This document contains the 42 players on the 1997 Senior List.
| Player Name | Nickname | # | DOB | Ht | Wt | Debut | 1997 | Games | 1997 | Goals | Recruited From |
| Allison, Brett | Frutti | 33 | 26/05/68 | 182 | 78 | 1987 | 24 | 199 | 43 | 255 | Belconnen (ACT) |
| Anderson, Stuart | Stewie | 5 | 27/06/74 | 185 | 80 | 1994 | 20 | 61 | 7 | 20 | Sale |
| Archer, Glen | Archie | 11 | 24/03/73 | 182 | 88 | 1992 | 21 | 117 | 15 | 82 | Noble Park |
| Armstrong, Matthew | Dogger | 14 | 01/03/67 | 177 | 76 | 1987 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 89 | Hobart (Tas)/Fitzroy |
| Bell, Peter | Belly/Dingdong | 26 | 02/03/76 | 175 | 72 | 1995 | 25 | 50 | 24 | 49 | Fremantle |
| Blakey, John | Snake | 12 | 24/07/66 | 187 | 85 | 1985 | 24 | 249 | 6 | 75 | East Doncaster/Fitzroy |
| Capuano, Matthew | Matty | 16 | 02/09/75 | 198 | 97 | 1994 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 | Creswick/Geelong (U18) |
| Carey, Wayne | Duck/King Carey | 18 | 27/05/71 | 192 | 94 | 1989 | 14 | 162 | 25 | 411 | North Adelaide (SA) |
| Chandler, Brett | 9 | 11/07/75 | 173 | 70 | 1995 | 24 | 52 | 4 | 6 | Doncaster Heights/Eastern U18/Fitzroy | |
| Cochrane, Stuart | Stuey/Cockas | 45 | 20/07/78 | 189 | 79 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Central District (SA) |
| Crocker, Darren | Fog | 27 | 26/03/67 | 189 | 88 | 1985 | 9 | 158 | 10 | 116 | Scoresby |
| Daniltchenko, Jason | Koolaz | 25 | 02/09/75 | 189 | 93 | 1993 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 18 | Bayswater |
| Freeborn, Glenn | Freo/Freezer | 17 | 06/02/73 | 180 | 74 | 1995 | 18 | 46 | 5 | 22 | Woodville-West Torrens (SA) |
| Groom, Chris | Groomy | 23 | 28/08/73 | 194 | 95 | 1993 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 26 | S Adelaide (SA)/Adelaide/Frem |
| Harvey, Brent | Boomer | 29 | 14/05/78 | 168 | 68 | 1996 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 | Preston RSL/Northern U18 |
| Hay, Adam | 41 | 27/07/78 | 198 | 90 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | East Perth | |
| Hewitt, Evan | 21 | 07/07/78 | 193 | 83 | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Subiaco | |
| King, David | Kingy | 34 | 07/03/72 | 183 | 88 | 1994 | 23 | 89 | 8 | 25 | Port Melbourne |
| Kingsley, Kent | 42 | 26/09/78 | 193 | 83 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Woodville-West Torrens | |
| Kingsley, Wade | 40 | 26/09/78 | 195 | 87 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Woodville-West Torrens | |
| Kirzner, Julian | 48 | 24/10/76 | 188 | 85 | 1994 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Essendon, Carlton Reserves | |
| Laidley, Dean | Junk Yard Dog | 7 | 27/03/67 | 184 | 77 | 1987 | 11 | 151 | 1 | 15 | West Perth (WA)/West Coast |
| Longmire, John | Horse | 35 | 31/12/70 | 194 | 102 | 1988 | 25 | 180 | 10 | 504 | Corowa-Rutherglen (NSW) |
| Martyn, Michael | Mighty Mick | 4 | 31/08/68 | 190 | 100 | 1988 | 25 | 201 | 0 | 14 | Newport Central |
| McCormack, Luke | 44 | 05/08/78 | 173 | 70 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ainslie/NSW-ACT Rams U18 | |
| McFarlane, Sam | 19 | 05/12/76 | 178 | 80 | 1996 | gcSa8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Subiaco (WA) | |
| McKernan, Corey | Corza | 31 | 19/12/73 | 197 | 101 | 1993 | 22 | 93 | 22 | 96 | Westmeadows |
| Mellington, Anthony | 20 | 27/07/74 | 187 | 84 | 1995 | 14 | 38 | 17 | 41 | Shepparton/Fitzroy | |
| Mooney, Cameron | 39 | 26/09/79 | 193 | 90 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Turvey Park/NSW-ACT Rams U18 | |
| Pickett, Byron | 28 | 11/08/77 | 178 | 80 | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Port Adelaide (SA) | |
| Pike, Martin | 13 | 14/11/72 | 190 | 92 | 1993 | 24 | 84 | 6 | 46 | Norwood/Melbourne/Fitzroy | |
| Roberts, Mark | Fridge | 22 | 28/06/65 | 189 | 92 | 1985 | 22 | 186 | 17 | 155 | St George (NSW)/Syd/Bris |
| Rock, Anthony | Rock of Gibraltar | 3 | 29/09/70 | 170 | 73 | 1988 | 22 | 159 | 14 | 130 | Hadfield |
| Schwass, Wayne | Schwatta | 2 | 27/11/68 | 180 | 81 | 1988 | 20 | 184 | 7 | 97 | South Warrnambool |
| Scott, Robert | Scotty | 8 | 01/03/69 | 173 | 74 | 1986 | 25 | 206 | 14 | 208 | Torquay/Geelong |
| Sholl, Craig | Doctor | 24 | 30/12/67 | 189 | 87 | 1987 | 25 | 176 | 40 | 96 | Horsham |
| Simpson, Adam | Simmo | 37 | 16/02/76 | 185 | 77 | 1995 | 19 | 46 | 5 | 21 | Eltham/Northern U18 |
| Stevens, Anthony | Stevo | 10 | 02/07/71 | 178 | 82 | 1989 | 25 | 156 | 10 | 77 | Shepparton |
| Stevens, Daniel | Danny | 38 | 10/11/76 | 180 | 77 | 1996 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | Greensborough/Northern U18 |
| Stevens, Mark | Stevo | 36 | 25/10/75 | 190 | 84 | 1995 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 20 | Heyfield/Gippsland U18 |
| Welsh, Scott | Scotty | 30 | 01/12/78 | 190 | 84 | 1996 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | West Adelaide (SA) |
| Wynd, Paul | Windy | 32 | 02/05/76 | 190 | 76 | 1997 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jacana |
last updated November 4, 1997