| 1997 Trade for Brett Spinks | |||
| Geelong | Spinks (19 games) | expected 29 |
actual 19 |
| West Coast | #13 (Chambers - 66 games) | expected 79 |
actual 66 |
| 1997 Trade for Matthew Robbins | |||
| Geelong | #15 (McKay - 4 games) + #38 (Rahilly - 90 games) + #54 (Wood - 7 games) | expected 126 |
actual 101 |
| Western Bulldogs | Robbins (139 games) | expected 54 |
actual 139 |
| 1997 Trade for Daniel Hargraves | |||
| Fremantle | Hargraves (3 games) | expected 17 |
actual 3 |
| Western Bulldogs | #18 (Alvey - 59 games) | expected 68 |
actual 59 |
| 1997 Trade for Chris Bond | |||
| Fremantle | Bond (41 games) + #21 (Michael - 43 games) | expected 96 |
actual 84 |
| Richmond | #2 (Ottens - 245 games) | expected 191 |
actual 245 |
| 1997 Trade for Jeff White | |||
| Fremantle | #2 (Ottens - 245 games) + #18 (Alvey - 59 games) | expected 259 |
actual 304 |
| Melbourne | White (236 games) + #22 (Longmuir - 83 games) | expected 217 |
actual 319 |
| 1997 Trade for Brent Green and Simon Hawking | |||
| Brisbane | #31 (Black - 322 games) | expected 44 |
actual 322 |
| Sydney | Green (7 games) + Hawking (0 games) | expected 38 |
actual 7 |
| 1997 Trade for Simon Garlick | |||
| Sydney | #31 (Black - 322 games) | expected 44 |
actual 322 |
| Western Bulldogs | Garlick (137 games) | expected 62 |
actual 137 |
| 1997 Trade for Gavin Mitchell | |||
| Fremantle | #32 (Johnson - 0 games) | expected 40 |
actual 0 |
| St Kilda | Mitchell (52 games) | expected 77 |
actual 52 |
| 1997 Trade for Craig Smoker | |||
| Melbourne | Smoker (17 games) | expected 76 |
actual 17 |
| West Coast | #34 (Williams - 116 games) | expected 39 |
actual 116 |
| 1997 Trade for Ashley Blurton | |||
| Richmond | Blurton (14 games) | expected 62 |
actual 14 |
| West Coast | #37 (Holmes - 7 games) | expected 39 |
actual 7 |
| 1997 Trade for Sean Charles | |||
| Carlton | Charles (1 games) | expected 18 |
actual 1 |
| Melbourne | #39 (Blake - 0 games) | expected 31 |
actual 0 |
| 1997 Trade for Adrian Fletcher | |||
| Brisbane | #5 (Power - 302 games) | expected 125 |
actual 302 |
| Fremantle | Fletcher (79 games) + #26 (Holland - 155 games) | expected 87 |
actual 234 |
| 1997 Trade for Aaron James, Bradley Smith and Jamie Tape | |||
| Collingwood | Smith (1 games) + Tape (16 games) | expected 83 |
actual 17 |
| Richmond | James (30 games) + #71 (Kellaway - 172 games) | expected 59 |
actual 202 |
| 1997 Trade for John Barker, Nathan Chapman and Brad Scott | |||
| Brisbane | Scott (146 games) + #51 (Ralph - 0 games) | expected 38 |
actual 146 |
| Hawthorn | Barker (113 games) + Chapman (16 games) + #42 (Dennis - 5 games) | expected 69 |
actual 134 |
| 1997 Trade for Brett Chalmers and Ian Downsborough | |||
| Adelaide | Downsborough (12 games) | expected 64 |
actual 12 |
| Port Adelaide | Chalmers (25 games) | expected 38 |
actual 25 |
| 1997 Trade for Chris Naish and John Rombotis | |||
| Port Adelaide | Naish (18 games) | expected 43 |
actual 18 |
| Richmond | Rombotis (13 games) | expected 77 |
actual 13 |
| 1997 Trade for Robert AhMat, Clinton King and Stuart Mangin | |||
| Collingwood | King (22 games) + Mangin (3 games) | expected 153 |
actual 25 |
| Sydney | AhMat (42 games) + #40 (Campbell - 12 games) | expected 84 |
actual 54 |
| 1997 Trade for Jason McCartney and Mark Stevens | |||
| Adelaide | Stevens (101 games) | expected 58 |
actual 101 |
| North Melbourne | McCartney (107 games) | expected 29 |
actual 107 |
| 1997 Trade for Nathan Bassett, Matthew Collins and Brent Williams | |||
| Adelaide | Bassett (210 games) | expected 5 |
actual 210 |
| Melbourne | Collins (29 games) + Williams (0 games) | expected 130 |
actual 29 |
| 1997 Trade for Shannon Gibson and Paul Sharkey | |||
| Collingwood | Gibson (3 games) | expected 72 |
actual 3 |
| Hawthorn | Sharkey (0 games) | expected 29 |
actual 0 |
| 1997 Trade for Shannon Grant and Wayne Schwass | |||
| North Melbourne | Grant (243 games) + #27 (Stephens - 2 games) | expected 205 |
actual 245 |
| Sydney | Schwass (98 games) | expected 23 |
actual 98 |
| 1997 Trade for Winston Abraham and Stuart Anderson | |||
| Fremantle | Anderson (9 games) | expected 29 |
actual 9 |
| North Melbourne | Abraham (72 games) | expected 74 |
actual 72 |