| Position | Captain | Player | Age | Club | Drafted | Games | Games Pre | Times AA |
| Mark Bairstow | 23 | Geelong | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Andrew Bews | 22 | Geelong | 21 | 81 | 1 | |||
| Matthew Campbell | 22 | Brisbane | Foundation 1986 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Gerard Healy | 25 | Sydney | 20 | 152 | 2 | |||
| Craig Holden | 29 | Sydney | #5 National 1981 | 23 | 82 | 1 | ||
| Andrew Jarman | 20 | #15 National 1987 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Chris Langford | 24 | Hawthorn | 26 | 78 | 1 | |||
| Bruce Lindner | 25 | Geelong | 18 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Simon Madden | 29 | Essendon | 14 | 264 | 2 | |||
| Chris McDermott | 23 | #21 National 1981 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Russell Morris | 24 | Hawthorn | 25 | 50 | 1 | |||
| Mark Naley | 25 | Carlton | #4 National 1981 | 20 | 2 | |||
| Phil Narkle | 25 | West Coast | 9 | 48 | 2 | |||
| John Platten | 23 | Hawthorn | #19 National 1981 | 26 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Matt Rendell | 27 | Fitzroy | 18 | 104 | 2 | |||
| Andrew Rogers | 22 | #6 National 1987 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Paul Roos | 23 | Fitzroy | 21 | 104 | 2 | |||
| Scott Salisbury | 28 | #23 National 1987 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Paul Salmon | 21 | Essendon | 22 | 47 | 1 | |||
| Bernard Toohey | 23 | Sydney | 18 | 118 | 1 | |||
| Greg Williams | 23 | Sydney | 22 | 58 | 2 |