1987 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1987 VFL Season
Team(s): 14
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 160

Season Results

Premiers: Carlton
Runners-Up: Hawthorn
Minor Premiers: Carlton
Brownlow Medallist(s): Tony Lockett (St Kilda), John Platten (Hawthorn)
Coleman Medallist(s): Tony Lockett (St Kilda)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): David Rhys-Jones (Carlton)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Tony Lockett (St Kilda)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Carlton (P) 1st 18 -0- 4 138.0% Paul Meldrum (15) Stephen Kernahan (67)
Hawthorn (R) 2nd 17 -0- 5 147.1% John Platten (20) Jason Dunstall (87)
Sydney 3rd 15 -0- 7 129.5% Greg Williams (13) Warwick Capper (99)
North Melbourne 4th 13 -1- 8 99.4% Matthew Larkin (10) Phil Krakouer (41)
Melbourne 5th 12 -0- 10 108.0% Brian Wilson (12) Robert Flower (38)
Geelong 6th 11 -1- 10 100.3% Mark Bairstow (8) Bruce Lindner (62)
Footscray 7th 11 -1- 10 95.7% Tony McGuinness, Brian Royal (15) Simon Beasley (73)
West Coast 8th 11 -0- 11 97.9% Ross Glendinning (11) Ross Glendinning (38)
Essendon 9th 9 -1- 12 89.5% Leon Baker (7) Paul Salmon (43)
St Kilda 10th 9 -0- 13 90.8% Tony Lockett (20) Tony Lockett (117)
Fitzroy 11th 8 -0- 14 91.5% Gary Keane, Paul Roos (10) Richard Osborne (62)
Collingwood 12th 7 -0- 15 76.4% Matthew Ryan (9) Brian Taylor (60)
Brisbane Bears 13th 6 -0- 16 79.3% Geoff Raines (11) Jim Edmond (34)
Richmond 14th 5 -0- 17 82.5% Dale Weightman (11) Michael Roach (43)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 27
Goal Umpire 3
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 27/03/1987 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Brisbane Bears MCG 104 - 137 14,096
SAT 28/03/1987 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 128 - 89 18,012
SAT 28/03/1987 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 101 - 102 15,867
SAT 28/03/1987 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 104 - 149 19,967
SAT 28/03/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon VFL Park 62 - 121 22,550
SAT 28/03/1987 2:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Victoria Park 74 - 165 17,129
SUN 29/03/1987 12:10 PM West Coast v Richmond Subiaco Oval 133 - 119 23,897

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/04/1987 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 92 - 59 19,035
SAT 04/04/1987 2:10 PM Geelong v Brisbane Bears Kardinia Park 131 - 150 15,231
SAT 04/04/1987 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton VFL Park 107 - 114 29,481
SAT 04/04/1987 2:10 PM Essendon v West Coast Windy Hill 119 - 114 19,845
SAT 04/04/1987 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Princes Park 159 - 115 11,348
SAT 04/04/1987 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 93 - 155 17,824
SUN 05/04/1987 2:10 PM Sydney v Footscray SCG 187 - 79 15,268

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 10/04/1987 7:40 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne VFL Park 129 - 55 10,043
SAT 11/04/1987 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 128 - 94 15,397
SAT 11/04/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 40 - 127 14,492
SAT 11/04/1987 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 130 - 84 27,528
SAT 11/04/1987 2:10 PM St Kilda v Brisbane Bears Moorabbin Oval 133 - 83 12,717
SAT 11/04/1987 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Princes Park 145 - 68 14,058
SUN 12/04/1987 12:10 PM West Coast v Sydney Subiaco Oval 97 - 124 35,719

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/04/1987 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 139 - 92 25,465
SAT 18/04/1987 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 127 - 136 18,628
SAT 18/04/1987 2:10 PM Carlton v West Coast Princes Park 191 - 104 20,750
SUN 19/04/1987 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Fitzroy Carrara Stadium 114 - 129 17,795
MON 20/04/1987 2:10 PM Essendon v Sydney Windy Hill 113 - 66 24,207
MON 20/04/1987 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond VFL Park 110 - 100 36,749
MON 20/04/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 96 - 55 10,425

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 24/04/1987 7:40 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 127 - 110 16,078
SAT 25/04/1987 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 184 - 109 18,236
SAT 25/04/1987 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon VFL Park 116 - 62 56,124
SAT 25/04/1987 2:10 PM Richmond v Sydney MCG 126 - 146 22,154
SAT 25/04/1987 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 89 - 85 22,059
SAT 25/04/1987 2:10 PM Hawthorn v West Coast Princes Park 92 - 104 10,588
SUN 26/04/1987 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Melbourne Carrara Stadium 86 - 81 7,451

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/05/1987 7:40 PM Sydney v Carlton SCG 94 - 87 33,659
SAT 02/05/1987 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 110 - 69 18,482
SAT 02/05/1987 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 96 - 96 16,042
SAT 02/05/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda VFL Park 78 - 34 12,834
SAT 02/05/1987 2:10 PM Collingwood v Brisbane Bears Victoria Park 105 - 58 16,712
SUN 03/05/1987 12:10 PM West Coast v North Melbourne Subiaco Oval 162 - 88 28,543
SUN 03/05/1987 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn MCG 104 - 113 18,694

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 08/05/1987 7:40 PM West Coast v Brisbane Bears WACA 81 - 62 25,799
SAT 09/05/1987 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 126 - 80 49,215
SAT 09/05/1987 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong VFL Park 150 - 94 31,000
SAT 09/05/1987 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Princes Park 159 - 134 14,103
SAT 09/05/1987 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 137 - 114 14,909
SAT 09/05/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 88 - 122 13,395
SUN 10/05/1987 2:10 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 122 - 114 22,273

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 15/05/1987 7:40 PM Sydney v Fitzroy SCG 87 - 116 24,358
SAT 16/05/1987 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 81 - 105 16,325
SAT 16/05/1987 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Princes Park 112 - 65 9,382
SAT 16/05/1987 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon VFL Park 68 - 94 28,085
SAT 16/05/1987 2:10 PM St Kilda v West Coast Moorabbin Oval 97 - 49 11,537
SUN 17/05/1987 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton MCG 71 - 105 26,684
SUN 17/05/1987 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Richmond Carrara Stadium 144 - 109 7,943

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/05/1987 7:40 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 94 - 128 14,220
SAT 23/05/1987 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 92 - 70 26,965
SAT 23/05/1987 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon VFL Park 165 - 51 32,634
SAT 23/05/1987 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 105 - 99 20,076
SAT 23/05/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v Brisbane Bears Western Oval 103 - 71 10,873
SUN 24/05/1987 12:10 PM West Coast v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 135 - 119 23,366
SUN 24/05/1987 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Kardinia Park 104 - 79 24,817

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1987 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 80 - 102 13,796
SAT 30/05/1987 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 97 - 118 16,854
SAT 30/05/1987 2:10 PM Carlton v Brisbane Bears Princes Park 184 - 81 13,541
SAT 30/05/1987 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda VFL Park 154 - 98 15,535
SAT 30/05/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 79 - 46 12,722
SUN 31/05/1987 2:10 PM Sydney v North Melbourne SCG 136 - 145 20,084
MON 01/06/1987 12:10 PM West Coast v Collingwood Subiaco Oval 137 - 80 38,274

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1987 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 106 - 121 23,725
SAT 06/06/1987 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn VFL Park 91 - 113 23,606
SAT 06/06/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v West Coast Western Oval 121 - 99 15,089
SUN 07/06/1987 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Sydney Carrara Stadium 64 - 137 12,036
MON 08/06/1987 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 90 - 135 49,812
MON 08/06/1987 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood VFL Park 115 - 110 33,150
MON 08/06/1987 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Princes Park 123 - 149 12,152

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/06/1987 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Essendon MCG 100 - 64 23,944
SAT 13/06/1987 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 76 - 112 21,696
SAT 13/06/1987 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Kardinia Park 91 - 85 17,504
SAT 13/06/1987 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 97 - 96 16,238
SAT 13/06/1987 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 106 - 80 17,840
SAT 13/06/1987 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray VFL Park 74 - 142 16,279
SUN 14/06/1987 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Hawthorn Carrara Stadium 70 - 165 7,284

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/06/1987 7:40 PM West Coast v Fitzroy WACA 114 - 42 13,540
SAT 20/06/1987 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Princes Park 44 - 57 7,631
SAT 20/06/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 89 - 50 15,749
SAT 20/06/1987 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 27 - 43 15,916
SAT 20/06/1987 2:10 PM Essendon v Brisbane Bears Windy Hill 64 - 27 8,724
SAT 20/06/1987 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne VFL Park 18 - 72 17,613
SUN 21/06/1987 2:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 134 - 75 17,760

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/06/1987 7:40 PM Sydney v Collingwood SCG 101 - 74 20,133
SAT 27/06/1987 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Princes Park 82 - 34 7,544
SAT 27/06/1987 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 98 - 27 13,661
SAT 27/06/1987 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton VFL Park 80 - 79 44,385
SAT 27/06/1987 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 52 - 64 17,364
SAT 27/06/1987 2:10 PM Richmond v West Coast MCG 73 - 69 8,926
SUN 28/06/1987 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v North Melbourne Carrara Stadium 113 - 151 7,716

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/07/1987 7:40 PM West Coast v Essendon WACA 118 - 146 15,740
SAT 04/07/1987 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 110 - 112 17,108
SAT 04/07/1987 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 134 - 100 15,201
SAT 04/07/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v Sydney VFL Park 73 - 106 27,075
SAT 04/07/1987 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Princes Park 134 - 77 9,708
SUN 05/07/1987 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Geelong Carrara Stadium 119 - 78 9,370
SUN 05/07/1987 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 136 - 112 47,813

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1987 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 137 - 83 13,593
SAT 11/07/1987 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 156 - 123 15,244
SUN 12/07/1987 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v St Kilda Carrara Stadium 93 - 121 9,106
SAT 18/07/1987 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 133 - 78 21,388
SAT 18/07/1987 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 43 - 168 17,370
SUN 19/07/1987 2:10 PM Sydney v West Coast SCG 201 - 71 24,199
SAT 25/07/1987 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong VFL Park 117 - 77 15,253

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 10/07/1987 7:40 PM West Coast v Carlton WACA 107 - 104 21,780
SAT 11/07/1987 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Princes Park 162 - 65 13,971
SAT 18/07/1987 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne VFL Park 114 - 68 20,354
SAT 18/07/1987 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 79 - 176 20,880
SAT 25/07/1987 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Brisbane Bears Princes Park 131 - 106 5,759
SAT 25/07/1987 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 128 - 89 24,793
SUN 26/07/1987 2:10 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 236 - 73 23,009

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 31/07/1987 7:40 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 198 - 107 17,157
SAT 01/08/1987 2:10 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Bears MCG 153 - 99 10,307
SAT 01/08/1987 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Princes Park 129 - 87 8,434
SAT 01/08/1987 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton VFL Park 69 - 70 29,761
SAT 01/08/1987 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 106 - 81 18,968
SAT 01/08/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 65 - 54 14,514
SUN 02/08/1987 12:10 PM West Coast v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 115 - 114 24,502

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 07/08/1987 7:40 PM West Coast v North Melbourne WACA 109 - 120 22,540
SAT 08/08/1987 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 100 - 119 15,899
SAT 08/08/1987 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 92 - 65 19,103
SAT 08/08/1987 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Princes Park 123 - 55 31,639
SAT 08/08/1987 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 104 - 101 23,080
SAT 08/08/1987 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy VFL Park 165 - 105 14,692
SUN 09/08/1987 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Collingwood Carrara Stadium 77 - 100 9,166

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1987 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 59 - 114 16,540
SAT 15/08/1987 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 88 - 156 22,328
SAT 15/08/1987 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 127 - 86 12,466
SAT 15/08/1987 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda VFL Park 133 - 57 27,589
SAT 15/08/1987 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney Princes Park 142 - 97 20,522
SAT 15/08/1987 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray MCG 125 - 125 18,921
SUN 16/08/1987 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v West Coast Carrara Stadium 119 - 140 4,859

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 21/08/1987 7:40 PM Melbourne v West Coast MCG 129 - 68 21,048
SAT 22/08/1987 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Princes Park 84 - 124 15,729
SAT 22/08/1987 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn VFL Park 64 - 114 27,046
SAT 22/08/1987 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 107 - 58 24,335
SAT 22/08/1987 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond MCG 122 - 84 15,073
SUN 23/08/1987 2:10 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 122 - 131 23,953
SUN 23/08/1987 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Footscray Carrara Stadium 71 - 153 5,890

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/08/1987 7:40 PM Richmond v Brisbane Bears MCG 113 - 169 12,079
SAT 29/08/1987 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 68 - 83 31,249
SAT 29/08/1987 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 123 - 126 27,030
SAT 29/08/1987 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne VFL Park 129 - 125 30,444
SAT 29/08/1987 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Sydney Princes Park 133 - 141 11,170
SUN 30/08/1987 12:10 PM West Coast v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 175 - 87 17,617
SUN 30/08/1987 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 139 - 144 28,887

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 06/09/1987 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 40 - 158 72,628

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1987 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Sydney VFL Park 156 - 57 47,752

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1987 2:30 PM Carlton v Hawthorn VFL Park 80 - 65 64,333
SUN 13/09/1987 2:30 PM Sydney v Melbourne MCG 73 - 149 80,292

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1987 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne VFL Park 80 - 78 71,298

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/09/1987 2:50 PM Carlton v Hawthorn MCG 104 - 71 92,754