1997 AFL Drafts and Trading: Port Adelaide

Incoming Players, Outgoing Players, Trade Period Results

Incoming Players

Trade Period

# Club Player Games Goals Votes Honours
Port Adelaide Brett Chalmers 25 12 0
Port Adelaide Chris Naish 18 16 0

National Draft

# Club Player Original Club Age Height Weight Games Goals Votes Honours
9 Port Adelaide Chad Cornes Sacred Heart College/​Glenelg 17yr 191cm 93kg 255 (239) 179 50 AA: 2004, 2007; Prem: 2004
25 Port Adelaide Nick Stevens St Mary's (NFL)/​Northern U18 17yr 182cm 85kg 231 (127) 139 81 AFLPA 1st: 1998
41 Port Adelaide Danny Morton North Adelaide 24yr 175cm 64kg 20 17 2
57 Port Adelaide Darren Fraser Montmorency/​Essendon Reserves 24yr 180cm 82kg 0 0 0
72 Port Adelaide

Pre-Season Draft

# Club Player Original Club Age Height Weight Games Goals Votes Honours
3 Port Adelaide Matthew Bode Brighton Districts & Old Scholars/​Glenelg 18yr 178cm 77kg 108 (29) 96 12

Rookie Draft

# Club Player Original Club Age Height Weight Games Goals Votes Honours
8 Port Adelaide Barnaby French Pembroke School/​Ironbank-Cherry Gardens 21yr 200cm 102kg 133 (62) 40 3
24 Port Adelaide Antony Sheehan Port Adelaide (SANFL) 18yr 181cm 0 0 0
40 Port Adelaide
56 Port Adelaide
72 Port Adelaide
88 Port Adelaide

Outgoing Players

Retirements

When Club Player Age Height Weight Original Club Games Honours
Sep 1 Port Adelaide Scott Hodges 29 188 92 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 38 Magarey: 1990

Delistings

When Club Player Age Height Weight Original Club Games Honours
Sep 30 Port Adelaide Rhett Biglands 20 200 104 Woodville-West Torrens 134
Sep 30 Port Adelaide Stephen Carter 23 186 89 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 10
Sep 30 Port Adelaide Mark Conway 24 197 96 Central District 1
Oct 15 Port Adelaide Scott Freeborn 19 183 90 Woodville-West Torrens 48
Sep 30 Port Adelaide Jake Lynch 19 184 70 Woodville-West Torrens 0
Sep 30 Port Adelaide Andrew Osborn 24 175 75 Reynella/​Cardjin College/​South Adelaide 0 Magarey: 1998
Sep 30 Port Adelaide Damian Squire 23 180 80 North Adelaide 5 Magarey: 1999, 2000
Sep 30 Port Adelaide Jonathan Yerbury 20 192 88 Norwood 0

Rookie Delistings

When Club Player Age Height Weight Original Club Games Honours
Oct 15 Port Adelaide Luke Ottens 21 194 96 Glenelg 4

Trade Period

# Club Player Games Goals Votes Honours
Port Adelaide Ian Downsborough 12 6 0
Port Adelaide John Rombotis 13 2 0

Trade Period Results

Gave:Ian DownsboroughJohn Rombotis
Got:Brett ChalmersChris Naish