# List of AFL debuts in 2013

During the 2013 Australian Football League (AFL) season a number of Australian rules footballers made their AFL debut with others playing their first game for a new club.

## Summary

Summary of debuts in 2013 :
| Club | AFL debuts | Change of club |
| Adelaide | 4 | 0 |
| Brisbane Lions | 5 | 2 |
| Carlton | 5 | 0 |
| Collingwood | 8 | 4 |
| Essendon | 4 | 1 |
| Fremantle | 7 | 1 |
| Geelong | 3 | 2 |
| Gold Coast | 5 | 2 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 8 | 2 |
| Hawthorn | 5 | 3 |
| Melbourne | 7 | 5 |
| North Melbourne | 3 | 2 |
| Port Adelaide | 4 | 4 |
| Richmond | 3 | 6 |
| St Kilda | 9 | 3 |
| Sydney | 6 | 1 |
| West Coast | 5 | 3 |
| Western Bulldogs | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 96 | 44 |

## AFL debuts

| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2013) | Goals (in 2013) | Notes |
| Nick Kommer | Essendon | 22 years, 175 days | 1 | 19 | 10 | |
| Brett Goodes | Western Bulldogs | 29 years, 42 days | 1 | 13 | 2 | Brother of Adam Goodes. |
| Lachie Plowman | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 200 days | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Lachie Whitfield | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 255 days | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2012 Larke Medal winner, 1st overall selection in 2012 AFL draft, round 10 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Dane Rampe | Sydney | 22 years, 301 days | 1 | 23 | 1 | |
| Jaeger O'Meara | Gold Coast | 19 years, 36 days | 1 | 22 | 16 | Round 5 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star and overall winner. |
| Matt Jones | Melbourne | 25 years, 164 days | 1 | 22 | 3 | Grandson of Trevor Jones. |
| Jimmy Toumpas | Melbourne | 19 years, 89 days | 1 | 14 | 0 | |
| Jack Viney | Melbourne | 18 years, 352 days | 1 | 13 | 3 | son of Todd Viney, round 21 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Kane Mitchell | Port Adelaide | 23 years, 120 days | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2012 Sandover Medal winner. |
| Jake Neade | Port Adelaide | 18 years, 306 days | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2012 Harrison Medal winner, round 13 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Ollie Wines | Port Adelaide | 18 years, 175 days | 1 | 24 | 8 | Round 1 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Sam Dwyer | Collingwood | 26 years, 214 days | 1 | 21 | 15 | |
| Jack Frost | Collingwood | 21 days, 35 days | 1 | 2 | 0 | Brother of Sam Frost. |
| Josh Thomas | Collingwood | 21 years, 181 days | 1 | 19 | 11 | |
| Jed Anderson | Hawthorn | 19 years, 59 days | 1 | 6 | 3 | Brother of Joe Anderson, round 3 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Mark Blicavs | Geelong | 22 years, 5 days | 1 | 22 | 7 | |
| Brad Crouch | Adelaide | 19 years, 83 days | 2 | 14 | 4 | Round 14 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Dean Terlich | Melbourne | 23 years, 114 days | 2 | 20 | 0 | |
| Sam Rowe | Carlton | 25 years, 139 days | 2 | 10 | 9 | |
| Callum Sinclair | West Coast | 23 years, 196 days | 2 | 5 | 3 | Son of Allan Sinclair. |
| Nathan Wright | St Kilda | 19 years, 57 days | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Tom Lee | St Kilda | 22 years, 102 days | 3 | 10 | 17 | |
| Dylan Buckley | Carlton | 20 years, 29 days | 3 | 1 | 1 | Son of Jim Buckley, round 2 nomination2014 AFL Rising Star |
| Sam Mayes | Brisbane Lions | 18 years, 328 days | 3 | 18 | 12 | Round 12 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Taylor Duryea | Hawthorn | 21 years, 355 days | 3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Tanner Smith | Fremantle | 19 years, 44 days | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rory Laird | Adelaide | 19 years, 113 days | 4 | 18 | 1 | Round 20 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Jackson Macrae | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 261 days | 4 | 13 | 3 | Round 8 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Jake Stringer | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 361 days | 4 | 10 | 12 | Round 20 nomination 2014 AFL Rising Star. |
| Majak Daw | North Melbourne | 22 years, 42 days | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| Sam Docherty | Brisbane Lions | 19 years, 186 days | 4 | 13 | 1 | |
| Marco Paparone | Brisbane Lions | 18 years, 230 days | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Brodie Murdoch | St Kilda | 19 years, 95 days | 5 | 8 | 2 | Brother of Jordan Murdoch. |
| Josh Saunders | St Kilda | 18 years, 237 days | 5 | 10 | 2 | |
| Jack Hannath | Fremantle | 21 years, 291 days | 5 | 12 | 7 | |
| Nick Vlastuin | Richmond | 19 years, 7 days | 5 | 18 | 9 | Round 7 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Zac Williams | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 219 days | 5 | 11 | 2 | Round 19 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Justin Clarke | Brisbane Lions | 19 years, 161 days | 5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Jarrod Witts | Collingwood | 20 years, 232 days | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
| Ben Kennedy | Collingwood | 19 years, 62 days | 6 | 12 | 9 | |
| Aidan Corr | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 352 days | 6 | 10 | 1 | |
| Will Sierakowski | North Melbourne | 22 years, 282 days | 6 | 7 | 1 | Previously recruited by Hawthorn, nephew of Brian Sierakowski and cousin of David Sierakowski. |
| Jesse Lonergan | Gold Coast | 18 years, 171 days | 6 | 4 | 0 | Nephew of Sam Lonergan. |
| Jed Lamb | Sydney | 20 years, 198 days | 6 | 12 | 9 | |
| Jaryd Cachia | Carlton | 21 years, 362 days | 6 | 14 | 1 | |
| Dean Kent | Melbourne | 19 years, 71 days | 6 | 15 | 10 | |
| Jackson Thurlow | Geelong | 19 years, 44 days | 7 | 4 | 1 | Round 19 nomination 2015 AFL Rising Star. |
| Sam Colquhoun | Port Adelaide | 18 years, 142 days | 7 | 10 | 2 | |
| Mark Hutchings | West Coast | 21 years, 351 days | 7 | 9 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Webster | St Kilda | 19 years, 319 days | 7 | 11 | 1 | |
| Troy Menzel | Carlton | 18 years, 239 days | 8 | 7 | 8 | Brother of Daniel Menzel, round 16 nomination 2014 AFL Rising Star. |
| George Burbury | Geelong | 20 years, 343 days | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| Nathan Hrovat | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 352 days | 9 | 7 | 1 | Round 17 nomination 2014 AFL Rising Star. |
| Sam Michael | Brisbane Lions | 19 years, 342 days | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sam Grimley | Hawthorn | 22 years, 144 days | 9 | 3 | 3 | Son of Brett Grimley, grandson of Ken Grimley. |
| Kyle Martin | Collingwood | 22 years, 256 days | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| Will Hams | Essendon | 18 years, 322 days | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tom Mitchell | Sydney | 20 years, 2 days | 10 | 14 | 11 | Son of Barry Mitchell, round 11 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Tim Sumner | Gold Coast | 18 years, 235 days | 10 | 11 | 6 | Brother of Byron Sumner. |
| Jackson Ferguson | St Kilda | 20 years, 222 days | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Daniher | Essendon | 19 years, 96 days | 11 | 5 | 3 | Son of Anthony Daniher, brother of Darcy Daniher, round 12 nomination 2014 AFL Rising Star. |
| Brandon Jack | Sydney | 19 years, 15 days | 11 | 9 | 7 | Brother of Kieren Jack, son of Garry Jack. |
| Blayne Wilson | West Coast | 21 years, 135 days | 11 | 7 | 0 | |
| Adam Oxley | Collingwood | 20 years, 221 days | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mitch Clisby | Melbourne | 23 years, 169 days | 13 | 8 | 1 | |
| Lachie Hunter | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 191 days | 13 | 9 | 4 | Son of Mark Hunter. |
| Matt Taberner | Fremantle | 20 years, 6 days | 13 | 4 | 0 | Round 22 nomination 2014 AFL Rising Star. |
| Simon Tunbridge | West Coast | 20 years, 88 days | 14 | 2 | 2 | |
| Xavier Richards | Sydney | 20 years, 65 days | 14 | 1 | 0 | Brother of Ted Richards. |
| Andrew Boston | Gold Coast | 19 years, 99 days | 14 | 8 | 7 | |
| Viv Michie | Fremantle | 21 years, 127 days | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jonathon Ceglar | Hawthorn | 22 years, 137 days | 14 | 2 | 1 | Previously recruited by Collingwood. |
| Matthew Arnot | Richmond | 19 years, 252 days | 14 | 4 | 1 | |
| Jonathan O'Rourke | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 85 days | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| Adam Carter | West Coast | 19 years, 89 days | 16 | 5 | 0 | |
| Will Langford | Hawthorn | 21 years, 17 days | 17 | 1 | 0 | Son of Chris Langford. |
| Tom Curren | St Kilda | 20 years, 356 days | 17 | 7 | 3 | |
| Mitch Grigg | Adelaide | 20 years, 201 days | 17 | 5 | 6 | |
| Brodie Grundy | Collingwood | 19 years, 104 days | 18 | 7 | 1 | Round 22 nomination 2013 AFL Rising Star. |
| Kyle Hartigan | Adelaide | 21 years, 262 days | 18 | 3 | 0 | |
| Darren Minchington | St Kilda | 19 years, 243 days | 20 | 2 | 2 | |
| Troy Davis | Melbourne | 21 years, 61 days | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tom Downie | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 107 days | 20 | 1 | 0 | |
| Taylor Garner | North Melbourne | 19 years, 216 days | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nick Graham | Carlton | 19 years, 67 days | 21 | 2 | 0 | |
| Matthew McDonough | Richmond | 19 years, 204 days | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lauchlan Dalgleish | Essendon | 20 years, 57 days | 21 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cameron Shenton | St Kilda | 22 years, 332 days | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| Leigh Osborne | Gold Coast | 23 years, 166 days | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kristian Jaksch | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 322 days | 22 | 2 | 1 | |
| Shane Biggs | Sydney | 22 years, 25 days | 23 | 3 | 0 | |
| Josh Simpson | Fremantle | 19 years, 204 days | 23 | 1 | 1 | |
| Alex Forster | Fremantle | 20 years, 49 days | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Craig Moller | Fremantle | 19 years, 9 days | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| James Stewart | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 182 days | 23 | 1 | 0 | Son of Craig Stewart. |

## Change of AFL club

| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2013) | Goals (in 2013) | Notes |
| Brendon Goddard | Essendon | 27 years, 306 days | 1 | 22 | 18 | Previously played for St Kilda, Restricted free agent recruit, 2012, won 2013 W. S. Crichton Medal |
| Danyle Pearce | Fremantle | 26 years, 350 days | 1 | 25 | 10 | Previously played for Port Adelaide, Restricted free agent recruit, 2012, played in 2013 AFL Grand Final |
| Jamie Cripps | West Coast | 20 years, 334 days | 1 | 15 | 12 | Previously played for St Kilda, Trade, 2012 |
| Troy Chaplin | Richmond | 27 years, 24 days | 1 | 22 | 1 | Previously played for Port Adelaide, Restricted free agent recruit, 2012 |
| Tom Young | Western Bulldogs | 20 years, 338 days | 1 | 15 | 2 | Previously played for Collingwood, Trade, 2012 |
| Koby Stevens | Western Bulldogs | 21 years, 285 days | 1 | 19 | 9 | Previously played for West Coast, Trade, 2012 |
| Nick Lower | Western Bulldogs | 25 years, 280 days | 1 | 13 | 2 | Previously played for Port Adelaide & Fremantle, Delisted free agent recruit, 2012, Delisted at end of season |
| Brent Moloney | Brisbane Lions | 29 years, 62 days | 1 | 16 | 8 | Previously played for Melbourne, Trade, 2012 |
| Stefan Martin | Brisbane Lions | 26 years, 133 days | 1 | 5 | 4 | Previously played for Melbourne, Trade, 2012 |
| Stephen Gilham | Greater Western Sydney | 28 years, 209 days | 1 | 14 | 0 | Previously played for Hawthorn, Trade, 2012 |
| Greg Broughton | Gold Coast | 26 years, 182 days | 1 | 17 | 2 | Previously played for Fremantle, Trade, 2012 |
| Tom Murphy | Gold Coast | 27 years, 11 days | 1 | 17 | 0 | Previously played for Hawthorn, Unrestricted free agent recruit, 2012 |
| Tom Hickey | St Kilda | 22 years, 24 days | 1 | 12 | 2 | Previously played for Gold Coast, Trade, 2012 |
| Dylan Roberton | St Kilda | 21 years, 282 days | 1 | 20 | 2 | Previously played for Fremantle, Delisted free agent recruit, 2012 |
| Shannon Byrnes | Melbourne | 28 years, 358 days | 1 | 17 | 12 | Previously played for Geelong, Unrestricted free agent recruit, 2012 |
| Tom Gillies | Melbourne | 23 years, 24 days | 1 | 2 | 0 | Previously played for Geelong, Delisted free agent recruit, 2012, Delisted at end of season |
| Cameron Pedersen | Melbourne | 26 years, 14 days | 1 | 10 | 5 | Previously played for North Melbourne, Trade, 2012 |
| David Rodan | Melbourne | 29 years, 174 days | 1 | 9 | 2 | Previously played for Richmond & Port Adelaide, Trade, 2012, Retired after knee injury in Round 22 |
| Campbell Heath | Port Adelaide | 21 years, 364 days | 1 | 12 | 3 | Previously played for Sydney, Trade, 2012 |
| Angus Monfries | Port Adelaide | 26 years, 72 days | 1 | 24 | 39 | Previously played for Essendon, Trade, 2012 |
| Lewis Stevenson | Port Adelaide | 23 years, 244 days | 1 | 9 | 0 | Previously played for West Coast, Trade, 2012 |
| Ben Jacobs | North Melbourne | 21 years, 82 days | 1 | 7 | 2 | Previously played for Port Adelaide, 2012 National Draft |
| Quinten Lynch | Collingwood | 30 years, 67 days | 1 | 18 | 9 | Previously played for West Coast, Unrestricted free agent recruit, 2012 |
| Jordan Russell | Collingwood | 26 years, 145 days | 1 | 9 | 0 | Previously played for Carlton, Trade, 2012, Delisted at end of season |
| Jared Rivers | Geelong | 28 years, 165 days | 1 | 10 | 0 | Previously played for Melbourne, Unrestricted free agent recruit, 2012 |
| Josh Caddy | Geelong | 20 years, 185 days | 1 | 18 | 11 | Previously played for Gold Coast, Trade, 2012 |
| Ricky Petterd | Richmond | 24 years, 255 days | 2 | 12 | 4 | Previously played for Melbourne, 2013 Rookie Draft |
| Taylor Hine | North Melbourne | 21 years, 80 days | 3 | 14 | 0 | Previously played for Gold Coast, 2012 National Draft |
| Chris Knights | Richmond | 26 years, 201 days | 3 | 5 | 6 | Previously played for Adelaide, Unrestricted free agent recruit, 2012 |
| Ben Hudson | Collingwood | 34 years, 50 days | 3 | 7 | 1 | Previously played for Adelaide, Western Bulldogs & Brisbane Lions, 2013 Rookie Draft |
| Bret Thornton | Greater Western Sydney | 29 years, 163 days | 5 | 1 | 0 | Previously played for Carlton, 2013 Pre-season Draft, Delisted at end of season |
| Brian Lake | Hawthorn | 31 years, 61 days | 5 | 21 | 2 | Previously played for Western Bulldogs, Trade, 2012, Won Norm Smith Medal in 2013 AFL Grand Final |
| Jonathan Simpkin | Hawthorn | 25 years, 188 days | 6 | 14 | 6 | Previously played for Geelong, Delisted free agent recruit, 2012, Played in 2013 AFL Grand Final |
| Sharrod Wellingham | West Coast | 24 years, 302 days | 6 | 10 | 8 | Previously played for Collingwood, Trade, 2012 |
| Orren Stephenson | Richmond | 30 years, 300 days | 7 | 6 | 0 | Previously played for Geelong, 2013 Rookie Draft |
| Chris Dawes | Melbourne | 24 years, 361 days | 7 | 12 | 12 | Previously played for Collingwood, Trade, 2012 |
| Matthew Spangher | Hawthorn | 26 years, 26 days | 8 | 4 | 2 | Previously played for West Coast & Sydney, Trade, 2012 |
| Sam Lonergan | Richmond | 26 years, 61 days | 9 | 2 | 0 | Previously played for Essendon, 2013 Rookie Draft |
| Jack Hombsch | Port Adelaide | 20 years, 87 days | 10 | 6 | 0 | Previously played for Greater Western Sydney, Trade, 2012 |
| Aaron Edwards | Richmond | 29 years, 93 days | 10 | 9 | 14 | Previously played for West Coast & North Melbourne, Trade, 2012 |
| Kurt Tippett | Sydney | 26 years, 46 days | 13 | 12 | 35 | Previously played for Adelaide, 2013 Pre-season Draft, Sydney leading goalkicker in 2013 |
| Clinton Young | Collingwood | 27 years, 140 days | 15 | 2 | 0 | Previously played for Hawthorn, Unrestricted free agent recruit, 2012 |
| Cale Morton | West Coast | 23 years, 178 days | 16 | 3 | 1 | Previously played for Melbourne, Trade, 2012 |