<page_title> 1981 VFL draft </page_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> Pick </col_header> </cell> <cell> Alan Johnson <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> Melbourne <col_header> Drafted to </col_header> </cell> <cell> Perth <col_header> Recruited from </col_header> </cell> </table>
Melbourne named Perth's Alan Johnson as the first pick of the draft.