1988 VFL draft


The 1988 VFL draft was the third annual national draft held by the Victorian 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.

Pre-draft selections

PickPlayerDrafted toRecruited fromLeague
1Stevan JacksonSouth FremantleWAFL
2Don PykeClaremontWAFL
3Peter SumichSouth FremantleWAFL
4Craig TurleyWest PerthWAFL
5Scott WattersSouth FremantleWAFL

1988 national draft

RoundPickPlayerRecruited fromDrafted to
11Alex McDonaldBallaratHawthorn
12Todd BremanSubiacoWest Coast
13Carl DilenaSturtFitzroy
14John McNamaraPort FairyNorth Melbourne
15Chris NaishWangarattaRichmond
16Ray SterrettEast FremantleGeelong
17Leon CameronSouth WarrnamboolFootscray
18Dion ScottDevonportSydney
19Michael WernerWest TorrensEssendon
110Peter HigginsClaremontWest Coast
111Mark BaylissSouth FremantleCollingwood
112Brad FoxPerthEssendon
113Darren BennettEast FremantleMelbourne
114Stephen ByersNew NorfolkHawthorn
215Danny CravenWangarattaSt Kilda
216David BainEast PerthBrisbane Bears
217Brad EdwardsPerthFitzroy
218Anthony StevensSheppartonNorth Melbourne
219Matthew FrancisBallanRichmond
220Adrian FletcherGlenorchyGeelong
221Anthony ReynoldsWodongaFootscray
222Paul HoldsworthClarenceSydney
223Michael LongSt Mary'sEssendon
224David HynesPort Adelaide MagpiesWest Coast
225Colin AlexanderClarenceCollingwood
226David ReganEast BallaratEssendon
227Rod KeoghCastlemaineMelbourne
228Chris MartinSeymourHawthorn
329Tim AllenMorningtonSt Kilda
330Richard ChampionWoodvilleBrisbane Bears
331Brenton KlaebeNorwoodFitzroy
332Brad ShollHorshamNorth Melbourne
333Bruce LennonSturtRichmond
334Daryn CresswellGlenorchyGeelong
335John GeorgiadesSubiacoFootscray
336Nick ChigwiddenGlenelgSydney
337Michael StricklandGlenorchyEssendon
338Jeremy CroughSouth BendigoWest Coast
339Scott RussellSturtCollingwood
340Glen JohnstonNorth LauncestonCarlton
341Michael HobbesEastlakeMelbourne
342Dion RhookHamilton ImperialsHawthorn
443Daryl GriffithsNorth LauncestonSt Kilda
444Scott WilliamsonWangaratta RoversWest Coast
445Damian SimmondsWangarattaFitzroy
446Simon McCarthyRochesterNorth Melbourne
447Glen LeafMildura ImperialsRichmond
448Scott JordonSouth LauncestonFitzroy
449Shannon CorcoranGlenelgFootscray
450Jim WestGlenelgSydney
451Adrian BurnsDromanaEssendon
452Darren BartschWest AdelaideWest Coast
453Michael SmithDevonportCollingwood
454Michael SextonSandhurstCarlton
455Andrew FordNorth BallaratMelbourne
456Justin McGrathBallaratHawthorn
557Pat LambertManangatangSt Kilda
558Lachlan SimMoeBrisbane Bears
559Matthew DundasAssumption CollegeFitzroy
560Derek KickettCentral DistrictNorth Melbourne
561Julian MoloneyMildura ImperialsRichmond
562David WelsbySturtGeelong
563Scott DaviesNorth LauncestonFootscray
564Andrew BishopAinslieSydney
565Rod SaundersMooroopnaEssendon
566Matt RichardsonWarracknabealWest Coast
567Peter DivenutoSandy BayCollingwood
568Grant PoveyClaremontCarlton
569Matthew MahoneyEastlakeMelbourne
570Russell WildingLextonHawthorn
671Graeme KettleSouth LauncestonSt Kilda
672Chris O'SullivanCoralynnBrisbane Bears
673Stephen WalkerNorth HobartFitzroy
674Steven HamiltonNorth AdelaideNorth Melbourne
675Ty EslerKoo-Wee-RupRichmond
676David PrestonBairnsdaleGeelong
677Robert BloomUlverstoneFootscray
678Jamie BondBeaufortHawthorn
679Simon JorgensenCastlemaineEssendon
680Damian BertoSt Mary'sWest Coast
681Nick ProbertBurnie HawksCollingwood
682Anthony LooneDeloraineCarlton
683Brian StynesIrelandMelbourne
684Justin CroughBungareeHawthorn
785Ian DargieSubiacoSt Kilda
786Ben SextonSandhurstFootscray
787Dwaine KretschmerNorth GambierFitzroy
788Justin StaritskiNorwoodNorth Melbourne
789Adam CruddenNar Nar GoonRichmond
790Kym NichollsNorwoodGeelong
791Matthew QueenGlenorchyFootscray
792Stephen VizyQueanbeyanNorth Melbourne
793Paul HillsNorth BallaratEssendon
794Andrew GeddesMorningtonWest Coast
795Tony FrancisNorwoodCollingwood
796 Michael JamesBallaratCarlton
797Tom GrehanIrelandMelbourne
798Michael BarrettMorwell TigersHawthorn
899Dermot McNichollIrelandSt Kilda
8100David KupschNorth AdelaideBrisbane Bears
8101Leigh FunckeMinyipFitzroy
8102Shaun HollowayBallaratNorth Melbourne
8103 Sean BowdenMildura ImperialsRichmond
8104Andrew GribbleSt PetersGeelong
8105Chris GrantDaylesfordFootscray
8106 Gareth JohnGisborneSydney
8107Darren MeadPort Adelaide MagpiesEssendon
8108Peter MelessoClaremontWest Coast
8109 Heath ShephardRobinvaleCollingwood
8110 Chris MulcairBendigoCarlton
8111 Tom KavanaghCastlemaineMelbourne
8112Troy ReidWoorinenHawthorn

1989 pre-season draft

RoundPlayerRecruited fromDrafted to
1Brian WintonEssendonSt Kilda
2John GastevWest CoastBrisbane Bears
3Wally MateraWest CoastFitzroy
4Travis Martin-BenyonWestern DistrictsNorth Melbourne
5Jeremy CroughWest CoastRichmond
6Andrew RogersEssendonGeelong
7Mark WilliamsCarltonFootscray
8Robert TealHawthornSydney
9Brian HinkleyGeelongEssendon
10Shane CablePerthWest Coast
11Murray WrenstedWest CoastCollingwood
12Simon VerbeekRichmondCarlton
13Dannie SeowCollingwoodMelbourne
14Mathew ShinnersHawthornHawthorn
15Brendan LowtherCarltonSt Kilda
16David WitteySt KildaBrisbane Bears
17Kevin CatonWest CoastFitzroy
18Leigh TudorNorth MelbourneNorth Melbourne
19Matt RichardsonWest CoastRichmond
20Spiro MalakellisGeelongGeelong
21Tim HarringtonCollingwoodFootscray
22Darren OgierNorth MelbourneSydney
23Paul McWilliamSturtEssendon
24Clinton BrowningEast FremantleWest Coast
25James PykeNorwoodCollingwood
26Ashley MatthewsCarltonCarlton
27James TomkinsMelbourneMelbourne
28Jon GahanHawthornHawthorn
29Tony ElshaugCollingwoodSt Kilda
30Simon HoseSydneyBrisbane Bears
31Peter BourkeEssendonFitzroy
32Chris LindsayWest TorrensNorth Melbourne
33Stuart GriffithsOld MelbourniansRichmond
34Darren SavickasGeelongGeelong
35Tony EvansSt KildaFootscray
36Brett ScottSydneySydney
37Rodney LawsonKalkeeEssendon
38Shane EllisEast FremantleWest Coast
39John McKayOld XaveriansCollingwood
40Paul PayneMelbourneCarlton
41Michael AtkinsFootscrayMelbourne
42Brett SherriffHawthornHawthorn
43Lazar VidovicCastlemaineSt Kilda
44Glen ReevesHawthornBrisbane Bears
45Dean LupsonEssendonFitzroy
46Tony FureyNorth MelbourneNorth Melbourne
47Justin PaulRichmondRichmond
48Garry PhillipsOld HaileyburiansGeelong
49Jolyon KeebleHawthornFootscray
50Michael PhylandSydneySydney
51Gary BarrowEssendonEssendon
52Richard GearySouth FremantleWest Coast
53Nick FoleyNarranderaCollingwood
54Tim TaylorTherryCarlton
55Matthew FebeyMelbourneMelbourne
56Adam LadbrokeBrisbane BearsHawthorn