1988 National Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alex McDonald | Ballarat | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 2 | Todd Breman | Subiaco | West Coast Eagles |
| 1 | 3 | Carl Dilena | Sturt | Fitzroy |
| 1 | 4 | John McNamara | Port Fairy | North Melbourne |
| 1 | 5 | Chris Naish | Wangaratta | Richmond |
| 1 | 6 | Ray Sterrett | East Fremantle | Geelong |
| 1 | 7 | Leon Cameron | South Warrnambool | Footscray |
| 1 | 8 | Dion Scott | Devonport | Sydney |
| 1 | 9 | Michael Werner | West Torrens | Essendon |
| 1 | 10 | Peter Higgins | Claremont | West Coast Eagles |
| 1 | 11 | Mark Bayliss | South Fremantle | Collingwood |
| 1 | 12 | Brad Fox | Perth | Essendon |
| 1 | 13 | Darren Bennett | East Fremantle | Melbourne |
| 1 | 14 | Stephen Byers | New Norfolk | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 15 | Danny Craven | Wangaratta | St Kilda |
| 2 | 16 | David Bain | East Perth | Brisbane Bears |
| 2 | 17 | Brad Edwards | Perth | Fitzroy |
| 2 | 18 | Anthony Stevens | Shepparton | North Melbourne |
| 2 | 19 | Matthew Francis | Ballan | Richmond |
| 2 | 20 | Adrian Fletcher | Glenorchy | Geelong |
| 2 | 21 | Anthony Reynolds | Wodonga | Footscray |
| 2 | 22 | Paul Holdsworth | Clarence | Sydney Swans |
| 2 | 23 | Michael Long | St Marys | Essendon |
| 2 | 24 | David Hynes | Port Adelaide Magpies | West Coast Eagles |
| 2 | 25 | Colin Alexander | Clarence | Collingwood |
| 2 | 26 | David Regan | East Ballarat | Essendon |
| 2 | 27 | Rod Keogh | Castlemaine | Melbourne |
| 2 | 28 | Chris Martin | Seymour | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 29 | Tim Allen | Mornington | St Kilda |
| 3 | 30 | Richard Champion | Woodville | Brisbane Bears |
| 3 | 31 | Brenton Klaebe | Norwood | Fitzroy |
| 3 | 32 | Brad Sholl | Horsham | North Melbourne |
| 3 | 33 | Bruce Lennon | Sturt | Richmond |
| 3 | 34 | Daryn Cresswell | Glenorchy | Geelong |
| 3 | 35 | John Georgiades | Subiaco | Footscray |
| 3 | 36 | Nick Chidwidden | Glenelg | Sydney Swans |
| 3 | 37 | Michael Strickland | Glenorchy | Essendon |
| 3 | 38 | Jeremy Crough | South Bendigo | West Coast Eagles |
| 3 | 39 | Scott Russell | Sturt | Collingwood |
| 3 | 40 | Glen Johnston | North Launceston | Carlton |
| 3 | 41 | Michael Hobbes | Eastlake | Melbourne |
| 3 | 42 | Dion Rhook | Hamilton Imperials | Hawthorn |
| 4 | 43 | Daryl Griffiths | North Launceston | St Kilda |
| 4 | 44 | Scott Williamson | Wangaratta Rovers | West Coast Eagles |
| 4 | 45 | Damian Simmonds | Wangaratta | Fitzroy |
| 4 | 46 | Simon McCarthy | Rochester | North Melbourne |
| 4 | 47 | Glen Leaf | Mildura Imperials | Richmond |
| 4 | 48 | Scott Jordon | South Launceston | Fitzroy |
| 4 | 49 | Shannon Corcoran | Glenelg | Footscray |
| 4 | 50 | Jim West | Glenelg | Sydney Swans |
| 4 | 51 | Adrian Burns | Dromana | Essendon |
| 4 | 52 | Darren Bartsch | West Adelaide | West Coast Eagles |
| 4 | 53 | Michael Smith | Devonport | Collingwood |
| 4 | 54 | Michael Sexton | Sandhurst | Carlton |
| 4 | 55 | Andrew Ford | North Ballarat | Melbourne |
| 4 | 56 | Justin McGrath | Ballarat | Hawthorn |
| 5 | 57 | Pat Lambert | Manangatang | St Kilda |
| 5 | 58 | Lachlan Sim | Moe | Brisbane Bears |
| 5 | 59 | Matthew Dundas | Assumption College | Fitzroy |
| 5 | 60 | Derek Kickett | Central District | North Melbourne |
| 5 | 61 | Julian Moloney | Mildura Imperials | Richmond |
| 5 | 62 | David Welsby | Sturt | Geelong |
| 5 | 63 | Scott Davies | North Launceston | Footscray |
| 5 | 64 | Andrew Bishop | Ainslie | Sydney Swans |
| 5 | 65 | Rod Saunders | Mooroopna | Essendon |
| 5 | 66 | Matt Richardson | Warracknabeal | West Coast Eagles |
| 5 | 67 | Peter Divenuto | Sandy Bay | Collingwood |
| 5 | 68 | Grant Povey | Claremont | Carlton |
| 5 | 69 | Matthew Mahoney | Eastlake | Melbourne |
| 5 | 70 | Russell Wilding | Lexton | Hawthorn |
| 6 | 71 | Graeme Kettle | South Launceston | St Kilda |
| 6 | 72 | Chris O'Sullivan | Coralynn | Brisbane Bears |
| 6 | 73 | Stephen Walker | North Hobart | Fitzroy |
| 6 | 74 | Steven Hamilton | North Adelaide | North Melbourne |
| 6 | 75 | Ty Esler | Koo-Wee-Rup | Richmond |
| 6 | 76 | David Preston | Bairnsdale | Geelong |
| 6 | 77 | Robert Bloom | Ulverstone | Footscray |
| 6 | 78 | Jamie Bond | Beaufort | Hawthorn |
| 6 | 79 | Simon Jorgensen | Castlemaine | Essendon |
| 6 | 80 | Damian Berto | St Marys | West Coast Eagles |
| 6 | 81 | Nick Probert | Burnie Hawks | Collingwood |
| 6 | 82 | Anthony Loone | Deloraine | Carlton |
| 6 | 83 | Brian Stynes | Ireland | Melbourne |
| 6 | 84 | Justin Crough | Bungaree | Hawthorn |
| 7 | 85 | Ian Dargie | Subiaco | St Kilda |
| 7 | 86 | Ben Sexton | Sandhurst | Footscray |
| 7 | 87 | Dwaine Kretschmer | North Gambier | Fitzroy |
| 7 | 88 | Justin Staritski | Norwood | North Melbourne |
| 7 | 89 | Adam Crudden | Nar Nar Goon | Richmond |
| 7 | 90 | Kym Nicholls | Norwood | Glenelg |
| 7 | 91 | Matthew Queen | Glenorchy | Footscray |
| 7 | 92 | Stephen Vizy | Queanbeyan | North Melbourne |
| 7 | 93 | Paul Hills | North Ballarat | Essendon |
| 7 | 94 | Andrew Gedden | Mornington | St Kilda |
| 7 | 95 | Tony Francis | Norwood | Collingwood |
| 7 | 96 (F/S) | Michael James | Ballarat | Carlton |
| 7 | 97 | Tom Grehan | Ireland | Melbourne |
| 7 | 98 | Michael Barrett | Morwell Tigers | Hawthorn |
| 8 | 99 | Dermot McNicholl | Ireland | St Kilda |
| 8 | 100 | David Kupsch | North Adelaide | Brisbane Bears |
| 8 | 101 | Leigh Funcke | Minyip | Fitzroy |
| 8 | 102 | Shaun Holloway | Ballarat | North Melbourne |
| 8 | 103 (F/S) | Sean Bowden | Mildura Imperials | Richmond |
| 8 | 104 | Andrew Gribble | St Peters | Geelong |
| 8 | 105 | Chris Grant | Daylesford | Footscray |
| 8 | 106 (F/S) | Gareth John | Gisborne | Sydney Swans |
| 8 | 107 | Darren Mead | Port Adelaide Magpies | Essendon |
| 8 | 108 | Peter Melesso | Claremont | West Coast Eagles |
| 8 | 109 (F/S) | Heath Shephard | Robinvale | Collingwood |
| 8 | 110 (F/S) | Chris Mulcair | Bendigo | Carlton |
| 8 | 111 (F/S) | Tom Kavanagh | Castlemaine | Melbourne |
| 8 | 112 | Troy Reid | Woorinen | Hawthorn |
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