List of AFL debuts in 2012

During the 2012 Australian Football League (AFL) season, 122 Australian rules footballers made their AFL debut with a further 32 playing their first game for a new club. The Greater Western Sydney Giants, who joined the league in 2012, had the most debutantes with 36, with Geelong next highest with 10.

Club	AFL debuts	Change of club
Adelaide	6	2
Brisbane Lions	4	2
Carlton	7	0
Collingwood	7	0
Essendon	6	0
Fremantle	5	1
Geelong	10	0
Gold Coast	6	2
Greater Western Sydney	36	10
Hawthorn	2	2
Melbourne	3	2
North Melbourne	3	0
Port Adelaide	4	4
Richmond	5	2
St Kilda	5	1
Sydney	2	2
West Coast	3	1
Western Bulldogs	8	1
Total	122	32

Name	Club	Age at debut	Debut round	Games (in 2012)	Goals (in 2012)	Notes
Tomas Bugg	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 354 days	1^[2]	18	6	Round 5 Rising Star nomination
Jeremy Cameron	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 358 days	1^[3]	16	29	Round 2 Rising Star nomination Winner 2012 AFLPA best first year player award
Stephen Coniglio	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 100 days	1^[4]	12	2	Round 7 Rising Star nomination
Israel Folau	Greater Western Sydney	22 years, 356 days	1^[5]	13	2	Previously played rugby league for Melbourne Storm & Brisbane Broncos
Jonathan Giles	Greater Western Sydney	24 years, 76 days	1^[6]	20	18	Previously listed by Port Adelaide
Toby Greene	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 181 days	1^[7]	19	8	Round 14 Rising Star nomination
Curtly Hampton	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 14 days	1^[8]	17	6
Jack Hombsch	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 17 days	1^[9]	9	0
Will Hoskin-Elliott	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 204 days	1^[10]	10	9
Adam Kennedy	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 256 days	1^[11]	15	0
Tim Mohr	Greater Western Sydney	23 years, 157 days	1^[12]	13	1
Dylan Shiel	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 15 days	1^[13]	12	5	Round 10 Rising Star nomination
Devon Smith	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 309 days	1^[14]	20	10	Round 19 Rising Star nomination
Adam Tomlinson	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 227 days	1^[15]	9	2
Jacob Townsend	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 278 days	1^[16]	11	2
Dom Tyson	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 290 days	1^[17]	10	4	Round 23 Rising Star nomination
Nathan Wilson	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 77 days	1^[18]	9	6
Harry Cunningham	Sydney	18 years, 109 days	1^[19]	1	0
Brandon Ellis	Richmond	18 years, 239 days	1^[20]	21	2	Round 17 Rising Star nomination
Steven Morris	Richmond	23 years, 88 days	1^[21]	21	1	Son of Kevin Morris
Jarrad Boumann	Hawthorn	22 years, 225 days	1^[22]	2	0	Previously listed at Western Bulldogs
Jackson Paine	Collingwood	18 years, 283 days	1^[23]	6	8
Paul Seedsman	Collingwood	20 years, 79 days	1^[24]	11	2
Peter Yagmoor	Collingwood	18 years, 162 days	1^[25]	2	0
James Magner	Melbourne	24 years, 232 days	1^[26]	17	4
Josh Tynan	Melbourne	18 years, 146 days	1^[27]	2	0
Aaron Hall	Gold Coast	21 years, 143 days	1^[28]	8	8
Billie Smedts	Geelong	19 years, 297 days	1^[29]	14	6
Orren Stephenson	Geelong	29 years, 260 days	1^[30]	8	1	Oldest first-time drafted player in AFL history.
Tory Dickson	Western Bulldogs	24 years, 188 days	1^[31]	17	23
Clay Smith	Western Bulldogs	18 years, 326 days	1^[32]	16	6
Terry Milera	St Kilda	24 years, 84 days	1^[33]	15	19
Jarrad Redden	Port Adelaide	21 years, 96 days	1^[34]	9	1
Chad Wingard	Port Adelaide	18 years, 185 days	1^[35]	19	9	Round 22 Rising Star nomination
Cameron Delaney	North Melbourne	19 years, 279 days	2^[36]	5	0
Jack Newnes	St Kilda	19 years, 44 days	2^[37]	7	1
Billy Longer	Brisbane Lions	18 years, 338 days	3^[38]	5	0
Adam Treloar	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 37 days	3^[39]	18	12	Round 18 Rising Star nomination
Sam Kerridge	Adelaide	18 years, 355 days	3^[40]	1	0
George Horlin-Smith	Geelong	19 years, 115 days	3^[41]	3	2	Round 4 2013 Rising Star nomination
Lachie Neale	Fremantle	18 years, 181 days	4^[42]	11	4
Cory Dell'Olio	Essendon	22 years, 135 days	4^[43]	8	9
Shaun Edwards	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 130 days	4^[44]	10	2
Anthony Miles	Greater Western Sydney	20 years, 53 days	4^[45]	7	0
Sam Shaw	Adelaide	21 years, 6 days	4^[46]	13	0	Round 21 Rising Star nomination
Bradley Hill	Hawthorn	18 years, 287 days	4^[47]	5	3	Round 6 2013 Rising Star nomination, brother of Fremantle's Stephen Hill
Jack Crisp	Brisbane Lions	18 years, 202 days	4^[48]	10	3
Jesse Stringer	Geelong	21 years, 19 days	4^[49]	8	3
Kirk Ugle	Collingwood	19 years, 325 days	5^[50]	3	0	Cousin of Jamie Bennell
Taylor Adams	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 221 days	5^[51]	15	5
Josh Bruce	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 325 days	5^[52]	3	2
Kyal Horsley	Gold Coast	24 years, 239 days	5^[53]	13	3
Jarryd Lyons	Adelaide	19 years, 282 days	5^[54]	3	1
Aaron Young	Port Adelaide	19 years, 145 days	5^[55]	12	4
Lee Spurr	Fremantle	24 years, 283 days	6^[56]	12	0
Ahmed Saad	St Kilda	22 years, 209 days	6^[57]	16	28
Josh Bootsma	Carlton	19 years, 74 days	6^[58]	5	0	Son of Brad Bootsma.
Liam Sumner	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 264 days	6^[59]	2	2
Jacob Brennan	West Coast	22 years, 103 days	6^[60]	15	2	Son of Michael Brennan
Josh Jenkins	Adelaide	23 years, 94 days	7^[61]	11	11	Previous rookie listed at Essendon
Andrew Phillips	Greater Western Sydney	20 years, 314 days	7^[62]	9	3
Ryan Neates	West Coast	20 years, 326 days	7^[63]	1	0
Dayne Zorko	Brisbane Lions	23 years, 93 days	7^[64]	16	16
Brad McKenzie	North Melbourne	18 years, 350 days	7^[65]	1	0
Tommy Walsh	Sydney	24 years, 83 days	8^[66]	3	3	Previously played Gaelic football for Kerry GAA
Alex Sexton	Gold Coast	18 years, 168 days	8^[67]	6	1
Matthew Buntine	Greater Western Sydney	18 years, 214 days	8^[68]	6	0
Sam Darley	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 95 days	8^[69]	9	0
Daniel Pearce	Western Bulldogs	19 years, 124 days	9^[70]	5	0
Jonathan Simpkin	Geelong	24 years, 210 days	9^[71]	4	1	Previous rookie listed at Sydney, brother of Tom Simpkin
Marley Williams	Collingwood	18 years, 309 days	9^[72]	6	1
Jamie Elliott	Collingwood	19 years, 279 days	9^[73]	13	6
Jordan Schroder	Geelong	19 years, 180 days	10^[74]	1	0
Lincoln McCarthy	Geelong	18 years, 224 days	10^[75]	1	0
Nick Haynes	Greater Western Sydney	20 years, 15 days	10^[76]	8	1
Hayden Crozier	Fremantle	18 years, 161 days	10^[77]	3	0
Brett O'Hanlon	Richmond	18 years, 328 days	11^[78]	8	2
Jonathon Patton	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 27 days	12^[79]	7	4	Number 1 draft pick, 2011 AFL draft
Sam Schulz	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 271 days	12^[80]	1	1
Mark Whiley	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 198 days	12^[81]	3	0
Sam Gibson	North Melbourne	26 years, 20 days	12^[82]	13	6	Previously rookie listed at Hawthorn
Tom Campbell	Western Bulldogs	20 years, 234 days	13^[83]	7	3
Caolan Mooney	Collingwood	19 years, 157 days	14^[84]	4	1	Previously played Gaelic football for Down GAA
Todd Elton	Richmond	19 years, 62 days	14^[85]	1	0
Murray Newman	West Coast	18 years, 225 days	14^[86]	4	3
Jordan Murdoch	Geelong	19 years, 180 days	14^[87]	8	4
Andrew McInnes	Carlton	20 years, 108 days	15^[88]	8	0
Tom Derickx	Richmond	24 years, 218 days	15^[89]	2	0
Tim McIntyre	Adelaide	23 years, 89 days	15^[90]	1	2
Cameron Sutcliffe	Fremantle	20 years, 46 days	15^[91]	4	1
Mark Baguley	Essendon	25 years, 54 days	16^[92]	7	0
Tom Couch	Melbourne	24 years, 27 days	16^[93]	3	0	Son of Paul Couch
Josh Hall	Gold Coast	22 years, 102 days	16^[94]	2	2
Jackson Sheringham	Geelong	24 years, 22 days	16^[95]	5	1
Josh Walker	Geelong	19 years, 245 days	16^[96]	7	3
Sam Dunell	St Kilda	22 years, 144 days	16^[97]	5	1	Son of Frank Dunell
Steve Clifton	Greater Western Sydney	25 years, 49 days	16^[98]	5	1	2010 J. J. Liston Trophy winner
Luke Brown	Adelaide	19 years, 297 days	16^[99]	3	0
Levi Casboult	Carlton	22 years, 128 days	17^[100]	6	7
Tom Bell	Carlton	21 years, 38 days	17^[101]	7	4
Frazer Dale	Carlton	18 years, 254 days	17^[102]	2	1
Kurt Aylett	Greater Western Sydney	20 years, 111 days	17^[103]	1	0
Gerald Ugle	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 173 days	17^[104]	1	1
Sam Frost	Greater Western Sydney	23 years, 110 days	17^[105]	3	1
Elliott Kavanagh	Essendon	19 years, 69 days	18^[106]	1	0
Stephen Wrigley	Brisbane Lions	25 years, 102 days	18^[107]	3	0
Jason Johannisen	Western Bulldogs	19 years, 270 days	19^[108]	3	1
Michael Talia	Western Bulldogs	19 years, 175 days	19^[109]	4	1	brother of Daniel Talia
Jackson Allen	Gold Coast	19 years, 116 days	20^[110]	1	0
Tim Golds	Greater Western Sydney	19 years, 127 days	20^[111]	2	0
Nathan Blee	Port Adelaide	21 years, 340 days	20^[112]	4	0
Lin Jong	Western Bulldogs	19 years, 69 days	20^[113]	4	1
Fletcher Roberts	Western Bulldogs	19 years, 70 days	20^[114]	2	0
Brendan Lee	Essendon	24 years, 338 days	20^[115]	2	0
Piers Flanagan	Gold Coast	20 years, 141 days	21^[116]	3	0
Nick O'Brien	Essendon	19 years, 59 days	22^[117]	2	3
Sebastian Ross	St Kilda	19 years, 110 days	22^[118]	1	0
Rhys Cooyou	Greater Western Sydney	21 years, 156 days	22^[119]	1	1
Tom Sheridan	Fremantle	18 years, 309 days	23^[120]	1	0
Jackson Merrett	Essendon	19 years, 187 days	23^[121]	1	0
Pat McCarthy	Carlton	20 years, 175 days	23^[122]	1	0
Luke Mitchell	Carlton	20 years, 187 days	23^[123]	1	1

Name	Club	Age at debut	Debut round	Games (in 2012)	Goals (in 2012)	Notes
Chad Cornes	Greater Western Sydney	32 years, 133 days	1^[124]	16	4	Previously played for Port Adelaide
Phil Davis	Greater Western Sydney	21 years, 207 days	1^[125]	22	5	Previously played for Adelaide
James McDonald	Greater Western Sydney	35 years, 263 days	1^[126]	13	4	Previously played for Melbourne
Rhys Palmer	Greater Western Sydney	23 years, 40 days	1^[127]	15	9	Previously played for Fremantle
Callan Ward	Greater Western Sydney	21 years, 349 days	1^[128]	20	8	Previously played for Western Bulldogs
Addam Maric	Richmond	21 years, 345 days	1^[129]	10	1	Previously played for Melbourne
Ivan Maric	Richmond	26 years, 85 days	1^[130]	21	7	Previously played for Adelaide
Jack Gunston	Hawthorn	20 years, 166 days	1^[131]	19	39	Previously played for Adelaide
Broc McCauley	Hawthorn	25 years, 101 days	1^[132]	3	1	Previously played for Brisbane Lions
Mitch Clark	Melbourne	24 years, 164 days	1^[133]	11	29	Previously played for Brisbane Lions
Ben Hudson	Brisbane Lions	33 years, 36 days	1^[134]	18	3	Previously played for Adelaide & Western Bulldogs
Matthew Warnock	Gold Coast	27 years, 363 days	1^[135]	22	0	Previously played for Melbourne
Tom Lynch	Adelaide	21 years, 198 days	1^[136]	6	7	Previously played for St Kilda
Zac Dawson	Fremantle	25 years, 200 days	1^[137]	18	2	Previously played for Hawthorn & St Kilda
Josh Hill	West Coast	23 years, 73 days	1^[138]	22	36	Previously played for Western Bulldogs
Brad Ebert	Port Adelaide	21 years, 365 days	1^[139]	22	17	Previously played for West Coast
John McCarthy	Port Adelaide	22 years, 134 days	1^[140]	21	5	Previously played for Collingwood
James Sellar	Melbourne	23 years, 14 days	2^[141]	16	9	Previously played for Adelaide
Luke Power	Greater Western Sydney	32 years, 90 days	2^[142]	20	0	Previously played for Brisbane Lions
Tom Scully	Greater Western Sydney	20 years, 328 days	2^[143]	19	4	Previously played for Melbourne
Dean Brogan	Greater Western Sydney	33 years, 123 days	3^[144]	9	0	Previously played for Port Adelaide
Darren Pfeiffer	Port Adelaide	24 years, 206 days	4^[145]	16	2	Previously played for Carlton
Brent Renouf	Port Adelaide	23 years, 354 days	4^[146]	10	2	Previously played for Hawthorn
Tony Armstrong	Sydney	22 years, 206 days	4^[147]	8	2	Previously played for Adelaide
Mark Austin	Western Bulldogs	23 years, 58 days	4^[148]	11	0	Previously played for Carlton
Sam Reid	Greater Western Sydney	22 years, 173 days	5^[149]	5	0	Previously played for Western Bulldogs
Beau Wilkes	St Kilda	22 years, 65 days	5^[150]	10	15	Previously played for West Coast
Setanta Ó hAilpín	Greater Western Sydney	29 years, 49 days	6^[151]	1	2	Previously played for Carlton
Andrew McQualter	Gold Coast	25 years, 345 days	8^[152]	5	2	Previously played for St Kilda
Jordan Lisle	Brisbane Lions	22 years, 53 days	19^[153]	5	4	Previously played for Hawthorn
Lewis Johnston	Adelaide	21 years, 161 days	20^[154]	1	0	Previously played for Sydney
Mitch Morton	Sydney	25 years, 204 days	21^[155]	5	5	Previously played for West Coast and Richmond

v t e 2012 AFL season
Events	NAB Cup Premiership season Finals series Grand Final
Awards	AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Michael Tuck Medal Norm Smith Medal Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney Western Bulldogs West Coast
Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings

List of AFL debuts in 2012

AFL debuts

Change of AFL club

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