1997 Pre-Season Draft
| Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
| 1 | Stephen Paxman | Fitzroy | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | Paul Hudson | Hawthorn | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | Leigh Newton | Albury | Melbourne |
| 4 | Jason Taylor | Hawthorn | Collingwood |
| 5 | Brett Cook | Fitzroy | St Kilda |
| 6 | Brett Evans | Springvale | Richmond |
| 7 | Jon Hassall | Collingwood | Hawthorn |
| 8 | Darren Hulme | Southern Stingrays | Carlton |
| 9 | Matthew Banks | Eastern Ranges | Essendon |
| 10 | John Stevens | Old Ivanhoe Grammarians | Sydney |
| 11 | Brett Chandler | Fitzroy | North Melbourne |
| 12 | Steven Pitt | Fitzroy | Western Bulldogs |
| 13 | Robert Pyman | Collingwood | Melbourne |
| 14 | Robert Schaefer | Central District | Collingwood |
| 15 | Brad Campbell | Port Melbourne | St Kilda |
| 16 | Todd Ridley | Fremantle | Hawthorn |
| 17 | Anthony Mellington | Fitzroy | North Melbourne |
| 18 | Shane Woewodin | East Fremantle | Melbourne |
| 19 | Michael R. Gardiner | Subiaco | Collingwood |
| 20 | Nigel Credin | Fitzroy | Hawthorn |
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