Name |
Club |
Age at debut |
Round debuted |
Games |
Goals |
Notes |
Bob Green |
Carlton |
22 years, 135 days !22 years, 135 days |
4[1] |
187 |
58 |
Brother of Jack Green. |
Jack Hale |
Carlton |
20 years, 131 days !20 years, 131 days |
3[2] |
123 |
78 |
|
Jack Cooper |
Carlton |
21 years, 297 days !21 years, 297 days |
6[3] |
15 |
31 |
|
Les Hughson |
Carlton |
25 years, 257 days !25 years, 257 days |
5[4] |
12 |
7 |
Previously played for Collingwood and Hawthorn. In all, played for five different clubs. Brother of Fred and Mick Hughson. |
Richard Leffanue |
Carlton |
20 years, 158 days !20 years, 158 days |
7[5] |
9 |
20 |
Previously played for South Melbourne. |
Ray Quinn |
Carlton |
19 years, 224 days !19 years, 224 days |
15[6] |
4 |
1 |
|
Steve Bloomer |
Carlton |
23 years, 253 days !23 years, 253 days |
15[7] |
3 |
0 |
Previously played for North Melbourne. |
Ray Harry |
Carlton |
24 years, 015 days !24 years, 15 days |
17[8] |
1 |
0 |
|
Alby Pannam |
Collingwood |
19 years, 094 days !19 years, 094 days |
13[9] |
181 |
453 |
Son of Charlie H. Pannam. |
Marcus Whelan |
Collingwood |
18 years, 327 days !18 years, 327 days |
4[10] |
173 |
31 |
Father of Shane Whelan. |
Jack Carmody |
Collingwood |
21 years, 340 days !21 years, 340 days |
3[11] |
94 |
12 |
|
Leo Morgan |
Collingwood |
20 years, 087 days !20 years, 87 days |
14[12] |
82 |
7 |
|
Keith Fraser |
Collingwood |
20 years, 026 days !20 years, 26 days |
3[13] |
62 |
9 |
|
Norm Le Brun |
Collingwood |
25 years, 021 days !25 years, 21 days |
3[14] |
19 |
23 |
Previously played for South Melbourne and Essendon. |
Reg Gibson |
Collingwood |
20 years, 168 days !20 years, 168 days |
5[15] |
16 |
6 |
|
Bernie Guthrie |
Collingwood |
21 years, 219 days !21 years, 219 days |
1[16] |
7 |
5 |
|
Lou Daily |
Collingwood |
21 years, 125 days !21 years, 125 days |
6[17] |
7 |
7 |
Won 1935 Sandover Medal. |
Jack Galbally |
Collingwood |
23 years, 003 days !23 years, 3 days |
15[18] |
7 |
0 |
Served as a Minister in the Victorian Government. Brother of Frank Galbally, |
Ivan McIntosh |
Collingwood |
19 years, 136 days !19 years, 136 days |
1[19] |
6 |
0 |
|
Alf Andrew-Street |
Collingwood |
19 years, 028 days !19 years, 28 days |
2[20] |
6 |
0 |
Played first-class cricket for Victoria. |
Keith Kent |
Collingwood |
20 years, 188 days !20 years, 188 days |
3[21] |
5 |
0 |
|
Frank Slade |
Collingwood |
17 years, 304 days !17 years, 304 days |
1[22] |
2 |
0 |
|
Max Turner |
Collingwood |
21 years, 272 days !21 years, 272 days |
11[23] |
2 |
0 |
|
Noel Burrows |
Collingwood |
22 years, 033 days !22 years, 33 days |
1[24] |
1 |
0 |
|
Albert Downs |
Collingwood |
27 years, 215 days !27 years, 215 days |
1[25] |
1 |
0 |
|
George Bates |
Collingwood |
19 years, 163 days !19 years, 163 days |
8[26] |
1 |
0 |
|
Dick Reynolds |
Essendon |
17 years, 331 days !17 years, 331 days |
1[27] |
314 |
67 |
Three time Brownlow Medal winner (1934, 1937, 1938). Brother of Tom Reynolds and grandfather of Joel Reynolds. |
Hugh Torney |
Essendon |
19 years, 252 days !19 years, 252 days |
4[28] |
173 |
81 |
|
George Bell |
Essendon |
21 years, 041 days !21 years, 41 days |
8[29] |
120 |
4 |
|
Les Griggs |
Essendon |
19 years, 028 days !19 years, 28 days |
6[30] |
99 |
52 |
|
Ted Rippon |
Essendon |
19 years, 084 days !19 years, 84 days |
13[31] |
69 |
12 |
|
Wally Milne |
Essendon |
22 years, 228 days !22 years, 228 days |
14[32] |
22 |
11 |
|
Walt Wollerman |
Essendon |
25 years, 010 days !25 years, 10 days |
10[33] |
9 |
2 |
|
Clive McCorkell |
Essendon |
|
2[34] |
7 |
1 |
|
Alby Jacobsen |
Essendon |
30 years, 273 days !30 years, 273 days |
7[35] |
7 |
0 |
Previously played for South Melbourne. |
Bill Ewing |
Essendon |
24 years, 020 days !24 years, 20 days |
8[36] |
5 |
3 |
|
Frank Hunting |
Essendon |
23 years, 087 days !23 years, 87 days |
6[37] |
4 |
0 |
|
Stan Lawler |
Essendon |
23 years, 189 days !23 years, 189 days |
6[38] |
3 |
9 |
Previously played for South Melbourne. |
Reg Twite |
Essendon |
22 years, 000 days !22 years, 0 days |
1[39] |
2 |
0 |
|
Harold Dickinson |
Essendon |
24 years, 220 days !24 years, 220 days |
9[40] |
2 |
2 |
|
Norm McCleary |
Essendon |
22 years, 022 days !22 years, 22 days |
15[41] |
2 |
3 |
|
Jimmy Bates |
Essendon |
22 years, 315 days !22 years, 315 days |
2[42] |
1 |
0 |
At the time of his death on 6 October 2009, Bates was the oldest living VFL/AFL player. |
Dan Murray |
Fitzroy |
20 years, 131 days !20 years, 131 days |
1[43] |
66 |
4 |
Father of Kevin Murray |
Alf Callick |
Fitzroy |
24 years, 217 days !24 years, 217 days |
1[44] |
37 |
6 |
Previously played for South Melbourne. |
Frank Donnellan |
Fitzroy |
25 years, 163 days !25 years, 163 days |
1[45] |
36 |
0 |
Previously played for Hawthorn and North Melbourne. |
Len Watt |
Fitzroy |
20 years, 169 days !20 years, 169 days |
5[46] |
35 |
19 |
Previously played for Collingwood. |
Jock Cordner |
Fitzroy |
22 years, 324 days !22 years, 324 days |
1[47] |
24 |
23 |
Previously played for Footscray. |
Clete Turner |
Fitzroy |
24 years, 055 days !24 years, 55 days |
8[48] |
15 |
3 |
Previously played for Geelong. |
Frank O'Rourke |
Fitzroy |
27 years, 098 days !27 years, 98 days |
1[49] |
7 |
2 |
Previously played for Carlton. |
Seff Parry |
Fitzroy |
25 years, 255 days !25 years, 255 days |
1[50] |
5 |
3 |
|
Arthur Williams |
Fitzroy |
31 years, 055 days !31 years, 55 days |
8[51] |
3 |
0 |
Previously played for Footscray. |
Wally Mitchell |
Fitzroy |
|
5[52] |
2 |
0 |
|
Keith Marshall |
Fitzroy |
26 years, 042 days !26 years, 42 days |
6[53] |
2 |
5 |
|
Bruce Scharp |
Fitzroy |
28 years, 031 days !28 years, 31 days |
9[54] |
2 |
0 |
Previously played for Carlton and Hawthorn. |
Keith Giffen |
Fitzroy |
21 years, 316 days !21 years, 316 days |
14[55] |
2 |
0 |
|
Claude Canaway |
Fitzroy |
21 years, 183 days !21 years, 183 days |
16[56] |
1 |
0 |
|
Jack Kidd |
Fitzroy |
25 years, 167 days !25 years, 167 days |
15[57] |
1 |
2 |
Previously played for Essendon and Carlton. |
Ambrose Palmer |
Footscray |
22 years, 202 days !22 years, 202 days |
2[58] |
83 |
44 |
Australian heavyweight boxing champion. |
Bill Grundy |
Footscray |
21 years, 195 days !21 years, 195 days |
6[59] |
28 |
4 |
|
Jack Vosti |
Footscray |
30 years, 018 days !30 years, 18 days |
3[60] |
26 |
0 |
Previously played for Essendon. |
Wally Kelly |
Footscray |
19 years, 102 days !19 years, 102 days |
1[61] |
22 |
3 |
|
Bob Muir |
Footscray |
26 years, 044 days !26 years, 44 days |
4[62] |
22 |
1 |
Previously played for Collingwood. |
Alan Rait |
Footscray |
24 years, 171 days !24 years, 171 days |
1[63] |
19 |
62 |
|
Charlie O'Leary |
Footscray |
22 years, 051 days !22 years, 51 days |
3[64] |
16 |
0 |
|
Frank Spilling |
Footscray |
20 years, 272 days !20 years, 272 days |
13[65] |
14 |
0 |
|
Jack Somerville |
Footscray |
21 years, 258 days !21 years, 258 days |
1[66] |
10 |
1 |
|
Norm Honey |
Footscray |
19 years, 163 days !19 years, 163 days |
11[67] |
10 |
4 |
|
Milton McIntyre |
Footscray |
23 years, 209 days !23 years, 209 days |
4[68] |
14 |
11 |
|
Reg Thomas |
Footscray |
23 years, 360 days !23 years, 360 days |
10[69] |
9 |
10 |
Previously played for South Melbourne. |
Peter Hannan |
Footscray |
24 years, 200 days !24 years, 200 days |
2[70] |
6 |
0 |
Previously played for Melbourne. |
Bill Findlay |
Footscray |
19 years, 196 days !19 years, 196 days |
3[71] |
5 |
8 |
|
Mick Higgins |
Footscray |
21 years, 300 days !21 years, 300 days |
6[72] |
2 |
0 |
|
Charlie Richards |
Footscray |
|
14[73] |
2 |
0 |
|
Tom Arklay |
Geelong |
19 years, 097 days !19 years, 97 days |
10[74] |
137 |
45 |
|
Angie Muller |
Geelong |
20 years, 167 days !20 years, 167 days |
1[75] |
115 |
37 |
|
Joe Tucker |
Geelong |
20 years, 181 days !20 years, 181 days |
12[76] |
24 |
17 |
|
Reg Gross |
Geelong |
23 years, 011 days !23 years, 11 days |
9[77] |
16 |
0 |
|
Bob Walker |
Geelong |
21 years, 086 days !21 years, 86 days |
12[78] |
14 |
1 |
|
Eric Orr |
Geelong |
23 years, 241 days !23 years, 241 days |
1[79] |
11 |
2 |
|
Tom Stapleton |
Geelong |
25 years, 286 days !25 years, 286 days |
1[80] |
6 |
0 |
|
Lindsay Lamb |
Geelong |
19 years, 306 days !19 years, 306 days |
17[81] |
4 |
1 |
|
Jim Williamson |
Geelong |
22 years, 241 days !22 years, 241 days |
SF[82] |
2 |
0 |
Previously played for St Kilda. |
Ron Barling |
Geelong |
20 years, 311 days !20 years, 311 days |
15[83] |
1 |
0 |
|
George Dower |
Hawthorn |
20 years, 053 days !20 years, 53 days |
18[84] |
100 |
17 |
|
Ernie Loveless |
Hawthorn |
25 years, 144 days !25 years, 144 days |
1[85] |
56 |
1 |
Previously played for St Kilda. |
Roy Rodda |
Hawthorn |
22 years, 355 days !22 years, 355 days |
1[86] |
34 |
31 |
|
Norm Hillard |
Hawthorn |
18 years, 091 days !18 years, 91 days |
18[87] |
32 |
57 |
|
Alex Lee |
Hawthorn |
25 years, 036 days !25 years, 36 days |
1[88] |
31 |
1 |
|
Steve Bravo |
Hawthorn |
21 years, 029 days !21 years, 29 days |
9[89] |
31 |
12 |
|
Roy Zanders |
Hawthorn |
22 years, 297 days !22 years, 297 days |
1[90] |
14 |
3 |
|
Bert Carey |
Hawthorn |
22 years, 334 days !22 years, 334 days |
1[91] |
10 |
16 |
Previously played for Fitzroy. |
Bill Twomey, Sr. |
Hawthorn |
34 years, 013 days !34 years, 13 days |
1[92] |
10 |
0 |
Father of Mick, Pat and Bill Twomey. Previously played for Collingwood. |
Frank Aked |
Hawthorn |
30 years, 155 days !30 years, 155 days |
1[93] |
8 |
2 |
Father of Frank Aked, Jr., grandfather of Arthur and Allan Edwards and great-grandfather of Jake Edwards and Shane O'Bree. Previously played for Footscray. |
Leo Clements |
Hawthorn |
25 years, 242 days !25 years, 242 days |
11[94] |
7 |
0 |
|
Fred Sayers |
Hawthorn |
20 years, 081 days !20 years, 81 days |
17[95] |
7 |
4 |
|
Charlie McGillivray |
Hawthorn |
23 years, 005 days !23 years, 5 days |
12[96] |
3 |
0 |
|
Geoff Farrelly |
Hawthorn |
25 years, 020 days !25 years, 20 days |
1[97] |
2 |
1 |
|
Tom Mercer |
Hawthorn |
22 years, 301 days !22 years, 301 days |
8[98] |
2 |
0 |
Bruce Scharp |
Hawthorn |
27 years, 347 days !27 years, 347 days |
2[99] |
1 |
0 |
Previously played for Carlton. |
Laurence Cordner |
Hawthorn |
22 years, 144 days !22 years, 144 days |
10[100] |
1 |
1 |
|
Jack White |
Hawthorn |
|
18[101] |
1 |
0 |
|
Rowley Fischer |
Melbourne |
23 years, 064 days !23 years, 64 days |
1[102] |
137 |
34 |
|
Les Jones |
Melbourne |
23 years, 189 days !23 years, 189 days |
1[103] |
121 |
88 |
|
Eric Glass |
Melbourne |
23 years, 066 days !23 years, 66 days |
1[104] |
78 |
135 |
|
Colin Niven |
Melbourne |
29 years, 235 days !29 years, 235 days |
1[105] |
44 |
13 |
Previously played for Fitzroy |
Jack Bennett |
Melbourne |
23 years, 138 days !23 years, 138 days |
10[106] |
43 |
28 |
|
Charlie Longhurst |
Melbourne |
22 years, 049 days !22 years, 49 days |
5[107] |
40 |
1 |
|
Billy Libbis |
Melbourne |
29 years, 322 days !29 years, 322 days |
4[108] |
39 |
25 |
Previously played for Collingwood. |
Jack Sambell |
Melbourne |
24 years, 344 days !24 years, 344 days |
1[109] |
24 |
6 |
|
Noel Barnett |
Melbourne |
24 years, 172 days !24 years, 172 days |
3[110] |
11 |
2 |
|
Bill Robinson |
Melbourne |
24 years, 284 days !24 years, 284 days |
8[111] |
3 |
1 |
|
Jack Harrison |
Melbourne |
17 years, 320 days !24 years, 344 days |
18[112] |
3 |
2 |
|
Percy Streeter |
Melbourne |
21 years, 302 days !21 years, 302 days |
5[113] |
2 |
0 |
|
Cliff Tyson |
Melbourne |
22 years, 272 days !22 years, 272 days |
8[114] |
2 |
1 |
Previously played for North Melbourne. |
Charlie Skinner |
North Melbourne |
20 years, 208 days !20 years, 208 days |
14[115] |
114 |
7 |
|
Ted Ellis |
North Melbourne |
20 years, 141 days !20 years, 141 days |
12[116] |
85 |
41 |
|
Jim Bicknell |
North Melbourne |
22 years, 229 days !22 years, 229 days |
1[117] |
57 |
7 |
|
Leo Tyrrell |
North Melbourne |
18 years, 193 days !18 years, 193 days |
11[118] |
22 |
7 |
|
Jack Diprose |
North Melbourne |
27 years, 227 days !27 years, 227 days |
5[119] |
19 |
0 |
|
Trevor Wallace |
North Melbourne |
21 years, 187 days !21 years, 187 days |
14[120] |
13 |
0 |
|
Roy Pope |
North Melbourne |
18 years, 360 days !18 years, 360 days |
7[121] |
9 |
4 |
|
Dick May |
North Melbourne |
23 years, 102 days !23 years, 102 days |
17[122] |
9 |
4 |
|
Len Johnson |
North Melbourne |
25 years, 002 days !25 years, 2 days |
11[123] |
5 |
3 |
Previously played for Essendon. |
Bert Clarke |
North Melbourne |
27 years, 074 days !27 years, 74 days |
13[124] |
4 |
2 |
|
Jack Gaudion |
North Melbourne |
22 years, 287 days !22 years, 287 days |
2[125] |
3 |
0 |
|
Jack Haskett |
North Melbourne |
21 years, 315 days !21 years, 315 days |
2[126] |
3 |
0 |
|
Ted Wintle |
North Melbourne |
24 years, 144 days !24 years, 144 days |
5[127] |
1 |
0 |
|
Jim Bolwell |
North Melbourne |
21 years, 343 days !21 years, 343 days |
15[128] |
1 |
0 |
|
Geoff Fox |
North Melbourne |
23 years, 094 days !23 years, 94 days |
15[129] |
1 |
0 |
|
Jack Stenhouse |
Richmond |
21 years, 174 days !21 years, 174 days |
3[130] |
19 |
0 |
|
Horrie Farmer |
Richmond |
23 years, 251 days !23 years, 251 days |
2[131] |
8 |
14 |
|
Richie Saunders |
Richmond |
19 years, 355 days !19 years, 355 days |
14[132] |
8 |
0 |
|
Bob Gislingham |
Richmond |
25 years, 114 days !25 years, 114 days |
15[133] |
1 |
1 |
|
Ron Fisher |
St Kilda |
21 years, 286 days !21 years, 286 days |
4[134] |
82 |
71 |
|
Ken Mackie |
St Kilda |
22 years, 181 days !22 years, 181 days |
16[135] |
62 |
55 |
Previously played for Fitzroy. |
Frank Roberts |
St Kilda |
21 years, 068 days !21 years, 68 days |
2[136] |
27 |
44 |
|
Stewart Anderson |
St Kilda |
21 years, 326 days !21 years, 326 days |
1[137] |
20 |
21 |
|
Les Jago |
St Kilda |
25 years, 140 days !25 years, 140 days |
1[138] |
17 |
0 |
|
Bill Downie |
St Kilda |
24 years, 146 days !24 years, 146 days |
1[139] |
15 |
2 |
Previously played for Footscray. |
Matt Cave |
St Kilda |
23 years, 058 days !23 years, 58 days |
5[140] |
14 |
3 |
Previously played for Footscray. |
Tom Hallahan |
St Kilda |
24 years, 211 days !24 years, 211 days |
12[141] |
14 |
3 |
Previously played for Collingwood. |
Les Evans |
St Kilda |
24 years, 160 days !24 years, 160 days |
10[142] |
12 |
0 |
|
George Schlitz |
St Kilda |
23 years, 310 days !23 years, 310 days |
8[143] |
7 |
1 |
|
George Chapman |
St Kilda |
24 years, 088 days !24 years, 88 days |
5[144] |
4 |
6 |
Previously played for Fitzroy. |
George Batson |
St Kilda |
20 years, 247 days !20 years, 247 days |
11[145] |
4 |
3 |
|
Col Deane |
St Kilda |
32 years, 292 days !32 years, 292 days |
1[146] |
3 |
0 |
Previously played for Melbourne. |
Jack Mcleod |
St Kilda |
25 years, 246 days !25 years, 246 days |
1[147] |
2 |
0 |
|
Ted McCarthy |
St Kilda |
22 years, 048 days !22 years, 48 days |
2[148] |
2 |
0 |
|
Colin Strang |
St Kilda |
22 years, 304 days !22 years, 304 days |
7[149] |
2 |
3 |
Son of Bill Strang, brother of Allan, Doug and Gordon Strang and uncle of Geoff Strang. |
Charlie Bourne |
St Kilda |
26 years, 273 days !26 years, 273 days |
14[150] |
2 |
0 |
|
Eric Needham |
St Kilda |
19 years, 326 days !19 years, 326 days |
1[151] |
1 |
0 |
|
Reg Peterson |
St Kilda |
25 years, 293 days !25 years, 293 days |
6[152] |
1 |
1 |
Previously played for Essendon. |
Bob Hammond |
St Kilda |
27 years, 310 days !27 years, 310 days |
11[153] |
1 |
0 |
Previously played for Hawthorn. |
Laurie Nash |
South Melbourne |
22 years, 362 days !22 years, 362 days |
1[154] |
99 |
246 |
Played Test cricket for Australia. Son of Robert Nash. |
Wilbur Harris |
South Melbourne |
21 years, 013 days !21 years, 13 days |
7[155] |
69 |
19 |
|
Dinny Kelleher |
South Melbourne |
30 years, 344 days !30 years, 344 days |
11[156] |
59 |
14 |
Previously played for Carlton. |
Alan Welch |
South Melbourne |
22 years, 177 days !22 years, 177 days |
1[157] |
49 |
24 |
Jim O'Meara |
South Melbourne |
24 years, 225 days !24 years, 225 days |
1[158] |
47 |
36 |
|
Ossie Bertram |
South Melbourne |
24 years, 012 days !24 years, 12 days |
1[159] |
23 |
43 |
|
John Bowe |
South Melbourne |
21 years, 296 days !21 years, 296 days |
2[160] |
17 |
0 |
|
Frank Davies |
South Melbourne |
24 years, 121 days !24 years, 121 days |
6[161] |
30 |
15 |
|
Fred Backway |
South Melbourne |
19 years, 272 days !19 years, 272 days |
10[162] |
4 |
2 |
|