List of AFL debuts in 2012
Name Club Age at debut Debut round Games ( in 2012 ) Goals ( in 2012 ) Notes
Tomas Bugg Greater Western Sydney 18 years , 354 days 1 18 6 Round 5 Rising Star nomination
Jeremy Cameron Greater Western Sydney 18 years , 358 days 1 16 29 Round 2 Rising Star nomination Winner 2012 AFLPA best first year player award
Stephen Coniglio Greater Western Sydney 18 years , 100 days 1 12 2 Round 7 Rising Star nomination
Israel Folau Greater Western Sydney 22 years , 356 days 1 13 2 Previously played rugby league for Melbourne Storm & Brisbane Broncos
Jonathan Giles Greater Western Sydney 24 years , 76 days 1 20 18 Previously listed by Port Adelaide
Toby Greene Greater Western Sydney 18 years , 181 days 1 19 8 Round 14 Rising Star nomination
Curtly Hampton Greater Western Sydney 19 years , 14 days 1 17 6
Jack Hombsch Greater Western Sydney 19 years , 17 days 1 9 0
Will Hoskin-Elliott Greater Western Sydney 18 years , 204 days 1 10 9
Adam Kennedy Greater Western Sydney 19 years , 256 days 1 15 0
Tim Mohr Greater Western Sydney 23 years , 157 days 1 13 1
Dylan Shiel Greater Western Sydney 19 years , 15 days 1 12 5 Round 10 Rising Star nomination
Devon Smith Greater Western Sydney 18 years , 309 days 1 20 10 Round 19 Rising Star nomination
Adam Tomlinson Greater Western Sydney 18 years , 227 days 1 9 2
Jacob Townsend Greater Western Sydney 18 years , 278 days 1 11 2
Dom Tyson Greater Western Sydney 18 years , 290 days 1 10 4 Round 23 Rising Star nomination
Nathan Wilson Greater Western Sydney 19 years , 77 days 1 9 6
Harry Cunningham Sydney 18 years , 109 days 1 1 0
Brandon Ellis Richmond 18 years , 239 days 1 21 2 Round 17 Rising Star nomination
Steven Morris Richmond 23 years , 88 days 1 21 1 Son of Kevin Morris
AFL debuts
During the 2012 Australian Football League (AFL) season, 122 Australian rules footballers made their AFL debut with a further 32 playing their first game for a new club. The Greater Western Sydney Giants, who joined the league in 2012, had the most debutantes with 36, with Geelong next highest with 10.