| # ↧ | Player | DOB | Age | Height | Weight | Games Prior | Goals Prior | Votes Prior | Games 1997 | Goals 1997 | Votes 1997 | Original Club | Drafted | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Champion | 14 Apr 68 | 29yr | 186cm | 94kg | 119 | 37 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | Woodville | #30 National 1988 | ||
| 2 | Chris Johnson | 30 May 76 | 20yr | 180cm | 88kg | 59 | 67 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 0 | Jacana/Northern U18 | #7 National 1993 | ||
| 3 | Michael Voss | 7 Jul 75 | 21yr | 183cm | 88kg | 79 | 72 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 4 | Morningside | AA: 1996; Brownlow: 1996; B&F: 1995, 1996; Hun-Har: 1992 | ||
| 4 | Craig McRae | 22 Sep 73 | 23yr | 176cm | 73kg | 39 | 56 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 2 | O'Sullivan Beach/Hackham/Glenelg | #22 Pre-Season 1992 | ||
| 5 | Nathan Chapman | 7 May 75 | 21yr | 189cm | 83kg | 49 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Kangaroo Flat | #2 National 1992 | ||
| 6 | Adrian Fletcher | 10 Oct 69 | 27yr | 178cm | 84kg | 131 | 69 | 37 | 21 | 4 | 8 | Glenorchy | #20 National 1988 | ||
| 7 | Scott McIvor | 9 Aug 66 | 30yr | 191cm | 87kg | 193 | 92 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Wilston Grange | B&F: 1987 | ||
| 8 | Andrew Gowers | 11 Apr 69 | 28yr | 191cm | 85kg | 129 | 61 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | Xavier College | Prem: 1991 | ||
| 9 | Brad Boyd | 10 Aug 71 | 25yr | 186cm | 86kg | 70 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Parade College/Bundoora/Collingwood U19s | B&F: 1995 | ||
| 10 | Marcus Ashcroft | 25 Sep 71 | 25yr | 184cm | 83kg | 152 | 84 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 0 | Southport | |||
| 11 | Alastair Lynch | 19 Jun 68 | 28yr | 193cm | 97kg | 152 | 262 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 0 | Hobart FC | #50 National 1986 | AA: 1993; B&F: 1993 | |
| 12 | Jason Akermanis | 24 Feb 77 | 20yr | 177cm | 85kg | 38 | 44 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 1 | Mayne | Zone 1994 | ||
| 13 | Brett Voss | 22 Feb 78 | 19yr | 181cm | 84kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Morningside | Zone 1995 | ||
| 14 | Danny Dickfos | 30 Sep 70 | 26yr | 188cm | 94kg | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | Windsor-Zillmere | #10 Mid-Season 1992 | ||
| 15 | Steven Lawrence | 19 May 76 | 20yr | 177cm | 83kg | 13 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | Southport | Zone 1993 | ||
| 16 | Matthew Clarke | 18 Sep 73 | 23yr | 200cm | 100kg | 69 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 4 | West Gambier/Richmond U19s | #56 National 1990 | ||
| 17 | Trent Bartlett | 26 Nov 76 | 20yr | 189cm | 95kg | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Deloraine | #45 National 1993 | ||
| 18 | Craig Lambert | 5 Oct 68 | 28yr | 178cm | 84kg | 172 | 72 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 3 | North Dandenong | AA: 1996; B&F: 1991, 1994 | ||
| 19 | Michael McLean | 3 Mar 65 | 32yr | 180cm | 84kg | 182 | 40 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nightcliff | AA: 1988; B&F: 1991, 1993 | ||
| 20 | Jarrod Molloy | 12 May 76 | 20yr | 189cm | 98kg | 59 | 54 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 5 | Box Hill/Parade College/Northern U18 | Father-Son 1993 | ||
| 21 | Brent Green | 29 Mar 76 | 21yr | 197cm | 94kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Southport | |||
| 22 | Chris Scott | 3 May 76 | 20yr | 182cm | 89kg | 55 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | St Kevin's College/East Camberwell/Eastern U18 | #12 National 1993 | Rising Star: 1994 | |
| 23 | Justin Leppitsch | 1 Oct 75 | 21yr | 191cm | 97kg | 44 | 58 | 2 | 22 | 50 | 0 | Springvale/Dandenong U18 | #4 National 1992 | ||
| 25 | Andrew Bews | 19 Jul 64 | 32yr | 175cm | 79kg | 263 | 134 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | North Geelong | AA: 1987 | ||
| 26 | John Barker | 19 Feb 75 | 22yr | 194cm | 93kg | 47 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Pascoe Vale/St Joseph's College (North Melbourne)/Northern U18 | #25 National 1992 | ||
| 27 | Clark Keating | 19 Mar 76 | 21yr | 197cm | 100kg | 14 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 3 | Surfers Paradise/The Southport School | |||
| 28 | Ben Robbins | 27 Dec 76 | 20yr | 181cm | 77kg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | Maffra/Gippsland U18 | #33 National 1993 | ||
| 30 | Derek Wirth | 29 Nov 78 | 18yr | 193cm | 94kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mount Gravatt | Zone 1995 | ||
| 32 | Shaun Hart | 17 May 71 | 25yr | 175cm | 74kg | 102 | 81 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 7 | Shepparton United | #33 National 1989 | ||
| 33 | Darryl White | 12 Jun 73 | 23yr | 189cm | 85kg | 90 | 106 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1 | Alice Springs Pioneers/Darwin FC | Zone 1990 | ||
| 34 | Scott Bamford | 23 Jun 74 | 22yr | 183cm | 68kg | 22 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | North Adelaide | #4 National 1995 | ||
| 35 | Nick Trask | 6 Feb 78 | 19yr | 175cm | 76kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Vermont/Eastern U18 | #28 National 1995 | ||
| 36 | Daniel Bradshaw | 21 Nov 78 | 18yr | 190cm | 92kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 35 | 3 | Wodonga FC | #56 National 1995 | ||
| 37 | Nick Carter | 28 Apr 78 | 18yr | 179cm | 86kg | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Golden Square/Bendigo U18 | #20 National 1995 | ||
| 38 | Dion Scott | 1 Apr 70 | 27yr | 190cm | 105kg | 55 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | East Devonport | #8 National 1988 | ||
| 39 | Tim Notting | 21 Oct 78 | 18yr | 188cm | 89kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Navarre/North Ballarat U18 | #26 National 1996 | ||
| 40 | Shane Clayton | 24 Oct 78 | 18yr | 186cm | 87kg | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Bundoora/Northern U18 | #16 National 1995 | ||
| 41 | Matthew Kennedy | 4 Feb 70 | 27yr | 191cm | 98kg | 113 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | Southport | |||
| 42 | Tristan Lynch | 22 Aug 73 | 23yr | 188cm | 80kg | 21 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | Sale/Richmond Reserves | #85 National 1992 | ||
| 44 | Nigel Lappin | 21 Jun 76 | 20yr | 188cm | 86kg | 61 | 40 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 11 | Chiltern | #2 National 1993 | ||
| Rory Hilton | 15 Apr 79 | 18yr | 186cm | 92kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wodonga FC/Murray U18 | #3 National 1996 | |||
| Andrew Gowling | 7 Feb 78 | 19yr | 185cm | 79kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Adelaide | #12 National 1995 | |||
| Simon Hawking | 5 Mar 73 | 24yr | 193cm | 86kg | 60 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ivanhoe Grammar/Bulleen-Templestowe/Fitzroy U19s |