defensive forward tagged AFL players
| Name | Type | # | DOB | Age | Height | Weight | Gm | SOO | Recruited from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Atkins | Mid-Med | 30 | 18 Sep, 1995 | 24 y 125 d | 180 cm | 85 kg | 20 | VIC | Geelong VFL |
| Bailey Banfield | Mid-Med | 41 | 26 Feb, 1998 | 21 y 329 d | 188 cm | 87 kg | 27 | WA | Claremont |
| Toby Bedford | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 12 | 27 May, 2000 | 19 y 239 d | 176 cm | 65 kg | VIC | Dandenong Stingrays | |
| Brett Bewley | Mid-Med | 34 | 14 Apr, 1995 | 24 y 282 d | 186 cm | 85 kg | 7 | VIC | Williamstown |
| Atu Bosenvulagi | Mid-Med | 40 | 17 Sep, 2000 | 19 y 126 d | 180 cm | 81 kg | VIC | Oakleigh Chargers | |
| Ned Cahill | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 11 Jan, 2001 | 19 y 10 d | 178 cm | 77 kg | VIC | Dandenong Stingrays | ||
| Noah Cumberland | Fwd-Med-Gen | 15 Mar, 2001 | 18 y 312 d | 183 cm | 79 kg | QLD | Brisbane Academy | ||
| Matthew de Boer | Util-Med | 24 | 10 Mar, 1990 | 29 y 317 d | 189 cm | 86 kg | 182 | WA | Claremont |
| Kane Farrell | Fwd-Med-Gen | 24 | 17 Mar, 1999 | 20 y 310 d | 182 cm | 74 kg | 12 | VIC | Bendigo Pioneers |
| Taylor Garner | Fwd-Med-Gen | 6 | 8 Jan, 1994 | 26 y 13 d | 187 cm | 88 kg | 43 | VIC | Dandenong Stingrays |
| Lachlan Johnson | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 7 Aug, 2001 | 18 y 167 d | 175 cm | 79 kg | VIC | Oakleigh Chargers | ||
| Sean Lemmens | Def-Med-Gen | 23 | 2 Nov, 1994 | 25 y 80 d | 184 cm | 74 kg | 87 | SA | Port Adelaide |
| Daniel Lloyd | Mid-Med | 38 | 18 Feb, 1992 | 27 y 337 d | 187 cm | 87 kg | 35 | NSW | Killarney Vale |
| Ned McHenry | Mid-Med | 25 | 13 Jul, 2000 | 19 y 192 d | 176 cm | 71 kg | VIC | Geelong Falcons | |
| Lachlan Murphy | Def-Smal-Gen | 44 | 4 Dec, 1998 | 21 y 48 d | 173 cm | 74 kg | 32 | SA | Adelaide FC |
| Matthew Owies | Fwd-Med-Gen | 44 | 19 Mar, 1997 | 22 y 308 d | 183 cm | 82 kg | VIC | Seattle University | |
| Jy Simpkin | Fwd-Med-Gen | 12 | 5 Mar, 1998 | 21 y 322 d | 182 cm | 75 kg | 56 | VIC | Murray Bushrangers |
| Cameron Sutcliffe | Util-Med | 50 | 23 May, 1992 | 27 y 243 d | 186 cm | 87 kg | 108 | SA | Woodville-West Torrens |
| Samuel Switkowski | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 39 | 20 Nov, 1996 | 23 y 62 d | 178 cm | 72 kg | 20 | VIC | Box Hill Hawks |
| Cameron Taheny | Mid-Med | 185 cm | 80 kg | SA | Norwood | ||||
| Jake Tarca | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 33 | 23 Feb, 2000 | 19 y 332 d | 175 cm | 75 kg | SA | South Adelaide | |
 Jake Aarts | Fwd-Med-Gen | 39 | 8 Dec, 1994 | 25 y 44 d | 180 cm | 76 kg | VIC | Richmond VFL | |
| Kade Chandler | Fwd-Smal-Gen | 37 | 15 Jul, 1999 | 20 y 190 d | 173 cm | 73 kg | 1 | SA | Norwood |
| Josh Honey | Fwd-Med-Gen | 17 Oct, 2001 | 18 y 96 d | 184 cm | 79 kg | VIC | Western Jets | ||
| Will Snelling | Mid-Smal | 40 | 6 Aug, 1997 | 22 y 168 d | 174 cm | 89 kg | 4 | SA | West Adelaide |
