Stats Awards AFLPA Best First Year Player

Youngest Winners

AFLPA Best First Year Player winners since 1998, youngest first. Ages are taken on 1 September of the award year, as the exact award dates are not recorded.

Season

Team

29 results

Player	Team	Award	Year	Born	Age at Win
Daniel Kerr	West CoastWest Coast	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2001	1983-05-16	18 yrs, 108 days
Brett Deledio	RichmondRichmond	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2005	1987-04-18	18 yrs, 136 days
Daniel Wells	KangaroosKangaroos	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2003	1985-02-03	18 yrs, 210 days
Nicholas Stevens	Port AdelaidePort Adelaide	AFLPA Best First Year Player	1998	1980-01-03	18 yrs, 241 days
Marcus Bontempelli	Western BulldogsWestern Bulldogs	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2014	1995-11-24	18 yrs, 281 days
Harry Dean	CarltonCarlton	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2026	2007-11-13	18 yrs, 292 days
Harry Sheezel	North MelbourneNorth Melbourne	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2023	2004-10-13	18 yrs, 323 days
Chris Judd	West CoastWest Coast	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2002	1983-09-08	18 yrs, 358 days
Murphy Reid	FremantleFremantle	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2025	2006-07-30	19 yrs, 33 days
Marc Murphy	CarltonCarlton	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2006	1987-07-19	19 yrs, 44 days
Errol Gulden	SydneySydney	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2021	2002-07-18	19 yrs, 45 days
Sam Walsh	CarltonCarlton	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2019	2000-07-02	19 yrs, 61 days
Paul Hasleby	FremantleFremantle	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2000	1981-06-12	19 yrs, 81 days
Daniel Rich	BrisbaneBrisbane	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2009	1990-06-07	19 yrs, 86 days
Andrew McGrath	EssendonEssendon	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2017	1998-06-02	19 yrs, 91 days
Joel Selwood	GeelongGeelong	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2007	1988-05-26	19 yrs, 98 days
Dyson Heppell	EssendonEssendon	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2011	1992-05-14	19 yrs, 110 days
Isaac Heeney	SydneySydney	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2015	1996-05-05	19 yrs, 119 days
Harley Reid	West CoastWest Coast	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2024	2005-04-17	19 yrs, 137 days
Callum Mills	SydneySydney	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2016	1997-04-02	19 yrs, 152 days
Jeremy Cameron	GWSGWS	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2012	1993-04-01	19 yrs, 153 days
Jaeger O'Meara	Gold CoastGold Coast	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2013	1994-02-23	19 yrs, 190 days
Rhys Palmer	FremantleFremantle	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2008	1989-02-13	19 yrs, 201 days
Caleb Serong	FremantleFremantle	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2020	2001-02-09	19 yrs, 205 days
Adam Goodes	SydneySydney	AFLPA Best First Year Player	1999	1980-01-08	19 yrs, 236 days
Nick Daicos	CollingwoodCollingwood	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2022	2003-01-03	19 yrs, 241 days
Aaron Davey	MelbourneMelbourne	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2004	1983-06-10	21 yrs, 83 days
Michael Barlow	FremantleFremantle	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2010	1987-12-18	22 yrs, 257 days
Tim Kelly	GeelongGeelong	AFLPA Best First Year Player	2018	1994-07-26	24 yrs, 37 days