| # ↧ | Player | DOB | Age | Height | Weight | Games Prior | Goals Prior | Votes Prior | Games 1998 | Goals 1998 | Votes 1998 | Original Club | Drafted | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tim Cook | 20 Feb 74 | 24yr | 176cm | 75kg | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Rostrevor College/Central District | |||
| 3 | Darren Jarman | 28 Jan 67 | 31yr | 186cm | 92kg | 152 | 207 | 80 | 23 | 45 | 4 | North Adelaide | #55 National 1986 | AA: 1992, 1995, 1996; B&F: 1995; Prem: 1991, 1997 | |
| 4 | Lance Picioane | 7 Jun 80 | 17yr | 183cm | 89kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | PEGS/Western U18 | #17 National 1997 | ||
| 5 | Kym Koster | 1 Feb 73 | 25yr | 182cm | 79kg | 71 | 29 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 5 | South Adelaide | #17 National 1992 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 6 | Tony Modra | 1 Mar 69 | 29yr | 188cm | 95kg | 110 | 421 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 0 | Christies Beach/West Adelaide | AA: 1993, 1997; Coleman: 1997 | ||
| 7 | Nigel Smart | 21 May 69 | 28yr | 188cm | 91kg | 142 | 72 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 4 | Christies Beach/South Adelaide | Foundation 1990 | AA: 1991, 1993; Prem: 1997 | |
| 8 | Nathan Bassett | 7 Dec 76 | 21yr | 190cm | 88kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | Norwood Morialta HS/Norwood | #3 Rookie 1996 | ||
| 9 | Tyson Edwards | 6 Aug 76 | 21yr | 178cm | 81kg | 46 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | West Adelaide | #21 Pre-Season 1994 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 10 | Matthew Robran | 19 Mar 71 | 27yr | 194cm | 98kg | 67 | 61 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 0 | Norwood | #42 National 1989 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 11 | Brett James | 15 Dec 72 | 25yr | 176cm | 77kg | 59 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 2 | Norwood | #31 Pre-Season 1992 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 12 | Simon Tregenza | 9 Mar 71 | 27yr | 182cm | 86kg | 97 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Sacred Heart College/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | #59 National 1987 | ||
| 13 | Shane Ellen | 1 Jan 73 | 25yr | 188cm | 82kg | 38 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | Melton/Coburg | #67 National 1991 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 14 | Matthew Connell | 3 Aug 72 | 25yr | 181cm | 76kg | 55 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 2 | Subiaco | #29 National 1991 | B&F: 1995; Prem: 1997 | |
| 15 | David Pittman | 23 Feb 69 | 29yr | 201cm | 103kg | 98 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | Prince Alfred College/Norwood | #100 National 1989 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 16 | Barry Standfield | 13 Feb 70 | 28yr | 193cm | 90kg | 111 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fish Creek | |||
| 17 | Ian Downsborough | 19 Jan 72 | 26yr | 192cm | 94kg | 27 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | West Perth | #54 National 1994 | ||
| 18 | Troy Bond | 14 Jul 73 | 24yr | 179cm | 76kg | 74 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | #88 National 1992 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 19 | Mark Stevens | 25 Oct 75 | 22yr | 194cm | 95kg | 21 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 0 | Heyfield/Gippsland U18 | #31 National 1993 | ||
| 20 | Aaron Keating | 24 May 74 | 23yr | 200cm | 102kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Norwood | Prem: 1997 | ||
| 21 | Trent Ormond-Allen | 11 Jun 76 | 21yr | 180cm | 82kg | 26 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | #10 National 1993 | ||
| 22 | Ian Perrie | 9 Apr 79 | 19yr | 193cm | 100kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Sorrento Duncraig JFC/East Perth | #49 National 1997 | ||
| 23 | Andrew McLeod | 4 Aug 76 | 21yr | 181cm | 82kg | 60 | 47 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 10 | Darwin FC/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | Foundation 1994 | B&F: 1997; Norm Smith: 1997; Prem: 1997 | |
| 24 | Clay Sampson | 24 Feb 76 | 22yr | 178cm | 78kg | 23 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | Morphett Vale/South Adelaide | #51 National 1994 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 26 | Mark Bickley | 4 Aug 69 | 28yr | 178cm | 82kg | 144 | 43 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 0 | South Adelaide | Foundation 1990 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 27 | Matthew Liptak | 30 Apr 70 | 27yr | 178cm | 79kg | 110 | 124 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Sacred Heart College/Glenelg | Foundation 1990 | B&F: 1996 | |
| 28 | Kane Johnson | 15 Mar 78 | 20yr | 186cm | 85kg | 25 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | Ringwood/Eastern U18 | #27 National 1995 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 29 | James Thiessen | 10 Feb 74 | 24yr | 180cm | 80kg | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | Haileybury College/Glen Waverley FC | #2 Mid-Season 1992 | ||
| 30 | Peter Vardy | 26 Jan 76 | 22yr | 181cm | 83kg | 31 | 33 | 2 | 18 | 44 | 4 | Central District | #7 Pre-Season 1994 | ||
| 31 | r | Ben Marsh | 9 Jul 76 | 21yr | 201cm | 102kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | Flagstaff Hill/West Adelaide | #5 Rookie 1996 | |
| 32 | Mark Ricciuto | 8 Jun 75 | 22yr | 184cm | 92kg | 104 | 61 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | Waikerie/West Adelaide | Zone 1992 | AA: 1994, 1997 | |
| 33 | Andrew Eccles | 1 Jun 79 | 18yr | 187cm | 84kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 0 | St Mary's (NFL)/Parade College/Northern U18 | #60 National 1996 | ||
| 34 | Ben Hart | 9 Jul 74 | 23yr | 190cm | 83kg | 133 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 2 | Rostrevor College/North Adelaide | Foundation 1990 | AA: 1992, 1993; Prem: 1997 | |
| 35 | Rod Jameson | 30 Jun 70 | 27yr | 185cm | 87kg | 132 | 95 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 1 | Morphett Vale/Glenelg | #52 National 1989 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 36 | Simon Goodwin | 26 Dec 76 | 21yr | 185cm | 86kg | 10 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | Unley HS/South Adelaide | #18 Pre-Season 1995 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 39 | Linden Stevens | 13 Jun 78 | 19yr | 186cm | 80kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Sturt | #65 National 1997 | ||
| 40 | r | Sudjai Cook | 27 Jun 76 | 21yr | 176cm | 79kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | Norwood | #48 Rookie 1997 | |
| 42 | Chad Rintoul | 31 Jul 74 | 23yr | 180cm | 86kg | 11 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | East Fremantle | #69 National 1996 | Prem: 1997 | |
| 44 | Peter Caven | 16 May 70 | 27yr | 190cm | 85kg | 99 | 44 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 0 | Montmorency | Prem: 1997 | ||
| 52 | Shaun Rehn | 17 Aug 71 | 26yr | 203cm | 106kg | 92 | 36 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 22 | Immanuel College/West Adelaide | Foundation 1990 | AA: 1994; B&F: 1994; Prem: 1997 | |
| 54 | Ashley Fernee | 24 Jun 77 | 20yr | 196cm | 84kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | East Keilor/Calder U18 | #70 National 1995 | ||
| r | Tim Davis | 31 Aug 77 | 20yr | 193cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Adelaide | #32 Rookie 1997 | |||
| r | Steven Hall | 3 Jul 75 | 22yr | 193cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Torrens | #64 Rookie 1997 | |||
| Greg Dempsey | 19 Feb 79 | 19yr | 176cm | 75kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Adelaide | #76 National 1996 | |||
| Tom Gilligan | 3 Nov 78 | 19yr | 198cm | 96kg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frankston Bombers/Dandenong U18 | #13 National 1996 | |||
| Nick Laidlaw | 27 Feb 78 | 20yr | 186cm | 80kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sturt |