# List of AFL Women's debuts in 2021

The following is the list of players in the AFL Women's (AFLW) who have either made their AFLW debut or played for a new club during the 2021 AFL Women's season.

## Summary

Summary of debuts in 2021 :
| Club | Debut | Debut | Total |
| Club | AFLW | New club | Total |
| Adelaide | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Brisbane | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Carlton | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Collingwood | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Fremantle | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Geelong | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Gold Coast | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Melbourne | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| North Melbourne | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Richmond | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| St Kilda | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| West Coast | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Western Bulldogs | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 61 | 24 | 85 |

## AFL Women's debuts

| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Notes |
| Charlotte Hammans | Carlton | 19 years, 316 days | 1 | Traded in 2020 |
| Mimi Hill | Carlton | 18 years, 116 days | 1 | Pick 12, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Tarni Brown | Collingwood | 18 years, 308 days | 1 | Pick 19, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Bella Smith | Collingwood | 19 years, 130 days | 1 | Free agency signing, 2020 |
| Amelia Velardo | Collingwood | 18 years, 245 days | 1 | Pick 25, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Alice Burke | St Kilda | 18 years, 352 days | 1 | Pick 24, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Tahlia Meyer | St Kilda | 25 years, 207 days | 1 | Free agency signing, 2020 |
| Renee Saulitis | St Kilda | 18 years, 168 days | 1 | Pick 34, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Tyanna Smith | St Kilda | 18 years, 92 days | 1 | Pick 6, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Jacqui Vogt | St Kilda | 26 years, 323 days | 1 | Pick 40, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Jess Fitzgerald | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 327 days | 1 | Pick 2, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Sarah Hartwig | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 292 days | 1 | Pick 11, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Annise Bradfield | Gold Coast | 18 years, 59 days | 1 | Pick 7, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Daisy D'Arcy | Gold Coast | 18 years, 49 days | 1 | Pick 60, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Elizabeth Keaney | Gold Coast | 29 years, 39 days | 1 | Pick 58, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Maddison Levi | Gold Coast | 18 years, 278 days | 1 | Pick 50, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Lucy Single | Gold Coast | 18 years, 124 days | 1 | Pick 57, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Alyssa Bannan | Melbourne | 18 years, 292 days | 1 | Pick 5, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Megan Fitzsimon | Melbourne | 18 years, 173 days | 1 | Pick 35, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Eliza McNamara | Melbourne | 18 years, 268 days | 1 | Pick 15, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Shanae Davison | West Coast | 19 years, 165 days | 1 | Pick 18, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Andrea Gilmore | West Coast | 32 years, 95 days | 1 | Pick 53, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Isabella Lewis | West Coast | 18 years, 75 days | 1 | Pick 3, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Demi Liddle | West Coast | 21 years, 237 days | 1 | Free agency signing, 2020 |
| Amber Ward | West Coast | 19 years, 110 days | 1 | Free agency signing, 2020 |
| Teah Charlton | Adelaide | 18 years, 280 days | 1 | Pick 4, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Darcy Moloney | Geelong | 18 years, 72 days | 1 | Pick 10, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Isabella Eddey | North Melbourne | 18 years, 355 days | 1 | Pick 13, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Alice O'Loughlin | North Melbourne | 18 years, 207 days | 1 | Pick 22, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Luka Lesosky-Hay | Richmond | 18 years, 214 days | 1 | Pick 52, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Ellie McKenzie | Richmond | 18 years, 106 days | 1 | Pick 1, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Courtney Hodder | Brisbane | 20 years, 207 days | 1 | Rookie signing, 2020 |
| Mikayla Hyde | Fremantle | 19 years, 19 days | 1 | Replacement player, 2021 |
| Sarah Verrier | Fremantle | 18 years, 182 days | 1 | Pick 14, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Tarni Evans | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 365 days | 1 | Pick 9, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Erin Todd | Greater Western Sydney | 34 years, 363 days | 1 | Free agency signing, 2020 |
| Joanna Lin | Collingwood | 18 years, 352 days | 2 | Pick 26, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Olivia Barber | Geelong | 18 years, 207 days | 2 | Pick 21, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Stephanie Williams | Geelong | 19 years, 10 days | 2 | Pick 27, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Katelyn Pope | West Coast | 24 years, 315 days | 2 | Replacement player, 2021 |
| Nicole Garner | Geelong | 28 years, 239 days | 3 | Pick 50, 2019 AFL Women's draft |
| Isabella Grant | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 144 days | 3 | Pick 47, 2019 AFL Women's draft (Father–daughter selection – Chris Grant) |
| Georgia Garnett | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 161 days | 3 | Pick 90, 2019 AFL Women's draft |
| Janet Baird | Gold Coast | 21 years, 32 days | 3 | Pick 54, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Jessica Matin | St Kilda | 18 years, 230 days | 3 | Replacement player, 2020 |
| Daisy Walker | Carlton | 18 years, 252 days | 3 | Pick 28, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Tessa Lavey | Richmond | 27 years, 322 days | 3 | Pick 43, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Rebecca Ott | St Kilda | 26 years, 194 days | 4 | Replacement player, 2021 |
| Laura Gardiner | Geelong | 18 years, 90 days | 4 | Pick 20, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Brooke Brown | North Melbourne | 23 years, 322 days | 4 | Pick 49, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Indy Tahau | Brisbane | 18 years, 122 days | 4 | Pick 37, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Lauren Magee | Melbourne | 23 years, 232 days | 4 | 2020 Rookie signing (Gaelic football) |
| Lauren Gauci | West Coast | 24 years, 319 days | 4 | Free agency signing, 2020 |
| Serena Gibbs | Carlton | 20 years, 269 days | 5 | Pick 44, 2019 AFL Women's draft |
| Wallis Randell | Gold Coast | 19 years, 229 days | 5 | Pick 61, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Georgia Hammond | North Melbourne | 28 years, 164 days | 6 | Pick 44, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Libby Graham | Greater Western Sydney | 23 years, 175 days | 6 | Pick 42, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Abbi Moloney | Collingwood | 18 years, 189 days | 6 | Pick 31, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Isabelle Pritchard | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 364 days | 6 | Pick 16, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Carly Remmos | Geelong | 18 years, 216 days | 8 | Pick 39, 2020 AFL Women's draft |

## Change of AFL Women's club

| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Former club(s) | Recruiting method |
| Maddy Guerin | Carlton | 21 years, 95 days | 1 | Melbourne | Traded in 2020 |
| Elise O'Dea | Carlton | 29 years, 146 days | 1 | Melbourne | Traded in 2020 |
| Aliesha Newman | Collingwood | 25 years, 134 days | 1 | Melbourne | Traded in 2020 |
| Jayde Van Dyk | St Kilda | 24 years, 307 days | 1 | Carlton | Traded in 2020 |
| Katie Lynch | Western Bulldogs | 20 years, 298 days | 1 | Collingwood | Traded in 2020 |
| Alison Drennan | Gold Coast | 30 years, 0 days | 1 | North Melbourne, St Kilda | Traded in 2020 |
| Sarah Perkins | Gold Coast | 27 years, 188 days | 1 | Adelaide, Melbourne | Pick 23, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Tayla Bresland | West Coast | 24 years, 361 days | 1 | Fremantle | Traded in 2020 |
| Brianna Green | West Coast | 24 years, 71 days | 1 | Fremantle | Expansion signing, 2019 |
| Aisling McCarthy | West Coast | 24 years, 341 days | 1 | Western Bulldogs | Traded in 2020 |
| Lisa Whiteley | Adelaide | 28 years, 52 days | 1 | Greater Western Sydney | Traded in 2020 |
| Ashleigh Woodland | Adelaide | 22 years, 143 days | 1 | Melbourne | Pick 47, 2020 AFL Women's draft |
| Harriet Cordner | Richmond | 28 years, 193 days | 1 | Melbourne | Traded in 2020 |
| Sarah D'Arcy | Richmond | 29 years, 162 days | 1 | Collingwood | Traded in 2020 |
| Sarah Dargan | Richmond | 21 years, 363 days | 1 | Collingwood | Traded in 2020 |
| Sarah Hosking | Richmond | 25 years, 60 days | 1 | Carlton | Traded in 2020 |
| Taylor Smith | Brisbane | 20 years, 353 days | 1 | Gold Coast | Traded in 2020 |
| Bianca Jakobsson | St Kilda | 27 years, 314 days | 2 | Carlton, Melbourne | Traded in 2020 |
| Georgia Bevan | Gold Coast | 27 years, 241 days | 2 | Adelaide | Replacement player signing in 2020 |
| Grace Campbell | North Melbourne | 25 years, 70 days | 3 | Richmond | Traded in 2020 |
| Hannah Munyard | Adelaide | 19 years, 201 days | 4 | Western Bulldogs | Traded in 2020 |
| Alicia Janz | West Coast | 30 years, 272 days | 4 | Fremantle | Expansion signing, 2019 |
| Katherine Smith | Greater Western Sydney | 22 years, 152 days | 5 | Melbourne | Traded in 2020 |
| Emma Pittman | Gold Coast | 28 years, 80 days | 8 | Brisbane | Traded in 2019 |