1987 VFL draft

Draft for the Victorian Football League December 2017 December 2017 The 1987 VFL draft was the second draft to provide recruitment opportunities to clubs participating in Australian rules football's elite Victorian Football League. Held after the end of the 1987 season, it consisted only of the national draft itself. National draft The format of the second VFL draft was much the same as that for the inaugural draft held the previous year. In each of the five rounds, the 13 participating clubs (except West Coast, which instead received complete access to all West Australian footballers for the second year) all received one selection, the order of which was set in the reverse of the previous season's finishing positions. The minimum age for draftees was again 16, but Sydney was the only club allowed to draft players from New South Wales who were under the age of 19. Meanwhile, in addition to being involved in the national draft, the Brisbane Bears also kept the sole recruitment rights for all players from Queensland, and although country zoning had now finished, Victorian clubs retained exclusive use of Metropolitan Zones. Like the previous draft, some players did not join the club that selected them. Notably, South Australians Chris McDermott, Andrew Jarman and Simon Tregenza all chose to stay at home and later became part of Adelaide's inaugural AFL squad, with second pick overall McDermott becoming the first captain of the team. Meanwhile, Jamie Cox opted for a first class cricket career with Tasmania over signing for Essendon. The first choice was heavyweight ruckman Richard Lounder, who only played four senior matches for Richmond and has been described as the most derided number one national draft pick.Lane Tim https://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/21/1069027325424.html Two-minute interview The Age 2003-11-22 2007-05-16 However, Richmond had more success with the second round pick, Brendon 'Benny' Gale, who became a firm favourite at the club during his 244-game career. Other 1987 draftees of note included Graham Wright of Collingwood and Melbourne's Stephen Tingay. National draft selections RoundPick Player Drafted to Recruited from LeagueGames with new team11Richard LounderCentral DistrictSANFL412Chris McDermottGlenelgSANFL 013Graham WrightEast DevonportNorthern Tasmanian Football League 20114Andrew BrockhurstSouth AdelaideSANFL 3815Michael QuirkMyrtlefordOMNFL 016Andrew RogersWoodvilleSANFL817Darren DaviesNorth HobartTFL State League 3718Darren JonesMoeLatrobe Valley Football League 019Michael MurphyGlenelgSANFL 8110Michael ParsonsNorth AdelaideSANFL 25111Tim McNeilNorwoodSANFL 0112Grant WilliamsSandy BayTFL State League 0113Peter BubnerCentral DistrictSANFL 0214Wayne PetersMorwellLatrobe Valley Football League 5215Andrew JarmanNorth AdelaideSANFL 0216Chris GrumleySaleNorth Gippsland Football League 0217Chris WatersonCohunaCentral Murray Football League13218Patrick BrowneNorth AlburyOMNFL 0219Jamie CoxWynyardNorthern Tasmanian Football League 0220Stuart WigneyLeongathaLatrobe Valley Football League 47221Shane KorthNatimukHorsham & District Football League 0222Scott ChristieStrathmertonMurray Football League 0223Scott SalisburyGlenelgSANFL 0224Mark DuckerNorwoodSANFL 0225Damien TreziseUnion 0226Steven OliverCastlemaineBendigo Football League 13327Brendon GaleBurnieTFL State League 244328Andrew BishopAinslieACT Football League 0329Andrew PascoeNorwoodSANFL 0330Ashley ByrneBoortNorth Central Football League 0331Jamie KeaneKoroitHampden Football League 0332John CookHamilton ImperialsWestern Border Football League 0333Rod GunnHamiltonWestern Border Football League 0334Stephen HewittWarracknabealWimmera Football League 0335Craig PatrickWangaratta RoversOMNFL 0336Tony VigonaJerilderieMurray Football League 0337Andrew ObstPort AdelaideSANFL 149338John PolkinghorneNorth BallaratBFL 0339David KernahanGlenelgSANFL 53440Bevan CoxWodongaOMNFL 0441Michael KennedyQueanbeyanACT Football League 23442Tim WilsonNorth LauncestonTFL State League 0443Darren WheildonNewboroughMid Gippsland Football League 70444Bob JonesDevonportTFL State League 20445David GrenvoldGlenelgSANFL 112446Gary GunnHamiltonWestern Border Football League 0447Stephen McQueenNorth HobartTFL State League 0448Liam PickeringStawellWimmera Football League 23449Jim SilvestroTraralgonNorth Gippsland Football League 8450Stephen TingaySheppartonGVFL 162451Anthony DessentMaffraLatrobe Valley Football League 0452Stephen GemmillCobramMurray Football League 0553Andrew WiskenHastingsMPNFL 0554Adam LadbrookPakenhamMPNFL 0555Brendan TranterMaryboroughBFL 8556Keith AllanCentral DistrictSANFL 0557Damian KitschkeSturtSANFL 29558Peter BennettNorth AdelaideSANFL 0559Simon TregenzaPort AdelaideSANFL 0560Pat GribbleTraralgonNorth Gippsland Football League 0561Darren ReadLeongathaLatrobe Valley Football League 0562David QuerzoliWest TorrensSANFL 0563Jay VineySturtSANFL 23564Peter NunnKoo Wee RupEllinbank & District Football League 0565Dean AdamsSheppartonGVFL 0 External links Official AFL draft page References Category:Australian Football League draft Vfl Draft, 1987