Memorable AFL Debuts

[Mr Magoo]

Pretty sure that the 'glamor boy' from the AFC kicked 10 on debut in 1993 against Richmond.

 

[Johnny Utah #9]

Hands down John Coleman. Best debut game & season ever. A tragedy his career was cut short. Played 98 games and kicked 537 goals. Arguably the best player ever to pull on a boot.

In the last 15 years i'd have to say Scott Cummings 8 goals would be right up there, although against very poor opposition. Lance Whitnall's 4 goal / 10 mark debut against a top notch Essendon side in 1997 was excellent as well.

 

[Mighty Eagles]

Daniel Metropolis (Former West and Frem) first four kicks were goals... he ended up with 6 for the day. Now the Sports Science coach and runner @ West

 

[W. Smithers]

Dean Polo had 28 touches, three goals, three brownlow votes and won a boomerang.

 

[Silvagnis]

....and got steadily worse

Just like the Saints after they won their first flag.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Damien Monkhorst

Kicks 0
Marks 0
Handballs 0
Hitouts 0
Frees For 0
Frees Against 0
Time On Ground 0
Splinters 7

 

[Chewy]

I didn't bother mentioning Coleman and Brereton because I presumed they mentioned in the article.
Dermie's debut will always be remembered. First Semi Final vs North. Five goals.

How about James Gwilt for the Saints?
I'm not sure if it was his debut - I reckon it might've been- but his performance in the Qualifying Final away to Port Adelaide in 2004 was amazing.

 

[scarecrow2k1]

The problem with the article though, is that it highlights that Tom Hawkins had a very very good debut, but nowhere in the scheme of great debuts

 

[gillyrulz]

the legend full forward of the century... john coleman.... kicked 12 on debut for the dons

 

[superfraser]

The point I was making is that... Tom Hawkins had a solid debut...

Lots of Greats have had better debuts...

Lots of Hacks have had better debuts...

So lets get off this kids nuts and let him be...

If it was Lachlen Hansen who kicked 3 goals on debut would there be all this fuss? I don't think so.

 

[JUBJUB]

If it was Lachlen Hansen who kicked 3 goals on debut would there be all this fuss? I don't think so.

Who ?

 

[sackofballs]

tom hawkins debut was really overrated ..they are comparing his 3 goal 8 possesion perfromance with guys who hav had a ton of possies or kicked a bag of like 5-6-7 ..why? ive seen many players debut like this

 

[Chewy]

I wonder how many goals Coleman would've kicked on debut had he entered the VFL at the age of 18?

Or to put it another way, I wonder how many Hawkins would've kicked had the Cats held him back in the VFL for the next 3 years, then unleashed him against the bottom side in Round 1, 2010.

Good effort by the Tomahawk, considering all the hype and pressure he was under.
If the Cats can't win a flag in the next few seasons with Hawkins and the Abletts up forward, they may as well fold.
Exciting times ahead in Sleepy Hollow. I have an acute case of father/son envy.

 

[frankc]

John Coleman. 12 goals in his first game and 100 goals in his first season. Unprecedented and why he is the greatest full forward of all time.

 

[thaimagpie]

Ricky Barham for Collingwood 1977 springs to mind. 5 goals from a wing.

 

[Partridge]

I wonder how many goals Coleman would've kicked on debut had he entered the VFL at the age of 18?

Or to put it another way, I wonder how many Hawkins would've kicked had the Cats held him back in the VFL for the next 3 years, then unleashed him against the bottom side in Round 1, 2010.

Good effort by the Tomahawk, considering all the hype and pressure he was under.
If the Cats can't win a flag in the next few seasons with Hawkins and the Abletts up forward, they may as well fold.
Exciting times ahead in Sleepy Hollow. I have an acute case of father/son envy.

Good point. That's the difference unlike 20 years ago. You don't get to groom guys for 2-3 years in the seconds so when they do debut they are ready - physically as well as mentally. Michael Tuck and Dipper are two of the supreme examples of this. Even Ablett senior - people forget he was 22 before he pulled on a boot for Geelong.

 

[prettyboy]

Didnt adam bentick get 41 disposals on debut sometime in the last 2 or 3 years?

 

[Kaiser Powser]

Scott Cummings kicked 8 goals on debut against Sydney in 1994 (i think).

Pretty bloody good effort.

 

[Will.B.Worth.Da.Waite]

I went to Princes Park a few years ago to watch the Eagles not score a goal in the first half, and a young fella by the name of Walker went all right as well for the Blues that day.

what i was gonna say

heath grundy also made a solid debut

 

[The_Reaper]

Good point. That's the difference unlike 20 years ago. You don't get to groom guys for 2-3 years in the seconds so when they do debut they are ready - physically as well as mentally. Michael Tuck and Dipper are two of the supreme examples of this. Even Ablett senior - people forget he was 22 before he pulled on a boot for Geelong.

Gary Ablett was also at Hawthorn for a few years before he went to Geelong