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
+ Summary of debuts in 1996 Club AFL debuts Change of club 4 5 6 0 1 5 4 4 3 2 8 1 2 4 8 3 6 2 5 4 6 5 6 2 6 2 6 5 3 3 7 1 Total 81 48
AFL debuts
Name Club Age at debut Debut round Games Goals Notes1996Career1996CareerAdelaide18 years, 115 days2220376Adelaide20 years, 163 days71375206Adelaide19 years, 129 days84327Geelong2115431262Geelong18 years, 246 days368362Melbourne17 years, 363 days1200Twin brother of DonMelbourne17 years, 363 days2943Twin brother of DavidFitzroy19 years, 249 days14161010Essendon22 years, 221 days1752414Fitzroy21 years, 281 days2259633Fitzroy20157581 Round 1 1996 Rising Star nominationHawthorn2225214210 Round 10 1996 Rising Star nominationHawthorn25 years, 290 days2178722St Kilda18 years, 110 days1169239St Kilda21 years, 144 days1362936St Kilda22 years, 256 days6611Brisbane Bears25 years, 182 days226510Brisbane Bears18 years, 248 days2200Footscray19 years, 160 days1100West Coast20682869West Coast181692488 Round 16 1996 Rising Star nominationCollingwood22 years, 253 days13181416Fremantle21881182Fremantle19 years, 196 days187813Round 4 1996 Rising Star nominationWest Coast370243Footscray41623Brisbane Bears22 years, 228 days2172115Hawthorn18 years, 266 days2520Richmond18 years, 339 days111913179Brother of Nick HollandSydney20 years, 337 days61752125St Kilda19 years, 183 days1160310Fremantle21 years, 296 days111069178Melbourne132479Fremantle19 years, 213 days1022615West Coast17 years, 296 days2027034217 Round 12 1996 Rising Star nomination & overall winner, son of Bryan CousinsWest Coast20 years, 146 days51798389Brother of Wally & Peter MateraEssendon18 years, 117 days1427011471Fremantle17 years, 277 days689649West Coast16 years, 268 days52274131Geelong17 years, 157 days13240383 Round 15 1996 Rising Star nominationSydney20 years, 100 days448123Geelong19 years, 310 days4163179North Melbourne20 years, 150 days2220Fitzroy17 years, 193 days13117152Fitzroy18 years, 197 days2210Fitzroy172546 Round 8 1996 Rising Star nominationRichmond18 years, 170 days44025Hawthorn18 years, 208 days2148196Brother of Brady RawlingsBrisbane Bears14139983Brother of Aaron KeatingMelbourne3511Fremantle18 years, 171 days13631133 Round 20 1996 Rising Star nominationMelbourne19 years, 254 days5520St Kilda19 years, 109 days42892746Richmond18 years, 297 days116019Essendon18 years, 197 days10148391Richmond18 years, 347 days424211Collingwood19 years, 113 days2620Collingwood18 years, 138 days1223363Fremantle19 years, 286 days12230151Brisbane Bears19 years, 178 days592121Sydney589323North Melbourne17 years, 199 days12050363St Kilda138024Fitzroy21 years, 158 days2270North Melbourne24 years, 187 days2211Fremantle125118Brother of Shane ParkerCarlton18 years, 328 days41901239Collingwood2230Richmond20 years, 118 days8661560Melbourne7146366North Melbourne20 years, 183 days2210Geelong11460135Richmond52654174Son of Michael Bowden, brother of Patrick BowdenAdelaide2220Hawthorn31803120Brisbane Bears17 years, 257 days32313524Brother of Darren BradshawFitzroy2221West Coast19 years, 148 days2320North Melbourne19 years, 287 days11517Geelong19 years, 154 days292226North Melbourne18 years, 112 days14320518 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 club1996Career1996CareerMelbourne26 years, 168 days181581040 AdelaideGeelong20 years, 268 days1986850 AdelaideMelbourne29 years, 235 days7198175 St KildaMelbourne30 years, 218 days16131899 West CoastMelbourne27 years, 337 days221341385North MelbourneFitzroy27 years, 135 days888364 St KildaNorth Melbourne2328623250 Fremantle, Round 17 1996 Rising Star nominationHawthorn1918714152 Fitzroy & SydneySt Kilda2044716 SydneyFootscray2196118 FremantleFootscray181182248 CollingwoodCarlton2218413131 GeelongCarlton19 years, 342 days1618519151RichmondFremantle26 years, 129 days873780 Brisbane Bears & CollingwoodCollingwood22107944 HawthornCollingwood22 years, 104 days2275737 HawthornFremantle1286459 West CoastFremantle23 years, 347 days724514 West CoastWest Coast25 years, 247 days2316413166MelbourneAdelaide1765216 FootscrayAdelaide1923046386 HawthornAdelaide22 years, 261 days20941477 CarltonAdelaide25 years, 320 days201391755Fitzroy & SydneyAdelaide9133444 FootscraySydney28 years, 332 days22105128MelbourneSydney23 years, 357 days2428914152RichmondSydney1811434191 Essendon & St KildaFootscray5775139 CarltonSt Kilda25 years, 227 days1611816107Melbourne & FootscrayHawthorn27 years, 284 days1122280 SydneyRichmond19 years, 322 days20228123 SydneyMelbourne23 years, 318 days20781042 SydneyHawthorn23 years, 294 days1174250West Coast & FremantleCarlton23 years, 168 days443133 FootscrayCarlton195182St KildaCollingwood25 years, 235 days1055223RichmondHawthorn183244561 EssendonFootscray7547208MelbourneSt Kilda23 years, 216 days19118520HawthornSt Kilda31832Geelong & FootscrayEssendon21 years, 213 days9212134 AdelaideRichmond8161271 CarltonGeelong23 years, 242 days111461235 EssendonNorth Melbourne26 years, 215 days156196Essendon & CollingwoodCollingwood24 years, 211 days540117North MelbourneEssendon15151379 HawthornSt Kilda23 years, 124 days958169 Fitzroy & EssendonCarlton22 years, 187 days2501 Adelaide
References Full listing of players who made their AFL or club debut in 1996