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.

Debuts

Name	Club	Age at debut	Round debuted	Games	Goals	Notes
				210	25	2006 All-Australian.
				116	129	2000 AFL Rising Star nominee.
				101	103	Previously played for North Melbourne.
				48	17
				44	21	Son of Tony Thiessen. Previously played for Richmond.
				41	22	1998 AFL Rising Star nominee.
				12	6	Previously played for West Coast and Port Adelaide.
				7	2
				4	2
				2	0
				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.
				282	226	2004 All-Australian, 1998 AFL Rising Star and 1999 AFL Rising Star nominee.
				208	138	1999 AFL Rising Star nominee
				146	39	Previously played for Hawthorn.
				91	19	2000 AFL Rising Star nominee
				25	9	Son of Billy Picken and brother of Liam Picken.
				19	3	1999 Rising Star nominee
				9	3
				1	2
				43	12	1998 Rising Star nominee
				18	0
				4	0
				4	2
				3	1	Previously played for Sydney.
				1	0	Previously played for Melbourne.
				1	0
				196	307	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 Collingwood Leading Goalkicker, 2003 All-Australian, 2003 AFL Mark of the Year. Brother of Robbie Tarrant.
				50	11
				23	3
				22	9	Previously played for Sydney.
				19	1
				19	8
				16	1	Previously played for Richmond.
				7	1
				5	2
				3	0	Previously played for Hawthorn.
				3	2
				158	56	1999 Rising Star nominee.
				124	50
				17	1
				17	4
				151	16
				79	24	1999 Fremantle Best and Fairest. Previously played for Geelong, St Kilda, Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions.
				50	24
				43	11	Son of Stephen Michael.
				41	5	Previously played for Carlton and Richmond.
				36	21
				9	3	Previously played for North Melbourne.
				5	5
				3	0	Previously played for Western Bulldogs.
				3	0
				284	17	2003 Best and Fairest, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 All-Australian and 2000 Rising Star nominee.
				90	11	1998 Rising Star nominee.
				19	35	1998 Geelong Leading Goalkicker. Previously played for West Coast.
				18	0
				10	1
				7	5
				6	1	Son of Michael Woolnough.
				4	0
				2	1
				184	129	2005 All-Australian team, 1998 Rising Star nominee.
				145	64	Hawthorn captain 2005-2007.
				119	92	2003 and 2004 Hawthorn Leading Goalkicker. 1999 Rising Star nominee.
				113	114	2001 Hawthorn Leading Goalkicker. Previously played for Fitzroy and Brisbane.
				17	0
				16	4	Previously played for Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions.
				11	3	Brother of Matthew Lloyd.
				10	1
				10	0
				5	0
				236	95	All Australian 2004 and Melbourne Best and Fairest 2004. Previously played for Fremantle.
				160	111	Grandson of Norm Johnstone.
				146	36
				136	31
				107	35
				37	0	Previously played for St Kilda.
				29	5	Previously played for Adelaide.
				18	4
				17	12
				17	3	1999 Rising Star nominee. Brother of Justin Longmuir.
				4	3
				2	0
				243	323	1999 Norm Smith Medallist, 2001 North Melbourne Best and Fairest and 2005 All Australian. Previously played for Sydney.
				155	9
				107	15	Previously played for Adelaide and Collingwood.
				72	104	1998 AFL Mark of the Year. Previously played for Fremantle.
				50	11
				27	2	1997 Sandover Medallist.
				2	1
				127	78	1998 Rising Star nominee.
				30	19	Previously played for West Coast.
				29	25	1999 Rising Star nominee.
				25	12	Previously played for Adelaide.
				20	17	Previously played for Fitzroy.
				18	16	Previously played for Richmond.
				6	5
				1	1
				188	125
				172	30	2000 Jack Dyer Medallist and 2000 All-Australian.
				129	152	2001 All-Australian.
				30	19	Previously played for Collingwood.
				20	4
				20	1
				18	22	1998 Rising Star nominee.
				14	7	Previously played for West Coast.
				13	2	Previously played for Fitzroy and Port Adelaide.
				52	64	Previously played for Fremantle.
				47	10
				43	8
				11	2
				8	1
				223	51	1998 Rising Star nominee.
				142	41	1998 Rising Star nominee.
				98	57	1999 Sydney Best and Fairest and 1999 All-Australian. Previously played for North Melbourne.
				42	46	Previously played for Collingwood.
				8	9
				7	8	Previously played for Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions.
				158	70	1999 Rising Star nominee.
				84	42	1999 Rising star nominee.
				74	124
				15	2	2005 Sandover Medallist.
				7	0
				137	114	Previously played for Sydney.
				45	28
				14	2