| # ↧ | Player | DOB | Age | Height | Weight | Games Prior | Goals Prior | Votes Prior | Games 1997 | Goals 1997 | Votes 1997 | Original Club | Drafted | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Charles | 18 May 75 | 21yr | 175cm | 76kg | 29 | 43 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 0 | Powelltown | |||
| 2 | Stephen Tingay | 13 Aug 70 | 26yr | 181cm | 85kg | 135 | 68 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shepparton FC | #50 National 1987 | AA: 1994 | |
| 3 | Garry Lyon | 13 Sep 67 | 29yr | 193cm | 96kg | 198 | 376 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 0 | Kyabram | AA: 1993, 1994, 1995; B&F: 1990, 1994 | ||
| 4 | Andrew Obst | 19 Aug 64 | 32yr | 184cm | 82kg | 131 | 57 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | #37 National 1987 | ||
| 5 | David Schwarz | 24 Jul 72 | 24yr | 195cm | 105kg | 64 | 95 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 1 | Sunbury FC | |||
| 6 | Glenn Lovett | 23 Jul 69 | 27yr | 180cm | 85kg | 111 | 70 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 2 | Melbourne HS/MHSOB | B&F: 1992 | ||
| 7 | Darren Kowal | 18 Jun 72 | 24yr | 173cm | 74kg | 74 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Claremont | #3 National 1991 | ||
| 8 | Craig Turley | 24 Aug 65 | 31yr | 185cm | 84kg | 131 | 99 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Perth | Zone 1988 | AA: 1991; B&F: 1991; Prem: 1992 | |
| 9 | David Neitz | 22 Jan 75 | 22yr | 191cm | 100kg | 88 | 108 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 2 | Parkmore | AA: 1995 | ||
| 10 | Marcus Seecamp | 27 Jul 72 | 24yr | 185cm | 87kg | 87 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | East Perth | #2 National 1991 | ||
| 11 | Jim Stynes | 23 Apr 66 | 31yr | 199cm | 99kg | 222 | 125 | 97 | 22 | 3 | 4 | County Dublin | AA: 1991, 1993; Brownlow: 1991; MVP: 1991; B&F: 1991, 1995, 1996 | ||
| 12 | Todd Viney | 30 Mar 66 | 31yr | 183cm | 92kg | 172 | 62 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 9 | Pembroke School/Sturt | B&F: 1993 | ||
| 13 | Adem Yze | 21 Sep 77 | 19yr | 187cm | 85kg | 28 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | Shepparton United/Murray U18 | #16 National 1994 | ||
| 14 | Leigh Newton | 25 Mar 76 | 21yr | 198cm | 103kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | King Valley/Albury FC/Murray U18 | #3 Pre-Season 1996 | ||
| 15 | Paul Hopgood | 21 Jul 73 | 23yr | 179cm | 82kg | 61 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | Haileybury College/Chelsea | |||
| 16 | Robert Pyman | 6 Oct 71 | 25yr | 180cm | 79kg | 21 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 3 | Woodville-West Torrens | #6 National 1992 | ||
| 17 | Brett Lovett | 20 May 66 | 30yr | 180cm | 92kg | 217 | 44 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 0 | Inverloch-Kongwak/Hawthorn Reserves | |||
| 18 | Craig Nettelbeck | 26 May 72 | 24yr | 193cm | 96kg | 65 | 37 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | Leeton | |||
| 19 | Paul Prymke | 8 Dec 70 | 26yr | 194cm | 98kg | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Woodville-West Torrens | #53 Pre-Season 1992 | ||
| 20 | Matthew Febey | 19 Aug 69 | 27yr | 184cm | 82kg | 92 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Devonport | #16 National 1986 | ||
| 21 | Steven Febey | 19 Aug 69 | 27yr | 184cm | 82kg | 160 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | Devonport | #3 National 1986 | ||
| 22 | Shane Woewodin | 12 Jul 76 | 20yr | 185cm | 83kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | Bullcreek Leeming JFC/East Fremantle | #18 Pre-Season 1996 | ||
| 23 | Alastair Clarkson | 27 Apr 68 | 28yr | 177cm | 79kg | 115 | 74 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 1 | Kaniva/Ballarat Clarendon College | |||
| 27 | Anthony Ingerson | 13 Oct 69 | 27yr | 193cm | 97kg | 55 | 35 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 0 | Pembroke School/Central District | |||
| 28 | Nick Pesch | 25 Jun 74 | 22yr | 173cm | 80kg | 31 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Woodville-West Torrens | #41 Pre-Season 1992 | ||
| 29 | Shaun Smith | 22 Jun 69 | 27yr | 184cm | 90kg | 86 | 110 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | Ainslie | |||
| 30 | David Cockatoo-Collins | 1 Apr 78 | 19yr | 180cm | 71kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Wesley College/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | Uncontr Comp 1994 | ||
| 31 | Don Cockatoo-Collins | 1 Apr 78 | 19yr | 182cm | 79kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Wesley College/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | #11 National 1995 | ||
| 32 | Damien Gaspar | 28 Mar 75 | 22yr | 193cm | 94kg | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | South Fremantle | #84 National 1992 | ||
| 33 | Jeff Farmer | 24 Jun 77 | 19yr | 175cm | 78kg | 26 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 5 | Tambellup/South Fremantle | Foundation 1994 | ||
| 34 | Dean Irving | 1 Sep 66 | 30yr | 200cm | 102kg | 64 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | South Fremantle | #50 National 1989 | ||
| 35 | Anthony McDonald | 13 Jun 72 | 24yr | 182cm | 82kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | Damascus College/St Patrick's College/Ballarat YCW | #73 National 1990 | ||
| 36 | Andrew Leoncelli | 17 Jul 74 | 22yr | 186cm | 85kg | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | Xavier College | #13 Pre-Season 1992 | ||
| 37 | Andrew Lamprill | 4 May 69 | 27yr | 186cm | 87kg | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Hobart FC | #10 National 1991 | ||
| 38 | Darren O'Brien | 22 Mar 69 | 28yr | 180cm | 80kg | 13 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | West Perth | #60 National 1995 | ||
| 40 | Mark Bradly | 24 Jan 77 | 20yr | 197cm | 104kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | East Fremantle | #55 National 1995 | ||
| 42 | r | Russell Robertson | 24 Nov 78 | 18yr | 187cm | 91kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | Burnie/Tasmania U18 | #68 National 1996 | |
| 44 | Alistair Nicholson | 4 Mar 78 | 19yr | 197cm | 100kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Scotch College (WA)/Claremont | #22 National 1996 | ||
| 45 | Todd McHardy | 6 Apr 77 | 20yr | 183cm | 82kg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Keilor Park/Western U18 | #76 National 1994 | ||
| 46 | Hayden Lamaro | 3 Oct 78 | 18yr | 185cm | 76kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Euroa/Murray U18 | #30 National 1996 | ||
| 48 | Brent Grgic | 8 Oct 79 | 17yr | 192cm | 93kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | Bell Post Hill/Geelong U18 | #11 National 1996 | ||
| 49 | r | Daniel Ward | 9 Jul 77 | 19yr | 185cm | 86kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Western U18 | #18 Rookie 1996 | |
| 54 | r | James McDonald | 5 Oct 76 | 20yr | 181cm | 75kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Damascus College/St Patrick's College/Ballarat YCW/North Ballarat U18/Old Xavs | #78 Rookie 1996 | |
| Clayton Gardiner | 22 Apr 78 | 18yr | 187cm | 85kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Claremont | #45 National 1996 | |||
| r | Nathan Bassett | 7 Dec 76 | 20yr | 190cm | 88kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Norwood Morialta HS/Norwood | #3 Rookie 1996 | ||
| r | Matthew Bishop | 11 Jul 75 | 21yr | 195cm | 96kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Box Hill Mustangs | #33 Rookie 1996 | ||
| Mark Winterton | 11 Feb 78 | 19yr | 183cm | 76kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Noble Park/Dandenong U18 | #75 National 1996 | |||
| r | Duncan O'Toole | 18 Dec 78 | 18yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Devonport | #82 National 1996 |