1987 TFLSWL Season

This page displays the results for the 1987 season of the Tasmanian Football League Statewide League (currently known as the Tasmanian State League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. North Hobart were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the McIntyre Final Five system. North Hobart were the premiers, with Garry Davidson as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1987 Tasmanian Football League Statewide League Season
Known As: 1987 TFLSWL Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Matches: 96

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Burnie West Park Oval
Clarence Bellerive Oval
Devonport Devonport Oval
Glenorchy KGV Oval Danny Ling
Hobart Peter Hudson
New Norfolk Boyer Oval
North Hobart North Hobart Oval Garry Davidson
North Launceston York Park Tony Young
Sandy Bay Andy Bennett
South Launceston Youngtown Oval

Premiership Results

Premiers: North Hobart
Runners-Up: Glenorchy
Minor Premiers: North Hobart

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
North Hobart 1st 16 -0- 2 64 156.2% 2,352 1,506 344 288 218 198
Glenorchy 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 160.5% 2,141 1,334 313 263 194 170
Clarence 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 116.0% 1,831 1,578 267 229 224 234
Hobart 4th 13 -0- 5 52 113.8% 1,991 1,749 295 221 248 261
Burnie 5th 7 -0- 11 28 91.8% 1,847 2,011 265 257 297 229
Devonport 6th 7 -0- 11 28 80.5% 1,605 1,995 231 219 290 255
South Launceston 7th 7 -0- 11 28 78.7% 1,703 2,163 249 209 319 249
New Norfolk 8th 6 -0- 12 24 89.7% 1,712 1,908 249 218 279 234
Sandy Bay 9th 5 -0- 13 20 89.9% 1,694 1,884 245 224 270 264
North Launceston 10th 2 -0- 16 8 66.2% 1,463 2,211 204 239 323 273

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
North Hobart 1st Premiers
Glenorchy 2nd Runners-Up
Clarence 3rd Defeated by Glenorchy (Preliminary Final)
Hobart 4th Defeated by Clarence (Semi Final)
Burnie 5th Defeated by Hobart (Elimination Final)
Devonport 6th Did not qualify for finals
South Launceston 7th Did not qualify for finals
New Norfolk 8th Did not qualify for finals
Sandy Bay 9th Did not qualify for finals
North Launceston 10th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/04/1987 2:10 PM Clarence v New Norfolk Bellerive Oval 141 - 86 1,726
SAT 04/04/1987 2:10 PM Devonport v Sandy Bay Devonport Oval 91 - 76 2,021
SAT 04/04/1987 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Launceston KGV Oval 141 - 54 1,135
SAT 04/04/1987 2:10 PM North Hobart v Hobart North Hobart Oval 182 - 69 2,091
SAT 04/04/1987 2:10 PM South Launceston v Burnie Youngtown Oval 128 - 101 744

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 1 -0- 0 4 263.8% 182 69
Glenorchy 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 261.1% 141 54
Clarence 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 164.0% 141 86
South Launceston 4th 1 -0- 0 4 126.7% 128 101
Devonport 5th 1 -0- 0 4 119.7% 91 76
Sandy Bay 6th 0 -0- 1 0 83.5% 76 91
Burnie 7th 0 -0- 1 0 78.9% 101 128
New Norfolk 8th 0 -0- 1 0 61.0% 86 141
North Launceston 9th 0 -0- 1 0 38.3% 54 141
Hobart 10th 0 -0- 1 0 37.9% 69 182

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/04/1987 2:10 PM Burnie v Hobart West Park Oval 83 - 130 1,261
SAT 11/04/1987 2:10 PM New Norfolk v South Launceston Boyer Oval 171 - 95 1,196
SAT 11/04/1987 2:10 PM North Hobart v Devonport North Hobart Oval 128 - 93 2,092
SAT 11/04/1987 2:10 PM North Launceston v Clarence York Park 104 - 124 796
SAT 11/04/1987 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Glenorchy Queenborough Oval 116 - 127 1,388

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 2 -0- 0 8 191.4% 310 162
Glenorchy 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 157.6% 268 170
Clarence 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 139.5% 265 190
New Norfolk 4th 1 -0- 1 4 108.9% 257 236
Devonport 5th 1 -0- 1 4 90.2% 184 204
South Launceston 6th 1 -0- 1 4 82.0% 223 272
Hobart 7th 1 -0- 1 4 75.1% 199 265
Sandy Bay 8th 0 -0- 2 0 88.1% 192 218
Burnie 9th 0 -0- 2 0 71.3% 184 258
North Launceston 10th 0 -0- 2 0 59.6% 158 265

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/04/1987 2:10 PM Devonport v Burnie Devonport Oval 105 - 98 1,682
SAT 18/04/1987 2:10 PM Glenorchy v North Hobart KGV Oval 75 - 95 2,984
SAT 18/04/1987 2:10 PM Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 121 - 102 1,294
SAT 18/04/1987 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v North Launceston Queenborough Oval 126 - 73 862
SAT 18/04/1987 2:10 PM South Launceston v Clarence Youngtown Oval 135 - 152 774

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 3 -0- 0 12 170.9% 405 237
Clarence 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 128.3% 417 325
Glenorchy 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 129.4% 343 265
Devonport 4th 2 -0- 1 8 95.7% 289 302
Hobart 5th 2 -0- 1 8 87.2% 320 367
Sandy Bay 6th 1 -0- 2 4 109.3% 318 291
New Norfolk 7th 1 -0- 2 4 100.6% 359 357
South Launceston 8th 1 -0- 2 4 84.4% 358 424
Burnie 9th 0 -0- 3 0 77.7% 282 363
North Launceston 10th 0 -0- 3 0 59.1% 231 391

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1987 2:10 PM Burnie v Glenorchy West Park Oval 61 - 98 761
SAT 02/05/1987 2:10 PM Clarence v Hobart Bellerive Oval 83 - 76 1,862
SAT 02/05/1987 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Devonport Boyer Oval 75 - 93 1,233
SAT 02/05/1987 2:10 PM North Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 133 - 130 2,198
SAT 02/05/1987 2:10 PM North Launceston v South Launceston York Park 65 - 109 1,101

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 4 -0- 0 16 146.6% 538 367
Clarence 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 124.7% 500 401
Glenorchy 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 135.3% 441 326
Devonport 4th 3 -0- 1 12 101.3% 382 377
South Launceston 5th 2 -0- 2 8 95.5% 467 489
Hobart 6th 2 -0- 2 8 88.0% 396 450
Sandy Bay 7th 1 -0- 3 4 105.7% 448 424
New Norfolk 8th 1 -0- 3 4 96.4% 434 450
Burnie 9th 0 -0- 4 0 74.4% 343 461
North Launceston 10th 0 -0- 4 0 59.2% 296 500

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1987 2:01 PM Hobart v South Launceston North Hobart Oval 145 - 103 1,118
SAT 09/05/1987 2:10 PM Devonport v Clarence Devonport Oval 82 - 89 2,212
SAT 09/05/1987 2:10 PM Glenorchy v New Norfolk KGV Oval 163 - 69 1,534
SAT 09/05/1987 2:10 PM North Launceston v North Hobart York Park 100 - 149 808
SAT 09/05/1987 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Burnie Queenborough Oval 110 - 126 1,175

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 5 -0- 0 20 147.1% 687 467
Clarence 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 121.9% 589 483
Glenorchy 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 152.9% 604 395
Devonport 4th 3 -0- 2 12 99.6% 464 466
Hobart 5th 3 -0- 2 12 97.8% 541 553
South Launceston 6th 2 -0- 3 8 89.9% 570 634
Sandy Bay 7th 1 -0- 4 4 101.5% 558 550
Burnie 8th 1 -0- 4 4 82.1% 469 571
New Norfolk 9th 1 -0- 4 4 82.1% 503 613
North Launceston 10th 0 -0- 5 0 61.0% 396 649

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1987 2:10 PM Burnie v North Hobart West Park Oval 109 - 152 1,211
SAT 16/05/1987 2:10 PM Clarence v Glenorchy Bellerive Oval 102 - 84 3,982
SAT 16/05/1987 2:10 PM Hobart v North Launceston North Hobart Oval 151 - 86 850
SAT 16/05/1987 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Sandy Bay Boyer Oval 96 - 125 1,118
SAT 16/05/1987 2:10 PM South Launceston v Devonport Youngtown Oval 105 - 136 1,206

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 6 -0- 0 24 145.7% 839 576
Clarence 2nd 6 -0- 0 24 121.9% 691 567
Glenorchy 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 138.4% 688 497
Hobart 4th 4 -0- 2 16 108.3% 692 639
Devonport 5th 4 -0- 2 16 105.1% 600 571
Sandy Bay 6th 2 -0- 4 8 105.7% 683 646
South Launceston 7th 2 -0- 4 8 87.7% 675 770
New Norfolk 8th 1 -0- 5 4 81.2% 599 738
Burnie 9th 1 -0- 5 4 79.9% 578 723
North Launceston 10th 0 -0- 6 0 60.3% 482 800

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1987 2:10 PM Devonport v Hobart Devonport Oval 59 - 96 1,890
SAT 30/05/1987 2:10 PM Glenorchy v South Launceston KGV Oval 174 - 53 1,005
SAT 30/05/1987 2:10 PM North Hobart v New Norfolk North Hobart Oval 115 - 77 1,416
SAT 30/05/1987 2:10 PM North Launceston v Burnie York Park 93 - 131 784
SAT 30/05/1987 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Clarence Queenborough Oval 60 - 142 1,484

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 7 -0- 0 28 146.1% 954 653
Clarence 2nd 7 -0- 0 28 132.9% 833 627
Glenorchy 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 156.7% 862 550
Hobart 4th 5 -0- 2 20 112.9% 788 698
Devonport 5th 4 -0- 3 16 98.8% 659 667
Sandy Bay 6th 2 -0- 5 8 94.3% 743 788
Burnie 7th 2 -0- 5 8 86.9% 709 816
South Launceston 8th 2 -0- 5 8 77.1% 728 944
New Norfolk 9th 1 -0- 6 4 79.2% 676 853
North Launceston 10th 0 -0- 7 0 61.8% 575 931

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1987 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Devonport KGV Oval 121 - 72 1,351
SAT 06/06/1987 2:10 PM North Hobart v South Launceston North Hobart Oval 224 - 72 1,115
SAT 06/06/1987 2:10 PM North Launceston v New Norfolk York Park 80 - 107 874
SAT 06/06/1987 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Hobart Queenborough Oval 91 - 163 1,181
SUN 07/06/1987 2:10 PM Burnie v Clarence West Park Oval 110 - 124 1,584

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 8 -0- 0 32 162.5% 1,178 725
Clarence 2nd 8 -0- 0 32 129.9% 957 737
Glenorchy 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 158.0% 983 622
Hobart 4th 6 -0- 2 24 120.5% 951 789
Devonport 5th 4 -0- 4 16 92.8% 731 788
Sandy Bay 6th 2 -0- 6 8 87.7% 834 951
Burnie 7th 2 -0- 6 8 87.1% 819 940
New Norfolk 8th 2 -0- 6 8 83.9% 783 933
South Launceston 9th 2 -0- 6 8 68.5% 800 1,168
North Launceston 10th 0 -0- 8 0 63.1% 655 1,038

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 14/06/1987 2:10 PM Clarence v North Hobart Bellerive Oval 56 - 98 5,075
SUN 14/06/1987 2:10 PM Devonport v North Launceston Devonport Oval 135 - 109 1,138
SUN 14/06/1987 2:10 PM Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 154 - 125 2,026
SUN 14/06/1987 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Burnie Boyer Oval 95 - 77 911
SUN 14/06/1987 2:10 PM South Launceston v Sandy Bay Youngtown Oval 77 - 94 638

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 9 -0- 0 36 163.4% 1,276 781
Clarence 2nd 8 -0- 1 32 121.3% 1,013 835
Hobart 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 120.9% 1,105 914
Glenorchy 4th 6 -0- 3 24 142.8% 1,108 776
Devonport 5th 5 -0- 4 20 96.5% 866 897
Sandy Bay 6th 3 -0- 6 12 90.3% 928 1,028
New Norfolk 7th 3 -0- 6 12 86.9% 878 1,010
Burnie 8th 2 -0- 7 8 86.6% 896 1,035
South Launceston 9th 2 -0- 7 8 69.5% 877 1,262
North Launceston 10th 0 -0- 9 0 65.1% 764 1,173

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 21/06/1987 2:01 PM Burnie v South Launceston West Park Oval 126 - 92 721
SUN 21/06/1987 2:01 PM North Launceston v Glenorchy York Park 77 - 139 713
SUN 21/06/1987 2:10 PM Hobart v North Hobart North Hobart Oval 131 - 138 3,095
SUN 21/06/1987 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Clarence Boyer Oval 86 - 67 1,189
SUN 21/06/1987 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v Devonport Queenborough Oval 100 - 105 929

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 10 -0- 0 40 155.0% 1,414 912
Clarence 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 117.3% 1,080 921
Glenorchy 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 146.2% 1,247 853
Hobart 4th 7 -0- 3 28 117.5% 1,236 1,052
Devonport 5th 6 -0- 4 24 97.4% 971 997
New Norfolk 6th 4 -0- 6 16 89.5% 964 1,077
Sandy Bay 7th 3 -0- 7 12 90.7% 1,028 1,133
Burnie 8th 3 -0- 7 12 90.7% 1,022 1,127
South Launceston 9th 2 -0- 8 8 69.8% 969 1,388
North Launceston 10th 0 -0- 10 0 64.1% 841 1,312

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 28/06/1987 2:01 PM Clarence v North Launceston Bellerive Oval 80 - 76 1,000
SUN 28/06/1987 2:10 PM Devonport v North Hobart Devonport Oval 91 - 75 1,715
SUN 28/06/1987 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Sandy Bay KGV Oval 143 - 50 1,287
SUN 28/06/1987 2:10 PM Hobart v Burnie North Hobart Oval 118 - 91 1,069
SUN 28/06/1987 2:10 PM South Launceston v New Norfolk Youngtown Oval 99 - 92 703

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 10 -0- 1 40 148.5% 1,489 1,003
Clarence 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 116.3% 1,160 997
Glenorchy 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 153.9% 1,390 903
Hobart 4th 8 -0- 3 32 118.5% 1,354 1,143
Devonport 5th 7 -0- 4 28 99.1% 1,062 1,072
New Norfolk 6th 4 -0- 7 16 89.8% 1,056 1,176
Burnie 7th 3 -0- 8 12 89.4% 1,113 1,245
Sandy Bay 8th 3 -0- 8 12 84.5% 1,078 1,276
South Launceston 9th 3 -0- 8 12 72.2% 1,068 1,480
North Launceston 10th 0 -0- 11 0 65.9% 917 1,392

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1987 2:01 PM Clarence v South Launceston Bellerive Oval 99 - 114 981
SAT 04/07/1987 2:10 PM Burnie v Devonport West Park Oval 195 - 99 2,064
SAT 04/07/1987 2:10 PM New Norfolk v Hobart Boyer Oval 68 - 102 1,268
SAT 04/07/1987 2:10 PM North Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 65 - 130 3,751
SAT 04/07/1987 2:10 PM North Launceston v Sandy Bay York Park 115 - 111 766

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 10 -0- 2 40 137.2% 1,554 1,133
Glenorchy 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 157.0% 1,520 968
Hobart 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 120.2% 1,456 1,211
Clarence 4th 9 -0- 3 36 113.3% 1,259 1,111
Devonport 5th 7 -0- 5 28 91.6% 1,161 1,267
Burnie 6th 4 -0- 8 16 97.3% 1,308 1,344
New Norfolk 7th 4 -0- 8 16 87.9% 1,124 1,278
South Launceston 8th 4 -0- 8 16 74.9% 1,182 1,579
Sandy Bay 9th 3 -0- 9 12 85.5% 1,189 1,391
North Launceston 10th 1 -0- 11 4 68.7% 1,032 1,503

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1987 2:01 PM North Launceston v South Launceston York Park 53 - 117 1,053
SAT 11/07/1987 2:10 PM Devonport v New Norfolk Devonport Oval 79 - 109 1,724
SAT 11/07/1987 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Burnie KGV Oval 104 - 44 1,028
SAT 11/07/1987 2:10 PM Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 62 - 67 1,535
SAT 11/07/1987 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v North Hobart Queenborough Oval 26 - 44 886

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 11 -0- 2 44 137.9% 1,598 1,159
Glenorchy 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 160.5% 1,624 1,012
Clarence 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 113.0% 1,326 1,173
Hobart 4th 9 -0- 4 36 118.8% 1,518 1,278
Devonport 5th 7 -0- 6 28 90.1% 1,240 1,376
New Norfolk 6th 5 -0- 8 20 90.9% 1,233 1,357
South Launceston 7th 5 -0- 8 20 79.6% 1,299 1,632
Burnie 8th 4 -0- 9 16 93.4% 1,352 1,448
Sandy Bay 9th 3 -0- 10 12 84.7% 1,215 1,435
North Launceston 10th 1 -0- 12 4 67.0% 1,085 1,620

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1987 2:01 PM New Norfolk v Glenorchy Boyer Oval 64 - 96 1,467
SAT 18/07/1987 2:10 PM Burnie v Sandy Bay West Park Oval 77 - 75 821
SAT 18/07/1987 2:10 PM Clarence v Devonport Bellerive Oval 133 - 76 1,511
SAT 18/07/1987 2:10 PM North Hobart v North Launceston North Hobart Oval 166 - 70 1,196
SAT 18/07/1987 2:10 PM South Launceston v Hobart Youngtown Oval 82 - 86 805

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 12 -0- 2 48 143.5% 1,764 1,229
Glenorchy 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 159.9% 1,720 1,076
Clarence 3rd 11 -0- 3 44 116.8% 1,459 1,249
Hobart 4th 10 -0- 4 40 117.9% 1,604 1,360
Devonport 5th 7 -0- 7 28 87.2% 1,316 1,509
Burnie 6th 5 -0- 9 20 93.8% 1,429 1,523
New Norfolk 7th 5 -0- 9 20 89.3% 1,297 1,453
South Launceston 8th 5 -0- 9 20 80.4% 1,381 1,718
Sandy Bay 9th 3 -0- 11 12 85.3% 1,290 1,512
North Launceston 10th 1 -0- 13 4 64.7% 1,155 1,786

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1987 2:01 PM Glenorchy v Clarence KGV Oval 108 - 90 2,780
SAT 25/07/1987 2:10 PM Devonport v South Launceston Devonport Oval 95 - 108 1,228
SAT 25/07/1987 2:10 PM North Hobart v Burnie North Hobart Oval 187 - 62 1,373
SAT 25/07/1987 2:10 PM North Launceston v Hobart York Park 83 - 85 737
SAT 25/07/1987 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v New Norfolk Queenborough Oval 114 - 76 910

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 13 -0- 2 52 151.1% 1,951 1,291
Glenorchy 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 156.8% 1,828 1,166
Hobart 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 117.0% 1,689 1,443
Clarence 4th 11 -0- 4 44 114.1% 1,549 1,357
Devonport 5th 7 -0- 8 28 87.3% 1,411 1,617
South Launceston 6th 6 -0- 9 24 82.1% 1,489 1,813
New Norfolk 7th 5 -0- 10 20 87.6% 1,373 1,567
Burnie 8th 5 -0- 10 20 87.2% 1,491 1,710
Sandy Bay 9th 4 -0- 11 16 88.4% 1,404 1,588
North Launceston 10th 1 -0- 14 4 66.2% 1,238 1,871

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1987 2:10 PM Burnie v North Launceston West Park Oval 132 - 72 684
SAT 01/08/1987 2:10 PM Clarence v Sandy Bay Bellerive Oval 92 - 54 1,259
SAT 01/08/1987 2:10 PM Hobart v Devonport North Hobart Oval 164 - 51 1,292
SAT 01/08/1987 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Hobart Boyer Oval 108 - 153 1,323
SAT 01/08/1987 2:10 PM South Launceston v Glenorchy Youngtown Oval 86 - 67 846

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 14 -0- 2 56 150.4% 2,104 1,399
Glenorchy 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 151.4% 1,895 1,252
Hobart 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 124.0% 1,853 1,494
Clarence 4th 12 -0- 4 48 116.3% 1,641 1,411
South Launceston 5th 7 -0- 9 28 83.8% 1,575 1,880
Devonport 6th 7 -0- 9 28 82.1% 1,462 1,781
Burnie 7th 6 -0- 10 24 91.1% 1,623 1,782
New Norfolk 8th 5 -0- 11 20 86.1% 1,481 1,720
Sandy Bay 9th 4 -0- 12 16 86.8% 1,458 1,680
North Launceston 10th 1 -0- 15 4 65.4% 1,310 2,003

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1987 2:10 PM Burnie v New Norfolk West Park Oval 136 - 98 890
SAT 08/08/1987 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Hobart KGV Oval 133 - 14 1,960
SAT 08/08/1987 2:10 PM North Hobart v Clarence North Hobart Oval 79 - 59 2,468
SAT 08/08/1987 2:10 PM North Launceston v Devonport York Park 101 - 75 873
SAT 08/08/1987 2:10 PM Sandy Bay v South Launceston Queenborough Oval 114 - 80 642

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 15 -0- 2 60 149.7% 2,183 1,458
Glenorchy 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 160.2% 2,028 1,266
Hobart 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 114.8% 1,867 1,627
Clarence 4th 12 -0- 5 48 114.1% 1,700 1,490
Burnie 5th 7 -0- 10 28 93.6% 1,759 1,880
South Launceston 6th 7 -0- 10 28 83.0% 1,655 1,994
Devonport 7th 7 -0- 10 28 81.7% 1,537 1,882
Sandy Bay 8th 5 -0- 12 20 89.3% 1,572 1,760
New Norfolk 9th 5 -0- 12 20 85.1% 1,579 1,856
North Launceston 10th 2 -0- 15 8 67.9% 1,411 2,078

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1987 2:10 PM Clarence v Burnie Bellerive Oval 131 - 88 1,637
SAT 15/08/1987 2:10 PM Devonport v Glenorchy Devonport Oval 68 - 113 1,426
SAT 15/08/1987 2:10 PM Hobart v Sandy Bay North Hobart Oval 124 - 122 1,428
SAT 15/08/1987 2:10 PM New Norfolk v North Launceston Boyer Oval 133 - 52 1,019
SAT 15/08/1987 2:10 PM South Launceston v North Hobart Youngtown Oval 48 - 169 1,609

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Hobart 1st 16 -0- 2 64 156.2% 2,352 1,506
Glenorchy 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 160.5% 2,141 1,334
Clarence 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 116.0% 1,831 1,578
Hobart 4th 13 -0- 5 52 113.8% 1,991 1,749
Burnie 5th 7 -0- 11 28 91.8% 1,847 2,011
Devonport 6th 7 -0- 11 28 80.5% 1,605 1,995
South Launceston 7th 7 -0- 11 28 78.7% 1,703 2,163
New Norfolk 8th 6 -0- 12 24 89.7% 1,712 1,908
Sandy Bay 9th 5 -0- 13 20 89.9% 1,694 1,884
North Launceston 10th 2 -0- 16 8 66.2% 1,463 2,211

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
North Hobart 1st 16 -0- 2 64 156.2% 2,352 1,506 344 288 218 198
Glenorchy 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 160.5% 2,141 1,334 313 263 194 170
Clarence 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 116.0% 1,831 1,578 267 229 224 234
Hobart 4th 13 -0- 5 52 113.8% 1,991 1,749 295 221 248 261
Burnie 5th 7 -0- 11 28 91.8% 1,847 2,011 265 257 297 229
Devonport 6th 7 -0- 11 28 80.5% 1,605 1,995 231 219 290 255
South Launceston 7th 7 -0- 11 28 78.7% 1,703 2,163 249 209 319 249
New Norfolk 8th 6 -0- 12 24 89.7% 1,712 1,908 249 218 279 234
Sandy Bay 9th 5 -0- 13 20 89.9% 1,694 1,884 245 224 270 264
North Launceston 10th 2 -0- 16 8 66.2% 1,463 2,211 204 239 323 273

Final Round 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 23/08/1987 2:10 PM Hobart v Burnie KGV Oval 119 - 68 2,803

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1987 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Clarence North Hobart Oval 120 - 107 5,333

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
North Hobart 1st
Glenorchy 2nd
Clarence 3rd
Hobart 4th
Burnie 5th

Final Round 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1987 2:10 PM North Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 152 - 111 6,506
SUN 30/08/1987 2:10 PM Clarence v Hobart KGV Oval 121 - 117 3,885

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
North Hobart 1st
Glenorchy 2nd
Clarence 3rd
Hobart 4th
Burnie 5th

Final Round 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1987 2:10 PM Glenorchy v Clarence North Hobart Oval 123 - 111 6,730

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
North Hobart 1st
Glenorchy 2nd
Clarence 3rd
Hobart 4th
Burnie 5th

Final Round 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1987 2:10 PM North Hobart v Glenorchy North Hobart Oval 158 - 106 17,094

Final Round 4 Ladder

Team Pos.
North Hobart 1st
Glenorchy 2nd
Clarence 3rd
Hobart 4th
Burnie 5th