page_title: List of AFL debuts in 2008
section_title: Summary
hierarchical_section_title: List of AFL debuts in 2008 / Summary
caption_attribution_description: English: Matthew Kreuzer during the AFL round twelve match between Carlton and Greater Western Sydney on 11 June 2017 at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Victoria.
context_page_description: The 2008 season was the 112th completed season of the Australian Football League, the highest-level Australian rules football competition in Australia. There were 84 players who first participated in an AFL premiership match during the 2008 season. The regular season commenced on 20 March and concluded with the AFL Grand Final on 27 September where the premiership was won by Hawthorn. This year celebrated the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Australian football as a sport in 1858.
  The premiership season is inclusive of home-and-away and finals series matches only, and does not include pre-season matches or representative games. Of those making their AFL debut, there were 17 rookie-listed players who were elevated to their clubs' senior list during the season. Rookie players receive a reduced salary in comparison to senior-listed players, and are not necessarily automatically eligible for selection in games, unless they are elevated.
  In addition to those players making their debuts, there were 25 players who played their first game with a new AFL club after previously having played with another club in the league.
caption: Matthew Kreuzer played 20 games this season after being selected with the number-one overall selection in the 2007 national draft by Carlton.[17][18]
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