List of VFL debuts in 1922
This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for a Victorian Football League (VFL) club in 1922.
Debuts by clubs
Name
|
Club
|
Age at debut
|
Round debuted
|
Games
|
Goals
|
Notes
|
Johnny Davies
|
Carlton
|
22 years, 140 days
|
8[1]
|
32
|
7
|
|
Jimmy Goonan
|
Carlton
|
25 years, 128 days
|
7[2]
|
22
|
1
|
|
Frank Pritchard
|
Carlton
|
22 years, 362 days
|
5[3]
|
20
|
11
|
|
George Bolt
|
Carlton
|
22 years, 278 days
|
1[4]
|
18
|
1
|
|
Joe Russell
|
Carlton
|
24 years, 120 days
|
10[5]
|
16
|
2
|
|
Leo Credlin
|
Carlton
|
19 years, 64 days
|
14[6]
|
16
|
18
|
|
Jim Fraser
|
Carlton
|
25 years, 136 days
|
1[7]
|
14
|
13
|
|
Alec Farrow
|
Carlton
|
28 years, 122 days
|
6[8]
|
14
|
14
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Ernie Dingwall
|
Carlton
|
23 years, 257 days
|
2[9]
|
8
|
1
|
|
Eric Humphrey
|
Carlton
|
21 years, 195 days
|
5[10]
|
4
|
1
|
|
Charlie Greenhill
|
Carlton
|
20 years, 65 days
|
4[11]
|
3
|
0
|
|
Graham Kemp
|
Carlton
|
27 years, 89 days
|
12[12]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Syd Coventry
|
Collingwood
|
22 years, 327 days
|
1[13]
|
227
|
62
|
Brother of Gordon Coventry and father of Hugh and Syd Coventry, Jr.
|
Harry Chesswas
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 62 days
|
14[14]
|
154
|
45
|
|
Leo Wescott
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 302 days
|
1[15]
|
143
|
3
|
|
Reg Baker
|
Collingwood
|
22 years, 314 days
|
12[16]
|
60
|
60
|
|
Edward Baker
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 105 days
|
1[17]
|
43
|
33
|
Previously played for Carlton.
|
Eric Cock
|
Collingwood
|
19 years, 324 days
|
3[18]
|
36
|
40
|
|
Rupe Hannah
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 336 days
|
9[19]
|
14
|
0
|
|
Hector Lingwood-Smith
|
Collingwood
|
22 years, 61 days
|
11[20]
|
13
|
1
|
|
Bill Glynn
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 301 days
|
1[21]
|
9
|
4
|
|
Clyde Smith
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 98 days
|
1[22]
|
6
|
0
|
|
Fred Keays
|
Collingwood
|
23 years, 305 days
|
2[23]
|
3
|
0
|
Previously played for Fitzroy.
|
George Tory
|
Collingwood
|
22 years, 337 days
|
1[24]
|
2
|
1
|
|
Clem Splatt
|
Collingwood
|
22 years, 238 days
|
2[25]
|
2
|
0
|
|
Frank Plant
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 234 days
|
1[26]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Charles Wall
|
Collingwood
|
26 years, 319 days
|
1[27]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Rowley Watt
|
Essendon
|
23 years, 307 days
|
3[28]
|
141
|
41
|
|
Charlie May
|
Essendon
|
23 years, 78 days
|
1[29]
|
84
|
3
|
|
Justin McCarthy
|
Essendon
|
27 years, 247 days
|
4[30]
|
56
|
60
|
Previously played for Carlton.
|
Ken Adam
|
Essendon
|
21 years, 268 days
|
1[31]
|
31
|
0
|
|
Joe Callahan
|
Essendon
|
24 years, 153 days
|
11[32]
|
27
|
11
|
|
Jack Moriarty
|
Essendon
|
21 years, 6 days
|
1[33]
|
13
|
36
|
Son of Geoff Moriarty.
|
Roy Kemp
|
Essendon
|
26 years, 183 days
|
1[34]
|
12
|
4
|
|
Clarrie Clowe
|
Essendon
|
29 years, 166 days
|
10[35]
|
5
|
1
|
Previously played for Carlton.
|
Ralph Raisbeck
|
Essendon
|
23 years, 209 days
|
11[36]
|
3
|
0
|
|
Gilbert Wardley
|
Essendon
|
27 years, 27 days
|
3[37]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Enos Thomas
|
Essendon
|
29 years, 9 days
|
12[38]
|
1
|
0
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Norm Cockram
|
Fitzroy
|
22 years, 252 days
|
1[39]
|
120
|
82
|
|
Tommy Corrigan
|
Fitzroy
|
19 years, 71 days
|
1[40]
|
107
|
13
|
|
Goldie Collins
|
Fitzroy
|
20 years, 239 days
|
2[41]
|
64
|
9
|
Brother of Harry and Norm Collins.
|
Les Warren
|
Fitzroy
|
25 years, 282 days
|
9[42]
|
40
|
0
|
|
Steve Donnellan
|
Fitzroy
|
21 years, 175 days
|
1[43]
|
27
|
12
|
|
Hector McNeil
|
Fitzroy
|
20 years, 179 days
|
1[44]
|
7
|
2
|
|
John Hamilton
|
Fitzroy
|
31 years, 163 days
|
9[45]
|
7
|
3
|
|
Percy Chalmers
|
Fitzroy
|
26 years, 58 days
|
2[46]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Alwin Dalitz
|
Fitzroy
|
28 years, 121 days
|
18[47]
|
1
|
0
|
|
George Todd
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 158 days
|
7[48]
|
232
|
54
|
|
Arthur Coghlan
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 270 days
|
2[49]
|
145
|
10
|
|
Eric Fleming
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 58 days
|
2[50]
|
105
|
112
|
|
Edward Stevenson
|
Geelong
|
21 years, 46 days
|
4[51]
|
105
|
30
|
|
Syd Hall
|
Geelong
|
20 years, 93 days
|
17[52]
|
85
|
18
|
|
Charlie Plane
|
Geelong
|
26 years, 54 days
|
2[53]
|
42
|
5
|
|
Bill Hudd
|
Geelong
|
20 years, 285 days
|
17[54]
|
28
|
5
|
|
Val Marchesi
|
Geelong
|
22 years, 75 days
|
3[55]
|
15
|
4
|
|
Alby Bendle
|
Geelong
|
28 years, 195 days
|
2[56]
|
13
|
1
|
|
Harry Smith
|
Geelong
|
29 years, 70 days
|
6[57]
|
3
|
2
|
Previously played for Fitzroy.
|
Richard Taylor
|
Melbourne
|
20 years, 292 days
|
18[58]
|
164
|
100
|
|
Hugh Dunbar
|
Melbourne
|
18 years, 313 days
|
1[59]
|
97
|
48
|
Brother of Edgar and Harold Dunbar.
|
Edgar Dunbar
|
Melbourne
|
20 years, 24 days
|
1[60]
|
28
|
5
|
Brother of Harold and Hugh Dunbar.
|
Vern Moore
|
Melbourne
|
27 years, 72 days
|
11[61]
|
14
|
8
|
|
Eric Peck
|
Melbourne
|
22 years, 327 days
|
8[62]
|
6
|
0
|
Previously played for Geelong.
|
Harold Dunbar
|
Melbourne
|
22 years, 117 days
|
1[63]
|
5
|
2
|
Brother of Edgar and Hugh Dunbar.
|
Alf Oldham
|
Melbourne
|
22 years, 202 days
|
1[64]
|
3
|
2
|
|
Artie Cambridge
|
Melbourne
|
20 years, 181 days
|
8[65]
|
2
|
0
|
|
John Corby
|
Melbourne
|
23 years, 164 days
|
6[66]
|
1
|
1
|
|
Doug Hayes
|
Richmond
|
25 years, 267 days
|
6[67]
|
82
|
62
|
|
George Rudolph
|
Richmond
|
21 years, 28 days
|
3[68]
|
80
|
61
|
|
Angus MacIsaac
|
Richmond
|
22 years, 70 days
|
8[69]
|
59
|
20
|
|
Dave Lynch
|
Richmond
|
20 years, 110 days
|
9[70]
|
20
|
77
|
|
Matt Connors
|
Richmond
|
24 years, 248 days
|
6[71]
|
6
|
3
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Arthur Birtles
|
Richmond
|
22 years, 331 days
|
7[72]
|
5
|
5
|
|
Rupert Gibb
|
Richmond
|
22 years, 1 days
|
15[73]
|
4
|
0
|
|
Billy Wright
|
Richmond
|
22 years, 18 days
|
16[74]
|
3
|
0
|
|
Rob Brady
|
Richmond
|
21 years, 45 days
|
9[75]
|
2
|
0
|
|
George Clark
|
Richmond
|
24 years, 14 days
|
18[76]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Ray Ross
|
Richmond
|
19 years, 145 days
|
18[77]
|
1
|
1
|
|
Bob Stewart
|
Richmond
|
19 years, 108 days
|
18[78]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Horrie Mason
|
St Kilda
|
19 years, 20 days
|
3[79]
|
137
|
76
|
|
Cyril Gambetta
|
St Kilda
|
22 years, 278 days
|
1[80]
|
129
|
75
|
|
Ed Sanneman
|
St Kilda
|
19 years, 346 days
|
5[81]
|
72
|
25
|
|
Wal Gunnyon
|
St Kilda
|
27 years, 25 days
|
6[82]
|
63
|
21
|
|
Aubrey MacKenzie
|
St Kilda
|
27 years, 195 days
|
1[83]
|
35
|
8
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Les Reynolds
|
St Kilda
|
23 years, 42 days
|
10[84]
|
30
|
11
|
Uncle of Dick Reynolds.
|
Horrie Bannister
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 350 days
|
3[85]
|
17
|
4
|
|
Bill Tymms
|
St Kilda
|
18 years, 263 days
|
1[86]
|
8
|
5
|
|
Les Morrison
|
St Kilda
|
27 years, 115 days
|
3[87]
|
8
|
0
|
|
Bill Ward
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 72 days
|
6[88]
|
7
|
4
|
|
Orville Lamplough
|
St Kilda
|
25 years, 173 days
|
16[89]
|
7
|
6
|
|
Bert Officer
|
St Kilda
|
22 years, 221 days
|
8[90]
|
6
|
10
|
|
Stan Cooper
|
St Kilda
|
25 years, 190 days
|
3[91]
|
2
|
0
|
|
Harold Alexander
|
South Melbourne
|
20 years, 29 days
|
3[92]
|
70
|
40
|
|
Arthur Hando
|
South Melbourne
|
30 years, 362 days
|
5[93]
|
45
|
0
|
|
Jack O'Connell
|
South Melbourne
|
19 years, 336 days
|
7[94]
|
42
|
4
|
|
Frank Ross
|
South Melbourne
|
21 years, 308 days
|
1[95]
|
32
|
2
|
|
Wal Matthews
|
South Melbourne
|
28 years, 8 days
|
3[96]
|
22
|
7
|
|
Roy Bence
|
South Melbourne
|
22 years, 42 days
|
2[97]
|
15
|
6
|
|
Bill Gunn
|
South Melbourne
|
22 years, 359 days
|
1[98]
|
10
|
1
|
|
Basil Smith
|
South Melbourne
|
20 years, 157 days
|
4[99]
|
6
|
5
|
Previously played for Collingwood.
|
Sid Conlon
|
South Melbourne
|
23 years, 209 days
|
1[100]
|
4
|
3
|
|
Billy Gambetta
|
South Melbourne
|
25 years, 30 days
|
1[101]
|
4
|
7
|
|
Bill Peters
|
South Melbourne
|
24 years, 41 days
|
1[102]
|
4
|
0
|
|
Tommy Law
|
South Melbourne
|
27 years, 59 days
|
1[103]
|
2
|
1
|
|
Jim Cullum
|
South Melbourne
|
24 years, 48 days
|
4[104]
|
2
|
0
|
|
Maurie Connell
|
South Melbourne
|
20 years, 65 days
|
2[105]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Clarrie Woodfield
|
South Melbourne
|
21 years, 34 days
|
2[106]
|
1
|
0
|
Previously played for Essendon.
|
Don Templeton
|
South Melbourne
|
20 years, 313 days
|
8[107]
|
1
|
0
|
|
References
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