1987 VFL Draft
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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.
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[edit] 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.[1] 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.
[edit] National Draft Selections
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
| 1 | 1 | Richard Lounder | Central District | Richmond |
| 1 | 2 | Chris McDermott | Glenelg | Brisbane Bears |
| 1 | 3 | Graham Wright | East Devonport | Collingwood |
| 1 | 4 | Andrew Brockhurst | South Adelaide | Fitzroy |
| 1 | 5 | Michael Quirk | Myrtleford | St Kilda |
| 1 | 6 | Andrew Rogers | Woodville | Essendon |
| 1 | 7 | Darren Davies | North Hobart | Footscray |
| 1 | 8 | Darren Jones | Moe | Geelong |
| 1 | 9 | Michael Murphy | Glenelg | North Melbourne |
| 1 | 10 | Michael Parsons | North Adelaide | Sydney |
| 1 | 11 | Tim McNeil | Norwood | Melbourne |
| 1 | 12 | Grant Williams | Sandy Bay | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 13 | Peter Bubner | Central District | Carlton |
| 2 | 14 | Wayne Peters | Morwell | Richmond |
| 2 | 15 | Andrew Jarman | North Adelaide | Brisbane Bears |
| 2 | 16 | Chris Grumley | Sale | Collingwood |
| 2 | 17 | Chris Waterson | Cohuna | Fitzroy |
| 2 | 18 | Patrick Browne | North Albury | St Kilda |
| 2 | 19 | Jamie Cox | Wynyard | Essendon |
| 2 | 20 | Stuart Wigney | Leongatha | Footscray |
| 2 | 21 | Shane Korth | Natimuk | Geelong |
| 2 | 22 | Scott Christie | Strathmerton | North Melbourne |
| 2 | 23 | Scott Salisbury | Glenelg | Sydney |
| 2 | 24 | Mark Ducker | Norwood | Melbourne |
| 2 | 25 | Damien Trezise | Union | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 26 | Stephen Oliver | Castlemaine | Carlton |
| 3 | 27 | Brendon Gale | Burnie | Richmond |
| 3 | 28 | Andrew Bishop | Ainslie | Brisbane Bears |
| 3 | 29 | Andrew Pascoe | Norwood | Collingwood |
| 3 | 30 | Ashley Byrne | Boort | Fitzroy |
| 3 | 31 | Jamie Keane | Koroit | St Kilda |
| 3 | 32 | John Cook | Hamilton Imperials | Essendon |
| 3 | 33 | Rod Gunn | Hamilton | Footscray |
| 3 | 34 | Stephen Hewitt | Warracknabeal | Geelong |
| 3 | 35 | Craig Patrick | Wangaratta Rovers | North Melbourne |
| 3 | 36 | Tony Virgona | Jerilderie | Sydney |
| 3 | 37 | Andrew Obst | Port Adelaide | Melbourne |
| 3 | 38 | John Polkinghorne | North Ballarat | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 39 | David Kernahan | Glenelg | Carlton |
| 4 | 40 | Bevan Cox | Wodonga | Richmond |
| 4 | 41 | Michael Kennedy | Queanbeyan | Brisbane Bears |
| 4 | 42 | Tim Wilson | North Launceston | Collingwood |
| 4 | 43 | Darren Wheildon | Newborough | Fitzroy |
| 4 | 44 | Bob Jones | Devonport | St Kilda |
| 4 | 45 | David Grenvold | Glenelg | Essendon |
| 4 | 46 | Gary Gunn | Hamilton | Footscray |
| 4 | 47 | Stephen McQueen | North Hobart | Geelong |
| 4 | 48 | Liam Pickering | Stawell | North Melbourne |
| 4 | 49 | Jim Silvestro | Traralgon | Sydney |
| 4 | 50 | Stephen Tingay | Shepparton | Melbourne |
| 4 | 51 | Anthony Dessent | Maffra | Hawthorn |
| 4 | 52 | Stephen Gemmill | Cobram | Carlton |
| 5 | 53 | Andrew Wisken | Hastings | Richmond |
| 5 | 54 | Adam Ladbrook | Pakenham | Brisbane Bears |
| 5 | 55 | Brendan Tranter | Maryborough | Collingwood |
| 5 | 56 | Keith Allan | Central District | Fitzroy |
| 5 | 57 | Damien Kischke | Sturt | St Kilda |
| 5 | 58 | Peter Bennett | North Adelaide | Essendon |
| 5 | 59 | Simon Tregenza | Port Adelaide | Footscray |
| 5 | 60 | Pat Gribble | Traralgon | Geelong |
| 5 | 61 | Darren Read | Leongatha | North Melbourne |
| 5 | 62 | David Querzoli | West Torrens | Sydney |
| 5 | 63 | Jay Viney | Sturt | Melbourne |
| 5 | 64 | Peter Nunn | Koo Wee Rup | Hawthorn |
| 5 | 65 | Dean Adams | Shepparton | Carlton |
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