Opening Round Debuts
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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| Season | Total Debuts | League Debuts | Carlton Debut | Comments |
| 1897 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 15 had played for Carlton in the VFA |
| 1898 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1899 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1900 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1901 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1902 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1903 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1904 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1905 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1906 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1907 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | first debut for season was in Rd 2 |
| 1909 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1910 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1911 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1912 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1913 | 2 | 2 | 0 | also 1 returned to Carlton |
| 1914 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | first debut for season was in Rd 5 |
| 1916 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1917 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1918 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1919 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1920 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1921 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1922 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1923 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1924 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1925 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1926 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1927 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1928 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1929 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | first debut for season was in Rd 3 |
| 1931 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1932 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | first debut for season was in Rd 3 |
| 1934 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1935 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1936 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | first debut for season was in Rd 3 |
| 1938 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1939 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1940 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1941 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1942* | 6 | 4 | 2 | *Round 1 was a bye for Carlton |
| 1943 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1944 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1945 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1946 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1947 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1948 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | first debut for season was in Rd 2 |
| 1950 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1951 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1954 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1955 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1957 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | first debut for season was in Rd 2 |
| 1959 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1961 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1962 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1965 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | first debut for season was in Rd 2 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1979# | 4 | 4 | 0 | #Rd 3 was played before Rd 1 |
| 1980 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1991* | 1 | 1 | 0 | *Round 1 was a bye for Carlton |
| 1992 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | first debut for season was in Rd 5 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 | also 1 returned to Carlton |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | first debut for season was in Rd 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | first debut for season was in Rd 2 |
| TOTAL | 340 | 265 | 75 | |
