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During the 2012 Australian Football League (AFL) season, 122 Australian rules footballers made their AFL debut with a further 32 playing their first game for a new club. The Greater Western Sydney Giants, who joined the league in 2012, had the most debutantes with 36, with Geelong next highest with 10.

Summary

Summary of debuts in 2012
Club AFL debuts Change of club
Adelaide 6 2
Brisbane Lions 4 2
Carlton 7 0
Collingwood 7 0
Essendon 6 0
Fremantle 5 1
Geelong 10 0
Gold Coast 6 2
Greater Western Sydney 36 10
Hawthorn 2 2
Melbourne 3 2
North Melbourne 3 0
Port Adelaide 4 4
Richmond 5 2
St Kilda 5 1
Sydney 2 2
West Coast 3 1
Western Bulldogs 8 1
Total 122 32

AFL debuts

Name Club Age at debut Debut round Games (in 2012) Goals (in 2012) Notes
Tomas Bugg Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 354 days 1 18 6 Round 5 Rising Star nomination
Jeremy Cameron Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 358 days 1 16 29 Round 2 Rising Star nomination
Winner 2012 AFLPA best first year player award
Stephen Coniglio Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 100 days 1 12 2 Round 7 Rising Star nomination
Israel Folau Greater Western Sydney 22 years, 356 days 1 13 2 Previously played rugby league for Melbourne Storm & Brisbane Broncos
Jonathan Giles Greater Western Sydney 24 years, 76 days 1 20 18 Previously listed by Port Adelaide
Toby Greene Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 181 days 1 19 8 Round 14 Rising Star nomination
Curtly Hampton Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 14 days 1 17 6
Jack Hombsch Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 17 days 1 9 0
Will Hoskin-Elliott Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 204 days 1 10 9
Adam Kennedy Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 256 days 1 15 0
Tim Mohr Greater Western Sydney 23 years, 157 days 1 13 1
Dylan Shiel Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 15 days 1 12 5 Round 10 Rising Star nomination
Devon Smith Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 309 days 1 20 10 Round 19 Rising Star nomination
Adam Tomlinson Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 227 days 1 9 2
Jacob Townsend Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 278 days 1 11 2
Dom Tyson Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 290 days 1 10 4 Round 23 Rising Star nomination
Nathan Wilson Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 77 days 1 9 6
Harry Cunningham Sydney 18 years, 109 days 1 1 0
Brandon Ellis Richmond 18 years, 239 days 1 21 2 Round 17 Rising Star nomination
Steven Morris Richmond 23 years, 88 days 1 21 1 Son of Kevin Morris
Jarrad Boumann Hawthorn 22 years, 225 days 1 2 0 Previously listed at Western Bulldogs
Jackson Paine Collingwood 18 years, 283 days 1 6 8
Paul Seedsman Collingwood 20 years, 79 days 1 11 2
Peter Yagmoor Collingwood 18 years, 162 days 1 2 0
James Magner Melbourne 24 years, 232 days 1 17 4
Josh Tynan Melbourne 18 years, 146 days 1 2 0
Aaron Hall Gold Coast 21 years, 143 days 1 8 8
Billie Smedts Geelong 19 years, 297 days 1 14 6
Orren Stephenson Geelong 29 years, 260 days 1 8 1 Oldest first-time drafted player in AFL history.
Tory Dickson Western Bulldogs 24 years, 188 days 1 17 23
Clay Smith Western Bulldogs 18 years, 326 days 1 16 6
Terry Milera St Kilda 24 years, 84 days 1 15 19
Jarrad Redden Port Adelaide 21 years, 96 days 1 9 1
Chad Wingard Port Adelaide 18 years, 185 days 1 19 9 Round 22 Rising Star nomination
Cameron Delaney North Melbourne 19 years, 279 days 2 5 0
Jack Newnes St Kilda 19 years, 44 days 2 7 1
Billy Longer Brisbane Lions 18 years, 338 days 3 5 0
Adam Treloar Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 37 days 3 18 12 Round 18 Rising Star nomination
Sam Kerridge Adelaide 18 years, 355 days 3 1 0
George Horlin-Smith Geelong 19 years, 115 days 3 3 2 Round 4 2013 Rising Star nomination
Lachie Neale Fremantle 18 years, 181 days 4 11 4
Cory Dell'Olio Essendon 22 years, 135 days 4 8 9
Shaun Edwards Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 130 days 4 10 2
Anthony Miles Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 53 days 4 7 0
Sam Shaw Adelaide 21 years, 6 days 4 13 0 Round 21 Rising Star nomination
Bradley Hill Hawthorn 18 years, 287 days 4 5 3 Round 6 2013 Rising Star nomination, brother of Fremantle's Stephen Hill
Jack Crisp Brisbane Lions 18 years, 202 days 4 10 3
Jesse Stringer Geelong 21 years, 19 days 4 8 3
Kirk Ugle Collingwood 19 years, 325 days 5 3 0 Cousin of Jamie Bennell
Taylor Adams Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 221 days 5 15 5
Josh Bruce Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 325 days 5 3 2
Kyal Horsley Gold Coast 24 years, 239 days 5 13 3
Jarryd Lyons Adelaide 19 years, 282 days 5 3 1
Aaron Young Port Adelaide 19 years, 145 days 5 12 4
Lee Spurr Fremantle 24 years, 283 days 6 12 0
Ahmed Saad St Kilda 22 years, 209 days 6 16 28
Josh Bootsma Carlton 19 years, 74 days 6 5 0 Son of Brad Bootsma.
Liam Sumner Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 264 days 6 2 2
Jacob Brennan West Coast 22 years, 103 days 6 15 2 Son of Michael Brennan
Josh Jenkins Adelaide 23 years, 94 days 7 11 11 Previous rookie listed at Essendon
Andrew Phillips Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 314 days 7 9 3
Ryan Neates West Coast 20 years, 326 days 7 1 0
Dayne Zorko Brisbane Lions 23 years, 93 days 7 16 16
Brad McKenzie North Melbourne 18 years, 350 days 7 1 0
Tommy Walsh Sydney 24 years, 83 days 8 3 3 Previously played Gaelic football for Kerry GAA
Alex Sexton Gold Coast 18 years, 168 days 8 6 1
Matthew Buntine Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 214 days 8 6 0
Sam Darley Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 95 days 8 9 0
Daniel Pearce Western Bulldogs 19 years, 124 days 9 5 0
Jonathan Simpkin Geelong 24 years, 210 days 9 4 1 Previous rookie listed at Sydney, brother of Tom Simpkin
Marley Williams Collingwood 18 years, 309 days 9 6 1
Jamie Elliott Collingwood 19 years, 279 days 9 13 6
Jordan Schroder Geelong 19 years, 180 days 10 1 0
Lincoln McCarthy Geelong 18 years, 224 days 10 1 0
Nick Haynes Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 15 days 10 8 1
Hayden Crozier Fremantle 18 years, 161 days 10 3 0
Brett O'Hanlon Richmond 18 years, 328 days 11 8 2
Jonathon Patton Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 27 days 12 7 4 Number 1 draft pick, 2011 AFL Draft
Sam Schulz Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 271 days 12 1 1
Mark Whiley Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 198 days 12 3 0
Sam Gibson North Melbourne 26 years, 20 days 12 13 6 Previously rookie listed at Hawthorn
Tom Campbell Western Bulldogs 20 years, 234 days 13 7 3
Caolan Mooney Collingwood 19 years, 157 days 14 4 1 Previously played Gaelic football for Down GAA
Todd Elton Richmond 19 years, 62 days 14 1 0
Murray Newman West Coast 18 years, 225 days 14 4 3
Jordan Murdoch Geelong 19 years, 180 days 14 8 4
Andrew McInnes Carlton 20 years, 108 days 15 8 0
Tom Derickx Richmond 24 years, 218 days 15 2 0
Tim McIntyre Adelaide 23 years, 89 days 15 1 2
Cameron Sutcliffe Fremantle 20 years, 46 days 15 4 1
Mark Baguley Essendon 25 years, 54 days 16 7 0
Tom Couch Melbourne 24 years, 27 days 16 3 0 Son of Paul Couch
Josh Hall Gold Coast 22 years, 102 days 16 2 2
Jackson Sheringham Geelong 24 years, 22 days 16 5 1
Josh Walker Geelong 19 years, 245 days 16 7 3
Sam Dunell St Kilda 22 years, 144 days 16 5 1 Son of Frank Dunell
Steve Clifton Greater Western Sydney 25 years, 49 days 16 5 1 2010 J. J. Liston Trophy winner
Luke Brown Adelaide 19 years, 297 days 16 3 0
Levi Casboult Carlton 22 years, 128 days 17 6 7
Tom Bell Carlton 21 years, 38 days 17 7 4
Frazer Dale Carlton 18 years, 254 days 17 2 1
Kurt Aylett Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 111 days 17 1 0
Gerald Ugle Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 173 days 17 1 1
Sam Frost Greater Western Sydney 23 years, 110 days 17 3 1
Elliott Kavanagh Essendon 19 years, 69 days 18 1 0
Stephen Wrigley Brisbane Lions 25 years, 102 days 18 3 0
Jason Johannisen Western Bulldogs 19 years, 270 days 19 3 1
Michael Talia Western Bulldogs 19 years, 175 days 19 4 1 brother of Daniel Talia
Jackson Allen Gold Coast 19 years, 116 days 20 1 0
Tim Golds Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 127 days 20 2 0
Nathan Blee Port Adelaide 21 years, 340 days 20 4 0
Lin Jong Western Bulldogs 19 years, 69 days 20 4 1
Fletcher Roberts Western Bulldogs 19 years, 70 days 20 2 0
Brendan Lee Essendon 24 years, 338 days 20 2 0
Piers Flanagan Gold Coast 20 years, 141 days 21 3 0
Nick O'Brien Essendon 19 years, 59 days 22 2 3
Sebastian Ross St Kilda 19 years, 110 days 22 1 0
Rhys Cooyou Greater Western Sydney 21 years, 156 days 22 1 1
Tom Sheridan Fremantle 18 years, 309 days 23 1 0
Jackson Merrett Essendon 19 years, 187 days 23 1 0
Pat McCarthy Carlton 20 years, 175 days 23 1 0
Luke Mitchell Carlton 20 years, 187 days 23 1 1

Change of AFL club

Name Club Age at debut Debut round Games (in 2012) Goals (in 2012) Notes
Chad Cornes Greater Western Sydney 32 years, 133 days 1 16 4 Previously played for Port Adelaide
Phil Davis Greater Western Sydney 21 years, 207 days 1 22 5 Previously played for Adelaide
James McDonald Greater Western Sydney 35 years, 263 days 1 13 4 Previously played for Melbourne
Rhys Palmer Greater Western Sydney 23 years, 40 days 1 15 9 Previously played for Fremantle
Callan Ward Greater Western Sydney 21 years, 349 days 1 20 8 Previously played for Western Bulldogs
Addam Maric Richmond 21 years, 345 days 1 10 1 Previously played for Melbourne
Ivan Maric Richmond 26 years, 85 days 1 21 7 Previously played for Adelaide
Jack Gunston Hawthorn 20 years, 166 days 1 19 39 Previously played for Adelaide
Broc McCauley Hawthorn 25 years, 101 days 1 3 1 Previously played for Brisbane Lions
Mitch Clark Melbourne 24 years, 164 days 1 11 29 Previously played for Brisbane Lions
Ben Hudson Brisbane Lions 33 years, 36 days 1 18 3 Previously played for Adelaide & Western Bulldogs
Matthew Warnock Gold Coast 27 years, 363 days 1 22 0 Previously played for Melbourne
Tom Lynch Adelaide 21 years, 198 days 1 6 7 Previously played for St Kilda
Zac Dawson Fremantle 25 years, 200 days 1 18 2 Previously played for Hawthorn & St Kilda
Josh Hill West Coast 23 years, 73 days 1 22 36 Previously played for Western Bulldogs
Brad Ebert Port Adelaide 21 years, 365 days 1 22 17 Previously played for West Coast
John McCarthy Port Adelaide 22 years, 134 days 1 21 5 Previously played for Collingwood
James Sellar Melbourne 23 years, 14 days 2 16 9 Previously played for Adelaide
Luke Power Greater Western Sydney 32 years, 90 days 2 20 0 Previously played for Brisbane Lions
Tom Scully Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 328 days 2 19 4 Previously played for Melbourne
Dean Brogan Greater Western Sydney 33 years, 123 days 3 9 0 Previously played for Port Adelaide
Darren Pfeiffer Port Adelaide 24 years, 206 days 4 16 2 Previously played for Carlton
Brent Renouf Port Adelaide 23 years, 354 days 4 10 2 Previously played for Hawthorn
Tony Armstrong Sydney 22 years, 206 days 4 8 2 Previously played for Adelaide
Mark Austin Western Bulldogs 23 years, 58 days 4 11 0 Previously played for Carlton
Sam Reid Greater Western Sydney 22 years, 173 days 5 5 0 Previously played for Western Bulldogs
Beau Wilkes St Kilda 22 years, 65 days 5 10 15 Previously played for West Coast
Setanta Ó hAilpín Greater Western Sydney 29 years, 49 days 6 1 2 Previously played for Carlton
Andrew McQualter Gold Coast 25 years, 345 days 8 5 2 Previously played for St Kilda
Jordan Lisle Brisbane Lions 22 years, 53 days 19 5 4 Previously played for Hawthorn
Lewis Johnston Adelaide 21 years, 161 days 20 1 0 Previously played for Sydney
Mitch Morton Sydney 25 years, 204 days 21 5 5 Previously played for West Coast and Richmond

References

  1. Lovett, p. 585.
  2. Tomas Bugg's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  3. Jeremy Cameron's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  4. Stephen Coniglio's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  5. Israel Folau's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  6. Jonathan Giles's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  7. Toby Greene's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  8. Curtly Hampton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  9. Jack Hombsch's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  10. Will Hoskin-Elliot's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  11. Adam Kennedy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  12. Tim Mohr's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  13. Dylan Shiel's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  14. Devon Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  15. Adam Tomlinson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  16. Jacob Townsend's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  17. Dom Tyson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  18. Nathan Wilson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  19. Harry Cunningham's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  20. Brandon Ellis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  21. Steven Morris's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  22. Jarrad Boumann's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  23. Jackson Paine's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  24. Paul Seedsman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  25. Peter Yagmoor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  26. James Magner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  27. Josh Tynan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  28. Aaron Hall's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  29. Billie Smedts's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  30. Orren Stephenson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  31. Tory Dickson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  32. Clay Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  33. Terry Milera's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  34. Jarrad Redden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  35. Chad Wingard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  36. Cameron Delaney's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  37. Jack Newnes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  38. Billy Longer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  39. Adam Treloar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  40. Sam Kerridge's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  41. George Horlin-Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  42. Lachie Neale's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  43. Cory Dell'Olio's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  44. Shaun Edwards's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  45. Anthony Miles's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  46. Sam Shaw's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  47. Bradley Hill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  48. Jack Crisp's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  49. Jesse Stringer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  50. Kirk Ugle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  51. Taylor Adams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  52. Josh Bruce's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  53. Kyal Horsley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  54. Jarryd Lyons's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  55. Aaron Young's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  56. Lee Spurr's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  57. Ahmed Saad's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  58. Josh Bootsma's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  59. Liam Sumner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  60. Jacob Brennan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  61. Josh Jenkins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  62. Andrew Phillips's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  63. Ryan Neates's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  64. Dayne Zorko's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  65. Brad McKenzie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  66. Tommy Walsh's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  67. Alex Sexton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  68. Matthew Buntine's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  69. Sam Darley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  70. Daniel Pearce's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  71. Jonathan Simpkin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  72. Marley Williams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  73. Jamie Elliott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  74. Jordan Schroder's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  75. Lincoln McCarthy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  76. Nick Haynes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  77. Hayden Crozier's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  78. Brett O'Hanlon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  79. Jonathon Patton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  80. Sam Schulz's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  81. Mark Whiley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  82. Sam Gibson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  83. Tom Campbell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  84. Caolan Mooney's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  85. Todd Elton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  86. Murray Newman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  87. Jordan Murdoch's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  88. Andrew McInnes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  89. Tom Derickx's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  90. Tim McIntyre's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  91. Cameron Sutcliffe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  92. Mark Baguley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  93. Tom Couch's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  94. Josh Hall's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  95. Jackson Sheringham's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  96. Josh Walker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  97. Sam Dunell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  98. Steve Clifton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  99. Luke Brown's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  100. Levi Casboult's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  101. Tom Bell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  102. Frazer Dale's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  103. Kurt Aylett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  104. Gerald Ugle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  105. Sam Frost's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  106. Elliott Kavanagh's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  107. Stephen Wrigley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  108. Jason Johannisen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  109. Michael Talia's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  110. Jackson Allen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  111. Tim Golds's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  112. Nathan Blee's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  113. Lin Jong's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  114. Fletcher Roberts's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  115. Brendan Lee's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  116. Piers Flanagan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  117. Nick O'Brien's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  118. Sebastian Ross's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  119. Rhys Cooyou's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  120. Tom Sheridan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  121. Jackson Merrett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  122. Pat McCarthy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  123. Luke Mitchell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  124. Chad Cornes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  125. Phil Davis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  126. James McDonald's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  127. Rhys Palmer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  128. Callan Ward's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  129. Addam Maric's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  130. Ivan Maric's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  131. Jack Gunston's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  132. Broc McCauley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  133. Mitch Clark's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  134. Ben Hudson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  135. Matthew Warnock's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  136. Tom Lynch's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  137. Zac Dawson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  138. Josh Hill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  139. Brad Ebert's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  140. John McCarthy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  141. James Sellar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  142. Luke Power's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  143. Tom Scully's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  144. Dean Brogan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  145. Darren Pfeiffer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  146. Brent Renouf's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  147. Tony Armstrong's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  148. Mark Austin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  149. Sam Reid's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  150. Beau Wilkes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  151. Setanta Ó hAilpín's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  152. Andrew McQualter's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  153. Jordan Lisle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  154. Lewis Johnston's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  155. Mitch Morton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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