defensive forward tagged AFL players
| Name | Type | # | DOB | Age | Height | Weight | Gm | SOO | Nickname | Recruited from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Bedford | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 12 | 27 May, 2000 | 20 y 234 d | 178 cm | 69 kg | 2 | VIC | Dandenong Stingrays | |
| Atu Bosenvulagi | Mid-Med | 40 | 17 Sep, 2000 | 20 y 121 d | 180 cm | 82 kg | 3 | VIC | R2 | Oakleigh Chargers |
| Ned Cahill | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 28 | 11 Jan, 2001 | 20 y 5 d | 178 cm | 77 kg | 3 | VIC | Dandenong Stingrays | |
| Noah Cumberland | Fwd-Med-Gen | 38 | 15 Mar, 2001 | 19 y 307 d | 183 cm | 79 kg | QLD | Brisbane Academy | ||
| Matthew de Boer | Util-Med | 24 | 10 Mar, 1990 | 30 y 312 d | 189 cm | 87 kg | 201 | WA | Dutch | Claremont |
| Kane Farrell | Fwd-Med-Gen | 24 | 17 Mar, 1999 | 21 y 305 d | 182 cm | 74 kg | 23 | VIC | Faz | Bendigo Pioneers |
| Taylor Garner | Fwd-Med-Gen | 6 | 8 Jan, 1994 | 27 y 8 d | 187 cm | 88 kg | 45 | VIC | Dandenong Stingrays | |
| Lachlan Johnson | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 36 | 7 Aug, 2001 | 19 y 162 d | 175 cm | 79 kg | VIC | Oakleigh Chargers | ||
| Sean Lemmens | Def-Med-Gen | 23 | 2 Nov, 1994 | 26 y 75 d | 184 cm | 84 kg | 93 | SA | Port Adelaide | |
| Ned McHenry | Mid-Med | 25 | 13 Jul, 2000 | 20 y 187 d | 179 cm | 70 kg | 8 | VIC | Alpaca | Geelong Falcons |
| Lachlan Murphy | Def-Smal-Gen | 4 | 4 Dec, 1998 | 22 y 43 d | 176 cm | 76 kg | 44 | SA | Merchant | Adelaide FC |
| Kysaiah Pickett | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 36 | 2 Jun, 2001 | 19 y 228 d | 171 cm | 70 kg | 14 | SA | Woodville-West Torrens | |
| Jy Simpkin | Fwd-Med-Gen | 12 | 5 Mar, 1998 | 22 y 317 d | 182 cm | 75 kg | 73 | VIC | Murray Bushrangers | |
| Samuel Switkowski | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 39 | 20 Nov, 1996 | 24 y 57 d | 179 cm | 74 kg | 20 | VIC | Box Hill Hawks | |
| Cameron Taheny | Mid-Med | 41 | 3 Aug, 2001 | 19 y 166 d | 186 cm | 79 kg | SA | Norwood | ||
 Jake Aarts | Fwd-Med-Gen | 39 | 8 Dec, 1994 | 26 y 39 d | 177 cm | 75 kg | 13 | VIC | Smocker | Richmond VFL |
| Tom Atkins | Mid-Med | 30 | 18 Sep, 1995 | 25 y 120 d | 180 cm | 86 kg | 34 | VIC | Geelong VFL | |
| Bailey Banfield | Mid-Med | 41 | 26 Feb, 1998 | 22 y 325 d | 190 cm | 92 kg | 32 | WA | Claremont | |
| Brett Bewley | Mid-Med | 34 | 14 Apr, 1995 | 25 y 277 d | 185 cm | 87 kg | 19 | VIC | Williamstown | |
| Kade Chandler | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 37 | 13 Jan, 2000 | 21 y 3 d | 174 cm | 75 kg | 1 | SA | Norwood | |
| Josh Honey | Fwd-Med-Gen | 36 | 17 Oct, 2001 | 19 y 91 d | 184 cm | 79 kg | 1 | VIC | Western Jets | |
| Daniel Lloyd | Mid-Med | 38 | 18 Feb, 1992 | 28 y 333 d | 187 cm | 85 kg | 53 | NSW | Killarney Vale | |
| Matthew Owies | Fwd-Med-Gen | 44 | 19 Mar, 1997 | 23 y 303 d | 179 cm | 84 kg | 1 | VIC | Seattle University | |
| Will Snelling | Mid-Smal | 40 | 6 Aug, 1997 | 23 y 163 d | 175 cm | 70 kg | 24 | SA | West Adelaide |
