List of AFL debuts in 1994
The 1994 Australian Football League (AFL) season was the 98th season of the VFL/AFL. The season saw 92 Australian rules footballers make their senior AFL debut and a further 50 players transfer to new clubs having previously played in the AFL.
Summary
Debuts
Name
|
Club
|
Age at debut
|
Round debuted
|
Games
|
Goals
|
Notes
|
Brett Chalmers
|
Adelaide
|
20 years, 359 days
|
4[1]
|
50
|
8
|
Father of Kyle Chalmers.
|
Sean Wellman
|
Adelaide
|
19 years, 222 days
|
6[2]
|
34
|
9
|
|
Nick Pesch
|
Adelaide
|
20 years, 22 days
|
17[3]
|
31
|
15
|
|
Martin McKinnon
|
Adelaide
|
19 years, 5 days
|
16[4]
|
25
|
7
|
|
Matthew Kluzek
|
Adelaide
|
19 years, 5 days
|
15[5]
|
24
|
15
|
|
Tony Hall
|
Adelaide
|
29 years, 192 days
|
1[6]
|
17
|
30
|
Previously played for Hawthorn.
|
Shane Tongerie
|
Adelaide
|
23 years, 79 days
|
6[7]
|
4
|
3
|
|
Joshua Mail
|
Adelaide
|
19 years, 162 days
|
10[8]
|
4
|
0
|
|
Peter Turner
|
Adelaide
|
20 years, 112 days
|
8[9]
|
3
|
1
|
|
Nigel Lappin
|
Brisbane Bears
|
17 years, 292 days
|
3[10]
|
279
|
174
|
Cousin of Matthew Lappin.
|
Chris Scott
|
Brisbane Bears
|
17 years, 328 days
|
1[11]
|
215
|
79
|
AFL Premiership coach 2011 and 2022. Brother of Brad Scott.
|
Alastair Lynch
|
Brisbane Bears
|
25 years, 302 days
|
1[12]
|
186
|
460
|
Previously played for Fitzroy.
|
Craig Lambert
|
Brisbane Bears
|
25 years, 173 days
|
1[13]
|
96
|
27
|
Previously played for Richmond.
|
Andrew Bews
|
Brisbane Bears
|
29 years, 215 days
|
1[14]
|
75
|
2
|
Father of Jed Bews. Previously played for Geelong.
|
Gilbert McAdam
|
Brisbane Bears
|
26 years, 362 days
|
1[15]
|
58
|
44
|
Brother of Adrian and Greg McAdam. Previously played for St Kilda.
|
Craig Starcevich
|
Brisbane Bears
|
26 years, 322 days
|
1[16]
|
20
|
16
|
Uncle of Brandon Starcevich. Previously played for Collingwood.
|
Troy Lehmann
|
Brisbane Bears
|
22 years, 37 days
|
10[17]
|
8
|
1
|
Previously played for Collingwood.
|
Rudi Frigo
|
Brisbane Bears
|
20 years, 118 days
|
2[18]
|
13
|
10
|
|
Matthew Allan
|
Carlton
|
19 years, 126 days
|
15[19]
|
140
|
72
|
|
Dean Rice
|
Carlton
|
26 years, 57 days
|
8[20]
|
118
|
42
|
Father of Bailey Rice and nephew of Colin Rice. Previously played for St Kilda.
|
Brad Pearce
|
Carlton
|
22 years, 292 days
|
11[21]
|
77
|
151
|
Previously played for Brisbane.
|
Adrian Whitehead
|
Carlton
|
18 years, 228 days
|
3[22]
|
63
|
22
|
|
Barry Mitchell
|
Carlton
|
28 years, 110 days
|
1[23]
|
38
|
25
|
Father of Tom Mitchell. Previously played for Sydney and Collingwood.
|
Troy Bond
|
Carlton
|
20 years, 256 days
|
1[24]
|
36
|
26
|
Brother of Shane Bond.
|
Tony Lynn
|
Carlton
|
25 years, 346 days
|
3[25]
|
27
|
14
|
Previously played for Brisbane.
|
James Cook
|
Carlton
|
20 years, 79 days
|
1[26]
|
25
|
35
|
|
Peter Green
|
Carlton
|
20 years, 25 days
|
10[27]
|
1
|
0
|
|
Nathan Buckley
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 243 days
|
1[28]
|
260
|
263
|
2003 Brownlow Medallist. Previously played for Brisbane.
|
Jon Hassall
|
Collingwood
|
20 years, 224 days
|
1[29]
|
50
|
12
|
|
Brett James
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 101 days
|
1[30]
|
42
|
26
|
Brother of Roger James.
|
Paul Sharkey
|
Collingwood
|
20 years, 11 days
|
13[31]
|
26
|
4
|
|
Aaron James
|
Collingwood
|
17 years, 209 days
|
10[32]
|
23
|
6
|
|
Trent Hotton
|
Collingwood
|
20 years, 234 days
|
18[33]
|
17
|
14
|
|
Damian Houlihan
|
Collingwood
|
18 years, 282 days
|
7[34]
|
11
|
6
|
Brother of Adam and Ryan Houlihan.
|
Jon Ballantyne
|
Collingwood
|
24 years, 240 days
|
1[35]
|
9
|
0
|
Previously played for Footscray.
|
Bradley Plain
|
Collingwood
|
24 years, 191 days
|
2[36]
|
9
|
6
|
Previously played for Collingwood.
|
Stephen Ryan
|
Collingwood
|
24 years, 191 days
|
1[37]
|
8
|
4
|
Brother of Des Ryan. Previously played for Richmond.
|
Brenton Sanderson
|
Collingwood
|
20 years, 55 days
|
5[38]
|
4
|
1
|
Previously played for Adelaide.
|
Todd Curley
|
Collingwood
|
21 years, 86 days
|
3[39]
|
3
|
1
|
|
Justin Staritski
|
Collingwood
|
23 years, 322 days
|
10[40]
|
1
|
0
|
Previously played for North Melbourne.
|
Damien Hardwick
|
Essendon
|
21 years, 248 days
|
5[41]
|
153
|
13
|
AFL Premiership coach 2017, 2019 and 2020.
|
Che Cockatoo-Collins
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 21 days
|
1[42]
|
85
|
109
|
Brother of David and Donald Cockatoo-Collins and uncle of Nakia Cockatoo.
|
Michael Prior
|
Essendon
|
20 years, 333 days
|
20[43]
|
81
|
19
|
|
Ben Doolan
|
Essendon
|
21 years, 75 days
|
1[44]
|
76
|
7
|
Previously played for Sydney.
|
Barry Young
|
Essendon
|
23 years, 315 days
|
7[45]
|
76
|
45
|
Previously played for Richmond.
|
Ryan O'Connor
|
Essendon
|
19 years, 314 days
|
7[46]
|
63
|
47
|
|
Scott Cummings
|
Essendon
|
20 years, 159 days
|
14[47]
|
40
|
83
|
|
Robert Stevenson
|
Essendon
|
17 years, 285 days
|
1[48]
|
11
|
0
|
|
Dale Kickett
|
Essendon
|
25 years, 326 days
|
1[49]
|
8
|
7
|
Cousin of Derek Kickett and Lance Franklin. Previously played for West Coast, Fitzroy and St Kilda.
|
Russell Williams
|
Essendon
|
20 years, 093 days
|
5[50]
|
3
|
1
|
|
Lachlan Ross
|
Essendon
|
20 years, 318 days
|
14[51]
|
2
|
1
|
|
Julian Kirzner
|
Essendon
|
17 years, 314 days
|
24[52]
|
1
|
1
|
Chris Johnson
|
Fitzroy
|
17 years, 307 days
|
2[53]
|
59
|
67
|
The last former Fitzroy player to retire.
|
Jarrod Molloy
|
Fitzroy
|
17 years, 325 days
|
2[54]
|
59
|
54
|
Son of Shane Molloy and uncle of Chloe Molloy.
|
John Barker
|
Fitzroy
|
19 years, 42 days
|
2[55]
|
47
|
12
|
|
Matthew Dent
|
Fitzroy
|
22 years, 125 days
|
9[56]
|
47
|
9
|
|
Jeff Hogg
|
Fitzroy
|
26 years, 110 days
|
1[57]
|
40
|
41
|
Previously played for Richmond.
|
Trent Cummings
|
Fitzroy
|
20 years, 88 days
|
1[58]
|
27
|
18
|
Great-grandson of Joe Johnson, son of Percy Cummings and brother of Robert Cummings.
|
Rowan Warfe
|
Fitzroy
|
18 years, 31 days
|
18[59]
|
26
|
1
|
|
Steven Stretch
|
Fitzroy
|
30 years, 80 days
|
1[60]
|
25
|
7
|
Father of Billy Stretch. Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Brett Cook
|
Fitzroy
|
21 years, 103 days
|
19[61]
|
25
|
7
|
|
David Bain
|
Fitzroy
|
27 years, 328 days
|
1[62]
|
12
|
4
|
Previously played for Brisbane.
|
Kieran Sporn
|
Fitzroy
|
27 years, 210 days
|
1[63]
|
12
|
6
|
Brother of Rachael Sporn. Previously played for Essendon.
|
Nick Mitchell
|
Fitzroy
|
21 years, 123 days
|
11[64]
|
9
|
2
|
|
Nigel Palfreyman
|
Fitzroy
|
20 years, 322 days
|
22[65]
|
1
|
0
|
Previously played for Brisbane.
|
Brad Johnson
|
Footscray
|
18 years, 5 days
|
18[66]
|
364
|
558
|
Club games record holder.
|
Luke Darcy
|
Footscray
|
19 years, 32 days
|
21[67]
|
226
|
183
|
Son of David Darcy.
|
Craig Ellis
|
Footscray
|
18 years, 316 days
|
4[68]
|
107
|
6
|
|
Daniel Southern
|
Footscray
|
19 years, 84 days
|
1[69]
|
103
|
28
|
|
Jason Watts
|
Footscray
|
22 years, 240 days
|
1[70]
|
57
|
51
|
|
Richard Osborne
|
Footscray
|
29 years, 312 days
|
5[71]
|
51
|
98
|
Brother of Graham Osborne. Previously played for Fitzroy and Sydney.
|
Kym Koster
|
Footscray
|
21 years, 62 days
|
2[72]
|
38
|
13
|
|
Daniel Hargraves
|
Footscray
|
18 years, 124 days
|
10[73]
|
38
|
62
|
|
Scott Allen
|
Footscray
|
19 years, 55 days
|
1[74]
|
15
|
8
|
|
Robbie West
|
Footscray
|
25 years, 34 days
|
3[75]
|
7
|
1
|
Father of Connor West. Previously played for West Coast.
|
Shayne Breuer
|
Geelong
|
21 years, 198 days
|
1[76]
|
71
|
77
|
|
Grant Tanner
|
Geelong
|
23 years, 301 days
|
9[77]
|
69
|
28
|
|
Aaron Lord
|
Geelong
|
18 years, 276 days
|
5[78]
|
57
|
49
|
|
Cain Liddle
|
Geelong
|
18 years, 289 days
|
1[79]
|
4
|
0
|
|
Shane Crothers
|
Geelong
|
21 years, 35 days
|
20[80]
|
4
|
0
|
|
Cristian O'Brien
|
Geelong
|
20 years, 140 days
|
11[81]
|
2
|
1
|
|
Daniel Fletcher
|
Geelong
|
19 years, 292 days
|
11[82]
|
1
|
0
|
Brother of Simon Fletcher.
|
Nick Holland
|
Hawthorn
|
20 years, 76 days
|
3[83]
|
179
|
239
|
|
Rayden Tallis
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 303 days
|
3[84]
|
163
|
27
|
|
Tim Hargreaves
|
Hawthorn
|
18 years, 329 days
|
5[85]
|
42
|
57
|
|
Shayne Stevenson
|
Hawthorn
|
24 years, 101 days
|
19[86]
|
34
|
30
|
Previously played for Fitzroy.
|
Matthew Young
|
Hawthorn
|
21 years, 239 days
|
8[87]
|
21
|
6
|
|
Simon Crawshay
|
Hawthorn
|
19 years, 213 days
|
1[88]
|
19
|
2
|
Brother of Matthew Young.
|
Paul Barnard
|
Hawthorn
|
21 years, 48 days
|
2[89]
|
11
|
4
|
|
Paul Prymke
|
Melbourne
|
23 years, 109 days
|
1[90]
|
49
|
2
|
|
Jeff Hilton
|
Melbourne
|
21 years, 304 days
|
1[91]
|
43
|
23
|
Previously played for St Kilda.
|
Dean Irving
|
Melbourne
|
27 years, 352 days
|
22[92]
|
23
|
4
|
Previously played for West Coast.
|
Brad Campbell
|
Melbourne
|
18 years, 229 days
|
19[93]
|
1
|
0
|
Son of Des Campbell and brother of Blake Campbell.
|
David King
|
North Melbourne
|
22 years, 26 days
|
2[94]
|
241
|
145
|
|
Mathew Capuano
|
North Melbourne
|
18 years, 289 days
|
13[95]
|
82
|
24
|
|
Stuart Anderson
|
North Melbourne
|
19 years, 307 days
|
6[96]
|
61
|
20
|
|
Trent Nichols
|
North Melbourne
|
24 years, 360 days
|
2[97]
|
33
|
39
|
Previously played for Richmond and West Coast.
|
Warren Campbell
|
North Melbourne
|
19 years, 200 days
|
7[98]
|
19
|
17
|
|
John Barnett
|
North Melbourne
|
18 years, 300 days
|
12[99]
|
6
|
4
|
|
Gareth John
|
North Melbourne
|
22 years, 103 days
|
6[100]
|
1
|
0
|
Son of Graeme John. Previously played for Sydney.
|
Matthew Rogers
|
Richmond
|
20 years, 121 days
|
1[101]
|
197
|
163
|
|
Paul Broderick
|
Richmond
|
24 years, 82 days
|
1[102]
|
169
|
90
|
Previously played for Fitzroy.
|
Michael Gale
|
Richmond
|
27 years, 95 days
|
1[103]
|
91
|
20
|
Grandson of Jack Gale, son of Don Gale and brother of Brendon Gale. Previously played for Fitzroy.
|
Jamie Tape
|
Richmond
|
19 years, 355 days
|
1[104]
|
75
|
4
|
|
Mark Merenda
|
Richmond
|
18 years, 227 days
|
12[105]
|
75
|
62
|
|
Greg Dear
|
Richmond
|
30 years, 343 days
|
1[106]
|
53
|
9
|
Brother of Paul Dear. Previously played for Hawthorn.
|
Mark Neeld
|
Richmond
|
24 years, 318 days
|
7[107]
|
26
|
16
|
Previously played for Geelong.
|
Matthew Dundas
|
Richmond
|
22 years, 109 days
|
1[108]
|
14
|
5
|
Previously played for Fitzroy.
|
Justin Murphy
|
Richmond
|
18 years, 41 days
|
11[109]
|
12
|
9
|
|
Jamie Elliott
|
Richmond
|
21 years, 48 days
|
1[110]
|
9
|
1
|
Previously played for Fitzroy.
|
Haydn Robins
|
Richmond
|
21 years, 229 days
|
1[111]
|
4
|
1
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Shane Wakelin
|
St Kilda
|
19 years, 240 days
|
3[112]
|
94
|
19
|
Brother of Darryl Wakelin.
|
David Sierakowski
|
St Kilda
|
19 years, 178 days
|
14[113]
|
93
|
27
|
Son of Brian Sierakowski and cousin of Will Sierakowski.
|
Rod Keogh
|
St Kilda
|
23 years, 15 days
|
3[114]
|
60
|
21
|
Previously played for Melbourne.
|
Matthew Lappin
|
St Kilda
|
18 years, 114 days
|
12[115]
|
55
|
26
|
Cousin of Nigel Lappin.
|
Kristian Bardsley
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 201 days
|
2[116]
|
53
|
18
|
Previously played for North Melbourne.
|
Wayne Thornborrow
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 132 days
|
7[117]
|
13
|
10
|
|
Doug Bailey
|
St Kilda
|
22 years, 110 days
|
1[118]
|
11
|
2
|
|
Michael Frost
|
St Kilda
|
23 years, 87 days
|
1[119]
|
11
|
2
|
Previously played for Footscray.
|
David Strooper
|
St Kilda
|
26 years, 29 days
|
1[120]
|
6
|
3
|
Previously played for Fitzroy and Sydney.
|
Clinton Shaw
|
St Kilda
|
18 years, 51 days
|
14[121]
|
6
|
0
|
|
Adrian Burns
|
St Kilda
|
22 years, 247 days
|
3[122]
|
4
|
1
|
Previously played for Essendon.
|
Anthony Harvey
|
St Kilda
|
20 years, 354 days
|
08[123]
|
4
|
1
|
Grandson of Merv Harvey, great-nephew of Neil Harvey and brother of Robert Harvey.
|
Alister Carr
|
St Kilda
|
21 years, 39 days
|
12[124]
|
4
|
1
|
|
Sam Jones
|
St Kilda
|
20 years, 25 days
|
10[125]
|
3
|
3
|
|
Brad Seymour
|
Sydney Swans
|
17 years, 328 days
|
1[126]
|
133
|
12
|
|
Daniel McPherson
|
Sydney Swans
|
18 years, 349 days
|
13[127]
|
111
|
36
|
|
Peter Filandia
|
Sydney Swans
|
23 years, 317 days
|
1[128]
|
70
|
38
|
Previously played for Essendon.
|
Derek Kickett
|
Sydney Swans
|
31 years, 199 days
|
5[129]
|
63
|
73
|
Previously played for North Melbourne and Essendon.
|
Wade Chapman
|
Sydney Swans
|
18 years, 102 days
|
4[130]
|
51
|
19
|
|
Adam Heuskes
|
Sydney Swans
|
18 years, 98 days
|
14[131]
|
49
|
6
|
|
Simon Garlick
|
Sydney Swans
|
19 years, 84 days
|
15[132]
|
44
|
27
|
|
Darren Gaspar
|
Sydney Swans
|
17 years, 325 days
|
3[133]
|
21
|
1
|
Brother of Damien and Travis Gaspar.
|
Peter Caven
|
Sydney Swans
|
23 years, 315 days
|
7[134]
|
18
|
4
|
Previously played for Fitzroy.
|
Mark Hepburn
|
Sydney Swans
|
25 years, 224 days
|
3[135]
|
7
|
3
|
Previously played for North Melbourne and West Coast.
|
Dermott Brereton
|
Sydney Swans
|
29 years, 275 days
|
9[136]
|
7
|
7
|
Previously played for Hawthorn.
|
Damian Lang
|
Sydney Swans
|
18 years, 24 days
|
1[137]
|
5
|
4
|
|
Shayne Smith
|
Sydney Swans
|
18 years, 337 days
|
1[138]
|
4
|
1
|
|
Matthew Ahmat
|
Sydney Swans
|
19 years, 287 days
|
1[139]
|
2
|
0
|
Brother of Robert Ahmat. Previously played for Brisbane.
|
Paul Symmons
|
West Coast
|
20 years, 296 days
|
14[140]
|
99
|
36
|
|
Shane Bond
|
West Coast
|
18 years, 260 days
|
1[141]
|
34
|
20
|
Brother of Troy Bond.
|
Brett Spinks
|
West Coast
|
20 years, 139 days
|
1[142]
|
21
|
14
|
|
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