List of AFL debuts in 1998

A total of 82 players made their debut in the Australian Football League's 1998 season, while another 39 players debuted for a new club having previously played for another club.

Luke Power debuted in round 2 and was nominated for the 1998 AFL Rising Star award.[1]

Debuts
Name Club Age at debut Round debuted Games Goals Notes
Nathan Bassett Adelaide 21 years, 111 days 1[2] 210 25 2006 All-Australian.
Ian Perrie Adelaide 19 years, 73 days 13[3] 116 129 2000 AFL Rising Star nominee (Round 12).
Mark Stevens Adelaide 22 years, 154 days 1[4] 101 103 Previously played for North Melbourne.
Ben Marsh Adelaide 21 years, 354 days 14[5] 48 17
James Thiessen Adelaide 24 years, 46 days 1[6] 44 21 Son of Tony Thiessen. Previously played for Richmond.
Andrew Eccles Adelaide 18 years, 308 days 2[7] 41 22 1998 AFL Rising Star nominee (Round 19).
Ian Downsborough Adelaide 26 years, 83 days 3[8] 12 6 Previously played for West Coast and Port Adelaide.
Sudjai Cook Adelaide 21 years, 330 days 9[9] 7 2
Lance Picioane Adelaide 17 years, 294 days 1[10] 4 2
Linden Stevens Adelaide 20 years, 78 days 22[11] 2 0
Simon Black Brisbane Lions 18 years, 359 days 1[12] 322 171 2002 Brownlow Medalist, 2003 Norm Smith Medallist, 2001, 2002, and 2006 Merrett-Murray Medallist, 2001, 2002 and 2004 All-Australian and Brisbane games record holder.
Luke Power Brisbane Lions 18 years, 87 days 2[13] 282 226 2004 All-Australian, 1998 AFL Rising Star (Round 2) and 1999 AFL Rising Star nominee (Round 19).
Tim Notting Brisbane Lions 19 years, 206 days 8[14] 208 138 1999 AFL Rising Star nominee (Round 21)
Brad Scott Brisbane Lions 21 years, 329 days 1[15] 146 39 Previously played for Hawthorn.
Beau McDonald Brisbane Lions 18 years, 167 days 1[16] 91 19 2000 AFL Rising Star nominee (Round 21)
Marcus Picken Brisbane Lions 18 years, 186 days 3[17] 25 9 Son of Billy Picken and brother of Liam Picken.
Shane O'Bree Brisbane Lions 19 years, 21 days 2[18] 19 3 1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 1)
Rory Hilton Brisbane Lions 19 years, 17 days 6[19] 9 3
Derek Wirth Brisbane Lions 19 years, 245 days 18[20] 1 2
Kris Massie Carlton 17 years, 352 days 8[21] 43 12 1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 20)
Damien Lock Carlton 19 years, 178 days 1[22] 18 0
Tony Bourke Carlton 22 years, 8 days 13[23] 4 0
John Hynes Carlton 19 years, 161 days 18[24] 4 2
Damian Lang Carlton 22 years, 67 days 7[25] 3 1 Previously played for Sydney.
Sean Charles Carlton 22 years, 314 days 1[26] 1 0 Previously played for Melbourne.
Trent Hoppner Carlton 19 years, 80 days 7[27] 1 0
Chris Tarrant Collingwood 17 years, 205 days 3[28] 196 307 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 Collingwood Leading Goalkicker, 2003 All-Australian, 2003 AFL Mark of the Year. Brother of Robbie Tarrant.
Ben Kinnear Collingwood 19 years, 87 days 9[29] 50 11
James Wasley Collingwood 18 years, 336 days 13[30] 23 3
Clinton King Collingwood 20 years, 103 days 15[31] 22 9 Previously played for Sydney.
Frank Raso Collingwood 18 years, 179 days 1[32] 19 1
Brent Tuckey Collingwood 18 years, 332 days 17[33] 19 8
Jamie Tape Collingwood 23 years, 363 days 2[34] 16 1 Previously played for Richmond.
Michael Gardiner Collingwood 20 years, 155 days 21[35] 7 1
Andrew Pugsley Collingwood 19 years, 262 days 4[36] 5 2
Shannon Gibson Collingwood 22 years, 141 days 1[37] 3 0 Previously played for Hawthorn.
Stuart Mangin Collingwood 23 years, 150 days 13[38] 3 2
Dean Solomon Essendon 18 years, 107 days 5[39] 158 56 1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 11).
Mark Bolton Essendon 18 years, 360 days 1[40] 124 50
Simon Eastaugh Essendon 24 years, 305 days 3[41] 17 1
Judd Lalich Essendon 22 years, 175 days 13[42] 17 4
James Walker Fremantle 19 years, 206 days 19[43] 151 16
Adrian Fletcher Fremantle 28 years, 170 days 1[44] 79 24 1999 Fremantle Best and Fairest. Previously played for Geelong, St Kilda, Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions.
Brad Dodd Fremantle 21 years, 6 days 1[45] 50 24
Clem Michael Fremantle 21 years, 256 days 1[46] 43 11 Son of Stephen Michael.
Chris Bond Fremantle 29 years, 62 days 1[47] 41 5 Previously played for Carlton and Richmond.
Brodie Holland Fremantle 18 years, 134 days 8[48] 36 21
Stuart Anderson Fremantle 23 years, 282 days 2[49] 9 3 Previously played for North Melbourne.
Paul Maher Fremantle 22 years, 24 days 15[50] 5 5
Daniel Hargraves Fremantle 22 years, 285 days 4[51] 3 0 Previously played for Western Bulldogs.
Brendon Feddema Fremantle 23 years, 359 days 7[52] 3 0
Matthew Scarlett Geelong 19 years, 86 days 22[53] 284 17 2003 Best and Fairest, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 All-Australian and 2000 Rising Star nominee (Round 18).
James Rahilly Geelong 18 years, 321 days 6[54] 90 11 1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 12).
Brett Spinks Geelong 24 years, 141 days 1[55] 19 35 1998 Geelong Leading Goalkicker. Previously played for West Coast.
Hamish Simpson Geelong 22 years, 100 days 5[56] 18 0
Tim Finocchiaro Geelong 18 years, 289 days 2[57] 10 1
Justin Wood Geelong 18 years, 156 days 9[58] 7 5
Marc Woolnough Geelong 18 years, 31 days 13[59] 6 1 Son of Michael Woolnough.
Joel McKay Geelong 19 years, 31 days 21[60] 4 0
Leigh Brockman Geelong 19 years, 339 days 14[61] 2 1
Trent Croad Hawthorn 18 years, 19 days 1[62] 184 129 2005 All-Australian team, 1998 Rising Star nominee.
Richie Vandenberg Hawthorn 21 years, 198 days 17[63] 145 64 Hawthorn captain 2005-2007.
Nathan Thompson Hawthorn 20 years, 50 days 2[64] 119 92 2003 and 2004 Hawthorn Leading Goalkicker. 1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 14).
John Barker Hawthorn 23 years, 37 days 1[65] 113 114 2001 Hawthorn Leading Goalkicker. Previously played for Fitzroy and Brisbane.
Chris Obst Hawthorn 18 years, 289 days 17[66] 17 0
Nathan Chapman Hawthorn 22 years, 325 days 1[67] 16 4 Previously played for Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions.
Brad Lloyd Hawthorn 22 years, 200 days 2[68] 11 3 Brother of Matthew Lloyd.
Haydon Kilmartin Hawthorn 24 years, 263 days 3[69] 10 1
Nathan Turvey Hawthorn 20 years, 190 days 5[70] 10 0
Matthew Dennis Hawthorn 20 years, 145 days 15[71] 5 0
Jeff White Melbourne 21 years, 38 days 1[72] 236 95 All Australian 2004 and Melbourne Best and Fairest 2004. Previously played for Fremantle.
Travis Johnstone Melbourne 17 years, 255 days 1[73] 160 111 Grandson of Norm Johnstone.
Nathan Brown Melbourne 21 years, 248 days 4[74] 146 36
Daniel Ward Melbourne 20 years, 326 days 10[75] 136 31
Guy Rigoni Melbourne 23 years, 245 days 1[76] 107 35
Jamie Shanahan Melbourne 30 years, 113 days 1[77] 37 0 Previously played for St Kilda.
Matthew Collins Melbourne 21 years, 187 days 19[78] 29 5 Previously played for Adelaide.
Matthew Bishop Melbourne 22 years, 289 days 5[79] 18 4
Craig Smoker Melbourne 19 years, 359 days 1[80] 17 12
Troy Longmuir Melbourne 18 years, 363 days 9[81] 17 3 1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 4). Brother of Justin Longmuir.
Mark Bradly Melbourne 21 years, 128 days 10[82] 4 3
Hayden Lamaro Melbourne 19 years, 177 days 1[83] 2 0
Shannon Grant North Melbourne 20 years, 342 days 1[84] 243 323 1999 Norm Smith Medallist, 2001 North Melbourne Best and Fairest and 2005 All Australian. Previously played for Sydney.
Shannon Watt North Melbourne 17 years, 212 days 14[85] 155 9
Jason McCartney North Melbourne 24 years, 13 days 1[86] 107 15 Previously played for Adelaide and Collingwood.
Winston Abraham North Melbourne 23 years, 179 days 1[87] 72 104 1998 AFL Mark of the Year. Previously played for Fremantle.
Stuart Cochrane North Melbourne 19 years, 287 days 6[88] 50 11
Brady Anderson North Melbourne 22 years, 288 days 1[89] 27 2 1997 Sandover Medallist.
Dion Miles North Melbourne 19 years, 303 days 11[90] 2 1
Nick Stevens Port Adelaide 18 years, 120 days 6[91] 127 78 1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 9).
Mark Harwood Port Adelaide 20 years, 53 days 10[92] 30 19 Previously played for West Coast.
Matthew Bode Port Adelaide 18 years, 273 days 1[93] 29 25 1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 19).
Brett Chalmers Port Adelaide 25 years, 23 days 8[94] 25 12 Previously played for Adelaide.
Danny Morton Port Adelaide 24 years, 271 days 1[95] 20 17 Previously played for Fitzroy.
Chris Naish Port Adelaide 26 years, 183 days 1[96] 18 16 Previously played for Richmond.
Paul Evans Port Adelaide 19 years, 124 days 6[97] 6 5
Tom Harley Port Adelaide 19 years, 344 days 14[98] 1 1
Greg Tivendale Richmond 19 years, 120 days 20[99] 188 125
Andrew Kellaway Richmond 22 years, 168 days 7[100] 172 30 2000 Jack Dyer Medallist and 2000 All-Australian.
Brad Ottens Richmond 18 years, 64 days 1[101] 129 152 2001 All-Australian.
Aaron James Richmond 21 years, 162 days 3[102] 30 19 Previously played for Collingwood.
Lionel Proctor Richmond 18 years, 155 days 6[103] 20 4
Steven McKee Richmond 19 years, 331 days 8[104] 20 1
Justin Plapp Richmond 21 years, 5 days 14[105] 18 22 1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 15).
Ashley Blurton Richmond 23 years, 24 days 1[106] 14 7 Previously played for West Coast.
John Rombotis Richmond 21 years, 180 days 3[107] 13 2 Previously played for Fitzroy and Port Adelaide.
Gavin Mitchell St Kilda 25 years, 90 days 1[108] 52 64 Previously played for Fremantle.
Tim Elliott St Kilda 21 years, 252 days 9[109] 47 10
Brett Knowles St Kilda 19 years, 334 days 3[110] 43 8
Ben Thompson St Kilda 24 years, 241 days 6[111] 11 2
Sam Cranage St Kilda 19 years, 104 days 19[112] 8 1
Jared Crouch Sydney 20 years, 65 days 7[113] 223 51 1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 17).
Jason Saddington Sydney 18 years, 157 days 1[114] 142 41 1998 Rising Star nominee (Round 11).
Wayne Schwass Sydney 29 years, 128 days 2[115] 98 57 1999 Sydney Best and Fairest and 1999 All-Australian. Previously played for North Melbourne.
Robert Ahmat Sydney 20 years, 253 days 1[116] 42 46 Previously played for Collingwood.
Brett O'Farrell Sydney 20 years, 170 days 13[117] 8 9
Brent Green Sydney 22 years, 14 days 3[118] 7 8 Previously played for Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions.
Rowan Jones West Coast 18 years, 263 days 19[119] 158 70 1999 Rising Star nominee (Round 8).
Andrew Williams West Coast 19 years, 126 days 15[120] 84 42 1999 Rising star nominee (Round 11).
Phillip Read West Coast 18 years, 158 days 1[121] 74 124
Jaxon Crabb West Coast 18 years, 168 days 5[122] 15 2 2005 Sandover Medallist.
Todd Holmes West Coast 18 years, 284 days 5[123] 7 0
Simon Garlick Western Bulldogs 22 years, 352 days 1[124] 137 114 Previously played for Sydney.
Mark Alvey Western Bulldogs 17 years, 353 days 10[125] 45 28
Paul Dooley Western Bulldogs 22 years, 176 days 1[126] 14 2

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