1981 VFL draft explained

The 1981 VFL draft was the first annual national draft held by the Victorian Football League, the leading Australian rules football league.^[1]

Held on 8 October 1981, all twelve VFL clubs participated in the draft, each having two picks, with the team finishing last in the 1981 VFL season having first choice, followed by the other eleven clubs in reverse finishing position order. Wooden spooners named Perth wingman Alan Johnson as the first pick of the draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Recruited from	League	Games with new team
1	1		Perth	WAFL	135
1	2				0
1	3	Grant Campbell	East Perth		0
1	4			SANFL	0
1	5		Swan Districts		29
1	6	Peter Hofner			0
1	7		East Fremantle		72
1	8		East Perth		36
1	9				54
1	10				0
1	11	Chris Carpenter	Launceston		0
1	12				28
2	13				124
2	14	Trevor Clisby^[2]			0
2	15		South Adelaide		2
2	16	Phil Brooksby	South Adelaide		0
2	17		Norwood	SANFL	0
2	18				0
2	19				258
2	20		Glenelg	SANFL	42
2	21		Glenelg		0
2	22	Greg McAdam		SANFL	0
2	23		Launceston		5
2	24	Chris Velde	Glenelg		0

Notes and References

Web site: The forgotten drafts, 1981, 1982. Footy Stats.
Web site: TREVOR CLISBY. Australian Football. 12 September 2017.