Incoming Players
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | Matt Armstrong | 43 | 18 | 8 | |||
| North Melbourne | Glenn Freeborn | 138 (55) | 69 | 0 | Prem: 1996 | ||
| North Melbourne | Robert Scott | 113 | 58 | 5 | Prem: 1996 |
Uncontracted Signing Compensation Underage Picks
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | Stuart Cochrane | 104 (50) | 17 | 0 |
National Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | North Melbourne | Danny Stevens | Greensborough/Northern U18 | 17yr | 180cm | 82kg | 15 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 55 | North Melbourne | Matthew Belleville | Western U18 | 18yr | 187cm | 74kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 80 | North Melbourne | Ben Atkins | Glenorchy | 19yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 90 | North Melbourne | Matthew Joy | Chelsea/Dandenong U18 | 17yr | 184cm | 80kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 95 | North Melbourne | Kym Eyers | Central District | 17yr | 187cm | 83kg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-Season Draft
| # | Club | Player | Original Club | Age | Height | Weight | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | North Melbourne | Keenan Reynolds | Werribee/Essendon Reserves | 25yr | 188cm | 90kg | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 29 | North Melbourne | Glenn Gorman | Maryborough FC/Assumption College/Geelong U18 | 18yr | 187cm | 82kg | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Outgoing Players
Delistings
| When | Club | Player | Age | Height | Weight | Original Club | Games | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | North Melbourne | Ben Atkins | 19 | Glenorchy | 0 | |||
| Sep 30 | North Melbourne | Peter German | 29 | 182 | 84 | Oak Park | 185 | |
| Sep 30 | North Melbourne | Gareth John | 22 | 200 | 105 | Gisborne | 22 | |
| Sep 30 | North Melbourne | Matthew Larkin | 30 | 180 | 90 | Boronia/St Joseph's College (Ferntree Gully) | 172 | B&F: 1985, 1987, 1988 |
| Aug 31 | North Melbourne | David Muir | 23 | 186 | 97 | Claremont | 20 | |
| Sep 30 | North Melbourne | Jose Romero | 23 | 173 | 74 | Jacana | 211 | B&F: 1996 |
Trade Period
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | Grant De Mamiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| North Melbourne | Adam McCarthy | 15 | 9 | 0 | |||
| North Melbourne | Troy Polak | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| North Melbourne | Brad Sholl | 169 | 46 | 54 |
Uncontracted Signings
| # | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | Peter Mann | 77 | 88 | 10 | B&F: 1995 |
Trade Period Results
| Gave: | 17 (Carl Steinfort) + 35 (Marty Warry) + 69 (Dean Helmers) + Grant De Mamiel + Adam McCarthy + Troy Polak + Brad Sholl |
| Got: | 55 (Matthew Belleville) + Matt Armstrong + Glenn Freeborn + Robert Scott |