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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}The 1981 Victorian Football League (VFL) draft was the first annual national draft held by the VFL, 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 {{AFL Mel}} named Perth wingman Alan Johnson as the first pick of the draft. Round | Pick | Player | Drafted to | Recruited from | League | Games with new team |
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1 | 1 | Alan Johnson | {{AFL Mel}} | Perth | WAFL | 135 | 1 | 2 | Neil Craig | {{AFL Foo}} | Sturt | SANFL | 0 | 1 | 3 | Grant Campbell | {{AFL StK}} | East Perth | WAFL | 0 | 1 | 4 | Mark Naley | {{AFL SM}} | South Adelaide | SANFL | 0 | 1 | 5 | Craig Holden | {{AFL NM}} | Swan Districts | WAFL | 29 | 1 | 6 | Peter Hofner | {{AFL Ric}} | Port Adelaide | SANFL | 0 | 1 | 7 | Ken Judge | {{AFL Haw}} | East Fremantle | WAFL | 72 | 1 | 8 | Wayne Otway | {{AFL Ess}} | East Perth | WAFL | 36 | 1 | 9 | Dean Turner | {{AFL Fit}} | East Perth | WAFL | 54 | 1 | 10 | Tony McGuinness | {{AFL Gee}} | Glenelg | SANFL | 0 | 1 | 11 | Chris Carpenter | {{AFL Col}} | Launceston | NTFA | 0 | 1 | 12 | Ross Ditchburn | {{AFL Car}} | Claremont | WAFL | 28 | 2 | 13 | Danny Hughes | {{AFL Mel}} | Port Adelaide | SANFL | 124 | 2 | 14 | Trevor Clisby[2] | {{AFL Foo}} | North Adelaide | SANFL | 0 | 2 | 15 | Geoff Linke | {{AFL StK}} | South Adelaide | SANFL | 2 | 2 | 16 | Phil Brooksby | {{AFL SM}} | South Adelaide | SANFL | 0 | 2 | 17 | Tom Warhurst | {{AFL NM}} | Norwood | SANFL | 0 | 2 | 18 | David Tiller | {{AFL Ric}} | North Adelaide | SANFL | 0 | 2 | 19 | John Platten | {{AFL Haw}} | Central District | SANFL | 258 | 2 | 20 | Stephen Copping | {{AFL Ess}} | Glenelg | SANFL | 42 | 2 | 21 | Chris McDermott | {{AFL Fit}} | Glenelg | SANFL | 0 | 2 | 22 | Greg McAdam | {{AFL Gee}} | North Adelaide | SANFL | 0 | 2 | 23 | Scott Knight | {{AFL Col}} | Launceston | NTFA | 5 | 2 | 24 | Chris Velde | {{AFL Car}} | Glenelg | SANFL | 0 |
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Draft%28forgotten%29.html|title=The forgotten drafts, 1981, 1982|publisher=Footy Stats}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Trevor%2BClisby/808|title=TREVOR CLISBY|publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=12 September 2017}}
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