List of AFL debuts in 1996

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During the 1996 Australian Football League (AFL) season 81 Australian rules footballers made their AFL debut with 48 others playing their first game for a new club.

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Summary

Summary of debuts in 1996
ClubAFL debutsChange of club
Adelaide 45
Brisbane Bears 60
Carlton 15
Collingwood 44
Essendon 32
Fitzroy 81
Footscray 24
Fremantle 83
Geelong 62
Hawthorn 54
Melbourne 65
North Melbourne 62
Richmond 62
St Kilda 65
Sydney 33
West Coast 71
Total8148

AFL debuts

NameClubAge at debutDebut roundGames Goals Notes
1996Career1996Career
Kane Johnson Adelaide18 years, 115 days14 [1] 2220376
Peter Vardy Adelaide20 years, 163 days14 [2] 71375206
Matthew Collins Adelaide19 years, 129 days10 [3] 84327
Ronnie Burns Geelong23 years, 16 days1 [4] 2115431262
Jason Snell Geelong18 years, 246 days1 [5] 368362
David Cockatoo-Collins Melbourne17 years, 363 days1 [6] 1200Twin brother of Don
Don Cockatoo-Collins Melbourne17 years, 363 days1 [7] 2943Twin brother of David
Brad Cassidy Fitzroy19 years, 249 days1 [8] 14161010
Peter Berbakov Essendon22 years, 221 days1 [9] 1752414
Scott Bamford Fitzroy21 years, 281 days1 [10] 2259633
Matthew Primus Fitzroy21 years, 79 days1 [11] 20157581Round 1 1996 Rising Star nomination
Daniel Chick Hawthorn20 years, 50 days1 [12] 2225214210Round 10 1996 Rising Star nomination
Craig Treleven Hawthorn25 years, 290 days1 [13] 2178722
Joe McLaren St Kilda18 years, 110 days1 [14] 1169239
Jason Traianidis St Kilda21 years, 144 days1 [15] 1362936
Andrew McLean St Kilda22 years, 256 days1 [16] 6611
Danny Dickfos Brisbane Bears25 years, 182 days1 [17] 226510
Troy Johnson Brisbane Bears18 years, 248 days1 [18] 2200
Scott Taylor Footscray19 years, 160 days1 [19] 1100
Andrew Donnelly West Coast23 years, 2 days1 [20] 20682869
Chad Morrison West Coast18 years, 2 days1 [21] 181692488Round 16 1996 Rising Star nomination
Steven Pitt Collingwood22 years, 253 days1 [22] 13181416
Gavin Mitchell Fremantle23 years, 94 days1 [23] 21881182
Greg Harding Fremantle19 years, 196 days1 [24] 187813Round 4 1996 Rising Star nomination
Brendon Fewster West Coast22 years, 88 days1 [25] 370243
Mark West Footscray23 years, 3 days2 [26] 41623
Tristan Lynch Brisbane Bears22 years, 228 days2 [27] 2172115
Kane Fraser Hawthorn18 years, 266 days3 [28] 2520
Ben Holland Richmond18 years, 339 days3 [29] 111913179Brother of Nick Holland
Matthew Nicks Sydney20 years, 337 days3 [30] 61752125
Jason Cripps St Kilda19 years, 183 days3 [31] 1160310
Clive Waterhouse Fremantle21 years, 296 days3 [32] 111069178
Darren O'Brien Melbourne27 years, 31 days4 [33] 132479
Michael Brown Fremantle19 years, 213 days4 [34] 1022615
Ben Cousins West Coast17 years, 296 days4 [35] 2027034217Round 12 1996 Rising Star nomination & overall winner, son of Bryan Cousins
Phillip Matera West Coast20 years, 146 days4 [36] 51798389Brother of Wally & Peter Matera
Scott Lucas Essendon18 years, 117 days5 [37] 1427011471
Steven Koops Fremantle17 years, 277 days5 [38] 689649
David Wirrpanda West Coast16 years, 268 days5 [39] 52274131
Steven King Geelong17 years, 157 days5 [40] 13240383Round 15 1996 Rising Star nomination
Stefan Carey Sydney20 years, 100 days6 [41] 448123
Clint Bizzell Geelong19 years, 310 days6 [42] 4163179
Sam McFarlane North Melbourne20 years, 150 days6 [43] 2220
Shane Clayton Fitzroy17 years, 193 days6 [44] 13117152
Brent Frewen Fitzroy18 years, 197 days6 [45] 2210
Nick Carter Fitzroy18 years, 8 days6 [46] 172546Round 8 1996 Rising Star nomination
Ross Funcke Richmond18 years, 170 days6 [47] 44025
Jade Rawlings Hawthorn18 years, 208 days6 [48] 2148196Brother of Brady Rawlings
Clark Keating Brisbane Bears20 years, 48 days6 [49] 14139983Brother of Aaron Keating
Todd McHardy Melbourne19 years, 37 days7 [50] 3511
Luke Toia Fremantle18 years, 171 days7 [51] 13631133Round 20 1996 Rising Star nomination
Michael Polley Melbourne19 years, 254 days9 [52] 5520
Barry Hall St Kilda19 years, 109 days9 [53] 42892746
Damien Ryan Richmond18 years, 297 days9 [54] 116019
Justin Blumfield Essendon18 years, 197 days10 [55] 10148391
Ben Moore Richmond18 years, 347 days11 [56] 424211
Ben Wilson Collingwood19 years, 113 days11 [57] 2620
Simon Prestigiacomo Collingwood18 years, 138 days11 [58] 1223363
James Clement Fremantle19 years, 286 days11 [59] 12230151
Ben Robbins Brisbane Bears19 years, 178 days12 [60] 592121
Clinton King Sydney18 years, 93 days12 [61] 589323
Scott Welsh North Melbourne17 years, 199 days12 [62] 12050363
Daniel Healy St Kilda22 years, 53 days12 [63] 138024
Jason Ramsey Fitzroy21 years, 158 days13 [64] 2270
Eric Lissenden North Melbourne24 years, 187 days14 [65] 2211
Daniel Parker Fremantle22 years, 45 days14 [66] 125118Brother of Shane Parker
Aaron Hamill Carlton18 years, 328 days15 [67] 41901239
Jason Bevan Collingwood18 years, 88 days15 [68] 2230
Robert Powell Richmond20 years, 118 days15 [69] 8661560
Andrew Leoncelli Melbourne22 years, 3 days16 [70] 7146366
Glenn Gorman North Melbourne20 years, 183 days17 [71] 2210
Matthew Robbins Geelong19 years, 82 days17 [72] 11460135
Joel Bowden Richmond18 years, 38 days17 [73] 52654174Son of Michael Bowden, brother of Patrick Bowden
Ashley Fernee Adelaide19 years, 36 days17 [74] 2220
Angelo Lekkas Hawthorn20 years, 35 days18 [75] 31803120
Daniel Bradshaw Brisbane Bears17 years, 257 days18 [76] 32313524Brother of Darren Bradshaw
Robert McMahon Fitzroy19 years, 9 days18 [77] 2221
Shane Sikora West Coast19 years, 148 days18 [78] 2320
Danny Stevens North Melbourne19 years, 287 days21 [79] 11517
Carl Steinfort Geelong19 years, 154 days22 [80] 292226
Brent Harvey North Melbourne18 years, 112 days22 [81] 14320518Record holder, most matches played by an individual in VFL/AFL history. Brother of Shane Harvey

Change of AFL club

NameNew ClubAge at debutDebut roundGames Goals Previous club
1996Career1996Career
Anthony Ingerson Melbourne26 years, 168 days1 [82] 181581040Adelaide
Martin McKinnon Geelong20 years, 268 days1 [83] 1986850Adelaide
David Grant Melbourne29 years, 235 days1 [84] 7198175St Kilda
Craig Turley Melbourne30 years, 218 days1 [85] 16131899West Coast
Alastair Clarkson Melbourne27 years, 337 days1 [86] 221341385North Melbourne
Mick Dwyer Fitzroy27 years, 135 days1 [87] 888364St Kilda
Peter Bell North Melbourne20 years, 29 days1 [88] 2328623250Fremantle, Round 17 1996 Rising Star nomination
Darren Kappler Hawthorn31 years, 68 days1 [89] 1918714152Fitzroy & Sydney
Robert Neill St Kilda22 years, 86 days1 [90] 2044716Sydney
Brad Wira Footscray24 years, 14 days1 [91] 2196118Fremantle
Todd Curley Footscray23 years, 77 days1 [92] 181182248Collingwood
Adrian Hickmott Carlton24 years, 1 days1 [93] 2218413131Geelong
Justin Murphy Carlton19 years, 342 days1 [94] 1618519151Richmond
Brad Rowe Fremantle26 years, 129 days1 [95] 873780Brisbane Bears & Collingwood
Alex McDonald Collingwood26 years, 48 days1 [96] 22107944Hawthorn
Scott Crow Collingwood22 years, 104 days1 [97] 2275737Hawthorn
David Hynes Fremantle29 years, 0 days1 [98] 1286459West Coast
Tony Godden Fremantle23 years, 347 days1 [99] 724514West Coast
Andy Lovell West Coast25 years, 247 days1 [100] 2316413166Melbourne
Shane Ellen Adelaide23 years, 91 days1 [101] 1765216Footscray
Darren Jarman Adelaide29 years, 64 days1 [102] 1923046386Hawthorn
Troy Bond Adelaide22 years, 261 days1 [103] 20941477Carlton
Peter Caven Adelaide25 years, 320 days1 [104] 201391755Fitzroy & Sydney
Kym Koster Adelaide23 years, 60 days1 [105] 9133444Footscray
Kevin Dyson Sydney28 years, 332 days1 [106] 22105128Melbourne
Stuart Maxfield Sydney23 years, 357 days1 [107] 2428914152Richmond
Craig O'Brien Sydney26 years, 28 days1 [108] 1811434191Essendon & St Kilda
James Cook Footscray22 years, 91 days2 [109] 5775139Carlton
Luke Beveridge St Kilda25 years, 227 days2 [110] 1611816107Melbourne & Footscray
Leon Higgins Hawthorn27 years, 284 days2 [111] 1122280Sydney
Darren Gaspar Richmond19 years, 322 days2 [112] 20228123Sydney
Craig Nettelbeck Melbourne23 years, 318 days2 [113] 20781042Sydney
Brendan Krummel Hawthorn23 years, 294 days3 [114] 1174250West Coast & Fremantle
Ben Sexton Carlton23 years, 168 days3 [115] 443133Footscray
Craig Devonport Carlton26 years, 85 days4 [116] 195182St Kilda
Matthew Francis Collingwood25 years, 235 days4 [117] 1055223Richmond
Paul Salmon Hawthorn31 years, 92 days4 [118] 183244561Essendon
Allen Jakovich Footscray28 years, 31 days4 [119] 7547208Melbourne
Matthew Young St Kilda23 years, 216 days4 [120] 19118520Hawthorn
Anthony Darcy St Kilda24 years, 30 days4 [121] 31832Geelong & Footscray
Sean Wellman Essendon21 years, 213 days4 [122] 9212134Adelaide
Ben Harrison Richmond21 years, 96 days4 [123] 8161271Carlton
Glenn Kilpatrick Geelong23 years, 242 days5 [124] 111461235Essendon
Bradley Plain North Melbourne26 years, 215 days5 [125] 156196Essendon & Collingwood
Robert Pyman Collingwood24 years, 211 days6 [126] 540117North Melbourne
Paul Barnard Essendon23 years, 97 days8 [127] 15151379Hawthorn
Jamie Elliott St Kilda23 years, 124 days10 [128] 958169Fitzroy & Essendon
Peter Turner Carlton22 years, 187 days17 [129] 2501Adelaide

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References

  1. ↑ Kane Johnson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  2. ↑ Peter Vardy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  3. ↑ Matthew Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  4. ↑ Ronnie Burns's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  5. ↑ Jason Snell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  6. ↑ David Cockatoo-Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  7. ↑ Don Cockatoo-Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  8. ↑ Brad Cassidy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  9. ↑ Peter Berbakov's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  10. ↑ Scott Bamford's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  11. ↑ Matthew Primus's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  12. ↑ Daniel Chick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  13. ↑ Craig Treleven's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  14. ↑ Joe McLaren's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  15. ↑ Jason Traianidis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  16. ↑ Andrew McLean's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  17. ↑ Danny Dickfos's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  18. ↑ Troy Johnson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  19. ↑ Scott Taylor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  20. ↑ Andrew Donnelly's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  21. ↑ Chad Morrison's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  22. ↑ Steven Pitt's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  23. ↑ Gavin Mitchell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  24. ↑ Greg Harding's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  25. ↑ Brendon Fewster's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  26. ↑ Mark West's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  27. ↑ Tristan Lynch's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  28. ↑ Kane Fraser's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  29. ↑ Ben Holland's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  30. ↑ Matthew Nicks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  31. ↑ Jason Cripps's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  32. ↑ Clive Waterhouse's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  33. ↑ Darren O'Brien's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  34. ↑ Michael Brown's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  35. ↑ Ben Cousins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  36. ↑ Phillip Matera's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  37. ↑ Scott Lucas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  38. ↑ Steven Koops's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  39. ↑ David Wirrpanda's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  40. ↑ Steven King's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  41. ↑ Stefan Carey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  42. ↑ Clint Bizzell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  43. ↑ Sam McFarlane's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  44. ↑ Shane Clayton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  45. ↑ Brent Frewen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  46. ↑ Nick Carter's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  47. ↑ Ross Funcke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  48. ↑ Jade Rawlings's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  49. ↑ Clark Keating's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  50. ↑ Todd McHardy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  51. ↑ Luke Toia's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  52. ↑ Michael Polley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  53. ↑ Barry Hall's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  54. ↑ Damien Ryan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  55. ↑ Justin Blumfield's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  56. ↑ Ben Moore's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  57. ↑ Ben Wilson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  58. ↑ Simon Prestigiacomo's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  59. ↑ James Clement's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  60. ↑ Ben Robbins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  61. ↑ Clinton King's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  62. ↑ Scott Welsh's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  63. ↑ Daniel Healy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  64. ↑ Jason Ramsey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  65. ↑ Eric Lissenden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  66. ↑ Daniel Parker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  67. ↑ Aaron Hamill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  68. ↑ Jason Bevan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  69. ↑ Robert Powell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  70. ↑ Andrew Leoncelli's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  71. ↑ Glenn Gorman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  72. ↑ Matthew Robbins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  73. ↑ Joel Bowden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  74. ↑ Ashley Fernee's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  75. ↑ Angelo Lekkas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  76. ↑ Daniel Bradshaw's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  77. ↑ Robert McMahon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  78. ↑ Shane Sikora's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  79. ↑ Danny Stevens's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  80. ↑ Carl Steinfort's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  81. ↑ Brent Harvey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  82. ↑ Anthony Ingerson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  83. ↑ Martin McKinnon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  84. ↑ David Grant's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  85. ↑ Craig Turley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  86. ↑ Alastair Clarkson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  87. ↑ Mick Dwyer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  88. ↑ Peter Bell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  89. ↑ Darren Kappler's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  90. ↑ Robert Neill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  91. ↑ Brad Wira's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  92. ↑ Todd Curley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  93. ↑ Adrian Hickmott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  94. ↑ Justin Murphy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  95. ↑ Brad Rowe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  96. ↑ Alex McDonald's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  97. ↑ Scott Crow's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  98. ↑ David Hynes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  99. ↑ Tony Godden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  100. ↑ Andy Lovell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  101. ↑ Shane Ellen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  102. ↑ Darren Jarman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  103. ↑ Troy Bond's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  104. ↑ Peter Caven's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  105. ↑ Kym Koster's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  106. ↑ Kevin Dyson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  107. ↑ Stuart Maxfield's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  108. ↑ Craig O'Brien's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  109. ↑ James Cook's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  110. ↑ Luke Beveridge's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  111. ↑ Leon Higgins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  112. ↑ Darren Gaspar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  113. ↑ Craig Nettelbeck's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  114. ↑ Brendan Krummel's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  115. ↑ Ben Sexton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  116. ↑ Craig Devonport's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  117. ↑ Matthew Francis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  118. ↑ Paul Salmon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  119. ↑ Allen Jakovich's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  120. ↑ Matthew Young's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  121. ↑ Anthony Darcy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  122. ↑ Sean Wellman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  123. ↑ Ben Harrison's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  124. ↑ Glenn Kilpatrick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  125. ↑ Bradley Plain's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  126. ↑ Robert Pyman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  127. ↑ Paul Barnard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  128. ↑ Jamie Elliott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  129. ↑ Peter Turner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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