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1997 AFL Draft and Trade Period

Trade Period | National Draft | Pre-Season Draft | Rookie Draft
Pick Draft # Club Detail Player Age Height Weight Original Club Grade Games Goals Coaches Brownlow Awards
Trade North Melbourne Winston Abraham 23yr 175cm 83kg Perth B 72 104 0 3 Prem: 1999
Trade Sydney Robert AhMat 20yr 175cm 80kg Warburton-Millgrove/​Darwin FC C 42 46 0 0
Trade Fremantle Stuart Anderson 23yr 181cm 83kg Sale/​Wesley College C+ 9 3 0 0
Trade Hawthorn John Barker 22yr 194cm 93kg Pascoe Vale/​St Joseph's College (North Melbourne)/​Northern U18 B 113 114 0 9
Trade Adelaide Nathan Bassett 20yr 190cm 88kg Norwood Morialta HS/​Norwood A 210 25 70 23 AA: 2006
Trade Richmond Ashley Blurton 22yr 177cm 81kg West Perth C 14 7 0 0
Trade Fremantle Chris Bond 28yr 178cm 81kg North Hobart C+ 41 5 0 1
Trade Port Adelaide Brett Chalmers 24yr 195cm 94kg Port Adelaide (SANFL) C 25 12 0 0
Trade Hawthorn Nathan Chapman 22yr 189cm 83kg Kangaroo Flat C+ 16 4 0 0
Trade Carlton Sean Charles 22yr 175cm 76kg Powelltown C 9 (1) 6 0 0
Trade Melbourne Matthew Collins 20yr 186cm 85kg Macleod/​Northern U18 C 29 5 0 3
Trade Adelaide Ian Downsborough 25yr 192cm 94kg West Perth C 12 6 0 0
Trade Fremantle Adrian Fletcher 27yr 178cm 84kg Glenorchy B+ 79 24 0 31 B&F: 1999; Christian: 1999
Trade Western Bulldogs Simon Garlick 22yr 177cm 79kg Glen Waverley Rovers/​St Kevin's College/​Sandringham U18 C+ 137 114 0 13
Trade Collingwood Shannon Gibson 21yr 183cm 77kg Preston/​Northern U18 C 3 0 0 0
Trade North Melbourne Shannon Grant 20yr 180cm 85kg Flemington/​St Joseph's College (North Melbourne)/​Western U18 A 243 323 108 73 AA: 2005; B&F: 2001; Norm Smith: 1999; Prem: 1999
Trade Sydney Brent Green 21yr 197cm 94kg Southport D 7 8 0 0
Trade Fremantle Daniel Hargraves 21yr 192cm 93kg Powelltown/​Eastern U18 C 3 0 0 0
Trade Sydney Simon Hawking 24yr 193cm 86kg Ivanhoe Grammar/​Bulleen-Templestowe/​Fitzroy U19s C+ 0 0 0 0
Trade Richmond Aaron James 20yr 194cm 102kg Melton/​Western U18 C 31 (30) 19 0 0
Trade Collingwood Clinton King 19yr 179cm 76kg Heatherdale JFC/​Aquinas College (Vic)/​Eastern U18 C 80 (22) 19 0 12
Trade Collingwood Stuart Mangin 20yr 190cm 95kg Macleod/​Northern U18 D 3 2 0 0
Trade North Melbourne Jason McCartney 23yr 191cm 95kg Nhill C+ 107 15 0 4
Trade St Kilda Gavin Mitchell 24yr 171cm 74kg Claremont C+ 52 64 0 3
Trade Port Adelaide Chris Naish 26yr 172cm 71kg Wangaratta Tigers JFC/​Wangaratta FC B 18 16 0 0
Trade Western Bulldogs Matthew Robbins 20yr 179cm 87kg Ormond/​Salesian College/​Sandringham U18 B 139 135 14 10
Trade Richmond John Rombotis 20yr 181cm 85kg Caulfield Grammar/​Sandringham U18 C+ 13 2 0 0
Trade Sydney Wayne Schwass 28yr 180cm 80kg South Warrnambool/​Trinity Grammar/​North Melbourne U19s A 98 57 0 49 AA: 1999; B&F: 1999
Trade Brisbane Brad Scott 21yr 191cm 87kg St Kevin's College/​East Doncaster/​Eastern U18 C+ 146 39 0 7 Prem: 2001, 2002
Trade Hawthorn Paul Sharkey 23yr 190cm 92kg Catholic College Bendigo/​Sandhurst C 0 0 0 0
Trade Collingwood Bradley Smith 20yr 198cm 102kg Claremont D 1 0 0 0
Trade Melbourne Craig Smoker 19yr 174cm 76kg West Perth C 17 12 0 1
Trade Geelong Brett Spinks 23yr 194cm 110kg South Fremantle C 19 35 0 3
Trade Adelaide Mark Stevens 21yr 194cm 95kg Heyfield/​Gippsland U18 C+ 101 103 0 7 Prem: 1998
Trade Collingwood Jamie Tape 23yr 188cm 89kg Woodville-West Torrens C+ 16 1 0 0
Trade Melbourne Jeff White 20yr 195cm 97kg Frankston YCW/​Dandenong U18 A 236 95 38 47 AA: 2004; B&F: 2004
Trade Melbourne Brent Williams 19yr 190cm 85kg Parkmore/​Sandringham U18 C 0 0 0 0
Priority
(Melbourne)
National 1 Melbourne Travis Johnstone 17yr 184cm 84kg Chelsea/​Dandenong U18 B+ 209 (160) 135 140 62 B&F: 2005
National 2 Richmond Brad Ottens 17yr 202cm 106kg Immanuel College/​Glenelg A 245 (129) 261 60 21 AA: 2001; Prem: 2007, 2009, 2011
National 3 Hawthorn Trent Croad 17yr 190cm 92kg Endeavour Hills/​Narre Warren/​De La Salle College/​Dandenong U18 A 222 (184) 189 60 25 AA: 2005; Prem: 2008
National 4 Essendon Mark Bolton 18yr 196cm 91kg Ringwood/​Eastern U18 C+ 124 50 1 4
National 5 Brisbane Luke Power 17yr 180cm 79kg Trinity Grammar/​Oakleigh U18 A 302 (282) 226 201 84 AA: 2004; Prem: 2001, 2002, 2003
National 6 Fremantle James Walker 18yr 179cm 82kg North Ballarat U18 C+ 151 16 0 3
National 7 Carlton Kris Massie 17yr 188cm 86kg Edithvale-Aspendale/​Dandenong U18 C+ 131 (43) 23 15 4
National 8 Collingwood Chris Tarrant 17yr 193cm 94kg South Mildura/​Bendigo U18 A 268 (196) 367 50 29 AA: 2003
National 9 Port Adelaide Chad Cornes 17yr 191cm 93kg Sacred Heart College/​Glenelg A 255 (239) 179 223 50 AA: 2004, 2007; Prem: 2004
National 10 Brisbane Shane O'Bree 18yr 182cm 82kg North Ballarat U18 B+ 246 (19) 87 37 33
National 11 Sydney Jason Saddington 18yr 196cm 84kg Mitcham (Vic)/​Eastern U18 C+ 162 (142) 47 0 5
National 12 West Coast Jaxon Crabb 17yr 178cm 81kg South Bunbury/​Christ Church Grammar/​Claremont C 19 (15) 2 0 0 Sandover: 2005
National 13 West Coast Callum Chambers 17yr 184cm 78kg Lucknow/​Gippsland U18 C+ 66 (54) 41 0 0
National 14 North Melbourne Shannon Watt 16yr 193cm 95kg North Ballarat U18 C+ 155 9 10 0
National 15 Geelong Joel McKay 18yr 184cm 78kg Murray U18 D 4 0 0 0
National 16 St Kilda Ben Walton 17yr 187cm 88kg Central District C 23 15 0 0
National 17 Adelaide Lance Picioane 17yr 183cm 89kg PEGS/​Western U18 C 77 (4) 28 0 4
National 18 Western Bulldogs Mark Alvey 17yr 177cm 76kg Wentworth/​Bendigo U18 C+ 59 (45) 31 0 4
National 19 Hawthorn Chris Obst 18yr 185cm 80kg Western U18 C 17 0 0 0
National 20 Essendon Dean Solomon 17yr 189cm 102kg Bendigo U18 B 209 (158) 78 33 18 Prem: 2000
National 21 Fremantle Clem Michael 21yr 192cm 98kg South Fremantle C+ 43 11 0 4
National 22 Melbourne Troy Longmuir 18yr 184cm 81kg West Perth C 83 (17) 49 0 1
National 23 Carlton Adam Chatfield 18yr 189cm 83kg Pennant Hills/​NSW-ACT U18 D 1 0 0 0
National 24 Collingwood James Wasley 18yr 180cm 84kg Norwood C 23 3 0 0
National 25 Port Adelaide Nick Stevens 17yr 182cm 85kg St Mary's (NFL)/​Northern U18 B+ 231 (127) 139 103 81 AFLPA 1st: 1998
National 26 Fremantle Brodie Holland 17yr 181cm 81kg Glenorchy/​Tasmania U18 B 155 (36) 141 23 12
National 27 North Melbourne Brad Stephens 18yr 186cm 83kg Barooga/​Murray U18 D 2 0 0 0
National 28 West Coast Rowan Jones 17yr 187cm 82kg Scotch College (WA)/​Claremont C+ 158 70 18 3 Prem: 2006
National 29 Geelong Michael Woolnough Marc Woolnough 17yr 195cm 92kg Southport D 6 1 0 0
National 30 North Melbourne Paul McMahon 18yr 175cm 66kg Bendigo U18 D 0 0 0 0
National 31 Brisbane Simon Black 18yr 185cm 81kg East Fremantle A+ 322 171 327 184 AA: 2001, 2002, 2004; Brownlow: 2002; B&F: 2001, 2002, 2006; Norm Smith: 2003; AA40: 2008; Prem: 2001, 2002, 2003
National 32 Fremantle Troy Johnson 20yr 180cm 75kg South Fremantle D 0 0 0 0
National 33 Adelaide James Thiessen 23yr 180cm 80kg Haileybury College/​Glen Waverley FC C+ 44 21 0 0 Prem: 1998
National 34 West Coast Andrew Williams 18yr 183cm 83kg South Belgrave/​Dandenong U18 C+ 116 (84) 64 0 0
National 35 Hawthorn Marcus Baldwin 18yr 196cm 90kg Assumption College/​Calder U18 D 5 (0) 5 0 0
National 36 Essendon Judd Lalich 21yr 193cm 89kg East Perth C 17 4 0 0
National 37 West Coast Todd Holmes 18yr 187cm 88kg Subiaco D 7 0 0 0
National 38 Geelong James Rahilly 18yr 187cm 84kg Geelong U18 C 90 11 0 2
National 39 Melbourne Matthew Blake 18yr 186cm 76kg Sandhurst/​Bendigo U18 D 0 0 0 0
National 40 Sydney Fred Campbell 17yr 175cm 75kg Alice Springs Pioneers/​Powelltown/​Bendigo U18 C 12 (5) 7 0 0
National 41 Port Adelaide Danny Morton 24yr 175cm 64kg North Adelaide C 20 17 0 2
National 42 Hawthorn Matthew Dennis 19yr 189cm 91kg Old Brighton D 5 0 0 0
National 43 Sydney Adam Goodes 17yr 191cm 100kg Horsham FC/​North Ballarat U18 A+ 372 464 435 163 AA: 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011; Rising Star: 1999; Brownlow: 2003, 2006; AFLCA: 2006; B&F: 2003, 2006, 2011; AFLPA 1st: 1999; AA40: 2010; Prem: 2005, 2012
National 44 West Coast David Antonowicz 17yr 194cm 93kg Western U18 D 3 0 0 0
National 45 Geelong John Scarlett Matthew Scarlett 18yr 192cm 94kg St Joseph's/​St Joseph's College/​Geelong U18 A+ 284 17 155 31 AA: 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011; B&F: 2003; Prem: 2007, 2009, 2011
National 46 North Melbourne Josh Robertson 18yr 180cm 80kg Wodonga Raiders/​Murray U18 D 0 0 0 0
National 47 Western Bulldogs Robert Stevenson 21yr 188cm 82kg Taylors Lakes/​Western U18 C 0 0 0 0
National 48 St Kilda Ben Thompson 24yr 190cm 95kg Willunga/​Glenelg C 11 2 0 0
National 49 Adelaide Ian Perrie 18yr 193cm 100kg Sorrento Duncraig JFC/​East Perth B 116 129 18 14
National 50 Melbourne Luke Ottens 21yr 194cm 96kg Glenelg D 4 0 0 0
National 51 Brisbane Scott Ralph 18yr 190cm 84kg Morningside D 0 0 0 0
National 52 Essendon Jordan Doering 18yr 187cm 87kg Bendigo U18 C 18 (0) 11 0 0
National 53 Richmond Lionel Proctor 17yr 179cm 74kg Alphington/​Northern U18 C 20 4 0 0
National 54 Geelong Justin Wood 17yr 183cm 73kg Glenorchy/​Tasmania U18 C 7 5 0 0
National 55 Carlton Craig Black 18yr 180cm 70kg Dandenong U18 D 0 0 0 0
National 56 Collingwood Ben Kinnear 18yr 193cm 98kg Central District C 50 11 0 3
National 57 Port Adelaide Darren Fraser 24yr 180cm 82kg Montmorency/​Essendon Reserves D 0 0 0 0
National 58 Brisbane Marcus Picken 18yr 186cm 86kg Hamilton FC/​North Ballarat U18 C 25 9 0 0
National 59 Sydney Brett Rose 18yr 178cm 74kg East Burwood/​Eastern U18 D 0 0 0 0
National 60 West Coast Phillip Read 18yr 180cm 83kg Wesley College (WA)/​East Fremantle C+ 108 (74) 32 0 3
National 61 Geelong Tim Finocchiaro 18yr 177cm 84kg Warrandyte/​Eastern U18 C 10 1 0 0
National 62 North Melbourne Dion Miles 19yr 176cm 76kg Western U18 D 2 1 0 0
National 63 Western Bulldogs Anthony Aloi 18yr 184cm 79kg Melton/​Western U18 D 0 0 0 0
National 64 St Kilda Sam Cranage 18yr 185cm 79kg North Ballarat U18 C 18 (8) 3 0 1
National 65 Adelaide Linden Stevens 19yr 186cm 80kg Sturt D 2 0 0 0
National 66 Melbourne Nathan Brown 21yr 180cm 76kg Pinnaroo/​West Adelaide B 146 36 27 23
National 67 Hawthorn Brad Lloyd 22yr 183cm 83kg Williamstown C 11 3 0 0
National 68 Essendon Simon Eastaugh 24yr 200cm 100kg Wanganui Park SC/​Notre Dame College (Shepparton) C 29 (17) 2 0 1
National 69 Richmond Paul Greenham 20yr 178cm 78kg St Kevin's College/​Sandringham U18 D 0 0 0 0
National 70 Carlton Trent Hoppner 18yr 175cm 71kg Heidelberg/​Northern U18 D 1 0 0 0
National 71 Richmond Andrew Kellaway 21yr 190cm 90kg Caulfield Grammar/​Sandringham A 172 30 16 10 AA: 2000; B&F: 2000
National 73 Brisbane Beau McDonald 18yr 203cm 102kg Swan Districts C+ 91 19 0 2 Prem: 2001, 2002
National 74 Western Bulldogs Paul Digiovine 18yr 195cm 87kg Beverley Hills/​Oakleigh U18 D 0 0 0 0
National 75 St Kilda Brent Cowell 17yr 179cm 73kg Bairnsdale/​Gippsland U18 D 0 0 0 0
National 77 Melbourne Guy Rigoni 23yr 181cm 87kg Myrtleford C+ 107 35 0 5
National 78 Hawthorn Richie Vandenberg 20yr 178cm 84kg Wentworth/​Uni Blues C+ 145 64 4 19
National 80 Carlton John Hynes 18yr 184cm 87kg Sandringham U18 D 4 2 0 0
National 81 Collingwood Troy Kirwen 17yr 190cm 80kg Bundoora/​Northern U18 D 0 0 0 0
National 82 Hawthorn Nathan Thompson 19yr 194cm 100kg Kyneton/​Bendigo U18 B+ 179 (119) 327 81 43
National 83 Carlton Ben Thompson 19yr 186cm 80kg Zillmere D 1 0 0 0
National 84 Collingwood Frankie Raso 18yr 176cm 73kg Preston RSL/​Northern U18 C 19 1 0 0
National 85 Hawthorn Hayden Burgiel 18yr 183cm 77kg Gippsland U18 D 0 0 0 0
National 86 Collingwood Scott Whiston 18yr 183cm 74kg Central District D 0 0 0 0
Pre-Season 1 Melbourne Jamie Shanahan 30yr 194cm 99kg Hobart FC C+ 37 0 0 0
Pre-Season 2 Hawthorn Joel Smith 20yr 185cm 88kg Yarrawonga/​Murray U18 A 163 39 21 18 AA: 2001, 2003; B&F: 2001
Pre-Season 3 Port Adelaide Matthew Bode 18yr 178cm 77kg Brighton Districts & Old Scholars/​Glenelg B 108 (29) 96 15 12
Pre-Season 4 Sydney Adam Coghlan 22yr 187cm 82kg Shepparton Swans/​Murray U18/​Sandringham D 0 0 0 0
Pre-Season 5 North Melbourne Damian Houlihan 22yr 188cm 93kg Corowa-Rutherglen C 0 0 0 0
Pre-Season 7 St Kilda Matthew Carr 19yr 191cm 87kg East Fremantle B 162 (28) 66 19 7
Pre-Season 9 Hawthorn Jason Daniltchenko 22yr 191cm 98kg Bayswater C 0 0 0 0
Pre-Season 10 North Melbourne Brady Anderson 22yr 178cm 77kg East Perth C 27 2 0 0
Pre-Season 12 Hawthorn Haydon Kilmartin 24yr 178cm 80kg North Hobart D 10 1 0 0
Rookie 1 Melbourne Luke Williams 18yr 185cm 82kg Oakleigh U18 C+ 51 10 0 0
Rookie 2 Hawthorn Stephen Jurica 21yr 194cm 104kg South Fremantle C 0 0 0 0
Rookie 3 Essendon Dean Rioli 19yr 180cm 99kg South Fremantle C 100 91 4 14
Rookie 4 Richmond Chris Bossong 19yr 192cm St Kevin's Old Boys D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 5 Fremantle Brad Dodd 20yr 186cm 84kg East Fremantle C+ 50 24 0 2
Rookie 6 Carlton Simon Fletcher 19yr 188cm 86kg Grovedale/​Geelong U18 C+ 90 (84) 30 0 2
Rookie 7 Collingwood George Bakoulas 18yr 195cm Calder U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 8 Port Adelaide Barnaby French 22yr 200cm 102kg Pembroke School/​Ironbank-Cherry Gardens B 133 (62) 40 20 3
Rookie 10 Sydney Mark Brown 20yr 180cm Numurkah D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 11 West Coast Conrad Chambers 18yr 194cm East Fremantle D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 12 Geelong Paul Lindsay 21yr 198cm 100kg East Fremantle D 2 0 0 0
Rookie 13 North Melbourne David Round 19yr 192cm 90kg Strathmore/​Calder U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 14 Western Bulldogs Lincoln Reynolds 20yr 190cm Geelong U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 15 St Kilda Lachlan Brown 21yr 180cm St Kilda Reserves D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 17 Melbourne Jamie Cann 18yr 176cm Craigieburn/​Assumption College/​Calder U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 18 Hawthorn Glen Bowyer 18yr 181cm 82kg Wodonga FC/​Murray U18 C 55 (35) 14 0 2
Rookie 19 Essendon Winis Imbi 18yr 172cm Papua New Guinea/​North Ballarat U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 20 Richmond Greg Tivendale 18yr 185cm 86kg Gippsland U18 C+ 188 125 13 26
Rookie 21 Fremantle Paul Maher 21yr 190cm 97kg Trinity College (WA)/​Perth D 5 5 0 0
Rookie 22 Carlton Damian Lang 21yr 191cm 78kg Leeton C 3 1 0 0
Rookie 23 Collingwood Mark Matthews 20yr 176cm Box Hill D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 24 Port Adelaide Antony Sheehan 18yr 181cm Port Adelaide (SANFL) D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 26 Sydney Brad McMahon 20yr 194cm Southport D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 27 West Coast Chad Fletcher 18yr 179cm 83kg Subiaco A 179 74 71 38 AA: 2004; Prem: 2006
Rookie 28 Geelong Chris Hemley 20yr 192cm 93kg Bell Post Hill/​Geelong U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 29 North Melbourne Craig Folino 18yr 176cm Eastern U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 30 Western Bulldogs Shaun Tinsley 20yr 189cm Port Melbourne D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 32 Adelaide Tim Davis 20yr 193cm North Adelaide D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 33 Melbourne Ben Beams 19yr 183cm 76kg Glenorchy/​Tasmania U18 C 23 17 0 0
Rookie 35 Essendon Robert Di Rosa 20yr 178cm 78kg Western U18/​Werribee D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 36 Richmond Ben Hollands 19yr 177cm 75kg North Albury C 8 5 0 0
Rookie 37 Fremantle Cameron Jackson 22yr 205cm Basketball D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 38 Carlton Scott Freeborn 19yr 183cm 90kg Woodville-West Torrens C+ 48 17 0 0
Rookie 39 Collingwood Tarkyn Lockyer 18yr 178cm 78kg East Fremantle B+ 227 149 96 20
Rookie 42 Sydney Jason McPherson 22yr 180cm 80kg Ganmain D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 43 West Coast Laurie Bellotti 21yr 194cm 91kg Claremont C 24 2 0 0
Rookie 44 Geelong Shaun Baxter 20yr 188cm 90kg Bannockburn/​Geelong U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 48 Adelaide Sudjai Cook 21yr 176cm 79kg Norwood D 7 2 0 0
Rookie 49 Melbourne Peter Walsh 21yr 180cm 82kg Kyneton/​St Patrick's College/​North Ballarat U18/​West Adelaide C+ 139 (104) 37 11 18
Rookie 51 Essendon Lachlan Oakley 22yr 183cm Sandringham D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 53 Fremantle John Neesham 18yr 174cm East Fremantle D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 54 Carlton Shane Flynn 20yr 179cm Boronia/​Eastern U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 55 Collingwood Adam Collings 18yr 181cm Eastern U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 59 West Coast Heath Younie 18yr 176cm 74kg Wodonga FC/​Murray U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 64 Adelaide Steven Hall 22yr 193cm West Torrens D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 70 Carlton Cameron Blight 18yr 188cm Tasmania U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 71 Collingwood Frankie Dimattina 19yr Oakleigh U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 74 Sydney James Byrne 19yr 183cm 84kg Assumption College/​Calder U18 C 24 (0) 4 0 0 Liston: 2007
Rookie 86 Carlton Clint Evans 18yr 177cm Dandenong U18 D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 89 Brisbane Tate Day 19yr 193cm 91kg Coolangatta Tweed Heads/​Southport D 0 0 0 0
Rookie 90 Sydney Mark Livy 18yr 187cm NSW-ACT U18 D 0 0 0 0