1997 AFL draft

Draft for the Australian Football League December 2017 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.http://realfooty.com.au/news/news/the-rare-perspective-of-mark-bolton/2007/06/07/1181089238473.html AFL News Real Footy 2012-06-27 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot 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 Pick Player Recruited from Club1Travis JohnstoneDandenong StingraysMelbourne2Brad OttensGlenelgRichmond3Trent CroadDandenong StingraysHawthorn4Mark BoltonEastern RangesEssendon5Luke PowerOakleigh ChargersBrisbane Lions6James WalkerNorth Ballarat RebelsFremantle7Kris MassieDandenong StingraysCarlton8Chris TarrantBendigo PioneersCollingwood9Chad CornesGlenelgPort Adelaide10Shane O'BreeNorth Ballarat RebelsBrisbane Lions11Jason SaddingtonEastern RangesSydney Swans12Jaxon CrabbClaremontWest Coast Eagles13Callum ChambersGippsland PowerWest Coast Eagles14Shannon WattNorth Ballarat RebelsNorth Melbourne15Joel McKayMurray BushrangersGeelong16Ben WaltonCentral DistrictSt Kilda17Lance PicioaneWestern JetsAdelaide18Mark AlveyBendigo PioneersWestern Bulldogs19Chris ObstWestern JetsHawthorn20Dean SolomonBendigo PioneersEssendon21Clem MichaelSouth FremantleFremantle22Troy LongmuirWest PerthMelbourne23Adam ChatfieldNSW/ACT RamsCarlton24James WasleyNorwoodCollingwood25Nick StevensPreston KnightsPort Adelaide26Brodie HollandTassie MarinersFremantle27Brad StephensMurray BushrangersNorth Melbourne28Rowan JonesClaremontWest Coast Eagles29Marc WoolnoughSouthportGeelong30Paul McMahonBendigo PioneersNorth Melbourne31Simon BlackEast FremantleBrisbane Lions32Troy JohnsonSouth FremantleFremantle33James ThiessenNorwoodAdelaide34Andrew WilliamsDandenong StingraysWest Coast Eagles35Marcus BaldwinCalder CannonsHawthorn36Judd LalichEast PerthEssendon37Todd HolmesSubiacoWest Coast Eagles38James RahillyGeelong FalconsGeelong39Matthew BlakeBendigo PioneersMelbourne40Fred CampbellBendigo PioneersSydney Swans41Danny MortonNorth AdelaidePort Adelaide42Matthew DennisOld BrightonHawthorn43Adam GoodesNorth Ballarat RebelsSydney Swans44David AntonowiczWestern JetsWest Coast Eagles45Matthew ScarlettGeelong FalconsGeelong46Joshua RobertsonMurray BushrangersNorth Melbourne47Robert StevensonEssendonWestern Bulldogs48Ben ThompsonGlenelgSt Kilda49Ian PerrieEast PerthAdelaide50Luke OttensGlenelgMelbourne51Scott RalphMorningsideBrisbane Lions52Jordan DoeringBendigo PioneersEssendon53Lionel ProctorPreston KnightsRichmond54Justin WoodTassie MarinersGeelong55Craig BlackDandenong StingraysCarlton56Ben KinnearCentral DistrictCollingwood57Darren FraserEssendonPort Adelaide58Marcus PickenNorth Ballarat RebelsBrisbane Lions59Brett RoseEastern RangesSydney Swans60Phillip ReadEast FremantleWest Coast Eagles61Tim FinocchiaroEastern RangesGeelong62Dion MilesNorth MelbourneNorth Melbourne63Anthony AloiWestern JetsWestern Bulldogs64Sam CranageNorth Ballarat RebelsSt Kilda65Linden StevensSturtAdelaide66Nathan BrownWest AdelaideMelbourne67Brad LloydHawthornHawthorn68Simon EastaughNorwoodEssendon69Paul GreenhamPort MelbourneRichmond70Trent HoppnerPreston KnightsCarlton71Andrew KellawayRichmondRichmond72PassPort Adelaide73Beau McDonaldSwan DistrictsBrisbane Lions74Paul DigiovineOakleigh ChargersWestern Bulldogs75Brent CowellGippsland PowerSt Kilda76PassAdelaide77Guy RigoniMyrtlefordMelbourne78Richie VandenbergUniversity BluesHawthorn79PassRichmond80John HynesPrahran DragonsCarlton81Troy KirwenPreston KnightsCollingwood82Nathan ThompsonBendigo PioneersHawthorn83Ben ThompsonNorthern EaglesCarlton84Frankie RasoPreston KnightsCollingwood85Hayden BurgielGippsland PowerHawthorn86Scott WhistonCentral DistrictCollingwood 1998 pre-season draft Pick Player Recruited from Club 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 Round Pick Player Recruited from Club 1 1 Luke Williams Oakleigh Chargers 1 2 Stephen Jurica 1 3 Dean Rioli SF 1 4 Chris Bossong St Kevins Old Boys 1 5 Brad Dodd EF 1 6 Simon Fletcher 1 7 George Bakoulas Calder Cannons 1 8 Barnaby French 1 9 Passed N/A 1 10 Mark Brown Numurkah 1 11 Conrad Chambers EF 1 12 Paul Lindsay EF 1 13 David Round 1 14 Lincoln Reynolds Geelong Falcons 1 15 Lachlan Brown (reserves) 1 16 Ben Marsh 2 17 Jamie Cann Calder Cannons 2 18 Glen Bowyer Murray Bushrangers 2 19 Winis Imbi North Ballarat Rebels 2 20 Greg Tivendale Gippsland Power 2 21 Paul Maher Per 2 22 Damian Lang 2 23 Mark Matthews 2 24 Passed N/A 2 25 Anthony Sheehan 2 26 Jac Crow Maribyrnong Sports Academy 2 27 Brad McMahon 2 28 Chad Fletcher Sub 2 29 Chris Hemley 2 30 Craig Folino Eastern Ranges 2 31 Shaun Tinsley 2 32 Passed N/A 2 33 Tim Davis 3 34 Ben Beams 3 35 Robert Di Rosa 3 36 Ben Hollands North Albury 3 37 Cameron Jackson Central U18 3 38 Scott Freeborn 3 39 Tarkyn Lockyer EF 3 40 Passed N/A 3 41 Passed N/A 3 42 Jason McPherson Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong 3 43 Laurie Bellotti Cla 3 44 Shaun Baxter 3 45 Julian Kirzner 3 45 Passed N/A 3 47 Passed N/A 3 48 Sudjai Cook 4 49 Peter Walsh 4 50 Passed N/A 4 51 Lachlan Oakley Sandringham 4 52 Passed N/A 4 53 John Neesham EF 4 54 Shane Flynn (reserves) 4 55 Adam Collings EF 4 56 Passed N/A 4 57 Passed N/A 4 58 Passed N/A 4 59 Heath Younie Murray Bushrangers 4 60 Passed N/A 4 61 Wade Kingsley 4 62 Passed N/A 4 63 Passed N/A 4 64 Steven Hall 4 65 Matthew Bishop (reserves) 5 66 Passed N/A 5 67 Mark Johnson 5 68 Passed N/A 5 69 Passed N/A 5 70 Cameron Blight Tassie Mariners 5 71 Frankie Dimmatina Oakleigh Chargers 5 72 Passed N/A 5 73 Passed N/A 5 74 James Byrne (reserves) 5 75 Todd Nener (reserves) 5 76 Passed N/A 5 77 Passed N/A 5 78 Passed N/A 5 79 Passed N/A 5 80 Passed N/A 6 81 Daniel Ward (reserves) 6 82 Passed N/A 6 83 Passed N/A 6 84 Passed N/A 6 85 Passed N/A 6 86 Clint Evans Dandenong Stingrays 6 87 Marcus Barham 6 88 Passed N/A 6 89 Tate Day Gold Coast 6 90 Mark Livy NSW/ACT Rams 6 91 Trent Simpson (reserves) 6 92 Passed N/A 6 93 Passed N/A 6 94 Passed N/A 6 95 Passed N/A 6 96 Passed N/A References AFL draft Category:Australian Football League draft Category:Sport in Adelaide Category:1997 in Adelaide