The 1997 AFL Draft was held at the conclusion of the 1997 Australian Football League (AFL) season. A pre-season draft was also held prior to the 1998 season.
It is consisted to have been one of the most successful drafts ever, with the top 11 selections each playing over 100 games of AFL football.[1] Other significant selections include Brownlow Medalists Simon Black at 31 and Adam Goodes at 43 and future club captains Nick Stevens and Richie Vandenberg.
The Melbourne Demons received the first pick for finishing bottom of the ladder during the 1997 AFL season. In total there were 86 picks to be drafted between the 16 competing teams.
National Draft
Pre-Season Draft
| Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
| 1 | Jamie Shanahan | St. Kilda | Melbourne |
| 2 | Joel Smith | St. Kilda | Hawthorn |
| 3 | Matthew Bode | Glenelg Football Club | Port Adelaide |
| 4 | Adam Coughlan | Sandringham Zebras | Sydney Swans |
| 5 | Damian Houlihan | Tatura Football Club | North Melbourne |
| 6 | Scott Taylor | Western Bulldogs | Western Bulldogs |
| 7 | Matthew Carr | East Fremantle Football Club | St. Kilda |
| 8 | Pass | Adelaide Crows | |
| 9 | Jason Daniltchenko | North Melbourne | Hawthorn |
| 10 | Brady Anderson | East Perth Football Club | North Melbourne |
| 11 | Jamie Elliot | St. Kilda | St. Kilda |
| 12 | Haydon Killmartin | East Fremantle Football Club | Hawthorn |
| 13 | Pass | St. Kilda | |
| 14 | Pass | Hawthorn |
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