When Nathan ‘Nipper’ Gordon made his senior AFL debut against the Bulldogs at Manuka Oval on Saturday, he became the Swans third senior debutant for 2011.

Byron Sumner made his senior debut in round one against Melbourne at the MCG, while Alex Johnson played his first match against the West Coast Eagles in round three.

SwansTV asked some senior Swans players about their memories from their first senior match in the red and white.  

Co-captain Jarrad McVeigh explains how he shared his debut match with Paul Bevan back in 2004, at the Gabba against the all-conquering Brisbane Lions.