1986 VFL Draft

[Wedgie]

I stumbled across the original draft in following up a question in The Roost. Some interesting names in there, I thought a few might be interested.
Bit different in those days when most SA players didn't take up the offer of going interstate.

0 Matthew Campbell Brisbane North Adelaide 1986 NAT Pre-draft Selection
0 Mark Mickan Brisbane West Adelaide 1986 NAT Pre-draft Selection
0 Stephen Connelly Brisbane Central District 1986 NAT Pre-draft Selection
0 Ben Harris Brisbane Port Magpies 1986 NAT Pre-draft Selection
0 Neil Hein Brisbane Norwood 1986 NAT Pre-draft Selection
0 Colin McDonald Brisbane Woodville 1986 NAT Pre-draft Selection
1 Martin Leslie Brisbane Port Magpies 1986 NAT
2 Steven Sims Saint Kilda North Adelaide 1986 NAT
3 Steven Febey Melbourne Devonport 1986 NAT
4 Richard Anderson Richmond Norwood 1986 NAT
5 Michael Taylor Geelong Port Fairy 1986 NAT
6 Richard Cousins Western Bulldogs Central District 1986 NAT
7 Chris Lindsay Kangaroos West Torrens 1986 NAT
8 Grant Fielke Collingwood West Adelaide 1986 NAT
9 Andrew Payze Essendon West Torrens 1986 NAT
10 John Brinkkotter Sydney Barooga 1986 NAT
11 Jason Taylor Fitzroy New Norfolk 1986 NAT
12 Dominic Fotia Carlton West Torrens 1986 NAT
13 Clayton Lamb Hawthorn West Adelaide 1986 NAT
14 Scott Adams Brisbane Clarence 1986 NAT
15 Andrew Wickham Saint Kilda Latrobe 1986 NAT
16 Matthew Febey Melbourne Devonport 1986 NAT
17 Trent Nichols Richmond Sandy Bay 1986 NAT
18 Mark O'Keefe Geelong Warrnambool 1986 NAT
19 Matthew Mansfield Western Bulldogs Glenorchy 1986 NAT
20 Brenton Harris Kangaroos South Adelaide 1986 NAT
21 David Robertson Collingwood North Adelaide 1986 NAT
22 Kieran Sporn Essendon West Adelaide 1986 NAT
23 Lyndon Dakin Sydney Longford 1986 NAT
24 Matthew Armstrong Fitzroy Hobart 1986 NAT
25 Doug Smart Carlton North Adelaide 1986 NAT
26 Darrin Pritchard Hawthorn Sandy Bay 1986 NAT
27 Adam Garton Brisbane Glenelg 1986 NAT
28 Darren Mansell Saint Kilda Penola 1986 NAT
29 Craig Walker Melbourne North Hobart 1986 NAT
30 Matthew Sexton Richmond Sandhurst 1986 NAT
31 Glen Keast Geelong North Gambier 1986 NAT
32 Wayne Mahney Western Bulldogs Port Magpies 1986 NAT
33 Malcolm Shippen Kangaroos Moulamein 1986 NAT
34 Craig Kelly Collingwood Norwood 1986 NAT
35 Peter Reid Essendon Sturt 1986 NAT
36 Donald Thompson Sydney Albury 1986 NAT
37 Chris Duffy Fitzroy Glenelg 1986 NAT
38 Simon Minton-Connell Carlton North Hobart 1986 NAT
39 Matthew Queen Hawthorn Glenorchy 1986 NAT
40 Stephen Williams Brisbane Port Magpies 1986 NAT
41 Brett Jeffray Saint Kilda Latrobe 1986 NAT
42 Anthony Lovell Melbourne Glenorchy 1986 NAT
43 Andrew Gray Richmond Ballarat 1986 NAT
44 Tim Britt Geelong Dunnstown 1986 NAT
45 James Pyke Western Bulldogs Norwood 1986 NAT
46 Gary Brooker Kangaroos Casterton 1986 NAT
47 Brendan Hogan Collingwood Assumption College 1986 NAT
48 Stephen Riley Essendon North Adelaide 1986 NAT
49 Craig Elias Sydney Glenelg 1986 NAT
50 Alastair Lynch Fitzroy Hobart 1986 NAT
51 Andrew Herring Carlton Wynyard 1986 NAT
52 Robin McKinnon Hawthorn West Adelaide 1986 NAT
53 Michael Templeton Brisbane Woodville 1986 NAT
54 Paul Page Saint Kilda Kennington 1986 NAT
55 Darren Jarman Melbourne North Adelaide 1986 NAT
56 Greg Whittlesea Richmond Sturt 1986 NAT
57 Michael Billman Geelong Boort 1986 NAT
58 Perry Meka Western Bulldogs Lemnos 1986 NAT
59 Wayne Morrissey Kangaroos Northern United 1986 NAT
60 Wayne Tanner Collingwood Norwood 1986 NAT
61 Andrew Underwood Essendon Sturt 1986 NAT
62 Laurie Menhenut Sydney Tocumwal 1986 NAT
63 Peter Winter Fitzroy West Adelaide 1986 NAT
64 Darren Newlan Carlton Golden Square 1986 NAT
65 Tony Symonds Hawthorn Glenelg 1986 NAT

[ORDoubleBlues]

Good choice of one D.Jarman by Melbourne late in the draft. Shame for them he didn't go. Don't remember if he was a regular in the North side at that stage.
Would have liked to have seen Robin McKinnon playing VFL/AFL football and at Hawthorn he would have had the ideal environment. Would I be right in suggesting that Robin would have been about 28 at this stage?

[Punk Rooster]

Did the VFL clubs pursue players vigorously, or just expect them to come over? The PLayer Retention Scheme was in swing by then, was that wholy responsible for keeping players, & what year did the scheme end? D Jarman was a regular from 86 onwards. From memory, VFL usually went for tried & tested players (23-24 & up), didn't take too many risks.

[Macca19]

The Player Retention Scheme was originally meant for players that had played in the competition for more than 5 years or 100 games as a reward for loyalty but they also had a rule taht a player could qualify for the PRS in special circumstances. Once the draft was in place it was considered that if you were drafted then that went under special circumstances.