This is a list of players in the Australian Football League (AFL) who either made their AFL debut or played for a new club during the 2026 AFL season. Games and goals statistics are correct to the end of the 2026 season.
Summary +Summary of debuts in 2026ClubAFL debutsChange of club533265616122214252816431638024436471Total8940
AFL debuts +List of AFL debuts, with player name, club, player age at time of debut, round of debut, 2026 games totals, 2026 goals totals, and notes shown Name Club Age at debut Debutround Games(in 2026) Goals(in 2026) Notes 22 1 Pick 3, 2025 national draft 25 10 Pick 3, 2024 national draft 17 7 Pick 2, 2025 national draft 16 18 Pick 12, 2023 national draft 10 0 Pick 29, 2024 national draft 24 0 Pick 5, 2025 mid-season rookie draft 3 1 Pick 51, 2023 national draft 1 21 2 Pick 8, 2025 national draft 1 9 10 Pick 53, 2025 national draft 1 12 1 Pick 36, 2025 national draft 1 15 3 Pick 13, 2025 national draft 1 13 15 Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026 1 20 3 Pick 32, 2023 national draft 1 3 1 Pick 6, 2025 national draft 1 13 9 Pick 7, 2024 mid-season rookie draft 1 6 3 Pick 16, 2025 national draft 1 17 3 Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026 1 1 3 Pick 4, 2026 rookie draft 1 16 10 Pick 12, 2025 national draft 1 16 4 Pick 4, 2025 national draft 1 22 14 Pick 1, 2025 national draft 1 15 1 Pick 19, 2025 national draft 1 20 19 Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026 2 9 1 Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026 3 5 2 Pick 18, 2024 national draft 3 8 4 Pre-season supplemental selection in 2023 3 21 4 Pick 10, 2025 national draft 3 19 0 Pre-season supplemental selection in 2025 3 20 15 Pick 45, 2025 national draft 3 11 6 Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026 4 15 0 Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026; previously listed with 4 9 8 Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026 4 5 3 Pick 34, 2025 national draft 5 17 20 Pick 57, 2025 national draft 5 15 9 Pick 9, 2025 national draft 5 7 0 Pick 27, 2025 national draft 5 7 1 Category B rookie selection in 2024 6 4 2 Pick 19, 2023 national draft 6 2 0 Pick 21, 2023 national draft 6 18 1 Traded in 2025; previously listed with 6 3 0 Pick 11, 2025 national draft 7 11 12 Pick 42, 2025 national draft 7 14 0 Category B rookie selection in 2022 7 2 0 Pick 47, 2023 national draft 7 14 8 Pick 7, 2025 national draft 7 5 0 Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026 8 4 2 Pick 43, 2025 national draft 9 5 0 Pick 46, 2023 national draft 10 5 2 Pick 48, 2023 national draft 10 8 3 Pick 47, 2025 national draft 10 3 1 Pick 41, 2025 national draft 10 3 4 Pick 53, 2025 national draft 10 5 1Pick 19, 2024 national draft 11 4 0 Pick 20, 2025 national draft 12 12 1 Pick 14, 2025 national draft 13 13 1 Pick 10, 2026 mid-season rookie draft; previously listed with 13 9 0 Pick 17, 2025 national draft 13 10 5 Pick 7, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 13 3 1 Pick 11, 2024 mid-season rookie draft 13 2 1 Pick 18, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 14 8 2 Pick 62, 2024 national draft 14 2 0 Pick 11, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 14 11 2 Pick 16, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 14 2 0 Pick 20, 2023 national draft 14 10 0 Pick 13, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 14 10 6 Pick 5, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 14 11 0 Pick 2, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 15 9 2 Pick 18, 2025 national draft 15 9 6 Pick 37, 2025 national draft 17 4 0 Pick 3, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 17 2 2 Category B rookie selection in 2024 17 8 5 Category B rookie selection in 2025 17 5 1 Pick 36, 2024 national draft 17 4 1 Pick 35, 2024 national draft 17 5 3 Pick 5, 2025 national draft 17 8 0 Pick 15, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 18 4 1 Pick 12, 2026 rookie draft 18 1 1 Pick 4, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 18 2 1 Pick 31, 2025 national draft 19 8 14 Pick 44, 2024 national draft 19 6 0 Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026 19 6 0 Pick 1, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 21 1 0 Pick 23, 2025 national draft 21 2 1 Pick 50, 2025 national draft 21 2 1 Pick 27, 2023 national draft 22 3 0 Pick 16, 2023 national draft 22 3 0 Pick 14, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 22 2 0 Pick 15, 2025 mid-season rookie draft 23 4 3 Pick 12, 2026 mid-season rookie draft 23 2 0 Pick 21, 2025 national draft 24 1 1 Pick 40, 2025 national draft
Change of AFL club NameClubAge at debutDebutround Games(in 2026) Goals(in 2026) Former clubsRecruiting method2530Traded in 202530Traded in 20252475Traded in 20252124Traded in 2025252Traded in 202540Traded in 20251616Traded in 2025247Traded in 20252022Traded in 2025114Restricted free agency in 2025190Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026234Traded in 20251525Restricted free agency in 2025161Traded in 2025107Traded in 20252011Restricted free agency in 2025121Traded in 20251733Traded in 2025235Unrestricted free agency in 2025132Traded in 20251241Traded in 202512617Unrestricted free agency in 2025199Pick 1, 2026 pre-season draft1247Pre-season supplemental selection in 202512332Traded in 20251171Unrestricted free agency in 20251160Traded in 202511016Traded in 20251244Traded in 2025140Pre-season supplemental selection in 20261230Traded in 2025364Traded in 2025320Traded in 2025351Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026470Pre-season supplemental selection in 202651912Unrestricted free agency in 2025672Traded in 20256207Pre-season supplemental selection in 2026734Traded in 202513111Traded in 2025
See also List of AFL Women's debuts in 2026
References
External links Full list of players who made their AFL or club debut in 2026