List of VFL debuts in 1904

A total of 116 Australian rules footballers made their senior debut for one of the eight Victorian Football League (VFL) clubs in 1904; eighteen of which had previously played for a different VFL club.

Summary

Summary of debuts in 1904
Club VFL debuts Change of club
Carlton 11 4
Collingwood 12 –
Essendon 7 2
Fitzroy 9 1
Geelong 14 1
Melbourne 9 4
South Melbourne 18 3
St Kilda 18 3
Total 98 18

Debuts

Name Club Age at debut Round debuted Games Goals Notes
Payne, BillyBilly Payne Carlton 22 years, 253 days 1[1] 127 0
Kennedy, TedTed Kennedy Carlton 26 years, 243 days 1[2] 106 13 Brother of James Kennedy. Previously played for Essendon.
Boyle, BobBob Boyle Carlton 27 years, 173 days 4[3] 36 4
Newbound, HarryHarry Newbound Carlton 22 years, 232 days 2[4] 18 2 Previously played for Collingwood.
Prescott, EddieEddie Prescott Carlton 23 years, 199 days 8[5] 11 9
Pitt, PercyPercy Pitt Carlton 20 years, 249 days 2[6] 8 11
Pelly, PatPat Pelly Carlton 26 years, 198 days 4[7] 8 0
Whight, HenryHenry Whight Carlton 22 years, 64 days 2[8] 7 0
Ryan, ArthurArthur Ryan Carlton 23 years, 219 days 1[9] 4 0
Bradley, RupeRupe Bradley Carlton 3[10] 4 4
Gourlay, AlbertAlbert Gourlay Carlton 22 years, 330 days 3[11] 3 0 Previously played for Melbourne.
Cullen, JimJim Cullen Carlton 25 years, 333 days 1[12] 1 0 Previously played for South Melbourne and Essendon.
Gaynor, JimmyJimmy Gaynor Carlton 27 years, 11 days 4[13] 1 0
Marron, SamSam Marron Carlton 20 years, 118 days 5[14] 1 0
Ashton, ErnieErnie Ashton Carlton 21 years, 44 days 15[15] 1 0
Nash, RobertRobert Nash Collingwood 20 years, 85 days 11[16] 88 14 Father of Laurie Nash.
Strachan, BobBob Strachan Collingwood 17 years, 352 days 1[17] 52 27
Fraser, DonDon Fraser Collingwood 21 years, 269 days 5[18] 31 0
Homan, BillBill Homan Collingwood 23 years, 134 days 1[19] 12 8
McConechy, GrahameGrahame McConechy Collingwood 23 years, 336 days 1[20] 7 6
Lawson, IvorIvor Lawson Collingwood 21 years, 19 days 1[21] 7 2
Neil, HarryHarry Neil Collingwood 21 years, 286 days 8[22] 4 0
Belcher, AllanAllan Belcher Collingwood 19 years, 227 days 11[23] 4 1 Brother of Vic Belcher.
Burns, BobBob Burns Collingwood 1[24] 2 0
Sykes, WallyWally Sykes Collingwood 23 years, 5 days 1[25] 2 0
McDougall, DarcyDarcy McDougall Collingwood 18 years, 35 days 3[26] 1 0
Abbott, LesLes Abbott Collingwood 19 years, 16 days 8[27] 1 0
Busbridge, BillBill Busbridge Essendon 19 years, 98 days 1[28] 103 32
Legge, ArthurArthur Legge Essendon 22 years, 229 days 3[29] 69 30
Laxton, BertBert Laxton Essendon 24 years, 266 days 2[30] 44 3
Robinson, FredFred Robinson Essendon 19 years, 365 days 2[31] 35 0 Brother of Alex, Bill and Gordon Robinson.
Phipps, JimJim Phipps Essendon 9[32] 22 0
Robinson, AlexAlex Robinson Essendon 17 years, 262 days 1[33] 9 5 Brother of Bill, Fred and Gordon Robinson and father of Alexander and George Robnson. Played first-class cricket for Western Australia.
Swift, AlfAlf Swift Essendon 32 years, 290 days 3[34] 7 2
Pleass, MickMick Pleass Essendon 29 years, 205 days 5[35] 4 0 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Belcher, NormanNorman Belcher Essendon 24 years, 302 days 1[36] 2 0 Previously played for Geelong.
Sheehan, PercyPercy Sheehan Fitzroy 20 years, 307 days 1[37] 58 11
Johnson, JoeJoe Johnson Fitzroy 21 years, 109 days 1[38] 55 15 First known Indigenous Australian to play in the Victorian Football League.
Kneen, EdgarEdgar Kneen Fitzroy 21 years, 241 days 1[39] 48 33
Barker, GilbertGilbert Barker Fitzroy 21 years, 310 days 5[40] 42 4
McDonough, JackJack McDonough Fitzroy 24 years, 314 days 5[41] 29 6 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Sharp, LesLes Sharp Fitzroy 18 years, 248 days 5[42] 23 12
Shea, PaddyPaddy Shea Fitzroy 18 years, 58 days 2[43] 13 8 Also played first-class cricket for Victoria.
Kelly, BillBill Kelly Fitzroy 21 years, 173 days 2[44] 7 0
Tomkins, HedleyHedley Tomkins Fitzroy 18 years, 338 days 2[45] 4 0
Lethbridge, FredFred Lethbridge Fitzroy 20 years, 111 days 3[46] 3 1
Grigg, DickDick Grigg Geelong 18 years, 334 days 1[47] 194 64
Doull, GeorgeGeorge Doull Geelong 24 years, 190 days 1[48] 96 16
Rankin, TomTom Rankin Geelong 23 years, 4 days 1[49] 47 12
Munday, JimJim Munday Geelong 16 years, 340 days 7[50] 33 1
Knell, JackJack Knell Geelong 25 years, 358 days 9[51] 32 12
Holligan, MickMick Holligan Geelong 22 years, 339 days 15[52] 6 3
Molan, HenryHenry Molan Geelong 25 years, 34 days 2[53] 5 0
Clarke, BertBert Clarke Geelong 20 years, 69 days 6[54] 4 3
Burns, BillBill Burns Geelong 20 years, 1 days 15[55] 2 0
Digby, RegReg Digby Geelong 25 years, 212 days 15[56] 2 1
Fox, JoeJoe Fox Geelong 26 years, 347 days 15[57] 2 0 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Roberts, JimmyJimmy Roberts Geelong 21 years, 21 days 1[58] 1 0
Horman, GeorgeGeorge Horman Geelong 20 years, 254 days 7[59] 1 0
McMurrich, PeterPeter McMurrich Geelong 18 years, 72 days 12[60] 1 0
Cheeseman, HenryHenry Cheeseman Geelong 28 years, 258 days 17[61] 1 1
Pearce, JoeJoe Pearce Melbourne 19 years, 107 days 2[62] 152 5 One of the first VFL footballers killed in the First World War.
Nolan, BernieBernie Nolan Melbourne 20 years, 197 days 1[63] 84 10
Purse, HughHugh Purse Melbourne 22 years, 218 days 1[64] 84 26
Conquest, JimJim Conquest Melbourne 23 years, 343 days 1[65] 54 22
Leach, TedTed Leach Melbourne 21 years, 13 days 1[66] 23 9 Previously played for Collingwood.
Gardner, MarkMark Gardner Melbourne 19 years, 288 days 8[67] 14 1
Adam, RoyRoy Adam Melbourne 21 years, 87 days 6[68] 12 3 Previously played for St Kilda.
Vollugi, ErnieErnie Vollugi Melbourne 25 years, 122 days 1[69] 4 0
Jeanneret, HenriHenri Jeanneret Melbourne 26 years, 134 days 2[70] 4 0 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Smale, LionelLionel Smale Melbourne 25 years, 164 days 1[71] 2 0
Watson, TomTom Watson Melbourne 30 years, 127 days 1[72] 1 0 Previously played for Carlton.
Woods, AlecAlec Woods Melbourne 2[73] 1 0
Wade, TedTed Wade Melbourne 19 years, 151 days 3[74] 1 0
Strang, BillBill Strang South Melbourne 20 years, 276 days 10[75] 69 80 Father of Allan, Colin, Doug and Gordon Strang, and grandfather of Geoff Strang.
McCabe, DickDick McCabe South Melbourne 26 years, 327 days 1[76] 51 0 Previously played for Fitzroy and St Kilda.
Gibson, HarryHarry Gibson South Melbourne 25 years, 132 days 1[77] 41 11
Clements, CharlesCharles Clements South Melbourne 22 years, 54 days 2[78] 32 68
Sharpe, BertBert Sharpe South Melbourne 26 years, 15 days 3[79] 17 17 Previously played for Fitzroy.
Griffiths, BillBill Griffiths South Melbourne 25 years, 60 days 5[80] 9 0
Schellnack, JimJim Schellnack South Melbourne 5[81] 7 6
Catarinich, JohnJohn Catarinich South Melbourne 21 years, 274 days 14[82] 7 0
McColl, DaveDave McColl South Melbourne 1[83] 5 0
Morley Kidgell, HenryHenry Morley Kidgell South Melbourne 23 years, 113 days 11[84] 5 0
Weate, LesLes Weate South Melbourne 19 years, 106 days 9[85] 4 1
Wright, SydSyd Wright South Melbourne 21 years, 340 days 15[86] 3 0
Bruton, HerbHerb Bruton South Melbourne 1[87] 2 0
Percy, ArtieArtie Percy South Melbourne 24 years, 137 days 15[88] 2 0
Hope, LeslieLeslie Hope South Melbourne 19 years, 195 days 1[89] 1 0
Johnson, EdmundEdmund Johnson South Melbourne 1[90] 1 0
Daykin, RobertRobert Daykin South Melbourne 23 years, 183 days 9[91] 1 0
Hawkins, TomTom Hawkins South Melbourne 13[92] 1 0
McCann, PeterPeter McCann South Melbourne 22 years, 56 days 15[93] 1 0
Darcy, JimJim Darcy South Melbourne 17[94] 1 0 Previously played for Essendon.
Hogan, ConCon Hogan South Melbourne 17[95] 1 0
Scott, WallyWally Scott St Kilda 19 years, 363 days 8[96] 108 4
Feehan, DanDan Feehan St Kilda 24 years, 90 days 1[97] 85 9
Julian, JackJack Julian St Kilda 19 years, 202 days 17[98] 67 0
Mahoney, BillBill Mahoney St Kilda 19 years, 141 days 03[99] 17 9 Previously played for Geelong.
King, JimJim King St Kilda 30 years, 194 days 5[100] 13 2 Previously played for South Melbourne.
Ryan, TommyTommy Ryan St Kilda 32 years, 211 days 1[101] 11 8 Previously played for Melbourne.
King, JackJack King St Kilda 25 years, 162 days 8[102] 8 0
Moloney, JohnJohn Moloney St Kilda 22 years, 195 days 4[103] 3 0
Moffatt, AlecAlec Moffatt St Kilda 25 years, 213 days 15[104] 3 0
Whelpton, FredFred Whelpton St Kilda 19 years, 071 days 3[105] 2 0
Hallahan, Sr., JimJim Hallahan, Sr. St Kilda 26 years, 035 days 10[106] 2 0 Father of Jim Hallahan, Jr. and Tom Hallahan.
Kenny, FrankFrank Kenny St Kilda 26 years, 011 days 15[107] 2 0
Marshall, JimJim Marshall St Kilda 1[108] 1 0
Starke, DavidDavid Starke St Kilda 24 years, 242 days 2[109] 1 0
Griffin, DesDes Griffin St Kilda 22 years, 252 days 12[110] 1 0
Scullion, DanDan Scullion St Kilda 18 years, 71 days 14[111] 1 0
Evans, IvorIvor Evans St Kilda 16[112] 1 0
Downes, GordonGordon Downes St Kilda 26 years, 72 days 17[113] 1 0
Jones, LewisLewis Jones St Kilda 17 years, 311 days 17[114] 1 0
Marchant, JoeJoe Marchant St Kilda 17[115] 1 0
Sheehan, JimmyJimmy Sheehan St Kilda 17[116] 1 2

References

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