# List of AFL debuts in 2023

This is a list of players in the Australian Football League (AFL) who have either made their AFL debut or played for a new club during the 2023 AFL season.

## Summary

Summary of debuts in 2023 :
| Club | AFL debuts | Change of club |
| Adelaide | 3 | 3 |
| Brisbane Lions | 2 | 4 |
| Carlton | 3 | 1 |
| Collingwood | 2 | 5 |
| Essendon | 2 | 2 |
| Fremantle | 4 | 4 |
| Geelong | 5 | 3 |
| Gold Coast | 4 | 2 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 5 | 1 |
| Hawthorn | 7 | 3 |
| Melbourne | 4 | 3 |
| North Melbourne | 5 | 4 |
| Port Adelaide | 2 | 4 |
| Richmond | 6 | 2 |
| St Kilda | 3 | 2 |
| Sydney | 5 | 1 |
| West Coast | 6 | 1 |
| Western Bulldogs | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 70 | 48 |

## AFL debuts

| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2023) | Goals (in 2023) | Notes |
| Lachlan Cowan | Carlton | 18 years, 105 days | 1 | 7 | | Pick 30, 2022 national draft |
| Oliver Hollands | Carlton | 19 years, 59 days | 1 | 19 | 2 | Pick 11, 2022 national draft |
| Harry Sheezel | North Melbourne | 18 years, 156 days | 1 | 23 | 3 | Pick 3, 2022 national draft |
| Reuben Ginbey | West Coast | 18 years, 189 days | 1 | 17 | 1 | Pick 9, 2022 national draft |
| Campbell Chesser | West Coast | 19 years, 325 days | 1 | 14 | | Pick 14, 2021 national draft |
| Noah Long | West Coast | 18 years, 207 days | 1 | 19 | 7 | Pick 58, 2022 national draft |
| Will Ashcroft | Brisbane Lions | 18 years, 316 days | 1 | 18 | 8 | Pick 2, 2022 national draft |
| Bailey Laurie | Melbourne | 20 years, 359 days | 1 | 5 | | Pick 22, 2020 national draft |
| Judd McVee | Melbourne | 19 years, 223 days | 1 | 25 | | pick 16, 2022 rookie draft |
| Bodhi Uwland | Gold Coast | 19 years, 236 days | 1 | 3 | | pick 26, 2022 rookie draft |
| Max Michalanney | Adelaide | 19 years, 21 days | 1 | 22 | | Pick 17, 2022 national draft |
| Alwyn Davey | Essendon | 19 years, 21 days | 1 | 10 | 4 | Pick 45, 2022 national draft |
| Cam Mackenzie | Hawthorn | 19 years, 57 days | 1 | 14 | 3 | Pick 7, 2022 national draft |
| Anthony Caminiti | St Kilda | 19 years, 100 days | 1 | 18 | 19 | 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection |
| Mattaes Phillipou | St Kilda | 18 years, 82 days | 1 | 24 | 13 | Pick 10, 2022 national draft |
| Cooper Whyte | Geelong | 20 years, 27 days | 2 | 1 | | Pick 64, 2021 national draft |
| Tylar Young | Richmond | 24 years, 201 days | 2 | 19 | | Pick 26, 2022 Rookie draft |
| Harry Rowston | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 226 days | 2 | 7 | 1 | Pick 16, 2022 national draft |
| Elijah Hewett | West Coast | 18 years, 303 days | 2 | 14 | 4 | Pick 14, 2022 national draft |
| Arthur Jones | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 255 days | 3 | 13 | 4 | Pick 43, 2021 national draft |
| Matthew Johnson | Fremantle | 20 years, 17 days | 3 | 18 | 4 | Pick 21, 2021 national draft |
| Jacob van Rooyen | Melbourne | 19 years, 346 days | 3 | 20 | 28 | Pick 19, 2021 national draft |
| Bailey Humphrey | Gold Coast | 18 years, 209 days | 4 | 19 | 11 | Pick 6, 2022 national draft |
| Ned Moyle | Gold Coast | 21 years, 52 days | 4 | 2 | | Pick 5, 2021 Mid-Season draft |
| Will Gould | Sydney | 22 years, 90 days | 5 | 4 | | Pick 26, 2019 national draft |
| Corey Warner | Sydney | 19 years, 189 days | 5 | 3 | 1 | Pick 40, 2021 national draft |
| Seamus Mitchell | Hawthorn | 20 years, 287 days | 5 | 14 | | pick 6, 2023 rookie draft |
| Aaron Cadman | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 44 days | 5 | 12 | 6 | Pick 1, 2022 national draft |
| Ollie Lord | Port Adelaide | 21 years, 110 days | 6 | 13 | 15 | Pick 49, 2020 national draft |
| Alex Cincotta | Carlton | 26 years, 127 days | 6 | 19 | 3 | 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection |
| Marc Sheather | Sydney | 20 years, 322 days | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2020 Category B rookie selection |
| Josh Weddle | Hawthorn | 18 years, 339 days | 7 | 17 | 4 | Pick 18, 2022 national draft |
| Max Ramsden | Hawthorn | 20 years, 10 days | 7 | 2 | | Pick 6, 2022 Mid-Season draft |
| Blake Drury | North Melbourne | 19 years, 116 days | 8 | 4 | | pick 1, 2023 rookie draft |
| Jhye Clark | Geelong | 18 years, 293 days | 9 | 1 | | Pick 8, 2022 national draft |
| James O'Donnell | Western Bulldogs | 20 years, 255 days | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2022 Category B rookie selection |
| Cameron Fleeton | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 331 days | 9 | 2 | | Pick 49, 2020 national draft |
| George Wardlaw | North Melbourne | 18 years, 343 days | 10 | 8 | 1 | Pick 4, 2022 national draft |
| Lachlan McAndrew | Sydney | 22 years, 359 days | 10 | 2 | | Pick 12, 2020 Mid-Season draft |
| Oisín Mullin | Geelong | 23 years, 105 days | 11 | 6 | | 2022 International selection |
| Josh Fahey | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 197 days | 11 | 7 | 4 | Pick 42, 2021 national draft |
| Bailey Macdonald | Hawthorn | 18 years, 303 days | 12 | 2 | | Pick 51, 2022 national draft |
| Harvey Harrison | Collingwood | 19 years, 205 days | 12 | 4 | 3 | Pick 52, 2021 national draft |
| Ryan Maric | West Coast | 18 years, 277 days | 13 | 10 | 9 | Pick 1, 2023 Mid-Season draft |
| Jack Buller | Sydney | 22 years, 31 days | 14 | 1 | | Pick 15, 2023 Mid-Season draft |
| Jaspa Fletcher | Brisbane Lions | 19 years, 112 days | 14 | 14 | 8 | Pick 12, 2022 national draft |
| Dante Visentini | Port Adelaide | 20 years, 138 days | 16 | 3 | | Pick 56, 2021 national draft |
| Harry Barnett | West Coast | 19 years, 161 days | 16 | 1 | | Pick 23, 2022 national draft |
| Sam Banks | Richmond | 20 years, 95 days | 17 | 6 | 1 | Pick 29, 2021 national draft |
| Jacob Bauer | Richmond | 21 years, 32 days | 17 | 4 | 4 | Pick 10, 2022 Mid-Season draft |
| Taj Woewodin | Melbourne | 20 years, 104 days | 17 | 4 | 2 | Pick 65, 2021 national draft |
| Cooper Harvey | North Melbourne | 18 years, 362 days | 17 | 3 | 1 | Pick 56, 2022 national draft |
| Karl Worner | Fremantle | 21 years, 23 days | 17 | 4 | | pick 8, 2022 rookie draft |
| Jack Peris | St Kilda | 19 years, 210 days | 18 | 1 | | 2021 Next Generation Academy selection |
| Matthew Coulthard | Richmond | 22 years, 72 days | 19 | 4 | 1 | Pick 4, 2023 Mid-Season draft |
| Ethan Stanley | Fremantle | 19 years, 251 days | 19 | 2 | | Pick 8, 2023 Mid-Season draft |
| Luke Nankervis | Adelaide | 20 years, 59 days | 19 | 4 | | Pick 4, 2022 pre-season draft |
| Brandon Ryan | Hawthorn | 25 years, 265 days | 20 | 3 | 4 | Pick 12, 2023 Mid-Season draft |
| Rob Hansen | North Melbourne | 19 years, 139 days | 20 | 2 | | Pick 2, 2023 Mid-Season draft |
| James Borlase | Adelaide | 21 years, 18 days | 21 | 4 | | 2020 Next Generation Academy selection |
| Elijah Tsatas | Essendon | 18 years, 291 days | 21 | 4 | 1 | Pick 5, 2022 national draft |
| Toby McMullin | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 7 days | 22 | 3 | 1 | Pick 34, 2022 national draft |
| Jakob Ryan | Collingwood | 18 years, 332 days | 23 | 1 | | Pick 28, 2022 national draft |
| Lloyd Johnston | Gold Coast | 18 years, 332 days | 23 | 2 | | 2022 NT zone selection |
| Tom Emmett | Fremantle | 21 years, 263 days | 23 | 2 | 4 | Pick 41, 2022 national draft |
| Henry Hustwaite | Hawthorn | 19 years, 31 days | 23 | 2 | 2 | Pick 37, 2022 national draft |
| Ted Clohesy | Geelong | 18 years, 354 days | 24 | 1 | | 2022 Next Generation Academy selection |
| Toby Conway | Geelong | 20 years, 124 days | 24 | 1 | | Pick 24, 2021 national draft |
| James Trezise | Richmond | 21 years, 73 days | 24 | 1 | | Pick 13, 2023 Mid-Season draft |
| Tom Brown | Richmond | 20 years, 28 days | 24 | 1 | | Pick 17, 2021 national draft |

## Change of AFL club

| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2023) | Goals (in 2023) | Former clubs | Recruiting method |
| Blake Acres | Carlton | 27 years, 160 days | 1 | 25 | 10 | St Kilda & Fremantle | Traded in 2022 |
| Jacob Hopper | Richmond | 26 years, 38 days | 1 | 16 | 7 | Greater Western Sydney | Traded in 2022 |
| Tim Taranto | Richmond | 25 years, 47 days | 1 | 23 | 19 | Greater Western Sydney | Traded in 2022 |
| Tom Mitchell | Collingwood | 29 years, 290 days | 1 | 26 | 7 | Sydney & Hawthorn | Traded in 2022 |
| Daniel McStay | Collingwood | 27 years, 266 days | 1 | 14 | 20 | Brisbane Lions | Free agent in 2022 |
| Bobby Hill | Collingwood | 23 years, 36 days | 1 | 24 | 33 | Greater Western Sydney | Traded in 2022 |
| Oliver Henry | Geelong | 20 years, 231 days | 1 | 22 | 41 | Collingwood | Traded in 2022 |
| Tanner Bruhn | Geelong | 20 years, 294 days | 1 | 19 | 8 | Greater Western Sydney | Traded in 2022 |
| Liam Shiels | North Melbourne | 31 years, 323 days | 1 | 16 | 3 | Hawthorn | 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection |
| Griffin Logue | North Melbourne | 24 years, 339 days | 1 | 15 | 1 | Fremantle | Traded in 2022 |
| Jayden Hunt | West Coast | 27 years, 349 days | 1 | 23 | 7 | Melbourne | Free agent in 2022 |
| Jack Gunston | Brisbane Lions | 31 years, 153 days | 1 | 17 | 22 | Hawthorn | Traded in 2022 |
| Conor McKenna | Brisbane Lions | 26 years, 355 days | 1 | 26 | 7 | Essendon | 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection |
| Josh Dunkley | Brisbane Lions | 26 years, 68 days | 1 | 24 | 2 | Western Bulldogs | Traded in 2022 |
| Junior Rioli | Port Adelaide | 27 years, 287 days | 1 | 19 | 31 | West Coast | Traded in 2022 |
| Francis Evans | Port Adelaide | 21 years, 207 days | 1 | 10 | 10 | Geelong | Delisted free agent in 2022 |
| Jason Horne-Francis | Port Adelaide | 19 years, 270 days | 1 | 24 | 16 | North Melbourne | Traded in 2022 |
| Lachie Hunter | Melbourne | 28 years, 95 days | 1 | 24 | 6 | Western Bulldogs | Traded in 2022 |
| Brodie Grundy | Melbourne | 28 years, 337 days | 1 | 17 | 10 | Collingwood | Traded in 2022 |
| Liam Jones | Western Bulldogs | 32 years, 22 days | 1 | 18 | | Western Bulldogs & Carlton | Free agent in 2022 |
| Rory Lobb | Western Bulldogs | 30 years, 37 days | 1 | 20 | 24 | Greater Western Sydney & Fremantle | Traded in 2022 |
| Oskar Baker | Western Bulldogs | 24 years, 297 days | 1 | 18 | 6 | Melbourne | 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection |
| Ben Long | Gold Coast | 25 years, 209 days | 1 | 15 | | St Kilda | Traded in 2022 |
| Tyler Brown | Adelaide | 23 years, 100 days | 1 | 1 | | Collingwood | 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection |
| Izak Rankine | Adelaide | 22 years, 330 days | 1 | 20 | 36 | Gold Coast | Traded in 2022 |
| Karl Amon | Hawthorn | 27 years, 212 days | 1 | 21 | 9 | Port Adelaide | Free agent in 2022 |
| Fergus Greene | Hawthorn | 25 years, 89 days | 1 | 11 | 15 | Western Bulldogs | Delisted free agent in 2022 |
| Lloyd Meek | Hawthorn | 24 years, 331 days | 1 | 16 | 3 | Fremantle | Traded in 2022 |
| Sam Weideman | Essendon | 25 years, 266 days | 1 | 16 | 15 | Melbourne | Traded in 2022 |
| Will Setterfield | Essendon | 25 years, 42 days | 1 | 10 | 2 | Greater Western Sydney & Carlton | Traded in 2022 |
| Zaine Cordy | St Kilda | 26 years, 143 days | 1 | 14 | 7 | Western Bulldogs | Free agent in 2022 |
| Liam Stocker | St Kilda | 23 years, 55 days | 1 | 23 | | Carlton | 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection |
| Jaeger O'Meara | Fremantle | 29 years, 24 days | 1 | 21 | 7 | Gold Coast & Hawthorn | Traded in 2022 |
| Luke Jackson | Fremantle | 21 years, 171 days | 1 | 23 | 22 | Melbourne | Traded in 2022 |
| Jack Bowes | Geelong | 25 years, 56 days | 2 | 17 | 4 | Gold Coast | Traded in 2022 |
| Darragh Joyce | Brisbane Lions | 25 years, 335 days | 2 | 5 | | St Kilda | 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection |
| Billy Frampton | Collingwood | 26 years, 125 days | 2 | 16 | 7 | Port Adelaide & Adelaide | Traded in 2022 |
| Daniel Howe | North Melbourne | 27 years, 111 days | 2 | 11 | 2 | Hawthorn | pick 33, 2023 rookie draft |
| Darcy Tucker | North Melbourne | 26 years, 68 days | 3 | 18 | 6 | Fremantle | Traded in 2022 |
| Oleg Markov | Collingwood | 26 years, 333 days | 4 | 23 | 1 | Richmond & Gold Coast | 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection |
| Corey Wagner | Fremantle | 26 years, 22 days | 5 | 9 | | North Melbourne & Melbourne | Pick 57, 2022 National Draft |
| Josh Corbett | Fremantle | 26 years, 363 days | 6 | 5 | 3 | Gold Coast | Traded in 2022 |
| Aaron Francis | Sydney | 25 years, 255 days | 6 | 15 | 1 | Essendon | Traded in 2022 |
| Toby Bedford | Greater Western Sydney | 22 years, 337 days | 7 | 19 | 12 | Melbourne | Traded in 2022 |
| Josh Schache | Melbourne | 25 years, 251 days | 7 | 3 | 1 | Western Bulldogs | Traded in 2022 |
| Tom Berry | Gold Coast | 22 years, 5 days | 8 | 6 | | Brisbane Lions | Traded in 2022 |
| Quinton Narkle | Port Adelaide | 25 years, 194 days | 14 | 3 | 4 | Geelong | Pick 11, 2023 Mid-Season draft |
| Caleb Poulter | Western Bulldogs | 20 years, 262 days | 16 | 9 | 3 | Collingwood | Pick 10, 2023 Mid-Season draft |
| Mark Keane | Adelaide | 23 years, 134 days | 20 | 5 | | Collingwood | 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection |