# List of AFL debuts in 2018

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 2018 AFL season.

## Summary

Summary of debuts in 2018 :
| Club | AFL debuts | Change of club |
| Adelaide | 6 | 2 |
| Brisbane Lions | 5 | 2 |
| Carlton | 4 | 7 |
| Collingwood | 7 | 0 |
| Essendon | 4 | 3 |
| Fremantle | 8 | 2 |
| Geelong | 7 | 1 |
| Gold Coast | 5 | 3 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 6 | 2 |
| Hawthorn | 4 | 1 |
| Melbourne | 3 | 1 |
| North Melbourne | 5 | 1 |
| Port Adelaide | 3 | 7 |
| Richmond | 3 | 0 |
| St Kilda | 7 | 1 |
| Sydney | 5 | 0 |
| West Coast | 8 | 1 |
| Western Bulldogs | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 95 | 37 |

## AFL debuts

| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Notes |
| Paddy Dow | Carlton | 18 years, 157 days | 1 | Pick 3, 2017 national draft |
| Tom Doedee | Adelaide | 21 years, 22 days | 1 | Pick 17, 2015 national draft |
| Darcy Fogarty | Adelaide | 18 years, 179 days | 1 | Pick 12, 2017 national draft |
| Lachlan Murphy | Adelaide | 19 years, 109 days | 1 | Pick 38, 2018 rookie draft |
| Hunter Clark | St Kilda | 18 years, 363 days | 1 | Pick 7, 2017 national draft |
| Cameron Rayner | Brisbane Lions | 18 years, 154 days | 1 | Pick 1, 2017 national draft |
| Bailey Banfield | Fremantle | 21 years, 27 days | 1 | Pick 5, 2018 rookie draft |
| Andrew Brayshaw | Fremantle | 18 years, 136 days | 1 | Pick 2, 2017 national draft, son of Mark Brayshaw |
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | North Melbourne | 18 years, 289 days | 1 | Pick 4, 2017 national draft |
| Jaidyn Stephenson | Collingwood | 19 years, 69 days | 1 | Pick 6, 2017 national draft |
| Sam Murray | Collingwood | 20 years, 203 days | 1 | Traded in 2017 from Sydney |
| Zac Langdon | Greater Western Sydney | 22 years, 132 days | 1 | Pick 56, 2017 national draft |
| Billy Gowers | Western Bulldogs | 21 years, 288 days | 1 | Pick 9, 2018 rookie draft, son of Andrew Gowers |
| Aaron Naughton | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 115 days | 1 | Pick 9, 2017 national draft |
| Bayley Fritsch | Melbourne | 21 years, 109 days | 1 | Pick 31, 2017 national draft |
| Lachie Fogarty | Geelong | 18 years, 358 days | 1 | Pick 22, 2017 national draft |
| Tim Kelly | Geelong | 23 years, 242 days | 1 | Pick 24, 2017 national draft |
| Esava Ratugolea | Geelong | 19 years, 244 days | 1 | Pick 43, 2016 national draft |
| Liam Ryan | West Coast | 21 years, 174 days | 1 | Pick 26, 2017 national draft |
| Jake Waterman | West Coast | 19 years, 323 days | 1 | Pick 77, 2016 national draft, son of Chris Waterman |
| Daniel Venables | West Coast | 19 years, 126 days | 1 | Pick 13, 2016 national draft |
| Adam Cerra | Fremantle | 18 years, 175 days | 2 | Pick 5, 2017 national draft |
| Mitch Crowden | Fremantle | 18 years, 337 days | 2 | Pick 59, 2017 national draft |
| Ed Richards | Western Bulldogs | 18 years, 272 days | 2 | Pick 16, 2017 national draft |
| Willie Rioli | West Coast | 22 years, 301 days | 2 | Pick 52, 2016 national draft, 5th member of the Rioli family to play in the VFL/AFL |
| Jack Henry | Geelong | 19 years, 216 days | 2 | Pick 16, 2017 rookie draft |
| Nick Coffield | St Kilda | 18 years, 166 days | 3 | Pick 8, 2017 national draft |
| Jack Higgins | Richmond | 19 years, 21 days | 3 | Pick 17, 2017 national draft |
| Zac Bailey | Brisbane Lions | 19 years, 203 days | 4 | Pick 15, 2017 national draft |
| Lochie O'Brien | Carlton | 18 years, 208 days | 4 | Pick 17, 2017 national draft |
| Matt Guelfi | Essendon | 20 years, 244 days | 4 | Pick 76, 2017 national draft |
| David Mirra | Hawthorn | 27 years, 27 days | 4 | Pick 23, 2018 rookie draft |
| Myles Poholke | Adelaide | 19 years, 284 days | 5 | Pick 44, 2016 national draft |
| Taylin Duman | Fremantle | 20 years, 3 days | 5 | Pick 3, 2017 rookie draft |
| Ben Ronke | Sydney | 20 years, 131 days | 6 | Pick 17, 2017 rookie draft |
| Oscar McInerney | Brisbane Lions | 23 years, 292 days | 6 | Pick 37, 2017 rookie draft |
| Nick Shipley | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 307 days | 6 | Pick 64, 2017 national draft |
| James Worpel | Hawthorn | 19 years, 95 days | 6 | Pick 45, 2017 national draft |
| Kobe Mutch | Essendon | 20 years, 43 days | 6 | Pick 42, 2016 national draft |
| Charlie Spargo | Melbourne | 18 years, 155 days | 6 | Pick 29, 2017 national draft, son of Paul Spargo |
| Flynn Appleby | Collingwood | 19 years, 99 days | 6 | Pick 6, 2018 rookie draft |
| Jack Petruccelle | West Coast | 19 years, 17 days | 6 | Pick 38, 2017 national draft |
| Charlie Ballard | Gold Coast | 18 years, 286 days | 7 | Pick 42, 2017 national draft |
| Brayden Crossley | Gold Coast | 18 years, 262 days | 7 | Pick 52, 2017 national draft, Academy selection |
| Matt Eagles | Brisbane Lions | 28 years, 87 days | 7 | 2016 Category B rookie selection, Winner of The Recruit |
| Tom McCartin | Sydney | 18 years, 132 days | 8 | Pick 33, 2017 national draft, brother of Paddy McCartin |
| Brayden Ainsworth | West Coast | 19 years, 166 days | 8 | Pick 32, 2017 national draft |
| Isaac Cumming | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 274 days | 8 | Pick 20, 2016 national draft |
| Ed Phillips | St Kilda | 20 years, 45 days | 8 | Pick 56, 2016 national draft, brother of Tom Phillips |
| Jacob Heron | Gold Coast | 18 years, 160 days | 9 | 2017 Queensland zone selection |
| Jordan Ridley | Essendon | 19 years, 211 days | 9 | Pick 22, 2016 national draft |
| Dylan Clarke | Essendon | 19 years, 255 days | 9 | Pick 63, 2016 national draft |
| Bailey Rice | St Kilda | 21 years, 99 days | 9 | Pick 49, 2015 national draft, son of Dean Rice |
| Pat Kerr | Carlton | 19 years, 293 days | 9 | Pick 65, 2016 national draft, grandson of Laurie Kerr |
| Mitchell Lewis | Hawthorn | 19 years, 218 days | 9 | Pick 76, 2016 national draft |
| Ryley Stoddart | Sydney | 18 years, 223 days | 10 | Pick 53, 2017 national draft |
| Jamaine Jones | Geelong | 19 years, 239 days | 10 | Pick 48, 2017 rookie draft |
| Paul Ahern | North Melbourne | 21 years, 306 days | 11 | Traded in 2016 from Greater Western Sydney |
| Tom Murphy | North Melbourne | 20 years, 135 days | 11 | Pick 4, 2018 rookie draft |
| Brody Mihocek | Collingwood | 25 years, 119 days | 11 | Pick 28, 2018 rookie draft |
| Scott Jones | Fremantle | 23 years, 14 days | 11 | Pick 75, 2017 national draft |
| Stefan Giro | Fremantle | 19 years, 85 days | 11 | Pick 21, 2018 rookie draft |
| Sam Taylor | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 29 days | 11 | Pick 28, 2017 national draft |
| Jarrod Brander | West Coast | 19 years, 124 days | 13 | Pick 13, 2017 national draft |
| Patrick Wilson | Adelaide | 23 years, 187 days | 13 | Pick 17, 2018 rookie draft |
| Ryan Garthwaite | Richmond | 19 years, 352 days | 13 | Pick 72, 2016 national draft |
| Jacob Dawson | Gold Coast | 18 years, 232 days | 14 | 2017 Queensland zone selection |
| Brad Lynch | Western Bulldogs | 20 years, 353 days | 15 | Pick 11, 2016 rookie draft |
| Quinton Narkle | Geelong | 20 years, 208 days | 15 | Pick 60, 2016 national draft |
| Brayden Sier | Collingwood | 20 years, 200 days | 15 | Pick 32, 2015 national draft |
| Wil Powell | Gold Coast | 18 years, 308 days | 15 | Pick 19, 2017 national draft |
| Harrison Petty | Melbourne | 18 years, 231 days | 15 | Pick 37, 2017 national draft |
| Darragh Joyce | St Kilda | 21 years, 69 days | 15 | 2016 International selection (Kilkenny GAA) |
| Oscar Allen | West Coast | 19 years, 111 days | 16 | Pick 21, 2017 national draft |
| Brent Daniels | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 121 days | 16 | Pick 27, 2017 national draft |
| Alex Morgan | North Melbourne | 22 years, 168 days | 17 | Delisted free agent in 2017 |
| Colin O'Riordan | Sydney | 22 years, 276 days | 17 | Pick 69, 2016 rookie draft, International selection (Tipperary GAA) |
| Darcy Cameron | Sydney | 23 years, 3 days | 18 | Pick 48, 2016 national draft |
| Jarrod Lienert | Port Adelaide | 23 years, 351 days | 18 | Pick 42, 2017 rookie draft |
| Liam Baker | Richmond | 20 years, 181 days | 19 | Pick 18, 2018 rookie draft |
| Will Walker | North Melbourne | 19 years, 121 days | 19 | Pick 23, 2017 national draft |
| Fergus Greene | Western Bulldogs | 20 years, 221 days | 19 | Pick 70, 2016 national draft |
| Kane Farrell | Port Adelaide | 19 years, 134 days | 19 | Pick 51, 2017 national draft |
| Ryan Abbott | Geelong | 27 years, 39 days | 20 | Pick 69, 2016 national draft |
| Brandon Starcevich | Brisbane Lions | 19 years, 11 days | 20 | Pick 18, 2017 national draft |
| Jack Madgen | Collingwood | 25 years, 101 days | 20 | 2017 category B pre-rookie draft selection |
| Nathan Freeman | St Kilda | 23 years, 49 days | 20 | Traded in 2015 from Collingwood |
| Aiden Bonar | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 150 days | 20 | Pick 11, 2017 national draft |
| Ben Paton | St Kilda | 19 years, 295 days | 21 | Pick 46, 2017 national draft |
| Conor Nash | Hawthorn | 20 years, 14 days | 21 | 2016 International selection (Meath GAA) |
| Sam Switkowski | Fremantle | 21 years, 265 days | 21 | Pick 73, 2017 national draft |
| Nathan Murphy | Collingwood | 18 years, 246 days | 22 | Pick 39, 2017 national draft |
| Tom De Koning | Carlton | 19 years, 34 days | 22 | Pick 30, 2017 national draft, son of Terry De Koning |
| Billy Frampton | Port Adelaide | 21 years, 277 days | 23 | Pick 84, 2014 national draft |
| Elliott Himmelberg | Adelaide | 20 years, 82 days | 23 | Pick 51, 2016 national draft, brother of Harry Himmelberg |

## Change of AFL club

| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Former clubs | Recruiting method |
| Aaron Mullett | Carlton | 26 years, 28 days | 1 | North Melbourne | Delisted free agent in 2017 |
| Matthew Kennedy | Carlton | 20 years, 350 days | 1 | Greater Western Sydney | Traded in 2017 |
| Jarrod Garlett | Carlton | 21 years, 323 days | 1 | Gold Coast | Pick 78, 2017 national draft |
| Adam Saad | Essendon | 23 years, 243 days | 1 | Gold Coast | Traded in 2017 |
| Devon Smith | Essendon | 24 years, 307 days | 1 | Greater Western Sydney | Traded in 2017 |
| Jake Stringer | Essendon | 23 years, 332 days | 1 | Western Bulldogs | Traded in 2017 |
| Bryce Gibbs | Adelaide | 29 years, 8 days | 1 | Carlton | Traded in 2017 |
| Charlie Cameron | Brisbane Lions | 23 years, 262 days | 1 | Adelaide | Traded in 2017 |
| Luke Hodge | Brisbane Lions | 33 years, 282 days | 1 | Hawthorn | Traded in 2017 |
| Dom Barry | Port Adelaide | 24 years, 17 days | 1 | Melbourne | Pick 61, 2017 national draft |
| Steven Motlop | Port Adelaide | 27 years, 12 days | 1 | Geelong | Restricted free agent in 2017 |
| Tom Rockliff | Port Adelaide | 28 years, 31 days | 1 | Brisbane Lions | Restricted free agent in 2017 |
| Jack Watts | Port Adelaide | 26 years, 363 days | 1 | Melbourne | Traded in 2017 |
| Brandon Matera | Fremantle | 26 years, 13 days | 1 | Gold Coast | Traded in 2017 |
| Nathan Wilson | Fremantle | 25 years, 77 days | 1 | Greater Western Sydney | Traded in 2017 |
| Nick Holman | Gold Coast | 22 years, 299 days | 1 | Carlton | Pick 19, 2018 rookie draft |
| Lachie Weller | Gold Coast | 22 years, 30 days | 1 | Fremantle | Traded in 2017 |
| Aaron Young | Gold Coast | 25 years, 108 days | 1 | Port Adelaide | Traded in 2017 |
| Billy Hartung | North Melbourne | 23 years, 60 days | 1 | Hawthorn | Pick 77, 2017 national draft |
| Jarman Impey | Hawthorn | 22 years, 258 days | 1 | Port Adelaide | Traded in 2017 |
| Hayden Crozier | Western Bulldogs | 24 years, 91 days | 1 | Fremantle | Traded in 2017 |
| Jackson Trengove | Western Bulldogs | 27 years, 143 days | 1 | Port Adelaide | Restricted free agent in 2017 |
| Jake Lever | Melbourne | 22 years, 20 days | 1 | Adelaide | Traded in 2017 |
| Cam O'Shea | Carlton | 26 years, 18 days | 2 | Port Adelaide | Pick 1, 2018 pre-season draft |
| Trent McKenzie | Port Adelaide | 26 years, 12 days | 4 | Gold Coast | Delisted free agent in 2017 |
| Lindsay Thomas | Port Adelaide | 30 years, 52 days | 5 | North Melbourne | Pick 12, 2018 rookie draft |
| Stewart Crameri | Geelong | 29 years, 267 days | 7 | Essendon, Western Bulldogs | Pick 16, 2018 rookie draft |
| Lachlan Keeffe | Greater Western Sydney | 28 years, 21 days | 7 | Collingwood | Delisted free agent in 2017 |
| Dylan Buckley | Greater Western Sydney | 27 years, 50 days | 7 | Carlton | Pick 15, 2018 rookie draft |
| Brendon Ah Chee | West Coast | 24 years, 142 days | 8 | Port Adelaide | Traded in 2017 |
| Darcy Lang | Carlton | 22 years, 172 days | 8 | Geelong | Traded in 2017 |
| Sam Gibson | Adelaide | 31 years, 356 days | 9 | North Melbourne | Traded in 2017 |
| Josh Schache | Western Bulldogs | 20 years, 277 days | 10 | Brisbane Lions | Traded in 2017 |
| Logan Austin | St Kilda | 22 years, 322 days | 10 | Port Adelaide | Traded in 2017 |
| Jack Trengove | Port Adelaide | 26 years, 301 days | 15 | Melbourne | Delisted free agent in 2017 |
| Matt Shaw | Carlton | 26 years, 158 days | 17 | Gold Coast | Pick 3, 2018 rookie draft |
| Matthew Lobbe | Carlton | 29 years, 160 days | 18 | Port Adelaide | Traded in 2017 |