The 1981 Victorian Football League (VFL) draft was the first annual national draft held by the VFL, the leading

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

league. 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 The 1981 VFL season was the 85th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 28 March until 26 September, and comprised a ...

having first choice, followed by the other eleven clubs in reverse finishing position order. Wooden spooners named Perth wingman Alan Johnson as the first pick of the draft.

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Australian Football League draft VFL Draft, 1981 {{AFL-stub