The 1989 VFL draft was the fourth annual national draft held by the Victorian Football League (since changed its name to Australian Football League) as the main method for the 14 teams to recruit players for the 1990 season. It consisted of a trading period, pre-draft selections, the main national draft and the 1990 pre-season draft and a non-compulsory 1990 mid-year draft. The minimum age for most draftees was 16 and clubs other than the West Coast Eagles were only allowed to choose one player each from Western Australia. For the non-Queensland and NSW clubs, players from those states had to be 19 to be selected, by which time the Brisbane Bears or Sydney Swans would have had three chances to recruit them.
| Pick | Player | Drafted to | Recruited from | League | Games for new club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Mann | Claremont | 0 | |||
| 2 | Ryan Turnbull | Claremont | 129 | |||
| 3 | Andrew Jarman | North Adelaide | SANFL | 0 | ||
| 4 | Darren Jarman | North Adelaide | SANFL | 0 | ||
| 5 | Kevin Caton | AFL | 8 | |||
| 6 | Peter Davidson | 7 | ||||
| 7 | Brian Hinkley | 0 | ||||
| 8 | Doug Smart | North Adelaide | SANFL | 0 | ||
| 9 | Darren Denneman | 3 | ||||
| 10 | Shane Fell | AFL | 15 | |||
| 11 | John Fidge | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Paul Starbuck | 1 |
| Player | Traded to | Traded from | Games for new club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wilson | 117 | |||
| 7 | ||||
| 54 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 21 | ||||
| Michael Scott | 0 | |||
| 3 | ||||
| 10 |
| Pick | Player | Drafted to | Recruited from | League | Games for new club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Kemp | Subiaco | WAFL | 243 | ||
| 2 | Tony Begovich | Claremont | WAFL | 9 | ||
| 3 | Brad Gwilliam | Claremont | WAFL | 4 |
| Player | Recruited by | Recruited from | Games for new club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | Collingwood | 43 | ||
| 2 | Footscray | Essendon | 74 | ||
| 3 | St Kilda | Nth Melbourne | 13 | ||
| 4 | West Coast | Fitzroy | 15 | ||
| 5 | Brisbane | Fitzroy | 10 | ||
| 6 | North Melbourne | Carlton | 38 | ||
| 7 | Richmond | Melbourne | 0 | ||
| 8 | Footscray | Williamstown (VFA) | 62 | ||
| 9 | St Kilda | Fitzroy | 112 | ||
| 10 | West Coast | West Coast | 9 | ||
| 11 | Brisbane | Geelong | 4 | ||
| 12 | Gavin Lloyd | North Melbourne | Darley (RDFL) | 0 | |
| 13 | Carlton | Coburg (VFA) | 31 | ||
| 14 | Sydney | Carlton | 15 | ||
| 15 | Fitzroy | Hawthorn | 1 | ||
| 16 | Collingwood | East Ballarat (BFL) | 0 | ||
| 17 | Melbourne | Fitzroy | 5 | ||
| 18 | Essendon | North Melbourne | 77 | ||
| 19 | Geelong | Footscray | 0 | ||
| 20 | Hawthorn | Sturt (SANFL) | 4 | ||
| 21 | Chris Martin | Richmond | Hawthorn | 0 | |
| 22 | Anthony Alessio | Footscray | Parkside (VAFA) | 0 | |
| 23 | St Kilda | Jerilderie (MFL) | 27 | ||
| 24 | West Coast | Melbourne | 0 | ||
| 25 | Scott Lawton | Brisbane | Brisbane | 0 | |
| 26 | North Melbourne | North Melbourne | 0 | ||
| 27 | Carlton | Coburg (VFA) | 24 | ||
| 28 | Sydney | Brisbane | 1 | ||
| 29 | Fitzroy | Essendon | 9 | ||
| 30 | Darren Kupsch | Collingwood | North Adelaide (SANFL) | 0 | |
| 31 | Scott Williamson | Melbourne | Wangaratta Rovers (O&MFL) | 0 | |
| 32 | Essendon | Old Melbournians (VAFA) | 24 | ||
| 33 | Geelong | Melbourne | 1 | ||
| 34 | Peter Lodge | Hawthorn | Richmond | 0 | |
| 35 | Richmond | Camberwell (VFA) | 0 | ||
| 36 | Footscray | Williamstown (VFA) | 0 | ||
| 37 | Glen Kendall | St Kilda | Dromana (MPNFL) | 0 | |
| 38 | West Coast | Subiaco (WAFL) | 0 | ||
| 39 | Brisbane | Brisbane | 18 | ||
| 40 | Ken Rainsford | North Melbourne | Port Melbourne (VFA) | 0 | |
| 41 | Craig Hucker | Carlton | Carlton | 0 | |
| 42 | Sydney | Brunswick (VFA) | 10 | ||
| 43 | Fitzroy | Hawthorn | 1 | ||
| 44 | Kane O'Brien | Collingwood | Collingwood | 0 | |
| 45 | Melbourne | Essendon | 2 | ||
| 46 | Essendon | Essendon | 7 | ||
| 47 | Simon Goosey | Geelong | Mornington | 0 | |
| 48 | Michael Bawden | Hawthorn | Coorparoo (QAFL) | 0 | |
| 49 | Carlton | Sydney | 3 | ||
| 50 | Damien Tresize | Sydney | Golden Square (BFL) | 0 | |
| 51 | Fitzroy | Footscray | 21 | ||
| 52 | Dallas Normington | Collingwood | Kyabram (GVFL) | 0 | |
| 53 | Mathew Sexton | Melbourne | Sandhurst (BFL) | 0 | |
| 54 | Essendon | Essendon | 0 | ||
| 55 | Geelong | Carlton | 0 | ||
| 56 | Lachlan McLean | Hawthorn | Warrandyte (NFL) | 0 |
| Player | Recruited by | Recruited from | Games for new club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | West Torrens (SANFL) | 29 | ||
| 2 | Sydney | North Ballarat | 182 | ||
| 3 | Mark Brady | Fitzroy | Old Scotch (VAFA) | 0 | |
| 4 | Richmond | West Torrens (SANFL) | 0 | ||
| 5 | Tim Williamson | Nth Melbourne | Casterton (WBFL) | 0 | |
| 6 | Craig Cross | Carlton | 0 | ||
| 7 | Geelong | West Adelaide (SANFL) | 0 | ||
| 8 | Footscray | North Melbourne | 7 | ||
| 9 | St Kilda | Sandringham (VFA) | 14 | ||
| 10 | Craig McNaughton | West Coast | 0 | ||
| 11 | Damian Stoney | Hawthorn | Old Xaverians (VAFA) | 0 | |
| 12 | Melbourne | Melbourne | 0 | ||
| 13 | Andrew Hardiman | Collingwood | South Warrnambool | 0 | |
| 14 | Essendon | Richmond | 7 | ||
| 15 | David Greenhill | Brisbane | Wodonga | 0 | |
| 16 | Paul Smit | Sydney | Springvale (VFA) | 0 | |
| 17 | Darron Wilkinson | Fitzroy | Camberwell (VFA) | 0 | |
| 18 | Richmond | Ararat | 144 | ||
| 19 | Anthony Pavey | Nth Melbourne | Churchill | 0 | |
| 20 | Darren Read | Carlton | Dandenong (VFA) | 0 | |
| 21 | Luke Hampshire | Geelong | Tyrendarra (VCFL) | 0 | |
| 22 | Footscray | Daylesford (VCFL) | 5 | ||
| 23 | St Kilda | Yarrawonga (VCFL) | 4 | ||
| 24 | James Weeding | Hawthorn | Norwood (SANFL) | 0 | |
| 25 | Peter Van Der Meer | Melbourne | Frankston | 0 | |
| 26 | Stephen Anderson | Collingwood | South Warrnambool (VCFL) | 0 | |
| 27 | Essendon | Euroa (VCFL) | 3 | ||
| 28 | Dean Strauch | Brisbane | Golden Square (VCFL) | 0 | |
| 29 | Tim Symes | Sydney | Benalla (VCFL) | 0 | |
| 30 | Fitzroy | Port Melbourne (VFA) | 4 | ||
| 31 | Damian Hancock | Geelong | Leitchville (VCFL) | 0 | |
| 32 | Footscray | Swan Hill (VCFL) | 13 | ||
| 33 | St Kilda | Terang (VCFL) | 5 | ||
| 34 | Stephen Moloney | Hawthorn | North Melbourne Old Boys (VAFA) | 0 | |
| 35 | Paul Hogarth | Melbourne | Northern United (VCFL) | 0 | |
| 36 | Jason Morton | Collingwood | Wagga (NSW) | 0 | |
| 37 | Andrew Mills | Essendon | North Shore (NSW) | 0 | |
| 38 | Brisbane | East Perth (WAFL) | 0 | ||
| 39 | Nick Tsiotinas | Footscray | Essendon | 0 | |
| 40 | Chris Melican | St Kilda | Glenelg (SANFL) | 0 | |
| 41 | Martin Cameron | Hawthorn | Traralgon | 0 | |
| 42 | David Morrison | Melbourne | Devonport | 0 | |
| 43 | Michael Thomson | Essendon | Richmond | 0 | |
| 44 | Barry Spierings | Footscray | Werribee (VFA) | 0 | |
| 45 | Jolyon Keeble | Hawthorn | Old Melbournians (VAFA) | 0 |