List of AFL debuts in 2020

This is a list of players in the Australian Football League (AFL) who have either made their AFL debut or played for a new club during the 2020 AFL season.

Summary

Summary of debuts in 2020
Club AFL debuts Change of club
Adelaide 9 3
Brisbane Lions 6 3
Carlton 4 4
Collingwood 6 1
Essendon 3 4
Fremantle 6 2
Geelong 2 2
Gold Coast 7 2
Greater Western Sydney 6 1
Hawthorn 5 5
Melbourne 4 4
North Melbourne 4 2
Port Adelaide 2 1
Richmond 2 0
St Kilda 3 6
Sydney 7 3
West Coast 6 2
Western Bulldogs 5 2
Total 87 47

AFL debuts

Name Club Age at debut Debut
round 		Notes
Ben Cavarra Western Bulldogs 24 years, 91 days 1[1] Pick 45, 2018 national draft
Tyler Brown Collingwood 20 years, 102 days 1[2] Pick 50, 2017 national draft, son of Gavin Brown
Sam Sturt Fremantle 19 years, 314 days 1[3] Pick 17, 2018 national draft
Fischer McAsey Adelaide 19 years, 13 days 1[4] Pick 6, 2019 national draft, son of Chris McAsey
Tom Green Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 58 days 1[5] Pick 10, 2019 national draft, (Academy selection)
Noah Anderson Gold Coast 19 years, 33 days 1[6] Pick 2, 2019 national draft, son of Dean Anderson
Connor Budarick Gold Coast 18 years, 350 days 1[7] Pick 20, 2020 rookie draft, (Academy selection)
Matt Rowell Gold Coast 18 years, 264 days 1[8] Pick 1, 2019 national draft
Mitch Georgiades Port Adelaide 18 years, 175 days 1[9] Pick 18, 2019 national draft
Max King St Kilda 19 years, 259 days 1[10] Pick 4, 2018 national draft
Deven Robertson Brisbane Lions 18 years, 266 days 1[11] Pick 22, 2019 national draft
Toby Bedford Melbourne 19 years, 300 days 1[12] Pick 75, 2018 national draft
Kysaiah Pickett Melbourne 18 years, 294 days 1[13] Pick 19, 2019 national draft
Hayden Young Fremantle 18 years, 63 days 2[14] Pick 7, 2019 national draft
Tom Berry Brisbane Lions 19 years, 43 days 2[15] Pick 36, 2018 national draft
Trent Rivers Melbourne 18 years, 319 days 2[16] Pick 32, 2019 national draft
Luke Jackson Melbourne 18 years, 258 days 2[17] Pick 3, 2019 national draft
Ned McHenry Adelaide 19 years, 336 days 2[18] Pick 16, 2018 national draft
Laitham Vandermeer Western Bulldogs 21 years, 132 days 2[19] Pick 37, 2018 national draft
Lachlan Ash Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 365 days 3[20] Pick 4, 2019 national draft
Will Hamill Adelaide 19 years, 217 days 3[21] Pick 30, 2018 national draft
Louis Butler Western Bulldogs 18 years, 304 days 4[22] Pick 53, 2019 national draft
Sam Philp Carlton 18 years, 328 days 4[23] Pick 20, 2019 national draft
Caleb Serong Fremantle 19 years, 139 days 4[24] Pick 8, 2019 national draft
Shane McAdam Adelaide 25 years, 31 days 4[25] Trade, 2018 national draft
Jack Mahony North Melbourne 18 years, 229 days 4[26] Pick 34, 2019 national draft
Tristan Xerri North Melbourne 21 years, 105 days 4[27] Pick 72, 2017 national draft
Jake Aarts Richmond 25 years, 210 days 5[28] Pick 16, 2019 rookie draft
Harry Jones Hawthorn 21 years, 112 days 5[29] Pick 7, 2018 rookie draft
Will Kelly Collingwood 19 years, 329 days 6[30] Pick 29, 2018 national draft
Atu Bosenavulagi Collingwood 19 years, 297 days 6[31] Pick 77, 2018 national draft
Will Day Hawthorn 19 years, 35 days 6[32] Pick 13, 2019 national draft
Josh Morris Hawthorn 18 years, 246 days 6[33] Pick 57, 2019 national draft
Andrew McPherson Adelaide 21 years, 21 days 6[34] Pick 40, 2017 national draft
Izak Rankine Gold Coast 20 years, 79 days 6[35] Pick 3, 2018 national draft
Dylan Stephens Sydney 19 years, 155 days 6[36] Pick 5, 2019 national draft
Chad Warner Sydney 19 years, 54 days 6[37] Pick 39, 2019 national draft
Ned Cahill Essendon 19 years, 188 days 7[38] Pick 56, 2019 national draft
Cody Weightman Western Bulldogs 19 years, 184 days 7[39] Pick 15, 2019 national draft
Elijah Taylor Sydney 19 years, 78 days 7[40] Pick 36, 2019 national draft
Michael Frederick Fremantle 20 years, 63 days 7[41] Pick 61, 2019 national draft
Ryan Byrnes St Kilda 19 years, 78 days 7[42] Pick 52, 2019 national draft
Callum Porter Western Bulldogs 21 years, 152 days 8[43] Pick 74, 2017 national draft
Matt Ling Sydney 21 years, 95 days 8[44] Pick 14, 2017 national draft
Tobe Watson Fremantle 21 years, 237 days 8[45] Pick 22, 2019 rookie draft
Bradley Close Geelong 21 years, 363 days 8[46] Pick 14, 2020 rookie draft
Sam Draper Essendon 21 years, 307 days 9[47] Pick 1, 2017 rookie draft
Connor Ballenden Brisbane Lions 21 years, 124 days 9[48] Pick 43, 2017 national draft
Kieran Strachan Adelaide 24 years, 301 days 9[49] Pick 7, 2019 rookie draft
Harry Edwards West Coast 19 years, 305 days 9[50] Pick 18, 2019 rookie draft
Mark Keane Collingwood 20 years, 138 days 9[51] 2018 Category B rookie selection (Ireland)
Boyd Woodcock Port Adelaide 20 years, 151 days 10[52] Pick 32, 2020 rookie draft
Jack Payne Brisbane Lions 20 years, 294 days 10[53] Pick 54, 2017 national draft
Lachlan Hosie North Melbourne 23 years, 162 days 10[54] Pick 5, 2019 mid-season draft
Harry Schoenberg Adelaide 19 years, 166 days 10[55] Pick 24, 2019 national draft
Lachlan Sholl Adelaide 20 years, 151 days 10[56] Pick 64, 2018 national draft
Trey Ruscoe Collingwood 18 years, 277 days 10[57] Pick 55, 2019 national draft
Sam Wicks Sydney 20 years, 327 days 10[58] 2018 Category B rookie selections, Northern Academy Zones selection
Jeremy Sharp Gold Coast 18 years, 359 days 10[59] Pick 27, 2019 national draft
Xavier O'Halloran Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 27 days 10[60] Pick 22, 2018 national draft
Matt Cottrell Carlton 20 years, 163 days 11[61] 2018 pre-season supplemental selection
Jack Bytel St Kilda 20 years, 149 days 11[62] Pick 41, 2019 national draft
Sam Flanders Gold Coast 19 years, 19 days 11[63] Pick 11, 2019 national draft
Zac Foot Sydney 19 years, 233 days 12[64] Pick 51, 2018 national draft
Tom Hutchesson Greater Western Sydney 25 years, 131 days 12[65] Pick 65, 2019 national draft
Josh Honey Carlton 18 years, 303 days 12[66] Pick 3, 2020 rookie draft
Nic Reid West Coast 24 years, 347 days 12[67] 2019 Pre-season supplemental selection
Liam Henry Fremantle 18 years, 360 days 13[68] Pick 9, 2019 national draft, (Academy selection)
Irving Mosquito Essendon 19 years, 364 days 13[69] Pick 38, 2018 national draft
Jordon Butts Adelaide 20 years, 236 days 13[70] Pick 39, 2019 rookie draft
Tom Fullarton Brisbane Lions 21 years, 182 days 13[71] 2018 Category B rookie selection (basketball)
Xavier O'Neill West Coast 20 years, 20 days 13[72] Pick 28, 2018 national draft
Jake Riccardi Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 290 days 13[73] Pick 51, 2019 national draft
Thomson Dow Richmond 18 years, 316 days 14[74] Pick 21, 2019 national draft
Bailey Williams West Coast 20 years, 132 days 14[75] Pick 35, 2018 national draft
Max Lynch Collingwood 21 years, 358 days 15[76] Pick 51, 2017 rookie draft
Keidean Coleman Brisbane Lions 20 years, 132 days 15[77] Pick 37, 2019 national draft
Flynn Perez North Melbourne 19 years, 11 days 16[78] Pick 35, 2018 national draft
Damon Greaves Hawthorn 20 years, 134 days 16[79] Pick 14, 2019 rookie draft
Matthew Owies Carlton 23 years, 173 days 16[80] 2018 Category B rookie selection (basketball)
Hamish Brayshaw West Coast 22 years, 214 days 17[81] Pick 68, 2017 national draft, son of Mark Brayshaw, brother of Angus Brayshaw & Andrew Brayshaw
Ben Jarvis Geelong 20 years, 46 days 17[82] Pick 48, 2018 national draft
Jack Buckley Greater Western Sydney 22 years, 207 days 17[83] 2017 Category B rookie selections, Northern Academy Zones selection, son of Ben Buckley
Finn Maginness Hawthorn 19 years, 203 days 17[84] Pick 29, 2019 national draft, son of Scott Maginness
Joel Amartey Sydney 21 years, 11 days 17[85] Pick 28, 2018 rookie draft
Luke Foley West Coast 20 years, 345 days 18[86] Pick 31, 2018 national draft
Jy Farrar Gold Coast 23 years, 288 days 18[87] Pick 60, 2019 national draft

Change of AFL club

Name Club Age at debut Debut
round 		Former clubs Recruiting method
Jack Martin Carlton 25 years, 50 days 1[88] Gold Coast Pick 1, 2019 pre-season draft
Jack Newnes Carlton 27 years, 24 days 1[89] St Kilda 2019 free agent
Josh Bruce Western Bulldogs 27 years, 286 days 1[90] Greater Western Sydney, St Kilda 2019 trade
Alex Keath Western Bulldogs 28 years, 60 days 1[91] Adelaide 2019 trade
Tom Cutler Essendon 25 years, 30 days 1[92] Brisbane Lions 2019 trade
Jacob Townsend Essendon 26 years, 275 days 1[93] Greater Western Sydney, Richmond 2019 pre-season supplemental selection
James Aish Fremantle 24 years, 134 days 1[94] Brisbane Lions, Collingwood 2019 trade
Billy Frampton Adelaide 23 years, 122 days 1[95] Port Adelaide 2019 trade
Kaiden Brand Sydney 25 years, 348 days 1[96] Hawthorn 2019 free agent
Sam Gray Sydney 28 years, 49 days 1[97] Port Adelaide 2019 free agent
Lewis Taylor Sydney 25 years, 33 days 1[98] Brisbane Lions 2019 trade
Sam Jacobs Greater Western Sydney 31 years, 346 days 1[99] Carlton, Adelaide 2019 trade
Hugh Greenwood Gold Coast 28 years, 15 days 1[100] Adelaide 2019 trade
Brandon Ellis Gold Coast 26 years, 231 days 1[101] Richmond 2019 free agent
Josh Walker North Melbourne 27 years, 131 days 1[102] Geelong, Brisbane Lions 2019 free agent
Dougal Howard St Kilda 23 years, 363 days 1[103] Port Adelaide 2019 trade
Zak Jones St Kilda 25 years, 7 days 1[104] Sydney 2019 trade
Bradley Hill St Kilda 26 years, 257 days 1[105] Hawthorn, Fremantle 2019 trade
Paddy Ryder St Kilda 32 years, 8 days 1[106] Essendon, Port Adelaide 2019 trade
Dan Butler St Kilda 23 years, 293 days 1[107] Richmond 2019 trade
Sam Frost Hawthorn 26 years, 207 days 1[108] Greater Western Sydney, Melbourne 2019 trade
Jonathon Patton Hawthorn 26 years, 307 days 1[109] Greater Western Sydney 2019 trade
Tim Kelly West Coast 25 years, 240 days 1[110] Geelong 2019 trade
Ed Langdon Melbourne 24 years, 50 days 1[111] Fremantle 2019 trade
Adam Tomlinson Melbourne 26 years, 225 days 1[112] Greater Western Sydney 2019 free agent
Mitch Brown Melbourne 29 years, 227 days 1[113] Geelong, Essendon 2019 pre-season supplemental selection
Darcy Cameron Collingwood 24 years, 329 days 2[114] Sydney 2019 trade
Callum Ah Chee Brisbane Lions 22 years, 248 days 2[115] Gold Coast 2019 trade
Grant Birchall Brisbane Lions 32 years, 137 days 2[116] Hawthorn 2019 free agent
Harley Bennell Melbourne 27 years, 255 days 2[117] Gold Coast, Fremantle 2019 pre-season supplemental selection
Marc Pittonet Carlton 24 years, 10 days 2[118] Hawthorn 2019 trade
Ben Keays Adelaide 23 years, 111 days 2[119] Brisbane Lions Pick 7, 2020 rookie draft
Ben Crocker Adelaide 23 years, 115 days 2[120] Collingwood Pick 21, 2020 rookie draft
Aiden Bonar North Melbourne 21 years, 104 days 3[121] Greater Western Sydney 2019 trade
Jack Steven Geelong 30 years, 84 days 3[122] St Kilda 2019 trade
Cam Ellis-Yolmen Brisbane Lions 27 years, 144 days 3[123] Adelaide 2019 free agent
Jamaine Jones West Coast 21 years, 272 days 4[124] Geelong 2019 pre-season supplemental selection
Andrew Phillips Essendon 29 years, 0 days 5[125] Greater Western Sydney, Carlton 2019 trade
Mitchell Hibberd Essendon 23 years, 284 days 5[126] North Melbourne Pick 10, 2020 rookie draft
Blake Acres Fremantle 24 years, 278 days 6[127] St Kilda 2019 trade
Sam Mayes Port Adelaide 26 years, 60 days 7[128] Brisbane Lions 2018 trade
Darren Minchington Hawthorn 26 years, 223 days 7[129] St Kilda 2019 pre-season supplemental selection
Callum Moore Carlton 23 years, 326 days 8[130] Richmond 2019 pre-season supplemental selection
Keegan Brooksby Hawthorn 30 years, 89 days 8[131] Gold Coast, West Coast 2019 pre-season supplemental selection
Michael Hartley Hawthorn 27 years, 76 days 13[132] Essendon Pick 2, 2019 pre-season draft
Ryan Abbott St Kilda 29 years, 73 days 16[133] Geelong 2019 free agent
Josh Jenkins Geelong 31 years, 211 days 16[134] Adelaide 2019 trade

See also

References

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  2. ^ Tyler Brown's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  3. ^ Sam Sturt's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  4. ^ Fischer McAsey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  5. ^ Tom Green's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  6. ^ Noah Anderson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  7. ^ Connor Budarick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  8. ^ Matthew Rowell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  9. ^ Mitch Georgiades's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  10. ^ Max King's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  11. ^ Deven Robertson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  12. ^ Toby Bedford's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  13. ^ Kysaiah Pickett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  14. ^ Hayden Young's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  15. ^ Tom Berry's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  16. ^ Trent Rivers's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  17. ^ Luke Jackson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  18. ^ Ned McHenry's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  19. ^ Laitham Vandermeer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  20. ^ Lachie Ash's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  21. ^ Will Hamill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  22. ^ Louis Butler's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  23. ^ Sam Philp's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  24. ^ Caleb Serong's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  25. ^ Shane McAdam's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  26. ^ Jack Mahony's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  27. ^ Tristan Xerri's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  28. ^ Jake Aarts's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  29. ^ Harry Jones's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  30. ^ Will Kelly's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  31. ^ Atu Bosenavulagi's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  32. ^ Will Day's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  33. ^ Josh Morris's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  34. ^ Andrew McPherson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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  36. ^ Dylan Stephens's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  37. ^ Chad Warner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  38. ^ Ned Cahill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  39. ^ Cody Weightman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  40. ^ Elijah Taylor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  41. ^ Michael Frederick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  42. ^ Ryan Byrnes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  43. ^ Callum Porter's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  44. ^ Matt Ling's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  45. ^ Tobe Watson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  46. ^ Brad Close's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  47. ^ Sam Draper's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  48. ^ Connor Ballenden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  49. ^ Kieran Strachan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  50. ^ Harry Edwards's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  51. ^ Mark Keane's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  52. ^ Boyd Woodcock's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  53. ^ Jack Payne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  54. ^ Lachlan Hosie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  55. ^ Harry Schoenberg's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  56. ^ Lachlan Sholl's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  57. ^ Trey Ruscoe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  58. ^ Sam Wicks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  59. ^ Jeremy Sharp's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  60. ^ Xavier O'Halloran's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  61. ^ Matthew Cottrell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  62. ^ Jack Bytel's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  63. ^ Sam Flanders's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  64. ^ Zac Foot's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  65. ^ Tom Hutchesson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  66. ^ Josh Honey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  67. ^ Nic Reid's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  68. ^ Liam Henry's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  69. ^ Irving Mosquito's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  70. ^ Jordon Butts's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  71. ^ Tom Fullarton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  72. ^ Xavier O'Neill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  73. ^ Jake Riccardi's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  74. ^ Thomson Dow's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  75. ^ Bailey Williams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  76. ^ Max Lynch's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  77. ^ Keidean Coleman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  78. ^ Flynn Perez's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  79. ^ Damon Greaves's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  80. ^ Matthew Owies's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  81. ^ Hamish Brayshaw's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  82. ^ Ben Jarvis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  83. ^ Jack Buckley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  84. ^ Finn Maginness's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  85. ^ Amartey.html Joel Amartey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  86. ^ Luke Foley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  87. ^ Jy Farrar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  88. ^ Jack Martin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  89. ^ Jack Newnes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  90. ^ Josh Bruce's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  91. ^ Alex Keath's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  92. ^ Tom Cutler's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  93. ^ Jacob Townsend's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  94. ^ James Aish's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  95. ^ Billy Frampton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  96. ^ Kaiden Brand's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  97. ^ Sam Gray's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  98. ^ Lewis Taylor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  99. ^ Sam Jacobs's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  100. ^ Hugh Greenwood's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  101. ^ Brandon Ellis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  102. ^ Josh Walker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  103. ^ Dougal Howard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  104. ^ Zak Jones's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  105. ^ Bradley Hill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  106. ^ Paddy Ryder's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  107. ^ Dan Butler's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  108. ^ Sam Frost's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  109. ^ Jonathon Patton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  110. ^ Tim Kelly's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  111. ^ Ed Langdon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  112. ^ Adam Tomlinson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  113. ^ Mitch Brown's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  114. ^ Darcy Cameron's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  115. ^ Callum Ah Chee's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  116. ^ Grant Birchall's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  117. ^ Harley Bennell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  118. ^ Marc Pittonet's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  119. ^ Ben Keays's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  120. ^ Ben Crocker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  121. ^ Aiden Bonar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  122. ^ Jack Steven's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  123. ^ Cam_Ellis-Yolmen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  124. ^ Jamaine Jones's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  125. ^ Andrew Phillips's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  126. ^ Mitchell Hibberd's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  127. ^ Blake Acres's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  128. ^ Sam Mayes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  129. ^ Darren Minchington's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  130. ^ Callum Moore's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  131. ^ Keegan Brooksby's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  132. ^ Michael Hartley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  133. ^ Ryan Abbott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  134. ^ Josh Jenkins's playing statistics from AFL Tables