1988 VFL draft

The 1988 VFL draft, held on 9 November 1988,[1] was the third annual national draft held by the Victorian Football League (now known as the Australian Football League). It consisted of a pre-season draft and a national draft.

In 1988 there were 112 picks to be drafted between 14 teams in the national draft. The Hawthorn Football Club received the first pick in the national draft, after receiving it from St Kilda in the first ever trade involving draft picks, in return for Paul Harding, Peter Russo and Robert Handley.[2]

Pre-draft selections

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Pick Player Drafted to Recruited from League
1 Stevan Jackson West Coast South Fremantle WAFL
2 Don Pyke West Coast Claremont WAFL
3 Peter Sumich West Coast South Fremantle WAFL
4 Craig Turley West Coast West Perth WAFL
5 Scott Watters West Coast South Fremantle WAFL

1988 national draft

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Round Pick Player Recruited from Drafted to
1 1 Alex McDonald Ballarat Hawthorn
1 2 Todd Breman Subiaco West Coast
1 3 Carl Dilena Sturt Fitzroy
1 4 John McNamara Port Fairy North Melbourne
1 5 Chris Naish Wangaratta Richmond
1 6 Ray Sterrett East Fremantle Geelong
1 7 Leon Cameron South Warrnambool Footscray
1 8 Dion Scott Devonport Sydney
1 9 Michael Werner West Torrens Essendon
1 10 Peter Higgins Claremont West Coast
1 11 Mark Bayliss South Fremantle Collingwood
1 12 Brad Fox Perth Essendon
1 13 Darren Bennett East Fremantle Melbourne
1 14 Stephen Byers New Norfolk Hawthorn
2 15 Danny Craven Wangaratta St Kilda
2 16 David Bain East Perth Brisbane Bears
2 17 Brad Edwards Perth Fitzroy
2 18 Anthony Stevens Shepparton North Melbourne
2 19 Matthew Francis Ballan Richmond
2 20 Adrian Fletcher Glenorchy Geelong
2 21 Anthony Reynolds Wodonga Footscray
2 22 Paul Holdsworth Clarence Sydney
2 23 Michael Long St Mary's Essendon
2 24 David Hynes Port Adelaide Magpies West Coast
2 25 Colin Alexander Clarence Collingwood
2 26 David Regan East Ballarat Essendon
2 27 Rod Keogh Castlemaine Melbourne
2 28 Chris Martin Seymour Hawthorn
3 29 Tim Allen Mornington St Kilda
3 30 Richard Champion Woodville Brisbane Bears
3 31 Brenton Klaebe Norwood Fitzroy
3 32 Brad Sholl Horsham North Melbourne
3 33 Bruce Lennon Sturt Richmond
3 34 Daryn Cresswell Glenorchy Geelong
3 35 John Georgiades Subiaco Footscray
3 36 Nick Chigwidden Glenelg Sydney
3 37 Michael Strickland Glenorchy Essendon
3 38 Jeremy Crough South Bendigo West Coast
3 39 Scott Russell Sturt Collingwood
3 40 Glen Johnston North Launceston Carlton
3 41 Michael Hobbes Eastlake Melbourne
3 42 Dion Rhook Hamilton Imperials Hawthorn
4 43 Daryl Griffiths North Launceston St Kilda
4 44 Scott Williamson Wangaratta Rovers West Coast
4 45 Damian Simmonds Wangaratta Fitzroy
4 46 Simon McCarthy Rochester North Melbourne
4 47 Glen Leaf Mildura Imperials Richmond
4 48 Scott Jordon South Launceston Fitzroy
4 49 Shannon Corcoran Glenelg Footscray
4 50 Jim West Glenelg Sydney
4 51 Adrian Burns Dromana Essendon
4 52 Darren Bartsch West Adelaide West Coast
4 53 Michael Smith Devonport Collingwood
4 54 Michael Sexton Sandhurst Carlton
4 55 Andrew Ford North Ballarat Melbourne
4 56 Justin McGrath Ballarat Hawthorn
5 57 Pat Lambert Manangatang St Kilda
5 58 Lachlan Sim Moe Brisbane Bears
5 59 Matthew Dundas Assumption College Fitzroy
5 60 Derek Kickett Central District North Melbourne
5 61 Julian Moloney Mildura Imperials Richmond
5 62 David Welsby Sturt Geelong
5 63 Scott Davies North Launceston Footscray
5 64 Andrew Bishop Ainslie Sydney
5 65 Rod Saunders Mooroopna Essendon
5 66 Matt Richardson Warracknabeal West Coast
5 67 Peter Divenuto Sandy Bay Collingwood
5 68 Grant Povey Claremont Carlton
5 69 Matthew Mahoney Eastlake Melbourne
5 70 Russell Wilding Lexton Hawthorn
6 71 Graeme Kettle South Launceston St Kilda
6 72 Chris O'Sullivan Coralynn Brisbane Bears
6 73 Stephen Walker North Hobart Fitzroy
6 74 Steven Hamilton North Adelaide North Melbourne
6 75 Ty Esler Koo-Wee-Rup Richmond
6 76 David Preston Bairnsdale Geelong
6 77 Robert Bloom Ulverstone Footscray
6 78 Jamie Bond Beaufort Hawthorn
6 79 Simon Jorgensen Castlemaine Essendon
6 80 Damian Berto St Mary's West Coast
6 81 Nick Probert Burnie Hawks Collingwood
6 82 Anthony Loone Deloraine Carlton
6 83 Brian Stynes Ireland Melbourne
6 84 Justin Crough Bungaree Hawthorn
7 85 Ian Dargie Subiaco St Kilda
7 86 Ben Sexton Sandhurst Footscray
7 87 Dwaine Kretschmer North Gambier Fitzroy
7 88 Justin Staritski Norwood North Melbourne
7 89 Adam Crudden Nar Nar Goon Richmond
7 90 Kym Nicholls Norwood Geelong
7 91 Matthew Queen Glenorchy Footscray
7 92 Stephen Vizy Queanbeyan North Melbourne
7 93 Paul Hills North Ballarat Essendon
7 94 Andrew Geddes Mornington West Coast
7 95 Tony Francis Norwood Collingwood
7 96 (F/S) Michael James Ballarat Carlton
7 97 Tom Grehan Ireland Melbourne
7 98 Michael Barrett Morwell Tigers Hawthorn
8 99 Dermot McNicholl Ireland St Kilda
8 100 David Kupsch North Adelaide Brisbane Bears
8 101 Leigh Funcke Minyip Fitzroy
8 102 Shaun Holloway Ballarat North Melbourne
8 103 (F/S) Sean Bowden Mildura Imperials Richmond
8 104 Andrew Gribble St Peters Geelong
8 105 Chris Grant Daylesford Footscray
8 106 (F/S) Gareth John Gisborne Sydney
8 107 Darren Mead Port Adelaide Magpies Essendon
8 108 Peter Melesso Claremont West Coast
8 109 (F/S) Heath Shephard Robinvale Collingwood
8 110 (F/S) Chris Mulcair Bendigo Carlton
8 111 (F/S) Tom Kavanagh Castlemaine Melbourne
8 112 Troy Reid Woorinen Hawthorn

1989 pre-season draft

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Round Player Recruited from Drafted to
1 Brian Winton Essendon St Kilda
2 John Gastev West Coast Brisbane Bears
3 Wally Matera West Coast Fitzroy
4 Travis Martin-Beynon Southport North Melbourne
5 Jeremy Crough West Coast Richmond
6 Andrew Rogers Essendon Geelong
7 Mark Williams Carlton Footscray
8 Robert Teal Hawthorn Sydney
9 Brian Hinkley Geelong Essendon
10 Shane Cable Perth West Coast
11 Murray Wrensted West Coast Collingwood
12 Simon Verbeek Richmond Carlton
13 Dannie Seow Collingwood Melbourne
14 Mathew Shinners Hawthorn Hawthorn
15 Brendan Lowther Carlton St Kilda
16 David Wittey St Kilda Brisbane Bears
17 Kevin Caton West Coast Fitzroy
18 Leigh Tudor North Melbourne North Melbourne
19 Matt Richardson West Coast Richmond
20 Spiro Malakellis Geelong Geelong
21 Tim Harrington Collingwood Footscray
22 Darren Ogier North Melbourne Sydney
23 Paul McWilliam Sturt Essendon
24 Clinton Browning East Fremantle West Coast
25 James Pyke Norwood Collingwood
26 Ashley Matthews Carlton Carlton
27 James Tomkins Melbourne Melbourne
28 Jon Gahan Hawthorn Hawthorn
29 Tony Elshaug Collingwood St Kilda
30 Simon Hose Sydney Brisbane Bears
31 Peter Bourke Essendon Fitzroy
32 Chris Lindsay West Torrens North Melbourne
33 Stuart Griffiths Old Melbournians Richmond
34 Darren Savickas Geelong Geelong
35 Tony Evans St Kilda Footscray
36 Brett Scott Sydney Sydney
37 Rodney Lawson Kalkee Essendon
38 Shane Ellis East Fremantle West Coast
39 John McKay Old Xaverians Collingwood
40 Paul Payne Melbourne Carlton
41 Michael Atkins Footscray Melbourne
42 Brett Sherriff Hawthorn Hawthorn
43 Lazar Vidovic Castlemaine St Kilda
44 Glen Reeves Hawthorn Brisbane Bears
45 Dean Lupson Essendon Fitzroy
46 Tony Furey North Melbourne North Melbourne
47 Justin Paul Richmond Richmond
48 Garry Phillips Old Haileyburians Geelong
49 Jolyon Keeble Hawthorn Footscray
50 Michael Phyland Sydney Sydney
51 Gary Barrow Essendon Essendon
52 Richard Geary South Fremantle West Coast
53 Nick Foley Narrandera Collingwood
54 Tim Taylor Therry Carlton
55 Matthew Febey Melbourne Melbourne
56 Adam Ladbroke Brisbane Bears Hawthorn

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Football VFL Draft Selections". The Canberra Times. 10 November 1988. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ Browne, Ashley (19 November 2014). "No.1 pick's mystery destination in the 1988 draft".
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