List of AFL debuts in 2009

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers to have made their debut with a club for the Australian Football League season 2009.

Adelaide

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Myke Cook (Round 1)
 * 2) Jared Petrenko (Round 1)
 * 3) Taylor Walker (Round 1)
 * 4) Shaun McKernan (Round 14)
 * 5) Brodie Martin (Round 16)
 * 6) Rory Sloane (Round 20)

Brisbane Lions

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Daniel Rich (Round 1)
 * 2) Sam Sheldon (Round 6)
 * 3) Matt Austin (Round 8)
 * 4) Aaron Cornelius (Round 9)
 * 5) Jack Redden (Round 15)
 * 6) Tom Rockliff (Round 18)

Carlton

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Jeff Garlett (Round 1)
 * 2) Sam Jacobs (Round 1)
 * 3) Aaron Joseph (Round 1)
 * 4) Mitch Robinson (Round 1)
 * 5) Chris Yarran (Round 7)
 * Players from other clubs
 * 1) Chris Johnson (Round 1) – previously played for Melbourne
 * 2) Greg Bentley (Round 6) – previously played for Port Adelaide

Collingwood

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Dayne Beams (Round 2)
 * 2) Brent Macaffer (Round 5)
 * 3) Steele Sidebottom (Round 7)
 * Players from other clubs
 * 1) Leigh Brown (Round 2) – previously played for Fremantle and North Melbourne
 * 2) Anthony Corrie (Round 6) – previously played for Brisbane

Essendon

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Michael Hurley (Round 1)
 * 2) David Zaharakis (Round 2)
 * 3) Michael Quinn (Round 2)
 * Players from other clubs
 * 1) Hayden Skipworth (Round 1) – previously played for Adelaide
 * 2) Brent Prismall (Round 11) – previously played for Geelong

Fremantle

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Stephen Hill (Round 1)
 * 2) Nick Suban (Round 1)
 * 3) Greg Broughton (Round 3)
 * 4) Matt de Boer (Round 6)
 * 5) Luke Pratt (Round 7)
 * 6) Clancee Pearce (Round 11)
 * 7) Michael Walters (Round 11)
 * 8) Hayden Ballantyne (Round 13)
 * 9) Zac Clarke (Round 13)
 * 10) Tim Ruffles (Round 14)
 * 11) Jay van Berlo (Round 17)

Geelong

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Simon Hogan (Round 2)
 * 2) Nathan Djerrkura (Round 10)
 * 3) Tom Gillies (Round 15)
 * 4) Jeremy Laidler (Round 15)

Hawthorn

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Ryan Schoenmakers (Round 1)
 * 2) Brendan Whitecross (Round 1)
 * 3) Matt Suckling (Round 1)
 * 4) Beau Muston (Round 9)
 * 5) Liam Shiels (Round 10)
 * 6) Shane Savage (Round 20)
 * 7) Riley Milne (Round 21)

Melbourne

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Kyle Cheney (Round 1)
 * 2) Neville Jetta (Round 1)
 * 3) Jamie Bennell (Round 1)
 * 4) Jake Spencer (Round 1)
 * 5) Jack Watts (Round 11)
 * 6) Liam Jurrah (Round 12)
 * 7) Jordie McKenzie (Round 17)
 * 8) Rohan Bail (Round 19)
 * 9) Tom McNamara (Round 19)
 * Players from other clubs
 * 1) John Meesen (Round 3) – previously played for Adelaide

North Melbourne

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Jack Ziebell (Round 1)
 * 2) Ben Warren (Round 4)
 * 3) Levi Greenwood (Round 5)
 * 4) Sam Wright (Round 8)
 * 5) Nathan Grima (Round 8)
 * 6) Cruize Garlett (Round 12)
 * 7) Liam Anthony (Round 13)

Port Adelaide

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Wade Thompson (Round 3)
 * 2) Hamish Hartlett (Round 4)
 * 3) Jason Davenport (Round 7)
 * 4) Matthew Broadbent (Round 16)
 * Players from other clubs
 * 1) Danny Meyer (Round 12) – previously played for Richmond

Richmond

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Andrew Browne (Round 1)
 * 2) Robin Nahas (Round 2)
 * 3) Alex Rance (Round 2)
 * 4) Andrew Collins (Round 4)
 * 5) Ty Vickery (Round 12)
 * 6) Jarrod Silvester (Round 13)
 * 7) Jayden Post (Round 14)
 * Players from other clubs
 * 1) Ben Cousins (Round 1) – previously played for West Coast
 * 2) Tom Hislop (Round 2) – previously played for Essendon

St Kilda

 * Players from other clubs
 * 1) Zac Dawson (Round 1) – previously played for Hawthorn
 * 2) Farren Ray (Round 1) – previously played for Western Bulldogs

Sydney Swans

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Brett Meredith (Round 2)
 * 2) Kristin Thornton (Round 4)
 * 3) Mike Pyke (Round 6) – previously played for Canada national rugby union team
 * 4) Dan Hannebery (Round 16)
 * Players from other clubs
 * 1) Rhyce Shaw (Round 1) – previously played for Collingwood

West Coast Eagles

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Adam Cockie (Round 6)
 * 2) Tom Swift (Round 10)
 * 3) Nic Naitanui (Round 12)
 * 4) Patrick McGinnity (Round 15)

Western Bulldogs

 * Players making their AFL debuts
 * 1) Liam Picken (Round 2)
 * 2) Jarrad Grant (Round 5)
 * 3) Brennan Stack (Round 11)
 * 4) Easton Wood (Round 19)