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.
Summary
Club | AFL debuts | Change of club |
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Adelaide | 4 | 5 |
Brisbane Bears | 6 | 0 |
Carlton | 1 | 5 |
Collingwood | 4 | 4 |
Essendon | 3 | 2 |
Fitzroy | 8 | 1 |
Footscray | 2 | 4 |
Fremantle | 8 | 3 |
Geelong | 6 | 2 |
Hawthorn | 5 | 4 |
Melbourne | 6 | 5 |
North Melbourne | 6 | 2 |
Richmond | 6 | 2 |
St Kilda | 6 | 5 |
Sydney | 3 | 3 |
West Coast | 7 | 1 |
Total | 81 | 48 |
AFL debuts
Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games | Goals | Notes | ||
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1996 | Career | 1996 | Career | |||||
Kane Johnson | Adelaide | 18 years, 115 days | 14 | 2 | 220 | 3 | 76 | |
Peter Vardy | Adelaide | 20 years, 163 days | 14 | 7 | 137 | 5 | 206 | |
Matthew Collins | Adelaide | 19 years, 129 days | 10 | 8 | 43 | 2 | 7 | |
Ronnie Burns | Geelong | 23 years, 16 days | 1 | 21 | 154 | 31 | 262 | |
Jason Snell | Geelong | 18 years, 246 days | 1 | 3 | 68 | 3 | 62 | |
David Cockatoo-Collins | Melbourne | 17 years, 363 days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Twin brother of Don |
Don Cockatoo-Collins | Melbourne | 17 years, 363 days | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | Twin brother of David |
Brad Cassidy | Fitzroy | 19 years, 249 days | 1 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 10 | |
Peter Berbakov | Essendon | 22 years, 221 days | 1 | 17 | 52 | 4 | 14 | |
Scott Bamford | Fitzroy | 21 years, 281 days | 1 | 22 | 59 | 6 | 33 | |
Matthew Primus | Fitzroy | 21 years, 79 days | 1 | 20 | 157 | 5 | 81 | Round 1 1996 Rising Star nomination |
Daniel Chick | Hawthorn | 20 years, 50 days | 1 | 22 | 252 | 14 | 210 | Round 10 1996 Rising Star nomination |
Craig Treleven | Hawthorn | 25 years, 290 days | 1 | 21 | 78 | 7 | 22 | |
Joe McLaren | St Kilda | 18 years, 110 days | 1 | 11 | 69 | 2 | 39 | |
Jason Traianidis | St Kilda | 21 years, 144 days | 1 | 13 | 62 | 9 | 36 | |
Andrew McLean | St Kilda | 22 years, 256 days | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Danny Dickfos | Brisbane Bears | 25 years, 182 days | 1 | 22 | 65 | 1 | 0 | |
Troy Johnson | Brisbane Bears | 18 years, 248 days | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Scott Taylor | Footscray | 19 years, 160 days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Andrew Donnelly | West Coast | 23 years, 2 days | 1 | 20 | 68 | 28 | 69 | |
Chad Morrison | West Coast | 18 years, 2 days | 1 | 18 | 169 | 24 | 88 | Round 16 1996 Rising Star nomination |
Steven Pitt | Collingwood | 22 years, 253 days | 1 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 16 | |
Gavin Mitchell | Fremantle | 23 years, 94 days | 1 | 21 | 88 | 11 | 82 | |
Greg Harding | Fremantle | 19 years, 196 days | 1 | 18 | 78 | 1 | 3 | Round 4 1996 Rising Star nomination |
Brendon Fewster | West Coast | 22 years, 88 days | 1 | 3 | 70 | 2 | 43 | |
Mark West | Footscray | 23 years, 3 days | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | |
Tristan Lynch | Brisbane Bears | 22 years, 228 days | 2 | 21 | 72 | 1 | 15 | |
Kane Fraser | Hawthorn | 18 years, 266 days | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Ben Holland | Richmond | 18 years, 339 days | 3 | 11 | 191 | 3 | 179 | Brother of Nick Holland |
Matthew Nicks | Sydney | 20 years, 337 days | 3 | 6 | 175 | 2 | 125 | |
Jason Cripps | St Kilda | 19 years, 183 days | 3 | 11 | 60 | 3 | 10 | |
Clive Waterhouse | Fremantle | 21 years, 296 days | 3 | 11 | 106 | 9 | 178 | |
Darren O'Brien | Melbourne | 27 years, 31 days | 4 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 9 | |
Michael Brown | Fremantle | 19 years, 213 days | 4 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 15 | |
Ben Cousins | West Coast | 17 years, 296 days | 4 | 20 | 270 | 34 | 217 | Round 12 1996 Rising Star nomination & overall winner, son of Bryan Cousins |
Phillip Matera | West Coast | 20 years, 146 days | 4 | 5 | 179 | 8 | 389 | Brother of Wally & Peter Matera |
Scott Lucas | Essendon | 18 years, 117 days | 5 | 14 | 270 | 11 | 471 | |
Steven Koops | Fremantle | 17 years, 277 days | 5 | 6 | 89 | 6 | 49 | |
David Wirrpanda | West Coast | 16 years, 268 days | 5 | 5 | 227 | 4 | 131 | |
Steven King | Geelong | 17 years, 157 days | 5 | 13 | 240 | 3 | 83 | Round 15 1996 Rising Star nomination |
Stefan Carey | Sydney | 20 years, 100 days | 6 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 23 | |
Clint Bizzell | Geelong | 19 years, 310 days | 6 | 4 | 163 | 1 | 79 | |
Sam McFarlane | North Melbourne | 20 years, 150 days | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Shane Clayton | Fitzroy | 17 years, 193 days | 6 | 13 | 117 | 1 | 52 | |
Brent Frewen | Fitzroy | 18 years, 197 days | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Nick Carter | Fitzroy | 18 years, 8 days | 6 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 6 | Round 8 1996 Rising Star nomination |
Ross Funcke | Richmond | 18 years, 170 days | 6 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 5 | |
Jade Rawlings | Hawthorn | 18 years, 208 days | 6 | 2 | 148 | 1 | 96 | Brother of Brady Rawlings |
Clark Keating | Brisbane Bears | 20 years, 48 days | 6 | 14 | 139 | 9 | 83 | Brother of Aaron Keating |
Todd McHardy | Melbourne | 19 years, 37 days | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Luke Toia | Fremantle | 18 years, 171 days | 7 | 13 | 63 | 11 | 33 | Round 20 1996 Rising Star nomination |
Michael Polley | Melbourne | 19 years, 254 days | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Barry Hall | St Kilda | 19 years, 109 days | 9 | 4 | 289 | 2 | 746 | |
Damien Ryan | Richmond | 18 years, 297 days | 9 | 11 | 60 | 1 | 9 | |
Justin Blumfield | Essendon | 18 years, 197 days | 10 | 10 | 148 | 3 | 91 | |
Ben Moore | Richmond | 18 years, 347 days | 11 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 11 | |
Ben Wilson | Collingwood | 19 years, 113 days | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
Simon Prestigiacomo | Collingwood | 18 years, 138 days | 11 | 12 | 233 | 6 | 3 | |
James Clement | Fremantle | 19 years, 286 days | 11 | 12 | 230 | 1 | 51 | |
Ben Robbins | Brisbane Bears | 19 years, 178 days | 12 | 5 | 92 | 1 | 21 | |
Clinton King | Sydney | 18 years, 93 days | 12 | 5 | 89 | 3 | 23 | |
Scott Welsh | North Melbourne | 17 years, 199 days | 12 | 1 | 205 | 0 | 363 | |
Daniel Healy | St Kilda | 22 years, 53 days | 12 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 24 | |
Jason Ramsey | Fitzroy | 21 years, 158 days | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
Eric Lissenden | North Melbourne | 24 years, 187 days | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Daniel Parker | Fremantle | 22 years, 45 days | 14 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 18 | Brother of Shane Parker |
Aaron Hamill | Carlton | 18 years, 328 days | 15 | 4 | 190 | 1 | 239 | |
Jason Bevan | Collingwood | 18 years, 88 days | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Robert Powell | Richmond | 20 years, 118 days | 15 | 8 | 66 | 15 | 60 | |
Andrew Leoncelli | Melbourne | 22 years, 3 days | 16 | 7 | 146 | 3 | 66 | |
Glenn Gorman | North Melbourne | 20 years, 183 days | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Matthew Robbins | Geelong | 19 years, 82 days | 17 | 1 | 146 | 0 | 135 | |
Joel Bowden | Richmond | 18 years, 38 days | 17 | 5 | 265 | 4 | 174 | Son of Michael Bowden, brother of Patrick Bowden |
Ashley Fernee | Adelaide | 19 years, 36 days | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Angelo Lekkas | Hawthorn | 20 years, 35 days | 18 | 3 | 180 | 3 | 120 | |
Daniel Bradshaw | Brisbane Bears | 17 years, 257 days | 18 | 3 | 231 | 3 | 524 | Brother of Darren Bradshaw |
Robert McMahon | Fitzroy | 19 years, 9 days | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Shane Sikora | West Coast | 19 years, 148 days | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Danny Stevens | North Melbourne | 19 years, 287 days | 21 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 7 | |
Carl Steinfort | Geelong | 19 years, 154 days | 22 | 2 | 92 | 2 | 26 | |
Brent Harvey | North Melbourne | 18 years, 112 days | 22 | 1 | 432 | 0 | 518 | Record holder, most matches played by an individual in VFL/AFL history. Brother of Shane Harvey |
Change of AFL club
Name | New Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games | Goals | Previous club | ||
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1996 | Career | 1996 | Career | |||||
Anthony Ingerson | Melbourne | 26 years, 168 days | 1 | 18 | 158 | 10 | 40 | Adelaide |
Martin McKinnon | Geelong | 20 years, 268 days | 1 | 19 | 86 | 8 | 50 | Adelaide |
David Grant | Melbourne | 29 years, 235 days | 1 | 7 | 198 | 1 | 75 | St Kilda |
Craig Turley | Melbourne | 30 years, 218 days | 1 | 16 | 131 | 8 | 99 | West Coast |
Alastair Clarkson | Melbourne | 27 years, 337 days | 1 | 22 | 134 | 13 | 85 | North Melbourne |
Mick Dwyer | Fitzroy | 27 years, 135 days | 1 | 8 | 88 | 3 | 64 | St Kilda |
Peter Bell | North Melbourne | 20 years, 29 days | 1 | 23 | 286 | 23 | 250 | Fremantle, Round 17 1996 Rising Star nomination |
Darren Kappler | Hawthorn | 31 years, 68 days | 1 | 19 | 187 | 14 | 152 | Fitzroy & Sydney |
Robert Neill | St Kilda | 22 years, 86 days | 1 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 16 | Sydney |
Brad Wira | Footscray | 24 years, 14 days | 1 | 21 | 96 | 1 | 18 | Fremantle |
Todd Curley | Footscray | 23 years, 77 days | 1 | 18 | 118 | 22 | 48 | Collingwood |
Adrian Hickmott | Carlton | 24 years, 1 days | 1 | 22 | 184 | 13 | 131 | Geelong |
Justin Murphy | Carlton | 19 years, 342 days | 1 | 16 | 185 | 19 | 151 | Richmond |
Brad Rowe | Fremantle | 26 years, 129 days | 1 | 8 | 73 | 7 | 80 | Brisbane Bears & Collingwood |
Alex McDonald | Collingwood | 26 years, 48 days | 1 | 22 | 107 | 9 | 44 | Hawthorn |
Scott Crow | Collingwood | 22 years, 104 days | 1 | 22 | 75 | 7 | 37 | Hawthorn |
David Hynes | Fremantle | 29 years, 0 days | 1 | 12 | 86 | 4 | 59 | West Coast |
Tony Godden | Fremantle | 23 years, 347 days | 1 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 14 | West Coast |
Andy Lovell | West Coast | 25 years, 247 days | 1 | 23 | 164 | 13 | 166 | Melbourne |
Shane Ellen | Adelaide | 23 years, 91 days | 1 | 17 | 65 | 2 | 16 | Footscray |
Darren Jarman | Adelaide | 29 years, 64 days | 1 | 19 | 230 | 46 | 386 | Hawthorn |
Troy Bond | Adelaide | 22 years, 261 days | 1 | 20 | 94 | 14 | 77 | Carlton |
Peter Caven | Adelaide | 25 years, 320 days | 1 | 20 | 139 | 17 | 55 | Fitzroy & Sydney |
Kym Koster | Adelaide | 23 years, 60 days | 1 | 9 | 133 | 4 | 44 | Footscray |
Kevin Dyson | Sydney | 28 years, 332 days | 1 | 22 | 105 | 1 | 28 | Melbourne |
Stuart Maxfield | Sydney | 23 years, 357 days | 1 | 24 | 289 | 14 | 152 | Richmond |
Craig O'Brien | Sydney | 26 years, 28 days | 1 | 18 | 114 | 34 | 191 | Essendon & St Kilda |
James Cook | Footscray | 22 years, 91 days | 2 | 5 | 77 | 5 | 139 | Carlton |
Luke Beveridge | St Kilda | 25 years, 227 days | 2 | 16 | 118 | 16 | 107 | Melbourne & Footscray |
Leon Higgins | Hawthorn | 27 years, 284 days | 2 | 1 | 122 | 2 | 80 | Sydney |
Darren Gaspar | Richmond | 19 years, 322 days | 2 | 20 | 228 | 1 | 23 | Sydney |
Craig Nettelbeck | Melbourne | 23 years, 318 days | 2 | 20 | 78 | 10 | 42 | Sydney |
Brendan Krummel | Hawthorn | 23 years, 294 days | 3 | 11 | 74 | 2 | 50 | West Coast & Fremantle |
Ben Sexton | Carlton | 23 years, 168 days | 3 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 33 | Footscray |
Craig Devonport | Carlton | 26 years, 85 days | 4 | 1 | 95 | 1 | 82 | St Kilda |
Matthew Francis | Collingwood | 25 years, 235 days | 4 | 10 | 55 | 2 | 23 | Richmond |
Paul Salmon | Hawthorn | 31 years, 92 days | 4 | 18 | 324 | 4 | 561 | Essendon |
Allen Jakovich | Footscray | 28 years, 31 days | 4 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 208 | Melbourne |
Matthew Young | St Kilda | 23 years, 216 days | 4 | 19 | 118 | 5 | 20 | Hawthorn |
Anthony Darcy | St Kilda | 24 years, 30 days | 4 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | Geelong & Footscray |
Sean Wellman | Essendon | 21 years, 213 days | 4 | 9 | 212 | 1 | 34 | Adelaide |
Ben Harrison | Richmond | 21 years, 96 days | 4 | 8 | 161 | 2 | 71 | Carlton |
Glenn Kilpatrick | Geelong | 23 years, 242 days | 5 | 11 | 146 | 12 | 35 | Essendon |
Bradley Plain | North Melbourne | 26 years, 215 days | 5 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 96 | Essendon & Collingwood |
Robert Pyman | Collingwood | 24 years, 211 days | 6 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 17 | North Melbourne |
Paul Barnard | Essendon | 23 years, 97 days | 8 | 15 | 151 | 3 | 79 | Hawthorn |
Jamie Elliott | St Kilda | 23 years, 124 days | 10 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 69 | Fitzroy & Essendon |
Peter Turner | Carlton | 22 years, 187 days | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Adelaide |
References
- Kane Johnson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Peter Vardy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Matthew Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ronnie Burns's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jason Snell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- David Cockatoo-Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Don Cockatoo-Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Brad Cassidy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Peter Berbakov's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Scott Bamford's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Matthew Primus's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Daniel Chick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Craig Treleven's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Joe McLaren's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jason Traianidis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Andrew McLean's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Danny Dickfos's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Troy Johnson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Scott Taylor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Andrew Donnelly's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Chad Morrison's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Steven Pitt's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Gavin Mitchell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Greg Harding's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Brendon Fewster's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Mark West's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tristan Lynch's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Kane Fraser's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ben Holland's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Matthew Nicks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jason Cripps's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Clive Waterhouse's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Darren O'Brien's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Michael Brown's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ben Cousins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Phillip Matera's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Scott Lucas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Steven Koops's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- David Wirrpanda's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Steven King's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Stefan Carey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Clint Bizzell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Sam McFarlane's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Shane Clayton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Brent Frewen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Nick Carter's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ross Funcke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jade Rawlings's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Clark Keating's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Todd McHardy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Luke Toia's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Michael Polley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Barry Hall's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Damien Ryan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Justin Blumfield's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ben Moore's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ben Wilson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Simon Prestigiacomo's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- James Clement's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ben Robbins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Clinton King's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Scott Welsh's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Daniel Healy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jason Ramsey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Eric Lissenden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Daniel Parker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Aaron Hamill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jason Bevan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Robert Powell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Andrew Leoncelli's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Glenn Gorman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Matthew Robbins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Joel Bowden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ashley Fernee's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Angelo Lekkas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Daniel Bradshaw's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Robert McMahon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Shane Sikora's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Danny Stevens's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Carl Steinfort's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Brent Harvey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Anthony Ingerson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Martin McKinnon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- David Grant's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Craig Turley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alastair Clarkson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Mick Dwyer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Peter Bell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Darren Kappler's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Robert Neill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Brad Wira's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Todd Curley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Adrian Hickmott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Justin Murphy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Brad Rowe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alex McDonald's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Scott Crow's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- David Hynes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tony Godden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Andy Lovell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Shane Ellen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Darren Jarman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Troy Bond's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Peter Caven's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Kym Koster's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Kevin Dyson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Stuart Maxfield's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Craig O'Brien's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- James Cook's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Luke Beveridge's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Leon Higgins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Darren Gaspar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Craig Nettelbeck's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Brendan Krummel's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ben Sexton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Craig Devonport's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Matthew Francis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Paul Salmon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Allen Jakovich's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Matthew Young's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Anthony Darcy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Sean Wellman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ben Harrison's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Glenn Kilpatrick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bradley Plain's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Robert Pyman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Paul Barnard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jamie Elliott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Peter Turner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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