The 1996 AFL Draft

AFL Draft

The AFL Draft is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.-History:...

was held at the conclusion of the 1996 Australian Football League (AFL) season

1996 AFL season

Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1996.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Lighting Premiership:...

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The AFL Draft

AFL Draft

The AFL Draft is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.-History:...

 is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.

Clubs receive picks based on the position in which they finish on the ladder during the season, although these picks can be swapped around by teams for trading players.

• Brett James
  Brett James
  Brett James Cornelius is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Signed to Career Records as a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles and released a self-titled debut album that year...
  
   from for Jonathon Ross
  Jonathon Ross
  Jonathon Ross is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He played with the Adelaide Crows.A well-built, strong key position player, Jonathon Ross had the potential to go far...
  
  
• Trent Ormond-Allen
  Trent Ormond-Allen
  Trent Ormond-Allen is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Adelaide in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....
  
   from for Draft Pick #83
• Clay Sampson
  Clay Sampson
  Clay Sampson is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League . Clay debuted for South Adelaide in 1994 before being drafted and going on to play 64 AFL games at three different AFL clubs.He returned to South...
  
   from for Nick Pesch
  Nick Pesch
  Nick Pesch is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide and Melbourne in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....
  
  
• Tim Cook and Aaron Keating
  Aaron Keating
  Aaron Keating is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.After a run of injury and the suspension of David Pittman before the 1997 Preliminary Final, Adelaide Crows coach Malcolm Blight called up Keating from the Norwood reserves side. Keating went on and...
  
   from for Scott Hodges
  Scott Hodges
  Scott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990...
  
  
• Nick Laidlaw from for David Brown
  David Brown (Australian rules footballer)
  David Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League.Brown was captain of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 1999-2000...
  
  
• Barry Standfield
  Barry Standfield
  Barry Standfield is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Adelaide in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....
  
   from for Draft Picks #32 and #47

• Ben Nelson
  Ben Nelson (footballer)
  Ben Nelson is an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....
  
   and Andrew Balkwill
  Andrew Balkwill
  Andrew Balkwill is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Australian Football League . Balkwill holds an intriguing record - he is the only Carlton footballer to have played a senior match, yet to have never worn the navy blue jumper.-External links:* at Blueseum...
  
   from for Brent Heaver
  Brent Heaver
  Brent Heaver is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne Football Club, Carlton Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL during the 1990s.-Melbourne career :...
  
  
• Mick McGuane from for Draft Picks #19 and #65

• Anthony Rocca
  Anthony Rocca
  Anthony Rocca is a former Australian rules footballer who has played with the Sydney Swans and Collingwood in the Australian Football League...
  
   from for Ben Wilson
  Ben Wilson (Australian footballer)
  Ben Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....
  
  , Mark Orchard
  Mark Orchard (footballer)
  Mark Orchard is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....
  
   and Draft Picks #14 and #33
• John R. Barnett from for Draft Pick #70
• Richard Osbourne from for Draft Pick #61
• Jonathon Ross
  Jonathon Ross
  Jonathon Ross is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He played with the Adelaide Crows.A well-built, strong key position player, Jonathon Ross had the potential to go far...
  
   from for Brett James
  Brett James
  Brett James Cornelius is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Signed to Career Records as a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles and released a self-titled debut album that year...
  
  

• Hamish Simpson and Cameron Roberts from for Draft Pick #37
• Tim Hargreaves
  Tim Hargreaves
  Tim Hargreaves is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Geelong in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....
  
   from for Aaron Lord
  Aaron Lord
  Aaron Lord is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and Hawthorn in the AFL.A forward pocket specialist, Lord made his league debut in 1994 with Geelong...
  
  

• Aaron Lord
  Aaron Lord
  Aaron Lord is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and Hawthorn in the AFL.A forward pocket specialist, Lord made his league debut in 1994 with Geelong...
  
   from for Tim Hargreaves
  Tim Hargreaves
  Tim Hargreaves is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Geelong in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....
  
  
• Justin Crawford
  Justin Crawford
  Justin Crawford is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sydney and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....
  
   from for David McEwan
  David McEwan
  David McEwan is a Scottish footballer, currently with Larkhall Thistle.In his career he has played for , , , , and Irish side .-Career:...
  
   and Draft Pick #17

• Shane Bond
  Shane Bond
  Shane Edward Bond was a New Zealand cricketer, described as "New Zealand's best fast bowler since Sir Richard Hadlee". He has represented New Zealand in Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket as well as playing for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket and Warwickshire in English...
  
   and Brayden Lyle
  Brayden Lyle
  Brayden Lyle is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and vice-captained Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .-West Coast Eagles career :...
  
   from for Draft Pick #57
• Shayne Breuer
  Shayne Breuer
  Shayne Breuer is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League . He is notable for kicking Port Adelaide's first goal in the AFL.-Geelong :...
  
   from for Hamish Simpson, Cameron Roberts and Draft Picks #8 and 43
• David Brown
  David Brown (Australian rules footballer)
  David Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League.Brown was captain of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 1999-2000...
  
   from for Nick Laidlaw
• Paul Geister
  Paul Geister
  Paul Geister is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....
  
   from for Kent Kingsley
  Kent Kingsley
  Kent Kingsley is a former Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club, the Geelong Football Club and the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
  
   and Wade Kingsley
• Brent Heaver
  Brent Heaver
  Brent Heaver is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne Football Club, Carlton Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL during the 1990s.-Melbourne career :...
  
   from for Ben Nelson
  Ben Nelson (footballer)
  Ben Nelson is an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....
  
   and Andrew Balkwill
  Andrew Balkwill
  Andrew Balkwill is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Australian Football League . Balkwill holds an intriguing record - he is the only Carlton footballer to have played a senior match, yet to have never worn the navy blue jumper.-External links:* at Blueseum...
  
  
• Scott Hodges
  Scott Hodges
  Scott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990...
  
   from for Aaron Keating
  Aaron Keating
  Aaron Keating is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.After a run of injury and the suspension of David Pittman before the 1997 Preliminary Final, Adelaide Crows coach Malcolm Blight called up Keating from the Norwood reserves side. Keating went on and...
  
   and Tim Cook
  • For zone and uncontracted player selections see below

• Mark Orchard
  Mark Orchard (footballer)
  Mark Orchard is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....
  
   and Ben Wilson
  Ben Wilson (Australian footballer)
  Ben Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....
  
   from for Anthony Rocca
  Anthony Rocca
  Anthony Rocca is a former Australian rules footballer who has played with the Sydney Swans and Collingwood in the Australian Football League...
  
  
• David McEwan
  David McEwan
  David McEwan is a Scottish footballer, currently with Larkhall Thistle.In his career he has played for , , , , and Irish side .-Career:...
  
   from for Justin Crawford
  Justin Crawford
  Justin Crawford is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sydney and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....
  
  

• Simon Minton-Connell
  Simon Minton-Connell
  Simon Minton-Connell is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL, and nephew of the great full-forward, Peter Hudson.-VFL/AFL career:...
  
   from for Draft Pick #29
• Luke Trew from for Ilija Grgic
  Ilija Grgic
  Ilija Grgic is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray, the West Coast Eagles and Essendon in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....
  
  

1996 National Draft

Pick	Player	Recruited from	Club
1	Michael Gardiner Michael Gardiner Michael S. Gardiner is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He played for the West Coast Eagles from 1997–2006 and the St Kilda Football Club from 2007–2011.- Early life :...	Claremont
2	Chris Heffernan Chris Heffernan Chris Joel Heffernan is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .Known affectionately as "The Heff", Chris began his career in 1997 with the Essendon Football Club...	Geelong (U18)
3	Rory Hilton Rory Hilton -Overview:Drafted at no.3 in the 1996 AFL Draft, there were big raps on Hilton as a quality key position player. Recruited from Murray Bushrangers, at the time of the draft Hilton was injured, but that did not stop him being picked up by the Brisbane Lions...	Murray (U18)
4	Mark Kinnear	Calder (U18)
5	Daniel McAlister Daniel McAlister Daniel McAlister is an Australian rules footballer notable for his brief appearance in the Australian Football League for the Essendon Football Club.McAlister was born in New Zealand...	Tasmania (U18)
6	John Rombotis John Rombotis John Rombotis is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy, Port Adelaide and Richmond in the Australian Football League ....	Fitzroy
7	Bowen Lockwood Bowen Lockwood Bowen Lockwood is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Originally from Mount Eliza, Lockwood attended Geelong College and was recruited from Geelong U18 in the 1996 AFL Draft at pick number 7....	Geelong (U18)
8	Leigh Brockman	Tasmania (U18)
9	Mark Harwood	Tasmania (U18)
10	Nathan Brown	Bendigo (U18)
11	Brent Grgic Brent Grgic Brent Grgic is a former Australian rules footballer who played five seasons for Melbourne, before playing two seasons for Geelong in the Australian Football League .-External links:...	Geelong (U18)
12	Heath Black Heath Black Heath Black is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .The 177 cm wingman is noted for his speed and long left foot kicking. Beginning his career in 1997 he was seen as a bright prospect and several years down the track that has been proven correct...	Oakleigh (U18)
13	Tom Gilligan Tom Gilligan Thomas "Tom" Gilligan is an Australian rules footballer who once played in the Australian Football League.-References:...	Southern (U18)
14	Brett O'Farrell	Prahran (U18)
15	Max Hudghton Max Hudghton Max Kenneth Hudghton is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League....	West Brisbane
16	Pat Steinfort	Oakleigh (U18)
17	Rowan Warfe Rowan Warfe Rowan Warfe is a former Australian rules footballer who played for both the Sydney Swans and Fitzroy Lions.Warfe, a former Bendigo Under-18s player, made 26 appearances for Fitzroy before moving north to join the Sydney Swans. Plagued by injury, the defender appeared 84 times for the Swans over 8...	Fitzroy (U18)
18	Gerrard Bennett	Tasmania (U18)
19	Brent Tuckey Brent Tuckey Brent Tuckey is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and West Coast in the Australian Football League ....	Ballarat (U18)
20	Matthew Dent Matthew Dent (footballer) Matthew Dent is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn in the AFL....	Fitzroy
21	Tim Williams Tim Williams Tim Williams is a folk musician currently based in Los Angeles, CA. He has released two LPs, two EPs and several 7" singles on Dovecote Records and is currently signed with Modern Outsider Records as a part of the band Soft Swells.-Biography:...	East Perth
22	Alistair Nicholson Alistair Nicholson Alistair "Big Jack" Nicholson is a former Australian rules footballer, who played with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ....	Claremont
23	Evan Hewitt Evan Hewitt Evan Hewitt is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....	Subiaco
24	Josh Wooden Josh Wooden Josh Wooden was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.He was recruited as the number 24 draft pick in the 1996 AFL Draft from Lockhart. Josh made his debut for the West Coast Eagles in Round 1, 1997 against the Sydney Swans.Retired in 2007 at the age of 28, due to a...	NSW-ACT (U18)
25	Andrew Bomford Andrew Bomford Andrew Bomford is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....	Sydney
26	Tim Notting Tim Notting Tim Notting is a former two-time premiership winning Australian rules footballer with the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League .-Australian Football League career:...	Ballarat (U18)
27	Troy Cook Troy Cook Troy Cook is an Australian rules footballer. Cook plays for the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League.-Early career:...	Perth
28	Jason Johnson Jason Johnson (Australian rules footballer) Jason Johnson is retired Australian rules footballer who spent his entire professional career with Essendon of the Australian Football League ....	Calder (U18)
29	Nathan Turvey	South Fremantle
30	Hayden Lamaro Hayden Lamaro Hayden Lamaro is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early life:...	Murray (U18)
31	Jess Sinclair Jess Sinclair Jess Sinclair is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played in the Australian Football League, Sinclair was a dashing half back flanker who had played for first the Fremantle Dockers, and later the Kangaroos.-Fremantle career:...	Eastern (U18)
32	Jim Plunkett Jim Plunkett (Australian footballer) Jim Plunkett is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs and Carlton in the Australian Football League ....	Northern (U18)
33	Will Sangster	Prahran (U18)
34	Shannon Corcoran Shannon Corcoran Shannon Corcoran is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray, the Brisbane Bears and Sydney in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....	Brisbane
35	Mark Chaffey Mark Chaffey Mark Chaffey is a former Australian rules football player who played in the AFL between 1997 and 2006 for the Richmond Football Club.-External links:...	Caulfield Grammar
36	Jonathan Hay	East Fremantle
37	Adam Kingsley Adam Kingsley Adam Kingsley is a former Australian rules footballer who played for in the Australian Football League . He is currently an assistant coach at the St Kilda Football Club.-Early career:...	Essendon
38	Sam Smart	Norwood
39	Nick Stone Nick G. Stone Nicholas G. Stone is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League . He was the first person to be charged under the AFL's anti-doping code with recreational drug....	Claremont
40	Forfeited due to violation of salary cap regulations	-
41	Mathew Manfield	Fitzroy
42	Martin Pike Martin Pike Martin Pike is a former Australian Football League player who played with four clubs during 13 seasons...	Fitzroy
43	Paul Corrigan	Melbourne
44	Jacob Rhodes	Geelong (U18)
45	Clayton Gardiner	Claremont
46	Mathew Clucas	East Fremantle
47	Brett Montgomery Brett Montgomery Brett Montgomery is a retired Australian rules football player and current assistant coach with the Western Bulldogs.-Early life:...	Footscray
48	Marty Warry Marty Warry Martin "Marty" Warry is a former Australian rules footballer.Recruited from Central U18s in the 1994 AFL Draft, Warry made his debut with the Fitzroy Football Club in 1995. He went on to play only 8 games and kick 11 goals with the Roys and was known as a flanker...	Fitzroy
49	Jason Heatley Jason Heatley -Early career:Heatley started out in the Diamond Valley Football League in Victoria, he kicked 118 goals for North Heidelberg before being recruited to Subiaco, where he kicked 111 goals in 1993, winning the Bernie Naylor Medal. He had caught the attention of AFL recruiters, and was picked up in...	West Coast
50	Luke McCormick	NSW-ACT (U18)
51	Robert McMahon	Fitzroy
52	Damien Lock	Bendigo (U18)
53	Michael Braun	Bendigo (U18)
54	Mathew Watson	Essendon
55	Steven McKee Steven McKee Steve McKee was an Australian rules football player for both Richmond and Collingwood in the Australian Football League...	Myrtelford (VCFL)
56	Cameron Mooney Cameron Mooney Cameron Mooney was an Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne and Geelong Football Clubs in the Australian Football League...	NSW-ACT (U18)
57	Trent Cummings Trent Cummings Trent Cummings is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League ....	Fitzroy
58	Paul Dooley Paul Dooley (footballer) Paul Dooley is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League ....	Williamstown (VFL)
59	Anthony McDonald Anthony McDonald Anthony McDonald is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Australian Football League ....	Melbourne
60	Andrew Eccles Andrew Eccles Andrew Eccles is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.Eccles played TAC Cup football for the Northern Knights, and was recruited to the AFL in the 1996 AFL Draft by the Adelaide Football Club. He made his AFL debut in the 1998 season, and he was the...	Northern (U18)
61	Stephen Powell Stephen Powell Stephen Powell was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .A journeyman in the AFL, Powell made his debut with the Western Bulldogs as a 20-year-old in 1997. He became known as a solid player whose hardness at the ball was very valuable, continuing this role as the...	Melbourne
62	Andrew Thompson Andrew Thompson (footballer) Andrew Charles Thompson is a retired Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League....	St Kilda
63	Jason Baldwin	Fitzroy
64	Darren Collins	Port Adelaide
65	Brad Cassidy Brad Cassidy - Fremantle career :Brad was drafted in 1994 as a pre draft selection and was delisted at the end of the 1995 season after playing no games.- Fitzroy career :...	Fitzroy
66	Paul Hills Paul Hills Paul Hills is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the AFL during the 1990s.Hills usually played on the wing and after being recruited from North Ballarat he joined Essendon for the 1991 season despite not having played a reserves game...	Essendon
67	Byron Pickett Byron Pickett Byron Pickett is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with three clubs in the AFL. He was known as a big game player as well as for his strength, hard bumps and tough approach to the game. Pickett is one of 12 players with two premiership medallions, a Norm Smith Medal...	Port Adelaide
68	Russell Robertson Russell Robertson Russell "Robbo" Robertson is a professional Australian rules footballer, who last played for the Melbourne Football Club....	Tasmania (U18)
69	Chad Rintoul Chad Rintoul Chad Rintoul was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. The midfielder was drafted by the Adelaide Crows in the 1996 AFL Draft he played 23 games in 1997 including the premiership game, playing as a small forward for most of the year. At the end of 1998 he was traded back...	East Fremantle
70	Adam Hay	East Perth
71	Brett Knowles Brett Knowles Brett Knowles is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League . Recruited from Morwell through Gippsland Power, Knowles spent his debut season playing for St Kilda reserves in 1997. Given an opportunity to play at senior level in 1998, he showed...	Gippsland (U18)
72	Brent Frewen	Fitzroy
73	Brett Howman	NSW-ACT (U18)
74	Chris Jackson	NSW-ACT (U18)
75	Mark Winterton	Southern (U18)
76	Greg Dempsey	West Adelaide
77	Marcus Barham	Calder (U18)
78	Lucas Fleming	Northern (U18)
79	Daniel Donati Daniel Donati Daniel Donati is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Australian Football League ....	Old Xavs (VAFA)
80	Chris Holcombe	Southern (U18)
81	Anthony Franchina Anthony Franchina Anthony Franchina is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Debuting in 1997, Franchina became a regular first-team midfielder at the Carlton Football Club...	Carlton
82	Duncan O'Toole	Devonport
83	Ashley Gehling	Melbourne
84	Josh Mahoney Josh Mahoney Joshua William Paul "Josh" Mahoney , is a former professional Australian rules footballer.- VFL career :After beginning his career in the TAC Cup with the Western Jets, Mahoney moved to the Williamstown Seagulls in the VFL, playing 19 games with them in 1996...	Williamstown (VFL)
85	Brad Scott	Hawthorn
86	Ben Parker	Murray (U18)
87	Brad Fuller Brad Fuller Brad Fuller is a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Australian Football League.-Overview:Fuller made his debut in 1997 for Collingwood after being picked up late in the 1996 AFL Draft, at number 87 overall....	NSW-ACT (U18)
88	Phil Smith Phil Smith Philip Arnold Smith was an American professional basketball player who played for 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association .- Collegiate career :...	West Perth
89	Dwayne Griffin Dwayne Griffin Dwayne Griffin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League ....	Swan Districts
90	Leigh Singline	Sth Launceston

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1997 Pre-Season Draft

Pick	Player	Recruited from	Club
1	Stephen Paxman Stephen Paxman -Fitzroy career :He began his career with the Fitzroy Football Club in 1991, he went on to play 102 games for the club before the club merged with Brisbane Lions.-Port Adelaide career :...	Fitzroy	Port Adelaide
2	Paul Hudson Paul Hudson (Australian rules footballer) Paul Hudson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn, the Western Bulldogs and Richmond.-Playing career:...	Hawthorn	Western Bulldogs
3	Leigh Newton Leigh Newton Leigh Newton is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League . Newton, a ruckman, played 13 matches for Melbourne in his first season at the club, 1997. After being struck down by injuries the next two seasons and not playing a...	Albury	Melbourne
4	Jason Taylor Jason Taylor (Australian rules footballer) Jason Taylor is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Taylor played 91 games for Fitzroy, Hawthorn, and Collingwood from 1990 to 1997.-External links:...	Hawthorn	Collingwood
5	Brett Cook Brett Cook Brett Cook is a former Australian rules footballer for the Fitzroy Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League....	Fitzroy	St Kilda
6	Brett Evans	Springvale	Richmond
7	Jon Hassall Jon Hassall Jon Hassall is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....	Collingwood	Hawthorn
8	Darren Hulme Darren Hulme Darren Hulme is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton.Hulme played junior football for the Frankston Bombers, and the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. He was recruited to the AFL with the 8th selection in the 1997 AFL Preseason Draft...	Southern Stringrays Dandenong Stingrays The Dandenong Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup.1992 saw the birth of the ‘Southern Stingrays’ and they were developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy and Ron Roach with the home base located at the Ben Kavanagh Reserve,...	Carlton
9	Matthew Banks Matthew Banks (footballer) Matthew Banks is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Australian Football League .Banks was initially drafted in 1995 but soon lost his place on the senior list, before returning to the list after a strong season in the reserves.He has the distinction of playing in...	Eastern Ranges Eastern Ranges The Eastern Ranges are an Australian rules football team in the TAC Cup.The club is a founding member of the TAC Cup competition and has produced several players for the Australian Football League including Nick Malceski, David Wirrpanda, Jess Sinclair, Damian Cupido, Lindsay Gilbee, Travis Cloke,...	Essendon
10	John Stevens John Stevens (footballer) John Stevens is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....	Old Ivanhoe Grammarians	Sydney
11	Brett Chandler Brett Chandler Brett Chandler is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League ....	Fitzroy	North Melbourne
12	Steven Pitt Steven Pitt Steven Pitt is a former Australian rules football player. Pitt played with the Melbourne Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League . He also played for Norwood Football Club in the South Australian National Football League .-Early life:Pitt began playing senior...	Fitzroy	Western Bulldogs
13	Robert Pyman Robert Pyman Robert Pyman is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne, Collingwood and Melbourne in the Australian Football League during the 1990s.-North Melbourne:...	Collingwood	Melbourne
14	Robert Schaefer	Central District	Collingwood
15	Brad Campbell Brad C. Campbell Brad C. Campbell is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Australian Football League ....	Port Melbourne	St Kilda
16	Todd Ridley	Fremantle	Hawthorn
17	Anthony Mellington Anthony Mellington Anthony Mellington is an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League ....	Fitzroy	North Melbourne
18	Shane Woewodin Shane Woewodin Shane Woewodin was an Australian rules football player who played 200 games with the Melbourne and Collingwood Football Clubs. He was the recipient of the Brownlow Medal in 2000.-Early career:...	East Fremantle	Melbourne
19	Michael R. Gardiner Michael R. Gardiner Michael R. Gardiner is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League ....	Subiaco	Collingwood
20	Nigel Credin	Fitzroy	Hawthorn

Port Adelaide Zone selections

As part of Port Adelaide's entry to the AFL they were entitled to recruit some uncontracted players from other AFL clubs and players from the SANFL prior to the national draft. Clubs that lost players were entitled to compensation selections before both the first and second rounds of the 1996 National Draft.

Uncontracted Player Selection

• Ian Downsborough
  Ian Downsborough
  Ian Downsborough is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.-Career:*West Coast: 1995–96, 20 games, 5 goals.*Port Adelaide: 1997, 7 games, 2 goals.*Adelaide: 1998–99, 12 games, 6 goals....
  
   : compensation selections #1 (Michael Gardiner
  Michael Gardiner
  Michael S. Gardiner is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He played for the West Coast Eagles from 1997–2006 and the St Kilda Football Club from 2007–2011.- Early life :...
  
  ) and #24 (Josh Wooden
  Josh Wooden
  Josh Wooden was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.He was recruited as the number 24 draft pick in the 1996 AFL Draft from Lockhart. Josh made his debut for the West Coast Eagles in Round 1, 1997 against the Sydney Swans.Retired in 2007 at the age of 28, due to a...
  
  )
• Gavin Wanganeen
  Gavin Wanganeen
  Gavin Adrian Wanganeen is a retired Australian rules footballer, playing in two Australian Football League premierships with Essendon and Port Adelaide. Wanganeen is a Brownlow Medallist and is considered one of the finest indigenous players ever...
  
   : compensation selections #2 (Chris Heffernan
  Chris Heffernan
  Chris Joel Heffernan is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .Known affectionately as "The Heff", Chris began his career in 1997 with the Essendon Football Club...
  
  ) and #25 (Andrew Bomford
  Andrew Bomford
  Andrew Bomford is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....
  
  )
• Matthew Primus
  Matthew Primus
  Matthew Richard Primus is the current coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club and a former Australian rules footballer, captain and All Australian ruckman.-Early career :...
  
   : compensation selections #3 (Rory Hilton
  Rory Hilton
  -Overview:Drafted at no.3 in the 1996 AFL Draft, there were big raps on Hilton as a quality key position player. Recruited from Murray Bushrangers, at the time of the draft Hilton was injured, but that did not stop him being picked up by the Brisbane Lions...
  
  ) and #26 (Tim Notting
  Tim Notting
  Tim Notting is a former two-time premiership winning Australian rules footballer with the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League .-Australian Football League career:...
  
  ) to
• Adam Heuskes
  Adam Heuskes
  Adam Heuskes is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League most remembered for his on field flamboyance and controversial off-field behaviour, which twice resulted in rape allegations....
  
   : compensation selections #4 (Mark Kinnear) and #27 (Troy Cook
  Troy Cook
  Troy Cook is an Australian rules footballer. Cook plays for the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League.-Early career:...
  
  )
• Scott Cummings
  Scott Cummings
  Scott Cummings is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon, Port Adelaide, the West Coast Eagles and Collingwood in the Australian Football League....
  
   : compensation selections #5 (Daniel McAlister
  Daniel McAlister
  Daniel McAlister is an Australian rules footballer notable for his brief appearance in the Australian Football League for the Essendon Football Club.McAlister was born in New Zealand...
  
  ) and #28 (Jason Johnson
  Jason Johnson (Australian rules footballer)
  Jason Johnson is retired Australian rules footballer who spent his entire professional career with Essendon of the Australian Football League ....
  
  )

Zone Selections

Player	Recruited from
Nathan Eagleton Nathan Eagleton Nathan Eagleton is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .Eagleton played junior level football for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League . He was recruited as a zone selection by the Port Adelaide Football Club for its inaugural AFL...	West Adelaide
Tom Harley Tom Harley Thomas 'Tom' Harley is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League...	Norwood
Peter Burgoyne Peter Burgoyne Peter Gabriel Burgoyne is a former Australian rules footballer with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League. He played primarily in midfield and on the half back flank.-Early life:...	Port Adelaide
Stuart Dew Stuart Dew Stuart Dew is a former Australian rules footballer and dual premiership-player for Port Adelaide and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League. Dew was a student at Enfield High School prior to his AFL career....	Central District
Fabian Francis Fabian Francis Fabian Francis, is a former Australian rules football and rugby league footballer, most notable for his brief professional career with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:...	Port Adelaide
Josh Francou Josh Francou Joshua "Josh" Francou is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .-Port Adelaide :Debuting with Port Adelaide as a 22-year-old, Francou was part of Port Adelaide's inaugural team...	North Adelaide
Roger James Roger James Roger James is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.James debuted during Port Adelaide's inauguaral season in the AFL and made a name for himself as a tough midfielder...	Norwood
Brendon Lade Brendon Lade Brendon Lade is a former Australian rules footballer who spent his entire AFL career with the Port Adelaide Football Club.- Early Career :...	South Adelaide
Darren Mead Darren Mead Darren Mead is a former Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and Australian Football League .-Port Adelaide Magpies :...	Port Adelaide
Nathan Steinberner	Central District
Warren Tredrea Warren Tredrea Warren Gary Tredrea is retired Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . A forward, tall and weighing , Tredrea is the son of former Collingwood and Port Adelaide player Gary Tredrea.Tredrea was zone selected for the inaugural Port...	Port Adelaide
Michael Wilson Michael Wilson (footballer) Michael Robert Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide Football Club.-Success :...	Port Adelaide
Stephen Daniels	Norwood
Donald Dickie Donald Dickie Donald Dickie is a former professional Australian rules footballer notable for his brief appearance in the Australian Football League for the Port Adelaide Football Club. Dickie was born in New Zealand of a Māori heritage, he is one of few Maori Australians in the history of the VFL/AFL...	Norwood
Paul Evans	Port Adelaide
Scott Bassett Scott Bassett Scott Bassett is a former Australian Rules Footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League, and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League....	Norwood
Rhett Biglands Rhett Biglands Rhett Biglands is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career:He made his debut as an 18 year old in the SANFL with Woodville West Torrens kicking 5 goals in his first match....	Woodville-West Torrens
Tom Carr	Port Adelaide
Stephen Carter Stephen Carter (footballer) Stephen Carter is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....	Port Adelaide
Mark Conway Mark Conway Mark Conway is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at club level has played for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Leeds, Wakefield Trinity, and Dewsbury, playing at /, i.e. number 7, and occasionally /, i.e. number 6...	Central District
Jarrod Cotton	Central District
Nigel Fiegert Nigel Fiegert Nigel Fiegert is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....	Port Adelaide
Scott Freeborn Scott Freeborn Scott Freeborn is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Australian Football League .Freeborn was initially listed by Port Adelaide in the 1996 AFL Draft for their entry to the league in 1997, as a zone selection...	Woodville-West Torrens
Jake Lynch	Woodville-West Torrens
Scott Mathews Scott Mathews .Scott Mathews is a multi-platinum selling music producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and entrepreneur.-Early Days:...	Woodville-West Torrens
Andrew Osborn Andrew Osborn Andrew Osborn is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League ....	South Adelaide
Darryl Poole Darryl Poole Darryl Poole is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....	Port Adelaide
Damian Squire Damian Squire Damian Squire is a former Australian rules footballer who played with in the Australian Football League and both North Adelaide and Sturt in the South Australian National Football League...	North Adelaide
Jonathon Yerbury	Norwood

Brisbane Lions pre-draft selections

As part of the conditions of the merger between Brisbane Bears

Brisbane Bears

The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...

 and the Fitzroy Football Club

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

, Brisbane was able to recruit up to eight players from Fitzroy into the newly created Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions

The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...

.

• Scott Bamford
  Scott Bamford
  Scott Bamford is a former Australian Rules Footballer who played for Fitzroy, Brisbane, and Geelong in the Australian Football League and for North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League.-Fitzroy:...
  
  
• John Barker
• Brad Boyd
  Brad Boyd
  Brad Boyd is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....
  
  
• Nick Carter
  Nick Carter (footballer)
  Nick Carter is a former Australian rules football player. During his career, Carter played for Fitzroy, Brisbane and Melbourne in the Australian Football League .-Early life:...
  
  
• Shane Clayton
  Shane Clayton
  Shane Clayton is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy, the Brisbane Lions and the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League , including their victorious 1999 Grand Final....
  
  
• Simon Hawking
  Simon Hawking
  Simon Hawking is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Australian Football League .Hawking was a key position player and made seven appearances for Fitzroy in 1993, his first season. He played all 22 games the following year, as a defender...
  
  
• Chris Johnson
• Jarrod Molloy
  Jarrod Molloy
  Jarrod Molloy was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.A key position player, Molloy was trialled in both attack and defence as his career wore on, with most success enjoyed near the goalmouth....