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1997 AFL draft

{{Short description|Draft for the Australian Football League}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

The 1997 AFL Draft was held at the conclusion of the 1997 Australian Football League (AFL) season. A Pre-season Draft and the second Rookie Draft were held prior to the 1998 season.

It is considered to have been one of the most successful drafts ever, with the top 11 selections each playing over 100 games of AFL football.{{cite web|url=http://realfooty.com.au/news/news/the-rare-perspective-of-mark-bolton/2007/06/07/1181089238473.html |title=AFL News |publisher=Real Footy |access-date=2012-06-27}} Other significant selections include Brownlow Medalists Simon Black at 31 and Adam Goodes at 43, as well as future Hawthorn captain Richie Vandenberg and Port Adelaide and Carlton star Nick Stevens. Black and Goodes played in seven Grand Finals between them from 2001 to 2012, Black winning three and Goodes winning two. Another notable player from this draft was Matthew Scarlett, who played a pivotal role in Geelong's 2007, 2009 and 2011 premierships.

The Melbourne Demons received the first two picks in the draft: one for finishing bottom of the ladder and a Priority Pick for winning just 4 games. Melbourne traded pick no.2 to Fremantle in exchange for Jeff White. Fremantle traded this pick to Richmond in exchange for Chris Bond.

In total, there were 86 picks to be drafted between the 16 competing teams.

1997 national draft

class="wikitable sortable"
PickPlayerRecruited fromClub
1

|Travis Johnstone

|Dandenong Stingrays

|Melbourne

2

|Brad Ottens

|Glenelg

|Richmond

3

|Trent Croad

|Dandenong Stingrays

|Hawthorn

4

|Mark Bolton

|Eastern Ranges

|Essendon

5

|Luke Power

|Oakleigh Chargers

|Brisbane Lions

6

|James Walker

|North Ballarat Rebels

|Fremantle

7

|Kris Massie

|Dandenong Stingrays

|Carlton

8

|Chris Tarrant

|Bendigo Pioneers

|Collingwood

9

|Chad Cornes

|Glenelg

|Port Adelaide

10

|Shane O'Bree

|North Ballarat Rebels

|Brisbane Lions

11

|Jason Saddington

|Eastern Ranges

|Sydney Swans

12

|Jaxon Crabb

|Claremont

|West Coast Eagles

13

|Callum Chambers

|Gippsland Power

|West Coast Eagles

14

|Shannon Watt

|North Ballarat Rebels

|North Melbourne

15

|Joel McKay

|Murray Bushrangers

|Geelong

16

|Ben Walton

|Central District

|St Kilda

17

|Lance Picioane

|Western Jets

|Adelaide

18

|Mark Alvey

|Bendigo Pioneers

|Western Bulldogs

19

|Chris Obst

|Western Jets

|Hawthorn

20

|Dean Solomon

|Bendigo Pioneers

|Essendon

21

|Clem Michael

|South Fremantle

|Fremantle

22

|Troy Longmuir

|West Perth

|Melbourne

23

|Adam Chatfield

|NSW/ACT Rams

|Carlton

24

|James Wasley

|Norwood

|Collingwood

25

|Nick Stevens

|Preston Knights

|Port Adelaide

26

|Brodie Holland

|Tassie Mariners

|Fremantle

27

|Brad Stephens

|Murray Bushrangers

|North Melbourne

28

|Rowan Jones

|Claremont

|West Coast Eagles

29

|Marc Woolnough

|Southport

|Geelong

30

|Paul McMahon

|Bendigo Pioneers

|North Melbourne

31

|Simon Black

|East Fremantle

|Brisbane Lions

32

|Troy Johnson

|South Fremantle

|Fremantle

33

|James Thiessen

|Norwood

|Adelaide

34

|Andrew Williams

|Dandenong Stingrays

|West Coast Eagles

35

|Marcus Baldwin

|Calder Cannons

|Hawthorn

36

|Judd Lalich

|East Perth

|Essendon

37

|Todd Holmes

|Subiaco

|West Coast Eagles

38

|James Rahilly

|Geelong Falcons

|Geelong

39

|Matthew Blake

|Bendigo Pioneers

|Melbourne

40

|Fred Campbell

|Bendigo Pioneers

|Sydney Swans

41

|Danny Morton

|North Adelaide

|Port Adelaide

42

|Matthew Dennis

|Old Brighton

|Hawthorn

43

|Adam Goodes

|North Ballarat Rebels

|Sydney Swans

44

|David Antonowicz

|Western Jets

|West Coast Eagles

45

|Matthew Scarlett

|Geelong Falcons

|Geelong

46

|Joshua Robertson

|Murray Bushrangers

|North Melbourne

47

|Robert Stevenson

|Essendon

|Western Bulldogs

48

|Ben Thompson

|Glenelg

|St Kilda

49

|Ian Perrie

|East Perth

|Adelaide

50

|Luke Ottens

|Glenelg

|Melbourne

51

|Scott Ralph

|Morningside

|Brisbane Lions

52

|Jordan Doering

|Bendigo Pioneers

|Essendon

53

|Lionel Proctor

|Preston Knights

|Richmond

54

|Justin Wood

|Tassie Mariners

|Geelong

55

|Craig Black

|Dandenong Stingrays

|Carlton

56

|Ben Kinnear

|Central District

|Collingwood

57

|Darren Fraser

|Essendon

|Port Adelaide

58

|Marcus Picken

|North Ballarat Rebels

|Brisbane Lions

59

|Brett Rose

|Eastern Ranges

|Sydney Swans

60

|Phillip Read

|East Fremantle

|West Coast Eagles

61

|Tim Finocchiaro

|Eastern Ranges

|Geelong

62

|Dion Miles

|North Melbourne

|North Melbourne

63

|Anthony Aloi

|Western Jets

|Western Bulldogs

64

|Sam Cranage

|North Ballarat Rebels

|St Kilda

65

|Linden Stevens

|Sturt

|Adelaide

66

|Nathan Brown

|West Adelaide

|Melbourne

67

|Brad Lloyd

|Hawthorn

|Hawthorn

68

|Simon Eastaugh

|Norwood

|Essendon

69

|Paul Greenham

|Port Melbourne

|Richmond

70

|Trent Hoppner

|Preston Knights

|Carlton

71

|Andrew Kellaway

|Richmond

|Richmond

72

|Pass

|

|Port Adelaide

73

|Beau McDonald

|Swan Districts

|Brisbane Lions

74

|Paul Digiovine

|Oakleigh Chargers

|Western Bulldogs

75

|Brent Cowell

|Gippsland Power

|St Kilda

76

|Pass

|

|Adelaide

77

|Guy Rigoni

|Myrtleford

|Melbourne

78

|Richie Vandenberg

|University Blues

|Hawthorn

79

|Pass

|

|Richmond

80

|John Hynes

|Prahran Dragons

|Carlton

81

|Troy Kirwen

|Preston Knights

|Collingwood

82

|Nathan Thompson

|Bendigo Pioneers

|Hawthorn

83

|Ben Thompson

|Northern Eagles

|Carlton

84

|Frankie Raso

|Preston Knights

|Collingwood

85

|Hayden Burgiel

|Gippsland Power

|Hawthorn

86

|Scott Whiston

|Central District

|Collingwood

1998 pre-season draft

class="wikitable sortable"
PickPlayerRecruited fromClub
1

| Jamie Shanahan

| St Kilda

| Melbourne

2

| Joel Smith

| St Kilda

| Hawthorn

3

| Matthew Bode

| Glenelg Football Club

| Port Adelaide

4

| Adam Coughlan

| Sandringham Zebras

| Sydney Swans

5

| Damian Houlihan

| Tatura Football Club

| North Melbourne

6

| Scott Taylor

| Western Bulldogs

| Western Bulldogs

7

| Matthew Carr

| East Fremantle Football Club

| St Kilda

8

| Pass

|

| Adelaide Crows

9

| Jason Daniltchenko

| North Melbourne

| Hawthorn

10

| Brady Anderson

| East Perth Football Club

| North Melbourne

11

| Jamie Elliott

| St Kilda

| St Kilda

12

| Haydon Kilmartin

| East Fremantle Football Club

| Hawthorn

13

| Pass

|

| St Kilda

14

| Pass

|

| Hawthorn

1998 rookie draft

class="wikitable sortable"
RoundPickPlayerRecruited fromClub
1

| 1

| Luke Williams

| Oakleigh Chargers

| {{AFL Mel}}

1

| 2

| Stephen Jurica

| {{AFL Ric}}

| {{AFL Haw}}

1

| 3

| Dean Rioli

| {{WAFL|SF}}

| {{AFL Ess}}

1

| 4

| Chris Bossong

| St Kevins Old Boys

| {{AFL Ric}}

1

| 5

| Brad Dodd

| {{WAFL|EF}}

| {{AFL Fre}}

1

| 6

| Simon Fletcher

| {{AFL Gee}}

| {{AFL Car}}

1

| 7

| George Bakoulas

| Calder Cannons

| {{AFL Col}}

1

| 8

| Barnaby French

| {{SANFL Stu}}

| {{AFL PA}}

1

| 9

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL BL}}

1

| 10

| Mark Brown

| Numurkah

| {{AFL Syd}}

1

| 11

| Conrad Chambers

| {{WAFL|EF}}

| {{AFL WC}}

1

| 12

| Paul Lindsay

| {{WAFL|EF}}

| {{AFL Gee}}

1

| 13

| David Round

| {{AFL WB}}

| {{AFL NM}}

1

| 14

| Lincoln Reynolds

| Geelong Falcons

| {{AFL WB}}

1

| 15

| Lachlan Brown

| {{AFL StK}} (reserves)

| {{AFL StK}}

1

| 16

| Ben Marsh

| {{SANFL WestA}}

| {{AFL Ade}}

2

| 17

| Jamie Cann

| Calder Cannons

| {{AFL Mel}}

2

| 18

| Glen Bowyer

| Murray Bushrangers

| {{AFL Haw}}

2

| 19

| Winis Imbi

| North Ballarat Rebels

| {{AFL Ess}}

2

| 20

| Greg Tivendale

| Gippsland Power

| {{AFL Ric}}

2

| 21

| Paul Maher

| {{WAFL|Per}}

| {{AFL Fre}}

2

| 22

| Damian Lang

| {{SANFL Por}}

| {{AFL Car}}

2

| 23

| Mark Matthews

| {{VFL Box}}

| {{AFL Col}}

2

| 24

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Haw}}

2

| 25

| Anthony Sheehan

| {{SANFL Por}}

| {{AFL PA}}

2

| 26

| Jac Crow

| Maribyrnong Sports Academy

| {{AFL Mel}}

2

| 27

| Brad McMahon

| {{NEAFL SP}}

| {{AFL Syd}}

2

| 28

| Chad Fletcher

| {{WAFL|Sub}}

| {{AFL WC}}

2

| 29

| Chris Hemley

| {{AFL StK}}

| {{AFL Gee}}

2

| 30

| Craig Folino

| Eastern Ranges

| {{AFL NM}}

2

| 31

| Shaun Tinsley

| {{VFL PtM}}

| {{AFL WB}}

2

| 32

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL StK}}

2

| 33

| Tim Davis

| {{SANFL NA}}

| {{AFL Ade}}

3

| 34

| Ben Beams

| {{TSL Glen}}

| {{AFL Mel}}

3

| 35

| Robert Di Rosa

| {{AFL WB}}

| {{AFL Ess}}

3

| 36

| Ben Hollands

| North Albury

| {{AFL Ric}}

3

| 37

| Cameron Jackson

| Central U18

| {{AFL Fre}}

3

| 38

| Scott Freeborn

| {{SANFL Por}}

| {{AFL Car}}

3

| 39

| Tarkyn Lockyer

| {{WAFL|EF}}

| {{AFL Col}}

3

| 40

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL PA}}

3

| 41

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL BL}}

3

| 42

| Jason McPherson

| Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong

| {{AFL Syd}}

3

| 43

| Laurie Bellotti

| {{WAFL|Cla}}

| {{AFL WC}}

3

| 44

| Shaun Baxter

| {{AFL WB}}

| {{AFL Gee}}

3

| 45

| Julian Kirzner

| {{AFL NM}}

| {{AFL NM}}

3

| 45

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL WB}}

3

| 47

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL StK}}

3

| 48

| Sudjai Cook

| {{SANFL Nor}}

| {{AFL Ade}}

4

| 49

| Peter Walsh

| {{SANFL WestA}}

| {{AFL Mel}}

4

| 50

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Haw}}

4

| 51

| Lachlan Oakley

| Sandringham

| {{AFL Ess}}

4

| 52

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Ric}}

4

| 53

| John Neesham

| {{WAFL|EF}}

| {{AFL Fre}}

4

| 54

| Shane Flynn

| {{AFL Car}} (reserves)

| {{AFL Car}}

4

| 55

| Adam Collings

| {{WAFL|EF}}

| {{AFL Col}}

4

| 56

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL PA}}

4

| 57

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL BL}}

4

| 58

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Syd}}

4

| 59

| Heath Younie

| Murray Bushrangers

| {{AFL WC}}

4

| 60

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Gee}}

4

| 61

| Wade Kingsley

| {{AFL Kan}}

| {{AFL Kan}}

4

| 62

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL WB}}

4

| 63

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL StK}}

4

| 64

| Steven Hall

| {{SANFL WWT}}

| {{AFL Ade}}

4

| 65

| Matthew Bishop

| {{AFL Mel}} (reserves)

| {{AFL Mel}}

5

| 66

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Haw}}

5

| 67

| Mark Johnson

| {{AFL Ess}}

| {{AFL Ess}}

5

| 68

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Ric}}

5

| 69

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Fre}}

5

| 70

| Cameron Blight

| Tassie Mariners

| {{AFL Syd}}

5

| 71

| Frankie Dimmatina

| Oakleigh Chargers

| {{AFL Col}}

5

| 72

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL PA}}

5

| 73

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL BL}}

5

| 74

| James Byrne

| {{AFL Syd}} (reserves)

| {{AFL Syd}}

5

| 75

| Todd Nener

| {{AFL WC}} (reserves)

| {{AFL WC}}

5

| 76

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Gee}}

5

| 77

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Kan}}

5

| 78

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL WB}}

5

| 79

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL StK}}

5

| 80

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Ade}}

6

| 81

| Daniel Ward

| {{AFL Mel}} (reserves)

| {{AFL Mel}}

6

| 82

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Haw}}

6

| 83

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Ess}}

6

| 84

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Ric}}

6

| 85

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Fre}}

6

| 86

| Clint Evans

| Dandenong Stingrays

| {{AFL Car}}

6

| 87

| Marcus Barham

| {{AFL Col}}

| {{AFL Col}}

6

| 88

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL PA}}

6

| 89

| Tate Day

| Gold Coast

| {{AFL BL}}

6

| 90

| Mark Livy

| NSW/ACT Rams

| {{AFL Syd}}

6

| 91

| Trent Simpson

| {{AFL WC}} (reserves)

| {{AFL WC}}

6

| 92

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Gee}}

6

| 93

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Kan}}

6

| 94

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL WB}}

6

| 95

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL StK}}

6

| 96

| Passed

| N/A

| {{AFL Ade}}

References

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{{1997 AFL season}}

{{1997 AFL national draft}}

{{1998 AFL pre-season draft}}

{{1998 AFL rookie draft}}

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