List of AFL debuts in 2016

The following is the list of players in the Australian Football League (AFL) who have either made their AFL debut or played for a new club during the 2016 AFL season.

Summary

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Summary of debuts in 2016
Club AFL debuts Change of club
Adelaide 3 1
Brisbane Lions 9 3
Carlton 3 7
Collingwood 6 3
Essendon 5 13
Fremantle 3 0
Geelong 2 4
Gold Coast 6 4
Greater Western Sydney 3 1
Hawthorn 6 1
Melbourne 5 2
North Melbourne 2 2
Port Adelaide 5 2
Richmond 7 2
St Kilda 3 0
Sydney 7 2
West Coast 2 3
Western Bulldogs 4 2
Total 81 52

AFL debuts

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Name Club Age at debut Debut
round
Notes
Daniel Rioli Richmond 18 years, 343 days 1[1] Pick 15 (2015 national draft), round 22 2016 Rising Star nomination
Jacob Weitering Carlton 18 years, 122 days 1[2] Pick 1 (2015 national draft), round 3 2016 Rising Star nomination
Clayton Oliver Melbourne 18 years, 248 days 1[3] Pick 4 (2015 national draft), round 1 2016 Rising Star nomination
Callum Ah Chee Gold Coast 18 years, 169 days 1[4] Pick 8 (2015 national draft)
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti Essendon 22 years, 339 days 1[5] Pick 22 (2016 rookie draft)
Darcy Parish Essendon 18 years, 245 days 1[6] Pick 5 (2015 national draft), round 2 2016 Rising Star nomination
Mitch McGovern Adelaide 21 years, 167 days 1[7] Pick 43 (2014 national draft)
Wayne Milera Adelaide 18 years, 194 days 1[8] Pick 11 (2015 national draft)
George Hewett Sydney 20 years, 88 days 1[9] Pick 32 (2013 national draft)
Callum Mills Sydney 18 years, 359 days 1[10] Pick 3 (2015 national draft), academy selection, round 16 2016 Rising Star nomination
Tom Papley Sydney 19 years, 257 days 1[11] Pick 14 (2016 rookie draft), round 5 2016 Rising Star nomination
Marcus Adams Western Bulldogs 22 years, 271 days 1[12] Pick 35 (2015 national draft)
Josh Dunkley Western Bulldogs 19 years, 79 days 1[13] Pick 25 (2015 national draft), round 20 2016 Rising Star nomination
Jade Gresham St Kilda 18 years, 216 days 1[14] Pick 18 (2015 national draft)
Josh Schache Brisbane Lions 18 years, 219 days 1[15] Pick 2 (2015 national draft)
Marc Pittonet Hawthorn 19 years, 299 days 1[16] Pick 50 (2014 national draft)
Jayden Short Richmond 20 years, 69 days 2[17] Pick 11 (2015 rookie draft)
Dougal Howard Port Adelaide 20 years, 9 days 2[18] Pick 56 (2014 national draft)
Michael Hartley Essendon 20 years, 300 days 2[19] Pick 68 (2015 national draft), previously rookie listed by Collingwood
Charlie Curnow Carlton 19 years, 61 days 2[20] Pick 12 (2014 national draft)
Darcy Byrne-Jones Port Adelaide 20 years, 201 days 3[21] Pick 52 (2013 national draft)
Matthew Goodyear Collingwood 19 years, 264 days 3[22] Pick 48 (2014 national draft)
Josh Wagner Melbourne 21 years, 291 days 3[23] Pick 6 (2016 rookie draft)
Tom Ruggles Geelong 23 years, 351 days 3[24] Pick 44 (2016 rookie draft))
Jayden Hunt Melbourne 21 years, 14 days 4[25] Pick 57 (2013 national draft)
Darcy Tucker Fremantle 19 years, 93 days 5[26] Pick 27 (2015 national draft)
Mason Cox Collingwood 25 years, 44 days 5[27] Pick 60 (2015 rookie draft), international selection
Josh Smith Collingwood 22 years, 115 days 5[28] Pick 25 (2016 rookie draft)
Christian Petracca Melbourne 20 years, 118 days 6[29] Pick 2 (2014 national draft), round 9 2016 Rising Star nomination
Kieran Lovell Hawthorn 18 years, 352 days 6[30] Pick 22 (2015 national draft)
Jason Castagna Richmond 19 years, 293 days 6[31] Pick 29 (2014 rookie draft)
Mackenzie Willis Gold Coast 20 years, 267 days 6[32] Pick 52 (2015 national draft)
Aliir Aliir Sydney 21 years, 239 days 6[33] Pick 44 (2013 national draft)
Ben Keays Brisbane Lions 19 years, 69 days 6[34] Pick 24 (2015 national draft), academy selection
Kaiden Brand Hawthorn 22 years, 030 days 7[35] Pick 66 (2012 national draft)
Ben Crocker Collingwood 19 years, 79 days 7[36] Pick 65 (2015 national draft)
Mason Redman Essendon 18 years, 255 days 7[37] Pick 30 (2015 national draft)
Darcy Macpherson Gold Coast 18 years, 191 days 7[38] Pick 21 (2016 rookie draft)
Jacob Hopper Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 99 days 8[39] Pick 7 (2015 national draft), academy selection, round 8 2016 Rising Star nomination
Jack Hiscox Sydney 21 years, 54 days 8[40] Pick 38 (2014 national draft), academy selection
Bailey Williams Western Bulldogs 18 years, 218 days 8[41] Pick 48 (2015 national draft)
Rhys Mathieson Brisbane Lions 19 years, 134 days 9[42] Pick 39 (2015 national draft)
Kieran Collins Western Bulldogs 18 years, 160 days 9[43] Pick 26 (2015 national draft)
Harrison Marsh Sydney 22 years, 136 days 10[44] Pick 44 (2012 national draft)
Sam Collins Fremantle 21 years, 348 days 10[45] Pick 55 (2015 national draft)
Tom Cole West Coast 19 years, 1 day 10[46] Pick 36 (2015 national draft)
Kade Stewart Hawthorn 19 years, 141 days 11[47] Pick 36 (2016 rookie draft)
Jarrad Jansen Brisbane Lions 21 years, 35 days 11[48] Traded in (2016 trade period), previously listed by Geelong
Jesse Joyce Gold Coast 18 years, 292 days 11[49] Pick 67 (2016 rookie draft)
Logan Austin Port Adelaide 20 years, 333 days 11[50] Pick 69 (2014 national draft)
Lewis Pierce St Kilda 21 years, 209 days 12[51] Pick 75 (2012 national draft)
Tom Phillips Collingwood 20 years, 38 days 12[52] Pick 58 (2015 national draft)
Corey Wagner North Melbourne 19 years, 88 days 13[53] Pick 43 (2015 national draft)
Eric Hipwood Brisbane Lions 18 years, 279 days 13[54] Pick 14 (2015 national draft), academy selection
Matthew Kennedy Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 76 days 13[55] Pick 13 (2015 national draft), academy selection
Nathan Broad Richmond 23 years, 73 days 14[56] Pick 67 (2015 national draft)
Matthew Hammelmann Brisbane Lions 20 years, 110 days 14[57] Pick 75 (2015 rookie draft), academy selection
Jack Silvagni Carlton 18 years, 198 days 15[58] Pick 53 (2015 national draft), son of Stephen Silvagni
Reuben William Brisbane Lions 18 years, 191 days 16[59] Pick 20 (2015 national draft)
Oleg Markov Richmond 20 years, 63 days 16[60] Pick 50 (2015 national draft)
Ryan Clarke North Melbourne 19 years, 25 days 16[61] Pick 31 (2015 national draft), round 18 2016 Rising Star nomination
Harrison Himmelberg Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 71 days 17[62] Pick 16 (2015 national draft)
Jordan Foote Sydney 20 years, 204 days 18[63] Pick 76 (2014 national draft)
Josh Schoenfeld Gold Coast 19 years, 20 days 18[64] Pick 34 (2015 national draft)
Shane Yarran Fremantle 27 years, 53 days 18[65] Pick 61 (2015 national draft)
Sam Menegola Geelong 24 years, 139 days 18[66] Pick 66 (2015 national draft)
Aaron Francis Essendon 18 years, 349 days 18[67] Pick 6 (2015 national draft)
Adam Marcon Richmond 24 years, 2 days 19[68] Pick 47 (2016 rookie draft)
Blake Hardwick Hawthorn 19 years, 177 days 19[69] Pick 44 (2015 national draft)
Rupert Wills Collingwood 23 years, 73 days 19[70] Pick 63 (2015 national draft)
Malcolm Karpany West Coast 21 years, 61 days 19[71] Pick 31 (2013 national draft)
Archie Smith Brisbane Lions 21 years, 11 days 19[72] Pick 69 (2014 rookie draft)
Kurt Heatherley Hawthorn 21 years, 219 days 20[73] Pick 61 (2014 rookie draft)
Sam Weideman Melbourne 19 years, 43 days 20[74] Pick 9 (2015 national draft), son of Mark Weideman, grandson of Murray Weideman
Reilly O'Brien Adelaide 20 years, 352 days 20[75] Pick 9 (2015 rookie draft)
David Cuningham Carlton 19 years, 138 days 21[76] Pick 23 (2015 national draft)
Ryan Burton Hawthorn 19 years, 196 days 21[77] Pick 19 (2015 national draft)
Jesse Palmer Port Adelaide 19 years, 301 days 21[78] Pick 78 (2014 national draft)
Jake Long Essendon 20 years, 194 days 21[79] Pick 47 (2015 rookie draft), son of Michael Long
Callum Moore Richmond 19 years, 352 days 22[80] Pick 12 (2016 rookie draft)
Brayden Fiorini Gold Coast 18 years, 364 days 22[81] Pick 20 (2015 national draft)
Josh Clayton Brisbane Lions 20 years, 218 days 22[82] Pick 86 (2014 national draft), son of Scott Clayton
Riley Bonner Port Adelaide 19 years, 175 days 23[83] Pick 37 (2015 national draft)
Will Snelling Port Adelaide 19 years, 21 days 23[84] Pick 10 (2016 rookie draft)
Brandon White St Kilda 19 years, 229 days 23[85] Pick 40 (2015 national draft)

Change of AFL club

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Name Club Age at debut Debut
round
Former clubs Recruiting method
Jacob Townsend Richmond 22 years, 278 days 1[86] Greater Western Sydney traded in 2015
Jed Lamb Carlton 23 years, 157 days 1[87] Sydney & Greater Western Sydney traded in 2015
Sam Kerridge Carlton 22 years, 333 days 1[88] Adelaide traded in 2015
Matthew Wright Carlton 26 years, 101 days 1[89] Adelaide signed as a delisted free agent in 2015
Andrew Phillips Carlton 24 years, 265 days 1[90] Greater Western Sydney traded in 2015
Tomas Bugg Melbourne 22 years, 356 days 1[91] Greater Western Sydney traded in 2015
Ben Kennedy Melbourne 22 years, 23 days 1[92] Collingwood traded in 2015
Steve Johnson Greater Western Sydney 32 years, 266 days 1[93] Geelong traded in 2015
Matt Rosa Gold Coast 29 years, 124 days 1[94] West Coast traded in 2015
Ryan Davis Gold Coast 26 years, 293 days 1[95] West Coast pick 38, (2016 rookie draft)
Matt Dea Essendon 24 years, 165 days 1[96] Richmond Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Mitch Brown Essendon 25 years, 211 days 1[97] Geelong pick 54, (2015 national draft)
Mathew Stokes Essendon 31 years, 125 days 1[98] Geelong Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Jonathan Simpkin Essendon 28 years, 150 days 1[99] Hawthorn Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Matthew Leuenberger Essendon 27 years, 293 days 1[100] Brisbane Lions signed as a restricted free agent in 2015
Ryan Crowley Essendon 32 years, 21 days 1[101] Fremantle Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Craig Bird Essendon 27 years, 66 days 1[102] Sydney traded in 2015
James Kelly Essendon 32 years, 88 days 1[103] Geelong Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Jed Anderson North Melbourne 22 years, 54 days 1[104] Hawthorn traded in 2015
Paul Seedsman Adelaide 24 years, 66 days 1[105] Collingwood traded in 2015
Michael Talia Sydney 23 years, 45 days 1[106] Western Bulldogs traded in 2015
Callum Sinclair Sydney 26 years, 185 days 1[107] West Coast traded in 2015
Adam Treloar Collingwood 23 years, 17 days 1[108] Greater Western Sydney traded in 2015
Matt Suckling Western Bulldogs 27 years, 246 days 1[109] Hawthorn signed as an unrestricted free agent in 2015
Charlie Dixon Port Adelaide 25 years, 186 days 1[110] Gold Coast traded in 2015
Jack Redden West Coast 25 years, 109 days 1[111] Brisbane Lions traded in 2015
Josh Walker Brisbane Lions 23 years, 136 days 1[112] Geelong traded in 2015
Ryan Bastinac Brisbane Lions 24 years, 279 days 1[113] North Melbourne traded in 2015
Tom Bell Brisbane Lions 24 years, 288 days 1[114] Carlton traded in 2015
Lachie Henderson Geelong 26 years, 105 days 1[115] Brisbane Lions & Carlton traded in 2015
Patrick Dangerfield Geelong 25 years, 358 days 1[116] Adelaide traded in 2015
Zac Smith Geelong 26 years, 36 days 1[117] Gold Coast traded in 2015
James Aish Collingwood 20 years, 145 days 2[118] Brisbane Lions traded in 2015
Jimmy Toumpas Port Adelaide 22 years, 92 days 2[119] Melbourne traded in 2015
Lewis Jetta West Coast 26 years, 335 days 2[120] Sydney traded in 2015
Jeremy Howe Collingwood 25 years, 285 days 3[121] Melbourne traded in 2015
Andrew Moore Richmond 24 years, 321 days 4[122] Port Adelaide signed as a delisted free agent in 2015
Liam Sumner Carlton 22 years, 224 days 4[123] Greater Western Sydney traded in 2015
Lachie Plowman Carlton 21 years, 218 days 4[124] Greater Western Sydney traded in 2015
Jed Adcock Western Bulldogs 30 years, 153 days 4[125] Brisbane Lions traded in 2015
Jarrad Grant Gold Coast 26 years, 292 days 5[126] Western Bulldogs signed as a delisted free agent in 2015
Daniel Currie Gold Coast 27 years, 69 days 5[127] North Melbourne traded in 2015
Sam Grimley Essendon 25 years, 114 days 5[128] Hawthorn Essendon top-up signings in 2015
James Polkinghorne Essendon 27 years, 102 days 6[129] Brisbane Lions Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Nathan Grima Essendon 30 years, 267 days 7[130] North Melbourne Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Daniel Gorringe Carlton 23 years, 354 days 9[131] Gold Coast signed as a delisted free agent in 2015
Farren Ray North Melbourne 30 years, 61 days 9[132] Western Bulldogs & St Kilda pick 15, (2016 rookie draft)
Mark Jamar Essendon 32 years, 293 days 10[133] Melbourne Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Jonathan Giles West Coast 28 years, 163 days 13[134] Greater Western Sydney & Essendon traded in 2015
Sam Michael Essendon 23 years, 5 days 16[135] Brisbane Lions Essendon top-up signings in 2015
Scott Selwood Geelong 26 years, 135 days 20[136] West Coast signed as a restricted free agent in 2015
Jack Fitzpatrick Hawthorn 25 years, 65 days 23[137] Melbourne traded in 2015

References

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  1. ^ Daniel Rioli's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  2. ^ Jacob Weitering's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  3. ^ Clayton Oliver's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  4. ^ Callum Ah Chee's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  5. ^ Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  6. ^ Darcy Parish's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  7. ^ Mitch McGovern's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  8. ^ Wayne Milera's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  9. ^ George Hewett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  10. ^ Callum Mills's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  11. ^ Tom Papley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  12. ^ Marcus Adams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  13. ^ Josh Dunkley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  14. ^ Jade Gresham's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  15. ^ Josh Schache's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  16. ^ Marc Pittonet's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  17. ^ Jayden Short's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  18. ^ Dougal Howard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  19. ^ Michael Hartley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  20. ^ Charlie Curnow's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  21. ^ Darcy_Byrne-Jones's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  22. ^ Matthew Goodyear's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  23. ^ Josh Wagner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  24. ^ Tom Ruggles's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  25. ^ Jayden Hunt's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  26. ^ Darcy Tucker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  27. ^ Mason Cox's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  28. ^ Josh Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  29. ^ Christian Petracca's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  30. ^ Kieran Lovell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  31. ^ Jason Castagna's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  32. ^ Mackenzie Willis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  33. ^ Aliir Aliir's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  34. ^ Ben Keays's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  35. ^ Kaiden Brand's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  36. ^ Ben Crocker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  37. ^ Mason Redman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  38. ^ Darcy Macpherson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  39. ^ Jacob Hopper's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  40. ^ Hiscox.html Jack Hiscox's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  41. ^ Bailey Williams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  42. ^ Rhys Mathieson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  43. ^ Kieran Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  44. ^ Harrison Marsh's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  45. ^ Sam Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  46. ^ Tom Cole's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  47. ^ Kade Stewart's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  48. ^ Jarrad Jansen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  49. ^ Jesse Joyce's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  50. ^ Logan Austin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  51. ^ Lewis Pierce's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  52. ^ Tom Phillips's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  53. ^ Corey Wagner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  54. ^ Eric Hipwood's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  55. ^ Matthew Kennedy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  56. ^ Nathan Broad's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  57. ^ Matthew Hammelmann's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  58. ^ Jack Silvagni's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  59. ^ Reuben William's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  60. ^ Oleg Markov's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  61. ^ Ryan Clarke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  62. ^ Harrison Himmelberg's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  63. ^ Jordan Foote's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  64. ^ Josh Schoenfeld's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  65. ^ Shane Yarran's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  66. ^ Sam Menegola's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  67. ^ Aaron Francis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  68. ^ Adam Marcon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  69. ^ Blake Hardwick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  70. ^ Rupert Wills's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  71. ^ Malcolm Karpany's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  72. ^ Archie Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  73. ^ Kurt Heatherley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  74. ^ Sam Weideman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  75. ^ Reilly O'Brien's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  76. ^ David Cuningham's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  77. ^ Ryan Burton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  78. ^ Jesse Palmer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  79. ^ Jake Long's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  80. ^ Callum Moore's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  81. ^ Brayden Fiorini's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  82. ^ Josh Clayton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  83. ^ Riley Bonner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  84. ^ Will Snelling's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  85. ^ Brandon White's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  86. ^ Jacob Townsend's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  87. ^ Jed Lamb's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  88. ^ Sam Kerridge's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  89. ^ Matthew Wright's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  90. ^ Andrew Phillips's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  91. ^ Tomas Bugg's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  92. ^ Ben Kennedy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  93. ^ Steve Johnson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  94. ^ Matt Rosa's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  95. ^ Ryan Davis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  96. ^ Matt Dea's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  97. ^ Mitch Brown's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  98. ^ Mathew Stokes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  99. ^ Jonathan Simpkin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  100. ^ Matthew Leuenberger's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  101. ^ Ryan Crowley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  102. ^ Craig Bird's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  103. ^ James Kelly's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  104. ^ Jed Anderson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  105. ^ Paul Seedsman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  106. ^ Michael Talia's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  107. ^ Callum Sinclair's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  108. ^ Adam Treloar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  109. ^ Matt Suckling's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  110. ^ Charlie Dixon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  111. ^ Jack Redden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  112. ^ Josh Walker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  113. ^ Ryan Bastinac's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  114. ^ Tom Bell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  115. ^ Lachie Henderson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  116. ^ Patrick Dangerfield's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  117. ^ Zac Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  118. ^ James Aish's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  119. ^ Jimmy Toumpas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  120. ^ Lewis Jetta's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  121. ^ Jeremy Howe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  122. ^ Andrew Moore's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  123. ^ Liam Sumner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  124. ^ Lachie Plowman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  125. ^ Jed Adcock's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  126. ^ Jarrad Grant's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  127. ^ Daniel Currie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  128. ^ Sam Grimley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  129. ^ James Polkinghorne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  130. ^ Nathan Grima's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  131. ^ Daniel Gorringe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  132. ^ Farren Ray's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  133. ^ Mark Jamar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  134. ^ Jonathan Giles's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  135. ^ Sam Michael's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  136. ^ Scott Selwood's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  137. ^ Jack Fitzpatrick's playing statistics from AFL Tables