
Pick 29, 2017 rookie draft
Tendai Mzungu
Greater Western Sydney
31 years, 27 days
1[ 124]
Fremantle
Pick 15, 2017 rookie draft
Curtly Hampton
Adelaide
24 years, 16 days
1[ 125]
Greater Western Sydney
Traded in 2015
Troy Menzel
Adelaide
22 years, 185 days
1[ 126]
Carlton
Traded in 2015
Zach Tuohy
Geelong
27 years, 106 days
1[ 127]
Carlton
Traded in 2016
Bradley Hill
Fremantle
23 years, 260 days
1[ 128]
Hawthorn
Traded in 2016
Shane Kersten
Fremantle
24 years, 11 days
1[ 129]
Geelong
Traded in 2016
Cam McCarthy
Fremantle
21 years, 359 days
1[ 130]
Greater Western Sydney
Traded in 2016
Joel Hamling
Fremantle
23 years, 351 days
1[ 131]
Western Bulldogs
Traded in 2016
Jack Frost
Brisbane Lions
25 years, 36 days
2[ 132]
Collingwood
Traded in 2016
Aaron Black
Geelong
26 years, 145 days
5[ 133]
North Melbourne
Traded in 2016
Michael Hibberd
Melbourne
27 years, 112 days
5[ 134]
Essendon
Traded in 2016
Daniel Wells
Collingwood
32 years, 82 days
5[ 135]
North Melbourne
Free agent in 2016
Koby Stevens
St Kilda
25 years, 315 days
6[ 136]
West Coast , Western Bulldogs
Traded in 2016
Alex Silvagni
Carlton
29 years, 212 days
6[ 137]
Fremantle
Pick 23, 2017 rookie draft
Lynden Dunn
Collingwood
29 years, 351 days
6[ 138]
Melbourne
Traded in 2016
James Stewart
Essendon
23 years, 71 days
8[ 139]
Greater Western Sydney
Traded in 2016
Matt de Boer
Greater Western Sydney
27 years, 72 days
9[ 140]
Fremantle
Pick 58, 2016 national draft
Dawson Simpson
Greater Western Sydney
28 years, 163 days
19[ 141]
Geelong
Free agent in 2015
Brett Deledio
Greater Western Sydney
30 years, 110 days
20[ 142]
Richmond
Traded in 2016
Harley Bennell
Fremantle
24 years, 322 days
22[ 143]
Gold Coast
Traded in 2015
References
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