This is a list of players in the Australian Football League (AFL) who have either made their AFL debut or played for a new club during the 2021 AFL season.

Summary +Summary of debuts in 2021ClubAFL debutsChange of club923234907350433361822165527155313263Total9440

AFL 2021 debuts NameClubAge at debutDebutround Games(in 2021) Goals(in 2021)Notes1 10 7Pick 17, 2020 national draft113 7 Pick 11, 2021 rookie draft1 2110 2020 Pre-season supplemental selection125 6 Pick 33, 2018 national draft22 years, 332 days1 9 1 Pick 69, 2017 national draft1 17 5Pick 28, 2020 national draft21 years, 184 days1 19 15 Pick 38, 2020 national draft1 1620Pick 30, 2019 national draft1 22 9 Pick 8, 2020 national draft20 years, 252 days1 20 27 Pick 52, 2018 national draft111 10Pick 46, 2020 national draft18 years, 293 days1 (unused substitute)2 0 Pick 35, 2020 national draft1 2 0Pick 43, 2020 national draft18 years, 350 days1 7 9 Pick 4, 2020 national draft18 1 Pick 5, 2020 national draft18 years, 245 days1 18 14Pick 32, 2020 national draft1 13 4 Pick 13, 2020 national draft18 years, 361 days112 3 Pick 36, 2020 national draft19 years, 154 days1 23 7 Pick 14, 2019 national draft23 years, 189 days1 125 Pick 41, 2015 national draft18 years, 298 days1 134Pick 12, 2020 national draft17 22020 Pre-season supplemental selection113 0 Pick 45, 2020 national draft19 years, 215 days2 2 2Pick 41, 2019 national draft19 years, 295 days2 18 6Pick 59, 2019 national draft213 1 2020 Pre-season supplemental selection261Pick 14, 2020 national draft3 (unused substitute) 1311Pick 44, 2020 national draft316 3 Pick 3, 2020 national draft314 172020 Pre-season supplemental selection3 21 9 Pick 9, 2020 national draft360Pick 8, 2021 rookie draft3 121Pick 20, 2020 national draft461Pick 16, 2020 national draft20 years, 309 days4 13 12020 Pre-season supplemental selection4 3 0Pick 44, 2019 national draft18 years, 329 days4 1 1Pick 57, 2020 national draft18 years, 353 days4 5 3Pick 15, 2020 national draft18 years, 250 days4 15 13Pick 7, 2021 rookie draft5 9 1Pick 19, 2020 national draft5 5 1Pick 23, 2018 national draft5 1 0Pick 10, 2020 national draft5 1 0Pick 19, 2019 national draft18 years, 292 days6 14 18Pick 2, 2020 national draft19 years, 319 days6 5 0Pick 40, 2019 national draft20 years, 343 days6 8 12018 Category B rookie selection, Next Generation Academy selection (South Sudanese)7 9 3 Pick 20, 2018 national draft18 years, 201 days7 11 2Pick 30, 2020 national draft19 years, 225 days7 4 2 Pick 9, 2020 rookie draft21 years, 167 days7 9 12018 Category B rookie selection (Ireland)19 years, 192 days7 1 0Pick 38, 2019 national draft8 1 02018 Category B rookie selection, Next Generation Academy selection (South Sudanese)23 years, 335 days9 4 0 2019 Category B rookie selection (basketball)19 years, 322 days9 4 0Pick 37, 2019 rookie draft19 years, 187 days9 6 3Pick 46, 2019 national draft21 years, 221 days9 5 2 Pick 34, 2018 national draft20 years, 104 days9 3 0 Pick 42, 2019 national draft22 years, 203 days10 5 1 2018 Pre-season supplemental selection20 years, 118 days11 9 4Pick 62, 2019 national draft20 years, 129 days11 12 7Pick 45, 2019 national draft20 years, 287 days11 (unused substitute) 2 2 2018 Category B rookie selection (Ireland)11 5 0Pick 35, 2017 national draft19 years, 114 days12 8 0Pick 52, 2020 national draft19 years, 313 days13 7 1 Pick 2, 2021 mid-season rookie draft18 years, 238 days13 10 0Pick 50, 2020 national draft18 years, 243 days13 40 Pick 54, 2020 national draft13 1 0 Pick 28, 2019 national draft14 10 12020 Pre-season supplemental selection20 years, 198 days15 1 0Pick 40, 2020 national draft19 years, 322 days15 7 1Pick 64, 2019 national draft19 years, 360 days15 1 0 Pick 23, 2019 national draft15 5 0Pick 6, 2020 national draft16 2 0Pick 11, 2020 national draft16 (unused substitute) 5 3Pick 56, 2020 national draft17 57Pick 1, 2020 national draft20 years, 152 days18 1 0Pick 13, 2021 mid-season rookie draft18 7 1Pick 9, 2021 mid-season rookie draft18 5 1Pick 21, 2021 mid-season rookie draft18 years, 216 days19 5 6Pick 13, 2020 national draft21 years, 221 days19 1 02018 Category B rookie selection (Ireland)20 years, 346 days19 (unused substitute)5 10Pick 21, 2021 mid-season rookie draft20 2 0Trade, 2018 AFL draft18 years, 323 days20 7 0Pick 21, 2020 national draft19 years, 142 days20 422020 Pre-draft selection20 years, 345 days20 4 0 Pick 8, 2021 mid-season rookie draft18 years, 340 days21 2 2Pick 51, 2020 national draft213 0 Pick 25, 2020 national draft19 years, 122 days22 2 1Pick 37, 2020 national draft20 years, 105 days222 0 Pick 17, 2019 national draft22 1 1Pick 31, 2019 national draft21 years, 355 days23 1 0Pick 63, 2017 national draft19 years, 156 days23 1 02020 Pre-draft selection19 years, 344 days231 1Pick 48, 2019 national draft19 years, 204 days23 1 0Pick 42, 2020 national draft

Change of AFL club NameClubAge at debutDebutroundFormer clubsRecruiting method21 years, 351 days12020 trade28 years, 238 days1, 2020 trade12020 Pre-season supplemental selection1, 2020 trade34 years, 122 days1, 2020 trade22 years, 267 days12020 free agent1, 2020 trade12020 free agent26 years, 213 days12020 trade24 years, 193 days12020 trade20 years, 173 days12020 trade24 years, 317 days12020 trade29 years, 133 days12020 trade12020 free agent1, , 2020 trade24 years, 183 days1Pick 18, 2021 rookie draft21 years, 349 days12020 trade26 years, 308 days12020 free agent12020 trade26 years, 197 days12020 trade25 years, 188 days12020 trade30 years, 201 days1, 2020 free agent27 years, 189 days12020 Pre-season supplemental selection12020 trade25 years, 128 days12020 trade24 years, 317 days12020 trade26 years, 186 days22020 free agent32020 free agent5 2020 trade5 2020 trade6 2020 trade6 Pick 1, 2021 pre-season draft7 2020 trade7 & 2020 trade28 years, 163 days7 2020 trade32 years, 236 days9 & 2020 free agent26 years, 307 days9 2020 free agent25 years, 172 days18Pick 10, 2021 mid-season rookie draft24 years, 274 days192020 trade21, & Pick 5, 2021 rookie draft

See also

List of AFL Women's debuts in 2021

References

Full listing of players who made their AFL or club debut in 2021