List of VFL debuts in 1979
Introduction The 1979 Victorian Football League (VFL) season was the eighty third season of the VFL. The season saw '''76 Australian rules footballers make their senior VFL debut and 41 players transferring to new clubs having previously played in the VFL'''.
Debuts  Name Club Age at debut Round debuted Games Goals Notes     209 283      134 148     84 17     47 15     2 0     250 549     166 111     102 251Previously played for Carlton and North Melbourne. Father of Nick Davis. 63 14     61 23     50 22Previously played for Carlton. 47 85Previously played for Melbourne. Brother of Ian Brewer. 35 45Previously played for Richmond. Grandson of Frank Aked, son of Arthur Edwards and father of Jake Edwards. 24 8Previously played for Geelong. Father of Marc Woolnough. 18 12Previously played for South Melbourne. 17 17     15 0     13 3Previously played for Fitzroy. 4 0Previously played for Richmond. 3 0     109 94     100 57     82 32Brother of Terry, Anthony and Chris Daniher     52 18     31 17Previously played for Melbourne and North Melbourne     15 15     8 5     6 0Previously played for Hawthorn     1 0Previously played for Collingwood. 186 101     52 66     30 41Previously played for Collingwood. Brother of Wayne Richardson     25 0Previously played for Geelong     5 2     2 0  Footscray   139 28Brother of Brian and Graeme Cordy   Footscray   102 55   Footscray   43 18Previously played for Essendon. Footscray   40 4 Previously played for North Melbourne. Footscray   28 72  Footscray   21 1Previously played for North Melbourne. Footscray   11 5Previously played for South Melbourne. Footscray   10 4  Footscray   5 1Previously played for North Melbourne. Footscray   5 1  Footscray   3 0  Footscray   2 1     195 16     134 87     93 79Previously played for Footscray     92 108Previously played for Melbourne     34 29      17 10Previously played for North Melbourne     14 2     1 0     1 0     241 210Son of John Kennedy Sr. Father of Josh P. Kennedy. 35 6     21 10 Previously played for North Melbourne. 5 0     2 1     130 189Won Brownlow Medal in 1988.Brother of Greg Healy      124 32     80 67     6692     44 18Previously played for Richmond     43 8Previously played for St Kilda. Brother of Glenn Elliott     34 5Previously played for Collingwood     32 5     26 2     15 11Previously played for St Kilda. Brother of Robert Elliott     11 23Previously played for Collingwood     10 3Previously  played for Fitzroy     5 0     2 0     2 1Previously played for Collingwood      2 1Previously played for South Melbourne. North Melbourne   122 39 Won 1975 Brownlow Medal. Previously played for Footscray. North Melbourne   58 38  North Melbourne   25 15Four time Magarey Medallist. Father of Brett Ebert  North Melbourne   9 8Previously played for Collingwood  North Melbourne   9 8Previously played for Fitzroy and South Melbourne. Father of Marc Murphy  North Melbourne   5 10 1980 Tassie Medallist. Father of Chad and Kane Cornes     152 117 Previously played for Hawthorn     120 38Previously played for Geelong     95 127     31 9     27 14     7 1     7 1     5 0     5 7Previously played for Collingwood. Father of Brad Oborne. 2 0     2 0     55 7     43 13     31 31     22 23     10 26     3 1     2 1Previously played for Fitzroy     2 1     1 0  South Melbourne   246 247   South Melbourne   157 33   South Melbourne   138 12  South Melbourne   126 32   South Melbourne   123 57Brother of Dennis Carroll  South Melbourne   20 39 Winner of Brownlow Medal in 1972.Previously played for Collingwood  South Melbourne   20 1  South Melbourne   15 15 South Melbourne   14 20Previously played for Richmond  South Melbourne   12 0  South Melbourne   11 4Previously played for Richmond, Melbourne and North Melbourne   South Melbourne   7 10Previously played for Richmond   South Melbourne   3 0    South Melbourne   1 0
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