1996 National Draft
| Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
| 1 | Michael Gardiner | Claremont | West Coast |
| 2 | Chris Heffernan | Geelong (U18) | Essendon |
| 3 | Rory Hilton | Murray (U18) | Brisbane Lions |
| 4 | Mark Kinnear | Calder (U18) | Sydney |
| 5 | Daniel McAlister | Tasmania (U18) | Essendon |
| 6 | John Rombotis | Fitzroy | Port Adelaide |
| 7 | Bowen Lockwood | Geelong (U18) | Port Adelaide |
| 8 | Leigh Brockman | Tasmania (U18) | Geelong |
| 9 | Mark Harwood | Tasmania (U18) | Port Adelaide |
| 10 | Nathan Brown | Bendigo (U18) | Western Bulldogs |
| 11 | Brent Grgic | Geelong (U18) | Melbourne |
| 12 | Heath Black | Oakleigh (U18) | Fremantle |
| 13 | Tom Gilligan | Southern (U18) | Adelaide |
| 14 | Brett O'Farrell | Prahran (U18) | Sydney |
| 15 | Max Hudghton | West Brisbane | St Kilda |
| 16 | Pat Steinfort | Oakleigh (U18) | Richmond |
| 17 | Rowan Warfe | Fitzroy (U18) | Sydney |
| 18 | Gerrard Bennett | Tasmania (U18) | Geelong |
| 19 | Brent Tuckey | Ballarat (U18) | Collingwood |
| 20 | Matthew Dent | Fitzroy | Western Bulldogs |
| 21 | Tim Williams | East Perth | Essendon |
| 22 | Alistair Nicholson | Claremont | Melbourne |
| 23 | Evan Hewitt | Subiaco | North Melbourne |
| 24 | Josh Wooden | NSW-ACT (U18) | West Coast |
| 25 | Andrew Bomford | Sydney | Essendon |
| 26 | Tim Notting | Ballarat (U18) | Brisbane Lions |
| 27 | Troy Cook | Perth | Sydney |
| 28 | Jason Johnson | Calder (U18) | Essendon |
| 29 | Nathan Turvey | South Fremantle | Hawthorn |
| 30 | Hayden Lamaro | Murray (U18) | Melbourne |
| 31 | Jess Sinclair | Eastern (U18) | Fremantle |
| 32 | Jim Plunkett | Northern (U18) | Western Bulldogs |
| 33 | Will Sangster | Prahran (U18) | Sydney |
| 34 | Shannon Corcoran | Brisbane | Sydney |
| 35 | Mark Chaffey | Caulfield Grammar | Richmond |
| 36 | Jonathan Hay | East Fremantle | Hawthorn |
| 37 | Adam Kingsley | Essendon | Port Adelaide |
| 38 | Sam Smart | Norwood | Carlton |
| 39 | Nick Stone | Claremont | West Coast |
| 40 | Forfeited due to violation of salary cap regulations | - | Essendon |
| 41 | Matthew Manfield | Fitzroy | Richmond |
| 42 | Martin Pike | Fitzroy | North Melbourne |
| 43 | Paul Corrigan | Melbourne | Geelong |
| 44 | Jacob Rhodes | Geelong (U18) | Western Bulldogs |
| 45 | Clayton Gardiner | Claremont | Melbourne |
| 46 | Mathew Clucas | East Fremantle | Fremantle |
| 47 | Brett Montgomery | Footscray | Western Bulldogs |
| 48 | Marty Warry | Fitzroy | Collingwood |
| 49 | Jason Heatley | West Coast | St Kilda |
| 50 | Luke McCormick | NSW-ACT (U18) | North Melbourne |
| 51 | Robert McMahon | Fitzroy | Hawthorn |
| 52 | Damien Lock | Bendigo (U18) | Carlton |
| 53 | Michael Braun | Bendigo (U18) | West Coast |
| 54 | Mathew Watson | Essendon | Essendon |
| 55 | Steven McKee | Myrtelford (VCFL) | Richmond |
| 56 | Cameron Mooney | NSW-ACT (U18) | North Melbourne |
| 57 | Trent Cummings | Fitzroy | West Coast |
| 58 | Paul Dooley | Williamstown (VFL) | Western Bulldogs |
| 59 | Anthony McDonald | Melbourne | Melbourne |
| 60 | Andrew Eccles | Northern (U18) | Adelaide |
| 61 | Stephen Powell | Melbourne | Western Bulldogs |
| 62 | Andrew Thompson | St Kilda | St Kilda |
| 63 | Jason Baldwin | Fitzroy | Richmond |
| 64 | Darren Collins | Port Adelaide | Hawthorn |
| 65 | Brad Cassidy | Fitzroy | Collingwood |
| 66 | Paul Hills | Essendon | Essendon |
| 67 | Byron Pickett | Port Adelaide | North Melbourne |
| 68 | Russell Robertson | Tasmania (U18) | Melbourne |
| 69 | Chad Rintoul | East Fremantle | Adelaide |
| 70 | Adam Hay | East Perth | North Melbourne |
| 71 | Brett Knowles | Gippsland (U18) | St Kilda |
| 72 | Brent Frewen | Fitzroy | Richmond |
| 73 | Brett Howman | NSW-ACT (U18) | Hawthorn |
| 74 | Chris Jackson | NSW-ACT (U18) | Carlton |
| 75 | Mark Winterton | Southern (U18) | Melbourne |
| 76 | Greg Dempsey | West Adelaide | Adelaide |
| 77 | Marcus Barham | Calder (U18) | Collingwood |
| 78 | Lucas Fleming | Northern (U18) | St Kilda |
| 79 | Daniel Donati | Old Xavs (VAFA) | Richmond |
| 80 | Chris Holcombe | Southern (U18) | Hawthorn |
| 81 | Anthony Franchina | Carlton | Carlton |
| 82 | Duncan O'Toole | Devonport | Melbourne |
| 83 | Ashley Gehling | Melbourne | Melbourne |
| 84 | Josh Mahoney | Williamstown (VFL) | Collingwood |
| 85 | Brad Scott | Hawthorn | Hawthorn |
| 86 | Ben Parker | Murray (U18) | Adelaide |
| 87 | Brad Fuller | NSW-ACT (U18) | Collingwood |
| 88 | Phil Smith | West Perth | Hawthorn |
| 89 | Dwayne Griffin | Swan Districts | Collingwood |
| 90 | Leigh Singline | Sth Launceston | Collingwood |
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