October 1997 Player Draft
 01. [Melbourne] TRAVIS JOHNSTONE (Dandenong Stingrays) 
 02. [Richmond] BRAD OTTENS (Glenelg) 
 03. [Hawthorn] TRENT CROAD (Dandenong Stingrays) 
 04. [Essendon] MARK BOLTON (Eastern Ranges) 
 05. [Brisbane] LUKE POWER (Oakleigh Chargers) 
 06. [Fremantle] JAMES WALKER (North Ballarat Rebels) 
 07. [Carlton] KRIS MASSIE (Dandenong Stingrays) 
 08. [Collingwood] CHRIS TARRANT (Bendigo Pioneers) 
 09. [Port Adelaide] CHAD CORNES (Glenelg) 
 10. [Brisbane] SHANE O'BREE (North Ballarat Rebels) 
 11. [Sydney] JASON SADDINGTON (Eastern Ranges) 
 12. [West Coast] JAXON CRABB (Claremont) 
 13. [West Coast] CALLUM CHAMBERS (Gippsland Power) 
 14. [Nth Melbourne] SHANNON WATT (North Ballarat Rebels) 
 15. [Geelong] JOEL McKAY (Murray Bushrangers) 
 16. [St Kilda] BEN WOLTON (Central District) 
 17. [Adelaide] LANCE PICIOANE (Western Jets) 
 18. [W.Bulldogs] MARK ALVEY (Bendigo Pioneers) 
 19. [Hawthorn] CHRIS OBST (Western Jets) 
 20. [Essendon] DEAN SOLOMON (Bendigo Pioneers) 
 21. [Fremantle] CLEM MICHAEL (South Fremantle) 
 22. [Melbourne] TROY LONGMUIR (West Perth) 
 23. [Carlton] ADAM CHATFIELD (NSW/ACT Rams) 
 24. [Collingwood] JAMES WASLEY (Norwood) 
 25. [Port Adelaide] NICK STEVENS (Preston Knights) 
 26. [Fremantle] BRODIE HOLLAND (Tassie Mariners) 
 27. [Nth Melbourne] BRADLEY STEPHENS (Murray Bushrangers) 
 28. [West Coast] ROHAN JONES (Claremont) 
 29. [Geelong] MARC WOOLNOUGH (Southport) 
 30. [Nth Melbourne] PAUL McMAHON (Bendigo Pioneers) 
 31. [Brisbane] SIMON BLACK (East Fremantle) 
 32. [Fremantle] TROY JOHNSON (South Fremantle) 
 33. [Adelaide] JAMES THIESSEN (Norwood) 
 34. [West Coast] ANDREW WILLIAMS (Dandenong Stingrays) 
 35. [Hawthorn] MARCUS BALDWIN (Calder Cannons) 
 36. [Essendon] JUDD LALICH (East Perth) 
 37. [West Coast] TODD HOLMES (Subiaco) 
 38. [Geelong] JAMES RAHILLY (Geelong Falcons) 
 39. [Melbourne] MATTHEW BLAKE (Bendigo Pioneers) 
 40. [Sydney] FRED CAMPBELL (NT/Bendigo Pioneers) 
 41. [Port Adelaide] DANNY MORTON (North Adelaide) 
 42. [Hawthorn] MATTHEW DENNIS (Old Brighton) 
 43. [Sydney] ADAM GOODES (Ballarat Rebels) 
 44. [West Coast] DAVID ANTONOWICZ (Western Jets) 
 45. [Geelong] MATTHEW SCARLETT (Geelong Falcons) 
 46. [Nth Melbourne] JOSHUA ROBERTSON (Murray Bushrangers) 
 47. [W.Bulldogs] ROBERT STEVENSON (Essendon) 
 48. [St Kilda] BEN THOMPSON (Glenelg) 
 49. [Adelaide] IAN PERRIE (East Perth) 
 50. [Melbourne] LUKE OTTENS (Glenelg) 
 51. [Brisbane] SCOTT RALPH (Morningside) 
 52. [Essendon] JORDAN DOERING (Bendigo Pioneers) 
 53. [Richmond] LIONEL PROCTOR (Preston Knights) 
 54. [Geelong] JUSTIN WOOD (Tassie Mariners) 
 55. [Carlton] CRAIG BLACK (Dandenong Stingrays) 
 56. [Collingwood] BEN KINNEAR (Central District) 
 57. [Port Adelaide] DARREN FRASER (Essendon supp list) 
 58. [Brisbane] MARCUS PICKEN (North Ballarat Rebels) 
 59. [Sydney] BRETT ROSE (Eastern Ranges) 
 60. [West Coast] PHILLIP READ (East Fremantle) 
 61. [Geelong] TIM FINOCCHIARO (Eastern Ranges) 
 62. [Nth Melbourne] DION MILES (North Melbourne supp list) 
 63. [W.Bulldogs] ANTHONY ALOI (Western Jets) 
 64. [St Kilda] SAM CRANAGE (North Ballarat Rebels) 
 65. [Adelaide] LINDEN STEVENS (Sturt) 
 66. [Melbourne] NATHAN BROWN (West Adelaide) 
 67. [Hawthorn] BRAD LLOYD (Hawthorn supp list) 
 68. [Essendon] SIMON EASTAUGH (Norwood) 
 69. [Richmond] PAUL GREENHAM (Port Melbourne) 
 70. [Carlton] TRENT HOPPNER (Preston Knights) 
 71. [Richmond] ANDREW KELLAWAY (Richmond supp list) 
 73. [Brisbane] BEAU McDONALD (Swan Districts) 
 74. [W.Bulldogs] PAUL DIGIOVINE (Oakleigh Chargers) 
 75. [St Kilda] BRENT COWELL (Gippsland Power) 
 77. [Melbourne] GUY RIGONI (Myrtleford) 
 78. [Hawthorn] RICHARD VANDENBERG (University Blues) 
 80. [Carlton] JOHN HYNES (Prahran Dragons) 
 81. [Collingwood] TROY KIRWEN (Preston Knights) 
 82. [Hawthorn] NATHAN THOMPSON (Hawthorn supp list) 
 83. [Carlton] BEN THOMPSON (Northern Eagles) 
 84. [Collingwood] FRANKIE RASO (Preston Knights) 
 85. [Hawthorn] HAYDEN BURGIEL (Gippsland Power) 
 86. [Collingwood] SCOTT WHISTON (Central District)