# List of AFL debuts in 2015

The following is the list of players who have debuted either in the Australian Football League (AFL) or for a new club during the 2015 AFL season.

## Summary

Summary of debuts in 2015 :
| Club | AFL debuts | Change of club |
| Adelaide | 5 | 1 |
| Brisbane Lions | 5 | 3 |
| Carlton | 6 | 4 |
| Collingwood | 5 | 4 |
| Essendon | 3 | 4 |
| Fremantle | 7 | 0 |
| Geelong | 4 | 3 |
| Gold Coast | 7 | 3 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 2 |
| Hawthorn | 2 | 2 |
| Melbourne | 8 | 4 |
| North Melbourne | 1 | 2 |
| Port Adelaide | 2 | 1 |
| Richmond | 6 | 1 |
| St Kilda | 6 | 1 |
| Sydney | 4 | 0 |
| West Coast | 5 | 0 |
| Western Bulldogs | 7 | 3 |
| Total | 86 | 38 |

## AFL debuts

| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2015) | Goals (in 2015) | Notes |
| Clem Smith | Carlton | 19 years, 59 days | 1 | 7 | 0 | Pick 60 (2014 national draft) |
| Kamdyn McIntosh | Richmond | 20 years, 364 days | 1 | 23 | 8 | Pick 31 (2012 national draft), round 1 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star |
| Jesse Hogan | Melbourne | 20 years, 52 days | 1 | 20 | 44 | Pick 2 (2012 Mini draft), round 9 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star, and winner of the Ron Evans Medal (Rising Star Award) |
| Angus Brayshaw | Melbourne | 19 years, 86 days | 1 | 21 | 5 | Pick 3 (2014 national draft), son of Mark Brayshaw, round 10 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star |
| Aaron vandenBerg | Melbourne | 23 years, 32 days | 1 | 14 | 5 | Pick 2 (2015 rookie draft) |
| Adam Saad | Gold Coast | 20 years, 255 days | 1 | 16 | 1 | Pick 25 (2015 rookie draft), round 5 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star |
| Touk Miller | Gold Coast | 19 years, 42 days | 1 | 22 | 7 | Pick 29 (2014 national draft), round 16 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star |
| Jarrod Garlett | Gold Coast | 18 years, 336 days | 1 | 9 | 4 | Pick 15 (2014 national draft) |
| Isaac Heeney | Sydney | 18 years, 334 days | 1 | 14 | 16 | Pick 18 (2014 national draft), academy selection, round 3 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star |
| Jordan De Goey | Collingwood | 19 years, 20 days | 1 | 16 | 6 | Pick 5 (2014 national draft), round 20 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star |
| Jaden McGrath | Brisbane Lions | 18 years, 293 days | 1 | 3 | 0 | Pick 73 (2014 national draft) |
| Tom Lamb | West Coast | 18 years, 167 days | 1 | 1 | 1 | Pick 32 (2014 national draft), son of Wayne Lamb |
| Jackson Nelson | West Coast | 19 years, 20 days | 1 | 11 | 1 | Pick 51 (2014 national draft) |
| Jack Lonie | St Kilda | 18 years, 235 days | 1 | 17 | 12 | Pick 41 (2014 national draft), round 14 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star |
| Jack Sinclair | St Kilda | 20 years, 53 days | 1 | 18 | 18 | Pick 1 (2015 rookie draft) |
| Nakia Cockatoo | Geelong | 18 years, 165 days | 1 | 11 | 3 | Pick 10 (2014 national draft) |
| Cory Gregson | Geelong | 18 years, 214 days | 1 | 20 | 13 | Pick 47 (2014 national draft), round 6 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star |
| Liam Duggan | West Coast | 18 years, 120 days | 2 | 12 | 1 | Pick 11 (2014 national draft) |
| Kane Lambert | Richmond | 23 years, 136 days | 2 | 13 | 8 | Pick 46 (2015 rookie draft) |
| James Sicily | Hawthorn | 20 years, 97 days | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pick 56 (2013 national draft) |
| Paddy McCartin | St Kilda | 18 years, 363 days | 3 | 6 | 3 | Pick 1 (2014 national draft) |
| Jake Kelly | Adelaide | 20 years, 88 days | 3 | 10 | 0 | Pick 40 (2014 rookie draft), son of Craig Kelly |
| Ciarán Byrne | Carlton | 20 years, 133 days | 3 | 1 | 0 | Pick 64 (2014 rookie draft) |
| Brendon Ah Chee | Port Adelaide | 21 years, 118 days | 3 | 11 | 6 | Pick 45 (2011 national draft) |
| Harris Andrews | Brisbane Lions | 18 years, 128 days | 3 | 19 | 4 | Pick 61 (2014 national draft), academy selection, round 18 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star |
| Lukas Webb | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 46 days | 3 | 10 | 1 | Pick 27 (2014 national draft) |
| Nathan Drummond | Richmond | 20 years, 96 days | 4 | 1 | 0 | Pick 52 (2014 national draft) |
| Blaine Boekhorst | Carlton | 21 years, 235 days | 4 | 11 | 5 | Pick 19 (2014 national draft) |
| Matthew Dick | Carlton | 20 years, 173 days | 4 | 6 | 0 | Delisted free agent, (2014 national draft), from Sydney |
| Fraser McInnes | West Coast | 21 years, 281 days | 4 | 7 | 6 | Pick 28 (2011 national draft) |
| Trent Dumont | North Melbourne | 19 years, 300 days | 4 | 8 | 2 | Pick 30 (2013 national draft) |
| Corey Ellis | Richmond | 18 years, 205 days | 5 | 6 | 3 | Pick 12 (2014 national draft) |
| Josh Glenn | Gold Coast | 21 years, 54 days | 5 | 5 | 1 | Pick 7 (2015 rookie draft) |
| Henry Schade | Gold Coast | 21 years, 206 days | 5 | 15 | 0 | Pick 24 (2011 national draft) |
| Kyle Langford | Essendon | 18 years, 153 days | 5 | 8 | 3 | Pick 17 (2014 national draft) |
| Daniel McKenzie | St Kilda | 18 years, 351 days | 5 | 7 | 0 | Pick 22 (2014 national draft) |
| Jake Lever | Adelaide | 19 years, 065 days | 6 | 12 | 0 | Pick 14 (2014 national draft), round 17 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star |
| Alex Pearce | Fremantle | 19 years, 334 days | 6 | 13 | 3 | Pick 37 (2013 national draft) |
| Billy Stretch | Melbourne | 18 years, 243 days | 6 | 11 | 2 | Pick 42 (2014 national draft), son of Steven Stretch |
| Bailey Dale | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 299 days | 7 | 10 | 6 | Pick 45 (2014 national draft) |
| Liam McBean | Richmond | 20 years, 265 days | 7 | 2 | 0 | Pick 33 (2012 national draft) |
| Connor Menadue | Richmond | 18 years, 240 days | 7 | 5 | 1 | Pick 33 (2014 national draft) |
| Karl Amon | Port Adelaide | 19 years, 271 days | 7 | 7 | 5 | Pick 68 (2013 national draft) |
| Liam Dawson | Brisbane Lions | 19 years, 122 days | 8 | 10 | 1 | Pick 44 (2014 national draft), academy selection |
| Dan Robinson | Sydney | 20 years, 330 days | 9 | 4 | 2 | Pick 50 (2013 rookie draft) |
| Daniel Howe | Hawthorn | 19 years, 177 days | 9 | 4 | 0 | Pick 31 (2014 national draft) |
| Keegan Brooksby | Gold Coast | 25 years, 034 days | 9 | 3 | 3 | Pick 42 (2015 rookie draft) |
| Joel Hamling | Western Bulldogs | 22 years, 052 days | 9 | 11 | 0 | Previously on Geelong playing list, signed as a delisted free agent in 2014 |
| Peter Wright | Gold Coast | 18 years, 271 days | 10 | 3 | 1 | Pick 8 (2014 national draft) |
| Toby McLean | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 127 days | 10 | 4 | 2 | Pick 26 (2014 national draft) |
| Michael Luxford | Geelong | 20 years, 104 days | 10 | 2 | 0 | Pick 56 (2014 rookie draft) |
| Hugh Beasley | Brisbane Lions | 19 years, 207 days | 10 | 6 | 0 | Pick 22 (2014 national draft) |
| Alex Neal-Bullen | Melbourne | 19 years, 157 days | 12 | 11 | 6 | Pick 40 (2014 national draft) |
| Jack Steele | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 189 days | 12 | 7 | 1 | Pick 24 (2014 national draft), academy selection |
| Caleb Marchbank | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 195 days | 12 | 5 | 0 | Pick 6 (2014 national draft) |
| Jake Kolodjashnij | Geelong | 19 years, 316 days | 12 | 9 | 0 | Pick 41 (2013 national draft), brother of Kade Kolodjashnij |
| Toby Nankervis | Sydney | 20 years, 324 days | 14 | 5 | 1 | Pick 35 (2013 national draft) |
| Brayden Maynard | Collingwood | 18 years, 286 days | 14 | 9 | 2 | Pick 30 (2014 national draft), son of Peter Maynard |
| Darcy Moore | Collingwood | 19 years, 160 days | 14 | 9 | 9 | Pick 9 (2014 national draft), son of Peter Moore |
| Caleb Daniel | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 362 days | 14 | 10 | 6 | Pick 46 (2014 national draft), round 4 nomination 2016 AFL Rising Star |
| Tom Fields | Carlton | 22 years, 203 days | 15 | 2 | 0 | Pick 41 (2015 rookie draft), son of Neville Fields |
| Jayden Laverde | Essendon | 19 years, 90 days | 15 | 9 | 5 | Pick 20 (2014 national draft) |
| James Harmes | Melbourne | 19 years, 279 days | 15 | 8 | 3 | Pick 2 (2014 rookie draft), round 7 nomination 2016 AFL Rising Star |
| Josh Prudden | Western Bulldogs | 20 years, 308 days | 15 | 4 | 0 | Pick 50 (2012 national draft) |
| Riley Knight | Adelaide | 20 years, 107 days | 15 | 11 | 8 | Pick 46 (2013 national draft) |
| Brad Walsh | Carlton | 18 years, 318 days | 16 | 3 | 1 | Pick 24 (2015 rookie draft) |
| Rory Atkins | Adelaide | 21 years, 7 days | 16 | 8 | 4 | Pick 81 (2012 national draft) |
| Hugh Goddard | St Kilda | 18 years, 329 days | 16 | 8 | 1 | Pick 21 (2014 national draft), cousin of Brendon Goddard |
| Tom Barrass | West Coast | 19 years, 291 days | 17 | 3 | 0 | Pick 43 (2013 national draft) |
| Matthew Scharenberg | Collingwood | 19 years, 317 days | 18 | 4 | 0 | Pick 6 (2013 national draft) |
| Lachie Weller | Fremantle | 19 years, 161 days | 18 | 3 | 0 | Pick 13 (2014 national draft), brother of Maverick Weller |
| Jonathon Marsh | Collingwood | 19 years, 295 days | 19 | 5 | 0 | Pick 77 (2013 national draft) |
| Billy Evans | Brisbane Lions | 18 years, 293 days | 19 | 5 | 1 | Pick 4 (2015 rookie draft) |
| James Rose | Sydney | 19 years, 128 days | 21 | 2 | 3 | Pick 37 (2014 national draft) |
| Jason Holmes | St Kilda | 25 years, 298 days | 21 | 3 | 0 | Pick 36 (2014 rookie draft) |
| Roarke Smith | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 346 days | 21 | 1 | 0 | Pick 5 (2015 rookie draft) |
| Zaine Cordy | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 306 days | 22 | 2 | 0 | Pick 62 (2014 national draft), brother of Ayce Cordy, son of Brian Cordy |
| Conor McKenna | Essendon | 19 years, 154 days | 22 | 2 | 2 | Pick 62 (2015 rookie draft) |
| Ed Langdon | Fremantle | 19 years, 211 days | 22 | 2 | 0 | Pick 54 (2014 national draft), brother of Tom Langdon |
| Oscar McDonald | Melbourne | 19 years, 165 days | 22 | 2 | 0 | Pick 53 (2014 national draft), brother of Tom McDonald |
| Connor Blakely | Fremantle | 19 years, 187 days | 23 | 1 | 0 | Pick 34 (2014 national draft) |
| Brady Grey | Fremantle | 20 years, 48 days | 23 | 1 | 0 | Pick 58 (2013 national draft) |
| Ethan Hughes | Fremantle | 20 years, 272 days | 23 | 1 | 0 | Pick 13 (2014 national draft) |
| Jacob Ballard | Fremantle | 20 years, 192 days | 23 | 1 | 0 | Pick 47 (2014 rookie draft) |
| Mitch White | Melbourne | 19 years, 149 days | 23 | 1 | 0 | Pick 20 (2015 rookie draft) |
| Jake Barrett | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 302 days | 23 | 1 | 0 | Pick 97 (2013 national draft), NSW Zone selection |

## Change of AFL club

| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2015) | Goals (in 2015) | Notes |
| Taylor Hunt | Richmond | 24 years, 148 days | 1 | 23 | 1 | Previously played for Geelong, signed as a delisted free agent in 2014 |
| Liam Jones | Carlton | 24 years, 38 days | 1 | 9 | 7 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs, traded in 2014 |
| Kristian Jaksch | Carlton | 20 years, 177 days | 1 | 6 | 1 | Previously played for Greater Western Sydney, traded in 2014 |
| Heritier Lumumba | Melbourne | 28 years, 140 days | 1 | 19 | 2 | Previously played for Collingwood, traded in 2014 |
| Sam Frost | Melbourne | 21 years, 219 days | 1 | 3 | 0 | Previously played for Greater Western Sydney, traded in 2014 |
| Ben Newton | Melbourne | 22 years, 239 days | 1 | 11 | 11 | Previously played for Port Adelaide, signed as a delisted free agent in 2014 |
| Jeff Garlett | Melbourne | 25 years, 244 days | 1 | 22 | 40 | Previously played for Carlton, traded in 2014 |
| Mitch Hallahan | Gold Coast | 22 years, 244 day | 1 | 12 | 3 | Previously played for Hawthorn, traded in 2014 |
| Nick Malceski | Gold Coast | 30 years, 232 days | 1 | 16 | 3 | Previously played for Sydney, signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2014 |
| Adam Cooney | Essendon | 26 years, 359 days | 1 | 11 | 10 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs, traded in 2014 |
| Travis Varcoe | Collingwood | 26 years, 335 days | 1 | 22 | 10 | Previously played for Geelong, traded in 2014 |
| Jack Crisp | Collingwood | 21 years, 184 days | 1 | 22 | 16 | Previously played for Brisbane Lions, traded in 2014 |
| Allen Christensen | Brisbane Lions | 23 years, 320 days | 1 | 22 | 19 | Previously played for Geelong, traded in 2014 |
| Mitch Robinson | Brisbane Lions | 25 years, 301 days | 1 | 21 | 10 | Previously played for Carlton, signed as a delisted free agent in 2014 |
| Dayne Beams | Brisbane Lions | 25 years, 52 days | 1 | 16 | 10 | Previously played for Collingwood, traded in 2014 |
| Tom Boyd | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 225 days | 1 | 14 | 16 | Previously played for Greater Western Sydney, traded in 2014 |
| Tim Membrey | St Kilda | 20 years, 314 days | 1 | 12 | 9 | Previously played for Sydney, signed as a delisted free agent in 2014 |
| Joel Patfull | Greater Western Sydney | 30 years, 119 days | 1 | 16 | 1 | Previously played for Brisbane Lions, traded in 2014 |
| Ryan Griffen | Greater Western Sydney | 28 years, 252 days | 1 | 21 | 7 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs, traded in 2014 |
| Kyle Cheney | Adelaide | 25 years, 223 days | 1 | 12 | 0 | Previously played for Melbourne & Hawthorn, traded in 2014 |
| Jarrad Waite | North Melbourne | 32 years, 62 days | 1 | 22 | 42 | Previously played for Carlton, signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2014 |
| Shaun Higgins | North Melbourne | 27 years, 32 days | 1 | 23 | 37 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs, signed as a restricted free agent in 2014 |
| Paddy Ryder | Port Adelaide | 27 years, 22 days | 1 | 18 | 18 | Previously played for Essendon, traded in 2014 |
| James Frawley | Hawthorn | 26 years, 198 days | 1 | 16 | 6 | Previously played for Melbourne, signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2014 |
| Mitch Clark | Geelong | 27 years, 169 days | 1 | 8 | 14 | Previously played for Brisbane Lions & Melbourne, traded in 2014 |
| Jason Tutt | Carlton | 23 years, 330 days | 2 | 13 | 4 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs, pick 2 (2015 Pre-Season Draft) |
| Rhys Stanley | Geelong | 24 years, 132 days | 2 | 8 | 6 | Previously played for St Kilda, traded in 2014 |
| Jonathan O'Rourke | Hawthorn | 20 years, 356 days | 2 | 2 | 1 | Previously played for Greater Western Sydney, traded in 2014 |
| James Gwilt | Essendon | 28 years, 244 days | 2 | 11 | 0 | Previously played for St Kilda, signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2014 |
| Patrick Karnezis | Collingwood | 22 years, 359 days | 3 | 4 | 2 | Previously played for Brisbane Lions, traded in 2013 |
| Mark Whiley | Carlton | 22 years, 151 days | 5 | 8 | 1 | Previously played for Greater Western Sydney, traded in 2014 |
| Andrew Raines | Gold Coast | 29 years, 63 days | 6 | 6 | 2 | Previously played for Brisbane Lions, pick 71, (2015 rookie draft) |
| Shaun McKernan | Essendon | 24 years, 256 days | 7 | 9 | 6 | Previously played for Adelaide, pick 12, (2015 rookie draft) |
| Sam Blease | Geelong | 24 years, 87 days | 7 | 1 | 0 | Previously played for Melbourne, signed as a delisted free agent in 2014 |
| Shane Biggs | Western Bulldogs | 23 years, 292 days | 8 | 10 | 3 | Previously played for Sydney, traded in 2014 |
| Shaun Edwards | Essendon | 21 years, 182 days | 11 | 9 | 8 | Previously played for Greater Western Sydney, traded in 2013 |
| Levi Greenwood | Collingwood | 26 years, 150 days | 16 | 8 | 4 | Previously played for North Melbourne, traded in 2014 |
| Jonathan Giles | Essendon | 27 years, 207 days | 18 | 3 | 1 | Previously played for Greater Western Sydney, traded in 2014 |