1996 AFL Pre-Season Draft
| Selection | Player | From | Games |
| 2 | Craig Nettelbeck | Fremantle | 33 |
| 10 | Andrew Leoncelli | Old Xaverians | 146 |
Pre-Draft Trades
Trent Ormond-Allen to Adelaide for Selection 83
Clay Sampson to Adelaide for Nick Pesch
1996 AFL National Draft
| Selection | Player | From | Games |
| 11 | Brent Grgic | Geelong U18 | 77 |
| 22 | Alistair Nicholson | Claremont | 110 |
| 30 | Hayden Lamaro | Murray U18 | 2 |
| 45 | Clayton Gardiner | Claremont | 0 |
| 59 | Anthony McDonald | Melbourne | 104 |
| 68 | Russell Robertson | Burnie Dockers/Tasmania U18 | 228 |
| 82 | Duncan O'Toole | Devonport | 0 |
| 83 | Ashley Gehling | Melbourne | 0 |
1997 AFL Rookie Draft
| Selection | Player | From | Games |
| 3 | Nathan Bassett | Norwood | 0 |
| 18 | Daniel Ward | Fitzroy | 136 |
| 33 | Matthew Bishop | Box Hill | 18 |
| 48 | Russell Robertson | Burnie Dockers/Tasmania U18 | 228 |
| 63 | Duncan O'Toole | Devonport | 0 |
| 78 | James McDonald | Ballarat/Old Xaverians | 251 |
Notes
Age 26/02/1997 says players were drafted at Ward 17, Bishop 26, Robertson 31, O'Toole 37 and McDonald 42. This is likely because passed picks were not counted.
Links
1996 AFL Draft - Wikipedia