List of AFL debuts in 2010

A total of sixty-four players have made their Australian Football League (AFL) debut in a senior AFL match to date during the 2010 AFL season. In addition to those players making their AFL-level debuts, twenty-eight players have made their debuts following a trade or re-drafting are also listed below in a separate table.

A senior AFL match is an Australian rules football match between two clubs that are, or have been in the past, members of the AFL. A senior AFL match is played under the laws of Australian football, and includes regular season matches, as well as finals series matches. It does not include pre-season competition matches, interstate matches or international rules football matches. The list is arranged in the order in which each player made his debut for a club in a senior AFL match. Where more than one player made his debut in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.

AFL debuts

Players are listed in order of debut, and statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2010 AFL season only. Players marked "(rookie)" are players who were elevated from their clubs' rookie-list to the senior list, and therefore were eligible to represent the club in a senior AFL match.
OrderNameClubAge at debutDebutGames (2010)Goals (2010)
1Dustin MartinRichmond18 years, 272 daysRound 12111
2Ben NasonRichmond20 years, 295 daysRound 11914
3Relton RobertsRichmond24 years, 24 daysRound 120
4Mitch DuncanGeelong18 years, 289 daysRound 188
5Ben HowlettEssendon21 years, 156 daysRound 1156
6Tom ScullyMelbourne18 years, 316 daysRound 1215
7James StraussMelbourne19 years, 286 daysRound 120
8Jack TrengoveMelbourne18 years, 206 daysRound 1188
9Jarrod Kayler-ThomsonHawthorn24 years, 244 daysRound 131
10Carl PetersonHawthorn22 years, 267 daysRound 11713
11Lewis JettaSydney19 years, 48 daysRound 1217
12Todd BanfieldBrisbane Lions19 years, 272 daysRound 12227
13Luke ShueyWest Coast19 years, 298 daysRound 166
14Mitch BannerPort Adelaide19 years, 296 daysRound 1105
15Cameron HitchcockPort Adelaide19 years, 268 daysRound 11720
16Andrew MoorePort Adelaide18 years, 302 daysRound 170
17Jackson TrengovePort Adelaide19 years, 146 daysRound 1193
18Ryan BastinacNorth Melbourne18 years, 279 daysRound 1227
19Michael BarlowFremantle22 years, 100 daysRound 11315
20Anthony MorabitoFremantle18 years, 150 daysRound 12313
21Alex SilvagniFremantle22 years, 185 daysRound 1154
22Tony ArmstrongAdelaide20 years, 180 daysRound 190
23Will YoungAdelaide19 years, 244 daysRound 221
24Brodie MolesWestern Bulldogs24 years, 155 daysRound 2137
25Steven MotlopGeelong19 years, 24 daysRound 210
26Kane LucasCarlton18 years, 288 daysRound 381
27Travis ColyerEssendon18 years, 229 daysRound 3117
28Jake MelkshamEssendon18 years, 224 daysRound 3146
29Ben StrattonHawthorn21 years, 41 daysRound 3211
30James PodsiadlyGeelong28 years, 213 daysRound 31745
31Dawson SimpsonGeelong21 years, 54 daysRound 320
32Ashton HamsWest Coast23 years, 222 daysRound 41110
33Phil DavisAdelaide19 years, 230 daysRound 4151
34Simon WhiteCarlton21 years, 304 daysRound 461
35David AstburyRichmond19 years, 51 daysRound 4175
36Matthew DeaRichmond18 years, 187 daysRound 430
37Troy TaylorRichmond18 years, 218 daysRound 443
38Daniel StewartPort Adelaide21 years, 170 daysRound 41112
39Jordan RougheadWestern Bulldogs18 years, 171 daysRound 583
40Ricky HendersonAdelaide21 years, 244 daysRound 51213
41Lewis StevensonWest Coast20 years, 268 daysRound 5102
42Matthew LobbePort Adelaide21 years, 71 daysRound 530
43Ben CunningtonNorth Melbourne18 years, 299 daysRound 5181
44Nathan FyfeFremantle18 years, 219 daysRound 51814
45Matthew JaenschAdelaide20 years, 225 daysRound 6117
46Dylan RobertonFremantle18 years, 315 daysRound 6132
47Danny HughesMelbourne23 years, 148 daysRound 722
48Brad SheppardWest Coast18 years, 350 daysRound 7142
49Gary RohanSydney18 years, 336 daysRound 797
50Jeromey WebberleyRichmond21 years, 301 daysRound 7102
51Nick HeyneSt Kilda19 years, 298 daysRound 830
52Nathan O'KeefeNorth Melbourne19 years, 278 daysRound 921
53Campbell HeathSydney19 years, 51 daysRound 920
54Jack GunstonAdelaide18 years, 219 daysRound 921
55Rhys StanleySt Kilda19 years, 173 daysRound 974
56Jordan GysbertsMelbourne18 years, 352 daysRound 1030
57Ben GriffithsRichmond18 years, 254 daysRound 1053
58Taylor HuntGeelong19 years, 212 daysRound 1171
59Koby StevensWest Coast19 years, 2 daysRound 1352
60Andrew StrijkWest Coast22 years, 245 daysRound 131011
61Jesse O'BrienBrisbane Lions19 years, 138 daysRound 1410
62Tyson SlatteryEssendon19 years, 212 daysRound 1411
63Jarryd BlairCollingwood20 years, 80 daysRound 1496
64Trent Dennis-LaneSydney21 years, 308 daysRound 14818
65Ashley SmithWest Coast19 years, 355 daysRound 1582
66Robbie TarrantNorth Melbourne21 years, 77 daysRound 1520
67Ryan HarwoodBrisbane Lions19 years, 16 daysRound 1763
68Jamie MacmillanNorth Melbourne18 years, 334 daysRound 1741
69Ben SpeightNorth Melbourne20 years, 83 daysRound 1721
70Kyle HardinghamEssendon21 years, 326 daysRound 1768
71Jesse CrichtonFremantle19 years, 37 daysRound 1762
72Tom LynchSt Kilda19 years, 318 daysRound 1810
73Robert HicksRichmond18 years, 296 daysRound 1831
74Liam JonesWestern Bulldogs19 years, 158 daysRound 1856
75Marcus WhiteNorth Melbourne19 years, 281 daysRound 1820
76Justin BollenhagenFremantle18 years, 227 daysRound 1833
77Marcus DaviesCarlton19 years, 63 daysRound 1950
78Jake CarlisleEssendon18 years, 316 daysRound 2032
79Stewart CrameriEssendon22 years, 3 daysRound 2030
80David GourdisRichmond21 years, 153 daysRound 2030
81Jamie O'ReillyRichmond22 years, 108 daysRound 2030
82Daniel MenzelGeelong18 years, 335 daysRound 2034
83Luke MilesSt Kilda23 years, 295 daysRound 2120
84Marcus MariglianiEssendon24 years, 260 daysRound 2122
85Jordan JonesWest Coast20 years, 54 daysRound 2120
86Sam ReidSydney18 years, 244 daysRound 2211
87Dylan GrimesRichmond19 years, 44 daysRound 2210
88Andrew HooperWestern Bulldogs19 years, 236 daysSemi Final11

Change of clubs

Players are listed in order of debut, and statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2010 AFL season only. Players are only included if they had previously played a senior AFL match with another club. "Previous club(s)" years are from the season of the player's debut for their respective club to the year in which they played their final game for that club.
OrderNameClubDebutGames (2010)Goals (2010)Previous club(s)
1Lachlan HendersonCarltonRound 11925Brisbane Lions (2008–2009)
2Brock McleanCarltonRound 162Melbourne (2004–2009)
3Robert WarnockCarltonRound 1124Fremantle (2007–2008)
4Mitchell FarmerRichmondRound 1174Port Adelaide (2008)
5Mark WilliamsEssendonRound 145Hawthorn (2002–2009)
6Josh GibsonHawthornRound 1120Kangaroos (2006–2009)
7Rhan HooperHawthornRound 167Brisbane Lions (2006–2009)
8Joel MacdonaldMelbourneRound 1170Brisbane Lions (2004–2010)
9Brett PeakeSt KildaRound 1209Fremantle (2005–2009)
10Daniel BradshawSydneyRound 1928Brisbane Lions (1996–2009)
11Josh KennedySydneyRound 12410Hawthorn (2008–2009)
12Ben McGlynnSydneyRound 11423Hawthorn (2006–2009)
13Shane MumfordSydneyRound 1214Geelong (2008–2009)
14Mark SeabySydneyRound 162West Coast (2004–2009)
15Amon BuchananBrisbane LionsRound 1129Sydney (2002–2009)
16Brendan FevolaBrisbane LionsRound 11748Carlton (1999–2009)
17Matt MaguireBrisbane LionsRound 1140St Kilda (2002–2008)
18Andrew RainesBrisbane LionsRound 1100Richmond (2004–2009)
19Brent StakerBrisbane LionsRound 12210West Coast (2003–2009)
20Scott HardingPort AdelaideRound 120Brisbane Lions (2006–2009)
21Jay SchulzPort AdelaideRound 11633Richmond (2003–2009)
22Barry HallWestern BulldogsRound 12379St Kilda (1996–2001); Sydney (2002–2009)
23Darren JollyCollingwoodRound 12322Melbourne (2001–2004); Sydney (2005–2009)
24Luke BallCollingwoodRound 1217St Kilda (2003–2009)
25Adam PattisonSt KildaRound 251Richmond (2005–2009)
26Bradd DalziellWest CoastRound 383Brisbane Lions (2008–2009)
27Cameron ClokePort AdelaideRound 310Collingwood (2004–2006); Carlton (2007–2009)
28Chris SchmidtAdelaideRound 3130Brisbane Lions (2007)
29Shaun BurgoyneHawthornRound 8167Port Adelaide (2002–2009)
30Wayde SkipperHawthornRound 8151Western Bulldogs (2003–2008)
31Jay NashPort AdelaideRound 1180Essendon (2004–2009)
32Xavier ClarkeBrisbane LionsRound 1810St Kilda (2002–2009)

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