1997 AFL National Draft

Pick	# ↧	Club	Detail	Player	Age	Height	Original Club	Grade	Games	Goals	Coaches	Brownlow	Awards
Priority (Melbourne)	1	Melbourne		Travis Johnstone	17yr	184cm	Chelsea/Dandenong U18	B+	209 (160)	135	140	62	B&F: 2005
	2	Richmond		Brad Ottens	17yr	202cm	Immanuel College/Glenelg	A	245 (129)	261	60	21	AA: 2001; Prem: 2007, 2009, 2011
	3	Hawthorn		Trent Croad	17yr	190cm	Endeavour Hills/Narre Warren/De La Salle College/Dandenong U18	A	222 (184)	189	60	25	AA: 2005; Prem: 2008
	4	Essendon		Mark Bolton	18yr	196cm	Ringwood/Eastern U18	C+	124	50	1	4
	5	Brisbane		Luke Power	17yr	180cm	Trinity Grammar/Oakleigh U18	A	302 (282)	226	201	84	AA: 2004; Prem: 2001, 2002, 2003
	6	Fremantle		James Walker	18yr	179cm	North Ballarat U18	C+	151	16	0	3
	7	Carlton		Kris Massie	17yr	188cm	Edithvale-Aspendale/Dandenong U18	C+	131 (43)	23	15	4
	8	Collingwood		Chris Tarrant	17yr	193cm	South Mildura/Bendigo U18	A	268 (196)	367	50	29	AA: 2003
	9	Port Adelaide		Chad Cornes	17yr	191cm	Sacred Heart College/Glenelg	A	255 (239)	179	223	50	AA: 2004, 2007; Prem: 2004
	10	Brisbane		Shane O'Bree	18yr	182cm	North Ballarat U18	B+	246 (19)	87	37	33
	11	Sydney		Jason Saddington	18yr	196cm	Mitcham (Vic)/Eastern U18	C+	162 (142)	47	0	5
	12	West Coast		Jaxon Crabb	17yr	178cm	South Bunbury/Christ Church Grammar/Claremont	C	19 (15)	2	0	0	Sandover: 2005
	13	West Coast		Callum Chambers	17yr	184cm	Lucknow/Gippsland U18	C+	66 (54)	41	0	0
	14	North Melbourne		Shannon Watt	16yr	193cm	North Ballarat U18	C+	155	9	10	0
	15	Geelong		Joel McKay	18yr	184cm	Murray U18	D	4	0	0	0
	16	St Kilda		Ben Walton	17yr	187cm	Central District	C	23	15	0	0
	17	Adelaide		Lance Picioane	17yr	183cm	PEGS/Western U18	C	77 (4)	28	0	4
	18	Western Bulldogs		Mark Alvey	17yr	177cm	Wentworth/Bendigo U18	C+	59 (45)	31	0	4
	19	Hawthorn		Chris Obst	18yr	185cm	Western U18	C	17	0	0	0
	20	Essendon		Dean Solomon	17yr	189cm	Bendigo U18	B	209 (158)	78	33	18	Prem: 2000
	21	Fremantle		Clem Michael	21yr	192cm	South Fremantle	C+	43	11	0	4
	22	Melbourne		Troy Longmuir	18yr	184cm	West Perth	C	83 (17)	49	0	1
	23	Carlton		Adam Chatfield	18yr	189cm	Pennant Hills/NSW-ACT U18	D	1	0	0	0
	24	Collingwood		James Wasley	18yr	180cm	Norwood	C	23	3	0	0
	25	Port Adelaide		Nick Stevens	17yr	182cm	St Mary's (NFL)/Northern U18	B+	231 (127)	139	103	81	AFLPA 1st: 1998
	26	Fremantle		Brodie Holland	17yr	181cm	Glenorchy/Tasmania U18	B	155 (36)	141	23	12
	27	North Melbourne		Brad Stephens	18yr	186cm	Barooga/Murray U18	D	2	0	0	0
	28	West Coast		Rowan Jones	17yr	187cm	Scotch College (WA)/Claremont	C+	158	70	18	3	Prem: 2006
	29	Geelong	Michael Woolnough	Marc Woolnough	17yr	195cm	Southport	D	6	1	0	0
	30	North Melbourne		Paul McMahon	18yr	175cm	Bendigo U18	D	0	0	0	0
	31	Brisbane		Simon Black	18yr	185cm	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
	32	Fremantle		Troy Johnson	20yr	180cm	South Fremantle	D	0	0	0	0
	33	Adelaide		James Thiessen	23yr	180cm	Haileybury College/Glen Waverley FC	C+	44	21	0	0	Prem: 1998
	34	West Coast		Andrew Williams	18yr	183cm	South Belgrave/Dandenong U18	C+	116 (84)	64	0	0
	35	Hawthorn		Marcus Baldwin	18yr	196cm	Assumption College/Calder U18	D	5 (0)	5	0	0
	36	Essendon		Judd Lalich	21yr	193cm	East Perth	C	17	4	0	0
	37	West Coast		Todd Holmes	18yr	187cm	Subiaco	D	7	0	0	0
	38	Geelong		James Rahilly	18yr	187cm	Geelong U18	C	90	11	0	2
	39	Melbourne		Matthew Blake	18yr	186cm	Sandhurst/Bendigo U18	D	0	0	0	0
	40	Sydney		Fred Campbell	17yr	175cm	Alice Springs Pioneers/Powelltown/Bendigo U18	C	12 (5)	7	0	0
	41	Port Adelaide		Danny Morton	24yr	175cm	Pooraka/North Adelaide	C	20	17	0	2
	42	Hawthorn		Matthew Dennis	19yr	189cm	Old Brighton	D	5	0	0	0
	43	Sydney		Adam Goodes	17yr	191cm	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
	44	West Coast		David Antonowicz	17yr	194cm	Western U18	D	3	0	0	0
	45	Geelong	John Scarlett	Matthew Scarlett	18yr	192cm	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
	46	North Melbourne		Josh Robertson	18yr	180cm	Wodonga Raiders/Murray U18	D	0	0	0	0
	47	Western Bulldogs		Robert Stevenson	21yr	188cm	Taylors Lakes/Western U18	C	0	0	0	0
	48	St Kilda		Ben Thompson	24yr	190cm	Willunga/Glenelg	C	11	2	0	0
	49	Adelaide		Ian Perrie	18yr	193cm	Sorrento Duncraig JFC/East Perth	B	116	129	18	14
	50	Melbourne		Luke Ottens	21yr	194cm	Glenelg	D	4	0	0	0
	51	Brisbane		Scott Ralph	18yr	190cm	Morningside	D	0	0	0	0
	52	Essendon		Jordan Doering	18yr	187cm	Bendigo U18	C	18 (0)	11	0	0
	53	Richmond		Lionel Proctor	17yr	179cm	Alphington/Northern U18	C	20	4	0	0
	54	Geelong		Justin Wood	17yr	183cm	Glenorchy/Tasmania U18	C	7	5	0	0
	55	Carlton		Craig Black	18yr	180cm	Dandenong U18	D	0	0	0	0
	56	Collingwood		Ben Kinnear	18yr	193cm	Central District	C	50	11	0	3
	57	Port Adelaide		Darren Fraser	24yr	180cm	Montmorency/Essendon Reserves	D	0	0	0	0
	58	Brisbane		Marcus Picken	18yr	186cm	Hamilton FC/North Ballarat U18	C	25	9	0	0
	59	Sydney		Brett Rose	18yr	178cm	East Burwood/Eastern U18	D	0	0	0	0
	60	West Coast		Phillip Read	18yr	180cm	Wesley College (WA)/East Fremantle	C+	108 (74)	32	0	3
	61	Geelong		Tim Finocchiaro	18yr	177cm	Warrandyte/Eastern U18	C	10	1	0	0
	62	North Melbourne		Dion Miles	19yr	176cm	Western U18	D	2	1	0	0
	63	Western Bulldogs		Anthony Aloi	18yr	184cm	Melton/Western U18	D	0	0	0	0
	64	St Kilda		Sam Cranage	18yr	185cm	North Ballarat U18	C	18 (8)	3	0	1
	65	Adelaide		Linden Stevens	19yr	186cm	Sturt	D	2	0	0	0
	66	Melbourne		Nathan Brown	21yr	180cm	Pinnaroo/West Adelaide	B	146	36	27	23
	67	Hawthorn		Brad Lloyd	22yr	183cm	Williamstown	C	11	3	0	0
	68	Essendon		Simon Eastaugh	24yr	200cm	Wanganui Park SC/Notre Dame College (Shepparton)	C	29 (17)	2	0	1
	69	Richmond		Paul Greenham	20yr	178cm	St Kevin's College/Sandringham U18	D	0	0	0	0
	70	Carlton		Trent Hoppner	18yr	175cm	Heidelberg/Northern U18	D	1	0	0	0
	71	Richmond		Andrew Kellaway	21yr	190cm	Caulfield Grammar/Sandringham	A	172	30	16	10	AA: 2000; B&F: 2000
	73	Brisbane		Beau McDonald	18yr	203cm	Swan Districts	C+	91	19	0	2	Prem: 2001, 2002
	74	Western Bulldogs		Paul Digiovine	18yr	195cm	Beverley Hills/Oakleigh U18	D	0	0	0	0
	75	St Kilda		Brent Cowell	17yr	179cm	Bairnsdale/Gippsland U18	D	0	0	0	0
	77	Melbourne		Guy Rigoni	23yr	181cm	Myrtleford	C+	107	35	0	5
	78	Hawthorn		Richie Vandenberg	20yr	178cm	Wentworth/Uni Blues	C+	145	64	4	19
	80	Carlton		John Hynes	18yr	184cm	Sandringham U18	D	4	2	0	0
	81	Collingwood		Troy Kirwen	17yr	190cm	Bundoora/Northern U18	D	0	0	0	0
	82	Hawthorn		Nathan Thompson	19yr	194cm	Kyneton/Bendigo U18	B+	179 (119)	327	81	43
	83	Carlton		Ben Thompson	19yr	186cm	Zillmere	D	1	0	0	0
	84	Collingwood		Frankie Raso	18yr	176cm	Preston RSL/Northern U18	C	19	1	0	0
	85	Hawthorn		Hayden Burgiel	18yr	183cm	Gippsland U18	D	0	0	0	0
	86	Collingwood		Scott Whiston	18yr	183cm	Central District	D	0	0	0	0