| # ↧ | Player | DOB | Age | Height | Weight | Games Prior | Goals Prior | Votes Prior | Games 1997 | Goals 1997 | Votes 1997 | Original Club | Drafted | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Roos | 27 Jun 63 | 33yr | 188cm | 88kg | 314 | 281 | 114 | 21 | 6 | 7 | Beverley Hills | AA: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996; MVP: 1986; B&F: 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994 | ||
| 2 | Simon Arnott | 14 Feb 76 | 21yr | 186cm | 82kg | 15 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | Wesley College/Collegians | #87 National 1994 | ||
| 3 | Dale Lewis | 4 May 69 | 27yr | 188cm | 87kg | 112 | 120 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 13 | North Ballarat | #2 Mid-Season 1989 | ||
| 4 | Tony Lockett | 9 Mar 66 | 31yr | 191cm | 108kg | 224 | 1129 | 106 | 12 | 37 | 1 | Ballarat Grammar/North Ballarat | AA: 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996; Coleman: 1987, 1991, 1996; Brownlow: 1987; MVP: 1987; B&F: 1987, 1991, 1995 | ||
| 5 | Craig O'Brien | 3 Mar 70 | 27yr | 174cm | 89kg | 91 | 166 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 0 | Rye | |||
| 6 | Andrew Dunkley | 29 Jun 68 | 28yr | 192cm | 100kg | 100 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Devon/St Kilda Reserves/North Launceston | #56 National 1991 | ||
| 7 | Brad Seymour | 3 May 76 | 20yr | 186cm | 88kg | 40 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | Wagga | Zone 1993 | ||
| 8 | Daryn Cresswell | 22 May 71 | 25yr | 183cm | 84kg | 93 | 76 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 6 | North Hobart | #34 National 1988 | B&F: 1994 | |
| 9 | Shannon Grant | 19 Apr 77 | 20yr | 180cm | 85kg | 35 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 0 | Flemington/St Joseph's College (North Melbourne)/Western U18 | #3 National 1994 | ||
| 10 | Peter Filandia | 14 May 70 | 26yr | 168cm | 75kg | 46 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Doutta Stars | |||
| 11 | Stuart Maxfield | 9 Apr 72 | 25yr | 178cm | 82kg | 113 | 79 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 3 | Glen Waverley Rovers/Caulfield Grammar | |||
| 12 | Kevin Dyson | 4 May 67 | 29yr | 180cm | 93kg | 92 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | Blackburn South/Fitzroy Reserves/Carlton Reserves/Mornington/Oakleigh | #34 Pre-Season 1990 | ||
| 13 | Daniel McPherson | 5 Jul 75 | 21yr | 182cm | 85kg | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Ganmain | |||
| 14 | Paul Kelly | 28 Jul 69 | 27yr | 179cm | 83kg | 137 | 83 | 61 | 23 | 26 | 21 | Wagga | AA: 1995, 1996; Brownlow: 1995; B&F: 1992, 1993, 1996 | ||
| 15 | Greg Stafford | 27 Aug 74 | 22yr | 204cm | 106kg | 39 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 1 | Christian Brothers' High (NSW)/Western Suburbs | |||
| 16 | Shannon Corcoran | 22 Feb 71 | 26yr | 182cm | 80kg | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Sacred Heart College/Glenelg | #49 National 1988 | ||
| 17 | Jason Mooney | 5 Jun 73 | 23yr | 191cm | 95kg | 58 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 1 | Turvey Park | |||
| 18 | Scott Direen | 20 Oct 72 | 24yr | 180cm | 83kg | 50 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | New Norfolk | #95 National 1992 | ||
| 19 | Michael O'Loughlin | 20 Feb 77 | 20yr | 189cm | 90kg | 36 | 33 | 1 | 23 | 26 | 0 | Central District | #40 National 1994 | ||
| 20 | John Stevens | 15 Jun 71 | 25yr | 187cm | 83kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | Ivanhoe Grammar/Old Ivanhoe/Collingwood U19s | #10 Pre-Season 1996 | ||
| 21 | Leo Barry | 19 May 77 | 19yr | 184cm | 89kg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | Deniliquin FC/St Ignatius (NSW) | Zone 1994 | ||
| 22 | Gavin Rose | 29 Sep 69 | 27yr | 194cm | 95kg | 55 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | East Perth | #38 National 1989 | ||
| 23 | Matthew Nicks | 13 May 75 | 21yr | 187cm | 88kg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | West Adelaide | #21 National 1994 | ||
| 24 | Mark Orchard | 2 Apr 76 | 21yr | 175cm | 75kg | 12 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | St Patrick's College/East Ballarat/North Ballarat U18 | #53 National 1994 | ||
| 25 | Clinton King | 24 Mar 78 | 19yr | 179cm | 76kg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Heatherdale JFC/Aquinas College (Vic)/Eastern U18 | #21 National 1995 | ||
| 26 | Dion Myles | 2 May 76 | 20yr | 188cm | 79kg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Baulkham Hills | #22 National 1993 | ||
| 27 | Wade Chapman | 3 Jan 76 | 21yr | 178cm | 86kg | 35 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | North Shore (Vic)/Geelong U18 | #20 National 1993 | ||
| 28 | Jared Crouch | 5 Mar 78 | 19yr | 173cm | 80kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rostrevor College/Norwood | #8 National 1995 | ||
| 29 | Simon Garlick | 10 Apr 75 | 22yr | 177cm | 79kg | 42 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Glen Waverley Rovers/St Kevin's College/Sandringham U18 | #49 National 1993 | ||
| 30 | Mark Bayes | 15 Mar 67 | 30yr | 190cm | 94kg | 221 | 150 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 2 | Noble Park | B&F: 1989 | ||
| 31 | Stefan Carey | 25 Jan 76 | 21yr | 197cm | 104kg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 5 | Pennant Hills | Zone 1993 | ||
| 32 | Ben Wilson | 25 Feb 77 | 20yr | 191cm | 87kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Rostrevor College/Norwood | #9 National 1994 | ||
| 33 | Rowan Warfe | 23 Jun 76 | 20yr | 190cm | 89kg | 26 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Golden Square/Bendigo U18 | #9 National 1993 | ||
| 34 | Troy Luff | 22 Nov 69 | 27yr | 191cm | 93kg | 65 | 53 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | Nelson Bay | |||
| 35 | Stuart Mangin | 8 Feb 77 | 20yr | 190cm | 95kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Macleod/Northern U18 | #20 National 1994 | ||
| 36 | Ben Mathews | 29 Nov 78 | 18yr | 182cm | 84kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Corowa-Rutherglen/Murray U18 | Zone 1995 | ||
| 37 | David McEwan | 10 Apr 78 | 19yr | 187cm | 87kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | St Mary's (NFL)/Northern U18 | Uncontr Comp 1994 | ||
| 38 | Paul Licuria | 4 Jan 78 | 19yr | 179cm | 81kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Keon Park/Parade College/Northern U18 | #24 National 1995 | ||
| 39 | Mark Kinnear | 21 Aug 79 | 17yr | 188cm | 88kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Kilmore/Assumption College/Calder U18 | #4 National 1996 | ||
| 40 | Brett O'Farrell | 3 Jan 78 | 19yr | 197cm | 100kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | East Sandringham/Sandringham U18 | #14 National 1996 | ||
| 41 | Troy Cook | 12 Aug 76 | 20yr | 176cm | 83kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | Perth | #27 National 1996 | ||
| 42 | Will Sangster | 11 Oct 78 | 18yr | 198cm | 94kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bayside JFC/East Malvern/Melbourne Grammar/Sandringham U18 | #33 National 1996 | ||
| 43 | r | Adam Ryder | 22 Sep 72 | 24yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Belconnen | #89 Rookie 1996 | |||
| 44 | r | Leigh Marshall | 9 May 78 | 18yr | 180cm | 78kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Deniliquin FC/Murray U18 | Zone 1995 | |
| 45 | r | Steven Mahar | 30 Jul 76 | 20yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Belconnen | #59 Rookie 1996 | |||
| 46 | r | Nathan Tresize | 21 Nov 78 | 18yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Murray U18 | #14 Rookie 1996 |