List of AFL debuts in 2006

This is a listing of Australian rules footballers to have made their debut with a club for the Australian Football League season 2006.

Debuts

Name	Club	Age at debut	Round debuted	Games	Goals	Notes
Jason Porplyzia			5	130	181
Bernie Vince			1	129	80
Ivan Maric			6	77	28
Joel Patfull			8	182	24
Cheynee Stiller			3	100	21
Mitch Clark			1	82	61
Jason Roe			6	50	7
Scott Harding			1	48	15
Rhan Hooper			2	48	49
Colm Begley			20	29	7
Ben Fixter			1	27	3	Previously played for Sydney.
Wayde Mills			2	16	3
Martin Pask			11	8	4
Marc Murphy			1	214	157	Son of John Murphy.
Paul Bower			21	45	2
Luke Blackwell			8	23	4	Son of Wayne Blackwell.
Josh Kennedy			6	22	11
Jason Saddington			7	20	6	Previously played for Sydney.
Dylan McLaren			1	13	4	Previously played for Brisbane.
Ryan Jackson			22	9	3
Jesse D. Smith			20	2	0
Scott Pendlebury			10	236	152
Dale Thomas			1	157	121
Sam Iles			18	7	0
Patrick Ryder			1	170	117
Courtenay Dempsey			7	133	35
Sam Lonergan			15	79	39
Scott Camporeale			1	19	5	Previously played for Carlton.
Richard Cole			17	7	0	Previously played for Collingwood.
Andrew Lee			13	5	2
Ben Jolley			15	4	0
Paul Duffield			5	171	33
Marcus Drum			13	22	6	Son of Damian Drum.
Adam Campbell			10	13	13
Michael Warren			7	1	0
Mathew Stokes			9	189	203
Brent Prismall			5	25	15
Ryan Gamble			22	24	31
Matthew Spencer			11	2	0
Grant Birchall			1	240	33
Brent Guerra			1	159	25	Previously played for Port Adelaide and St Kilda.
Ben McGlynn			10	44	28
Max Bailey			18	43	10
Beau Dowler			18	16	11
Andrew Swallow			8	208	76
Josh Gibson			1	65	2
Kasey Green			1	39	15	Previously played for West Coast.
Ed Lower			16	34	15	Brother of Nick Lower.
Ben Schwarze			7	11	2	Brother of Troy Schwarze.
Jonathan Hay			1	8	0	Previously played for Hawthorn.
Joel Perry			2	8	0
Cameron Thurley			1	5	0	Previously played for Geelong.
Daniel McConnell			19	4	0	Previously played for West Coast.
Jade Rawlings			10	3	2	Previously played for Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs. Brother of Brady Rawlings.
Brad Moran			21	3	0
Nathan Jones			17	223	105
Lynden Dunn			6	165	97
Clint Bartram			1	103	17
Matthew Bate			5	102	98
Matthew Warnock			3	51	1
Byron Pickett			1	29	16	Previously played for Kangaroos and Port Adelaide.
Alipate Carlile			16	167	5
Tom Logan			15	114	27	Previously played for Brisbane.
Daniel Motlop			1	83	155	Previously played for Kangaroos. Brother of Shannon Motlop.
Nathan Lonie			2	40	16	Previously played for Hawthorn. Brother of Ryan Lonie.
Matt Thomas			14	29	7
Greg Bentley			19	21	6
Nick Lower			19	20	0	Brother of Ed Lower.
Fabian Deluca			8	11	1	Brother of Adrian Deluca.
James Ezard			8	4	1
Ryan Willits			20	3	1
Elijah Ware			8	2	1
Luke McGuane			7	105	39
Matthew White			10	105	54
Dean Polo			6	56	11
Patrick Bowden			1	25	15	Previously played for Western Bulldogs. Son of Michael Bowden. Brother of Sean and Joel Bowden.
Cameron Howat			18	21	10
Cleve Hughes			5	16	23
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls			6	13	1
Jeremy Humm			3	1	0	Previously played for West Coast.
Sam Gilbert			8	179	36
Michael Rix			11	29	3
Fergus Watts			1	1	1	Previously played for Adelaide.
Ted Richards			1	228	15	Previously played for Essendon.
Heath Grundy			16	70	18
Tim Schmidt			17	17	12
Paul Chambers			1	12	0	Previously played for Geelong.
Simon Phillips			15	5	2
Matt Priddis			10	219	67
Shannon Hurn			5	200	49
Steven Armstrong			13	36	27	Previously played for Melbourne.
Shaun Higgins	Western Bulldogs		9	129	128
Damien McCormack	Western Bulldogs		15	4	0
Travis Baird	Western Bulldogs		16	3	4	Previously played for Brisbane.