List of VFL debuts in 1969

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A statue of Leigh Matthews, who made his VFL debut in 1969

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers who made their senior debut for a Victorian Football League (VFL) club in 1969.

Debuts

NameClubAge at debutRound debutedGames Goals Notes
Bruce Doull Carlton 18 years, 234 days5 [1] 38522
David McKay Carlton 19 years, 165 days3 [2] 263277
Barry Armstrong Carlton 18 years, 307 days16 [3] 204142
Phillip Pinnell Carlton 18 years, 137 days8 [4] 1735
Syd Jackson Carlton 24 years, 278 days1 [5] 136165
Bert Thornley Carlton 26 years, 228 days3 [6] 243
Doug Baird Carlton 18 years, 212 days10 [7] 68
Noel Mewett Carlton 20 years, 52 days8 [8] 53
Max Richardson Collingwood 20 years, 135 days5 [9] 211158Brother of Wayne Richardson.
Ronald Wearmouth Collingwood 18 years, 360 days14 [10] 186127
Robert Dean Collingwood 18 years, 272 days15 [11] 12137
Jeff Clifton Collingwood 20 years, 92 days8 [12] 1020
Doug Gott Collingwood 19 years, 12 days14 [13] 9726Played first-class cricket for Victoria.
Jeff Pitts Collingwood 18 years, 281 days3 [14] 41
John Bell Collingwood 19 years, 225 days2 [15] 20
Gordon Lawrie Collingwood 18 years, 137 days3 [16] 20
Mark Slater Collingwood 17 years, 338 days10 [17] 20
Neville Fields Essendon 17 years, 240 days15 [18] 140138
Wayne Headlam Essendon 20 years, 181 days11 [19] 6025
Stuart Barclay Essendon 19 years, 211 days5 [20] 383
Doug Tassell Essendon 23 years, 140 days7 [21] 200
David Collins Essendon 22 years, 311 days1 [22] 146
Ian Stevenson Essendon 24 years, 243 days8 [23] 102
Roger Hampson Essendon 20 years, 197 days9 [24] 101
Gary Crouch Essendon 22 years, 192 days1 [25] 91
John Sinclair Essendon 20 years, 282 days1 [26] 20
John Carpenter Essendon 20 years, 324 days15 [27] 21
Harvey Merrigan Fitzroy 19 years, 157 days6 [28] 19718
Leigh Robertson Fitzroy 18 years, 347 days5 [29] 7614
Shane Molloy Fitzroy 19 years, 290 days1 [30] 614Father of Jarrod Molloy.
Bill Sykes Fitzroy 20 years, 212 days5 [31] 485
Bob Hodgkin Fitzroy 19 years, 276 days9 [32] 240
Paul Shanahan Fitzroy 20 years, 260 days13 [33] 2127
Bruce Baker Fitzroy 19 years, 37 days3 [34] 164
Peter Ellis Fitzroy 22 years, 74 days7 [35] 70
Robert Ireland Fitzroy 22 years, 74 days19 [36] 50
Peter Weightman Fitzroy 20 years, 53 days10 [37] 11
Stephen Power Footscray 18 years, 229 days1 [38] 17725
Bernie Quinlan Footscray 17 years, 342 days12 [39] 177241Won Brownlow Medal in 1981.
Barry Round Footscray 19 years, 71 days1 [40] 135136Won Brownlow Medal in 1981. Father of David Round.
Gordon Casey Footscray 19 years, 25 days3 [41] 1255Previously played for Carlton.
Robert McGhie Footscray 17 years, 307 days11 [42] 496
Laurie Rippon Footscray 18 years, 267 days5 [43] 454
Graeme Joslin Footscray 18 years, 281 days1 [44] 240
Harry Skreja Footscray 16 years, 93 days7 [45] 1813
Norm Mitchell Footscray 17 years, 237 days1 [46] 51
Richard Radziminski Footscray 19 years, 284 days6 [47] 140
Bruce Davidson Footscray 18 years, 286 days1 [48] 30
Geoff Thatcher Footscray 18 years, 223 days5 [49] 20
Tad Joniec Footscray 18 years, 246 days20 [50] 21
Bruce Greenhill Footscray 22 years, 255 days01 [51] 10
David Harris Geelong 22 years, 323 days1 [52] 4420
Pat Patterson Geelong 22 years, 199 days9 [53] 80
Jeff Bates Geelong 19 years, 17 days16 [54] 61
Ray O'Rourke Geelong 21 years, 86 days1 [55] 20
Leigh Matthews Hawthorn 17 years, 147 days16 [56] 332915Voted "Player of the 20th Century". Brother of Kelvin Matthews.
Peter Knights Hawthorn 17 years, 62 days9 [57] 264201
Brian Douge Hawthorn 18 years, 125 days13 [58] 918
Bruce Stevenson Hawthorn 19 years, 254 days3 [59] 7226
Geoff Smith Hawthorn 20 years, 165 days1 [60] 3824
Gene Chiron Hawthorn 19 years, 145 days1 [61] 371
Ron Stubbs Hawthorn 20 years, 184 days1 [62] 175
Lindsay Tipping Hawthorn 19 years, 141 days20 [63] 120
Greg Wells Melbourne 19 years, 71 days18 [64] 224251
Trevor Rollinson Melbourne 21 years, 264 days1 [65] 491
Robert McKenzie Melbourne 19 years, 42 days14 [66] 4221
Paul Rowlands Melbourne 19 years, 319 days2 [67] 350
Peter Sinclair Melbourne 22 years, 5 days8 [68] 3418
John Letcher Melbourne 18 years, 132 days2 [69] 252
David Hone Melbourne 22 years, 281 days1 [70] 183
Russell Colcott Melbourne 19 years, 279 days10 [71] 1518
Blair Campbell Melbourne 22 years, 248 days4 [72] 1223Previously played for Richmond.
Danny Jennings Melbourne 20 years, 13 days17 [73] 93
Mark Mitchell Melbourne 17 years, 285 days10 [74] 62
Daryl Powell Melbourne 17 years, 084 days19 [75] 20
David Hayes Melbourne 20 years, 107 days6 [76] 10
Steve Arnott Melbourne 20 years, 148 days11 [77] 10
Ray Sampson Melbourne 19 years, 284 days19 [78] 10
Glenn Elliott St Kilda 18 years, 289 days9 [79] 13869
Stephen Theodore St Kilda 18 years, 128 days4 [80] 134111
Barry Lawrence St Kilda 23 years, 51 days1 [81] 12680Father of Steven Lawrence.
Stephen Rae St Kilda 17 years, 17 days7 [82] 5538
Colin Antonie St Kilda 17 years, 87 days11 [83] 177
John Evans St Kilda 18 years, 235 days5 [84] 1410
David Dench North Melbourne 17 years, 330 days15 [85] 27529
David Pretty North Melbourne 18 years, 3 days1 [86] 5812
Geoff Bryant North Melbourne 22 years, 257 days1 [87] 4516
Rod Elliott North Melbourne 17 years, 307 days3 [88] 159
Noel Fincher North Melbourne 24 years, 320 days4 [89] 150Previously played for Footscray
Frank Dimattina North Melbourne 22 years, 200 days11 [90] 1416Previously played for Richmond. Father of Paul Dimattina
John Duthie North Melbourne 18 years, 76 days4 [91] 115
Brian Neal North Melbourne 21 years, 108 days20 [92] 510
Lindsay Jacob North Melbourne 22 years, 132 days1 [93] 22
Dick Ivey North Melbourne 22 years, 34 days15 [94] 10
David McLeish South Melbourne 19 years, 112 days12 [95] 21322
Steven Hoffman South Melbourne 17 years, 238 days7 [96] 149187
John Pitura South Melbourne 18 years, 217 days4 [97] 9971Father of Mark Pitura.
Robert Doyle South Melbourne 18 years, 102 days4 [98] 7736Father of Stephen Doyle.
Wayne Walsh South Melbourne 22 years, 333 days1 [99] 635Previously played for Richmond.
Ron Wetzel South Melbourne 22 years, 32 days9 [100] 181
Sid Catlin South Melbourne 19 years, 123 days4 [101] 1514Previously played for Melbourne.
Graham Brandt South Melbourne 22 years, 35 days1 [102] 132
Bob Svorinich South Melbourne 19 years, 26 days6 [103] 87
Arthur Budd South Melbourne 23 years, 99 days1 [104] 72
Ken Luscombe South Melbourne 18 years, 100 days7 [105] 70
Alan Richardson South Melbourne 28 years, 228 days13 [106] 79Previously played for Richmond. Father of Matthew Richardson.
Gary Williams South Melbourne 19 years, 55 days19 [107] 66
Rob Dowsing South Melbourne 21 years, 214 days1 [108] 46
John Coghlan South Melbourne 22 years, 143 days3 [109] 20
Reuben Cooper South Melbourne 17 years, 339 days15 [110] 20
Graham Page South Melbourne 18 years, 134 days4 [111] 10
John Hartree South Melbourne 21 years, 139 days20 [112] 10
Ian Owen Richmond 20 years, 279 days4 [113] 330
Colin Beard Richmond 27 years, 205 days13 [114] 330
Graham Robbins Richmond 20 years, 53 days12 [115] 139
Ray Ball Richmond 20 years, 58 days3 [116] 120Father of Luke and Matthew Ball.
Ron Thomas Richmond 20 years, 211 days5 [117] 110
John Ferguson Richmond 20 years, 73 days9 [118] 70
Wayne Judd Richmond 20 years, 217 days9 [119] 79
Brenton Miels Richmond 21 years, 146 days10 [120] 71
Anthony Smith Richmond 18 years, 119 days17 [121] 41
Brian Shinners Richmond 19 years, 277 days6 [122] 20
Barrie Trotter Richmond 19 years, 134 days13 [123] 20

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