1987 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 108.0%)
Finals Performance:
Knocked out by Hawthorn (Preliminary Final)
Players:
39
Brownlow Leader(s):
Brian Wilson (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Robert Flower (38)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s):
Steven Stretch
Team Leaders
Captain(s):
Robert Flower
Vice-Captain(s):
Greg Healy
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Bailey, Bret | #24 | 25 | R01-R22, EF, SF, PF | 20 | 4 |
| Battiston, Adrian | #16 | 14 | R01-R14 | 4 | 3 |
| Campbell, Tony | #40 | 6 | R01-R02, R17, EF, SF, PF | 7 | 0 |
| Chiron, Dean | #29 | 8 | R16, R18-R22, EF, PF | 1 | 0 |
| Connolly, Chris | #22 | 5 | R01-R05 | 1 | 0 |
| Cordner, David | #28 | 1 | R05 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean, Warren | #23 | 19 | R01-R10, R13-R14, R16, R18-R19, R22, EF, SF, PF | 17 | 7 |
| Eishold, Simon | #25 | 9 | R10, R15-R16, R18-R20, EF, SF, PF | 2 | 0 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 20 | R01-R02, R07-R09, R11-R22, EF, SF, PF | 47 | 6 |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 13 | R01-R03, R06-R14, R17 | 7 | 0 |
| Grinter, Rod | #14 | 18 | R02, R04-R10, R13-R21, PF | 2 | 2 |
| Healy, Greg | #33 | 23 | R01-R04, R06-R12, R14-R22, EF, SF, PF | 29 | 0 |
| Hughes, Danny | #10 | 22 | R01-R08, R12-R22, EF, SF, PF | 2 | 3 |
| Icke, Stephen | #11 | 2 | R15, R17 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackson, Ricky | #45 | 14 | R04-R05, R09-R11, R16, R18-R22, EF, SF, PF | 25 | 3 |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 9 | R01-R03, R06-R11 | 6 | 2 |
| Kiel, Peter | #29 | 1 | R05 | 0 | 0 |
| Kol, Nigel | #38 | 2 | R15, R17 | 2 | 0 |
| Koop, Doug | #39 | 17 | R03-R06, R08-R13, R15, R17, R20-R22, EF, SF | 5 | 0 |
| Lovett, Brett | #17 | 16 | R01-R03, R13-R22, EF, SF, PF | 1 | 0 |
| Lovett, Glenn | #51 | 2 | R12, R18 | 1 | 0 |
| Lyon, Garry | #3 | 18 | R03-R10, R12-R17, R19-R22 | 28 | 1 |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 7 | R01, R03-R05, R11-R12, R17 | 14 | 0 |
| Newport, Stephen | #34 | 9 | R01-R02, R11-R12, R21-R22, EF, SF, PF | 2 | 0 |
| O'Dwyer, Steven | #32 | 17 | R04, R06-R08, R11-R21, SF, PF | 3 | 1 |
| Payne, Paul | #19 | 5 | R04, R06-R09 | 1 | 0 |
| Richards, Russell | #20 | 11 | R04-R05, R09-R15, R17, EF | 7 | 0 |
| Rugolo, Joseph | #26 | 2 | R03, R10 | 0 | 0 |
| Spalding, Earl | #35 | 24 | R01-R16, R18-R22, EF, SF, PF | 6 | 5 |
| Sparks, Bradley | #42 | 3 | R06-R08 | 3 | 0 |
| Stretch, Steven | #18 | 24 | R01-R02, R04-R22, EF, SF, PF | 9 | 3 |
| Stynes, Jim | #37 | 13 | R03, R09-R11, R16, R18-R22, EF, SF, PF | 15 | 0 |
| Turner, Steve | #41 | 15 | R01-R14, R22 | 3 | 0 |
| Viney, Todd | #12 | 16 | R01-R05, R15-R22, EF, SF, PF | 9 | 3 |
| White, Robin | #5 | 6 | R10-R15 | 0 | 0 |
| Wight, Sean | #27 | 21 | R05-R22, EF, SF, PF | 14 | 6 |
| Williams, David | #15 | 19 | R01-R04, R06-R07, R09, R13-R22, EF, SF | 39 | 0 |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 21 | R01-R03, R05-R08, R11-R22, SF, PF | 23 | 12 |
| Yeats, Graeme | #8 | 23 | R01-R14, R16, R18-R22, EF, SF, PF | 8 | 3 |
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Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Northey, John | 25 | 14 | -0- | 11 | R01-R22, EF, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 28/03/1987 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MEL by 39 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 03/04/1987 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 33 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 11/04/1987 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 34 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 18/04/1987 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MEL by 47 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 26/04/1987 | Round 5 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | LOSS | BRB by 5 | John Northey | unknown |
| 02/05/1987 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MEL by 41 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 09/05/1987 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MEL by 46 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 16/05/1987 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOO by 24 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 24/05/1987 | Round 9 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCE by 16 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 30/05/1987 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 22 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 08/06/1987 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 45 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 13/06/1987 | Round 12 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYD by 36 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 20/06/1987 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 13 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 27/06/1987 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 48 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 04/07/1987 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 2 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 25/07/1987 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MEL by 40 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 18/07/1987 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 46 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 01/08/1987 | Round 18 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | MEL by 54 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 08/08/1987 | Round 19 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 19 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 15/08/1987 | Round 20 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 55 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 21/08/1987 | Round 21 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | MEL by 61 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 29/08/1987 | Round 22 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 15 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 06/09/1987 | Elimination Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 118 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 13/09/1987 | Semi Final | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 76 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
| 19/09/1987 | Preliminary Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 2 | John Northey | Robert Flower |
Internal Links
- Season (1987): Click here
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