Incoming Players
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | John Blakey | 224 | 72 | 24 | Prem: 1996, 1999 | ||
| North Melbourne | Dean Laidley | 99 | 4 | 13 | Prem: 1996 |
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | North Melbourne | Robert Pyman | Woodville-West Torrens | 21yr | 180cm | 79kg | 40 (16) | 17 | 3 | ||
| 23 | North Melbourne | Warren Campbell | South Fremantle | 18yr | 185cm | 80kg | 19 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 38 | North Melbourne | David Dighton | Westbrook | 17yr | 195cm | 82kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 53 | North Melbourne | Matthew Moon | Sandringham U18 | 18yr | 182cm | 70kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | North Melbourne | Matthew Capuano | Creswick/North Ballarat U18/Geelong U18 | 17yr | 198cm | 99kg | 107 (82) | 37 | 2 | Prem: 1996, 1999 | |
| 83 | North Melbourne | Jeremy Silcock | East Perth | 22yr | 180cm | 78kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 98 | North Melbourne | Adrian McAdam | South Alice Springs | 21yr | 183cm | 82kg | 36 | 92 | 5 | ||
| 110 | North Melbourne | Jeff Chandler | Strathmore | 26yr | 179cm | 79kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 113 | North Melbourne | Damon Armstrong | Moama | 18yr | 193cm | 78kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 123 | North Melbourne | Martin Christensen | Assumption College/Lara | 27yr | 180cm | 82kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | North Melbourne | Greg Eppelstun | 25yr | 185cm | 82kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | North Melbourne | Paul Geister | Central District | 20yr | 191cm | 93kg | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | North Melbourne | Brendan Bower | Mildura FC | 26yr | 188cm | 78kg | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 52 | North Melbourne | Rodney McKay | 20yr | 191cm | 84kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 64 | North Melbourne | Darren Tarczon | North Melbourne U19s/Port Melbourne | 21yr | 183cm | 91kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mid-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | North Melbourne | Andrew Krakouer | Westmeadows/Sandringham | 21yr | 178cm | 80kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | North Melbourne | Jeff Chandler | 26 | 179 | 79 | Strathmore | 50 | |
| Oct 15 | North Melbourne | Martin Christensen | 27 | 180 | 82 | Assumption College/Lara | 71 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | John McCarthy | 71 | 77 | 5 | |||
| North Melbourne | Dean McRae | 60 | 30 | 10 | |||
| North Melbourne | Liam Pickering | 102 | 46 | 14 | B&F: 1997 | ||
| North Melbourne | Paul Spargo | 9 | 9 | 0 | |||
| North Melbourne | Darren Steele | 18 | 7 | 2 | |||
| North Melbourne | Leigh Tudor | 60 | 53 | 3 |
Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 8 (Paul Symmons) + 68 (Travis Miller) + John McCarthy + Dean McRae + Liam Pickering + Paul Spargo + Darren Steele + Leigh Tudor |
| Got: | 6 (Robert Pyman) + 55 (Matthew Capuano) + 110 (Jeff Chandler) + 123 (Martin Christensen) + John Blakey + Dean Laidley |