Experience
average 53.9 games
ranked 7th for the year
Age
average 24.0 years old
ranked 2nd for the year
Goals
average 33.5 career goals
ranked 11th for the year
Coaches Votes
average 0.0 career votes
ranked 1st for the year
Brownlow Votes
average 8.3 career votes
ranked 10th for the year
| # ↧ | Player | Grade | DOB | Age | Height | Weight | Games Prior | Goals Prior | Coaches Prior | Brownlow Prior | Games 1997 | Goals 1997 | Coaches 1997 | Brownlow 1997 | Original Club | Drafted | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Charles | C | 18 May 75 | 21yr | 175cm | 76kg | 29 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Powelltown | |||
| 2 | Stephen Tingay | B | 13 Aug 70 | 26yr | 181cm | 85kg | 135 | 68 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shepparton FC | #50 National 1987 | AA: 1994 | |
| 3 | Garry Lyon | A | 13 Sep 67 | 29yr | 193cm | 96kg | 198 | 376 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Kyabram | AA: 1993, 1994, 1995; B&F: 1990, 1994 | ||
| 4 | Andrew Obst | C+ | 19 Aug 64 | 32yr | 184cm | 82kg | 131 | 57 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | West Croydon/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | #37 National 1987 | ||
| 5 | David Schwarz | B | 24 Jul 72 | 24yr | 195cm | 105kg | 64 | 95 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | Sunbury FC | |||
| 6 | Glenn Lovett | C+ | 23 Jul 69 | 27yr | 180cm | 85kg | 111 | 70 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Melbourne HS/MHSOB | B&F: 1992 | ||
| 7 | Darren Kowal | C+ | 18 Jun 72 | 24yr | 173cm | 74kg | 74 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Claremont | #3 National 1991 | ||
| 8 | Craig Turley | B | 24 Aug 65 | 31yr | 185cm | 84kg | 131 | 99 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Perth | Zone 1988 | AA: 1991; B&F: 1991; Prem: 1992 | |
| 9 | David Neitz | A | 22 Jan 75 | 22yr | 191cm | 100kg | 88 | 108 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 2 | Parkmore | AA: 1995 | ||
| 10 | Marcus Seecamp | C+ | 27 Jul 72 | 24yr | 185cm | 87kg | 87 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | East Perth | #2 National 1991 | ||
| 11 | Jim Stynes | B+ | 23 Apr 66 | 31yr | 199cm | 99kg | 222 | 125 | 0 | 97 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | County Dublin | AA: 1991, 1993; Brownlow: 1991; MVP: 1991; B&F: 1991, 1995, 1996 | ||
| 12 | Todd Viney | C+ | 30 Mar 66 | 31yr | 183cm | 92kg | 172 | 62 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 9 | Pembroke School/Sturt | B&F: 1993 | ||
| 13 | Adem Yze | C | 21 Sep 77 | 19yr | 187cm | 85kg | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Shepparton United/Murray U18 | #16 National 1994 | ||
| 14 | Leigh Newton | D | 25 Mar 76 | 21yr | 198cm | 103kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | King Valley/Albury FC/Murray U18 | #3 Pre-Season 1996 | ||
| 15 | Paul Hopgood | C+ | 21 Jul 73 | 23yr | 179cm | 82kg | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Haileybury College/Chelsea | |||
| 16 | Robert Pyman | C | 6 Oct 71 | 25yr | 180cm | 79kg | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | North Whyalla/West Torrens/Woodville-West Torrens | #6 National 1992 | ||
| 17 | Brett Lovett | C+ | 20 May 66 | 30yr | 180cm | 92kg | 217 | 44 | 0 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Inverloch-Kongwak/Hawthorn Reserves | |||
| 18 | Craig Nettelbeck | C+ | 26 May 72 | 24yr | 193cm | 96kg | 65 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Leeton | |||
| 19 | Paul Prymke | C+ | 8 Dec 70 | 26yr | 194cm | 98kg | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mildura FC/Woodville-West Torrens | #53 Pre-Season 1992 | ||
| 20 | Matthew Febey | C+ | 19 Aug 69 | 27yr | 184cm | 82kg | 92 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Devonport | #16 National 1986 | ||
| 21 | Steven Febey | C+ | 19 Aug 69 | 27yr | 184cm | 82kg | 160 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Devonport | #3 National 1986 | ||
| 22 | Shane Woewodin | D | 12 Jul 76 | 20yr | 185cm | 83kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Bullcreek Leeming JFC/East Fremantle | #18 Pre-Season 1996 | ||
| 23 | Alastair Clarkson | C+ | 27 Apr 68 | 28yr | 177cm | 79kg | 115 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | Kaniva/Ballarat Clarendon College | |||
| 27 | Anthony Ingerson | C | 13 Oct 69 | 27yr | 193cm | 97kg | 55 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Pembroke School/Central District | |||
| 28 | Nick Pesch | C | 25 Jun 74 | 22yr | 173cm | 80kg | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Flinders Park/Woodville-West Torrens | #41 Pre-Season 1992 | ||
| 29 | Shaun Smith | B | 22 Jun 69 | 27yr | 184cm | 90kg | 86 | 110 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | Ainslie | |||
| 30 | David Cockatoo-Collins | D | 1 Apr 78 | 19yr | 180cm | 71kg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wesley College/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | Uncontr Comp 1994 | ||
| 31 | Don Cockatoo-Collins | D | 1 Apr 78 | 19yr | 182cm | 79kg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Wesley College/Port Adelaide (SANFL) | #11 National 1995 | ||
| 32 | Damien Gaspar | C | 28 Mar 75 | 22yr | 193cm | 94kg | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Fremantle | #84 National 1992 | ||
| 33 | Jeff Farmer | C | 24 Jun 77 | 19yr | 175cm | 78kg | 26 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 5 | Tambellup/South Fremantle | Foundation 1994 | ||
| 34 | Dean Irving | C+ | 1 Sep 66 | 30yr | 200cm | 102kg | 64 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Fremantle | #50 National 1989 | ||
| 35 | Anthony McDonald | D | 13 Jun 72 | 24yr | 182cm | 82kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Damascus College/St Patrick's College/Ballarat YCW | #73 National 1990 | ||
| 36 | Andrew Leoncelli | C | 17 Jul 74 | 22yr | 186cm | 85kg | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Xavier College | #13 Pre-Season 1992 | ||
| 37 | Andrew Lamprill | C | 4 May 69 | 27yr | 186cm | 87kg | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hobart FC | #10 National 1991 | ||
| 38 | Darren O'Brien | C | 22 Mar 69 | 28yr | 180cm | 80kg | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | West Perth | #60 National 1995 | ||
| 40 | Mark Bradly | D | 24 Jan 77 | 20yr | 197cm | 104kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | East Fremantle | #55 National 1995 | ||
| 42 | r | Russell Robertson | D | 24 Nov 78 | 18yr | 187cm | 91kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Burnie/Tasmania U18 | #68 National 1996 | |
| 44 | Alistair Nicholson | D | 4 Mar 78 | 19yr | 197cm | 100kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scotch College (WA)/Claremont | #22 National 1996 | ||
| 45 | Todd McHardy | D | 6 Apr 77 | 20yr | 183cm | 82kg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Keilor Park/Western U18 | #76 National 1994 | ||
| 46 | Hayden Lamaro | D | 3 Oct 78 | 18yr | 185cm | 76kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Euroa/Murray U18 | #30 National 1996 | ||
| 48 | Brent Grgic | D | 8 Oct 79 | 17yr | 192cm | 93kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Bell Post Hill/Geelong U18 | #11 National 1996 | ||
| 49 | r | Daniel Ward | D | 9 Jul 77 | 19yr | 185cm | 86kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Western U18 | #18 Rookie 1996 | |
| 54 | r | James McDonald | D | 5 Oct 76 | 20yr | 181cm | 75kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Damascus College/St Patrick's College/Ballarat YCW/North Ballarat U18/Old Xavs | #78 Rookie 1996 | |
| Clayton Gardiner | D | 22 Apr 78 | 18yr | 187cm | 85kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Claremont | #45 National 1996 | |||
| r | Nathan Bassett | D | 7 Dec 76 | 20yr | 190cm | 88kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Norwood Morialta HS/Norwood | #3 Rookie 1996 | ||
| r | Matthew Bishop | D | 11 Jul 75 | 21yr | 195cm | 96kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Box Hill Mustangs | #33 Rookie 1996 | ||
| Mark Winterton | D | 11 Feb 78 | 19yr | 183cm | 76kg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Noble Park/Dandenong U18 | #75 National 1996 | |||
| r | Duncan O'Toole | D | 18 Dec 78 | 18yr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Devonport | #82 National 1996 |