1987 VFL Season: Fitzroy

Season Team Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Team: Fitzroy
Home Ground: Princes Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 11th (W-D-L: 8-0-14, P%: 91.5%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 43
Brownlow Leader(s): Gary Keane, Paul Roos (10)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Richard Osborne (62)
Mitchell Medal Recipient(s): Scott McIvor

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Matthew Rendell

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Armstrong, Matt #14 20 R01-R05, R07-R08, R10-R22 15 3
Barwick, Doug #11 16 R01-R14, R16-R17 47 5
Blakey, John #18 11 R01-R03, R05-R11, R13 2 0
Bolzon, Robert #49 1 R22 1 0
Cameron, Stuart #37 9 R14-R22 0 0
Carafa, Tony #13 4 R17-R20 2 0
Clayton, Scott #40 15 R01, R04-R13, R18-R21 1 0
Conlan, Mick #12 11 R01-R05, R16-R20, R22 28 0
Cooper, Jamie #27 3 R12, R14-R15 0 0
Duthy, Chris #22 3 R01-R03 0 0
Dwyer, Mark #8 2 R12-R13 1 0
Gale, Michael #7 16 R06-R09, R11-R22 3 4
Handley, Darren #50 2 R12-R13 2 0
Harris, Leon #38 22 R01-R22 10 4
Hinchen, Graeme #15 8 R01-R07, R12 1 0
Hinkley, Ken #48 10 R03, R06-R09, R13-R15, R21-R22 20 0
Kappler, Darren #21 21 R01-R12, R14-R22 9 0
Keane, Gary #25 19 R01-R16, R19-R21 23 10
Knight, Phillip #36 9 R01, R06-R10, R14, R20, R22 2 0
Lawrie, Grant #34 15 R01-R02, R04-R11, R16-R19, R21 3 0
Lokan, Bill #16 11 R01-R05, R16-R21 8 0
Lyon, Ross #29 2 R15-R16 3 0
McGrath, Craig #35 9 R01, R06-R08, R18-R22 5 3
McIvor, Scott #17 19 R01-R15, R17-R19, R21 4 3
McLean, Paul #41 1 R17 0 0
Osborne, Graham #19 11 R02-R07, R10-R11, R13-R15 2 0
Osborne, Richard #44 21 R02-R22 62 6
Pekin, Tim #24 22 R01-R22 2 2
Pert, Gary #3 9 R09-R10, R15-R17, R19-R22 1 0
Reeves, Michael #28 3 R16, R21-R22 2 0
Rendell, Matthew #9 18 R01-R18 6 0
Roberts, Michael #55 2 R11-R12 1 0
Roos, Paul #1 21 R01-R07, R09-R22 29 10
Scott, Mark #23 4 R02-R05 4 0
Shaw, Jamie #43 1 R18 5 0
Sidebottom, Allan #2 1 R13 0 0
Stephens, Brett #33 18 R01-R03, R08-R22 17 0
Strooper, David #31 1 R22 0 0
Taylor, Christopher #56 1 R20 0 0
Thomas, Keith #2 18 R04-R06, R08-R22 10 0
Thornton, Ross #4 20 R01-R04, R07-R22 6 5
Trewella, Mark #39 4 R04-R06, R22 0 0
Wynd, Jim #30 6 R08-R11, R14-R15 2 0

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Parkin, David 22 8 -0- 14 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
28/03/1987 Round 1 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 39 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
04/04/1987 Round 2 St Kilda HOME WIN FIT by 44 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
10/04/1987 Round 3 North Melbourne HOME WIN FIT by 74 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
19/04/1987 Round 4 Brisbane Bears AWAY WIN FIT by 15 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
25/04/1987 Round 5 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 75 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
03/05/1987 Round 6 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 9 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
09/05/1987 Round 7 Essendon HOME WIN FIT by 25 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
15/05/1987 Round 8 Sydney AWAY WIN FIT by 29 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
23/05/1987 Round 9 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 22 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
30/05/1987 Round 10 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 33 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
08/06/1987 Round 11 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 26 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
13/06/1987 Round 12 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 26 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
19/06/1987 Round 13 West Coast AWAY LOSS WCE by 72 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
27/06/1987 Round 14 Melbourne HOME WIN FIT by 48 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
04/07/1987 Round 15 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 34 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
11/07/1987 Round 16 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 33 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
25/07/1987 Round 17 Brisbane Bears HOME WIN FIT by 25 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
01/08/1987 Round 18 Geelong HOME WIN FIT by 42 David Parkin Matthew Rendell
08/08/1987 Round 19 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 60 David Parkin unknown
15/08/1987 Round 20 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 41 David Parkin unknown
22/08/1987 Round 21 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 40 David Parkin unknown
29/08/1987 Round 22 Sydney HOME LOSS SYD by 8 David Parkin unknown