Who's debut have you watched live?

[bradrowe#32]

Having lived in the country for most of my life and not being able to go to the footy live each week, it's hard to get a first hand impression of most player's debuts.

However, two particular debuts stand out for me:

Chris Judd: Round 2 Coll V WCE at MCG. Had 19 possessions, kicked a goal and laid 4 tackles. I remember thinking at the time that this boy has the goods.

Sav Rocca: I can't remember what round it was, but it was against Footscray at the MCG in 1992. He kicked 4 goals and took some really strong marks.

 

[Jimmy Gwilt]

Having lived in the country for most of my life and not being able to go to the footy live each week, it's hard to get a first hand impression of most player's debuts.

However, two particular debuts stand out for me:

Chris Judd: Round 2 Coll V WCE at MCG. Had 19 possessions, kicked a goal and laid 4 tackles. I remember thinking at the time that this boy has the goods.

Sav Rocca: I can't remember what round it was, but it was against Footscray at the MCG in 1992. He kicked 4 goals and took some really strong marks.

jordan lewis and roughead - they will dominate this year
adam pattison - will be a gun
deledio
griffen
brennan
cooney

 

[Kooley]

David Wirrapunda (1996) - Optus Oval, Kouta took about 18 marks.

 

[blueboys89]

Brad Fisher- it was against collingwood in 2003. It was also Brett Ratten's 250th game. I was at the president's dinner before the game and i remember Mick Martyn was there, as well as Eddie McGuire who was on crutches.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Seen many but probably Tim Watson v Richmond in 1977 at VFL Park.

Kernahan, Bradley, Dorotich, Hanna, Motley and Platten,
Carlton v Hawthorn VFL Park 1986.

Justin Madden v Richmond at Windy Hill in 1980.

A few that stand out.

 

[Ferox]

Peter Daicos - & he starred with 28 touches (interestingly his first kick went out on the full, something I had forgotten!).

 

[HBF]

One that stands out in recent memory is Andrew Walkers debut against West Coast at Optus Oval last year. 26 touches and almost pulled down a mark of the year contender.

 

[zajicrow]

for the crows pretty much any player who's made their debut at home, but the standout was McLeod. Wasnt all out on his first game but with a few low posession games under his belt it was unbeleivable to see him dribble through that winning goal with seconds left against Hawthorn in r9 1995.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Saw Gary Ablett Jr make his debut at the G in 2002. Also saw Slatters debut this year for us.

 

[blaisee]

Saw Matthew Richardson and Deledio debut.

Both impacted on me instantly as superstars.

Cam Bruce also looked a gun when he debuted. Just the way he moved made me sit up and take notice.

 

[Kooley]

Cam Bruce also looked a gun when he debuted. Just the way he moved made me sit up and take notice.

i might be wrong but did bruce debut against the kangaroos in rd 1 against the Kanagaroos in about 2000. i remember him and green tore the kangaroos to shreds.

 

[ExTasDeeMan]

Colin Sylvia - yes, i saw that Handball..

 

[LightTower4]

When you go nearly every week you see quite a few debut's but memorable ones are the one's that stick in your mind.
1989 Steve Tingay snaps the winning goal in Round 1.

 

[vast]

Matthew Lloyd's debut was against adelaide, I think in 1996. He kicked the first goal of the game off the ground from about 15 out. We won by over a hundred points that day, wanganeen also kicked 4 goals, including one over his head that was a belter.

 

[puddingfactor]

It wasn't quite his first game, but after seeing Aaron Davey's first game in Melbourne - playing the Eagles at Docklands in a Wizard Cup 2nd round match, you really sat up and took notice.

I also saw Paul Hopgood's - which was slightly less exciting...but the bloke did kick a goal with one of his first kicks from memory.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

It hasn't gone well for him since then, but I remember Mark McGough's debut against Hawthorn - 22 touches, 2 goals - He looked like a future superstar.

The next week he won the Anzac Medal, and since then he's done virtually nothing.

 

[windyhill]

When you go nearly every week you see quite a few debut's but memorable ones are the one's that stick in your mind.

Exactly, having missed four games since 1973 ,I`ve seen a few debut`s. Lloyds sticks in the memory , first minute of play and he soccers one through , crowd go beserk an Essendon bloke near me goes " calm down calm down, he`s not going to be that good"

 

[MarkT]

Seen a stack of Collingwood debuts. A few of the memorable ones:

Gordon Sumner was given BOG by Peter McKenna and promptly proclaimed the Brownlow Medalist by same on WOS. Simon Taylor and Damien Houlihan were also hyped debuts that went nowhere. Daicos looked all class as he obviously was. At least his career went somewhere.

 

[slugger]

Graeme Moss had in excess of 20 each of kicks, handballs and marks in his first game against the Tiges in 1973. Sheeds kicked the winner for the Tiges to get up by 2 points.

 

[Longy413]

Rick Olarenshaw made his debut against Collingwood in 1993.
His first kick was a goal that came from a Monkorst (?) 50m penalty.

 

[ant555]

Seen most of the Bomber debuts. Like windyhill i havnt missed too many Bomber games other than some of the intersate ones.

 

[Margim]

Andrew Welsh for the bombers stands out. I remember his first possession was running backwards to take a mark in the pack and thought 'how gutsy is this bloke!' Has turned out quite well so far.

 

[marz]

Seen many players debut, best was Dermie - 5 goals in a final.

 

[dougk]

To many to list, most memerable one would be Kennely, He came on and scored a goal. Almost every player on the swans team went over to him to give him a high 5, in the same match i think it was Sundqvist also scored in his debut game and the same thing happened.

 

[davo4030]

Colin Sylvia - yes, i saw that Handball..

I was there too....but i didn't see the handball! I saw a tackle though!