1986 VFL draft

Draft for the Victorian Football League December 2017 December 2017 The 1986 VFL draft was the third formal draft to provide recruitment opportunities to clubs participating in Australian rules football's elite Victorian Football League. Held on 26 November 1986http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130631017 VFL clubs release draft list Swans swoop on Eastlake's Elias. The Canberra Times 27 November 1986 20 October 2014 24 National Library of Australia after the end of the 1986 VFL season, it consisted only of the national draft itself, without a subsequent rookie or pre-season draft. It was the first draft to be held since two initial drafts in 1981 and 1982, and as drafts have been held every year since, it is considered to be the first of the modern drafts.Quayle Emma http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE0611184V1H51J4CQJ When the draft blew in The Age 2006-11-17 2007-05-14 National draft All twelve established clubs, along with one of the two teams set to debut in the competition, the Brisbane Bears, were given one pick in each of the five rounds, a total of 65 overall. Brisbane received the first selection in every round, and six pre-draft selections, as well as complete access to all players from Queensland. The other new side, West Coast, was also granted similarly exclusive home-state rights. However, with the superior range of players available from the West Australian Football League (WAFL), the club was excluded from the draft. The order of the remaining picks was set in the reverse of the previous season's finishing positions. In addition, the established Victorian clubs maintained sole recruitment options on players from the relevant Metropolitan and, for the last time, Country Zones. This meant that even before the draft had started, the most sought-after footballers from Victoria were already signed, and therefore unavailable for selection. The restricted pool of available draftees meant the majority of those chosen in the 1986 national draft came from South Australian and Tasmanian clubs. Meanwhile, although the minimum age for eligible players was 16, many were actually into their twenties, unlike the contemporary teenage selections. Also of note is the significant number of those picked either did not join the club that selected them at all, or at least did not do so straight away. Players were aligned to their drafted club for three years, but could choose to remain playing for their current club outside of the VFL. A prime example was the number one draft pick, Martin Leslie. Leslie served out the remaining two years of his contract with South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Port Adelaide, winning All-Australian honours at the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival in the process. Only then did he move to Brisbane, making his debut as a 26-year-old in 1989, winning the club's best-and-fairest twice and going on to play 107 games until his retirement in 1995. In contrast, the second selection overall, the similarly aged Steven Sims, opted to stay in the SANFL rather than join the St Kilda Football Club. Many of the 1986 draftees never played in a senior VFL/AFL match, including 4 of the top 10 selections and all of Geelong and St Kilda's picks.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/draft-rewind-we-rewrite-the-top-10-of-the-1986-and-1987-afl-drafts/story-fngeflq8-1226748280995 Draft rewind: We rewrite the top 10 of the 1986 and 1987 AFL drafts Al Paton News Corp Australia Network 28 October 2013 Several did go on to make their name as footballers, among them Melbourne's Steven Febey and Darrin Pritchard of Hawthorn. However, the most notable of the draft's recruits was Alastair Lynch, picked by Fitzroy at number 50 overall, who eventually passed the major milestone of 300 appearances,http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/the-hidden-gems-of-draft/story-e6freck3-1111118114276 The hidden gems of the draft Rod Nicholson Sunday Herald Sun 22 November 2008 which included three victorious Grand Finals with the Brisbane Lions. Pre-draft selections PlayerDrafted toRecruited fromLeagueGames with new teamMatthew CampbellNorth Adelaide SANFL 79Stephen ConnellyCentral District SANFL 0Ben HarrisPort Adelaide SANFL 14Neil HeinNorwood SANFL 15Colin McDonaldWoodvilleSANFL 0Mark MickanWest Adelaide SANFL 48 National draft selections RoundPickPlayerDrafted toRecruited fromLeagueGames with new team11Martin LesliePort Adelaide SANFL 10712Steven SimsWest Torrens SANFL013Steven FebeyDevonport TFLSL25814Richard AndersonNorwood SANFL 015Michael TaylorPort Fairy Hampden FL 016Richard CousinsCentral District SANFL 6017Chris LindsayWest Torrens SANFL 018Grantley FielkeWest Adelaide SANFL 1619Andrew PayzeWest Torrens SANFL 0110John BrinkkotterBaroogaPicola & District FL 5111Jason TaylorNew Norfolk TFLSL 7112Dominic FotiaWest Torrens SANFL 18113Clayton LambWest AdelaideSANFL 0214Scott AdamsClarence TFLSL 0215Andrew WickhamLatrobeNorth West FU 0216Matthew FebeyDevonport TFLSL 143217Trent NicholsSandy Bay TFLSL 75218Mark O'KeeffeWarrnamboolHampden FL 0219Matthew MansfieldGlenorchy TFLSL 32220Brenton HarrisSouth Adelaide SANFL 2221David RobertsonNorth Adelaide SANFL 17222Kieran SpornWest Adelaide SANFL 72223Lyndon DakinLongfordNorthern Tasmanian FA 0224Matthew ArmstrongHobart TFLSL 132225Doug SmartNorth Adelaide SANFL 0226Darrin PritchardSandy Bay TFLSL 211327Adam GartonGlenelg SANFL 3328Darren MansellPenolaWestern Border FL 0329Craig WalkerNorth Hobart TFLSL 0330Matthew SextonSandhurstBendigo FL 0331Glen KeastNorth GambierWestern Border FL 0332Wayne MahneyPort Adelaide SANFL 0333Malcolm ShippenMoulameinKerang & District FL 0334Craig KellyNorwood SANFL 122335Peter ReidSturt SANFL 0336Donald ThompsonAlburyOMNFL 0337Chris DuthyGlenelg SANFL 3338Simon Minton-ConnellNorth Hobart TFLSL 19339Matthew QueenGlenorchy TFLSL 0440Stephen Williams Port AdelaideSANFL 4441Brett JaffrayLatrobeNWFU 0442Anthony LovellGlenorchy TFLSL 0443Andrew GraySt PatricksAPS 0444Tim BrittDunnstownCentral Highlands FL 0445James PykeNorwood SANFL 0446Gary BrookerCastertonWestern Border FL 0447Brendan HoganAssumption CollegeAPS 0448Stephen RileyNorth AdelaideSANFL 0449Craig EliasEastlake ACTFL 0450Alastair LynchHobartTFLSL 120451Andrew HeringWynyardNorth West FU 0452Robin McKinnonWest Adelaide SANFL 0553Michael TempletonWoodville SANFL 0554Paul PageKenningtonBendigo FL 0555Darren JarmanNorth Adelaide SANFL 0556Greg WhittleseaSturt SANFL 0557Michael BillmanBoortNorth Central FL 0558Perry MekaLemnosGoulburn Valley FL 0559Wayne MorrisseyNorthern DistrictsWarrnambool 0560Wayne TannerNorwood SANFL 0561Andrew UnderwoodSturt SANFL 12562Laurie MenhenutTocumwalMurray FL 0563Peter WinterWest Adelaide SANFL 0564Darren NewlanGolden SquareBendigo FL 0565Tony SymondsGlenelg SANFL 3 References Category:Australian Football League draft Vfl Draft, 1986 VFL Draft