1987 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 6th (W-D-L: 11-1-10, P%: 100.3%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 37
Brownlow Leader(s): Mark Bairstow (8)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Bruce Lindner (62)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Mark Bos

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Damian Bourke

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Ablett, Gary #5 17 R01-R17 53 3
Alderdice, Craig #34 2 R01-R02 1 0
Bairstow, Mark #3 20 R01-R11, R14-R22 15 8
Baldwin, Peter #44 2 R16-R17 0 0
Bews, Andrew #27 21 R01-R03, R05-R22 6 4
Bos, Mark #24 20 R03-R22 0 1
Bourke, Damian #30 12 R01-R07, R16-R19, R21 0 6
Bright, Terry #4 9 R01-R04, R06-R08, R14-R15 1 0
Brownless, Bill #16 14 R01-R02, R04-R09, R16-R20, R22 30 0
Bruns, Neville #19 15 R01-R09, R16-R21 12 1
Cameron, David #36 13 R09-R20, R22 28 0
Cameron, Gary #13 8 R11-R18 8 0
Card, Ray #20 2 R17-R18 0 0
Christensen, Martin #47 16 R01-R02, R05-R16, R21-R22 6 5
Cleave, Craig #12 11 R01-R08, R11-R13 0 0
Couch, Paul #7 19 R01-R05, R08-R09, R11-R22 14 6
Darcy, Tim #28 13 R09-R12, R14-R22 0 0
Denham, Sean #58 2 R21-R22 1 0
Drum, Damian #29 3 R01, R19-R20 1 0
Exell, Gavin #17 15 R03-R13, R16-R17, R21-R22 11 0
Fitzgerald, John #31 3 R01-R02, R04 1 0
Flanigan, Darren #14 17 R01-R02, R08-R22 1 5
Hocking, Garry #51 6 R03, R05-R07, R10, R22 2 0
Hocking, Steve #41 15 R07, R09-R22 2 0
Kol, Michael #37 16 R01-R02, R09-R22 1 7
Landy, Graeme #39 12 R01-R07, R10, R19-R22 1 1
Lindner, Bruce #2 18 R03-R15, R18-R22 62 7
McCrabb, Austin #55 1 R21 0 0
Morgan, Darren #11 7 R01-R02, R10-R13, R18 1 0
Russell, Dwayne #6 18 R01-R08, R13-R22 13 5
Schulze, Michael #23 14 R03-R06, R08-R15, R21-R22 1 0
Scott, Robert #45 12 R03-R10, R12, R18-R20 10 1
Stoneham, Barry #26 15 R03, R05-R08, R13-R22 4 1
Troy, Darren #10 18 R02-R18, R20 3 2
Turner, Mick #9 19 R01-R15, R19-R22 49 0
Whyte, Peter #33 14 R01-R04, R08-R15, R19-R20 1 0
Williams, Shane #8 1 R04 0 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)
Devine, John 22 11 -1- 10 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
28/03/1987 Round 1 St Kilda AWAY WIN GEE by 1 John Devine Damian Bourke
04/04/1987 Round 2 Brisbane Bears HOME LOSS BRB by 19 John Devine Damian Bourke
11/04/1987 Round 3 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 34 John Devine Damian Bourke
18/04/1987 Round 4 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 9 John Devine Damian Bourke
25/04/1987 Round 5 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 75 John Devine Damian Bourke
02/05/1987 Round 6 Essendon AWAY DRAW drawn John Devine Damian Bourke
09/05/1987 Round 7 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 56 John Devine Damian Bourke
16/05/1987 Round 8 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 47 John Devine unknown
24/05/1987 Round 9 Sydney HOME WIN GEE by 25 John Devine unknown
30/05/1987 Round 10 Richmond AWAY WIN GEE by 21 John Devine unknown
08/06/1987 Round 11 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 5 John Devine unknown
13/06/1987 Round 12 West Coast HOME WIN GEE by 6 John Devine unknown
20/06/1987 Round 13 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 39 John Devine unknown
27/06/1987 Round 14 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 71 John Devine unknown
05/07/1987 Round 15 Brisbane Bears AWAY LOSS BRB by 41 John Devine unknown
25/07/1987 Round 16 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 40 John Devine Damian Bourke
18/07/1987 Round 17 North Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 97 John Devine Damian Bourke
01/08/1987 Round 18 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 42 John Devine Damian Bourke
08/08/1987 Round 19 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 27 John Devine Damian Bourke
15/08/1987 Round 20 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 68 John Devine unknown
23/08/1987 Round 21 Sydney AWAY WIN GEE by 9 John Devine Damian Bourke
29/08/1987 Round 22 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 3 John Devine unknown