| Player | Era | Recruited From |
| Matthew Carmichael * | 1992 | West Lalor (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Mario Bandera * | 1992 | Ivanhoe (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Brad Smith * | 1992 | Epping (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Justin Whitcher * | 1992 | Eltham (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Russell Evans * | 1992 | Coolaroo / Hadfield (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Mark Adamson * | 1993 | Montmorency (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Leigh Gray * | 1993 | North Heidelberg (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Darin Milner * | 1993 | Salesian College Sunbury (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Matthew Blagrove * | 1994 - 1995 | Montmorency (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Kristian Pascoe * | 1995 | Heidelberg (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Daryl Platt * | 1995 | Gladstone Park (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Shane Whitnall * | 1996 - 1997 | Lalor (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Matthew Penn * | 1996 | Bundoora (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Matthew Wood * | 1996 | Yarrambat (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| David Taylor * | 1997 | Bundoora (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Frank Raso * | 1997 | Preston RSL (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Lionel Proctor * | 1997 | Alphington (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Luke O'Connell * | 1997 | Banyule (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Brett Zorzi * | 1997 | Epping (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Craig Anderson * | 1997 | Alphington (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Lance Whitnall | 1997 - 2007 | Lalor |
| Anthony Franchina | 1997 - 2003 | Newlands-Coburg |
| Trent Hoppner | 1998 | Heidelberg |
| Tim Hooper * | 1998 | Whittlesea (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Ricky Frost * | 1998 | St Damian's (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Damon Clarke * | 1998 | Heidelberg (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Chris Moyle * | 1999 | Eltham (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Mark Browne * | 1999 | Marcellin College / Eltham (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Ben Johnson * | 1999 | St Marys (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Ben Bailey * | 1999 | Heidelberg (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Trent Hotton | 2000 - 2002 | East Burwood / Sth Adelaide / Collingwood / Preston Knights U/18's / Warragul |
| Andrew Lovett * | 2001 | Preston RSL / East Perth (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Jim Plunkett | 2001 - 2003 | Western Bulldogs / Northern Knights U/18's / Montmorency |
| Nick Austin * | 2002 | Montmorency (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Brent Gutterson * | 2002 | Montmorency (Reserves Top-Up Player) |
| Andrew Eccles | 2002 - 2003 | Adelaide Crows / Northern Knights U/18's / St Mary's |
| Mark McKenzie * | 2003 | Port Power / Northern Knights U/18's / Montmorency (Rookie) |
| Daniel Harford | 2004 | Hawthorn / Northern Knights U/18's / St Mary's |
| Nick Stevens | 2004 - 2009 | Port Power / Northern Knights U/18's / St Mary's |
| Ryan Jackson | 2006 - 2008 | Greensborough |
| Matthew Kreuzer | 2008 - 2020 | Bundoora |
| Luke Stanton * | 2009 | Marcellin College (Rookie) |
| Jaryd Cachia | 2010 - 2011 | St Kevin's / Kew Rovers / Doutta Stars (Rookie) |
| Dylan Buckley | 2012 - 2017 | Ivanhoe Grammar / Ivanhoe |
| Jack Newnes | 2020 - 2022 | St Kilda / Northern Knights / Ivanhoe |
| Sam Philp | 2020 - 2023 | St Mary's |
| Ryan Sturgess * | 2020 | St Mary's / Loyola College |
| Dom Akuei * | 2022 - ? | St Mary's / Old Trinity College |
NB * Didn't, or is yet to play senior football with Carlton.
Note that this page is intended to capture players at both the Northern Knights and the Preston Knights.