List of 2008 AFL debuts

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers to have made their debut with a club for the Australian Football League season 2008.

=Adelaide=

*Brad Symes (Round 1) - Previously played for Port Adelaide ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brad_Symes.html]}
*Kurt Tippett (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/K/Kurt_Tippett.html]}
*David Mackay (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/D/David_Mackay.html]}
*Jarrhan Jacky (Round 5) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jarrhan_Jacky.html]}
*James Sellar (Round 7) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/James_Sellar.html]}
*Andy Otten (Round 12) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/A/Andy_Otten.html]}
*Patrick Dangerfield (Round 20) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/P/Patrick_Dangerfield.html]}

Brisbane Lions

*Travis Johnstone (Round 1) - previously played for Melbourne ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/T/Travis_Johnstone.html]}
*Lachlan Henderson (Round 2) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/L/Lachlan_Henderson.html]}
*James Polkinghorne (Round 6) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/James_Polkinghorne.html]}
*James Hawksley (Round 11) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/James_Hawksley.html]}
*Tom Collier (Round 13) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tom_Collier.html]}
*Bradd Dalziell (Round 16) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bradd_Dalziell.html]}
*Scott Clouston (Round 18) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Scott_Clouston.html]}

=Carlton=

*Chris Judd (Round 1) – previously played for West Coast ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Chris_Judd.html]}
*Richard Hadley (Round 1) – previously played for Brisbane ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/R/Richard_Hadley.html]}
*Jake Edwards (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jake_Edwards.html]}
*Darren Pfeiffer (Round 2) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/D/Darren_Pfeiffer.html]}
*Matthew Kreuzer (Round 3) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Matthew_Kreuzer.html]}
*Steven Browne (Round 6) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Steven_Browne.html]}
*David Ellard (Round 7) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/D/David_Ellard.html]}
*Dennis Armfield (Round 10) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/D/Dennis_Armfield.html]}

=Collingwood=

*Cameron Wood (Round 1) – previously played for Brisbane ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Cameron_Wood.html]}
*Nathan J. Brown (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nathan_Brown2.html]}
*John Anthony (Round 3) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/John_Anthony1.html]}
*Sharrod Wellingham (Round 6) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Sharrod_Wellingham.html]}
*Chris Dawes (Round 19) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Chris_Dawes.html]}
*John McCarthy (Round 19) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/John_McCarthy1.html]}

=Essendon=

*Tayte Pears (Round 4) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tayte_Pears.html]}
*Darcy Daniher (Round 7) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/D/Darcy_Daniher.html]}
*Jarrod Atkinson (Round 7) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jarrod_Atkinson.html]}
*David Myers (Round 7) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/D/David_Myers.html]}
*Tom Bellchambers (Round 11) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tom_Bellchambers.html]}
*Rhys Magin (Round 19) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/R/Rhys_Magin.html]}

=Fremantle=

*Mark Johnson (Round 1) – previously played for Essendon ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mark_Johnson.html]}
*Rhys Palmer (Round 2) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/R/Rhys_Palmer.html]}
*Chris Mayne (Round 2) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Chris_Mayne.html]}
*Clayton Hinkley (Round 5) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Clayton_Hinkley.html]}
*Kepler Bradley (Round 8) – previously played for Essendon ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/K/Kepler_Bradley.html]}
*Josh Head (Round 14) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Josh_Head.html]}

=Geelong=

*Trent West (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/T/Trent_West.html]}
*Harry Taylor (Round 2) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/H/Harry_Taylor.html]}
*Shane Mumford (Round 6) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Shane_Mumford.html]}

=Hawthorn=

*Stuart Dew (Round 1) - Previously played for Port Adelaide ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Stuart_Dew.html]}
*Cyril Rioli (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Cyril_Rioli.html]}
*Cameron Stokes (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Cameron_Stokes.html]}
*Josh Kennedy (Round 9) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Josh_Kennedy1.html]}
*Jarryd Morton (Round 9) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jarryd_Morton.html]}
*Brent Renouf (Round 12) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brent_Renouf.html]}

=Melbourne=

*Cale Morton (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Cale_Morton.html]}
*Isaac Weetra (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/I/Isaac_Weetra.html]}
*Austin Wonaeamirri (Round 3) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/A/Austin_Wonaeamirri.html]}
*Shane Valenti (Round 8) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Shane_Valenti.html]}
*Stefan Martin (Round 14) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Stefan_Martin.html]}
*Addam Maric (Round 17) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/A/Addam_Maric.html]}

=North Melbourne=

*Sam Power (Round 1) - Previously played for Western Bulldogs ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Sam_Power.html]}
*Scott Thompson (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Scott_Thompson1.html]}
*Ben Ross (Round 4) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Ben_Ross.html]}
*Josh Smith (Round 7) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Josh_Smith.html]}
*Alan Obst (Round 8) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/A/Alan_Obst.html]}
*Gavin Urquhart (Round 10) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/G/Gavin_Urquhart.html]}
*Benjamin Davies (Round 11) - Previously played for Collingwood ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Ben_Davies.html]}
*Todd Goldstein (Round 15) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/T/Todd_Goldstein.html]}

=Port Adelaide=

*Paul Stewart (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/P/Paul_Stewart.html]}
*Mitchell Farmer (Round 18) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mitchell_Farmer.html]}
*Nick Salter (Round 18) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nick_Salter.html]}
*Ryan Williams (Round 19) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/R/Ryan_Williams.html]}
*Matthew Westhoff (Round 20) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Matthew_Westhoff.html]}
*Marlon Motlop (Round 21) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Marlon_Motlop.html]}

=Richmond=

*Jordan McMahon (Round 1) – previously played for Western Bulldogs ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jordan_McMahon.html]}
*Mitch Morton (Round 3) – previously played for West Coast ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mitch_Morton.html]}
*Trent Cotchin (Round 8) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/T/Trent_Cotchin.html]}

St Kilda

*Michael Gardiner (Round 1) – previously played for West Coast ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Michael_Gardiner0.html]}
*Steven King (Round 1) – previously played for Geelong ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Steven_King.html]}
*Charlie Gardiner (Round 1) – previously played for Geelong ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Charlie_Gardiner.html]}
*Adam Schneider (Round 1) – previously played for Sydney ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/A/Adam_Schneider.html]}
*Jarryn Geary (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jarryn_Geary.html]}
*Sean Dempster (Round 4) – previously played for Sydney ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Sean_Dempster.html]}
*Ben McEvoy (Round 13) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Ben_McEvoy.html]}
*Jarryd Allen (Round 13) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jarryd_Allen.html]}
*Robert Eddy (Round 13) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/R/Robert_Eddy.html]}

Sydney Swans

*Martin Mattner (Round 1) – previously played for Adelaide ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Martin_Mattner.html]}
*Craig Bird (Round 1) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Craig_Bird.html]}
*Nick Smith (Round 5) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nick_Smith1.html]}
*Jesse White (Round 6) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jesse_White.html]}
*Henry Playfair (Round 7) - previously played for Geelong ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/H/Henry_Playfair.html]}
*Matthew O'Dwyer (Round 16) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Matthew_ODwyer.html]}
*Ryan Brabazon (Round 18) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/R/Ryan_Brabazon.html]}
*Patrick Veszpremi (Round 18) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/P/Patrick_Veszpremi.html]}

West Coast Eagles

*Chris Masten (Round 2) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Chris_Masten.html]}
*Brad Ebert (Round 2) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brad_Ebert.html]}
*Scott Selwood (Round 3) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Scott_Selwood.html]}
*Matthew Spangher (Round 4) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Matthew_Spangher.html]}
*Josh Kennedy (Round 6) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Josh_Kennedy.html]} - previously played for Carlton
*Ryan Davis (Round 8) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/R/Ryan_Davis.html]}
*Tim Houlihan (Round 9) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tim_Houlihan.html]}
*Beau Wilkes (Round 9) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Beau_Wilkes.html]}
*Tony Notte (Round 20) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tony_Notte.html]}

Western Bulldogs

*Ben Hudson (Round 1) – previously played for Adelaide ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Ben_Hudson.html]}
*Scott Welsh (Round 1) – previously played for Adelaide & North Melbourne ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/S/Scott_Welsh.html]}
*Tim Callan (Round 2) – previously played for Geelong ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tim_Callan.html]}
*Callan Ward (Round 11) ^{[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Callan_Ward.html]}

ee also

* List of 2007 AFL debuts
* List of 2006 AFL debuts