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 2023 AFL season.
Summary +Summary of debuts in 2023ClubAFL debutsChange of club332431252244534251734354246232516123Total7048
AFL debuts NameClubAge at debutDebutround Games(in 2023) Goals(in 2023)Notes1 7 Pick 30, 2022 national draft1 19 2Pick 11, 2022 national draft1 23 3Pick 3, 2022 national draft1 17 1Pick 9, 2022 national draft1 14 Pick 14, 2021 national draft1 19 7Pick 58, 2022 national draft1 18 8Pick 2, 2022 national draft1 5 Pick 22, 2020 national draft1 25 pick 16, 2022 rookie draft1 3 pick 26, 2022 rookie draft1 22 Pick 17, 2022 national draft1 10 4Pick 45, 2022 national draft1 14 3Pick 7, 2022 national draft1 18 192023 Pre-season supplemental selection1 24 13Pick 10, 2022 national draft2 1 Pick 64, 2021 national draft2 19 Pick 26, 2022 Rookie draft2 7 1Pick 16, 2022 national draft2 14 4Pick 14, 2022 national draft3 13 4Pick 43, 2021 national draft3 184Pick 21, 2021 national draft3 20 28Pick 19, 2021 national draft4 19 11Pick 6, 2022 national draft4 2 Pick 5, 2021 Mid-Season draft5 4 Pick 26, 2019 national draft5 3 1Pick 40, 2021 national draft5 14 pick 6, 2023 rookie draft5 12 6Pick 1, 2022 national draft6 13 15Pick 49, 2020 national draft6 19 32023 Pre-season supplemental selection7 3 12020 Category B rookie selection7 17 4Pick 18, 2022 national draft7 2 Pick 6, 2022 Mid-Season draft8 4 pick 1, 2023 rookie draft9 1 Pick 8, 2022 national draft9 12 12022 Category B rookie selection9 2 Pick 49, 2020 national draft10 8 1Pick 4, 2022 national draft10 2 Pick 12, 2020 Mid-Season draft11 6 2022 International selection11 7 4Pick 42, 2021 national draft12 2 Pick 51, 2022 national draft12 4 3Pick 52, 2021 national draft13 10 9Pick 1, 2023 Mid-Season draft14 1 Pick 15, 2023 Mid-Season draft14 14 8Pick 12, 2022 national draft16 3 Pick 56, 2021 national draft16 1 Pick 23, 2022 national draft17 6 1Pick 29, 2021 national draft17 4 4Pick 10, 2022 Mid-Season draft17 4 2Pick 65, 2021 national draft17 3 1Pick 56, 2022 national draft17 4 pick 8, 2022 rookie draft18 1 2021 Next Generation Academy selection19 4 1Pick 4, 2023 Mid-Season draft19 2 Pick 8, 2023 Mid-Season draft19 4 Pick 4, 2022 pre-season draft20 3 4Pick 12, 2023 Mid-Season draft20 2 Pick 2, 2023 Mid-Season draft21 4 2020 Next Generation Academy selection21 4 1Pick 5, 2022 national draft22 3 1Pick 34, 2022 national draft23 1 Pick 28, 2022 national draft23 2 2022 NT zone selection23 2 4Pick 41, 2022 national draft23 2 2Pick 37, 2022 national draft24 1 2022 Next Generation Academy selection24 1 Pick 24, 2021 national draft24 1 Pick 13, 2023 Mid-Season draft24 1 Pick 17, 2021 national draft
Change of AFL club NameClubAge at debutDebutround Games(in 2023) Goals(in 2023)Former clubsRecruiting method1 25 10 & Traded in 20221 16 7 Traded in 20221 23 19 Traded in 20221 26 7 & Traded in 20221 14 20 Free agent in 20221 24 33 Traded in 20221 22 41 Traded in 20221 19 8 Traded in 20221 16 3 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection1 15 1 Traded in 20221 23 7 Free agent in 20221 17 22 Traded in 20221 26 7 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection1 24 2 Traded in 20221 19 31 Traded in 20221 10 10 Delisted free agent in 20221 24 16 Traded in 20221 24 6 Traded in 20221 17 10 Traded in 20221 18 & Free agent in 20221 20 24 & Traded in 20221 18 6 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection1 15 Traded in 20221 1 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection1 20 36 Traded in 20221 21 9 Free agent in 20221 11 15 Delisted free agent in 20221 16 3 Traded in 20221 16 15 Traded in 20221 10 2 & Traded in 20221 14 7 Free agent in 20221 23 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection1 21 7 & Traded in 20221 23 22 Traded in 2022 2 17 4 Traded in 2022 25 years, 335 days2 5 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection 26 years, 125 days2 16 7 & Traded in 2022 27 years, 111 days2 11 2 pick 33, 2023 rookie draft 3 18 6 Traded in 2022 26 years, 333 days4 23 1 & 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection 5 9 & Pick 57, 2022 National Draft 26 years, 363 days6 5 3 Traded in 2022 25 years, 255 days6 15 1 Traded in 2022 22 years, 337 days7 19 12 Traded in 2022 25 years, 251 days7 3 1 Traded in 2022 8 6 Traded in 2022 25 years, 194 days14 3 4 Pick 11, 2023 Mid-Season draft 20 years, 262 days16 9 3Pick 10, 2023 Mid-Season draft 23 years, 134 days20 5 2023 Pre-season supplemental selection
See also List of AFL Women's debuts in 2023
References
Full listing of players who made their AFL or club debut in 2023