List of VFL debuts in 1904

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The 1904 VFL season was the eighth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL). Ninety eight players made their senior debut in the 1899 season, while another 18 players debuted for a new club having previously played in the VFL.

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Summary

Summary of debuts in 1904
ClubVFL debutsChange of club
Carlton 114
Collingwood 12–
Essendon 72
Fitzroy 91
Geelong 141
Melbourne 94
South Melbourne 183
St Kilda 183
Total9818

Debuts

NameClubAge at debutRound debutedGames Goals Notes
Billy Payne Carlton 22 years, 253 days1 [1] 1270
Ted Kennedy Carlton 26 years, 243 days1 [2] 10613Brother of James Kennedy. Previously played for Essendon.
Bob Boyle Carlton 27 years, 173 days4 [3] 364
Harry Newbound Carlton 22 years, 232 days2 [4] 182Previously played for Collingwood.
Eddie Prescott Carlton 23 years, 199 days8 [5] 119
Percy Pitt Carlton 20 years, 249 days2 [6] 811
Pat Pelly Carlton 26 years, 198 days4 [7] 80
Henry Whight Carlton 22 years, 64 days2 [8] 70
Arthur Ryan Carlton 23 years, 219 days1 [9] 40
Rupe Bradley Carlton 22 years, 233 days3 [10] 44
Albert Gourlay Carlton 22 years, 330 days3 [11] 30Previously played for Melbourne.
Jim Cullen Carlton 25 years, 333 days1 [12] 10Previously played for South Melbourne and Essendon.
Jimmy Gaynor Carlton 27 years, 11 days4 [13] 10
Sam Marron Carlton 20 years, 118 days5 [14] 10
Ernie Ashton Carlton 21 years, 44 days15 [15] 10
Robert Nash Collingwood 20 years, 85 days11 [16] 8814Father of Laurie Nash.
Bob Strachan Collingwood 17 years, 352 days1 [17] 5227
Don Fraser Collingwood 21 years, 269 days5 [18] 310
Bill Homan Collingwood 23 years, 134 days1 [19] 128
Grahame McConechy Collingwood 23 years, 336 days1 [20] 76
Ivor Lawson Collingwood 21 years, 19 days1 [21] 72
Harry Neil Collingwood 21 years, 286 days8 [22] 40
Allan Belcher Collingwood 19 years, 227 days11 [23] 41Brother of Vic Belcher.
Bob Burns Collingwood 19 years, 339 days1 [24] 20
Wally Sykes Collingwood 23 years, 5 days1 [25] 20
Darcy McDougall Collingwood 18 years, 35 days3 [26] 10
Les Abbott Collingwood 19 years, 16 days8 [27] 10
Bill Busbridge Essendon 19 years, 98 days1 [28] 10332
Arthur Legge Essendon 22 years, 229 days3 [29] 6930
Bert Laxton Essendon 24 years, 266 days2 [30] 443
Fred Robinson Essendon 19 years, 365 days2 [31] 350Brother of Alex, Bill and Gordon Robinson.
Jim Phipps Essendon 20 years, 73 days9 [32] 220
Alex Robinson Essendon 17 years, 262 days1 [33] 95Brother of Bill, Fred and Gordon Robinson and father of Alexander and George Robinson. Played first-class cricket for Western Australia.
Alf Swift Essendon 32 years, 290 days3 [34] 72
Mick Pleass Essendon 29 years, 205 days5 [35] 40Previously played for South Melbourne.
Norman Belcher Essendon 24 years, 302 days1 [36] 20Previously played for Geelong.
Percy Sheehan Fitzroy 20 years, 307 days1 [37] 5811
Joe Johnson Fitzroy 21 years, 109 days1 [38] 5515First known Indigenous Australian to play in the Victorian Football League.
Edgar Kneen Fitzroy 21 years, 241 days1 [39] 4833
Gilbert Barker Fitzroy 21 years, 310 days5 [40] 424
Jack McDonough Fitzroy 24 years, 314 days5 [41] 296Previously played for South Melbourne.
Les Sharp Fitzroy 18 years, 248 days5 [42] 2312
Paddy Shea Fitzroy 18 years, 58 days2 [43] 138Also played first-class cricket for Victoria.
Bill Kelly Fitzroy 21 years, 173 days2 [44] 70
Hedley Tomkins Fitzroy 18 years, 338 days2 [45] 40
Fred Lethbridge Fitzroy 20 years, 111 days3 [46] 31
Dick Grigg Geelong 18 years, 334 days1 [47] 19464
George Doull Geelong 24 years, 190 days1 [48] 9616
Tom Rankin Geelong 23 years, 4 days1 [49] 4712
Jim Munday Geelong 16 years, 340 days7 [50] 331
Jack Knell Geelong 25 years, 358 days9 [51] 3212
Mick Holligan Geelong 22 years, 339 days15 [52] 63
Henry Molan Geelong 25 years, 34 days2 [53] 50
Bert Clarke Geelong 20 years, 69 days6 [54] 43
Bill Burns Geelong 20 years, 1 days15 [55] 20
Reg Digby Geelong 25 years, 212 days15 [56] 21
Joe Fox Geelong 26 years, 347 days15 [57] 20Previously played for South Melbourne.
Jimmy Roberts Geelong 21 years, 21 days1 [58] 10
George Horman Geelong 20 years, 254 days7 [59] 10
Peter McMurrich Geelong 18 years, 72 days12 [60] 10
Henry Cheeseman Geelong 28 years, 258 days17 [61] 11
Joe Pearce Melbourne 19 years, 107 days2 [62] 1525One of the first VFL footballers killed in the First World War.
Bernie Nolan Melbourne 20 years, 197 days1 [63] 8410
Hugh Purse Melbourne 22 years, 218 days1 [64] 8426
Jim Conquest Melbourne 23 years, 343 days1 [65] 5422
Ted Leach Melbourne 21 years, 13 days1 [66] 239Previously played for Collingwood.
Mark Gardner Melbourne 19 years, 288 days8 [67] 141
Roy Adam Melbourne 21 years, 87 days6 [68] 123Previously played for St Kilda.
Ernie Vollugi Melbourne 25 years, 122 days1 [69] 40
Henri Jeanneret Melbourne 26 years, 134 days2 [70] 40Previously played for South Melbourne.
Lionel Smale Melbourne 25 years, 164 days1 [71] 20
Tom Watson Melbourne 30 years, 127 days1 [72] 10Previously played for Carlton.
Alec Woods Melbourne 22 years, 243 days2 [73] 10
Ted Wade Melbourne 19 years, 151 days3 [74] 10
Bill Strang South Melbourne 20 years, 276 days10 [75] 6980Father of Allan, Colin, Doug and Gordon Strang, and grandfather of Geoff Strang.
Dick McCabe South Melbourne 26 years, 327 days1 [76] 510Previously played for Fitzroy and St Kilda.
Harry Gibson South Melbourne 25 years, 132 days1 [77] 4111
Charles Clements South Melbourne 22 years, 54 days2 [78] 3268
Bert Sharpe South Melbourne 26 years, 15 days3 [79] 1717Previously played for Fitzroy.
Bill Griffiths South Melbourne 25 years, 60 days5 [80] 90
Jim Schellnack South Melbourne 5 [81] 76
John Catarinich South Melbourne 21 years, 274 days14 [82] 70
Dave McColl South Melbourne 28 years, 99 days1 [83] 50
Henry Morley Kidgell South Melbourne 23 years, 113 days11 [84] 50
Les Weate South Melbourne 19 years, 106 days9 [85] 41
Syd Wright South Melbourne 21 years, 340 days15 [86] 30
Herb Bruton South Melbourne 25 years, 333 days1 [87] 20
Artie Percy South Melbourne 24 years, 137 days15 [88] 20
Leslie Hope South Melbourne 19 years, 195 days1 [89] 10
Edmund Johnson South Melbourne 21 years, 59 days1 [90] 10
Robert Daykin South Melbourne 23 years, 183 days9 [91] 10
Tom Hawkins South Melbourne 18 years, 361 days13 [92] 10
Peter McCann South Melbourne 22 years, 56 days15 [93] 10
Jim Darcy South Melbourne 23 years, 194 days17 [94] 10Previously played for Essendon.
Con Hogan South Melbourne 23 years, 16 days17 [95] 10
Wally Scott St Kilda 19 years, 363 days8 [96] 1084
Dan Feehan St Kilda 24 years, 90 days1 [97] 859
Jack Julian St Kilda 19 years, 202 days17 [98] 670
Bill Mahoney St Kilda 19 years, 141 days03 [99] 179Previously played for Geelong.
Jim King St Kilda 30 years, 194 days5 [100] 132Previously played for South Melbourne.
Tommy Ryan St Kilda 32 years, 211 days1 [101] 118Previously played for Melbourne.
Jack King St Kilda 25 years, 162 days8 [102] 80
John Moloney St Kilda 22 years, 195 days4 [103] 30
Alec Moffatt St Kilda 25 years, 213 days15 [104] 30
Fred Whelpton St Kilda 19 years, 071 days3 [105] 20
Jim Hallahan, Sr. St Kilda 26 years, 035 days10 [106] 20Father of Jim Hallahan, Jr. and Tom Hallahan.
Frank Kenny St Kilda 26 years, 011 days15 [107] 20
Jim Marshall St Kilda 22 years, 112 days1 [108] 10
David Starke St Kilda 24 years, 242 days2 [109] 10
Des Griffin St Kilda 22 years, 252 days12 [110] 10
Dan Scullion St Kilda 18 years, 71 days14 [111] 10
Ivor Evans St Kilda 17 years, 34 days16 [112] 10
Gordon Downes St Kilda 26 years, 72 days17 [113] 10
Lewis Jones St Kilda 17 years, 311 days17 [114] 10
Joe Marchant St Kilda 19 years, 358 days17 [115] 10
Jimmy Sheehan St Kilda 20 years, 153 days17 [116] 12

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